In this second episode of Existennial I explain my strong 👎of giving general life advice. (How-to's like how to layer rugs, keep a baby alive or pair wine with curry are guidance I appreciate.) I then talk about why I much prefer sharing ideas and sparking stuff for people with STORIES. I quote a Spanish philosopher's thoughts on being a teacher and then recap a smart psychologist's studies on "narrative identity," --> basically whether you're aware or not, we're each stringing snippets of our life together so our existence at least makes a little sense and isn't just some random series of events. Yeah, we go high brow. After that, I storytell my personal narrative ie. what happened with my [most recent] existential crisis. I wrap with some strong opinions on cheese, a major warning about The Bachelor Franchise, and a paraphrase of Neil Patrick Harris.  I hope you find value in this!  To sign up for my frequent-ish newsletter filled with all sorts of fun meaningful things that I'm hoping to be like an Orange Tic Tac in your inbox—something delightful, refreshing, and peppy, click here: https://taliapollock.substack.com (That's also how I'll send you a written version of each episode if you sometimes fancy reading a la phone a la toilette.) https://taliapollock.substack.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

This episode might come as a shock. Or it may not. Either way it’s here and you’re listening to it so how bout I stop guessing what emotion it might bring and just let it bring it! It has been the journey of all journeys to go on this ride with you. I thank you from the very bottom of my heart for giving me your most precious resource, your time and lending me your hopefully not too waxy ears to speak into all these hours over all these years.    If you have ideas for what you might want to hear more of as I rethink how I want to continue podcasting in the future, email me at [email protected]. And on www.taliapollock.com/hello you can also sign up for my newsletter which is the best place to stay up to date with all my things! Of course, if you want the greatest thing to come out of this podcast, my book, stuffed to the brim with all the puns and healthy nuggets you’ve eaten up in this here podcast, my book Party in Your Plants is a thing you can buy wherever books are sold.    If the past 207 episodes has taught me anything, it’s that my hypothesis about partying in our plants was right on the money. In fact, I said it in episode 1 of the podcast: our greatest health & happiness comes from eating way MORE PLANTS than you do CRAP.    And The only way to guarantee we’ll ACTUALLY eat the plants is to take the HELL out of HEALTHY, which I think we did mighty well in this year ERA of the PIMP podcast.    So with that I say eat your plants with a smile, monitor your mental health, love AND BLOW yo’self and i’ll catch you in my new projects so stay in the loop with me at taliapollock.com/hello so I tell you about future projects. LOVE YOU GOODBYE.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

She’s a Harvard-trained psychiatrist, a professional chef, a trained nutrition specialist, a food psychiatrist, the author of This is Your Brain on Food and just overall foodie brainiac. This chat with Dr. Uma Naidoo covered how the state of your mental health often starts with what you ate for dinner. As she says, “Happy gut, happy mood!” We talked about so much mood-boostin’ stuffs including how the gut and the brain are waaaay more closely linked than you thought. (Heard it here first before it goes mainstream!) Now, this is a chat that will have you turning your ahhhh to hahas and will have you revamping your shopping list. Yes, if you’re on a prescription, it won’t hurt to try out these brain food tips and no, I’m definitely not telling you to swap out your meds. As Dr. Uma says: you have to eat anyway, so adding healthy brain food to the plate is kinda a low hanging fruit. Her pun, not mine. Surprisingly!    Press play to hear:  How your gut health is impacting your mental health What to eat for depression and anxiety The mental health disservices of the American diet Why your holiday charcuterie platter might be making you depressed A surprising new use for eggs How your gut and your brain and more connected than you think The not-yet mainstream science about how your dinner choices impact your mental wellbeing Spices that’ll spice up your life!    Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! BUY MY BEST SELLING BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 30% with code: PLANTPARTY30 Where to buy Four Sigmatic Magic Mushroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Nikki Brafman is a human design expert (in fact, she’s MY human design expert!). So much about what I teach is about living in alignment, stepping up to be your best self and living a life that is self loyal. Without human design, I wouldn’t be living my best, fullest and truest life. Or at least I wouldn’t have the verbiage to describe myself. If you read my recent Mindbodygreen article I shared how Human design legitimately changed my life. I am so thrilled to have Nikki to thank for showing me the Human Design ropes. And telling you all about the magical ropes too, in this here chat. >> PS. Get your free Human Design chart here to help you understand this episode better!   Press play to hear:  What the heck is human design Why human design is different from astrology The energy types and how they behave How human design changed my life How it feels to be living in alignment Why human design can change how you make decisions How to start living a life guided by human design    Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! BUY MY BEST SELLING BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS Where to buy Four Sigmatic Magic Mushroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Miss Simi Botic is a barre instructor, a health coach, the author of Letting Go Of Leo and the smarty yoga pants wearing brain behind Unmeasured. That last one is basically a ballet-meets-pilates class… but one that focuses on body positivity and self-compassion. (As in diet culture turns of phrase aren’t allowed and body punishing mentalities will be kicked to the curb!) This chat was all about embracing movement that we love in a self-compassionate way that has nothing to do with earning food or shedding calories. This is the podcast episode where we kinda just said it as it is: that there are ways to enjoy your studio or gym or road time because of the joys that come with it. Joys that have nothing to do with weight or body composition! And you know what, just like healthy eating, your workout doesn’t have to suck! For the story on how Simi went from a compulsive exercise obsessed gal to the one who teaches a warm-hug-of-a-body-positive barre class, press play!    Press play to hear:  How Barre guru Simi Botic changed her negative relationship with exercise What’s an exercise obsession and how to spot it Why society doesn’t understand unhealthy workout behavior Signs it’s time to tone it down with your workout routine Joys your workout can bring that have nothing to do with body shape or size How diet culture shows up at the studio and at the gym Why Barre might be your movement of choice How Unmeasured is the movement choice that confronts diet culture   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! BUY MY BEST SELLING BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 20% off with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS at checkout Where to buy Four Sigmatic Magic Mushroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My lady Tricia Huffman a.k.a. The Joyologist a.k.a. affirmation queen a.k.a. the shitty thought police (OK, enough of the a.k.a.s, we get it…) is my latest and greatest guest. The woman is more super than a superfood itself and as such, this lil’ chat was even more invigorating than my post-run heaped-with-greens smoothie. Tricia has a background as a sound engineer, has spent so much of her life on the road and pivoted her whole lifestyle to be one focused on joy, positive affirmations, cultivating career success and happiness, and staunchly askewing the word “should” and all that it represents. Her whole *fig*gin jam is to wake people up to the joys that exist RIGHT NOW in their lives. My friend, don’t let these great days perish like wilted romaine lettuce that you forget at the back of your damn fridge! Listen to find out how to fill your life with joy ASAP.  Press play to hear: Why “should” is no longer allowed in our vocabulary How affirmations really work Why it’s time to wake up and actually love the life you live What’s a joyologist and why you need one Why no one can make you feel inferior without your consent Don’t wait until you “have it all,” find joy in your life now!    Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! BUY MY BEST SELLING BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 30% with code: PLANTPARTY30 Where to buy Four Sigmatic Magic Mushroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

We’ve heard about making our bank accounts work for us, we’ve heard about making our businesses work for us… but what about our home sweet home? Jamie Gold is a home design marvel and the author of a new book: Wellness By Design, A Room-by-Room Guide to Optimizing Your Home for Health, Fitness and Happiness and her whole philosophy is that if you wanna get healthy, start with your space. We covered so much in this episode from revamping the kitchen, organizing the damn stacks of papers (I know you got ‘em) on your counter, embracing hacks that are going to make your home more comfortable and really thinking through how we put together the rooms that now have multiple purposes. (Home-office-turned-gym-turned-reading-corner, I’m looking at you!) I know I learned a thousand things about how to make my space work for me so that I can live my best, healthiest, sanest, life. (Even if it includes getting the dorky cushy floor mat) Of course, we brought some planty magic to turn this housewarming party up to 11.    Press play to hear: Why to clear out clutter now Useful hacks to make your home more livable Kitchen mistakes you’re probably making What a functional home looks and feels like Why comfort and joy are essential to your interior How to make your space work as hard as you do Why practicality is just as important as prettiness How your home design can and should make your life easier    Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! BUY MY BEST SELLING BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 20% off with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS at checkout Where to buy Four Sigmatic Magic Mushroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

This week on the pod is all about less stuff, more adventure, more freedom and the MOST fun chats with Miranda Anderson. ICYMI, I had a major move last year where Jesse, Tommy and I carted our stuff away from tiny apartments in NYC and into an amazing home in the woods where plants grace my presence the minute I walk out the front door. Behind the scenes on this whole transition was Miranda Anderson, established blogger and author of More Than Enough: How One Family Cultivated A More Abundant Life Through A Year Of Practical Minimalism whose book I listened to on repeat at least three times. In this talk we discussed how your stuff is holding you back from adventure, why practical minimalism is bound to bring fulfillment, why lipstick is freaking awesome and why open mindsets can lead to Puerto Rico or Texas or the woods o’ New York or wherever your heart leads you. I’d say this episode with Miranda left me with more than enough!     Press play to hear: Why less stuff inspires more adventure What is practical minimalism and why it might be right for you How to stop chasing materialism  Why acquiring enough stuff is simply a decision  How to live of life jam-packed of freedom and adventure Happiness = do more of the stuff you like and less of what you don’t like What’s an adventure mindset and why it’ll improve your life Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! BUY MY BEST SELLING BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 30% with code: PLANTPARTY30 Where to buy Four Sigmatic Magic Mushroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

When it comes to the good ol’ socially distanced plant partying, Tara Kemp is the guest of honor. Tara specializes in something so, so important and so, so valuable that I have the utmost respect for this gal. She helps women struggling with eating disorders recover through a plant-based eating philosophy. Having struggled with an eating disorder herself (which btw, she attributes to crippling anxiety that was left untreated) Tara, who is pursuing her phd in psychosocial health, knows a thing or two about exerting control over food, and the mental health roots in disordered eating. Her story is an empowering one. But the empowerment doesn’t stop with this special woman’s journey… we also chatted about deciding how you want to interact with food, movement, and in deciding which information to live by and which info to take with a grain of celery salt. I might as well call this one the Suit Yourself Episode.    Press play to hear: Why the road to recovery looks completely different for everyone Why U.S. treatment centres don’t allow vegan diets What is orthorexia and how does it overlap with disordered eating Learn to interact with food in a way that suits your life Why food fads might not always be for you and when to say no How plant-based eating can add positivity to your meal times Why fear-based eating is causing your extra stress at meal time Why your relationship with yourself is impacting your diet   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! BUY MY BEST SELLING BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 30% with code: PLANTPARTY30 Where to buy Four Sigmatic Magic Mushroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My dear friend Robyn Conley Downs is a speaker, educator, entrepreneur, podcaster, and new author of The Feel Good Effect: Reclaim Your Wellness By Creating Small Shifts That Create Big Change. (She was also interviewed in episode 132.) Holding a Master’s degree in education with an emphasis in behavior change, and 4 years of public policy & health change at the doctoral level, her work taps into cutting edge science around psychology, neuroscience, mindfulness, and habits. I mean, it’s all great to educate and inspire based on personal experience, but it’s also great to have solid profesh research to back that jazzzz up. What I heart most about Robyn is not just her willingness to be honest and vulnerable about her shtuff, not just her mission to embody and amplify a gentle approach to wellness, but her super nerdy professional research background which she draws on to share cutting edge science-based, (and life-tested) radically simple solutions for wellness. Her motto is “Less striving, more ease.” And my instruction is to press play for how.   Links related to this episode: BUY MY BEST SELLING BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS Where to buy Four Sigmatic Magic Mushroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My friend, Dr. Lauren Cook used to be best known as “The Sunny Girl,” and let me tell you, I’m probably not the only one who needs a lil’ ray of sunshine in this crazy, confusing and turbulent calendar year. This talented and wise gem of a human is a therapist, a speaker and a published author whose main goal is to help other people live according to their values. (Easy pea-sy, slice of carrot cake right?)  Way back in the day when I first met Lauren, I picked her brain and she was generous enough to share her beautiful ideas with me. I had to have her on and share her wisdom with her sweet cat purring in the background. SO, in this chat, we discussed defining personal values, decision making, addressing mental health during the pandemic, finding joy during hard times and looking not just at the shades of blue and red… but finding the purple middle ground! I loved it and I hope you will too!   Oh and she’s putting on this wonderful Hearth Conference in Cctober! She compiled a ton of inspirational and healing speakers to share nuggets of wisdom to help you feel cozy and connected on World Mental Health Day which is October 10th and then beyond b/c really every day should be world mental health day nah mean? Tickets start at $48 and you can get them here!    Press Play to hear: What toxic positivity is and why it sucks Why depression is having a party in 2020 How to re-adjust your to-do list making How to make decisions with less anguish Learning what your values are… and aren’t Embracing your authentic self fearlessly and unapologetically  How to live in alignment with your actual purpose and true self Ways to cope with the state of the pandemic in 2020   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! BUY MY BEST SELLING BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 20% off with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS at checkout Where to buy Four Sigmatic Magic Mushroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTune --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Dr. Rev. Christopher Carter’s jaw-dropping impressiveness doesn’t stop at his credentials. I felt like I was in school during this interview because Christopher’s views, research, background and way of explaining Black veganism and cruelty-free eating was better than any binge-worthy docuseries I’ve ever come across during this pandemic season!    His passion for social justice, racial equality, food, animals and the environment made this such an incredibly energy-packed plant party. I loved his points about how vegan lifestyles that are self-centered don’t really bring the impact that they could have. He schooled me to the apple core. In our chat that I never wanted to end, Christopher explains how we can fill our grocery bags and load up our dinner plates in a way that doesn’t cause harm and is in solidarity with BIPOC people and their history. I mean, if you ever needed a powerful “WHY” to change your dietary lifestyle habits… this is it!    Press play to hear:  How we define Black veganism and why it’s a better approach It’s not about you: why veganism needs to be less self-centered What is cruelty-free eating? How factory farming hurts BIPOC people Why modern-day farming practices echo ethics exhibited during slavery  How to approach your meals from an anti-oppressive standpoint Why veganism has accessibility issues in America How veganism became so white   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! BUY MY BEST SELLING BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS Where to buy Four Sigmatic Magic Mushroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Dr. Yami (rhymes with Mommy) has it going on. She’s a pediatrician (who only owns her own practice), an author, a health and wellness coach, a mom, a wife, the brains behind Veggie Fit, a podcast host, a speaker and a kick-ass family chef…and in this chat she really spills the *beans* on some great parenting truths that we all really needed to hear. We chatted about body positivity, not conflating inner health with outer appearances, encouraging kids to feel open minded at dinner time, allowing your youngins to eat intuitively, and backing the heck off to let them do so! Seriously, this episode was great. We tooks myths around children leading a vegan lifestyle and smashed ‘em up like a ripe avocado! And holy guacamole, do I ever feel like we packed this episode with all the good stuff and left no questions unanswered for our planty moms and dads or anyone caring for our inner child out there!       Press play to hear:  How to entice picky eaters How your family *can* actually become vegan The magic of beans A heavy dose of body positivity Your parenting kitchen hacks that actually work Why fat-shaming has no place in your role as a parent Why you need to change your self talk now How kids are master pros at intuitive eating Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! BUY MY BEST SELLING BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Where to buy Four Sigmatic Magic Mushroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

So, you know I wrote a book right?! Well even though it’s a cooking one, I was able to stuff more words in it than I do spinach in smoothies. And in this episode, which I’m recording just before I go on my annual summer beach vacation where I’ll be glued to sand and books and watermelon for 3 weeks, I wanted to read some of the words in MY BOOK to you all about having a house party in your plants! At the end I ask you to take my anonymous super short ~ willpower ~ survey which you can do right here :-)   If you like what you hear, you can BUY MY BEST SELLING BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS! You can also purchase my favorite magic mushrooms, Four Sigmatic, for 15% less than other people! Check out my new empowering videos a la THE BLOW SHOW! Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Party in My Plants on Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

So, you know I wrote a book right?! Well even though it’s a cooking one, I was able to stuff more words in it than I do spinach in smoothies. And in this episode, which I’m recording just before I go on my annual summer beach vacation where I’ll be glued to sand and books and watermelon for 3 weeks, I wanted to read some of the words in MY BOOK to you all about my thoughts on the triumphant trio: CHEESE, GLUTEN, and PROTEIN .. OH MY. At the end I ask you to take my anonymous super short ~ willpower ~ survey which you can do right here :-)   If you like what you hear, you can BUY MY BEST SELLING BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 20% off with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS at checkout Check out my new empowering videos a la THE BLOW SHOW! Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Party in My Plants on Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

So, you know I wrote a book right?! Well even though it’s a cooking one, I was able to stuff more words in it than I do spinach in smoothies. And in this episode, which I’m recording just before I go on my annual summer beach vacation where I’ll be glued to sand and books and watermelon for 3 weeks, I wanted to read some of the words in MY BOOK to you all about how to turn your clean-food frown upside down. At the end I ask you to take my anonymous super short ~ willpower ~ survey which you can do right here :-)   If you like what you hear, you can BUY MY BEST SELLING BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Check out my new empowering videos a la THE BLOW SHOW! Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Party in My Plants on Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

So, you know I wrote a book right?! Well even though it’s a cooking one, I was able to stuff more words in it than I do spinach in smoothies. And in this episode, which I’m recording just before I go on my annual summer beach vacation where I’ll be glued to sand and books and watermelon for 3 weeks, I wanted to read some of the words in MY BOOK to you all about cravings. At the end I ask you to take my anonymous super short ~ willpower ~ survey which you can do right here :-)   If you like what you hear, you can BUY MY BEST SELLING BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS! You can also purchase my body’s most crave-able shrooms, Four Sigmatic, for 15% less than other people! Check out my new empowering videos a la THE BLOW SHOW! Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Party in My Plants on Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

When I first met today’s guest who is the wonderful woman the world calls Nicole Jardim (a.k.a. The Period Girl) years and years ago we were in a mess hall (at an adult sleepaway camp called Soul Camp). My friends were crowding her (back when personal space wasn’t a danger) to ask their juicy Q’s about their menstruation and I looked her in the eye with my nuva ring wedged in real deep and said “I don’t need period help, I don’t even get mine!”    Well hashtag mega grateful only skims the surface that I got this do-over with her. In this chat, which I sorry not sorry but kinda sorry used as a personal consultation, we covered everything from my messy period moment at my Bat Mitzvah to my confession that I’m on birth control and *gasp* that I’m ready to break up with it. I learned a lot - seriously, I felt like I was a 12-year-old in sex ed class. Really, how was there SO much about my body that I didn’t even know?! Well, Nicole, whose new book, Fix Your Period, came out around when mine did, breaks down some really need-to-know facts, dismantles the crazy wives tales and myths and sets us straight for once and for all that eating our plants helps our hormones, which I then tried and was perfect proof for. Period.   Press play to hear: How a plantless diet = hell periods Why the pill is not actually your bestie Why bad nutrition leads to icky period woes How the Period Girl changed her lifestyle  Why tracking your period should be on your to-do list The best reads and apps about periods and menstrual cycles What the heck is premenstrual dysphoric syndrome  How to learn about how your body actually works so you can stop being scared of it Yes, your window of fertility is waaay smaller than you think And so much more!!! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! BUY MY BEST SELLING BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram</a --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Jenn Racioppi’s health journey starts off really really tough. In her late teens and early 20s, Jennifer got two gynecological cancer diagnoses which led to her having a hysterectomy, being launched into early menopause and being prescribed tons of medications for depression, anxiety and hormone replacements. Don’t worry, the story has a positive ending which basically blew my socks off. This was in the 1990s and when Jennifer ventured to San Diego in search of better healing practices, she came across a woman who did her (shockingly accurate) tarot reading. From there, Jennifer started to dig into astrology, the planets, the moon cycles and all things related and it wound up being the biggest step she’s ever made towards healing. Today, she’s a genius in all these things and even has a book coming out soon. But before we get to all that jazz, here’s your astrology 101 class where I admit that I’m as much as an astrology newbie as anyone ever and Jennifer says hilarious things like “Pluto? Yeah he’s ruthless AF.” Enjoy!    Press play to hear:  Why astrologists predicted 2020 would be an absolute mess How a journey of cancer, antidepressants and hormone therapy led Jennifer Racioppi to astrology How and why Pluto is a total life ruiner Why setting goals for the new moon cycle is the way to be Your astrology 101 How astrology and understanding your charts paves the way to wellness And more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! BUY MY BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Magic Mushroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 20% off with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS at checkout Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Sarah Adler really makes healthy eating seem really simple. Which is really good. Because her brand and business is called “Simply Real Health.” Sarah’s a real food lover to the core. And she’s really passionate about helping others love and eat real food with ease. She’s a rockstar nutrition coach, author of two stunningly beautiful cookbooks The Simply Real Health Cookbook and Simply Real Eating Cookbook, a new-ish mom, wife, lululemon ambassador and a really lovely, inspiring real human being whom I’m genuinely honored (and borderline unhealthily obsessed) with calling a friend. This is her second episode on my podcast, her first one, episode #41 is every bit as delicious, and I went into this interview if you even want to call it that with zero notes which is unprecedented, but I knew we’d naturally hit the goods because nothing that comes out of this woman’s mouth is NOT GOOD. And I was right. This is one of the most wonderful chats I’ve yet to publish. Oh and I can’t remember if I say this in the chat or not, but seeing photos of her kitchen inspired me to put a pot filler in mine. Talk about being the ultimate influencer. She may or may not have also influenced me to want to have a baby soon. Or at least start to think about eating more like one… Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! BUY MY BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 20% off with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS at checkout My new sexy website :) Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today marks three years since my mother in law passed away, and in her loving memory I’m re-airing this touching tale of how my heart-filled engagement overlapped with her heartbreaking death and how that serves as an ongoing reminder to live the crap out of my days and share my non-crap food even more. It’s also updated with two major life-impacting lessons I’ve carried with me daily since experiencing Nancy’s death 3 years ago; to-do’s that I hope you’ll be inspired to do, too.   Links related to this episode: “http://www.partyinmyplants.com/53” [The full show notes with all the deets from this episode!]  BUY MY BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS! My new sexy website :) Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

As we welcome a new month, new season, and new scent of body wash I’ve been loving (did a little switchie from Dr. Bronner’s lavender to eucalyptus oh and boy oh boy is it sensational) I wanted to touch base with ya -- without touching ya cuz that’s dangerous -- about another little switchie switchie I’ve got going on here.   Learn why I changed my Instagram identity from @partyinmyplants to @imtaliapollock, get a refresher on what Party in My Plants [+ this podcast] is in general, learn my working definition of boldness and how I see it as a health practice, and get schooled on 18 perfect-for-summer recipes from my bestselling book Party in Your Plants!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! BUY MY BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 20% off with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS at checkout My new sexy website :) Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

