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(( Podcast Episode 403 ))

Creative Underdogs is In Process with Brian Stoothoff & Maggie Harrison

This is a conversation with writer Maggie Harrison and coffee shop co-founder Brian Stoothoff, both founding members of Creative Underdogs--now called In-Process. The group encourages connection while making often solitary projects. They talk about what happened to them as a result and I explain why I stopped doing it so abruptly and how I’m bringing it back in a new format this fall.

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(( Podcast Episode 402 ))

Don't Snooze with Megan Tan

Megan Tan is an award-winning storyteller and audio producer who has created shows such as Radiotopia's Millennial, Gimlet Media's The Habitat, and her most recent podcast, Snooze. Her episode on WILD about love in the pandemic is my favorite of her recent work. I felt particularly inspired by Megan’s bits of wisdom from her experience and Buddhist faith. I hope you find it uplifting as well.

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(( Podcast Episode 401 ))

Shadow Artists with Carolina Mesarina

This week I spoke to my friend Carolina Mesarina. An artist with a background in production, she's currently in the midst of a career pivot, which we unpacked in this episode. She’s so genuine, smart, and creative--and one of my close friends--making the episode unique. We cover creativity, identity, money, support, feeling on the outside, procrastination, and career transitions.

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(( Podcast Episode 400 ))

In Our Nature: Celebrating 400 Episodes (!!) with Alyssa Benjamin

To celebrate the 400th episode of this podcast, I talk to my friend and fellow podcaster Alyssa Benjamin, a strategist who works with values-based brands. Her podcast, Our Nature, explores the methods, systems and practices that bring us into greater alignment with the natural world. Our conversation covers finding “inner stability”, career pivots, leaving New York, dating, and more.

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(( Podcast Episode 399 ))

Narrative Led with So Textual Founder & Creative Director Jennie Edgar

This week I spoke with Jennie Edgar, a visual artist and founder of So Textual, a platform that promotes community around reading. She also writes and designs for thoughtful brands to refine their editorial voice and aesthetic expression. We talk about styles of reading, affect theory, book culture, literary artists we love, and what it means to be a narrative-led person.

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(( Podcast Episode 398 ))

Trauma, Money & Women with Business Advisor Jocelyn Kelly Reid + Kindness & Sleep with Tim Masters

Jocelyn Kelly Reid has 15 years of sales and marketing experience and now helps women around money and finance in a unique way. We talk about trauma, burnout, needing open space, working through financial blocks, the importance of directly communicating needs, and more. This episode ends with my lovely conversation with midwestern mattress maker Tim Masters, founder of My Green Mattress.

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(( Podcast Episode 397 ))

Slow Like Snails: Virgie Tovar Returns (Part 2) on Dating, Body Image & Food Positivity (w/ a Special Guest!)

This week’s episode is the second half of my conversation with Virgie Tovar: author, activist and one of the nation's leading experts on weight-based discrimination and body image. Part 2 features the end of our over-two-hour Zoom conversation as well as clips from previous conversations and a special guest, our mutual friend Isabel Foxen Duke.

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(( Podcast Episode 396 ))

Slow Like Snails: Virgie Tovar Returns (Part 1) on Normative Timelines, Letting Go of Control & Happiness Research

Virgie Tovar--author, activist and one of the nation's leading experts on weight-based discrimination and body image--is back on the podcast! I’ve been eager to talk to her again ever since last summer's episode. We talked over Zoom for two hours and our conversation covered dressing rooms, letting go of a normative timeline, control, markers of success, happiness research, and more.

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(( Podcast Episode 395 ))

Lost & Found: Brendan Francis Newnam on "Not Lost", Travel, Intimacy, Connection & More

This week I spoke to Brendan Francis Newnam, host of the travel podcast Not Lost. We talk about how he made the show and I picked out a few clips that particularly landed with me, including the balance between sharing vulnerably and holding back, how our trauma impacts our openness to relationships, and thoughts on loneliness, rejection, and connection.

