Regenerative Mindset

In this special re-airing of Regenerative Mindset , I sit down with Paul Fraser, a dedicated teacher and practitioner of medical Qigong with nearly three decades of experience. As we enter the holiday season, we’re revisiting this conversation because it offers a perfect reset and an invitation to reconnect with balance, energy, and nature. Over three decades of intensive study and practice, Paul...

In this episode of Regenerative Mindset , I sit down with Dr. Uma Naidoo, a Harvard-trained nutritional psychiatrist, bestselling author, and the Director of Nutritional, Lifestyle, and Metabolic Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Naidoo has pioneered the first and only hospital-based nutritional psychiatry training in the U.S. and is at the forefront of a growing movement that inte...

In this episode, I sit down with Salvador Dominguez, an avocado ranch owner, labor contractor, and global industry expert whose story embodies passion, innovation, and community impact. Born in Jalisco, Mexico, Sal immigrated to the U.S. as a child, and got his first job as a ranch laborer at Limoneira Ranch. He shares his journey from immigrant farmworker to successful avocado grower and industry...

In this special episode of Regenerative Mindset , I sit down with my greatest cheerleader, sailing mate, and favorite 97-year-old, my dad, Hugh Warnock. With his unique optimism and wisdom earned over nearly a century, Hugh reflects on a life rich in love, resilience, and adventure. He shares stories from his Los Angeles childhood, including growing up in a family of six, his memorable runaway att...

We won’t be airing an episode this week as I take some time to reflect on my mom’s passing and the current challenges we’re all facing. Next week, I’m thrilled to bring you a very special episode featuring my dad in a conversation that I know will be meaningful to many of you. Thank you for all the support, light, and encouragement you continue to share with me and I'm looking forward to reconnect...

In this episode, I’m joined by Sara Guillermo, CEO of IGNITE, the largest and most diverse young women's non-partisan leadership organization in the U.S. Sara’s journey from immigrant to first-generation college graduate to leader of IGNITE is an inspiring story of resilience, opportunity and advocacy. As a youth organizer and educator, she shares her passion for empowering the next generation of...

In this episode, we speak with Gwyn Lurie, CEO and Executive Editor of the Montecito Journal Media Group and co-founder of The Giving List Women. She has worn many hats throughout her remarkable career including journalist, producer, screenwriter, and community leader. Gwyn began her career at ABC News, where she produced the award-winning documentary "Voices from the Attic" capturing her family’s...

In this episode, I am honored to host Dr. Carmen Blackwood, an Earth Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the visionary Founder and CEO of EarthRise LLC. Carmen’s 15-year career at JPL has focused on impactful projects like the GRACE satellite mission, analyzing the interconnections of our planet’s natural forces, and redefining how we understand Earth's changing climate. After a sere...

In this episode, I sit down with the legendary Pat Mitchell, whose titles include but are not limited to having been the first woman president and CEO of PBS, CNN Productions, and the Paley Center for Media, as well as the founder and editorial director of TEDWomen. Pat shares her remarkable journey in the media industry, breaking down barriers while garnering more than 35 Emmy and Peabody awards....

In this powerful episode Dr. Victor Rios, MacArthur Foundation Chair, and renowned Professor of Sociology at UC Santa Barbara, draws from his own life experience on the streets of Oakland as a high school dropout and juvenile delinquent to a PhD at UC Berkeley, ultimately becoming a leading voice in youth advocacy. His remarkable story and research are featured in the acclaimed documentary The Pus...

In this insightful episode, we are joined by Mickey Trescott, M.Sc., a leading expert in holistic nutrition and autoimmune disease management. Mickey is the author of several best-selling books, including The Autoimmune Paleo Cookbook and The Nutrient-Dense Kitchen. With a Master’s in Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine, she has helped shape the autoimmune protocol (AIP) movement through her b...

In this episode, we’re joined by Zainab Salbi, Co-founder of Daughters for Earth, a movement dedicated to supporting women-led climate solutions. Zainab’s incredible journey includes founding Women for Women International and receiving the Times100 Impact Award in 2023. She is also a best-selling author and humanitarian. Zainab shares powerful insights from her life, including a near-death experie...