This is only the third time in Party In My Plants history when I’ve publicly had a threesome - I interviewed TWO guests at the same time, you silly goose! I had an incredible hour talking with Robby and Cyrus which you will hear about in un memento. And for a conversation focused on diabetes, which I initially expected to be boring AF, I surprisingly and genuinely laughed a lot and have smiled thinking about since. Something that I found really cool about both Robby and Cyrus is that they were diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes and, parallel to my story, they used that low point in their life to get really curious, learn more and dedicate much or their time to healing their bodies and then helping others. Their journeys fascinated me. Not only did we get into the sciency, brainiac stuff (how many of us can ACTUALLY define insulin and explain the differences between Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes?) but we also got some great plant-y eating recommendations and fun backstories on both gentlemen. But the best take-home ever: you CAN and SHOULD, even and maybe especially if diabetic or insulin resistant, eat fruit, carbs and tons and tons of mangos. Orange you excited to hear? (sorry, hard to resist.)   Press play to hear:    How a diabetes diagnosis can merely be just an inconvenience  Yes, you can eat fruit with diabetes, here’s how How two diabetics are defining the age-old advice Why insulin ain't your enemy Exercise is a diabetic’s BFF, here’s why Intermittent fasting IS all it’s cracked up to be Why the American diet leads to American medical issues A much needed reminder, for myself too, that like actually PLANTS (*produce*) are where it’s at And lots more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! BUY MY BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Magic Mushroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 20% off with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS at checkout Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram <span style= "font-weig --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My new friend Susie Moore is an incredibly successful and genuinely glass-half-full kinda beautifully accented gal. Our chat was a necessary breath of fresh air and was chock-full of the kind of life-changing wisdom that I think PIMP listeners crave like cookies. Soul cookies. Easy to digest. Susie’s an kickass coach, writer, TV personality, and author (her latest book is called Stop Checking Your Likes: Shake Off The Need For Approval And Live An Incredible Life). As we mentioned in this talk, she has done ALLLLLL of this and more without a single college degree. That, my friend, goes to show that lack of official credentials is way less harmful than lack of confidence and self-limiting beliefs. Listen to this episode and you’ll be motivated to quit checking yo’ damn likes and use that energy to instead challenge the negative thoughts swirling around in yo’ damn brain! Here’s what my podcast assistant Sinead says is one of my strongest interviews yet.   Press play to hear: Why it’s time to change your beliefs around the things blocking you in life The magic of the confidence-competence loop Why success and failure are the same things just on different points on the timeline Your life history doesn’t have to be in the driver seat of your life today How to stop checking your likes and caring about what other people think Stop taking yourself seriously: we’re all gonna die one day! Why living a life you like shouldn’t be uncommon How to challenge the beliefs that are causing you grief Stop blaming social media… it’s not about the app Your worthiness is inherent and non-deletable - accept it!    Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! BUY MY BEST SELLING BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today is one of my most cherished friends, Ms. Brittany Piper. You might remember her from episode 118 which I called “A LESSON IN SAYING THANKSFORGIVING US PAIN TO TURN INTO PURPOSE (AND TO TUNE US INTO WELLNESS)” -- it dropped on Thanksgiving, hence that brilliance I came up with right there. Brittany is a powerhouse speaker, an international activist, trauma specialist and a healing + wellness coach. She’s fits the bill of the most “practice what she preaches” er as she’s herself has overcome not just one, but many of the most horrific events any of us could imagine: sexual assault, eating disorders, the death of her brother and alcoholism and uses her experience to help others harness their hardships and grow through whatever trauma we go through so we can do amazing things. I’m going to cry just reading this intro.    Britt and I chatted a few weeks ago as she ate a humongous granola bowl, sitting in her closet at 36 weeks preggo! The day this airs is actually four days past her baby boy’s due date.    I planned this to be kinda a lighthearted chit chat about life being pregnant in a pandemic la la la but it quickly became a profoundly moving exploration into how to be strong and tender at the same time. I quickly shifted focus to grilling her on ways she suggested we work through trauma and thrive. Umm, hello timeliness. Thank you so much for lending me and my show your ears today and I hope this chat hits you right where you need it. As I love to say, the world is better when we’re our best, and really, we can’t care for others if we’re not caring for ourselves.    Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Brittany’s first episode on the PIMP podcast The long thing I wrote about how Big Change Can Start At Brunch BUY MY BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 20% off with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS at checkout Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today is Georgie Morley, a coffee-loving creative and photographer, the host of the Chasing Joy Podcast, and the caring human behind her platform that inspires joy and personal growth through compassion and self-discovery. She loves to share tips, tools and lessons learned all inspired by her own path towards personal growth, wellness, and spirituality. And coffee. Georgie to coffee is me to plants. She lives in my favorite place on earth, Nantucket, the 14 x 5 miles long island, exactly 30 miles out to sea off the coast of Cape Cod. You know when you’re doing a meditation and you’re told to close your eyes and envision your happy place? Mine has been Nantucket since I started going there in the womb. I love that place so much it genuinely makes me cry thinking about, which I do on a honest to god daily basis. So Georgie’s there, and I feel like her Nantucket-essence just radiates out for us all to catch glorious whifs of. We’ve known one another through the interwebs for half a decade but haven’t really deeply connected until I was on her podcast last month and now when we did this flip the mic a doodle do in one of my new fun types of episodes called LAUGH WITH YOUR MOUTH FULL.    At the time of this recording I was eating some of my matcha mint chocolate chip date balls from page 275 of my BOOK WHICH IS OUT NOW FOR YOU TO BUY, and Georgie was of course, sipping on coffee which she told me after she drank black and used a v60 or chemex to make it? No clue what that means since I don’t drink coffee even though I was a barista for a whole summer ON NANTUCKET but if you need info on college look up @georgiemorley because she is the coffee pro.    Press play to hear: How to lean in to what’s easy for you How to embrace your talents instead of running from success Lessons from the pandemic How to stop cock-blocking yourself in business and creative goals Why self discovery will make your life so much easier Notes on crying in the car Self care tools and advice for depression sufferers The deal on coffee, cafe culture and why both are so great Why we should try to achieve goals without even telling anyone!  Some awesome things to do on Nantucket   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! BUY MY BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My friend Jenny Sansouci has been in this wellness game for a loooooong time. I pat myself on the back for being going planty before it was really cool in 2008, but Jenny started her own platform way back in 2006. Not that it’s a comparison game. We know Jenny now as the brains and passion behind Healthy Crush, and now the author of her new spectacular book, The Rebel’s Apothecary: A Practical Guide To The Healing Magic of Cannabis, CBD and Mushrooms, and as an amazing messenger on how to support the health of those dealing with cancer based on her experience of being right there with her father, CBD, shrooms and cannabis, research and hope in tow, as he’s battled pancreatic cancer.    Jenny wasn’t didn’t always have a crush on health. What blew my mind is how Jenny overcame issues with alcohol, party drugs and a dusk-til-dawn party lifestyle. Way back when, she was the first person to dismiss meditation and she used to show up at work hungover. (Which sounds like my own personal nightmare.) Through hard work, an obsession with information and perseverance, she changed her lifestyle and became the well-known wellness gal she is today. Unlike me, Jenny is a research fanatic and I applaud her dedication to learning directly from scientists, doctors, mycologists, herbalists, and so many incredible experts in the cannabis and mushroom fields and then sharing it all with stories, so we less research-inclined can eat it all up!   Press play to hear: How mushrooms and CBD can help you heal How Healthy Crush became what it is today An incredible story on quitting drugs, alcohol and the party lifestyle How to support a loved one through cancer treatment The Rebel’s Apothecary: Who it’s for, why it’ll help, why it’ll change your life The deal on supplements and why they *could* help sick loved ones   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! BUY MY BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Magic Mushroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 20% off with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS at checkout Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! <a href="http://www.instagram.com/partyinmypla --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Well, I had the poop doctor back on the show! My earlier chat with Dr. B. was such a breakout HIT that it’s about time I bring him back again. And this round two was as good - if not better - than last time. You let me know. We started off this talk by clarifying right off the bat that Dr. B is more of a tummy doctor than a butt doctor. From there, we got straight to his main point: fiber is SEXY ok? (I originally disagreed but he convinced me in the end.)   Dr. B’s new book, Fiber Fueled (which is a cousin to my book as we share the same publisher and hit bookstores within 3 weeks of each other!) will change your life and educate you on how the gut actually works. During these times when the coronavirus has the world shut down, it’s important to know that most of your immune system lives in the gut. In other words, hurt the gut, hurt your immunity! Dr. B.’s goal is to get his information out there to convert the processed food eaters to see the value of plants and start taking better care of their gut health. I think you’ll be convinced. And highly entertained. And maybe blushing if poop is not a topic you usually engage in discussion around.  Press play to hear:  Why fiber IS so sexy Why your need to eat as many different plants as possible Diversity, diversity, diversity! For health, health, health! Why fiber fuelling will change yo’ life! How your poop in the window to your gut health The average American diet is 60% processed foods!  Why gut health is where it’s at Did you know: Your immune system lives in the gut!    Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! BUY MY BEST SELLING BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

If you’re a follower of my work (and self) and a listener of this here show, then you likely know I’ve just made a comeback after spending months in a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad slump. I was depressed, overwhelmed and swimming (like doggy paddle treading) in anxiety that, of course, as our stress does - it turned physical. Tapping, what we’re talking about today, was pivotal in me pivoting out of my overwhelm ocean, my pity pool, my hot mess hot tub….    Here’s my interview with Jessica Ortner, skeptic-turned tapping expert, bestselling author of The Tapping Solution for Weight Loss and Body Confidence, and co-creator of the massively popular and internationally celebrated Tapping Solution. It’s intentionally my first interview back in MONTHS and I hope my passion for tapping, the very thing that helped me lure myself out of the low-vibe lazy river, is palpable. Here in this chat, Jessica spills how tapping can help us with basically everything keeping us down, how tapping impacted her personally, and exactly how you, yes you, can do it right now...without your houseplants thinking you’re weird. And by right now I mean in like 50 minutes because at the end of this episode Jessica and I do a tapping meditation together which you and your clean hands can do along with us to feel better now.   In this COVID crisis, anxiety, depression and new emotions they probably need to invent words for are flying off the charts so this episode is my gift to you so you can experience just a little more ease in your everyday life.    Press play to hear:  What the heck is tapping and why did it help me so much? Why tapping is the practice to use during corona times Tapping vs. meditation: What’s the difference? How tapping can help you become motivated, reduce stress, settle anxiety, cure insomnia, lose weight, love yourself and even see financial success... A heart-warming story on tapping and body image How to acknowledge your thoughts so you can move through them The best new scientific self-love approach BONUS: it features a quick, powerful guided tapping meditation   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! BUY MY BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Magic Mushroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 20% off with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS at checkout Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! <a href="http://getpodcast.reviews/id/11732202 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Wowie kazowie my first book, “Party in Your Plants” is outie! And is sitting pretty as a #1 Bestselling New Release for over 2 weeks straight now on Amazon. Today I’m gonna introduce you to it. Literally, by reading the introduction… and other fun parts that illustrate 9 ways my book, “Party in Your Plants” will empower you to eat more plants!   Because, while yes, my book is technically a cookbook, it’s really an empowerment book to empower people to eat more plants. As a review so eloquently says:    “This book is a "food" book that isn't actually about the food. And I mean that in the best way possible. Party In Your Plants is really about the PARTY part - how to make your life feel like one that's worth celebrating every single day. Talia makes the (great and accurate) argument that in order to make your life one that's worthy of a celebration, you've got to TREAT it like it is. I really appreciate that she doesn't preach Healthy Living for Healthy Living's sake - she really makes it clear that it's a tool in your toolkit to help free up mental and emotional space for you to live BIG and BOLD outside the kitchen.”   Fun! Hope you enjoy! And you can purchase my debut book, “Party in Your Plants” here.    Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! BUY MY BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 20% off with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS at checkout Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

I’m excited to present a new monthly installment of LAUGH WITH YOUR MOUTH FULL! Lighthearted real life chit chats with smart and articulate people I love while we eat healthy planty foods we love. This episode explores how three of my dearest friends and I are doing our best to healthfully navigate this scary season of Coronavirus quaranatine. At the time of this recording, my mouth was full of snap peas. Katie Dalebout the host of Let it Out with Katie Dalebout, the author of  Let it Out: A Journey Through Journaling and the creator of the Let It Outttt platform and self-growth KITS. You might’ve heard her before in episode 22 of this PIMP podcast. She’s quarantined in sunny LA. Her mouth was full of banana boats. Katie Horwitch is a writer, speaker and founder of the Women Against Negative Talk platform & podcast. She’s also a spin instructor extraordinaire and her audio workouts on Aaptiv are phenomenal. You heard her before in episode 122 and she’s quarantined in my beloved NYC. Her mouth was full of pickles! Phoebe Lapine is a cookbook author, chef, and food blogger at FeedMePhoebe.com. She’s written two books, In the Small Kitchen and The Wellness Project, and she hosts the SIBO Made Simple Podcast (+ is writing a third book by the same name)! Her interviewS on this podcast were #37 and #82 and she is quarantined on beautiful Martha’s Vineyard. Her mouth was full of a kosher-for-Passover chocolate chip cookie that she ate before the recording. Press play to hear: Introverts vs. extroverts vs. ambiverts (and how to know the difference) The least horrible parts of being quarantine right now Connection as self care How we’re loosely managing time these days (Horwitch’s protocol chunking schedule is something to hear!) <li style="fo --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

So you’ll hear in a lot of upcoming podcast episodes in which I’m the guest on other peoples’ shows talking about my book, Party in Your Plants, about the coconut smoothie that set me on my plant-party path, and how since that was in 2008 before instagram, youtube, and blogging was really a thing, I learned about eating plants through sitting in Barnes and Noble with a yellow legal pad. One of my first ever books at my self-study vegan 101 Barnes and Noble school was Colleen Patrick-Goudreau’s.   Colleen is an OG in the vegan world. Her voice is one I know well and her books (there are seven of them. One for each dwarf!) have graced my shelves for ten years or so. In this chat we talked about veganism, plant-based eating, not being judgemental, and… Burger King. Colleen gave some really down-to-earth tips on how to survive holidays as a plant eater, as well as tips on how to talk to loved ones and partners about your decision not to eat animal products.    What I especially loved about our chat was that in Colleen’s view, the “V” in vegan really stands for VALUES! I was admittedly a little scared before our interview that it would stand for VERY DOGMATIC. As Colleen says (and you’ll have to give it a listen…) it’s better to characterize being vegan as a means to an end not an end in itself. It’s not the goal. The goal is compassion and wellness... being vegan is the mode to getting there. Ahhhhh, sweet. Also sweet is hearing her talk about her relationship with her book’s cover cow (or steer!) at the very end of our chat.     Press play to hear stuff like:   Tips for how to survive the holidays as a vegan How to talk to family and loved ones about your vegan choices Stop being critical of other people’s labels How to reflect your values in what you put on your dinner plate Achieve compassion and wellness through vegan eating Ways to talk to your partner about diet How to allow yourself room for error in order to take action! Why the perfect vegan doesn’t really exist Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! PREORDER MY BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party i --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Friend, if you had asked me about the state of my podcast weeks ago like my podcast assistant did over email, my husband did in long car rides, diehard listeners did on IG, and my best friends did over ABCV’s butter beans that taste like bacon (Neal Harden, executive chef of ABCV and friend who wrote a big blurb for my book -- you are a plant genius!), I would’ve told you, like I told them, straight faced and convincing as hell: I can’t do it anymore. I’m done. It’s over. I had a good argument, too. Though I can’t even remember what it is anymore. Because it was depression talking, not Talia. This first episode since an abrupt hiatus in January tells that story.  I share the story of forgetting and ignoring my own voice, but having an inner truth so relentless & body signals so persistent, like that fire alarm in Phoebe’s apartment that WOULD NOT BE QUIET even when she disconnected, disabled, smashed, trashed and screamed at it, that I had to listen again. I hope it inspires you to keep listening to and honoring your fire alarms. Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! PREORDER MY BOOK, PARTY IN YOUR PLANTS! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

If Caroline Dooner’s name rings a bell, it’s probably because you’re heard of her book, or her massive movement called the “The F*ck It Diet.” Yes, she may have given me anxiety as I listened to her long and yo-yoing journey with dieting, but the way she now shits on the inherent flaws of dieting and diet culture (which she backs with so much sound science thank you very very much Caroline) is SO relatable to SO many people. As a fellow past-life comedian, Caroline’s humor, coupled with her compassion, (with again, lots of research) allows her to fearlessly call out all the BS and misinformation that makes us make eating so hard for ourselves, so be prepared to wage no more wars with your grub after you listen. Matcha latte cheers to making “the f*ck it diet” the last diet you ever try!   Yay! Press Play to hear:  How Caroline Dooner, author of “The F*ck It Diet.”, fixed her tainted relationship with food Your hunger is there for a reason and why you need to stop ignoring it Why diets make peeps even more food obsessed The biggest sign that you’re underfeeding yourself No, disordered eaters are NOT only those who are incredibly thin… and other myths busted! What mind-blowing stuff the Minnesota Starvation Experiment of the 1940s has taught us about restricting calories and dieting And tons more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Try Catalina Crunch Gluten Free, Grain Free, Dairy Free, Soy Free, Vegan CEREAL for 10% off! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Magic Mushroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” GET A FREE LIST OF 160+ RECCOMENDED-OR-WRITTEN-BY-PODCAST-GUEST BOOKS Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cook --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

You know how health is wealth? Well, as my phenomenal functional medicine practitioner friend Dr. Will Cole says in this chat: you don’t have to be wealthy to be healthy.    Dr. Cole, or Will, is doc who relies little on prescriptions on mucho on natural fixes. He’s obsessed with finding the roots of health problems and honestly, in this chat I became obsessed with finding out his answers to every single thing that came to my mind. It turns out, this brilliant man is not only a healer, but also a quote generation machine, and he was dropping some serious poetic responses. Something he said that really stuck with me was: “Just because it’s common, doesn’t mean it’s normal.” Out of context, that could apply to basically anything (headphones getting tangled the minute they enter a purse, my dog humping his bed when he’s mad at us, me crying when I watch Monica and Chandler get engaged even though I’ve seen that episode upwards of 39 times…) but in the context of our conversation, he was saying that so many folks struggle with so many “common” health issues today, but that shouldn’t mean that accept them as “normal” and live a life less good.   This chat is also just what the doctor ordered because finally, FINALLY, hooha, I had an expert on the show who really broke down inflammation. You know, that word you keep hearing but don’t really, truly, honestly, understand? Well with Will, whose new book The Inflammation Spectrum is about to be your new go-to health manual, we talk about what inflammation is, what causes it, how it wrecks havoc in your body, and how to stop it!     Press play to hear:    What’s a functional health practitioner and why might you need one? What causes inflammation? Why you might want to start an elimination diet What inflammation actually is and why too much can be bad news Why what you eat could be causing your depression and anxiety It’s not a medication deficiency: how what you do and don’t put in your body causes your symptoms Why autoimmune conditions and inflammation often go hand in hand How many years of lifestyle habits it takes before an illness manifests You don’t have to be wealthy to be healthy: FREE tips to get you feeling better Common foods that could cause inflammation Why stress is just junk food for the soul and is probably making you sick   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Try Four Sigmati --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

You know that saying “put your money where your mouth is?” well my guest today puts her science where her mouth is. And puts nutritious plants in the bodies of athletes. So they can put trophies on their mantels and pride in their hearts..? Well, Angie Asche is a sports dietitian and one super smart dairy free cookie. Angie’s been a plant partier herself since 2011 and for the past five years, she’s been running her own private sports nutrition practice called Eleat Sports Nutrition. She advises athletes like pro sports players, gymnasts, ultra runners, figure skaters, and even every day type-a athletes like myself. Her husband, Cody Asche, also plays baseball professionally in the MLB so I got to pick her brain on how these guys manage to eat healthy when they’re always on the road traveling to different dugouts and stuff! Since I’ve dramatically upped my own athleticism in the past couple of years, I may have rapid-fired every question about planty sports nutrition I’ve ever had and Angie demystified it all - from the deal with iron, glutamine, protein and even how to travel with bananas which I still call BS on but whateverrrr…   Press play to hear:   How to eat before and after your runs What’s the deal with protein anyway? Can I get enough protein as a vegan or vegetarian? How iron figures into the life of the cardio-obsessed person How pro baseball players eat on the road Supplements that will give your workout an epic boost A sports nutritionist’s go-to pre-run breakfast How to include sunflower seeds, turmeric and more into your daily diet Travel hacks for eating a well-rounded diet on the go And tons more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to snag your Comrad Compression Socks (do. it.) for 20% off [use code PARTY]! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 20% off with code: PARTY at checkout Try Catalina Crunch Gluten Free, Grain Free, Dairy Free, Soy Free, Vegan CEREAL for 10% off! Try Beekeepers Naturals’ for 15 off with code PARTYINMYPLANTS GET A FREE LIST OF 160+ RECCOMENDED-OR-WRITTEN-BY-PODCAST-GUEST BOOKS Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d m --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

It’s been almost a year since I had this chat but I cannot stop bugging out about what I learned from it, which is why it’s making it to the top 5 best podcast episodes of 2019. Carly Stein, the founder of Beekeepers Naturals, a company that makes practical products from superfoods from the hive, is hands down, legs up, the bees knees. And not just because she’s a beekeeper, though that’s so rad. But also because she’s created all these bee-powered wellness products that she can swear on her tonsils will uplevel your life. And since learning about propolis in the original airing of this chat, it’s become a more regular part of my life than teeth brushing. Seriously, I’m spritzing propolis into my pie hole upwards of 6 times a day.    Get ready to hear Carly’s bee business story (“How I Built This” style), learn a lil about bee culture and understand a lot about how the goos and jellys the bees use to thrive can really help us thrive too. (And if after listening you also get stung with excitement for the bees, you can try these products from the hive for 15% less than other humans by using code “PARTYINMYPLANTS” at checkout on Beekeepers Naturals’ site.)   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Try Catalina Crunch Gluten Free, Grain Free, Dairy Free, Soy Free, Vegan CEREAL for 10% off! Try Beekeepers Naturals’ for 15 off with code PARTYINMYPLANTS GET A FREE LIST OF 160+ RECCOMENDED-OR-WRITTEN-BY-PODCAST-GUEST BOOKS Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today’s episode is a re-broadcast of the PIMP’s top episode of 2019, which just so happened to come out as the first episode of 2019. This is like a colonic of a chat. A colonic for your stress and worries and anxiety...or at least the way you view them. Flush those old patterns right out of ya. I cannot get enough of my guest Sarah Knight’s hilariously no BS tough love and her out of the box mind altering metaphors galores. And I’m not alone in my Sarah Knight obsession, considering she’s, like, an internationally best selling author of 4 – now going on 5 with her newest one just out now called: Fuck No - How to stop saying yes when you can’t, you shouldn’t, or you just don’t want to. I’m so honored to have her endorsement on my upcoming book!    Needless to say, this chat has a lot of unbleeped bleeps in it so headphones are smart, also because you want to focus on Sarah’s unbelievably awesome advice on how to stop overthinking, go easy on your freak outs, stop stressing about the uncontrollable, and just let it go.   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Sarah’s first time on my show talking about The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*%k THE BEST EPISODE ABOUT BURNOUT EVER.  Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 GET A FREE LIST OF 160+ RECCOMENDED-OR-WRITTEN-BY-PODCAST-GUEST BOOKS Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

You’re listening to the PIMP podcast and if you’ve never considered focusing on your furnishings as much as you do your forkings, I’m hoping this quick chat might change that. Because, you know how I’m always talking about how my food philosophy is to choose foods based on how they make you feel? Well it was a shocking revelation as I just finished moving that, wowie kazowie, our STUFF MAKES US FEEL STUFF TOO!   Our stuff makes us feel stuff too. And here’s a short chat with some stuff I learned about our stuff.     Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 GET A FREE LIST OF 160+ RECCOMENDED-OR-WRITTEN-BY-PODCAST-GUEST BOOKS Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today is a powerhouse of a woman who wants to see other women succeed… without burning out in the process. The marvelous Kate Northrup is an entrepreneur, speaker, mother and bestselling author of two profoundly helpful books: Money: A Love Story, (which has been published in 5 languages, oh la la!) and Do Less: A Revolutionary Approach to Time and Energy Management for Busy Moms (which include dog or plant moms). I’m obsessed with Kate’s data-driven and soul-driven time and energy management practices that result in saving time, making more money, and experiencing less stress (and thus mega-improved wellness). We talked a lot about syching your sched to your menstrual sched (or the moon’s sched), honoring your energy, annndddd lying on the floor a lot. I loved every second and am pretty positive this chat will be my mantra for the new year. Yes, the whole damn chat.    Press play to hear:    Why doing less can often produce better results How to stop tying your self worth to your jam packed schedule An extra spin class or ladies night isn’t the cure: it’s in decluttering your schedule Why changing your schedule to fit your schedule is one of the best business moves you can make How a 24-hour cycle leads to unrealistic expectations Why it’s time to take rest without beating yourself up about it Scrapping the mindset that energetic days are BETTER than the ones where you need to rest How rest is an investment to become your bestest And so much more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Hop on the waitlist for my soon-to-be-live Party in Our Plants Club!!! Where to snag your Comrad Compression Socks (do. it.) for 20% off [use code PARTY]!  Where to buy Four Sigmatic Magic Mushroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” GET A FREE LIST OF 160+ RECCOMENDED-OR-WRITTEN-BY-PODCAST-GUEST BOOKS Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram <a href="https:// --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Surviving the food-focused holiday season without outgrowing all our clothes and slugging around like human eggnog can feel frightening. And in this episode, I'm calling on something else frightening to help us: GHOSTS. You know the Christmas story about Scrooge? (From Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol?”) Well, the same 3 ghosts that showed Scrooge his past, present and future and helped him stop being a miserable Scrooge can actually also help YOU not be miserably SCREWED this holiday season! Press play and you'll hear the whole healthy holiday ghost story.   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets & recipes from this episode! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 20% off with code: PARTY at checkout The healthy hot chocolate you should make! 3 healthy popcorn recipes you’ll love! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Where you can go with a screenshot of your rating & review to get a free gift! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants’ website Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today’s guest grew up on hamburger helper, chicken nuggets, grilled cheese and zero plants!! She now grows a robust garden, is coming out with her second Today’s guest grew up on hamburger helper, chicken nuggets, grilled cheese and zero plants!! She now grows a robust garden, is coming out with her second vegan cookbook, and still makes grilled cheese! Ilene Godofsky Moreno, whom you probably know on the interwebs as The Colorful Kitchen, considering she’s been featured in The New York Times, Refinergy 29, VegNews and this podcast in episode 33, has made a complete 180 in what she forks and how she feels as anyone I’ve met. (Except myself. We’re kind of the same in our 180’ness.) We’re also the same in our birthday. And I know that because Ilene is one of my best friends. We’re also the same birthday. And i know that becuase I’ene is one of my best friends. This is me fake writing. Can you tell I’m fake writing? I’m fake writing. Does this look like I’m fake writing? I’m totally fake writing. Tommy is cute. I’m sbolteluly fake writing. Fake writing is fun. Fake writing is the best. Tommy is funny. I like my job. I am so fake writing. Fake writing is a blast. Fake writing is silly. I feel blessed. Fake writing fake writing fake writing. Fake writing is fun fake writing is the best. I love fake writing. Fake writing is the best. No brownies no cry, No brownies no juice makes Talia Fake writing Fake writing. I’m fake writing, it’s fun to fake write, I like fake writing. Tommy is so cute. Fake writing fake writing, fake writing, Fake writing, fake writing, fake writing. Fake writing is a blast. Fake writing    Aside from being my dear friend, Ilene is my baby mentor; or she will be once I have babies. Until then, she’s setting out to be the world’s baby mentor and her second cookbook, The Colorful Family Table, is really your beautiful food-porn-filled ticket to helping your entire family party in their plants! Don’t worry, I took a lot of notes for you from this episode which you can find here so sit back and enjoy this chat which I recorded with my tush on a meditation pillow and my computer on an empty Away luggage box that was my temporary desk as I was moving while, truly coincidentally, I was wearing my beloved Comrad compression socks!   Press Play to Hear:  The macrobiotic diet that changed Ilene’s life How to expose young children to the world of healthy foods Lessons from starting your first garden Why you don’t need that many kitchen tools Recipes that your toddler will love as much as you do Insight on eating vegan as a family Getting kids to feel empowered with food choices from day one How to up your sandwich game <li style="font-we --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today is one of the smartest, sharpest and sustainable-ist women I am lucky to know. Ashlee Piper is an environmental activist, sustainable living hero, TV expert and the author of Give A Shit: Do Good. Live Better. Save The Planet. What I really like about her is that she brings an incredibly admirable level of intelligence to the table, she has all the stats and research to back up her points, she does it all with a great sense of humor. AND she’s not preachy about it. You likely won’t find a more, down to *earth* EARTH lady than this one. Ashlee’s out to educate, share her story and her knowledge but sans judgement which is so refreshing when it comes to veganism and environmentalism. So get out your recycled notebook, friend, because this chat is jam packed with notes to take to change yo’ lifestyle to help mama nature.    Press Play to Hear:  How to re-home the stuff you no longer want Why even a micro approach can have macro effects on the environment Why eating meat is one of the worst things you can do for the environment You don’t have to be perfect: how living sustainably is more forgiving than you think How to transform an apathetic attitude and get motivated to protect the earth Classic American habits that need to change now Being as intentional with your stuff as you are with your food Plus tons of hilariousness with Ashlee Piper   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Hop on the waitlist for my soon-to-be-live Party in Our Plants Club!!! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 GET A FREE LIST OF 160+ RECCOMENDED-OR-WRITTEN-BY-PODCAST-GUEST BOOKS Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