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(( Podcast Episode 394 ))

Intentional Chaos: Conditions for Creativity and Incorporating Chance with Artist Kimmy Quillin (Part 2 of 2)

This week's episode is part two of my conversation with artist Kimmy Quillin. In this second half of our nearly-three-hour Zoom conversation, we talk more about her process—how she creates conditions for creativity, incorporating chance in her work, and what she calls intentional chaos. We end the episode with questions I gathered from a bunch of our mutual friends to ask her.

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(( Podcast Episode 393 ))

Kismet Color with Artist Kimmy Quillin: Painting, Living in NYC as an Artist, and Highs and Lows of Creating (Part 1 of 2)

This episode is part 1 of my conversation with artist Kimmy Quillin. We begin by talking about mornings, her coffee routines and how being heliotropic, time of day, and color inform her painting. She talks about working in different mediums, the realties of living as an artist, our mutual love of Craigslist, highs and lows of releasing art and how she takes care of herself throughout it all.

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(( Podcast Episode 392 ))

My Pep Talk From Maria Brito (Art Curator, Advisor & Author) on Creative Reinvention, Career Pivots & Solitude

This episode is a conversation with art advisor, curator, and author Maria Brito about career and creative pivots when things aren’t working, reinvention, using intuition in work and art, the importance of solitude, and much more. Maria's kindness is always evident throughout and she gives me gentle and wise advice, which I’ve since been working on.

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(( Podcast Episode 391 ))

Carnal Clothes with Sam Salad (MEALS) on Blurring Lines Between Food and Fashion

Sam Salad is not only hilarious, but he’s also humble, original, creative, and truly one of the best writers—and especially copywriters—I’ve ever met. Sam with his partner Rebma are the designers behind the LA-based clothing line MEALS, which "bakes 'food culture' into apparel, blurring the lines between the clothes we eat and the food we wear.”

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(( Podcast Episode 390 ))

Little Things: Annual Birthday Party Hosted by Sacha Jones

Every year for nearly a decade, Sacha Jones has hosted the episode the week of my birthday. This year she really outdid herself: she shocks me with questions sourced from my friends and family and a special guest joins us to host a rapid-fire round. I hope you come away from this conversation feeling the energy of it.

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(( Podcast Episode 389 ))

Norma Kamali on Dating, Aging, London in the 60s, Her Iconic Fashion Career, and "The More You Do, the More You Can Do"

This week, a conversation with designer Norma Kamali, whose 50-year career is as rich as her designs are iconic. She’s full of wisdom and perspective and gently gives me advice on everything from aging, to dating (she fell in love again ten years ago at 65), to how she views busyness. We get into her thoughts on her evolving industry, upcoming generations, and so much more.

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(( Podcast Episode 387 ))

In the Weeds: Herbalist Vanessa Chakour on Our Earthly Bodies

Vanessa Chakour is an herbalist, author (Awakening Artemis) and educator who trains others in her field of helping people to connect to their environments. Her work is rooted in the natural world and what she calls our own inner-wild, or our intuitive connection to ourselves.

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(( Podcast Episode 386 ))

Accept You're Accepted: Valerie Chaney (We Made It Weird!) on Mindfulness, Mean Girls, Writing & More (Part 2 of 2)

Val Chaney is a meditation and mindfulness educator, writer and the co-host of the We Made It Weird podcast with her husband, comedian Pete Holmes. She's hilarious, gentle, wise, incredibly smart and one of my favorite people. Part 2 of our conversation is a bit sillier than part 1! We cover therapy, what we were like as teens, rom coms and style trends we love from the early 2000s.

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(( Podcast Episode 385 ))

Anger Problems: Valerie Chaney (We Made It Weird!) on Mindfulness, Mean Girls, Writing & More (Part 1 of 2)

Val Chaney is a meditation and mindfulness educator, writer and the co-host of the We Made It Weird podcast with her husband, comedian Pete Holmes. She's hilarious, gentle, wise, incredibly smart and one of my favorite people. Part 1 covers anger, Internal Family Systems, learning to inhabit your body, attachment styles, fear of being alone, and how to approach all these insights with gentleness.

