The Passionistas Project Podcast
Interviews with strong, empowered and passionate women, to help inspire others to pursue dreams, overcome obstacles and take charge of their own destinies.
Episodes
August 26, 2025 • 57 mins
In this episode of the Passionistas Project, sisters Amy and Nancy Harrington speak with Catherine Curry-Williams, founder of Shane’s Inspiration and co-founder of the She Angels Foundation. Williams shares her journey in championing inclusive play for children with disabilities and advocating for women-led organizations globally. The conversation delves into her passion for equity and inclusion, the development of universally acce...
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August 12, 2025 • 44 mins
In this episode of the Passionistas Project, sisters Amy and Nancy
Harrington talk with Lea Appleton, a Southern Californian who promotes the joys of mindful walking. Lea shares her journey from discovering hiking in Girl Scouts to falling in love with walking later in life. She discusses her
transition from a career in higher education to coaching, and how she found solace and clarity in walking. Lea explains the concept of mindfu...
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July 29, 2025 • 44 mins
In this episode of the Passionista’s Project, sisters Amy and Nancy Harrington talk with singer-songwriter Maria McKee. As the former frontwoman of Lone Justice, Maria discusses her fearless, genre-spanning musical journey and her deep commitment to LGBTQIA+ advocacy, particularly trans rights. She shares her personal story of coming out as queer later in life and the profound connections she has formed with the trans community. Ma...
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July 15, 2025 • 49 mins
In this episode of the Passionistas Project, sisters Amy and Nancy Harrington interview Kim Romain, founder of the Rising Visionaries. Kim is a soulful strategist who helps purpose-driven leaders align their work, well-being, and impact without compromising their values. She discusses her passionate commitment to humanity, her journey through various careers, including law and nonprofit work, and her focus on embodied leadership. K...
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July 9, 2025 • 50 mins
In this episode of the Passionistas Project, sisters Amy and Nancy Harrington interview inner child expert, Anat Peri. She discusses how she
helps women heal deeply and transform their lives through her TCS method. Peri shares her personal journey from struggling with codependency and emotional suppression to becoming a powerful healer and mentor. She explains her method's stages, emphasizing the importance of nervous system safety...
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July 1, 2025 • 54 mins
In this episode of the Passionista Project, sisters Amy and Nancy
Harrington interview Julia Toothacre, the founder of Ride the Tide Collective and host of the podcast Control Your Career. Julia shares her journey from a creative background in art and graphic design to becoming a results-driven career coach. She discusses her unique five-phase coaching process, Control Your Career, which helps professionals align their careers with...
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Passionistas in Focus brings our most powerful stories to life on screen
— bold, inspiring conversations you can now see as well as hear. Experience the heart, passion, and purpose of these incredible women in a whole new way.
In this conversation, healing guide and Emotional Freedom Techniques
(EFT) practitioner Meryl Hayton shares her transformational journey from
self-doubt to deep self-trust —and how she now helps others do t...
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Passionistas in Focus brings our most powerful stories to life on screen — bold, inspiring conversations you can now see as well as hear. Experience the heart, passion, and purpose of these incredible women in a whole new way.
In this episode, Dr. Stephanie Grunewald, alignment strategist and founder of Ancorio, invites us into a powerful conversation about what it truly means to live and lead in alignment. A psychologist with a ...
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Passionistas in Focus brings our most powerful stories to life on screen — bold, inspiring conversations you can now see as well as hear. Experience the heart, passion, and purpose of these incredible women in a whole new way.
In this episode, Kat Polsinelli shares her extraordinary transformation from teen mom and domestic abuse survivor to an empowered coach, speaker, and founder of The Lotus Effect. Through raw honesty and unsh...
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✨ Passionistas in Focus brings our most powerful stories to life on screen — bold, inspiring conversations you can now see as well as hear. Experience the heart, passion, and purpose of these incredible women in a whole new way.
In this episode, Maya Enista Smith, President of Thoughtful Human and former Executive Director of Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation, shares her deeply personal journey to creating spaces for honest con...