This is Shannon Kaiser’s third visit to my podcast, and for good reason: she’s my life/business coach and I keep getting free sessions out of interviewing her! Joking...Shannon’s threepeat is because she’s my go-to source for sage life advice without bells and whistles or woo-woo confusion. And because she keeps writing wonderful books worth talking about.    In this ‘sode, Shannon and I chat about achieving inner peace and living joyfully in a TRUE way, not just in a way that satisfies your ego or makes those around you think you’re the bees knees. When you scrap all the external factors, ditch the shoulds, and have an honest heart-to-freaking-heart with yourself, you’re left with a clear path towards what will actually fulfill you. And then, Shannon urges, we should GO DO THAT THING!    Food isn’t a real topic of discussion in this one, but since I believe the whole point of partying with plants is so we have the energy to live more joyfully, think about this chat as like, the masterclass in living epically once your planty diet gives you the energy, stamina, confidence and mental clarity to do so.    >> PS. Here’s Shannon’s episode talking about self love & here’s one about trusting your gut!   Press play to hear: All about living expectation-free and in line with your true, authentic self How to find your purpose When staying in your comfort zone is a bad thing How to get over your fear of the unknown Why comparing yourself to others is a lesson in disguise How to live joyfully and in the moment without the influence of external factors How to recognize when you’re living off balance How your ego and self-judgement are blocking you from achieving your goals How to figure out what you ACTUALLY want instead of what you THINK you want   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Hop on the waitlist for my soon-to-be-live Party in Our Plants Club!!! Where to snag your Comrad Compression Socks (do. it.) for 20% off [use code PARTY]!  Where to buy Four Sigmatic Magic Mushroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” GET A FREE LIST OF 160+ RECCOMENDED-OR-WRITTEN-BY-PODCAST-GUEST BOOKS Get my FR --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Damn did Marci Zaroff ever blow my mind! I probably mentioned at least three times in utter amazement how cool she is because this OG leader in wellness and organics is... SO FREAKING COOL! To start, she basically has 100 companies. She was one of the peeps plant partying it up in the early 1990s when no one else was. Ain’t no party like a plant party of 1?  Marci coined the term “Eco fashion” developed the standard for organic textiles in the U.S., published books, and is now out with her new organic cotton and environmentally-friendly homeware line Farm to Home. (Because why should straight-from-the-farm plants only bless our dinner plates?)    We spoke a lot about stuff I knew little about: organic cotton, why it’s important and how the fast fashion industry is ruining our homes, our bods and the environment. I mean, in case you, like me, hadn’t fully *cotton* just yet, the cotton used to make everything from our favorite white sheets, to the blankets we cuddle up in, to our favorite pair of jeans and worn-in tee are often produced with the use of thousands of chemicals that damage us and damage the air and water. Honestly, as a responsible citizen and new homeowner, I really want zero part in that and so I’m on the road to outfitting myself and my new home sweet home with sustainable, sweet sustainable textiles like Marci explains all about right now…. Press play to hear:  A crazy walk down memory lane to the wellness and organic community in the early 90s Why food is a personal choice you shouldn’t judge! How the wellness community in 2019 overlooks the importance of textiles Why non-organic cotton could be damaging your skin and health The reasons why fast fashion is killing our planet The three things to watch for when shopping for environmentally-friendly homeware and clothing Crazy tales from the woman who dubbed the term “eco-fashion.” Why extend the farm-to-table movement to farm-to-home  And more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Hop on the waitlist for my soon-to-be-live Party in Our Plants Club!!! Try Catalina Crunch Gluten Free, Grain Free, Dairy Free, Soy Free, Vegan CEREAL for 10% off! Get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 20% off with code: PARTY at checkout GET A FREE LIST OF 160+ RECCOMENDED-OR-WRITT --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Amy Leigh Mercree is probably one of the sweetest, most sensitive gals I’ve ever had on the show. This medical intuitive (yes, in this episode she explains what the heck this is) pretty much makes the rest of us look like demons. I mean, she doesn’t have plants in her home because she knows they’d prefer to live outside and she’s not one who will buy a crystal and stash it away in a drawer to be ignored. The author of, oh, about a million books, Amy strives to help other people achieve inner peace and health through spirituality. If you’re looking to bring out your spiritual side and get in touch with the inner goddess that DOES exist within you, this chat is up your crystal-lined alley.   Press play to hear:  Essential oils that *literally* spark joy The low-down on how to use crystals  Which crystals to buy and where in your home to put them  Why apple cider vinegar is the best thing you can do for your health What is a medical intuitive anyway? A mantra to keep you safe, grounded and anxiety-free Natural plant remedies for mood and PMS Tips that might show you’re psychically sensitive Most common blockades to achieving inner peace  How to stay your healthiest, happiest and most grounded    Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Hop on the waitlist for my soon-to-be-live Party in Our Plants Club!!! Where to snag your Comrad Compression Socks (do. it.) for 20% off [use code PARTY]!  Where to buy Four Sigmatic Magic Mushroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” GET A FREE LIST OF 160+ RECCOMENDED-OR-WRITTEN-BY-PODCAST-GUEST BOOKS Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

In case you missed the memo, I’m a bit of a mushroom junkie. (I mean, I drink so much Four Sigmatic Mushrooms blends I could turn into a mushroom…omg yes, I just came up with my Halloween costume!) Anyway, given my deep and undying love for the functional fungi, it felt ultra organic to bring shroom-extraordinaire Danielle Ryan Broida onto my show.    Danielle is hella connected with nature in ways I’m deeply inspired by: she’s a raw food chef, herbalist, mycologist, holistic nutritionist and an avid gardener. Arguably, she’s more of a plant-partier than me. In this convo she even said that she became a vegetarian at age eight, grows as much of her own food as possible, and of all the guests I’ve had on the show, she has probably come up with the most interesting ways of consuming plants. (Hence why I call her a mad scientist.) After hearing from Danielle, I bet your button mushrooms that you’ll be adding all these Harry Potter sounding shroomy spells to your diet.    Press play to hear:  A conversation about connecting to food and nature The difference between functional mushrooms and your regular grocery store portobellos  The best plants to add to your garden  Herbs to sneak into your diet to have you feeling amazing Your shroom myths busted Ways to eat mushrooms from the expert who eats five pounds a week How to make your own herbal tincture  Crazy stories on wellness from an international traveller    Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Hop on the waitlist for my soon-to-be-live Party in Our Plants Club!!! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Where to buy Four Sigmatic Magic Mushroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” GET A FREE LIST OF 160+ RECCOMENDED-OR-WRITTEN-BY-PODCAST-GUEST BOOKS Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook< --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

In honor of it being World Mental Health Day (well that was yesterday so I guess let’s consider this the afterparty) I’m re-airing this true talk about how I personally strive to combat and calm my anxiety -- which I do as routinely as I eat dinner.    I used to live with an insurmountable amount of anxiety. Anxiety attacks were a painful and routine part of my life; it was like my anxiety was my Uber drive and I was just a lost, helpless passenger in the back seat! Until enough was enough and I quit them. In this episode, I walk you through the 13 out-of-the-box, drug-free things I’ve done to effectively kick my anxiety to the curb (and keep it there like a loser). If you struggle with anxiety, you cannot afford to skip this episode! (Sorry, not trying to make you anxious about it, but seriously. Listen up. And remember: everybody’s story with mental health is different. This is mine.)   The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Hop on the waitlist for my soon-to-be-live Party in Our Plants Club!!! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Try Four Sigmatic’s chilling-out, anxiety-helping reishi mushroom products for 15% off with code PARTYINMYPLANTS here! GET A FREE LIST OF 160+ RECCOMENDED-OR-WRITTEN-BY-PODCAST-GUEST BOOKS Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today is like Bruce springsteen. (A household name.) (of Feng Shui.) (So even cooler than Bruce, am I right?) Well, even more than helping his folks reorganize their homes, Ken Lauher’s bread and butter and pure passion is leading his clients into becoming their best selves by way of bettering their spaces. In this chat he bettered my life just by instilling in it that a cluttered house leads to a cluttered mind -- and since we’ve hung up the call I’ve been a born again declutterer. The proof is in his pudding, and Ken’s pudding is helping entrepreneurs, executives and high achievers across the globe to gain clarity, take action and get results in their personal and professional life. Many of his clients actually call him “The Clarifier” thanks to his unique ability to help them simplify and solve their most pressing issues. I’ll go ahead and call him “cool” for his special way of making a kinda weird thing like feng shui be cool, understandable and actually practical. But how about we all stop calling him things and roll the interview so you can come to your own conclusions!    Press play to hear: Why Feng Shui isn’t at all what you think it is Why a cluttered house and a cluttered mind go hand-in-hand and what you can do about it Tips for kitchen organization… from the pro How one life-changing moment led this home styling master to change his life The five biggest things that Ken Lauher’s clients actually want  How organizing your home leads to transformations and breakthroughs that’ll get your mojo back Why the bagua is… not that great Why beating yourself up about clutter and cleaning is actually harming your soul You have a choice!! Getting your life back on track means taking responsibility   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Hop on the waitlist for my soon-to-be-live Party in Our Plants Club!!! Try Catalina Crunch Gluten Free, Grain Free, Dairy Free, Soy Free, Vegan CEREAL for 10% off! GET A FREE LIST OF 160+ RECCOMENDED-OR-WRITTEN-BY-PODCAST-GUEST BOOKS Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Book me to speak at your college, conference or company! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram< --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

You know how they say: health is wealth? Well, as my phenomenal functional medicine practitioner friend Dr. Will Cole says in this chat: you don’t have to be wealthy to be healthy.    Dr. Cole, or Will, is doc who relies zilch on prescriptions on mucho on natural fixes. He’s obsessed with finding the roots of health problems and honestly, in this chat I became obsessed with finding out his answers to every single thing that came to my mind. It turns out, this brilliant man is not only a healer, but also a quote generation machine, and he was dropping some serious poetic responses. Something he said that really stuck with me was: “Just because it’s common, doesn’t mean it’s normal.” Out of context, that could apply to basically anything (headphones getting tangled the minute they enter a purse, my dog humping his bed when he’s mad at us, me crying when I watch Monica and Chandler get engaged even though I’ve seen that episode upwards of 39 times…) but in the context of our conversation, he was saying that so many folks struggle with so many “common” health issues today, but that shouldn’t mean that accept them as “normal” and live a life less good.   This chat is also just what the doctor ordered because finally, FINALLY, hooha, I had an expert on the show who really broke down inflammation. You know, that word you keep hearing but don’t really, truly, honestly, understand? Well with Will, whose new book The Inflammation Spectrum is about to be your new go-to health manual, we talk about what inflammation is, what causes it, how it wrecks havoc in your body, and how to stop it!     Press play to hear:  What’s a functional health practitioner and why might you need one? What causes inflammation? Why you might want to start an elimination diet What inflammation actually is and why too much can be bad news Why what you eat could be causing your depression and anxiety It’s not a medication deficiency: how what you do and don’t put in your body causes your symptoms Why autoimmune conditions and inflammation often go hand in hand How many years of lifestyle habits it takes before an illness manifests You don’t have to be wealthy to be healthy: FREE tips to get you feeling better Common foods that could cause inflammation Why stress is just junk food for the soul and is probably making you sick   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! TRY TENZO MATCHA FOR 20% OFF! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 20% off with code: PARTY at checkout <a hre --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today has gone through a long and winding and challenging journey with chronic illness and autoimmune disease. The way she is now though — charmingly hilarious and fantastically bubbly — is kind of a great case-in-point example of one of her biggest teachings: you’re more than your illness. Much, much more. Nitika Chopra is the strong and loving voice behind the podcast The Point Of Pain, which is a place where others with chronic illness in their past share their stories. Surprisingly, there’s a lot of laughter on her show — as there was in this one. (She’s called her conference for those with ongoing illnesses “Chronicon” so you know she’s got a fan of the humor thing…) Personally, I’ve never had a guest pointedly say they’re not into trees, grass and alllll things nature, but by revealing her opposition to the great outdoors Nitika, a thriving vibrant walking taking billboard of health proved her thesis: that knowing yourself well enough to know your needs is the secret to wellness. Speaking of billboards we also talk about what it was like to be a swimsuit model for a hot sec! And vision boards! That’s kind of like a dream billboard for your bedroom, right? Anyway, here’s Nitika..   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Hop on the waitlist for my soon-to-be-live Party in Our Plants Club!!! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Gabe Kennedy is as cool as a… bottle of CBD oil. He’s also a plant-chef, nature guy, remarkable analogy creator, and the brains and soul behind Plant People, a company that’s spreading the word about the power plants can have on the wellness of not just individuals, but a whole society. Sure, Plant People is one of the billion brands boasting the brilliance of CBD these days but his mission his to not just be a CBD company - rather, to showcase using herbs and other plants can make us better. And Gabe is not your average “ohhh lemme capitalize on this CBD craze” kinda guy either. He’s the kind of guy who saw through a back fracture injury he got while skiing and used the experience to recognize the value of herbs and hemp. Since then, he has been spreading the word while using part of his profits to plant trees in the U.S. His cause is now to mend people, mend the earth and connect with both. They say when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. In Gabe’s case, make balms, drops and lotions, heal others’ woes and replant whole forests while you’re at it!     Press reved up to hear: What CBD actually does and why it’s so great The difference between marijuana and hemp and CBD and THC The best analogies ever spoken by a wellness guru ;-) Why the health industry needs to think about overall environmental and societal wellness How to cook to enhance CBD’s natural qualities Why CBD is the answer for anxiety, inflammation, pain and stress How Gabe Kennedy’s back fracture led to his discovery of the values of herbalism and cannabis How Plant People is growing the forest and doing their bit for the planet Why CBD oils should become a practice… just like your yoga or morning meditation And more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Hop on the waitlist for my soon-to-be-live Party in Our Plants Club!!! Try Catalina Crunch Gluten Free, Grain Free, Dairy Free, Soy Free, Vegan CEREAL for 10% off! Check out the shownotes for behind the scenes photos from these stories! GET THE FREE LIST OF 160+ RECCOMENDED BOOKS! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! <a href="http://getpodcast.reviews/id/11 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

This episode is like an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink-kinda-‘sode. In this solo chat, I spill an assortment of beans: some pinto - I mean personal - and some business beans. I figure that since we hang out while you launder, cycle, commute, hike, clean or road trip, we’re pals. So here’s an honest chat about my upcoming dwelling changes, the most exciting plant-party I’ve ever thrown, a second brand that’s brewing, and the stories behind it all! Links related to this episode: Hop on the waitlist for my soon-to-be-live Party in Our Plants Club!!! Check out the shownotes for behind the scenes photos from these stories! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” GET THE FREE LIST OF 160+ RECCOMENDED BOOKS! Steal my job! ANd scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show!   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Nikole Goncalves is the gal behind the beloved and mega popular YouTube channel (which has over 560K subscribers and over 39 Million views) Health Nut Nutrition, and in this here episode, she gave me the BEYOND *nutshell* scoop on all things food, nutrition, and sustainable, approachable wellness. And Trader Joes. We recorded this chat on national avocado day and believe me, this convo was all I could have *avo* wanted. (OK, sorry for the *guacward* pun...) What I love about this chatty Canadian (yes, she did say sorry and yes, I did make fun of her accent) is that she had such a down-to-earth approach to healthy eating and happy living. Her relationship with food has never been a rocky one and so her words are confident and refreshing to hear. We talk about how she found her calling, what it’s been like running her vlog from the bottom now she here, her new brand for plant loving pups, meditation, smoothie recipes, body shaming, and her upcoming book debut. For a talk that’ll have you as much on board for hypnosis as it will get you drooling over dessert, press play!   You’ll go nuts over hearing: Why it’s time to slow down and pay attention to how food makes you FEEL How one of the best YouTubers in food and wellness got her start One wicked smoothie recipe that’ll have you energized and ready to go Forget all about diets and eat intuitively and healthier Why listening to your body really is the way to go  What high functioning anxiety could look like and some methods for getting around it What’s the deal with hypnosis and how to start doing it for a calmer you The best puppy shopping spree products for your #HealthNutPup The perks of morning meditation and no-phone blocks of time And of course, yummy desserts to wrap it all up   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! TRY TENZO MATCHA FOR 20% OFF! GET THE FREE LIST OF 160+ RECCOMENDED BOOKS! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 20% off with code: PARTY at checkout Steal my job! ANd scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (your --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Dr. Josh Axe is that dude (and doctor) who seems to have it all figured out. He’s a certified doctor of natural medicine, a doctor of chiropractic and a clinical nutritionist with a passion for helping people get healthy by empowering them to use nutrition to fuel their health. Men’s Health calls him a guru of all things ayurvedic medicine and ancient Chinese medicine, and when I feel like I need to find the culprits of anything that ails me or get the trusted and research backed lowdown on the latest popular plant or wellness trend, I visit his website A BUNCH. As do 17 million other people…a month. I love getting to sit down with a doc who can spill smart stuff on any topic I ask about. In this chat Dr. Axe dished out some wisdom on everything from deplorable keto diet mistakes (it’s NOT about butter fried cheese with bacon, thank you very much) to sneaky and yummy ways to up your herbs and spice intake (if you’re not already on the turmeric band wagon, we’ll getchu there!) and he even takes us a little into woo-ville when he talks about how poor emotional health can lead to major organ health! So let’s roll the tape roll because the doctor will get off his massively popular Instagram account and see..us..now!   Press Play to hear: A heartfelt story on how Dr. Josh Axe fell in love with natural medicine Tips to encourage your loved one to adopt (at least partially) some traditional medicine practices Why the modern-day western medicine doesn’t have all the answers How to do Keto the right way AND for the right length of time  Why herbs and spices are the unsung heroes of your plant party Why your emotional health is so crucial for your physical health  How to understand your element and what that means for your body Why personalized eating makes way more sense than one-diet-fits-all  And tons more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook <span style="font-wei --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today hits the nail right on the head when she says “we live in a drinking world.” Georgia Foster is a hypnotherapist originally from Australia, who has spent many years living in London and as such, she knows a thing or two about the prevalence of drinking cultures. Georgia’s aim in her work is to teach people how to establish healthy relationships with booze and to learn how to drink less rather than have to break up with that glass of vino forever. In this chat that has truly stuck with me at all of my drinking events since, we dive into how our anxiety and specifically, our inner critics, are the biggest enablers of over-drinking. If you know your inner critic is ruining (or running!) your life, don’t freak out! Georgia had more than a few practical tips to retrain your brain and rely on that happy hour drink a little less. What I liked most about this conversation is that Georgia is by no means the booze police and that her cool-as-a-cucumber approach is ACTUALLY realistic because no, she’ll never tell you not to enjoy a good party, she’s just helping us all have happier inner dialogue so our critics don’t run rogue.     Press play to hear:    The difference between an alcoholic and someone who is trying to drink less The drinking personalities: perfectionists versus people pleasers Why your inner critic is encouraging you to pop bottles and pour that extra glass Why switching up your drink of choice is likely to turn you into a hot mess Why weddings can cause pressure to drink too much and what to do about it How getting anxiety in check directly relates to better habits around drinking  How drinking allows us to spend time without our inner critics and can therefore lead to overdoing it What your tipsy self is trying to communicate with you  Techniques to stop anxiety and prepare for healthy nights out with alcohol And more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 20% off with code: PARTY at checkout GET THE FREE LIST OF 160+ RECCOMENDED BOOKS! Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for th --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today is a Holistic Nutrition-turned-Business Coach and yoga teacher-turned-productivity preacher who’s obsessed with showing ladies how to weave wellness with work, dodge burnout, and get the good shit done. Abbi Miller’s roots are in yoga but somewhere along the way through her table top poses, cobras and proud warriors, she realized that to be the proudest warrior of all, you have to be able to flow through your work day by balancing your overall wellness. While running her holistic nutrition + yoga biz for 11 years, she’s well versed in the self-employment juggle of feeling exhausted, hangry and face-palming every time you look at your to-do list. That’s why, through private coaching and mentoring, public speaking, transformational events and luxury yoga retreats, Abbi help ladies optimize their life so their health and work flourish like a well-watered-chia-pet. Her combo of wellness with biznass is nothing short of, well, magic. Which is a word she uses a lot. So much so that I would be highly supportive of you turning Abbi’s use of “magic” in this chat into a kombucha drinking game.   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today’s guest calls herself a life & transition coach for the outdoor-minded, and I call her nature’s walking billboard. (Meaning, she sells the effects of nature, hard.) You might’ve met Sanni McCandless in the Oscar-Winning documentary film Free Solo, which captured the emotional story of professional rock climber Alex Honnold attempting to conquer the first free solo (a look ma, no hands type of climb) of a famous 900-metre vertical rock face called El Capitan's at Yosemite National Park. While it’s impossible to not be on the edge of your seat while Alex is on the edge of a cliff with just his fingertips and no safety net, when I watched the film, I found myself even more locked into Sanni, his girlfriend. When the film ended and I was able to stop clenching every muscle in my body, I searched for Sanni on the interwebs and was not surprised to find that she’s a passionate entrepreneur compassionately driven to helping people create more tailored, intentional lifestyles. This deep dive with Sanni definitely inspired me to get outside more. She crushed this interview with insight on taking time off work to travel, revamping our routines to create more meaning, eating more plants, appreciating the outdoors, and designing our lives to make the most out of them. For an inspirational interview that’ll inspire you to get up for sunrise, stargaze at night, or bravely hop on a bike more, hit play.    Press play to explore:   How eatin’ them plants can aid in recovery for athletes of all types How to eat healthy while living that van life, yo Is your life “just fine” or “effing amazing”? How to make it the latter  Learn to manage stress and anxiety if your partner does a high-risk job or activity  A behind the scenes chat about the magnificent film “Free Solo” How to start making small, approachable changes today to change your life for the better  Ride your bike to work! Plus other easy, real-life ways to spend more time outdoors  And tons more   Links related to this episode: GET THE FREE LIST OF 160+ RECCOMENDED BOOKS! The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! TRY TENZO MATCHA FOR 20% OFF! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 20% off with code: PARTY at checkout Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Steal my job! ANd scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Hey there! I’m hard at work over here on some really exciting upcoming things so I’ve chosen to re-air the very first ever interview I did on this here podcast 3 years ago woohoo. This is the prefect chat to resurface because it’ll serve as a powerful reminder of how and why to use your spiralizer -- my top summer kitchen tool (outside of my blender of course). It’ll also be a little ridiculous to hear my first ever interview when I was just a wee podcast hosting baby - I really should bring more games into my interviews nowadays, that was so fun. Anyway, here’s my chat with Ali Maffuci, the queen of turning plants into noodles. She’s the founder of the mega-brand Inspiralized, creator of the Inspiralizer tool (which I use to make my veggie noodles), the author of three bestselling cookbooks, the maker of two children and the inventor of the spiralized sweet potato BUN. This is quite the inspiralizing chat:   In this super INSPIRALIZING show, you’ll learn:   Exactly how to spiralize 13 different fruits and veggies from A-Z (literally from Apple to Zucchini) Mind-blowing ways Ali adds spiralized plants to baked goods, desserts, and even cocktails  The inspiring story behind Inspiralized and how Ali keeps creativity swirling around in her head How spiralizing has helped Ali shed 30 lbs. The birth story of the SWEET POTATO BUN (yes BUN - like a burger BUN. Made of sweet potato noodles!) The secrets to not crying over onions and slicing a pepper in 1 shot And so much more!   Links related to this episode: GET THE FREE LIST OF 160+ RECCOMENDED BOOKS! The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 20% off with code: PARTY at checkout Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Steal my job! ANd scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