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(( Podcast Episode 384 ))

Like No Time Has Passed with Rosie Acosta

Today’s conversation is with author and mindfulness teacher Rosie Acosta, whose struggles with identity and mental health as a teenager eventually led her to yoga and meditation. We spent a morning catching up, first in an episode of her podcast, then in this conversation, where we cover navigating cycles in relationships, disillusionment and faith, and her new book and the process of writing it.

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(( Podcast Episode 383 ))

The 1 a.m. Conversation: New York Times Columnist Kyle Buchanan on Writing, Togetherness, Mad Max & More

This week I spoke to New York Times journalist and author of Blood, Sweat & Chrome, Kyle Buchanan. He reports on pop culture and writes the NYT awards season column, The Projectionist, which he took over from the late great journalist David Carr. Kyle and I talk about the craft of interviewing, creating safety in conversation, movies, the process of writing an oral history, and more.

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(( Podcast Episode 382 ))

Beauty is Wild: Nadine Artemis on Aging, Vanity, Focus, Change, Living Libations and More

Nadine Artemis is known for talking and writing about beauty. Her latest book is Renegade Beauty and she's the the founder of natural beauty brand Living Libations. Nadine shares her journey from combining essential oils for a school science fair, to opening North America’s first full concept aromatherapy store, to her dissertation on the female orgasm and so much more.

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(( Podcast Episode 381 ))

Social Butterflies and Dreamwork with Textile Artist Derick Melander

Derick Melander is a sculptor who creates clothing sculptures that explore the intersection between global consumerism and the intimate relationship we have with what we wear. We met at a record club on my dear friend Sacha's roof in the East Village. Our conversation covers his work, creative habits, navigating change, the power of the neighborhood, and much more.

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(( Podcast Episode 380 ))

Spoonful of Sugar: Roam Vintage Founder Natasha Zoë Garrett on Finding Purpose and Flow, Role Models, Sobriety and More (Part 2 of 2)

Today's episode is part 2 of my conversation with Natasha Zoë Garrett. We get into the origin of Roam, inclusivity and the importance of role models, connection, shifting out of her styling career to focus on her business, travel, finding purpose, and more. Be sure to listen to part 1 if you haven't already!

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(( Podcast Episode 379 ))

Spoonful of Sugar: Roam Vintage Founder Natasha Zoë Garrett on Finding the Good Within the Challenging, Non-Attachment, Modeling, Mental Health and More (Part 1 of 2)

Genuine, wise, thoughtful and truly one of the most effortlessly stylish people I’ve ever met, Natasha Zoë Garrett (founder of Roam Vintage) is one of a kind, just like the vintage gems she discovers. As you’ll hear in this two-part episode, she’s incredibly honest, open and vulnerable about her challenges and wins in everything from her career to her mental health.

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(( Podcast Episode 378 ))

Why Do We Love Talking About Love? Nikki Novo on Intuition in Dating, Decisions, and Moving

This week I spoke to Cuban-American author Nikki Novo, whose many certifications and qualifications include certified hypnotherapist, Reiki healer, and more. In this episode, we talk about Nikki's recent move from Miami to Asheville and what moving taught her about her identity. We get into intuition and decision making, and she brings her unique perspective on dating, love, and sex.

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(( Podcast Episode 377 ))

Gentle Transition and the Gender Freedom Model with Non-Binary Gender and Sex Therapist Rae McDaniel

Rae McDaniel is a non-binary gender and sex therapist who works with transgender/non-binary/questioning folks who feel lost while transitioning their gender identity. Our conversation covers direct communication in sex and elsewhere, the importance of sex education and resources, naming fear rather than ignoring it, and approaching gender from a place of curiosity.

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(( Podcast Episode 376 ))

Actress Torrey DeVitto on Creative Gentleness, Managing Anxiety, Consent Education, Being of Service & More

This week I spoke to actress, advocate, philanthropist, and producer Torrey Joël DeVitto. She talks about growing up around icons like Stevie Nicks and Billy Joel, her volunteer work in hospice, and navigating change within her industry. Torrey is also an advocate for women's safety, health, and rights; we speak about consent, safety, and education around sexual assault.