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Passionistas in Focus brings our most powerful stories to life on screen — bold, inspiring conversations you can now see as well as hear. Experience the heart, passion, and purpose of these incredible women in a whole new way.
In this episode, Georgia Stitt shares her dynamic path through the world of musical theater — from composing original works to conducting Broadway pit orchestras. But her story goes far beyond the stage. Geo...
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May 7, 2025 • 54 mins
✨ Passionistas in Focus brings our most powerful stories to life on screen — bold, inspiring conversations you can now see as well as hear. Experience the heart, passion, and purpose of these incredible women in a whole new way. 💫
In this episode, Katie Charrier shares how a desire for comfort sparked a
midlife career transformation from optometry to fashion innovation. Through her brand Jia+Kate, Katie is redefining how women ex...
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April 29, 2025 • 60 mins
In this Passionistas in Focus episode, acclaimed cinematographer Alicia Robbins shares her trailblazing journey from Grey’s Anatomy to Bridgerton — and how she’s using her lens to change the face of television. As the first female DP on a Shondaland series, Alicia opens up about creativity, representation, and the impact of lifting up diverse voices in the industry.
Watch to feel empowered by her vision, connected to her purpose, ...
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April 22, 2025 • 55 mins
Passionistas in Focus brings our most powerful stories to life on screen — bold, inspiring conversations you can now see as well as hear. Experience the heart, passion, and purpose of these incredible women in a whole new way.
In this powerful visual episode of Passionistas in Focus, actors and advocates Mary McCormack and Melissa Fitzgerald open up about transforming their platform into purpose. From the legacy of The West Wing ...
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April 2, 2025 • 56 mins
In this episode of The Passionistas Project, Amy and Nancy Harrington interview Wendy Paige Sterling, an intuitive business coach and healer. Wendy shares her journey from a political science major to becoming an entrepreneur who helps high-achieving women overcome fears, rewrite their money stories, and create soul-aligned success. Wendy delves into her psychic and intuitive abilities, discussing how she discovered and honed these...
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March 25, 2025 • 59 mins
In this episode of The Passionistas Project, Amy and Nancy Harrington sit down with Mahalene Dulay, the founder of Modern Wealth Collective. Mahalene shares her journey as a financial advisor of color in a predominantly white male industry, and her mission to help women of color build and protect their wealth. She discusses her personal background as the daughter of Filipino immigrant parents, her challenges in the financial indust...
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March 18, 2025 • 44 mins
In this episode, Amy and Nancy Harrington, founders of The Passionistas Project, interview Shashana Kaplan, the visionary behind PIFster, an app dedicated to making charitable giving fun and impactful. Shashana shares her inspiring journey from being a successful makeup artist to creating PIFster with her husband during COVID. She discusses her deep passion for supporting smaller nonprofits, explaining how the app allows users to d...
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In this episode of The Passionistas Project, sisters Amy and Nancy Harrington introduce two inspiring nonprofits as part of Podcasthon, the world's largest podcast charity initiative. They first speak with Hillary Cohen and Samantha Luu of Every Day Action, who redirect Hollywood's leftover meals to feed Los Angeles' underserved communities. The conversation unfolds their personal motivations and challenges faced while navigating t...
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In this episode of The Passionistas Project, sisters Amy and Nancy Harrington speak with Hillary Cohen and Samantha Luu, founders of Every Day Action, which reclaims Hollywood's unused catered meals and redistributes them to underserved communities in Los Angeles. Hillary and Sam share their journeys into the entertainment industry and their deep-rooted passion for humanitarian efforts, cultivated from childhood influences. They ad...
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March 5, 2025 • 54 mins
In this episode of The Passionistas Project, sisters Amy and Nancy Harrington interview Emmy-winning filmmaker Cris Graves. Cris discusses her passion for storytelling, her feminist journey, and her mission to redefine societal expectations around singleness, especially for women. Growing up in Mexico City and inspired by a diverse cultural background, Cris shares her experiences sneaking onto film sets as a child and her eventual ...
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