This week marks the two year anniversary of my mother in law’s passing, and in her loving memory I’m re-airing this story about how my magical engagement overlapped with her tragic death, and how that taught me to live the crap out of my days and share my non-crap food even more. There’s nothing really funny about this episode, it’s more like a chapter from a Nicholas Sparks book with a dash of a Tony Robbins seminar and a sprinkle of the trailer of the movie Serendipity. That made absolutely no sense but really, life doesn’t make much sense, and that’s actually what this episode is about. How good people die. How even sick people stubbornly stick to their ways. How ‘waiting till you’re ready’ is both mature and wise but also foolish and wrong. Here’s my [hopefully inspiring] story of how I got engaged while cancer stole the life of my fiancé’s mother.    Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today’s guest comes from one of my favorite non-food spots in NYC: Hey Day, an amazing facial shop! I popped my facial cherry at Hey Day over a year ago and not to be dramatic, but it’s been transformative. I had no idea how much I’d enjoy being scrubbed and polished and getting the crap literally squeezed out of my pores, and I never could have predicted how much I’d learn about taking care of my skin. If you’ve never been to Hey Day, or gotten a facial, you should wash that fact away ASAP! But until then, enjoy this surprisingly delightful and terrifically informative chat with Jeni Sykes, the incredibly well-spoken co-founder and head of skincare at Hey Day and definitely get ready for some of the most tangible info that’s ever popped out of an episode.   You’ll learn:   Some signs your skin might want a facial. What really IS a facial (and what it’s not). Everything you need to know about SPF. The shocking reason your skin is extra oily in the summer. Really how to exfoliate. And loads much more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Book a facial at Heyday in NYC and say Talia Pollock (that’s me) referred you! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

The truthful tale of my book deal was anything but a straight, direct, easy line. It involved a lot of both woohoo AND boohoo, plus a surprising amount of woowoo …. all of which I dive into in this story. So if you press play on this episode thinking you’ll snag a copy and paste formula for getting your own book deal, this probs isn’t the perfect episode for you, but if you’re open to hearing how achieving great dreams is completely possible with more hustle, heartbreak and some spiritual shiz sprinkled in, this episode might just do it for ya.   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Steal my job! ANd scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today is like that lovably fiery, charmingly nerdy and way-smarter-than-you best friend we all wish we had. With her first bestselling book, Come As You Are, Emily Nagoski, a health educator with a PHD changed the conversation around sexuality for women of all orientations and now Emily has a bone to pick (a big bone to pick!) with another hot-button topic: burn out.   Leave it to Emily to get to the science behind the biggest health issues affecting women today and articulate the cause and solution waaaaaaay better than anyone ever has before. What’s especially notable about this new book is that she has a personal connection: after ignoring symptoms of burnout and stress, her twin sis Amelia got so worn down that her appendix actually burst. This not only stressed to Emily how mega-serious stress can be, but it also led Emily to bring her expert-from-personal-experience sister in to co-write the book with her.   In this episode, we got oh so real about oh so many things that’ll impact how you live your day-to-day life henceforth. Man, I WOULD NOT ever want to get into an argument with this gal because she has the facts to back up literally everything she says. I hope you love this one as much as I did!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Steal my job! ANd scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

If Caroline Dooner’s name rings a bell, it’s probably because you’re heard of her book, or her massive movement called the “The F*ck It Diet.” Yes, she may have given me more than one anxiety attack as I listened to her long and yo-yoing journey with dieting, but the way she now shits on the inherent flaws of dieting and diet culture (which she backs with so much sound science thank you very very much Caroline) is SO relatable to SO many people. As a fellow past-life comedian, Caroline’s humor, coupled with her compassion, (with again, lots of research) allows her to fearlessly call out all the BS and misinformation that makes us make eating so hard for ourselves, so be prepared to wage no more wars with your grub after you listen. Matcha latte cheers to making “the f*ck it diet” the last diet you ever try!   Yay! Press Play to hear: How Caroline Dooner, author of The F*ck It Diet, fixed her tainted relationship with food Your hunger is there for a reason and why you need to stop ignoring it Why diets make peeps even more food obsessed The biggest sign that you’re underfeeding yourself No, disordered eaters are NOT only those who are incredibly thin… and other myths busted! What mind-blowing stuff the Minnesota Starvation Experiment of the 1940s has taught us about restricting calories and dieting And tons more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 20% off with code: PARTY at checkout Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today is a master of Chinese medicine and acupuncture. Heidi Brockmyre is a fertility savior and, to quote my own words that I actually said in this podcast episode, Heidi will give you a nudge in the right uterus direction. It’s freaking fantastic how Heidi has focused her efforts, passion and brilliance towards fixing issues surrounding fertility. As of this recording, she’s helped hundreds if not thousands of women and couples become conception success stories using Chinese medicine techniques. And if you’re not itching to get knocked up anytime soon don’t skip this chat because as Heidi explains (and I have her reiterate a dozen times): anything that makes you more fertile also makes your cycle healthier in general, which makes you happier overall so baby on the brain or not this is a chat not to be skipped like your period on birth control because you’re going on vacation not like I know anything about….   Press play to hear: How acupuncture can help you get preggers How to have a healthier uterus in 48 hours Just got off the pill? Why you shouldn’t freak out while your body’s trying to reset Some good reasons to try acupuncture and Chinese medicine before fertility drugs What constitutes a healthy period… and what doesn’t Aspects of fertility every woman should care about Wussup with acupressure How digestion and fertility are actually linked How to eat for better fertility And lots more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Where to get 3 FREE SMOOTHIES/SOUPS/CHIA PUDDINGS from Daily Harvest with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS at checkout Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube <a href= "https://www.upwork.com/o/profiles/users/_~011 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

You know that saying “put your money where your mouth is?” well my guest today puts her science where her mouth is. And puts nutritious plants in the bodies of athletes. So they can put trophies on their mantels and pride in their hearts..? Well, Angie Asche is a sports dietitian and one super smart dairy free cookie. Angie’s been a plant partier herself since 2011 and for the past five years, she’s been running her own private sports nutrition practice called Eleat Sports Nutrition. She advises athletes like pro sports players, gymnasts, ultra runners, figure skaters, and even every day type-a athletes like myself. Her husband, Cody Asche, also plays baseball professionally in the MLB so I got to pick her brain on how these guys manage to eat healthy when they’re always on the road traveling to different dugouts and stuff! Since I’ve dramatically upped my own athleticism in the past couple of years, I may have rapid-fired every question about planty sports nutrition I’ve ever had and Angie demystified it all - from the deal with iron, glutamine, protein and even how to travel with bananas which I still call BS on but whateverrrr…   Press play to hear:   How to eat before and after your runs What’s the deal with protein anyway? Can I get enough protein as a vegan or vegetarian? How iron figures into the life of the cardio-obsessed person How pro baseball players eat on the road Supplements that will give your workout an epic boost A sports nutritionist’s go-to pre-run breakfast How to include sunflower seeds, turmeric and more into your daily diet Travel hacks for eating a well-rounded diet on the go And tons more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to get 3 FREE SMOOTHIES/SOUPS/CHIA PUDDINGS from Daily Harvest with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS at checkout Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today has zero time to waste on not taking action to better our planet earth. And this convo with Max La Manna will be a zero waste of your time. Max is a plant based chef and a pro at zero-waste living. He’s going on 600 days of producing no food waste! If his Instagram rallies and role modeling how to eat plants without plastic packaging doesn’t inspire you to start making small efforts to better the health of the planet, nothing will. And don’t worry, if you feel like “bah humbug I doubt MY small efforts even make any diff!” we cover that. Or if you feel like” could this zero waste lifestyle BE any more overwhelming?” we cover that too. I love, finally having a chat about how eating more plants is fantastic for even more than just our own inner health, and Max is so the man to give us the why and the how to start living a more sustainable green lifestyle NOW! Oh, and yes, we cover the situation with those freaking straws!   Don’t procrastinate to hear:   Simple tricks to cook environmentally-friendly food Greats ways to actually USE your food scraps How to do your part for the earth even if you live in a big city How to use your onions butts, apple cores, lemons peels and more Why stale bread actually isn’t a total goner Why making small changes in your kitchen does wonders for the earth Easy ways to destress the planet by tackling food waste in the kitchen And lots more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Try Thrive Market and get an EXTRA 25% off your first purchase AND a FREE 30 day trial & check out my favorite products Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Trust me when I say that if there’s a voice that can cut through all the BS around beauty standards and body image pressure, oh my, it’s today’s guest. Anuschka Rees whole motive with her hot off the press book, Beyond Beautiful is to help women stop obsessing so much over appearance, stop attributing their self-worth to their looks and start to recognize that the value of beauty has been INFLATED to the max in our society. Chatting with this girl literally settled my stomach (I’m not exaggerating!). In a pistachio nutshell, instead of worrying about if you’re beautiful and learning to see beauty in your “flaws”, she wants you to take beauty out of the equation altogether! Just knock it on out.   This chat literally schooled me - I learned some history, became more media literate and actually have started to have so much more pride in the fact that, honestly, I kind of naturally don’t give two hoots what I look like and I kind of always thought that was so lazy or unladylike but now I realize it’s actually awesome that I prioritize living over looking. And I wish that for you too. However this episode touches you, touch it, it will.   Get happy to hear: The difference between body positivity and body neutrality How to tackle beauty myths on a daily basis Why the era of “body positivity” and “empowerment” hasn’t resulted in more confident women Why regular people are editing their photos and how to become less obsessed with their Insta feeds How the societal value of beauty is affecting the mental health of women A practical conversation about banishing appearance-related rules How advertisers are using the body positivity movement in their favor How to stop obsessing about whether your appearance is enough How to stop equating self-worth to your appearance And more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 20% off with code: PARTY at checkout Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! <a href= "ht --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today is a girl after my own heart, a fellow champion of flicking off the balance police and saying IMA DO THINGS MY WAY! Nealy Fischer, founder of the Flexible Chef and author of Food You Want: For the Life You Crave, gives some killer tips on how to bend without breaking and not just in an uncomfortable yoga way, but in an eating way, too. Nealy’s fascination with flexibility came out of necessity - she’s a mother of four, living a life that often takes her on planes, trains and automobiles around the WORLD. Still, she manages to practice what she preaches, which is eating awesome, fresh and planty things so you feel awesome, energized and confident. This was a great talk. Take notes because this bendy lady’s got some top-notch advice (minus the whole sardines in the airport thing…gross, Nealy…)   Press play to hear: How to abandon diet mentality and embrace flexibility in your food relationship How to bend without breaking in your kitchen, at your dinner table and in your workout Tips for food prep that’ll have you looking and feeling awesome Sneaky tips for great kids’ after-school snacks How to travel without ditching your health How to healthify any recipe How to use the zig-zag method to get on track with proper life “balance” What’s a flexible chef exactly and how to become one Why you actually shouldn’t fly with canned sardines… And more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Try Thrive Market and get an EXTRA 25% off your first purchase AND a FREE 30 day trial & check out my favorite products Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube <a href= "https://www.upwork.com/o/profiles/users/_~01134da1166c49a0c --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Hey! I’m in Italy right now guzzling allll the wine and pretending to like the tannen's and terroirs and hints of tobacco in it so I figured now’s as bene as time as ever to re-air this grape chat all about wine! So today’s guest used to just be a regular person. Or a civilian, as she calls it. Not too long ago Bianca Bosker was just a run of the mill boxed wine drinker, not giving any thought or sniffs to wine that she’d sip, until one day she discovered something that forever changed the way she viewed fermented grapes: she stumbled upon the secret world of sommeliers and became, well, obsessed. I’m not going to spoil the rest of the story - I’ll let Bianca tell you her tale but if you’ve been curious about how to feel more comfortable ordering or buying wine, which wines pair perfectly for plant-y dishes and whether wine really has any redeeming health qualities, I think Bianca, the New York Times bestselling author of CORK DORK is the perfect person to satiate your thirst for vino knowledge.   Get buzzed to hear:   - The two senses we've forgotten about and how to develop them! - The poetry (and bullshit) of tasting notes. - A peek into the secret world of sommeliers (it includes dance classes, obvs). - The difference between natural, organic, and biodynamic wine. - Does wine have any redeeming health qualities? - Why you shouldn’t feel bad buying wine based on a cute label! - Bianca’s go-to wines for plant-y dishes. - How to send a wine back the PC way. - And lots more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Steal my job!! Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Hey! I’m in Italy right now ringing in my 30th birthday by eating all the pizza and allll the pasta, so I wanted to re-air this charming chat with a couple whose love affair with cooking healthy food was sparked by a love affair with Italy! So Sonja and Alex Overhiser, known on the interwebs as A Couple Cooks, are a writer and photographer duo behind the award-nominated food blog, A Couple Cooks, and the co-authors of the inspiring (to me as a soon to be also author) cookbook, Pretty Simple Cooking, which was named one of the “best vegetarian cookbooks” by Epicurious. And which lives on the SPECIAL FAVORITE COOKBOOKS section of my cookbook library, I’d like to add. Their plant-forward approach to eating and their joy-filled approach to cooking, mixed with their humble approach to love is what makes this couple pretty simply awesome. It was tricky tricky business scheduling this interview with BOTH Sonja and Alex but I just couldn’t settle one half of the couple cooks and I’m so thrilled I get to share both of them with you today!   Get excited to hear: - What inspired A Couple Cooks to actually cook and the first meal they EVER made - The journey from never cooking to running a successful food blog and writing a cookbook - How to embrace failure in the kitchen and life lessons learned from cooking - How to not want to use your knives on your loved ones when cooking together - What to do if meal prep is totally not your thing - How not to be afraid of going to the grocery store - The simple thing that will make you love your veggies, even Brussels sprouts - What they wish they would have registered for to stock their kitchen as newlyweds - The importance of not rushing through cooking and eating - What they think they're bad at making - And lots more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Try NED’s full-spectrum, fully-awesome HEMP products (aka *cough cough* CBD) for 15% off with code “PLANTS” at checkout Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today’s guest may be an expert in sleep but here me this: our chat is not a snoozer! Jennifer Hanway is a sleep expert, a pro on all things gut health and a holistic nutritionist who blends decades of personal experience with education to help busy folks get their wellness in check. She also splits her time between London, Boston and New York so she’s her test subject in keeping oneself energized and feeling awesome despite time zone changes and routine disruptions. This is actually the first time I’ve had a sleep expert on the PIMP podcast so I didn’t want to snooze and lose -- I grilled Jenny about naps, bedtime routines, insomnia, jet lag, my husband’s personal sleep habits and really anything related to ZZZ’s I could think of. So listen up and prepare sleep like a little teeny adorable baby tonight!   Stay awake to hear:   Why your ALL DAY habits impact your sleep more than the two hours before sleep How to get quality over quantity nights of rest Three three pillars of wellbeing and how to get them on point Tricks to make jet lag a thing of the past How exercise and movement are actually two different things and you need BOTH The four personality types that affect when you eat, sleep and play How cortisol is ruining your nights and how to keep it under control Through-the-day tips that’ll have you sleeping like a baby And lots more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Try Thrive Market and get an EXTRA 25% off your first purchase AND a FREE 30 day trial & check out my favorite products Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

I said it at the end of this chat but I’ll say it at the front, too: this was one of my favorite episodes yet! Liz Moody, wellness writer and editor extraordinaire for mindbodygreen, goop, Vogue and Glamour basically debunked, demystified and defused the whole wellness trend game in about one hour.   Liz’s brand spanking new beautiful book, Healthier Together, is on shelves as of this month and it’s actually not a cookbook for couples. Liz’s whole M.O. is to is that building community and spending QT with people is a huge wellness hack. After studying all the meditation, green smoothies, gluten-free paleo granolas and infrared saunas, Liz realized that positive relationships are an essential part of the health equation. In this chat, she makes a great argument for being healthier together, not unhealthy alone… and she grants us permission to hate salads AND eat dessert every day but I’ll just let you get to all that yo’self.   Press Play to hear:   How community deficiency is the most overlooked wellness downer Why you can (and maybe should) eat dessert every day What the heck is wellness actually? Some wise words on body acceptance How to get over your social media already Why to look at wellness as nothing more than a tool Surprise! You’re not the only one who hates salad And tons more   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Try NED’s full-spectrum, fully-awesome HEMP products (aka *cough cough* CBD) for 15% off with code “PLANTS” at checkout Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 20% off with code: PARTY at checkout Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook <a href= "http://bit.ly/PARTYINMYPLANTS --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

It’s a rare day when I meet someone that makes me seem quiet and tame, but today’s guest is that rare gem alright. Alison Faulker, known on the webs as the enthusiastic, bold dancing chica behind Awesome with Alison, The Alison Show and Alison’s Brand School, all projects in her empire that aim to help you build what you feel called to build, be who you want to be, and feel as awesome as you already are! But it’s not all air humps and dance parties (although she has thrown many a 900 person all-female dance parties, FOMO MUCH?), Alison is balances all of her yays with her nays of getting hit by a car, depression during pregnancy, self doubt on fleek and anxiety out the wazoo. She knows it’s not always easy for life to be awesome and that’s why she’s obsessed with sharing all the tools in her belt and life lessons from tantric sex. This chat rocked my avocado socks and I hope it rocks yours, too!   You betta press play so you can hear:   Wussup with thought work and how it’ll change everything for ya How to become more confident How the oh-so-awesome woman behind the killer podcast, energizing dance parties and kick-ass coaching business got to where she is - from where she was Some stellar tools for overcoming fear, depression and anxiety How to figure out what your purpose is, like NBD Why being on your own side is the best way to serve yourself The mantra that is going to help you achieve that big goal How to finally stop holding yourself back in life and in business And MAS!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Try Thrive Market and get an EXTRA 25% off your first purchase AND a FREE 30 day trial & check out my favorite products Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Pl --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Chances are you’ve probs thought about your relationship with food once twice or thirty nine hundredithe times. Maybe it’s a good relationship, a bad one or just one in need of a little TLC. If someone asked you “so uh, what’s your food story?” would you even know where to start? What genre would it be? Is it an empowering memoir? An anxiety-inducing thriller? Downright horror? Is it all just fiction?   My guest today is all about food stories. Elise Museles believes that Your food story impacts everything from how you eat, when you eat, how you feel about your body, the choices you make around food, anxieties you may have around cooking or eating… the list goes on and on and on and ON! Basically, our food stories are the CONTEXT that explains why we eat the way we do. As Elise, a certified eating psychology and nutrition expert explains: our food stories, unlike the Harry Potter stories, are ALWAYS a work in progress.   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Try NED’s full-spectrum, fully-awesome HEMP products (aka *cough cough* CBD) for 15% off with code “PLANTS” at checkout Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 20% off with code: PARTY at checkout Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today is the bees knees. And not just because she’s a beekeeper. Though Carly Stein is, and Carly Stein is also the founder of Beekeeper’s Naturals, a line of busy bee-powered wellness products that she can swear on her tonsils will uplevel your life. Carly left her career as an analyst at Goldman Sachs a couple years ago when she got stung by passion and stuck on a mission to bring the healing powers of the hive to regular people like you and me who don’t even know what a hive really is but like to take care of our health! After hearing Carly’s story (“How I Built This” style), learning a lil about bee culture and understanding a lot about how the goo’s and jellies the bees use to thrive can really help us thrive too, I can’t stop buzzing! I guarantee you won’t be buzzless too.   Get ready to hear:   How a bee product unexpectedly saved a college girl’s health And then how Carly Stein, said college girl, started a company bringing more bee products to the masses Carly’s experience navigating her autoimmune condition and the effects she’s seen bee products have on other autoimmune condition A thorough breakdown of the different bee products (bee pollen, royal jelly, propolis and raw honey), how they jive in the hive + how they can support your health Why raw honey is different and healthier than the squeezy bear honey Why the bee population is in decline and why that’s something to be scared of and care about! Neat hacks for using these bee products IRL And so much more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Try these bee products from the hive for 15% less than other humans by using code “PARTYINMYPLANTS”at checkout on Beekeepers Naturals’ site! HIVE FIVE! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Try Thrive Market and get an EXTRA 25% off your first purchase AND a FREE 30 day trial & check out my favorite products Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram <a href= --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today’s guest is a badass and a half. Not sure what that means, but I guess I said it because what she does for a living is badass, and she herself is a badass, totaling to one and a half parts of badass. Or I guess that’s really two parts badass. I’m really not great at math. By day, Isabel Foxen Duke helps women stop feeling crazy around food - specifically women who are trapped in “diet land.” And by night, she practices what she preaches, which is intuitive eating, health at every size and filtering her social media to maintain a positive body image. She also eats a lot of Burmese food, which, in case you dunno, means grub from various regions of Myanmar. (MY_ANN-MARR). I could’ve talked with Isabel for hours and hours, which is why this episode is especially long, because as you’ll hear, I needed my own crash course in diet culture with a side of fat phobia 101. I am so jazzed up about the work Isabel does and I love more than anything her tell-it-to-em-straight, no BS tude, dude! K now put on your suspenders and nudge those nerdy glasses up your nose because school is in session!   Get psyched to hear:   How being put on a diet at age THREE affected Isabel’s relationship to food from prettttty much the very start of her life. What the deal is with “health at every size” and how it could legit change your life and your relationship with your body. Isabel’s crystal clear and helpful definition of “binge eating” which made my use of the word seem rather ridiculous. How to get started with intuitive eating! Fat phobia 101. The verrrrry finite difference between dieting and “making healthy choices.” Some practice ways you can work to improve yo’ body image. And LOADS more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Try NED’s full-spectrum, fully-awesome HEMP products (aka *cough cough* CBD) for 15% off with code “PLANTS” at checkout Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram <a h --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

It’s all great to educate and inspire based on personal experience, but it’s also great to have solid profesh research to back that jazzzz up. My guest today brings both to the table full of healthy food.. and to this energizing chat. Robyn Downes is the creator of Real Food Whole Life, and the host of the top-rated Feel Good Effect podcast who also holds a Master’s degree in education with an emphasis in behavior change who, at the doctoral level has researched the crap out of how people create and sustain lasting wellness. What I heart most about Robyn is not just her willingness to be honest and vulnerable about her shtuff, not just her mission to embody and amplify a gentle approach to wellness, (hence her motto, #gentleisthenewperfect), but her super nerdy professional research background which she draws on to share cutting edge science-based, (and life-tested) radically simple solutions for wellness. I think this couldn’t be sexier. She says the opposite. I’ll let you listen and be the sexy judge.   Get amped to hear: The sexiest meal planning advice you’ve ever heard. Truly. How to stop feeling like a failure and instead, start feeling in control of your mental and physical wellness. Why self care is so not that hard and how to simplify it! The three components that make up a “striving mindset” (which are probs blocking you from achieving your goals). How to nix the all-or-nothing approach that leads to quitting! Why gentle is the new perfect. What “the essential six” are and how they’ll simplify your grocery shopping and cooking. And lots more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Try Thrive Market and get an EXTRA 25% off your first purchase AND a FREE 30 day trial & check out my favorite products Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube <a href= "htt --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today’s guest seems like that woman who has it allllll figured out. That’s probably because Dr. Darria Long IS that woman who has it all figured out! :-) This is a woman who’s a successful ER doctor and ON TOP of that, a regular media expert, author and MOM. Or MOMMY -- I dunno what her kiddos call her. I met Darria backstage at The Dr. Oz Show! She was this peppy little lady who, at first glance from my peripheral in my makeup chair, I figured was some Zumba instructor about to make Dr. Oz all sweaty on TV, but then I learned that she’s a graduate of Harvard and Yale and someone Dr. Oz refers to as the "make-life-better-for-women-doctor.” Darria’s brand new book, Mom Hacks, is a simple, digestible and to-the-point guide for moms buckling under the pressure of raising little humans while maintaining the health of your regular-sized-human-self. Oh and if you’re only a mom to an animal..or a snake plant, don’t skip this chat because this sucker here is stuffed with tangible advice that’ll leave you deep breathing while saying “I’ve got this!” Which, deep breath, you do. Buckle up baby, this is a good one!   Press play to hear:   How to chill out with the whole parenting thing and give yourself a break A tip for losing the baby weight that ACTUALLY works A 12-second exercise that will make your day so much less stressful A long list of hacks that will make being a mom so much easier Reasons why the notion that being a parent means to sacrifice your health is complete BS What is a gratitude list and why you should start one Sneaky ways to outsmart picky eater kids Hacks to make dinner healthier and cooking easier And lots more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Try NED’s full-spectrum, fully-awesome HEMP products (aka *cough cough* CBD) for 15% off with code “PLANTS” at checkout Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 20% off with code: PARTY at checkout Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! <a href= "http://www.instagram.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today believes in saying yes to saying no. Carley Schweet is a self care coach believes that boundaries might be as healing as berries! Ok, that’s not a direct quote but after hearing how Carley talks about the expense on our emotional, mental and physical wellbeing a lack of boundaries can have on us, you’ll see why adding boundaries to our life can be berry-esque. Carley has been teaching women how self caring the RIGHT way (like not just in the Insta-friendly, sorry, bubble baths...) which has helped her clients break off toxic engagements, improve sleep, ask for raises, quit jobs and learn to be more rebellious.   Before she was the wellness coach she is today, Carley was living in NYC working in the fashion industry and suffering from a major case of burnout. After an ah-ha! moment, she changed directions, launched her coaching business a year later and later became the author of “Boundaries with Soul.” Currently, she lives in a house in the country just outside of Seattle where she has a yard, a 100-plus year old house and even her own chickens. Basically, she knows a thing or two about bold lifestyle changes so open your ears because this gal knows her stuff!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Try NED’s full-spectrum, fully-awesome HEMP products (aka *cough cough* CBD) for 15% off with code “PLANTS” at checkout Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

