The DaliTalks Podcast

What if healing from grief, anxiety, or a major life transition did not require years of talk therapy? Dr. Susan Edkins is the founder of Dragonfly Integrated Health. She is a certified Reiki practitioner, hypnotherapist, and Akashic Records reader who helps women navigate grief and life transitions through guided meditation and nervous system support. In this episode, Susan breaks down what Reiki...

What if the key to raising a confident, bully-proof kid starts with something as simple as helping them name what they feel? Marcelle Waldman is a certified teacher, Teen Wise coach, co-founder of Parenting Upstream, and founder of FeelLinks, a line of hands-on social-emotional learning tools for children, families, educators, and clinicians. In this episode, she breaks down why emotional intellig...

Decades ago, Zig Ziglar's "See You At The Top" taught me something I didn't know was possible: leaders who actually care about the people working for them. Not long after, I became a Sergeant in the Army and had to decide whether I'd lead the way I'd been led, or do something different. In this episode, I walk through that decision, why people stay with employers who trea...

Have you ever wondered why you keep attracting the same kinds of relationships, or why conflict makes you shut down, or why being alone feels unbearable? The answer might be rooted in something that was shaped before you even started school. Bev Mitelman is a certified relationship and attachment trauma practitioner, certified menopause specialist, and founder of Securely Loved. In this episode, s...

What does it look like when someone turns a painful past into a global mission? Chason Forehand grew up navigating abuse and addiction, and instead of staying stuck in those cycles, he built something that helps others break free from theirs. Chason is the founder of HR-4U, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Hudson Valley, New York, with three programs: Advocacy for living wages and workforce di...

What does it look like to spend nearly two decades in a career that was never meant for you, only to discover your real purpose on the other side of burnout, divorce, and being pushed out of jobs you deserved? Londone Reid, transformational coach, speaker, and founder of Her Law of Growth , joins Dali for a conversation that is raw, funny, and deeply real. Londone shares how she went from chasing...

What if the most important thing you can do for your child right now has nothing to do with a screen? Wylde Scott, award-winning children's author and founder of The Imagination Project, joins Dali to talk about preparing kids for a world being transformed by artificial intelligence. But this conversation goes way beyond jobs and careers. Wylde breaks down why imagination is the single most cr...

What if the key to your health had nothing to do with willpower? Dali sits down with Mandi Murrow, holistic and integrative health coach and founder of Rooted Holistic Wellness , for a conversation that challenges everything you thought you knew about getting healthy. Mandi shares her journey from hairstylist and salon owner to farm life, yoga teacher, health coach, and now hormone balancing speci...

What if you had a guide walking beside you through one of the hardest seasons of your life? In this episode, Dali sits down with Nicole Bright, a strategic decision advisor who helps women navigate divorce with composure, clarity, and control. Nicole shares her personal story of leaving a 17-year marriage, how she became the person she needed during that time, and why she transitioned from divorce...

In this powerful episode, Dali sits down with Ruby Raja, a 30-year domestic violence educator and trauma-informed advocate, for a deeply honest conversation about what healthy relationships actually look like, how abuse starts before you even realize it, and what young people need to know before entering their first relationship. Ruby draws from decades of frontline experience working with both vi...

What if all you needed was someone to truly listen, no advice, no judgment, no fixing? In this episode, I sit down with Deb Porter, founder of Hold Hearing Out Life Drama and professional listener , to talk about why so many people are walking around feeling unheard and what to do about it. Deb shares how she went from working at a funeral home to building a business rooted in the power of listeni...

What if your kid's business idea wasn't something to manage down but something to build up? Leah Ellis, mom of four and founder of the Society of Child Entrepreneurs, joins Dali to talk about how she's teaching kids as young as six to start and run real businesses, and why that changes everything. From her daughter launching a custom art business at four years old during COVID to hosti...

Is the U.S. healthcare system broken from the inside out? I went to a screening of Suck It Up Buttercup with retired pediatrician and healthcare advocate Erin Hurley, and what I learned will stay with me for a long time. In this episode, I share what the film revealed about the pressure, bullying, and systemic greed that doctors face every day, and the alarming suicide rate among medical professio...