In this enlightening episode, we are honored to welcome Katherine Spillar, Executive Director of the Feminist Majority Foundation and Executive Editor of Ms. Magazine , the trailblazing publication that has been at the forefront of the feminist movement for over 50 years. As a founding member of the Feminist Majority Foundation, Kathy has played a pivotal role in advancing women's rights both in t...

After two seasons of growth and learning with Regenerative Spaces , it's time for a shift—starting with the name. I'm relaunching the podcast as Regenerative Mindset to better reflect its evolving focus. The new title highlights a key theme: that real climate change starts from within. Our conversations have always centered on regeneration and renewal, but now the urgency to contribute to a thrivi...

In this special episode, we are excited to welcome back Minka Robinson Stevens, L.Ac , a renowned expert in East Asian Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture. Minka's deep-rooted passion for botany, nutrition, and herbal medicine began in the foothills of Santa Barbara, where she grew up foraging for edible and medicinal native plants. With an extensive background that includes Pediatrics, nearly twenty...

Eric Nagelmann plays with plants like an artist plays with paints. Now an acclaimed landscape designer whose vision has been incorporated into everything from humble gardens to palatial estates, Eric was once just a boy who fell in love with plants. As he puts it, there is something magical about laying the groundwork for life that takes unexpected twists and turns. Stacy has known Eric ever since...

Sara Miller McCune could not have anticipated that the small publishing house she started in 1965 would blossom into the world’s leading academic publisher decades later. She also could not have anticipated that this success would empower her to make real, material impact on the social issues faced by Californians. In this episode, Stacy invites her mentor Sara on, who just so happens to be the fo...

Joan Hartmann has made a career out of community advocacy. A Santa Barbara resident since 1999, she’s served as a professor in government and environmental studies at renowned institutions, spent six years advocating for children in the foster care system, and helped found the Southern California Wetlands Recovery Project - among countless other initiatives. Today, she serves as the supervisor for...

Mory Fontanez felt that something wasn’t quite right after an illustrious career in corporate America. For so much of her life, she had been living according to someone else’s rules, but her own inner conscience was always standing in the way of accepting this life. Seven years later, Mory has become a renowned purpose and intuition coach on the verge of publishing a book about inner wisdom and ho...

Santa Barbara local Patricia Selbert is something of a Renaissance woman: world citizen, internationally-competitive equestrian, award-winning author, PhD in somatics, and most recently - cattle rancher. Patricia co-founded and co-runs Las Cumbres Ranch in Santa Barbara County, a farm that upends almost all of our assumptions about what meat production and its connection to the greater environment...

As long as she can remember, Prune Harris has seen the world a little differently than most. It’s commonly understood that fields of energy bind us all together, but Prune is able to see this energy in all its fullness as hues, vibrations, and patterns. She’s trained with energetic practitioners and experts from across the world’s cultures - from kinesiologists to Celtic shamans. Stacy first encou...

Last season, we had the pleasure of hearing from Tom Cole and Warren Brush about their efforts in resilient agriculture with African Women Rising (AWR). In this episode, we hear from the Executive Director and Founder of AWR, Linda Eckerbom Cole, a woman who has worn many hats: actress, nonprofit leader, community activist, and esteemed Santa Barbara local. Linda narrates the winding path that bro...

We’re kicking season 2 off with an old friend, Minka Robinson Stevens, expert in East Asian Medicine and owner of Points of Health Acupuncture in Santa Barbara. In season 1, Stacy sat down with Minka to talk generally about East Asian practices and their relevance to natural regeneration. In this episode, Stacy and Minka dive deep into transitions, both in the body and the world. 2024 is the year...

Minka Robinson Stevens has been immersed in flora for as long as she can remember, but her relationship with the natural world - and her internal world - forever changed after encountering traditional East Asian medicine: from acupuncture to dermatology, massage to qigong. Minka owns and runs Points of Health Acupuncture, a medicinal clinic in Santa Barbara and one of the few in the United States...

When Melissa was five, she shared all she learned from taking care of her own bee hive with her fellow, first-grade classmates. Now, Melissa tends to hundreds of hives across Santa Barbara county and leads groundbreaking educational programming on the essential role bees play in ecological health. Stacy sits down with Melissa this week to think critically about colonies: how they function, what th...