I don’t think there’s a person sweeter, sillier, smarter, and more passionate about the power of plants than Sarah Britton. If you don’t recognize the name Sarah Britton, perhaps saying MY NEW ROOTS will do the trick? Which is the blog name she’s been running for over 12 years and has used to inspire and change lives of hundreds of thousands of people all over the world? Yep! What started as a way for Sarah to simply share all this exciting life-changing healthy stuff she was learning with someone other than her uninterested ex boyfriend, has morphed into a full blown plant-eating movement, complete with an app, two books, retreats and a print shop. I thought we’d just be talking about plants, the subjects in Sarah’s drool-worthy photos, but this conversation led us to a truly holistic chat about health from the ground to the plate to the mouth to the mind! And speaking of mind, prepare for yours to be blown.   You’ll hear: Me embarrass Sarah about her site being a .org not a .com! #weirdo The farm experience that radically transformed Sarah’s life. How it feels to have hundreds of thousands of people cook her recipes in their homes! How for her, food styling = self love. The pre-eating ritual that changes lives (and improves digestion). Her famous recipe that bakeries all over the world make and sell! The shocking piece of kitchen equipment Sarah found in her TRASH. And loads more!    Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Try Thrive Market and get an EXTRA 25% off your first purchase AND a FREE 30 day trial & check out my favorite products Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

McKel Hill, a superstar dietician and the founder of the powerhouse wellness brand called Nutrition Stripped has been stripping down the complex topic of nutrition for five epic years now! In those five years, she’s written a cookbook, launched a robust society (not a secret one though), operates a thriving coaching practice, built a shop of super adorbs planty t-shirts and sexy stationary, and has brought knowledge and inspiration to millions and millions of health-seeking peeps. For someone whose senior high school superlative was to be “the Next Picasso,” she’s really been rocking the “next impressive and stylish entrepreneur female judge on Shark Tank” superlative these days, too. Here’s my chat with her about how she balances it all while keeping her body healthy and her plant eating on fleek!   Press play to hear:   Her never-shared-on-a-podcast-before (I’m assuming...don’t fact check me) story of how she got engaged to a dude with the same name as my engaged dude! What she says when people complain about their hubby, roomie, etc. not wanting to also eat healthfully. How she created her massive brand “Nutrition Stripped.” Why she believes that “nutrition found her.” Her food philosophy in a nutshell...which coincidentally involves nuts. How to balance balance. Why she routinely strives to be uncomfortable (and why I think that’s a key to her major success!). Why she also strives to adhere to a morning routine to be comfortable (and why she says that’s a key to HER major success!). And lots more.   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Try Thrive Market and get an EXTRA 25% off your first purchase AND a FREE 30 day trial & check out my favorite products Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube</ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today is really souper. And the queen of all things sippable and spoonable. Nicole Centeno is the founder of Splendid Spoon, a food delivery company that takes care of meal prep by sending peeps plant-party soups and smoothies so you can slurp up for breakfast and/or lunch and then sit pretty knowing you stole more than your required dose of fruits and veggies by noon. Suck on that, healthy eating is hard mentality! In our chat, Nicole serves more than soup - she dishes out so much wisdom about how simple it can actually be have a packed schedule (she’s juggling a company and two kiddos!) and still pack in the plants. What I love most about this entrepreneurial and enthusiastically health-conscious soup master is that she’s as down to earth as her foods. Nicole opens up about how, back in the day, she used to stress so much about food and her relationship with it. While she was pregnant with her first child, she was going craaaazy about doing everything right and treating eating like it was some sort of mysterious equation. Quickly she learned how those obsessive, worrying thoughts around food didn’t work. [Shocker.] And instead, she discovered how calming down about the whole healthy eating thing and making small, simple changes can radically change a life. [Also shocker.]   Press play to hear:   How to get your plant party on from morning ‘til noon How to soup up your soup game Why white knuckling does. not. work. Strategies for upping your smoothie game so you’re sipping on high-protein, low sugar blends How dinner stress can FINALLY be a thing of the past Three reasons that will make soups one of your menu staples forever A down-to-earth approach to revamping your relationship with food Plus some unlikely secret ingredients for your soups and smoothies that will change your world And more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Try Thrive Market and get an EXTRA 25% off your first purchase AND a FREE 30 day trial & check out my favorite products Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

I totally understand that it might not be your instinct to buy a ton of kitchen gadgets. You might be reluctant to trade your time for money and then trade that money for some unnecessary kitchen tools. Especially after you got that completely unnecessary banana peeler. I get it. But I also get how daunting it can feel to be like “let me just whip up a healthy dinner” and then look at your bare hands and a potato, wondering what to do next. So in this episode, I share the top kitchen tools that, in my plant-party experience, are MUST HAVE’s if YOU want to have healthy meals easily coming out of your kitchen and into your mouth!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Get your 40% off Amazing Grass’ amazing products using code: “PLANTPARTY40” Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today is one of a kind. He’s also just, kind. Dr. Will Bulsiewicz is a speaker, blogger, father, husband, microbiome specialist and a full time practicing Gastroenterologist. Now admittedly, I haven’t had the best experiences with gastro’s - I saw a couple many years ago in the heyday of my digestive struggles and they were not personable, not helpful and nowhere close to being on the “food-affects-your-gut-health” train. So aside from Dr. B’s hilarity, well-spoken-ness and palpable through the phone sincerity for educating and helping heal guts, the fact that he’s as passionate about plants as any person I’ve ever encountered -- which goes back to what I said earlier about him being one of a kind. Aside from being seen in scrubs and colonoscopies at and The Lowcountry Gastroenterology Practice in South Carolina, he’s been featured in Men’s Health, Huff Post, Women’s Health, & Reader’s Digest and hear me when I say his instagram account: @theguthealthmd is a hoot and a half plus an extra half of having helpful information!   Press play to hear:   - Why doctors aren't being taught about food, nutrition, and diet. - All about the microbiome, baby!! - The very bad effects of losing gut diversity. - How stress messes with your digestion. (My favorite topic.) - The magic of fiber and how it's like a super hero. - How sad the Standard American Diet really is… - The #1 one thing we can add to our diets to improve our gut health! - Advice for raising kids to have healthy tummies. - A garden analogy to explain probiotics and prebiotics. - And SO. MUCH. must-hear. MORE. !!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 15% off with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS at checkout Steal my job!! Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

When it comes to giving advice, today’s guest doesn’t hold back. And because of that, she’s back! On my podcast! Because I just can’t get enough of Sarah Knight’s hilariously no BS tough love and her out of the box mind altering metaphors galores. And I’m not alone in not being able to get enough of Sarah Knight, considering she’s, like, an internationally best selling author of 3 - going on 4 - books!   In case you missed my first chat with Sarah back in episode 70, you should know that this funny lady and super likeable human is most well known for her first book called “The Life changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck,” which has had readers from around the world LOLing while taking away magical lessons in saying bye to unwanted obligations. She’s also the hit writer of “Get Your Shit Together” and “You do You” - guides that hand hold you through making big life changes and embracing your imperfections. Now, Sarah has another work hitting shelves and kindles called “Calm the Fuck Down” and it’s another pee your pants funny and uncensored guide to… well, calming the fuck down.   Needless to say, this chat has a lot of unbleeped bleeps in it, as well as unbelievably awesome advice on how to stop overthinking, go easy on your freak outs, stop stressing about the uncontrollable, and just let shit goooooooo….   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Since I have technology to remind me of all the podcast episodes that hit your earbuds in 2018, (thank you a mundo for listening, by the way!) I wanted to shimmy through the highlights of this year. The following 18 things are things I heard on my show this year that made me go WOAH. These are facts that stopped me in my tracks, ideas that made me think a little differently, tips that helped me eat a little differently or were just catchy, coo, clever ways my guests phrased something I already knew to be true.   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! HOW TO SET NEW YEAR HEALTH GOALS THAT AREN’T DUMB! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today is a self-talk shifter. She’s a negative word redefiner. And she’s a pretty prolific one-line spitter-outer! Katie Horwitch is a writer, speaker, artist, activist and one of my dearest most favorite friends. She’s the proud founder of WANT: Women Against Negative Talk, a platform that gives women tips, tools, motivation, and inspiration to move forward in their lives by shifting their negative self-talk patterns. Katie’s brought the house down twice at The Good Fest (which is how we originally met) and regularly speaks across the country about self-confidence and self image. She’s the host of the WANTcast: The Women Against Negative Talk Podcast, where she interviews visionary ladies (I was on there! Episode 47!) about moving forward fearlessly and taking a proactive approach to positivity. She’s a trainer on Aaptiv, the #1 audio fitness app, where she gets to reach over a million sweat-seekers per month with her melodic VOICE, customized running, cycling and elliptical workouts and of course - her unique brand of outa this world positive coaching! Katie’s just an overall joy - which happens to also be her middle name (Joy) - and I’m not sure what’s taken me so long to get her cutie booty on my show but after this powerhouse of a chat I’m sure she’ll BRB.   Press play to hear:   The most brilliant definition of orthorexia I’ve ever heard How to execute a “planned freak out” Why you can’t feel fat because it’s not a feeling What Katie disagrees with Tony Robbins on Strategies to actually be able to take a compliment How. And. Why. To. Keep. Things. Neutral. The difference between hate and dislike + like and love Some personality tests that can help you get to know yourself best And sosososo much more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS Use code KATIE30 for 30% off a yearly membership with Aaptiv! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today believes we can save our health, our waistline AND the planet in one foul swoop...or swap..of one meat-based meal for a plant-based meal every day. Suzy Amis Cameron, an actress, environmentalist, and mom of five is hard at work on saving the world with her husband, James Cameron, known in this chat as Jim and known on IMDB as the genius writer, director and producer behind Avatar, Terminator and Titanic. Together, they’ve founded a number of environmental organizations and are mega-passionate about exposing and reducing the impact of animal agriculture on climate change and the environment. She’s the author of a new book called OMD: Changing the World by Changing One Meal a Day (hence the OMD) and OMG, this chat is an eye opener.   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 20% off with code: PARTY at checkout Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today is like the fitness industry’s OG OG, blazing fiery hot trails in the fitness space for well over two decades and impacting the lives and bodies of tens of thousands of humans worldwide. Patricia Moreno grew up with her fair share (and really, an extra share) of weight struggles and found fitness to be the greatest catalyst of change. She quickly rose to the top of the world HEY!, and dominated the fitness scene, only to find herself in a deeper struggle with her body image than ever before. Thanks to many epiphanies and the patience to take a long and winding road, Patricia found herself in a new world: the world of spiritual fitness. She created her signature workout called IntenSati which is a groundbreaking way to sweat that combines high energy cardio, mindfulness, meditation and the power of yelling out positive things which has proven time and time again to legit bring out participant’s inner badass best selves. Speaking of Patricia yelling out positive things, that’s what most of this conversation is - I triple down dog DARE you to not be LIT UP after hearing our chat. Get hopped up to hear: What the fitness industry looked like way back in the day. Like over 7,300 days ago. (That's 20 years.) Everythang wrong with the idea that skinny = happy Why everything else is a moot point if your MIND isn’t at the party What Patricia’s life was like being overweight at age 8 The rockies of rock bottoms Patricia had that led her to jazz hands out of traditional fitness and lead the way to spiritual fitness What really creates true, lasting change How she instills a positive body image in the hearts and heads of her three daughters And so much more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

In the same way that somebody once combined peanut butter and jelly to make a flavor combination arguably more desirable than sex, and in the same way another person combined a leggings with jeans to give our fashion-forward legs some freedom, my guest today has combined metaphysics with physical fitness in a way that can pretty much most def help you get things that you desire. Erin Stutland has created a method of combining movement with mindfulness in an actually do-able, not too woowoo-able way. Erin is an author of the upcoming book “Mantras In Motion: Manifesting What You Want Through Mindful Movement,” a fitness coach and creator of the Shrink Session program, the TV show host of Z Living’s cable series, Altar’d, all about true and lasting transformation. I’ve gotta say that this here chat with Erin has had a true and lasting impact on me. Kind of like how once you discover how harmoniously PB&J go together, or once you try on jeggings, you can’t UNtaste PB&J or smile as you put on regular jeans, after hearing Erin’s strategies for paying attention to what the heckers you say to yourself while you’re working out, you won’t be able to NOT sweet talk yourself through your next sweat sesh.   Get psyched to hear:   Why mantras* are so powerful How combining mantras with movement is legit magic *WTF a “mantra” actually is and how to hook yourself up with your own A story that straight up proves manifestation How and why it’s ok to push yourself to exercise The weirdest and most surface level about a coat Why it’s weirdly tricky business figuring out what we actually desire A realistic way to get on the mantra + movement train right this second Some tough love for my sister to get into a sweat habit (!!!) And lots more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 15% off with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS at checkout Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram <a href= "https://www.facebook.co --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today is a survivor, speaker, activist and storyteller. She’s a wearer of many hats. Which we get deep into in this chat. This is also a deep chat in many other ways because my guest and darling friend Brittany Piper has overcome not just one, but many of the most horrific events any of us could imagine: sexual assault, eating disorders, the death of her brother and alcoholism. Brittany, not to sound cliche, turned her pain into purpose and is now a leading national expert speaker on sexual violence and prevention, as well as a healing and wellness coach. She uses her story of adversity, resilience and triumph to empower and inspire women to take brave action in their own lives and communities and she uses her story of trauma to inspire me in this interview to OWN my own stories even more than I already own my own stories, and I hope she inspires you in this chat to own yours too. And to watch more Law and Order SVU.   Press play to hear:   How Brittany miracuously decided to see her trauma as a gift. The importance of OWNING your stories (and how that relates to ice cream!). That more experiences than you might think count as trauma. And why that’s ok. Even good? How to maybe stop using alcohol as a tool, if you are? How to use letter writing as a form of self love. Why sharing is way more than caring. A few good Law and Order SVU analogies. How breath and plants are legit a form of healing from trauma. And a lot more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today’s guest relationship with food used to be nuts. Her relationship with nuts used to be nuts, too. But neither of those things are nuts anymore, as Ali Bonar has learned both, how to be chill around food and how to enjoy nut butter vibes without nuts in said butter. Ali, known on the interwebs as the AVOKWEEN, is incredibly passionate about helping other ladies regain their kween-ness and feeling body positive once and for all. She’s also passionate about dripping her Granola Butter (a product she and boyfriend invented) all over smoothie bowls. But in this breaking news conversation, Ali reveals the truth about who’s really eating the stuff she photographs! I love Ali not only because she and I both admit to having had awkward body insecurity vendettas over high school volleyball shorts and not only because she sat in her car to record our entire interview, but also because she, too, believes in the importance of telling it like it freaking is thank you very much, and in this fun conversation, I think, and I hope, we told a lot of things like they freaking are thank you very much!   You’ll hear: All about portion distortion and how to stop having it. What being a KWEEN is all about, and how to be more “kweeny?” What being chill around food looks like...and doesn’t look like. How Ali realized she had nutrition information overload, and how she unloaded. A strategy for scrolling social media more consciously. A secret behind all that food porn you’re seeing… And lots more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

This episode is all about how I PIMPED my wedding! Meaning, how I added lots of plants to it. And also, how I made it uniquely mine. And even more, how I didn’t let my healthy habits compromise my happiness, nor let the happiness of my wedding drive me away from my health.   I hope this episode sheds a little light on some literal, tangible, recreatable things I did to infuse the prioritization of my wellbeing into a wild thing like a wedding. You’ll hear a little about my journey from sad girl dreading her eventual wedding day because she’d be too depressed, bloated or sick to enjoy it to a happy lady who just had her wedding day feeling more calm, healthy and confident than she ever could’ve imagined. Through it, I’ve learned that eating more plants than you do crap is a complete game-changer, as is prioritizing stress reduction over everything else, all while being as authentic and confidently YOURSELF as humanly possible. I’d say that’s the magic sauce. The secret sauce? MMM sauce, now i’m craving that butternut squash sauce on the gnocchi at the wedding…...   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

As part of my October of re-broadcasting some of my favorite episodes that are related to wedding stuff since I’m currently on my honeymoon in the Seychelles, today’s guest gets a rebroadcast not just because it was one of the more prolific, helpful and inspiring episodes of this podcast thus far, and not only because it originally aired 2 years ago which is a long time ago, but because my guest, Terry Walters, was actually invited to my wedding! But couldn’t come! Which was very sad. Because I had GREAT clean food waiting for her. But she still gifted jesse and me a beautiful wooden salad bowl. Hey! Does shout out on a podcast into take the place as a Thank You Card??? I never know proper etiquette….Anyway, Terry Walters, who just so happened to be my neighbor growing up, was one of the OG “clean eaters.” Her first book, “Clean Food” came out waaaaay before “clean” related to food in any way other than sanitary! But “clean eating” has since turned into a vague, trendy, confusing, catch-all phrase, right? Well in this episode, I egg Terry on to lay down the law about what clean eating REALLY is (and really isn’t), so you don’t have to keep hearing stuff from the organic grapevine. Oh, and spoiler alert: clean eating is pretty much the same as plant-partying! Woohoo!!!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 15% off with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS at checkout Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

As part of my October of re-broadcasting some of my favorite episodes that are related to wedding stuff since I’m currently on my honeymoon in the Seychelles, I’m re-airing this very oldie but goodie chat about a way to sniff up or rub down the power of plants. Because if you think eating plants is good for you, just wait till you try smelling them! Or rubbing them on the bottoms of your feet. In this exciting episode, Casey Von Iderstein, essential oil extraordinaire, mindfulness teacher and the creator of Karmic Wellness, let’s all the cats out of all the bags about how using essential oils (the stuff in plants that make them smell) can make your life REEK of awesomeness. Straight up, this interview, which I originally did two years ago, changed my life. I’ve been using oils ever since! Not perfectly - as you can learn more about in episode #97 called “True Story: I Plant-Poisoned My Pup!” Yup… so I wanted to circle back with Casey and get a precise plant oil protocol for both my wedding day and my African honeymoon travels! So this episode is updated! Listen through to the end to hear what Casey laid out for me as the ESSENTIAL oils to essentially, keep one stay healthy, happy, relaxed and sane through big events like weddings and long adventures like Africaaaa!   Get pumped to learn: How and why to live your life from a mindset of “doing your future self a favor.” Exactly how and why essential oils actually work (from a semi-sciency level). The best way to use essential oils on an emotional level. The totally secret hiding spot to rub your oils for maximum results! The 1 oil Casey would want if she were stranded on a deserted island. And so much more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Apres plant-protein drinks and save 15% with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

In keeping with my October of re-broadcasting some of my favorite episodes that are related to wedding stuff since I’m currently on my honeymoon in Africa, I had to re-share this chat with a product I’m likely currently sipping with water in Cape Town right now: SHROOMS! You already heard about my fondness for the mushrooms, but in this chat you’ll hear about the functionality of them. And the science behind it. And the way that 13-generation mushroom expert Tero and his team at the company he founded, Four Sigmatic, actually makes mushroom teas that don’t MAKE you gag and actually MAKE you feel like a better, stronger, well-er version of yourself.   Get ready to hear:   How, for Tero, mushrooms are basically ninja turtles. What an ADAPTOGEN really is. (And FYI, it’s REALLY cool.) Why mushrooms are really really good for you. And which ones you might wanna start with. The real reason I crave mushrooms so hard since I’ve started drinking them. (And no it’s not because I’m “addicted.”) Even though they won’t make you hallucinate, Tero considers mushrooms *MAGIC.* This is why. How Four Sigmatic actually makes mushroom tea that doesn’t make you gag. And much more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

As part of my October of re-broadcasting some of my favorite episodes that are related to wedding stuff since I’m currently on my honeymoon in Cape Town, I couldn’t NOT re-air an episode with a wedding guest! Whose bread and vegan butter is something so relevant right now as we’re in the throws of fall -- eating plants in a pantsuit! Or in whatever else you wear to an office. I’m in sweats and a tee right now. Am I wearing a bra? Oh wow I put one on today! Go me! Anyway, my friendship story with my guest, Tracie Kendziora, is kind of adorable - and a true testament to the power of the internet and the coolness of coaching. Tracie signed up for private coaching with me 3 years ago and we worked together for many months. Through our coaching we became more like friends than coach and coachee and eventually dropped the coaching and just kept chatting as gal pals. Though my loving encouragement, she ended up quitting her job to focus on her two passions - clean cubicle eating and hilarious wellness copywriting. Now she helps peeps with both! She also helps me now! With this here podcast! Yes, she’s gone from client to friend to contractor and she came from Florida to also tack on the title of wedding guest too, which was the first time we ever met in the flesh. I hope she knows I don’t normally wear dresses that nice... or white….Anyway, I think this chat with Tracie about balancing wellness with work without making clean eating a second full-time job is GOLD and I hope you steal some tips and put em in your stapler drawer.   You’ll hear: The most important thing to NOT do before a meeting. ACTUALLY why your coworkers make you feel guilty about your salad. Awesome items to keep in your healthy desk drawer. Really clever ways to move more at work! One of which I implemented immediately… Mason jar salads 101. And loads more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Apres plant-protein drinks and save 15% with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube <a href= "https://www.upwork.com/o/profiles/users/_~01134da1166c49a0c7/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

As part of my October of re-broadcasting some of my favorite episodes that are related to wedding stuff since I’m currently on my honeymoon in Botswana, I knew this chat would be PERFECT one to bring back from the archives. Not only is it one of the top downloaded episodes of my show, and for damn good reason, but it specifically talks about a life altering epiphany that happens ON A HONEYMOON! I know, right?!?! Told you this chat would be a perfect one. But perfect isn’t really the goal anymore because this episode is all about how my guest, Simi Botic, used to let her need for perfection actually ruin a lot of great big events in her life like her proposal (which we talk about) and her honeymoon (which we also talk about) by giving way too many craps about her body. Simi freaks out a lot less now since she broke up with perfection, and in this chat, we dive alllll the way into how she did that and what the heck breaking up with perfection even means! This isn’t an arbitrary conversion, by the way, helping give up perfectionism about their diet and exercise is exactly what Simi does for a living! In addition to being a coach, Simi wrote a magnificent, hilarious and heartfelt book called Letting Go of Leo, which is truly so good that one night I delayed watching The Bachelor to read Simi’s book in bed which is the highest compliment I could give a book so there you go Simi. I love this cozy convo and I’m pretty positive you will too!   Press play to hear:   How to let your mess become your success. How to stop focusing on being perfect all the time! Why to see failures as feedback and opportunities for growth. An argument for taking yourself to couples counseling! How to exercise your right to stop freaking out about exercise... What Mother Teresa, Sarah Silverman, and Simi have in common. A very important rule about birthday cake! And LOTS more.   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram <span style="font-weight: --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

