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!
Instead of an interview today is a mashup of two episodes of Spiraling, the podcast I co-host with Serena Wolf about mental health and anxiety. The first part is from the middle of the current season, where we discuss navigating different timelines and expectations from ourselves and society. Part two is our goofy reintroduction episode where we each share favorite books, drinks, songs and more.
Artist Anna Fusco, who you might know as Lord Cowboy, works across drawing, writing, and digital illustration. She’s done some big drawings, has a really cool poster and print shop, and writes a reader-supported newsletter called "Unsupervised". We discuss over-processing experiences, care vs. worry, the accountability that comes from living in community, and much more.
This week I spoke with singer-songwriter Leona Naess who recently released an album titled Brood X after a family of cicadas that, like her, reemerged in 2022 after 17 years underground. In this conversation we talk about how she got into the music industry young with her hit song Charm Attack, the music industry in the 90s, processing grief, being cool vs. warm, and more.
This week, I have a conversation with actress, director, and filmmaker Lynn Chen. You may know her from Grey's Anatomy or her breakout role in Saving Face. We talk about everything from rejection to eating disorder recovery to Felicity. Let me know if you listen.
This is part 2 of my conversation with Nada Alic, author of Bad Thoughts. As you'll hear, she's one of those rare people who are as cool as they seem online, yet also warm, inviting, and genuinely kind. We take questions from some mutual friends, and she talks about her somewhat secret 3:00 ritual and much more.
This week I spoke to Nada Alic, author of Bad Thoughts. We recorded in a heatwave in LA and it all felt like a fever dream. As you'll hear, she's one of those rare people who are as cool as they seem online, yet also so warm, inviting, and genuinely kind. In part one, we cover everything from our first communions and lingering Catholic guilt to shadow integration, disembodiment, and more.
This week is a conversation with style expert Stacy London, who you might know from “What Not to Wear." Following that success, she’s gone on to host and executive produce, write books, create a podcast, and found State of Menopause, a holistic line that addresses symptoms of menopause and lets her continue what she has done her entire career: helping people who are struggling feel better.
This week: musician Courtney Marie Andrews on songwriting, relationships, vulnerability, touring, making music videos, collaboration, and more. She started her career performing and busking up and down the West Coast; now, she’s toured all over and released several records, including 2020's GRAMMY-nominated Old Flowers. Her newest record, Loose Future, comes out in October.