Swiping Sunday

In this episode, I finally sat down to reflect on the past year of my life. I walk through the ways in which I've been able to transfer pain to progress, admit the embarrassing thing I used to wish for on every birthday, grazed the surface of my struggles living in Manhattan, and share with you how Swiping Sunday started and how it's impacted my life so greatly. I have always been one to feel everything very deeply, but I never act...

In this episode, I sit down with Arianna Tong to discuss the trouble with dating apps, taking ownership and responsibility for your own feelings, and the importance of relationship check ins. Ari was once the spokesperson for Flutter Dating, a new kind of dating app that's main goal is to provide community style dating and be inclusive of the LGBTQ+ community, specific religions, and other groups that are typically underrepresented...

In this episode, I sit down with Gabriel Prado, cohost of the podcast Two Twenty-Somethings, to discuss his journey from Brazil to the U.S and back again. Gabe is 24 years old now and he opens up about the struggles he faced when coming here for college and chasing his dream to play volleyball, adjusting to the culture, having no home for the holidays, and what has kept him going throughout these past few years of life-changing sce...

In this episode, I sit down with Lara Wyatt, cohost of the podcast Two Twenty-Somethings, to discuss our experiences with social media. I'm 26 and Lara is 20, so we were introduced to very different social media platforms at very different times in our lives. I reminisce about MySpace’s “top 8,” while Lara reminds me of the Snapchat “top friends” that used to get us all into trouble. And I made my first Instagram post in college, w...

In this episode, I sit down with Paige Michelle, a 33-year-old single mom who found fulfillment through living by Human Design and mastering her understanding of herself. The self-discovery she experienced between being fired from her waitressing job and creating a multimillion-dollar business, ended up changing her life and her outlook on dating. We discuss how vital it is to live based on your specific needs and desires, r...

In this episode, I sit down with Carmela Fuca, a young woman who was just a few days away from her preventative mastectomy as a BRCA gene carrier when she found out that she was too late, and already had cancer. Carmela knows that people are already aware of breast cancer, but they’re not aware of the many preventative actions we should be taking, the added risks to some decisions within a journey with this disease, the many unexpl...

In this episode, we get to hear a part of Nicole Delbene's incredible story. She talks about the highs and lows within the dance industry, as well as "dancer" becoming the main part of her identity. Nicole had her great dreams of becoming a professional ballerina come to fruition after decades of work, but eventually, there was an unfortunate turn of events that left her losing that sense of identity at the same time that she began...

In this episode, we address the toxic friendships and relationships that we've allowed into our lives in our past and explain how we've grown and learned from them, as well as the issues we've seen and started to resolve within ourselves. Unfortunately, most of us will experience toxicity in our lifetime, and in order to break away from those people or patterns, you'll need to acknowledge your relationship with yourself first. We t...

In my first solo episode, I decided I needed to open up about the reality of living with and loving someone who is struggling with Alzheimer's. I admit that I have trouble talking about things like this in my life, things that I can't change. I take you through what my emotions were in a journal entry from 2017 compared to today, and I hopefully shed light on the realities of Alzheimer's that are often so hard to say out loud. I've...

In this episode, I sit down with Kendrick, also known as the Providence Tarot, who after studying at Julliard and going through the typical struggles of finding yourself in your twenties, found his way to tarot. We walk through some of his childhood experiences before realizing his abilities, how he uses his connections with the spiritual world in his own life and relationships, and how he recommends someone approaches a reading fo...

In this episode I sit down with Allison Oswin, a 28-year-old woman who was brave enough to open up about her battle in an emotionally abusive marriage. She admits the realities of being gaslit, accepting the love you think you deserve, the red flags she notices looking back on it, and getting out There are people all over the world who deal with mental and emotional abuse in silence and just because there are no bruises, doesn't me...

In this episode, I sit down with Bella Hurlbut, an artist who commonly pairs her art with sincere words for those who are looking for a connection. Bella opens up about her struggle with an eating disorder and we both dive into the mental warfare that we've fell victim to when feeling the pressures of society's beauty standards. We admit how we've tried to make social media a safer place, when in reality it can quickly inflate the ...

In this episode, I sit down with Mike Dalia, a 27-year-old single guy who idealizes the Rom-Com fantasy just as much as me. We get each other's perspective on dating situations we've been in and admit to wondering how we'll know when it's really the right time for us. Typically, I'd assume men and women have different struggles, but we took comfort in realizing that some of the things we hate most about the "dating game," happen on...

In this episode, I sit down with Joe Picard who has been performing since the day we met in elementary school. We talk about what it’s really like to chase your dream, move to California alone, and maintain your authenticity through the many ups and downs that come with following your passions. Joe has made a life for himself that he’s proud of, but he won’t deny the battles that will continuously arise as you progress. He has foun...

Almost two years ago, I went on two dates with the guest of this week's episode. He and I hit it off immediately, but the timing was not on our side. After our two dates, his visit back home to the U.K turned into a more permanent move and we haven't seen each other since. We ended up staying in touch anyway and have been able to reexamine why we connected so well during this episode. Along with getting vulnerable about the reality...

Friends with benefits end up boring me without real connection, while he can remain unattached through months on end - is this just a male vs. female thing? In part two of the conversation with my best friend, we open up about the romantic lives we've had and want to have, the way that traveling has changed our lives, and the differences in the way that we think and live (logically vs. emotionally).  I admit what it's like bei...

My best friend is a guy. We've known each other forever and had a lot of topics we wanted to hash out. So, in part one of this dialogue, we touch on everything that we went through in moving to Manhattan and strengthening our friendship. We get honest about the relationship we have, the struggles and triumphs we went through when moving to Manhattan, how roommates impact our life, and how we define success. All of these things end ...