As part of my October of re-broadcasting some of my favorite episodes that are related to wedding stuff since I’m currently on my honeymoon in Botswana, this chat with my acupuncturist, James Rohr absolutely HAD to be the first chat to re-air, because getting his needles in my meridians were a significant part of my surviving the cray cray wedding process! James’ needles are my first destination when I need to boost my immunity, up my digestion game, alleviate anxiety or even, as you’ll hear, just pump my brakes and take a nap. I usually get some ‘puncture about once a month for general maintenance purposes, but in the last few months leading up to the wedding, I became an every other weeker, and then in the final month, an every weeker!! Not only do I have deep respect and admiration for his work and just acupunct as a whole, but as you’ll surely notice, James totally breaks the mold of what you might think of as a Chinese medicine healer. He’s a freaking funny dude! Half the time I’m with him I’m cracking up on his table, nervous that I’m gonna pop some needles out of me. I’m fortunate, well, we’re fortunate that James, who runs an acupuncture practice here in Brooklyn but also another one in Miami and used to be the head acupuncturist at Canyon Ranch Miami Beach, gave us so much wisdom, time and concrete reasoning behind this totally magical-woowoo-WTF-seeming healing modality that is acupuncture.   You’ll hear: Exactly what the eff acupuncture is! How this magic-like treatment ACTUALLY works. The #1 common ailment James treats that can alleviate so many other ailments. Ways you can avoid a bogus acupuncturist. That time James left a needle in someone… That other time James’ acupuncture treatment knocked a woman up… And so much more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today is my favorite person on the planet. He’s the avocado to my toast. The kom to my boocha. The massage to my kale. Although I wish he knew how to give me good massages. Today you get to meet my husband, Jesse, and hear our cozy chat about how we don’t let a little tofu come between true love.   If you want to stalk our wedding festivities and see Emily’s gf/v cake masterpiece as referenced in episode 108, or check out Sarah Rose’s natural makeup job like we spoke about in episode 107 or peek at how I did NOT ‘shed for the wed’ as I discussed in episode 59, just search or follow the hashtag #partyinOURplants on Instagram!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Apres plant-protein drinks and save 15% with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

In terms of making my ultimate wedding dream a reality, today’s guest takes the cake. And bakes it. Since that ultimate wedding dream I just spoke of was to be able to eat my own damn wedding cake at my own wedding. Without a stupid belly ache. So since Emily Lael Aumiller, the founder of Lael Cakes and an allergen-free pastry chef extraordinaire makes the world’s best vegan and gluten-free cakes, she’s essentially my wedding fairy godmother! I’m excited to share with you how Emily went from pastry sculpting to cake sculpting, and how through a fateful intervention of a lot of allergies, Emily decided to sculpt cakes those of us who have sensitives systems and/or just prefer not putting crap into our bodies can enjoy with glee! Emily’s company, Lael Cakes, is a Brooklyn based boutique cake studio that uses her own unique blend of non-gluten flours (don’t worry, I tell you what’s in the blend) to make the perfect pastry flour. It’s incredible how Emily substitutes real food ingredients for refined sugar, saturated fat, and dairy and uses dyes extracted from the natural pigments of fruits and vegetables to give her treats incredible scrumptious vibrant colors.   Press play to drool and hear: How the slow food movement (and food allergies) inspired her to create allergen-free pastries The gluten-free flour mix Emily invented and swears by What happens when you take away all the overly processed ingredients The kind of sugar most traditional bakeries use How to have self-discipline when you're around cake all day Why Emily creates vegan AND non-vegan cakes (and feels good about it) A behind-the-scenes peek at how I picked my wedding cake How she designs unique cakes for each and every client The style of cake that lets Emily's creativity shine through How to paint your cake with plants Emily's take on the dessert table trend Tips for overcoming the gluten-free vegan baking struggle And much more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 15% off with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS at checkout Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! <span style="font-weight: 4 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today only uses nontoxic attitudes and nontoxic products! And obviously believes in the power of eating non-toxic plant foods. Sarah Rose is a New York City-based Makeup Artist who, after working in the conventional make up industry, became appalled AF at how much pressure the media and beauty industry puts on women to meet the social construct of beauty. She experienced first hand how this drove women's insecurity levels way down and their crappy product purchases way up--and who's to benefit? Certainly not these women--instead, the pockets of these big conglomerate corporations who own most of the industry and even the petrochemical industry! It's one big vicious cycle.So in 2014, Sarah Rose was inspired to shift focus in her practice and she switched over to the good side - completely non-toxic, clean products, all made by smaller, passionate makers while deconstructing one's relationship with beauty. As a self-proclaimed Makeup Therapist, it's her goal to empower her clients to find confidence even barefaced! Without makeup! And by using plant-based skincare mixed with a plant-based diet, Sarah Rose works to empower women through revealing their inner + outer beauty.   Oh! And Sarah Rose also does wedding day make up! She’s doing my wedding makeup in 2 weeks which I couldn’t be more excited for because her M.O. is helping brides naturally shine like their best selves on their wedding day, not look like the most makeup-ed self on their wedding day. Just for funsies I took some photos from our clean wedding make up trial and put them in the show notes alongside photos I took from my shall I say bluntly, TOXIC wedding make up trial photos if you want to take a peeksies at the obvious difference in favor of clean beauty and being a natural bride, you can do so at partyinmyplants.com/107.   Press play to hear: How to begin fixing the emotional and physical relationship we have to beauty and makeup What the clean beauty industry needs to do better What stress is REALLY doing to your skin The skin concerns you can't fix without fixing your gut How to elevate your everyday look for not-so-everyday events The product that helps you fake some inner light Whether or not EVERYONE can wear a bold red lip Finally figuring out the difference between BB cream, CC cream, and tinted moisturizers A non-boring clean beauty history lesson Busting myths about the efficacy of clean beauty products The absolute BEST places to get your hands on some clean beauty products What label doesn't actually mean a product is clean or natural (#sorrynotsorry) Some scare tactics to steer you away from conventional beauty products Why clean beauty products look more natural than conventional beauty products Wedding Day Makeup 101 – prep, --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

The story of today’s guest is a long and winding and one that involves crime, international borders and an eff ton of breakfast. Ksenia Avdulova is the breakfast eater behind the @breakfastcriminals an award-nominated wellness brand that meticulously manages to merge food with mindfulness. (And dangerously leads to acai and smoothie bowls cravings on the regular.) What started as a whatevs, yolo instagram account devoted to sharing healthy brekkies has since transformed into much more than talking about the mornin’ meal, Ksenia’s now really the leader of a self love and self realization movement who believes that How you start your day is really - how you live your life. (Which explains why she loves to start hers in her signature heart-shaped bowl.) I only thought it was apropos for me to much on my breakfast protein waffles while interviewing Ksenia so if you think you’re hearing chews, you’re not imagining it! It’s me!   Get stoked to hear: - A twisty-turny immigration story (that totally has to do with breakfast) - How (and why) Ksenia started making her own acai bowls - What started Ksenia's self-care journey (featuring a rock icon lookalike) - Why the most important thing is to enjoy your food and eat mindfully - How to practice your intuition and decide if you need chocolate or a hug - What to ask yourself when you're standing in front of all the ice cream - The traditional way to eat acai bowls (it's not what you see on Instagram) - Why more superfoods isn't so super - What sparked Ksenia's passion for authenticity and conscious consumerism on social media - The reality TV show Ksenia once applied for (!) - What you should do if you're not into eating in the A.M. - And lots more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

In exactly 1 month from when this episode airs, I’ll be waking up as a married lady for the first morning ever! So I figured right now’s the perfect time to share my chat with a couple who is couple goals to the MAX. Sonja and Alex Overhiser, known on the interwebs as A Couple Cooks, are a writer and photographer duo behind the award-nominated food blog, A Couple Cooks, and the co-authors of the inspiring (to me as a soon to be also author) cookbook, Pretty Simple Cooking, which was named one of the “best vegetarian cookbooks” by Epicurious. And which lives on the SPECIAL FAVORITE COOKBOOKS section of my cookbook library, I’d like to add. Their plant-forward approach to eating and their joy-filled approach to cooking, mixed with their humble approach to love is what makes this couple pretty simply awesome. It was tricky tricky business scheduling this interview with BOTH Sonja and Alex but I just couldn’t settle one half of the couple cooks and I’m so thrilled I get to share both of them with you today! I’m also thrilled I got to pick their brain about kitchen tools to register for before it was too late. Mmhm, listen up!   Get excited to hear: - What inspired A Couple Cooks to actually cook and the first meal they EVER made - The journey from never cooking to running a successful food blog and writing a cook book - How to embrace failure in the kitchen and life lessons learned from cooking - The trick to making food and cooking part of your life without missing out on life - The appetizers they always put out when people come over - How their day-job skills translated to the kitchen - How they learned to share their passion and work together peacefully - How to not want to use your knives on your loved ones when cooking together - Whether Alex or Sonja is the better baker and what they make everyday - What they eat when they don't want to deal with the process of making French toast - What to do if meal prep is totally not your thing - How not to be afraid of going to the grocery store - The simple thing that will make you love your veggies, even Brussels sprouts - What they wish they would have registered for to stock their kitchen as newlyweds - The importance of not rushing through cooking and eating - What they think they're bad at making - And lots more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! < --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today knows first hand, and with her other hand too, just how much a personal crisis can be a catalyst for dramatic self and health discovery. Magdalena Wszelaki’s journey with hormone imbalance began with a diagnosis of Graves’ Disease, Hashimoto’s and Adrenal Fatigue. Yuck. 10 years later, doctors diagnosed her with Estrogen Dominance and a dangerously high level of heavy metal toxicity. Not fun. Magdalena Fed up with doctors who wrote her conditions off with a laundry list of pharmaceuticals, Magdalena left her career in advertising to focus full-time on understanding her body, her relationship to food, and develop a new way of eating that would repair and keep her hormones working smoothly. Now she is a holistic health coach who works with women to help them understand their health and get nice and comfy on their paths to wellness.   Some stuff in this episode:   - Covering the autoimmune disease spectrum and the symptoms - Why teenagers in Papau New Guinea have amazing skin - The seven foods to cut out if you're feeling like inflammation is a problem - Bad news about avocados if you've got IBS (sorry!) - Why you should care about hormones and inflammation - How to listen to your body and know when it's sending you a message - What happens when your hormones start going haywire - The lie we're being told about our periods and PMS - How to make your period NOT suck - The three things that are key to your hormone health - What to eat to support your liver - The life-changing Farmer's Wife Breakfast - A simple method that could resolve your PMS issues - Some signs you might have a thyroid issue even if the markers came back okay -And lots more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 15% off with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS at checkout Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube <a href= "https://www.upwor --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

I may not get to bring one of the adorable OG golden girls on my podcast, but I’d say the golden girl of wellness (as crowned by Elle) is an even more perfect guest. Said golden girl of wellness is Candice Kumai who is an internationally-renowned wellness writer, former line cook, former tv host, former-model, TV personality, five-time best-selling author, fellow Williamsburg dweller and incredible planty chef. Candice sits on The Well+Good Council and was recently named one of Arianna Huffington’s “Top 20 New Role Models in 2017.” Yeah, ok, NBD. Well, big deal is her latest book that’s all about celebrating and sharing her Japanese culture and traditions - both in cuisine (matcha, miso and soba OH MY!) and in self-care wisdom (kintsugi, wab-isabi, okinawa, huh?)! Ok, I’m so excited for you to hear this chat, HYAH!   Press play to hear:   - Candice's go-to smoothie of the moment - A super simple tip to help you get healthier right now - What Candice doesn't want to write about ever again - The importance of embracing and celebrating your heritage - The attitude that *might* help Okinawan women live more than 100 years - How Candice balances it all out when she's feeling overwhelmed - Why it's so important to celebrate imperfections - How to ask for what you need (and actually get it) - The Japanese ingredients you need to be cooking with - The one self-care practice that has helped Candice the most - How Candice shows and doesn't tell on social media - And plenty more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! PISTACHIO CHEWY BITES!!! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

In this episode, you’ll slurp up my best advice for doing an occasional single day only juice party (also known as a 1-day juice cleanse). I’m spilling all I know about having that party feel so good you’ll want to pull an all-nighter. (Like have the 1-day juice cleanse lead into more plant eating the next day.) You know what? Enough analogies. THIS EPISODE IS ABOUT HOW TO DO A 1-DAY JUICE CLEANSE (LIKE IT AIN’T NO THANG).   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS Steal my job!! Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today is so passionate about drinking plant-packed juices that he dubbed himself the “Juice Guru” which you’d think might be a bold title until you see how boldly Steve Prussack actually lives up to it! In addition to shooting plant drinks into his body every day, he and his wife Julie help over 100,000 dedicate juicees do the same. They’re the creators of Juice Guru, a business dedicated to spreading the message about juicing for healthy living and they’re the founders of the accredited Juice Guru Academy, which offers courses in juice therapy and health education, and trains juice coaches around the world. Steve’s the award-winning host of "Juice Guru Radio" which I had the pleasure of being featured on! Woot woot! And he and Juice are the authors of the bestselling book: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Juice Fasting, another book: Juice Guru - Transform Your Life by Adding One Juice a Day and the brand spankin’ new book: Juice Guru's Juicing for Rapid Weight Loss. That’s a lot of juice. I kinda have to pee already. I’m gonna go do that and you listen to this truly wonderful chat about how a juice a day can maybe, actually change your life.   Get juiced to hear:   - What literally came out of Steve's fingers during his first juice cleanse - How often you should do a juice cleanse - What you shouldn't do after a cleanse so you actually get all the benefits - The reason you need to drink your juice on an empty stomach - Whether or not you can sub a green smoothie for a green juice - The difference between cold-pressed, high-pressure processed, and pasteurization - How drinking one green juice a day can improve your health - Where people go wrong with juicing and how to fix it - The Juice Guru Template and the go-to ingredients you can keep in stock - What to pair with your green juice if you don't want to lose weight - Combatting some of the negative press about juice - Where to put all that pulp from juicing - The easy recipe for juicing without a juicer - AND MORE!!!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook</p --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

It’s my 100th podcast episode! That’s a lot of podcast episodes! Almost as many podcast episodes as half the amount of episodes of the total amount of friends episodes! I had to do to something stellar to commemorate my 100th episode, (cuz you gotta do something to commem that 100th ‘sode!) and I couldn’t help but feel a calling about letting out a big luxurious vent about what has changed about wellness since I started my podcast 100 episodes ago. A lot’s different. Both in my heart and soul and in the “wellness industry,” and in this podcast episode I play one of my favorite games and share 2 truths and a lie all about the wellness industry! Except I have 6 truths and a lie. Or maybe that’s the lie and I have 7 truths! I guess you’ll have to press play and see…   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS Steal my job!! Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

In the same way that I once felt fated to live a physically uncomfortable and sucky life with my IBS and then turned that shiz around by taking control of my mind and food, my guest today, Elissa Goodman did the same thing - with her Hashimoto's and her umm, cancer. Now, Elissa is an L.A-based holistic nutritionist and cleanse expert who believes that proper planty nourishment plus a daily cleansing practice are essential for optimal living. (Plus a hefty dose of self-love and intuition listening.) Elissa’s mission is to educate and encourage healthy, mindful living to help others embrace the concept that we are a product of what we eat and how we treat ourselves. She’s mega passionate about using a whole slew of holistic healing methods, supplements, superfoods and herbs to help peeps reset their metabolism, overcome autoimmune issues, digestive and inflammatory challenges or heal themselves from disease and she may or may not have turned me onto my new favorite immune-strengthening supplement that might match some of the jewelry I wear. What? That’s a good teaser if I’ve ever heard one! Well, why don't cha press play to get un-teased!   You’ll hear:   How Elissa’s cancer diagnosis led to juicing and yoga instead of chemo Why you don't have to be a psychic to know the importance of your psyche Elissa's surprising answer for improving your immune system All about the mind-body connection and why you need to let that shiz go The best herbs to take when you're feeling sick AND what form to take them in Surprise! You've got toxins. Simple things you can do to cleanse at home Yes, cancer feeds off sugar. But it's not what you think The top four things you can do to prevent cancer The best juice to detox your liver And so much more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS Steal my job!! Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook < --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today’s episode is with someone who I think, I THINK...loves matcha as matcha as I love matcha? I mean he better. Because he’s one of the two dudes on a major mission to bring matcha to the people...to ALL the people. Graham Fortgang is one half of the founding fathers...I mean founding brothers...of Matcha Bar, New York City’s first specialty matcha cafe, THE OG! that opened in Williamsburg, Brooklyn allll the way back in 2014. Since then, Graham and his brother Max have been fueling themselves with matcha in order to hustle their way to basically matcha world domination - opening new matcha cafe doors open on both East and West Coasts and launching some magical bottled matcha products nationwide. As a long-time matcha drinker myself (way before Instagram photos of matcha even existed, I’ll have you know), I’ve been dying to dive in deep on this now ultra trendy green coffee alternative, and I did well, because nobody can MATCH-a the Enthusiasm and knowledge Graham has in this chat about Matcha. This is the true story of how two dudes fell in love with matcha and why every day they hustlin’ to help you fall in love with it, too!   For gifting someone you dig a FREE can of matcha hustle that Graham spoke about you can go to matchahustle.com/partyinmyplants!! Get jacked up to hear:   How two dudes came up with the the OG matcha bar concept The surprising thing Graham thought after his first shot of matcha How a quest to prove that matcha CAN taste good paved the way The goal that Matcha Bar ALWAYS had in mind How tea ceremonies influenced MatchaBar's branding and mission Why matcha ISN'T just a trend The major difference between coffee and matcha The biggest question the MatchaBar gets...you'll never guess it! What to mix your matcha with at home A really, really good reason to make the switch from coffee to matcha and MATCHA more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 15% off with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS at checkout Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram < --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today’s episode is a little change of pace. But it’s my podcast and I can do what I want to… so what I wanted to do this week was share a story I told at a storytelling show a couple months ago. What’s a storytelling show? Well have you heard of The Moth? The Moth in an organization dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling - that is, real people getting up in front of real audiences on a real stage with a real microphone telling real stories from their real, everyday lives. It’s pretty cool. So I didn’t perform this story at a Moth show but the next best thing  - a storytelling show called Speak Up in Connecticut in which my daddy dearest also performed!!! Awwwww how presh?! You might’ve heard me mention that I was going to be taking a stab at storytelling in episode 77 of this podcast with Simi Botic (whose book is chalk full of amazing stories by the way) and this story about my adorably doggie Tommy negatively benefiting from my healthy habits is that stab! The theme of the storytelling show I told it at was “Close Calls.” Ohhhhh, ahhhhh…..I hope you enjoy!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS Steal my job!! Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today is not just a one, but a TWO time breast cancer survivor, which is not once inspiring but DOUBLY INSPIRING. (I really couldn’t come up with something more creative there.) Caryn Sullivan spent nearly 20-years working in the world of sports and entertainment largely at Disney & ESPN and the Minnesota Timberwolves, crushing her job in that intense environment by fueling herself with good ol’ Diet Dr. Peppers and endless bags of baked quote unquote “HEALTHY” chips. It wasn’t until her wake-up call with stage IV cancer  that Caryn changed her focus from looking good to being well. She launched her blog Pretty Wellness to chronicle her journey toward wellness by sharing stories and lessons learned through her own hardship and has since been a champion in motivating peeps to thrive in their lives. Caryn’s been seen on The Doctor Oz Show, Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family and inspires thousands to embrace wellness in the motivational speeches she gives throughout the country and in her motivational interview she gave me right here, right meow!   Press Play to Hear:   How it took two cancer diagnoses for Caryn to have an ah-ha moment How the magical unicorn Kris Carr majorly inspired Caryn to take action How to merge natural and traditional treatments safely Some tips for staying positive when facing adversity Why you need to have a cut-off time for your pity party How you can support a loved one through a new diagnosis Thoughtful gifts you can send someone healing -- instead of a casserole How to keep up with healthy habits when you're not feeling so healthy How to build a wellness team and why you should even if you're not sick How often you should be doing a breast self-exam The first thing you should do after a frightening diagnosis AND SO MUCH MORE!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Steal my job!! Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! <a --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today’s love for skin is way more than skin deep. Hehe like what I did there? I like it. And I also like everything Dr. Whitney Bowe had to say in this chat. Dr. Whitney is a renowned New York-based dermatologist (one of the most in-demand dermatologists in the country to toot her horn a little bit) and she’s incredibly passionate about researching and revealing the science that supports the link between nutrition and skincare. She regularly brings her expertise (and her own perfectly glowing skin) to programs like Good Morning America, The Rachael Ray Show, The Doctors, and Dr. Oz, and she and her work have been featured in publications like the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Allure, InStyle, Vogue, Elle, and O, (as in The Oprah Magazine, not as in LMNOP). Her new book, The Beauty of Dirty Skin, is all about how our gut health affects our skin health which, is all like wut?! The coolest topic ever. And considering our gut health is affected by how hard we party in our plants, this chat is one of my faves yet!   Press play to hear: - The connection between the gut and your skin - The ONE THING all chronic skin conditions have in common - What foods to avoid if you want your skin to glow - What the color of your juice can reveal - The first thing you should stop doing to clear up your skin - How personal experience has informed Dr. Whitney's dermatology practice - How to heal sun damaged skin! (Yes, it’s totes possible) - Whether or not you need to stop eating chocolate for clear skin - What your tush skin can tell you about your face skin - And lots more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 15% off with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS at checkout Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today’s episode is the Part 2 to my last episode (episode #93) and unlike The Hangover Part 2, this follow-up gets two thumbs up. Although this doesn’t have Bradley Cooper so you win some, you lose some. But my guest, Samantha Elkrief, is the perfect piggyback to Dr. Drew Ramsey from last week because she works with him! He’s the doctor in the nutritional psychiatry clinic and she’s the implementer! He’s the one all about the science of how food affects our mood and she’s the one about the hows of actually EATING said good moody food. Samantha’s a holistic health coach from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition (me too!) and a health supportive chef from the Natural Gourmet Institute (me also too!) and a social worker by way of Columbia University (me not at all). She specializes in helping peeps eat more plants and find permanent peace and joy with food. And speaking of joy, speaking with Samantha was exactly that!   Prepare your brain to hear:   How brain food isn't as complicated as you think Some signs that you're not feeding you brain the food it needs The best sources of omega 3s for vegans and vegetarians The best nut for brain health (hint: it's not walnuts!) Three things your brain doesn't need you to eat on repeat The ingredients that need to be in your brain health smoothie What to do when you don't want to eat anything Why food isn't always the answer and what else you can do The importance of improving your relationship with food How to eat your veggies AND eat intuitively What brain-boosting supplements to take if you need a little more oomph And lots more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Steal my job!! Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today’s episode is part 1 of 2 because talking about eating to beat depression is THAT DAMN IMPORTANT. My guest today was a toughie to book - but soooo worth being that annoying persistent “oh god these people are going to hate me. If they’re even seeing these 39 emails” girl for. But I was elated to talk Dr. Drew Ramsey, who is a true pioneer in the space of mental health. He’s a psychiatrist who actually believes in the power of food or using “nutritional interventions” to help peeps overcome depression, anxiety and other emotional wellness issues -- hence his perfect nickname: the food shrink. Dr. Ramsey’s has a popular NYC clinic called the Brain Food Clinic, but he doubles as a farm boy who spends time doing farm stuff on his 127 acre organic farm in rural Indiana. He has a terrific ecourse called Eat To Beat Depression, he’s written 3 books including one called The Happiness Diet, another called Eat Complete: The 21 Nutrients that Fuel Brain Power, Boost Weight Loss and Transform Your Health and another called 50 Shades of Kale, which you’ll hear is a plant he’s particularly passionate about.   Feel HAPPY because you’re about to learn:   The GIANT impact food has on our mental health What the difference between mood and mental health really is The NUMBER ONE rule about mental health How to tell if you're in a bad mood or if it's more That mental health struggles are totally normal and affect way more people than you think Why functioning doesn't necessarily mean you're brain is healthy What Dr. Ramsey thinks the fifth vital sign should really be How medicine, food, and exercise work together to improve mental health Some very convincing data that your diet totally correlates to your mental health What you should do INSTEAD of taking supplements What to eat (and NOT to eat) for brain health Some bad advice you shouldn't listen to anymore And so much more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS Steal my job!! Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! <a href="http://www.pa --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