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(( Podcast Episode 375 ))

Why Do Women Fear Bitcoin? Isabel Foxen Duke Teaches Me About the Economic Justice Properties of Decentralized Currency (85% of Bitcoin Traders Are Men)

There’s no better person at explaining esoteric concepts to me than my friend Isabel Foxen Duke. When she told me she was learning about cryptocurrency, I was all ears. We used my beginner's mind and recorded a non-intimidating introductory discussion, specifically about the economic problems millennials and Gen-Zers are facing and how Bitcoin can be a potential solution.

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(( Podcast Episode 374 ))

Richness in Ruts & Paradox of Choice with Madeleine Dore, Author of "I Didn't Do The Thing Today"

Madeleine Dore (of Extraordinary Routines) is a Melbourne-based writer and interviewer exploring how we can broaden the definition of a day well spent. We talk about insights from her recent book, I Didn’t Do The Thing Today, as well as leaving space for surprise in our days, two kinds of perfectionism, the difference between standards and expectations, cringing at old work, and more.

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(( Podcast Episode 373 ))

Perfection Means Dead: Actor Joshua Jackson on Young Fame, Nostalgia, Fatherhood, Worthiness, & Lingering in the Uncomfortable Places

This week, actor Joshua Jackson (*Dawson's Creek*, *The Mighty Ducks*, and most recently, *Dr. Death*) candidly shares what he’s learning as a new parent, lessons on love and feeling worthy of it, navigating young fame, and how the vulnerable messiness of being alive is how we grow. Joshua has enormous depth in his life experiences and I loved talking to him even more than I expected.

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(( Podcast Episode 372 ))

Becoming Sturdy & Expansive with Jules Bakshi, Founder & CEO of GOOD MOVE

Back on the podcast this week is Jules Bakshi, a professional dancer, choreographer, and founder and CEO of GOOD MOVE, a dance and mindful fitness studio for all genders, races, and sizes located in Brooklyn. We caught up for hours at my kitchen table and reflected on the growth, change, and lessons she’s learned this year as well as what she's excited about for the coming year.

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(( Podcast Episode 371 ))

Space Between the Space: Erin Lovell Verinder & Noah Checkle on Leaving Places Better Than You Found Them, The Plant Clinic Book, Change, Friendship, Beauty & More

Erin Lovell Verinder is an herbalist, wellness expert, and writer. Her husband Noah is a fellow plant enthusiast, prolific designer, and strategist who most recently designed Erin's latest book, The Plant Clinic. They are also some of my dearest friends. In this episode we discuss prioritizing beauty, creative process and collaboration, lessons on friendship and change, and more.

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(( Podcast Episode 368 ))

Seasons of Overwhelm with Christy Harrison (Part 2)

This is the second half of my conversation with friend and mentor Christy Harrison, a registered dietitian, certified eating disorders specialist, journalist, and host of the weekly podcast Food Psych. We talk about emotional eating and shame in eating habits (like eating alone or standing up), body image in the pandemic, body image in pregnancy and postpartum, anorexia nostalgia, and much more.

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(( Podcast Episode 367 ))

Seasons of Overwhelm with Christy Harrison (Part 1)

This week I spoke with my friend and mentor Christy Harrison, a registered dietitian, certified eating disorders specialist, journalist, and host of the weekly podcast Food Psych. In this conversation, we focus on intuitive eating and also discuss the overwhelming life season Christy is in. We could talk forever, so we're breaking this into two parts.

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(( Podcast Episode 366 ))

Brightness Crumb with Grace Park & Jesse Dalton of The Deer

This week I spoke with Grace Park and Jesse Dalton, two members of the Austin-based band The Deer (recommended by previous podcast guest Buck Meek). We chat about the beginning of the band, being back on the road after quarantine, their new album, their process, trial and error, acceptance, friendship, grief, and much more.