What if the biggest thing holding you back from visibility is the belief that you're not ready? In this episode, I sit down with Deborah Drummond, entrepreneur maven, founder of Mission Accepted Media, and the visionary behind the 262 Movement. With 30+ years in business, Deborah has helped 1,000+ women and men share their stories on stages and in publications across the world. Deborah shares...

These women changed the world. Nobody told you about them. In this Women's History Month special, Dali Rivera takes you on a personal journey from her childhood dreams of becoming everything from a pilot to an architect, through 10 years of military service as a mechanic and drill sergeant, all the way to her calling as a bullying prevention educator.  Along the way, she spotlights the women f...

Fear is running your divorce. And it's costing you more than you think. In this episode, Dali sits down with Liz Goll Lerner, psychotherapist, life coach, author, and divorce wellness expert , to have the real conversation about what it looks like to separate with dignity, intention, and care for your kids. Liz draws from decades of clinical work AND her own personal divorce journey to share e...

She was a military spouse, a journalist, a grad student, and nearly divorced. Brittany Anderson turned her family's breaking point into a movement. Brittany is the founder of Renala Families and author of Living Room Leadership. In this episode she sits with Dali to unpack how military families can stop surviving and start leading, why she ditched traditional therapy for coaching, and how buil...

Paying Yourself First Emotionally | A Conversation with Janice Claire DaCosta In this episode of DaliTalks, I sit down with author, mind-shift advocate, and TEDxMallardCreek founder Janice Claire DaCosta f or a powerful conversation about emotional wealth and why it may be the most overlooked driver of sustainable leadership and personal effectiveness. We explore what it really means to pour back...

Thinking about joining the military? In this episode, I, Dali Rivera, share my unfiltered 10-year military career journey - from enlisting as a mechanic to becoming a drill sergeant and staff sergeant. I break down everything you need to know about military service, including the ASVAB test, MEPS process, enlisted vs. officer paths, ROTC, military academies, and the real challenges of reclassifyin...

What happens to the grief of the people on the edges of a family’s loss? In this episode, Dali, host of the DaliTalks Podcast sits down with Trish Springsteen - Australia’s leading expert in empowering introverts, multi-international award-winning mentor, inspirational speaker, and international bestselling author - for a conversation about grief, resilience, and the family members who are often f...

What unconscious beliefs are shaping your parenting without you realizing it? In this episode of The DaliTalks Podcast , Dali explores how subconscious biases form early in childhood and how everyday experiences shape children’s beliefs about gender, identity, and belonging. Through simple but powerful examples, including a well-known bias exercise and reflections on toys, colors, and social expec...

In this eye-opening episode of the DaliTalks Podcast, Dali welcomes Theresa Lambert, a fractional CEO and business strategist specializing in human-centered systems and AI integration. Theresa shares how growing up before the internet shaped her relationship with technology, and how scaling a boutique hotel to eight figures taught her the power of systems, delegation, and structure. When the pande...

What does patriarchy have to do with bullying, inequality, and the way children learn who holds power? In this episode, Dāli Rivera explores how patriarchy is reinforced through everyday beliefs, language, and parenting habits, often without harmful intent, and how those same patterns show up early through bullying. Through personal stories, cultural reflection, and bullying prevention work, this...

What if your career doesn’t follow the plan you originally imagined-and that turns out to be your biggest advantage? In this inspiring episode of the DaliTalks Podcast , host Dali Rivera sits down with sisters Nancy and Amy Harrington , founders of The Passionistas Project , to talk about their unconventional career journeys-from music and graphic design to television, Hollywood, and ultimately bu...

What does leadership really look like for women of color navigating corporate America, the military, and executive roles? In this powerful episode of the DaliTalks Podcast, host Dali sits down with Analiza Quiroz Wolf , an executive coach, Air Force captain, NYU Wagner adjunct professor, board member, author, and host of the Women of Color Rise podcast. With over 20 years of experience coaching CE...