The only way I’m even slightly able to relate to today’s guest is because I’ve seen Miss Congeniality upwards of 13 times (and yes could definitely recognize it through a hotel wall like Chandler duh). Rachael Todd, I mean, sorry, MISS UNITED STATES, is the leader of the Gorgeous Mind Movement - her creation to help women master their minds so they can create a life of meaning. Aside from being Miss United States, Rachael is mindset coach, a health coach, a speaker and an entrepreneur. As you’ll hear in our chat, before becoming Miss US, or even Miss Florida (oh yeah, she’s that, too!) she had to overcome BIG shiz like: self-doubt, insecurities, stress, fear, lack of balance and no knowledge on how to wear a crown. But I mean, does anyone know how to wear a crown until it’s time to wear a crown?   Press play to hear:   What the Miss United State Organization REALLY promotes (hint: probably not what you think) Why Rachael chose food and hunger in America as her platform How food banks are changing – for the better Putting science behind changing your mindset How to step in to your confidence and be a powerhouse The different forms that meditation can take Why you need to pull the monster out from under the rug Where confidence comes from when you're being judged on your bikini bod How Rachael fuels her body to fuel her Miss United States responsibilities What you need to work on BEFORE you clean up your diet And lots more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to get your first FabFitFun Box save $10 with code: “PARTY10” cuz I’m a #fabfitfunpartner Steal my job!! Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube <span style="font-weight: 40 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Nikki Sharp knows a thing or two or twenty about being unbalanced. She’s a former high-profile model who openly admits to have struggled with multiple eating disorders, body dysmorphia and other crazy crap that models experience, so when she fell into a plant-based lifestyle and experienced balance, good health and inner peace for the first time, she just had to spread the word! Well spread the word she most def did, to nearly half a million followers, mind you. Now Nikki is a health coach, yoga instructor, vegan chef and best-selling author, and her most recent book, Meal Prep Your Way to Weight Loss is considered by many to be the holy grail of plant-based meal prep guides. Ok, it’s considered by MOI to be the holy grail of plant-based meal prep guides. It’s pretty cool. As is Nikki. PREP yourself to hear: Where weight loss and the body positivity movement went wrong. The idea that you CAN love your body and still want to improve it. The gap between healthy serving size and the creations that live on Instagram! How to overcome overwhelm when starting meal prepping. Tips to to make your morning smoothie a no-brainer. What to do if you've prepped sweet potatoes but now you don't want them! Some things you CAN and CAN'T freeze. How to ACTUALLY meal prep without making excuses. How to binge beautifully. And loads more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to get your first FabFitFun Box save $10 with code: “PARTY10” cuz I’m a #fabfitfunpartner Steal my job!! Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today is a Canadian born and raised former unhealthy, traditional pastry chef turned very healthy, plant-based chef. Lauren Lobley is a wiz at making traditionally unhealthy food remarkably healthy food and while experimenting in the kitchen and with her body, she realized “oh wait, I think I’m a plant-based paleo person!” that’s not a direct quote but it’s a true thing - Lauren went ACCIDENTALLY PALEO and wrote a whole book about it! Called The Accidental Paleo ! It’s really cool. Also cool is that Lauren run and operate a yoga studio in Malibu, California, with her ultra-fit hubby Ted, where Lauren provides the freshly baked vegan gluten-free granola, and Ted teaches the best class on this side of Malibu. Talk about a power couple! Now let’s talk to Lauren…   Press play to hear about:   - The conflict of pastry school and Lauren's fascinating health journey. - What’s the big deal is about the paleo diet! - Manipulating vegetables. - The power of being your family's head chef. - The myth of protein for vegan athletes! - Tips for fooling the meat-eaters in your life. - A super easy parmesan cheese recipe :-) - What to do if nuts drive your stomachs nuts! - And more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS Steal my job!! Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today used to just be a regular person. Or a civilian, as she calls it. Not too long ago Bianca Bosker was just a regular boxed wine drinker, not giving any thought or sniffs to wine that she’d sip, until one day she discovered something that forever changed the way she viewed fermented grapes: she stumbled upon the secret world of sommeliers and became, well, obsessed. I’m not going to spoil the rest of the story - I’ll let Bianca tell you her tale, but if you’ve been curious about how to feel more comfortable ordering or buying wine, which wines pair perfectly with planty dishes and whether wine really has any redeeming health qualities, I think that Bianca, the New York Times bestselling author of CORK DORK is the perfect person to satiate your thirst for vino knowledge!   Get buzzed to hear:   - The two senses we've forgotten about and how to develop them! - The poetry (and bullshit) of tasting notes. - A peek into the secret world of sommeliers (it includes dance classes, obvs). - The difference between natural, organic, and biodynamic wine. - Does wine have any redeeming health qualities? - Why you shouldn’t feel bad buying wine based on a cute label! - Bianca’s go-to wines for plant-y dishes. - How to send a wine back the PC way. - And lots more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS Steal my job!! Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today is one of a kind. He’s also just, kind. Dr. Will Bulsiewicz is a speaker, blogger, father, husband, microbiome specialist and a full time practicing Gastroenterologist. Now admittedly, I haven’t had the best experiences with gastro’s - I saw a couple many years ago in the heyday of my digestive struggles and they were not personable, not helpful and nowhere close to being on the “food-affects-your-gut-health” train. So aside from Dr. B’s hilarity, well-spoken-ness and palpable through the phone sincerity for educating and helping heal guts, the fact that he’s as passionate about plants as any person I’ve ever encountered -- which goes back to what I said earlier about him being one of a kind. Aside from being seen in scrubs and colonoscopies at and The Lowcountry Gastroenterology Practice in South Carolina, he’s been featured in Men’s Health, Huff Post, Women’s Health, & Reader’s Digest and hear me when I say his instagram account: @theguthealthmd is a hoot and a half plus an extra half of having helpful information!   Press play to hear:   - Why doctors aren't being taught about food, nutrition, and diet. - All about the microbiome, baby!! - The very bad effects of losing gut diversity. - How stress messes with your digestion. (My favorite topic.) - The magic of fiber and how it's like a super hero. - How sad the Standard American Diet really is… - The #1 one thing we can add to our diets to improve our gut health! - Advice for raising kids to have healthy tummies. - A garden analogy to explain probiotics and prebiotics. - And SO. MUCH. must-hear. MORE. !!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 15% off with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS at checkout Steal my job!! Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksand --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today believes that our relationship with food? It’s a relationship. Like a relationship we have with other humans. And just like we can talk to a therapist to help us fix our relationships issues with other humans, we can talk to a food therapist to help us fix our relationships issues with food. Shira Lenchewski is that food therapist! Shira’s an LA-based registered dietitian whose nutritional insights and recipes are faves among wellness-focused celebs and non-celeb awesome wellness-focused regular people too! What I love about Shira is that that she’s as real as they come - and she eyerolls alongside me when she hears the term mindful eating as well as shares the same tagline “being healthy eating doesn’t have to suck!” She recently came out with a book call The Food Therapist that’s jam-packed with refreshingly practical advice for helping peeps resolve their “it’s complicated” relationship with food! Alright, let’s do some food therapy, baby!   You’ll hear:   - Why not eating mindfully doesn't mean you lack willpower or you're lazy. - How we've been conditioned to eat ice cream when we're sad. - What you can learn from how a three-year-old eats a cupcake! - The role of the pre-frontal cortex (yay science!). - Where sugar does AND doesn't need to be. - Reconciling wanting to look good vs. wanting a donut! - Why ethical accounting doesn't have a place in your relationship with food! - The importance of owning your decisions and indulging CONSCIOUSLY! - And A LOT more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Steal my job!! Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube <a href= "https://www.upwork.com/o/profiles/users/_~01134da116 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today to sex what a nutritionist is to food. Just like a nutritionist can help you eat more naturally, Shan Boodran, a sexologist can help you hump more naturally! Shan is the Internet’s most sought-after sex educator - she has over 25 million YouTube views and she’s shared sex and relationship advice on ABC’s “The View,” MTV, The Steve Harvey Show, CNN, The New York Times, Forbes and Time Magazine. Her book, LAID (love it) was a Canadian Bestseller, she rocks a really cool LIVE Facebook show and she sells vibrator necklaces -- which yes, to answer your silent question, are for BOTH decoration AND functional use. I met Shan when I introduced her at The Good Fest and I saw women just get wet and wild listening to her talk about having a healthy sex life so I knew I had to bring her on my show. Full disclosure, I’m admittedly a pretty prude lady so I definitely had a couple squeamish moments throughout our chat, but as Shan says: “fear ruins everything” so I just went with it. She also says she has orgasms in her sleep sometimes so if that’s something you’re struggling with - not sleep orgasms, awake orgasms, there’s a lot of helpful tips to come. PUN! Ok, press play.   Get turned on to hear:   - How Shan shifted from journalism to sexology. - What a healthy sex life like looks like! - How to navigate a relationship when your sex drive differs from your partners. - Is scheduling sex good or bad? - The diff between love languages and sex languages! - Ways to talk to your partner about sex and make it not weird... - The parallels between food and sex :-D - Yep, we talk about having orgasms ! ! ! - The connection between our mindset and our sexual experience. (this was huge!) - Some habits that might be blocking your firey sex life. - And LOTS more.   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to get your first FabFitFun Box save $10 with code: “PARTY10” cuz I’m a #fabfitfunpartner Steal my job!! Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube</s --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Last month I shared the glorious news that I did, in fact, sign a book deal with Avery, an imprint of a publisher you miiiiight’ve heard of called Penguin Random House. If you saw that instagram post or read my announcement newsletter or overheard me talking about it on the Subway…or in my sleep, you might’ve drawn the conclusion that it was a boy meets girl, girl loves boy, boy and girl live happily ever after kind of story (except swap me for the boy and sub the book deal for the girl). But the truthful tale of my cookbook deal is anything but a straight, direct, easy line. It involved a lot of both woohoo AND boohoo, plus a surprising amount of woowoo …. all of which I dive into in this story. So if you press play on this episode thinking you’ll snag a copy and paste formula for getting your own cookbook deal, this probs isn’t the perfect episode for you, but if you’re open to hearing how achieving great dreams is completely possible with more hustle, heartbreak and some spiritual shiz sprinkled in, this episode might just do it for ya.   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS Steal my job!! Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today is straight up - my girl crush. Whatevs. I’ve got no shame. And there’s no reason she won’t be your girl crush, too, after hearing our chat and stalking her on the socials! Jess Sepel, known as JS Health online, is quickly becoming one of Australia’s most sought-after wellness and lifestyle advocates - because she’s so passionate about helping women achieve an actually balanced lifestyle and body by eating whole foods and by flicking off fad diets forever. Jess is not shy about sharing her personal story about how she went from a diet fanatic to a whole foods fan, (not the store, the actual whole...foods), and she uses her booming platform, her books, her clinical nutritionist education and her online course to help women build a truly healthy relationship with food. For real. It’s a thing. And in this chat I got the pleasure of asking Jess live, from across the world, exactly how that thing called a healthy relationship with food can be a thing for everyone! We had a very similar conversation when I interviewed her live at The Good Fest a couple months ago so I tried to forget what we spoke about then and be a curious george when picking her brain again! This is most-def one of the most tangible episodes to date so just a little FYI - a thorough recap of our chat lives over at at partyinmyplants.com/84.   Press play to hear:   - How Jess turned in to a walking, glowing billboard of health! - Some gentle nutrition guidance. - Ways to learn to to listen to your bod. - Why a green smoothie won't do any good if you're constantly stressed! - How to create a stress-free zone and set some social media boundaries. (FOR REALZ.) - An almost unheard of recommendation about exercise! - What to do when you wanna take a nap at 3 p.m…. - What to NEVER do when you come home from work! - The connection between your mindset and your weight. - And loads more :-)   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 15% off with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS at checkout Steal my job!! Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook <a href= "http://bit.ly/PARTYINMYPL --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today is an author, health coach, speaker, and fun food blogger behind Food Mood Girl. She also happens to dwell in one of my favorite non-NYC cities, Pittsburgh, where I go to cheer on the Steelers and eat great veggie burgers with my family who lives there! But this is about Lindsey Smith, not me. So yeah, Lindsey’s really passionate about creating plant-y recipes not just for taste-bud-ular-pleasure, but also for mental and emotional-pleasure as well. Her latest book is called Eat Your Feelings which is a title that I just ATE UP and so I wanted to bring her on to talk to us about how to, well, eat our feelings! Pretty straightforward. Although be forewarned: cravings? Not so straightforward as you’re about to learn.     Strap on your seatbelt to hear:   Why feeling your feelings is a-okay! How to reclaim emotional eating. In which situations a kale smoothie might not be the right answer. When to listen to your cravings and when to not…. Why sometimes your cravings might lead you astray. The life lesson Lindsay learned through a grilled cheese. The #1 critical element at play when it comes to cravings. Some great foods to eat when you feel all sortsa moods. A mic drop moment on dealing with guilty food feelings. And more more more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Steal my job!! Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube <a href= "https://www.upwork.com/o/profiles/users --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today has tried on more healthy habits than Alessandra Ambrosio has tried on Victoria’s Secret Bras! Well, that’s not a fact-checked fact so don’t quote me on that, but Phoebe Lapine had certainly tried on her fair share of healthy habits. Phoebe is the awesome author of The Wellness Project, a memoir meets self-help book that chronicles her year-long health endeavor experimenting with health habits like managing stress, switching to green beauty products, etc. to help manage her autoimmune disease, Hashimoto’s and find “the middle ground between health and hedonism.” We walked through her intimate experience with each of those 11 habits in our first podcast convo (episode 37) and now Phoebe’s back to dish the “where they are now” dirt about what life’s been like in the wake of The Wellness Project and how she’s found perfect health and happiness and has no worries in the world. Yeah right. She actually tells us the total truth about how her health journey just keeps going on and what she’s doing nowadays to keep herself feeling as good as poss, and how you slash me can follow her lead in feeling as good as poss. YAAAS!   Get stoked to hear: - The aftermath of The Wellness Project. - Some of the symptoms of SIBO and what it really means. - How stress really is the worst thing EVER. - How to stop trying to be the cool girl and do what makes you feel good. - Ways to isolate healthy habits and determining if they're a tool worth using. - The importance of a vice detox and how to do it easily. - And loads more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Steal my job!! Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today is woman who takes pleasure in pop, lock and dropping spines. All in name of improving people’s overall well-being, preventing health issues and proving that she is NOT a Dr. Bobby Bobby. (Yes, that’s a friends reference. And yes, the scene I’m talking about is posted in the shownotes). Dr. Kasey Johnson is a family wellness chiropractor based in the Tampa Bay area. She’s so pumped about getting everyone hooked on crack...ing their spines, even at a young age, that she wrote a children’s book about going to a chiropractor! It’s like instead of goodnight moon, it’s like goodbye ear aches. Kasey also eats a lot of plants! And we speak about whether you can tell the difference between a plant-y spine and a non-plant-y spine. (The answer to which might surprise you!) In one sec, you’ll hear Kasey’s passion for chiropractic care just reek through your speakers and you’ll hear me ask hopefully and probably everything you’ve actually ever wanted to ask anyone about a chiropractor. I left no stones unturned. No spines unadjusted. I straightened everything out.   You’ll hear: - What Friends got right (and wrong) about chiropractors! - What exactly chiropractic care means and the benefits of it. - A chiro’s stance on standing desks. - How chiropractors are similar to doctors AND acupuncturists! - How often you can get adjusted. - Whether you can tell the difference between a plant-y spine and a non-plant-y spine. - Why a car is the perfect analogy for your health. - Plus, some pretty awesome chiropractic puns.   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Steal my job!! Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Rachel Hoffman is what happens when a professional bossy person is also a messy person. Rachel’s the founder of (pardon my french but get used to it because it’s the name of her brand and we talk about it a lot): Unf*ck Your Habitat, and she is the author of a book by the same name. Her thang is motivating regular peeps to get up, start cleaning, and get their lives in order because she really believes that our home should be somewhere where we’re comfortable and enjoy being in. I believe that, too. But I can’t believe we had such a fun conversation about cleaning! Seriously! You’re about to hear Rachel drop a ton of knowledge bombs that’ll help your home look less like a bomb exploded in it! That’s what my mom always used to say about my room growing up. Oh and we get into mommy issues in this chat, too! FUN!   You’ll hear:   The secret myth of the Instagram-perfect home. The brilliant and LOL and BLEEP blend of Marie Kondo meets Thug Kitchen method of organization! How to apply the Pomodoro technique to cleaning your house. Justification for the difficulty of putting on a new roll of toilet paper. You’re so welcome! The life-changing magic of getting to sink zero. How keeping a bowl in the right place might make you cook more. How to not ruin cleaning for life for your kids. And lots more!!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today’s guest knows a thing or two or 52 about how to live a kickass life. (She wrote a book called “52 Ways to Live a Kickass Life” so that one was way too easy.) But just like you are what you eat, Andrea Owen definitely is what she writes about, which is life kicker-asser and a not-feeling-like-shitter. (Her new book is called “How to Stop Feeling Like Shit.” Very literal titles. I’m into it.) Andrea is writer, mentor and life coach who helps high-achieving ladies let go of control and choose courage and confidence instead of letting their inner critics call the shots. She’s also a retired roller derby player who subtly hinted in this chat that she may come out of retirement. You heard it here first, folks! And if you don’t know much about what roller derby is, don’t worry, I ask. This is a great episode for those of us who spend way too much time comparing ourselves to others, as well as for those of us who love crying to Natalie Imbrulgia’s song TORN.   Press play to hear:   How Andrea found her calling on the internet. How to just be with your thoughts. What to do about social media + comparison + the fact that both make us feel like shit! Advice for shutting down your inner critic’s bullshit. What imposter syndrome, overachieving, and people pleasing have in common... Why it’s muy bueno to say “yes!” to saying “no!” :) How to have more fun as a grown-up. Yep.   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 15% off with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS at checkout Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today is a lovely lady whom I warmly refer to as The Fairy Godmother of Low FODMAPs. She refers to herself as a registered and licensed dietitian, New York Times bestselling author and specialist in a low FODMAP diet and digestive health conditions, but I think The Fairy Godmother of Low FODMAPs sums it up rather nicely. I’ve received so many podcast question submissions about the increasingly trendy low FODMAP diet and I wanted to bring on the best of the best to give us the lowdown. Well, Kate is the best of the best and not just because I say so, or because Boston Magazine awarded her the best dietitian award in 2016 but also because she literally just co-authored the low fodmap roadmap called The Low Fodmap Diet Step by Step! So get ready to finally figure out this whole fodmap thingy majiggy, which might hopefully help your stomach if you struggle or just help you understand WTF this F-O-D-M-A-P lingo is all actually A-B-O-U-T.   Gut ready to hear…. - How an emergency surgery changed the way Kate eats - Why “dry doody balls” aren’t actually very funny! - What the hell are FODMAPs and what it even means. - And also why you shouldn’t just randomly start a low FODMAP diet. - The keys to low FODMAP success in the real world. - And loads more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today used to freak out about food, her body, and not being perfect enough. It sucked. Simi Botic nearly ruined a lot of great big events in her life like her proposal (which we talk about) and her honeymoon (which we also talk about) by giving way too many craps about her body. But Simi freaks out a lot less now. Simi broke up with perfection, and in this episode, we dive all the way into how she did that and what the heck that even means. This isn’t an arbitrary conversion, by the way, helping give up perfectionism about their diet and exercise is exactly what Simi does for a living! In addition to being a coach, Simi just came out with a magnificent, hilarious and heartfelt book called “Letting Go of Leo,” which is truly so good that one night I delayed watching The Bachelor read Simi’s book in bed. I hope you know how many volumes that speaks….or big volumes that speaks? Or loud volumes it speaks?   Press play to hear:   How to let your mess become your success. How to stop focusing on being perfect all the time! Why to see failures as feedback and opportunities for growth. An argument for taking yourself to couples counseling! How to exercise your right to stop freaking out about exercise... What Mother Teresa, Sarah Silverman, and Simi have in common. A very important rule about birthday cake! And LOTS more.   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today is a gut’s best friend. And probably after listening to this you’ll want her to be your personal best friend, too. Robyn Youkilis, a health coach, a wellness expert, a TV personality (my dream) an author and a speaker who is known for her straightforward yet supportive style. And she’s known for her adorable daughter who steals the show of her social media. Robyn’s remarkably passionate about helping peeps go with their gut (that’s the name of her first book) and becoming thin from within (that’s the name of her second book).   GUT excited to hear:   A full double-confession of some stuff we stole as children! The big, inspiring body-love turning point she had right before getting pregnant. How you find your intuitive food voice. How to utilize “a morning minute” and what the heck that is. What “going with your gut” means. (Hint: it’s two-fold.) How and why to eat more fermented foods. Why chewing is chief. Why peeps even NOT struggling specifically with gut issues should give a crap about gut health. And loads more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 15% off with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS at checkout Scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today’s guest knows a thing or two or twenty about struggling with her health. Over the last decade, Amie Valpone and her body have been through quite a lot (think: Lyme disease, PCOS, colitis, parasites, pathogens, Candida, Mold toxicity, Heavy metal toxicity, Hypothyroidism, Leaky gut, SIBO, chronic hormonal imbalances, edema and even more) so through it all she’s simply had to become the #1 advocate for her own health. That’s why she’s so damn passionate about helping others heal their bodies holistically, or even prevent the need for healing their bodies holistically by living holistically. She’s a health coach, a Functional Medicine Nutrition & Wellness expert and the author of the wonderful book, Eating Clean. And annoyingly enough, even though Amie and I both live in the big APPLE (Yes her website, thehealthyapple.com came from the fact that she’s healthfully living in The Big Apple) but even though we’re both here in NYC, our internet connection was weirdly..umm..terrible. So please pardon the robot sounds between Amie’s words of healthy wisdom.   Get ready to hear:   What eating clean actually means and how it relates to anti-inflammatory eating. Some of the super anti-inflammatory foods Amie’s obsessed with. The detox conversation. We had it. Want proof of the mind-body connection? Amie’s got your proof. How to get back in touch with your body. Here are real life tasks to try! A pep talk to stop stressing about organics and actually LIVE. And loads more!     Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Todays guest is peaceful AF but not preachy AF, which is unique and awesome for a meditation expert, enthusiast and entrepreneur. Ellie Burrows is the founder of MNDFL -- a collection of meditation studios sprawled throughout NYC. Ellie grew up in La La Land and was raised in a family in the entertainment business. She decided to go into film because she thought a lot of happiness waited for her there, but she never felt fulfilled and happy in Hollywood the same way her fam did. So she literally went soul searching or as she calls it, she became a spiritual tourist, and discovered the magic and simplicity of meditation. Rather than sparknotes her entire story, I think I should stop talking now and her Ellie do that because otherwise what would be the point of listening to the episode if I tell you everything in this bio, right? So press play to hear Ellie tell her story and remind us that meditation doesn’t necessarily mean plopping your butt on a fancy cushion.   You’ll hear:   How Ellie went from a career in the film industry to now running a meditation business! What she awesomely means by “following the crumbs.” And why you prob want to follow your crumbs, too! How Ellie defines meditation and the diff between mindfulness vs. meditation. The 3 C’s to starting a meditation practice. The type of meditation that I do daily :-) How to make your meditation PORTABLE. (No butts on pillows required.) And lots more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

McKel Hill, a superstar dietician and the founder of the powerhouse wellness brand called Nutrition Stripped has been stripping down the complex topic of nutrition for five epic years now! In those five years, she’s written a cookbook, launched a robust society (not a secret one though), operates a thriving coaching practice, built a shop of super adorbs planty t-shirts and sexy stationary, and has brought knowledge and inspiration to millions and millions of health-seeking peeps. For someone whose senior high school superlative was to be “the Next Picasso,” she’s really been rocking the “next impressive and stylish entrepreneur female judge on Shark Tank” superlative these days, too. Here’s my chat with her about how she balances it all while keeping her body healthy and her plant eating on fleek!   Press play to hear: Her never-shared-on-a-podcast-before (I’m assuming...don’t fact check me) story of how she got engaged to a dude with the same name as my engaged dude! What she says when people complain about their hubby, roomie, etc. not wanting to also eat healthfully. How she created her massive brand “Nutrition Stripped.” Why she believes that “nutrition found her.” Her food philosophy in a nutshell...which coincidentally involves nuts. How to balance balance. Why she routinely strives to be uncomfortable (and why I think that’s a key to her major success!). Why she also strives to adhere to a morning routine to be comfortable (and why she says that’s a key to HER major success!). And lots more.   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today is a badass and a half. By day, Isabel Foxen Duke helps women stop feeling crazy around food - specifically women who are trapped in “diet land.” And by night, she practices what she preaches, which is intuitive eating, health at every size and filtering her social media to maintain a positive body image. She also eats a lot of Burmese food, which, in case you dunno, means grub from various regions of Myanmar. I could’ve talked with Isabel for hours and hours, which is why this episode is especially long, because as you’ll hear, I needed my own crash course in diet culture with a side of fat phobia 101. I am so jazzed up about the work Isabel does and I love more than anything her tell-it-to-em-straight, no BS tude, dude! K, now grab a healthy snack, put on your suspenders and nudge those nerdy glasses up your nose because school is in session.   Get excited to hear:   How being put on a diet at age THREE affected Isabel’s relationship to food from prettttty much the very start of her life. What the deal is with “health at every size” and how it could legit change your life and your relationship with your body. Isabel’s crystal clear and helpful definition of “binge eating” which made my use of the word seem rather ridiculous. How to get started with intuitive eating! Fat phobia 101. The verrrrry finite difference between dieting and “making healthy choices.” Some practice ways you can work to improve yo’ body image. And LOADS more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 15% off with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS at checkout Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

