’Tis the season for a repeat episode. I chose this interview with musician Andrew Bird from the archive because he always reminds me of the holidays. Despite the discomfort I felt revisiting something recorded nearly 4 years ago and judging my past self’s interview style, what Bird shared with me in our conversation feels as relevant today as it did then. Happy Holidays!

In this episode, I'm a guest on Liz Tran's podcast, Reset. Liz is an author, executive coach & founder of Reset NYC. She not only interviews me but gives me a coaching session on air. Among other things, we speak about the role of emotion in decision making, regret, feeling behind, moves & other transitions, whether everything happens for a reason & the pressure to "keep up with the Jonses".

This week, I talk to my good friend of nearly a decade, author Katie Horwitch. We reminisce about our years of friendship, both moving to New York, and the evolving nature of relationships with distance. Katie has long been an advocate for helping women shift negative self-talk patterns, and we explore why developing a stronger sense of self is the initial step to shifting negative self-talk.

In this episode I speak with Shari Foos, a marriage & family therapist & the visionary founder of The Narrative Method. We delve into the power of human connection, concepts like the "cult of culture," the transformative impact of uninterrupted sharing, & the art of hosting salons. Shari shares her wisdom on managing overgiving, navigating friendships, sustaining romantic relationships & more.

This week I spoke with Zachary Hourihane, a journalist living in Singapore. He now works in corporate advertising while simultaneously being a prolific pop culture creator. We cover the Beatles-esque mania of Taylor Swift as well as how he got into American pop culture, selective vulnerability, and his process for making video essays and keeping up with the pace of media while working full time.

This week: 2 clips from the second show I co-host with Serena Wolf, called Spiraling. It's our 5th season and this season is a little bit in the "messy middle," which I'll explain in the first clip from episode 2. In it Serena and I talk about how stress and being “in process” affect anxiety, feeling stagnant, worrying about being behind, and how perspective is the ultimate reframe.

This week musician Cale Tyson returns. We talk about his music trajectory from playing in emo bands in high school to beginning a career in Nashville to touring as a classic country artist and now, making the shift to pop country. We also delve into our feelings around aging, bouncing between projects, attachment styles, dating & learning to not take anything too seriously—especially yourself.

This week I spoke to my good friend Melina Peterson about the hidden effort behind appearing effortless, human design, astrology, leaving a full-time job after navigating the corporate matrix, burnout, and more. She shared what’s been coming up for her after this career shift, including: exploring synchronicities, reconnecting with her inner child, and reevaluating her values post-pandemic.

This week I spoke with iconic musician Moby, who has recently ventured into podcasting with "MOBY POD" alongside sustainability expert Lindsay Hicks. We talked for hours about everything from the sunk cost fallacy to attachment and aversion to sobriety and self-awareness. Let us know if you listened.

This week I talk with Liz Tran, author and founder of Reset NYC. We delve into the distinction between self-esteem and self-worth and how they fuel productivity, assertiveness, and resilience. How to be assertive without being rude, how family constellations helped her make pivotal changes, how she works as an executive coach and how she uses diagrams, figures, and visuals to break down concepts.

This week, writer and podcast producer Amelia Hruby is back for part 2. Last time we focused on one aspect of her work, leaving social media. This time we focused on podcasting, including how we both have used it to build connections, how we’ve seen the medium evolve, how she sees the future of the industry, and much more.

Athena Monet left both her job as an architect and the city to move near the ocean and start her own practice. She’s also a mother of five, so in this conversation we covered her perspective around productivity, why transitions like divorces, breakups, and moves are so fertile for personal growth, beauty and body image, and more.

This week is part 1 of my interview with writer and podcaster Amelia Hruby, the author of the book Fifty Feminist Mantras. In this conversation we primarily focus on the topic of her show: Off the Grid: Leaving Social Media Without Losing All Your Clients. We discuss her experience of leaving social media and the feelings that come with navigating Instagram both personally and professionally.

This week is a clip from an interview I did earlier this year on Andi Eaton Alleman's podcast. We discuss: how our tiny decisions shape us, cultivating friendships as adults, "middles" in relationships, failure and why success teaches us nothing, procrastinating out of fear and overwhelm rather than laziness, "protecting yourself from your own mind," perception, and more.

