Becoming Lit AF

Jamie Rittenberry has one heck of a story, but he might sometimes be reluctant to share it as he admits to being uncomfortable participating in the "trauma-olympics." While he faced a ton of adversity, his humble and kind nature led him to downplay his own experiences so as not to diminish anyone else's.

I was simply hoping to learn more about Jamie's life and what kind of magic it took for him to not ...

I am honored to have spent close to 2 hours discussing yoga, fatness, body image, "health", diet culture, reclaiming words, power, the practice and so much more with Andrea, Riss and Sarah. 

This episode will absolutely make you laugh out loud. These humans are badass and the conversation was pretty epic. Do not miss this one. I know it is long, but I promise it is worth the listen. 

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You will be challenged and learn in this episode. It is a must-listen.

Dr. Megan Peiser, Ph.D. challenges me to listen closely and to lean in.  She wants her ancestors to look back and say "Oh Megan, she did some good work." Without question her ancestors will say that and much more about her impact. 

Megan is simply brilliant, engaged, inspiring, and driven. She is deeply committed to reclaiming her o...

Michelle and I discuss the nature of finding peace in an unsettling world, as sensitive souls, raised by sensitive souls who perhaps did not have appropriate coping tools. We talk about her new book, World Peace is an Inside Job: Exploring the connection between inner and world peace. And really, we just talk life. 

Michelle is a clinical social worker with over 25 years in the field.  She currently works as a psychotherap...

Sona Bhatnagar M.D. tragically lost her husband, Mohit, and son, Nachu, within ten months of each other.   After navigating immense loss, negotiating with betrayal, and learning to walk the path of grief she founded griefhealed.com and the Grief Healed Meetup. She has made it her mission to help others find their way through all of the many losses we experience as humans,  and find a way to forgive, heal, and move forward. 

Alyson McAdams RD and I (let's be honest, I have a lot to say here), talk about our culture and the grip body and health obsession has (or has had) on so many of us.  Alyson is a non-diet, weight-inclusive dietitian specializing in disordered eating, intuitive eating, and family nutrition. Alyson works to help others develop a strong, flexible, and positive relationship with food. She is passionate about helping you discover p...

Teresa Zambo, a sensitive badass who took a leap of faith to switch careers after being diagnosed as a highly-sensitive person by a trusted therapist.

She has a bachelor's degree in business psychology and a master's degree in management & leadership and is certified as a coach.  She specializes in coaching other highly sensitive people to learn to turn their sensitivity into a super power that allows them to...

"I love meeting people's mom. It's like reading an instruction manual as to why they are nuts."
~Ted Lasso

This quote is perfection. The truth it holds is powerful and brutal. It is so easy to see that from the outside of ourselves when meeting the in-laws, or being inside someone else's hometown experience. But, when the table turns, and we use that wisdom to examine our own instruction manual...

Anne Zemba tells her story of love and unimaginable loss. Brian Zemba, her beloved husband and soulmate died unexpectedly at only 43 years old. His loss created a ripple throughout the local community as his effervescent energy touched the lives of many, in fact many more than any of us knew. 

Anne walks us through the story of their love, the experience of losing him, and the aftermath of walking through immense grief pub...

An inspiring conversation on intuition with one of my nearest and dearest soul friends Lori Lipten. Lori is a thought-leader, spiritual teacher, and shaman whose soul-mission is to normalize intuition. She is one of the most heart-centered people I know and I am grateful to simply publicize one of many of the deep conversations we have on the regular. I hope you find this conversation helpful and inspiring to remember that you have...

From the parking lot of Costco in the midst of a global pandemic, I received a phone call that has changed my life and changed my beloved friend Melissa's too. What if, after 40 years of living, you realize that much of the ways the world has been so hard are simply because of undiagnosed neurodiversity... even more so, what if much of your overwhelm, anxiousness and depression were symptoms of a missed diagnosis of ADHD. 

Amanda is a badass human being. Her tagline tells it like it is. #notdeadyet

While you'd be tempted to think this conversation is all about cancer. It is really about how our circumstances define us, and what it really means to be ALIVE. 

At 29 years old, living in San Francisco, with her dream job,  a husband, and travel, she was taken, quite literally, to her knees by the big-bad C-word,  ovarian cancer.  ...

*** Trigger Warning, this episode contains references to childhood sexual abuse and PTSD.

Marianne Steele's story is one that could fill the pages of a novel. She so graciously allows us to peek inside a story that begins with a traumatic childhood and launches from the era of free love, communal living in none other than San Franciso, and catapulted into an adventure born of her impulse to survive.

Mariann...

David Bedrick is a psychologist, speaker, teacher, and attorney, and author, but that does not sum up the heart of David and his work. He is a deeply gentle, thoughtful, and compassionate human being who shares an insatiable curiosity to both understanding human beings and advocating for those who are oppressed. 

Together we share stories, deep questions, and a loving look a the world of body shame,  and the expansive worl...

Did you love taking quizzes in teen magazines when you were a kid? I always wanted to know more about myself, what made me tick, what was in store for me.  Ros is an expert in human design, a system that offers in her words" the most incredible and accurate interpretation of personality and life calling." 

Admittedly, I was impressed with my own human design map and its accuracy.  This system and the way it was c...

**Trigger Warning: This conversation briefly touches on trauma and abuse.

Lindsay's heart is in sharing her life story in order to help others see that they are not alone. She is the byproduct of young lovers who never belonged together. Her father, a born-again Christian who traded heroin for Jesus. Her parents traded her back and forth her entire life and she often felt like a pawn. She was gaslit, abused,  and suff...

Linda T. exudes strength, poise, and power. She is an incredible human being and someone I am grateful to call a friend. Linda gives us a heartbreaking and inspiring snapshot of what it means to be a black woman in America.

Just wait until you hear the cafeteria story. It will blow your mind and break your heart.

This conversation is honest, raw, and eye-opening. I hope that this conversation calls you to listen...

Meet Jen Tindle, an incredibly bright, cerebral, and thoughtful human being. Jen walks us through her life experiences as she has grappled with the complexity of identity. Jen is a biracial woman, gay, adopted, and raised in a loving black Christian family. She bravely talks about the challenges she has had to confront along the way and how she is managing life in the midst of the Black Lives Matter uprising and the fight for true ...