The Point of Pain

Today's conversation is with the beautiful, powerful Aycee Brown. I've been following Aycee for a while and I really wanted to have this conversation with her on the podcast to hopefully help each of you open a door to spirituality, what that can mean for you and your life and how it could support you.

Aycee Brown is a psychic channel, spiritual confidante and teacher, entrepreneur, and your favorite human design bae. She serves en...

One week ago I had my 40th birthday and coming up to that big milestone brought up so many feelings and reflections for me.

Whatever age you might be, we all go through things in our lives that make it hard for us to feel like we can fully accept ourselves. As I looked back at the past four decades, I realized that I've learned a lot about what acceptance looks like for me.

Wherever you are on your acceptance journey, I really hope...

Today I'm sitting down with my dear friend and one of our Chronicon community members, Tiffany Yu. Tiffany and I connected last year through her company, Diversability, and the incredible work that she's been doing for the disabled community for over 12 years. More recently, we've been getting to know each other better through Clubhouse and I wanted to have Tiffany on the show, spotlighting her as one of our beautiful community mem...

Suleika Jaouad has been my friend for many years and it was such a pleasure to be able to talk with her on today's episode. When we met, Suleika was in the middle of her treatment and I was so taken aback by what she was going through and how she was dealing with it. In this conversation, we go deep into her personal journey and details she hasn't even shared in her memoir.

Suleika Jaouad is the author of the instant New York Times...

As I bring you this very special episode, I feel so many emotions. I haven't done an episode with you since May 2020 and it's the understatement of the year to say a lot has happened since then.

In this first episode of season 4, I want to have a conversation about the cycles that we have all been in this past year and how they're tied to the cycles of life that we are constantly going through.

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It's hard to believe, but we've officially reached the end of our third season.

Obviously, so much has happened and changed since this season started and it seems like the perfect time for me to connect with you one-on-one.

Some of the things I want to share with you in this special episode are the hobbies and other things I've been leaning on during this pandemic, what I'm feeling about the future of Chronicon and how I've been na...

Alok V. Menon is as much of a light in this world as they are willing to hold and be with the darkness and I am so honored that they took the time to speak with me. Alok has been very open and generous with making sure that the conversation around pain and chronic illness is shared with as many people as possible and that we open that conversation to the world, whether it's ready or not.

Alok is a gender non-conforming writer and p...

Ruthie Lindsey is someone I've been following for a long time. I wanted to share Ruthie with all of you because she has been through a profound story that has a lot of devastation and heartbreak and she shares it in such a heart-warming way that I think it will lift your spirits even though the darkness.

Ruthie Lindsey is a speaker, podcast host, social media figure and author of There I Am: The Journey from Hopelessness to Healing...

Minna Lee is a wellness entrepreneur who I've been fangirling over online and she produces meaningful content that spreads education on well-being for all. Our conversation took some twists and turns that I wasn't expecting and that were beautiful and insightful.

Minna Lee is a digital creator, a certified trainer, and a nutrition coach. By sharing her own colorful health history with her autoimmune disease and her mental health on...

Sarah Ramey is the incredible author of The Lady's Handbook for Her Mysterious Illness. Her book opened up a part of the world of health and chronic illness for me that I haven't had a lot of exposure to and her story is so impactful and eye-opening.

Sarah is also a writer and musician living in Washington, DC. She graduated from Bowdoin College in 2003, received an MFA in creative nonfiction writing from Columbia in 2007, and work...

Komal Minhas is a changemaker, a cancer survivor, a chronic illness advocate, and a very dear friend of mine.

Komal was also included on Oprah's SuperSoul 100 list and she is the host of the Lessons Learned podcast. She also works in partnership with Startup Canada, Scotiabank, and the Business Development Bank of Canada to host the Thrive Podcast for Women Entrepreneurs.

In this episode, we talk a lot about Komal's professional an...

Ingrid Nilsen a New York City creative and an online video personality with over 8 million followers across her social media channels who's spent ten years pioneering an industry that has changed the way media and advertising is consumed.

Ingrid uses her platform to challenge the beauty and wellness industry through informative content and interviews with some of the world's most influential people, including President Barack Obama...

Hello, my loves. I'm excited to share this episode with you because it's one where we really just allow ourselves to examine what it's like to be a solopreneur, how our health can impact us as we're going on the solopreneur journey, and how to align our joy and nourish ourselves while we're chasing and running after our dreams.

This week's guest is the amazing Amina AlTai and, not only am I inspired by her, but I'm also fortunate e...

We're officially in a new decade and a new season of the podcast!

I wanted to start season three of The Point of Pain with Mira Mariah because she is someone I admire so much and she is breaking through ceilings I didn't even realize were there.

Mira is an amazing tattoo artist (in fact, she's Ariana Grande's tattoo artist!), a mother, a former speaker at Chronicon, and an amazing woman who has been featured in places like Allure, ...

Being that it's the end of the year and the end of season two, I decided to do something a little different for this episode. For the first time, I'm doing a completely solo episode.

By the time we return for season three in February 2020, The Point of Pain will have officially turned one year old. So, what better way to end season 2, the calendar year, and the first year of the podcast than by sharing some lessons learned througho...

Kara Lowentheil is a Master Certified Coach with a B.A from Yale University and a J.D. from Harvard Law. In the past three years, she's pivoted from her legal career and has grown her life coaching business from zero to seven figures.

Kara is also the Host of the iTunes top-rated self-help podcast, UnF*ck Your Brain™, which has been downloaded over 5 million times. She's been featured in outlets like Marie Claire, Mindbodygreen, MS...

Ksenia Avdulova is the Founder of Breakfast Criminals and I've personally been a fan and friend of hers for at least five or six years. She's smart, gentle, kind, and loving and I really feel connected to my own heart when I'm around her because of the beautiful energy she has about her.

When she's not attending fitness classes in New York or throwing a superfood smoothie bowl party in Brazil, you can find Ksenia attending transfor...

When I first decided to do this episode, I was really scared because I've never publicly talked about this topic before. Over the past year, I've been having private conversations about sex and pleasure, but I think it's finally time to take it public.

Gigi Engle is a feminist author, certified sex coach, sexologist, and sex educator. As a sex expert for Womanizer and a Brand Ambassador for LifeStyles condoms, she promotes and teac...

When I first found out about Paloma Kemak I was mesmerized and blown away by her ability to be fully honest with her audience, show how to thrive with a chronic condition, and also be raw and vulnerable in the moment when her condition is challenging.

Paloma is dealing with a life-threatening autoimmune condition that millions of people in the United States have and she will be one of the speakers at Chronicon this year. She was di...