Rae McDaniel is a non-binary gender and sex therapist who works primarily with transgender/non-binary/questioning folks transitioning their gender identity. Their book, Gender Magic, is out now; we covered some of my favorite parts like how they see gender as a galaxy, human centered design thinking, decision making, and much more. Let us know if you listened and Happy Pride!

You may remember Anjie from her several other appearances here over the years; this time, we give some updates from making the adjustments she suggested on our last episode, plus we talk about her new book, some factors she can pinpoint that impacted her career success, and I took some questions from others including how to adjust and compromise when moving in with a new partner.

Sam Burton is an artist originally from Utah now living in my neighborhood in LA. He’s an incredible musician and I loved talking to him. Sam came over a few weeks ago and we drank tea and talked about everything from how he began playing music, to how he approaches collaboration, craft, creativity, and much more. Let us know if you listen.

This week, a very important person in my life—Sacha Jones—hosts the podcast. Every year for nearly a decade Sacha has come back on to host the episode the week of my birthday. We talk about how we met 10 years ago, how we've changed in the last decade, how this podcast has changed in 10 years, cringing at past versions of ourselves, and much more.

This week I spoke to Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, who, in addition to being my close friend of over a decade, is someone whose work has significantly impacted me. As a journalist she’s covered food, nutrition, and health for more than 20 years. Her latest book is The Wellness Trap.

This week I spoke to Jésabel DC. She runs a digital organization studio where she helps people with anxiety organize their digital lives. I was one of those people. We talked about how she’s helped me with my inbox and the systems she helped me make. She defines anxiety-aware communication, gives advice on managing undefined relationships, prioritizing what matters, friend assistance and more.

This week I spoke with Michelle and Wallis, hosts of the Twelfth House and Good For You podcasts. Michelle and I have been friends for ages--she’s the founder of Holisticism, a space that bridges the gap between the mystic and the realistic to make well-being accessible. Wallis joined the team a few years ago, and she, like Michelle, is so smart and cool as you’ll hear in this.

Danielle LaPorte is an author and poet living in Vancouver, Canada. I’ve been reading her books for years and this is her second time on the podcast--this time we spoke about what she’s been learning lately. She has a way of articulating esoteric concepts in a way that goes down real easy for me, always has. Let us know if you listen!

Cale Tyson is a musician originally from Texas, now living in my neighborhood in LA. His new book, "Some Memories Are Only Thoughts”, just came out. He’s a real gentle, sweet guy who makes me laugh and surprised me with a bunch of wisdom in this.

This week is the third and final part of my conversation with hair stylist Ryann Bosetti: a big, bad, wild situation that happened to her a few years ago. Recorded on a separate day, in this part Ryann shares the bad thing that happened, what she learned from that terrible time, how she healed from the tender spot she was left in, and how she now helps others as a result of her experience.

This week is part two of my conversation with hair stylist Ryann Bosetti. So happy she’s back since she’s one of my favorite people to talk to. In this second part, we cover: how she got scouted to model at age 19; how she found hairdressing; hair trends like big hair in the 80s; frequently asked questions about hair trends, health, and growth. Let us know if you listen!

This week I speak with hair stylist Ryann Bosetti. She’s one of my favorite people to talk to, so we recorded for three hours at her studio a few weeks ago. Ryann has lived many fascinating lives. She is incredibly wise, special, mystical, and has sage insight around so many topics, so I’m breaking this up into a few episodes.

This week I spoke with author Mary Jelkovsky. Mary also had me on her podcast, so this episode combines the two interviews. We talk about how her disordered eating and recovery led her to Let it Out. And how our experiences within that impacted the work we each do now, as well as ambition, explaining what we do to strangers, social media, body image, creative output, evolving niches, and more.

In lieu of an interview, this week is a very personal session I had with Anjie Cho. Recorded in person in my apartment, Anjie, an architect, interior designer, and feng shui consultant gives me a consultation of my space. It’s a loose conversation between old friends where I tell her about where I'm at with everything from dating to money.

For the first episode of the new year, my editor and dear friend Briana Bane joins me to answer listener questions. Then I have a conversation with Sprout Living founder Mark Malinsky covering the best advice he's ever been given, parenting and working from home, and more. Let me know if you listen. Happy New Year!