I love this episode. Partly because my guest’s story is so rich that I basically took the day off from speaking when we recorded it which was chill, but mostly because my guest’s story proves the superpowers of plants. Ashley Wood, a plant-based nutrition advocate, writer and the host of the brand new podcast, The Good People Podcast, experienced how healing plants can be when she used them (instead of using butt skin - inside joke. Which you’ll get when you get into the inside of this episode.) to miraculously heal herself from a terrible accident and again to miraculously grow a baby in her body. So sit back, sip or snack on some plants and hear this woman’s really cool story that’ll surely get you giddy about partying in your plants!   You’ll hear: How walking up a foreign staircase changed Ashley’s life forever. The onion ring incident that tested and then proved the healing power of plants. Ashley’s birthing mantra which I actually want to adopt to my non-giving-birth daily life. Tips for getting your kids to actually enjoy eating healthfully! Some simple everyday recipes she thrives on, why simple is super and how you can eat more plants more simply :-) And plenty more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Sarah Knight is many impressive things. She’s a wife, a 3 times internally best-selling author, a TEDx speaker (and her talk has been viewed over 3 million times), and she’s one of the funniest writers I’ve ever read, so it’s hopefully pretty obvious why I consider her, to be like, my idol? Sarah, whose first book, The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck (not to be confused by The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. Very different author. Very different book. Although actually more similar than you might think. Which we talk a ton about). But anyway, Sarah’s first book blew her onto the scene and up the charts and rocked a lot of people's lives, and since then she quickly banged out two follow up books, Get Your Shit Together and You Do You, both of which continue to rock a lot of people's’ lives. In this episode, she'll rock yours, too.   Get ready to hear: How to make a f*ck budget and why it’ll change your life forever. Sarah’s brilliant “Not-Sorry” Method which’ll help you be more honest, more often, more politely. The power of negative thinking. That’s right - NEGATIVE thinking! How mental decluttering and mental redecorating can help you have more body confidence. How to be good selfish :-) And so much more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Since the last digit of the date just changed, that means it's obviously time for us as humans to make a massive life change! (Duh.) Personally, I’m not a resolution-ist because I honestly set goals all year long. I just set NOT-DUMB™ goals. (It’s an acronym. And also a literary description of how goals should be.) In this episode, I define NOT-DUMB™ goals, I rant a tiny bit about goals vs. intentions and how you need both to succeed versus flying solo with one or the other, and I suggest 18 (cuz it’s now 2018, duh) 18 specific, NOT-DUMB™ party in my plants approved positive HEALTHY GOALS that you might wanna consider setting. Try some on for size. Meditate on them. Ponder one during your next sweat session. Modify them to fit your unique desires. Whatevs you wanna do, here are some of my ideas on goals.   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today is an award-winning health educator, a professor, a speaker, a best-selling author, and an overall lovely lady whose extremely passionate about mindful, plant-based eating. Lani Muelrath discovered through personal experience and training that mindfulness practices are a proven method of getting beneath the surface of eating obstacles – after she had already discovered that eating plants is the way to go fo sho!! She’s written many books about plant-based eating and living, but her latest one: The Mindful Vegan - is all about how your struggles around food -- like excessive snacking, compulsive or emotional eating, battling with cravings, overeating, or other struggle shtuff can be alleviated by implementing a mindfulness practice. So needless to say: be prepared for your mind to be blown. Or at least FULL...by the end of this chat.   Get ready to hear:   What mindfulness IS and how you can get crackin’ on a daily mindfulness practice. How I apply it daily on the subway. The difference between eating mindfully and over analyzing what you’re eating. What a wandering mind is and why you probs don’t want to have one anymore. What mindful EATING is. (Spoiler: it has zilch to do with counting your bites.) How & why eating plants is actually a mindful eating practice in and of itself. And much more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio producer of the show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today’s guest as good at wordplaying with kale as she is at making you want to eat kale! And to that I say kale yeah! Of course. Duh. You saw that coming. Carina Wolff, known on the interwebs as Kale Me Maybe is a health and wellness journalist, food blogger and cookbook author who hails from "Kaleifornia." Womp womp. What started for Carina as a casual no big deal blog to share the awesome info she was learning about how awesome healthy foods are for our bods has since turned into two awesome plant-party cookbooks! Both books about some of my fav plant-party activities - spiralizing and eating plant proteins! Naturally, THIS is a plant-party chat for the books! And also naturally good luck getting KALE ME MAYBE out of your head….   Press play to hear: How the science of healthy foods inspired Carina to clean up her diet. Some plant foods that can help with anxiety! Her answer to the common question “but where do you get your protein without meat?” Her thoughts on soy and its contradictory research. Bomb dot com plant-protein sources! And much more :-) Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 15% off with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS at checkout Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Aleisha McCormack, known fondly as The Bridechilla, because she’s the host of the hit #1 wedding planning podcast called Bridechilla, isn’t a wedding planner, a gown designer, or a wedding caterer...she’s just a gal (well she’s an author, comedian and TV producer) with an on-point Australian accent who likes to help people be chiller brides, the same way I like to help people be chiller healthy eaters.   But hold on!!! Don’t skip this podcast if you already did the wedding thing (or aren’t even close to doing the wedding thing) because I promise, we talk about a heck of a lot of important stuff that’s NOT wedding related. (And between you and me, Aleisha’s whole wedding-themed podcast really is an inspiring life podcast disguised under the wedding guide. Sneaky sneaky.) A little warning here: swears are sworn during this chat so if you have little kiddos in the room or a cat or a dog or a plant whom you don’t want to hear naughty words that sound deceptively not naughty because they’re said in a cute Australian accent, you might wanna pop in those headphones, or take out those earmuffs. :-)   Press play to hear:   Our collective disdain for the “sick shit” of shedding for the wedding. How to apply the “fuck the chair covers” mentality to your everyday non-wedding planning life. To tradition or not tradition? We talk about how to decide. How weddings are a great metaphor for life. The thing that I did for my wedding that earned me “10 Goldchilla Bridechilla Points” from Aelisha! The rule of fake smiling and how to apply it to your everyday life. A little chitter chatter from one female comedian to the other. And so much more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/partyinmyplants/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today’s guest is someone I’ve admired from afar for a long time. (And by “a far” I mean across a border because she’s in Canada and I’m in America. Good thing I record my podcasts on Skype, eh?) Meghan Telpner is one of my favorite -- or favourite -- humans to follow for down to earth, no BS, fun, welcoming and bubbly nutrition info! Meghan is an an author, speaker, nutritionist, founder and director of the Academy of Culinary Nutrition, and as she says, the head cheerleader of your life! Yay rah rah kale boom bah! What really drew me to her years ago was when I saw that she published a healthy eating book called “UNDIET” -- can I get a get an amen and a shared middle finger pointed up at dieting?! So I was thrilled to pick her brain about everything UNDIETing and then some…   You’ll hear: The full lowdown on ‘UNDIET’ing! Why it’s ok, natural and normal to tweak your healthy diet over time. DON’T FREAK OUT! The miraculous way that food helped Meghan crush her Crohn’s Disease symptoms. How to set your own healthy “set point” (and what the heck that means). How to decipher between actual superfoods and actual BS buzzwords. And lots more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

This episode is a little backwards. Like, it’s kind of opposite day on my podcast today. And I blame Davida! It’s all her fault! And her idea! And I love it! I connected with Davida (who you might know better as The Healthy Maven, because like that’s her blog name and she has a pretty popular blog) in a pretty ballsy way: I just emailed her. I reached out after seeing on Instagram and hearing on her podcast just how she has a really inclusive, chill, welcome, honest perspective on wellness. Just like me, she’s all about doing and eating the healthy stuff in order to be able to go out there and live your best freaking life rather than doing and eating the healthy stuff in PLACE of living your life. Nah mean? (She and I also both have goldendoodles and got engaged around the same time and started our podcast around the same time so yeah, we bonded over that too.) And then we became real life friends! Like we hung out in the flesh! Which is awesome and a good life-lesson if you’re afraid to go out there and make real life friends with internet people.  Anyhoot, instead of bring her on for a traditional podcast interview, she suggested coming on MY podcast to interview me! Ballsy on her part, right? She’s like “lemme just steal the host spot of the party in my plants podcast!” Whatever, it worked, we did it. And this is the episode. You’ll hear: My really never-before told story of my struggle with IBS. (Complete with a near poop-in-pants-incident and all!) How “OWNING IT” is the way to be able to eat your plants and party, too! WHY I eat and promote plants. Like for real. Getting deep now. How I work backwards from my big future dreams to figure out what to do now. And more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Hear me takeover Davida's podcast and ask HER all the questions here! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook <a href= "http://bi --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

I wanted to bring this year-old episode back to life… give it a new opportunity to hit your ears and sink into your head and heart because it contains incredibly valuable little golden nuggets for navigating the holidays with your sanity and jean buttons in tact. This is a chat with Jamie Mendell, who is a self-care lifestyle coach that’s in love with showing people how to lovingly care for themselves. After struggling with her own food problems for 10+ years, Jamie Mandell had a mind-blowing and binge stopping and weight-dropping revelation….that it wasn’t actually a food problem or a need-more-willpower struggle that she had, but rather: a self-care deficiency. Which is a term that I officially coined. I loved talking to Jamie about how we can slip more self-care into the holiday shuffle because if ever is a time that we have food struggles, it’s during the holidays. And thus, if ever is a time to hear this episode, it’s now.   Get ready to hear: why Jamie is so passionate about teaching self-care how a self care deficiency could potentially be a cause of holding extra weight the 411 about the 4 components of self care: mental, emotional, physical, soulful how to have more confidence in an instant a step-by-step self-care regimen for a holiday and lots more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to get 3 FREE SMOOTHIES/SOUPS/CHIA PUDDINGS from Daily Harvest with code: PARTYINMYPLANTS at checkout Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio Producer Of The Show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today is my sister from another mister, a woman with another catchy business name that has the word plant in it, a wearer of the coolest hats ever, literally and also figuratively because she wears super stylish hats on her head but also wears the hat of podcast host, second podcast host (she has 2 podcasts), cookbook author, mom, wife, stage 4 endometriosis thriver, and proudly: my friend. Ok, you know I’m talking about Jessica Murnane, don’t you? If you don’t already know Jessica’s work, or vegan, gluten free chocolate chip cookies, you’re probs about to fall in love with her - and them. I should probably tell you actual biography stuff. Ok, Jessica is the founder of one part plant, a movement dedicated to helping peeps not party in their plants..that’s my thing, but eat one plant-based meal a day. Equally as cool. She’s the host of the One Part Podcast, The Cookbook Deal Podcast and she’s the author of the must-have plant-cookbook, called - you guessed it, One Part Plant. Alright, well Jessica might be one part plant, but our chat about plants is one hundred parts awesome! You’ll hear: How eating plants helped her stabilize her crippling Stage IV endometriosis. The final unhealthy food she held onto in her diet for dear life! The first plant-based food she ate that she was VERY proud of (which is hilarious). Why we should talk more about how hard healthy diet change is! Which book, written by a former podcast guest, hands-down changed Jessica’s life. What it’s like raising a plant-based little person! (A child.) Her favorite recipe from the book right this second (and the one that gets the most fan mail). And plenty more!     Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio producer of the show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

November marks this podcast’s first anniversary/birthday! (Not sure what I’m technically celebrating but I’m pumped!) This episode is a fun round up of the top takeaways from 365 days of chit chatting with some brilliant, baller peeps. Basically, consider this the sparknotes from my first 60 episodes. Actually, feel free to STEAL these sparknotes at partyinmyplants.com/sparknotes - I’ve turned these tips into a free downloadable PDF so you can apply this GOLDEN info to your life right this very moment!   Links related to this episode: Get your FREE downloadable SPARKNOTES of these top tips! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Audio producer of the show - Oleksandr Hedz --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today’s guest has been a women’s health advocate, journalist and hormone educator for over 30 years! That’s more years than I’ve been….a person. Candace Burch is extremely passionate about using hormone testing to detect and correct hormone imbalances in women so all the bummer symptoms of hormonal imbalances, which Candace lays out in this chat, can go away. I gotta say - I very much appreciate what she does because us gals gotta stick together! You know? And get rid of our hormonal imbalances...together.   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

The moment that engagement ring slid onto my finger, I experienced two major immediate thoughts about my appearance. The first had to do with my nail (gotta stop leaving those things high and dry and chipped and shaped like spears!) the second had to do with my “body image.” The latter of which this episode is about.   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today’s guest is one of the chosen ones. Way before he was born, 13 generations before he was born, in fact, his destiny was set: he was chosen to be FUN-GUY that helps take medicinal mushrooms mainstream. And that’s just what Tero Isokauppila, the founder of the popular mushroom company, Four Sigmatic, has done. Deliciously, I might add. If you follow me on Instagram you’ve surely seen my fondness for the shroom, but in this chat you’ll hear about the functionality of the shroom. And the science behind it. And the way that Tero and his team at Four Sigmatic actually makes mushroom teas that don’t MAKE you gag and actually MAKE you feel like a better, stronger, well-er version of yourself. And why, even though they won’t make you hallucinate, Tero considers mushrooms *MAGIC.*   Get ready to hear:   How, for Tero, mushrooms are basically ninja turtles. What an ADAPTOGEN really is. (And FYI, it’s REALLY cool.) Why mushrooms are really really good for you. And which ones you might wanna start with. The real reason I crave mushrooms so hard since I’ve started drinking them. (And no it’s not because I’m “addicted.”) Even though they won’t make you hallucinate, Tero considers mushrooms *MAGIC.* This is why. How Four Sigmatic actually makes mushroom tea that doesn’t make you gag. And much more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My awesome buddy ‘ol pal ‘ol international speaker, coach and bestselling author Shannon Kaiser is back today talking about something as deep as it gets -- self love. This is not just a woowoo buzzword, my friend, it’s actually something that’s really really important. I was stoked to sit down with Shannon to chat about her fourth book, The Self Love Experiment, the book that makes her all glowy when she talks about it! And for good reason - it’s all about discovering self love. Why the self-love experiment? Instead of the self-love project or self-love journey or self-love principles? Well you’ll have to listen to find out. Cliffhanger. Also a cliffhanger, is self-love actually achievable for US ALL? …… (Spoiler: yes, duh, that’s what this is all about!)   Press play to hear:   What a self-love experiment is and how you can do one! No beakers involved! The shocking percentage of people who hate something about themselves, and how you can work on lowering that percentage. How you can actually lose weight while still loving your body. My wildly honest and probably very relatable leg insecurity story. How to get back to self-love when you feel the opposite. And so much awesome-ness more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today’s guest is an expert in sweet potatoes. She’s also an enthusiast of them. She’s also a spokesperson for them! Jenné Claiborne, the creator of sweetpotatosoul.com is a vegan chef, YouTuber, blogger and author of the upcoming (or already published! If you’re listening to this after February 2018) cookbook: Sweet Potato Soul. I wonder how they came up with that title. What’s amazing and admirable about Jenné (well, many things are) but one thing is that she came to plant-based eating (or really veganism, as you’ll hear she prefers to call it) for animal rights reasons and THEN miraculously reaped the health and happiness effects. My experience has been the exact opposite, and it was pretty cool to chat with an ethical vegan who doesn’t want to rip my head off when we talk about that! I also admire Jenné’s pure love for the bean. And of course we talk about ways to prevent the dreaded bean toot….yes, it’s quite a hoot. Press play to hear:  What Buddha Bowls are, how to make one and why you should even care! Some reasons why plants are wayyy better for the environment than meat. Smart, easy ways for plant-eaters to get their protein! (And cook it.) (And also, not care so much about it.) What it means when you can’t eat beans. (And how to stop the tooting!) Jenné’s epic road trip and how she stayed healthy (and vegan) during it! And so much more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today is a quickie episode to answer to a biggie question: WHAT. IS. COLLAGEN?! Like seriously, what IS IT? Surely if you’ve spent a couple minutes on Instagram you’ve seen loads of peeps dumping this power called collagen in their smoothies, or maybe you’ve had someone recommend it to you. I’ll bet you smiled and nodded, or liked the instagram post and scrolled wondering silently, “WHAT IS COLLAGEN?!” I’m not saying this question was like eating you up inside, you know, I hardly doubt you were losing sleep over not knowing about collagen, but I do think you’ll feel pretty powerful after hearing the answer. Ok - maybe not powerful, but it’s always good to know things. That’s why I brought on a collagen spokesperson (a PR manager for Vital Proteins, the groundbreaking and mega popular collagen company) to share the scoop on what’s in their scoop! Whether you decide to try collagen after this or you decide to skip this bandwagon hopping for now, we can all agree on one thing: if you’re at trivia and the question WHAT IS COLLAGEN? comes up, you are good to go! You’re welcome.   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Full disclosure: my longest experience with working in a true office place has been through watching well…The Office. A few times though. So that’s kind of a long time. But that’s not IRL. Which is why I wanted to bring on today’s guest who is an expert in eating plants in a pantsuit! Or in whatever else you wear to an office. Tracie Kendziora is a health coach whose bread and vegan butter is helping peeps eat cleaner in their cubicle. After working in an office (a real one, with real cubicles) for a decade and maintaining a plant-party diet for the majority of it, Tracie knows a thing or two about how balancing work with wellness - and not making clean eating a second full-time job. I don’t say this often but stay tuned through the end of the episode to hear a cool surprise!! And no, don’t just fast forward to the end for the surprise - that’s lame. You’re cooler than that. You’ll hear: The most important thing to NOT do before a meeting. ACTUALLY why your coworkers make you feel guilty about your salad. Awesome items to keep in your healthy desk drawer. Really clever ways to move more at work! One of which I implemented immediately… Mason jar salads 101. And loads more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! Get 30% Off Your Genexa Orders Using Code: PARTYPLANTS How to work 1-on-1 with me! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

This episode took me 2 months and like 20 attempts to complete. There’s nothing really funny about this episode, it’s more like a chapter from a Nicholas Sparks book with a dash of a Tony Robbins seminar and a sprinkle of the trailer of the movie Serendipity. That made absolutely no sense but really, life doesn’t make much sense, and that’s actually what this episode is about. How good people die. How even sick people stubbornly stick to their ways. How ‘waiting till you’re ready’ is both mature and wise but also foolish and wrong. Here’s my [hopefully inspiring] story of how I got engaged while cancer stole the life of my fiancé’s mother.   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today’s guest is really a spokesperson for our insides. A publicist for what our unique bodies really want to thrive. A walking billboard for the magic that is meditation. Cassandra Bodzak, the author of Eat With Intention, a health coach, and a global meditation teacher is just bursting with passion for helping peeps create their “next level” lives utilizing the ‘FOOD, MEDITATION AND SELF CARE trifecta’...or triangle, as you’ll soon hear about. I’d seen Cassandra on the interwebs for a long time but it wasn’t until I met her at The Good Fest where she led an epic meditation (during which I snuck on stage when everyone’s eyes were closed to snag some killer pics for her!), that I got to witness first hand just how happy, confident and truly grounded she is. This is all to say that this chica thoroughly practices what she preaches, so listen to all she preaches in this jam-packed chat and then start practicing and I can guarantee you’ll feel more happy, confident and grounded, too!   Get amped to hear: What actually IS eating with intention? And how it can help you. Our embarrassing first AIM screen names. Proof that Cassandra’s philosophy: “eff it, just do it, don’t wait for it to be perfect” works! An easy way to love your body more...in the shower. How to get started with meditation (and how it’s like food!). What your food cravings really mean. And tons more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Alyssa Ramos probably has more stamps in her passport than I have, I dunno, I’ve been sitting here for 5 minutes thinking of a good joke and got nothing. Suffice it to say that Alyssa Ramos, travel blogger at My life’s a movie, who’s been traveling the world non-stop for 3 years now, has a lot of stamps in her passport. Just one peek at the photos on Alyssa’s instagram account, and you’ll instantly get a bad case of the travel bug, because she just posts photo after photo of herself in one beautiful place after the next beautiful place. Oh and she uses a selfie stick for said photos. Because she travels the world completely solo like a badass girlboss unicorn mermaid girl POWER. Here’s our hack-fill chat in which we discuss flight hacking, jet lag hacking, exercise hacking, selfie hacking and my favorite: packing hacking!   Press play and you’ll hear:   How Alyssa legitimately get PAID to travel. Great advice for a starter solo-travel trip! What a truly nomadic life looks like. How Alyssa plays travel roulette - aka flight hacks to save money! Why it’s so easy to eat plants all around the world. Easy but effective ways to beat jet lag. And loads more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today’s guest is bringing something back, but unlike Justin Timberlake, sexy isn’t it. It’s Ayurveda! The world’s oldest health system! Sahara Rose discovered (well, kind of re-discovered) Ayurveda when she wasn’t feeling all that great and used its tools and principles to help her feel better than great! Now she’s on an awesome mission to help make Ayurveda mainstream, starting with this here podcast episode - cuz let’s be real, The Party in mY plants podcast is as mainstream as it gets, yo. You might be wondering why I keep saying mainstream, but once you hear in this chat that the words used in Ayurveda to describe ailments are things like “too much wind” or “not enough fire” you’ll understand why Sahara’s job isn’t necessarily a simple one!     Get excited to learn:   How and why every food you put into your body affects you on an energetic level. The one system in your body that’s in charge of everything else! (Hint: it starts with a dig and ends with an estive.) What doshas are, why they’re important AF and how to figure out yours. How to know if you’re imbalanced? And then how to know how to re-balance. The best plants and exercises for each dosha. And lots more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today’s guest is a gem. He’s just a gem. And I’ve really never used that phrase before but I couldn’t think of any better way to introduce Chris Cieri, the founder of Franklin and Whitman, the instagram-famous plant-based, paraben and cruelty free skin care company you might already be familiar with. You know that song: “started from the bottom now we here?” Well Chris’ version might as well be “started with a beard now we here” because that’s really the story of how his passion-project-turned-second-job exploded onto the natural skin care scene. Just like Chris is blown away by the response to his handmade products, I was blown away by this conversation because we go WAY more than skin deep. Haha I love puns. We talk about morals and ethics and life and death and dogs and instagram and serums and dry shampoo and everything in between.   You’ll hear: Why is Franklin and Whitman is even called Franklin and Whitman (or “Frank and Whit” for short). The guiding principles/brand promises that Frank and Whit lives by. What the heck parabens are! The shocking way Chris learned to make all his skin care products. The product he’s most proud of creating. And so much more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Osha Key is passionate and skilled at helping women eat more plants to weigh less pounds. She’s a certified nutritionist and health coach and the founder of the Lovetarian diet, which contrary to what I thought, means more than just eating heart-shaped cookies. Now, full disclosure: I don’t weigh myself nor at all suggest that you do - in fact I’d discourage you from stepping on a scale or evening owning one, and in this positive body love society that we’re becoming (which, snaps for that I mean right?!), I feel like it’s become a little taboo to talk about weight loss, but honestly, I just believe that it’s totally a thing to both love your body AND take healthy steps to help it fit into cute pants more comfortably. And that whole healthy steps thing is exactly what Osha believes in - and believe it or not, the first step she suggests for weight loss is actually in your MIND, not in your meal.   Get ready to hear:   Three key components to healthfully losing some lbs. How your biggest transformation can result from changing this ONE thing! A life-shifting mantra/intention you can adopt to be your own.   How to not rely on “willpower” to make healthy choices. The best plants to eat for weight loss. And loads more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

I met today’s guest on the subway! Jonathan Goodwin was fiddling with some handcuffs and I asked him what he was doing, learned he was a professional daredevil stunt performer who's done everything from hanging from a building with just 2 fingers to flipping cars to getting attacked by a shark - PURPOSELY - to hanging to a burning rope just by his teeth on one of my favorite shows -- America’s Got Talent. I just KNEW he had to come on the show to share his perspective on mental toughness, focus and discipline! Ok, all that is true except we didn’t meet on the subway. The subway would actually be more believable than how we actually met. We ACTUALLY met on stage at The Palace Theater on Broadway in New York, in front of 1800 people, when Jonathan randomly pulled out of the audience and onto the stage to perform a stunt. And by “stunt” I mean I had to hold a flower horizontally by my teeth (which, btw is WAY harder than it might seem - you try!) and Jonathan, blindfolded, used a whip to chop that flower in half. Without chopping me in half, too. Needless to say, he and I would not be talking today if I had any scars to prove this, BUT I do have a video to prove this which you can watch at www.partyinmyplants.com/47!   You’ll learn:   How Jonathan overcomes his fears (yes, he does stunts but he isn’t fearless, you know!) Why and how to use “chunking” to help you feel less overwhelmed at really anything. The difference between practice, rehearsal and performance. How HYPNOSIS has helped him tremendously! The surprising equipment that helps him stay RIPPED. The healthy food he considers his “filler-uppers” which I consider “brilliant!” And loads more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Get 30% Off Your Genexa Orders Using Code: PARTYPLANTS Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Grace Smith, today’s guest, is one of the most experienced hypnotherapists on the planet! It’s true! And it’s true that Grace is on a mission to make hypnosis mainstream. Which is the opposite of mission impossible, because Grace is VERY successfully doing just that. I really don’t need to even introduce her to you because she tells her own story perfectly, but I should prepare you for all the literal “ohhs and ahhs” that come out of my mouth during this chat AND I should prepare you that after listening to this, you’ll have a level of excitement about hypnosis you never thought possible. Which won’t happen because Grace brainwashed you...but rather because I did. Just kidding….   You’ll hear: How Hollywood and stage shows have completely misrepresented hypnosis -- and what it ACTUALLY is. Why you can’t just hypnotize your husband to do whatever you want him to do. (Bummer.) The ‘you have to hear it to believe it’ story of how Grace used hypnosis to save her father- in-law.   The difference between self-hypnosis vs. hypnosis with a therapist AND the difference between hypnosis vs. meditation. The scientifically proven reason hypnosis can work on you EVEN if you think it’s total woowoo BS. And so so so much more!!! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Try out Grace’s Hypnosis ‘Netflix’ For 10 Days Free! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

As a person whose job (and passion) it is to help others eat healthier, I’m routinely reminded of all the stuff that makes healthy eating hard. And I feel you -- happy hours with friends, donut day in the office and cohabiting with kale haters doesn’t help the fruits and veggies fly effortlessly into your mouth. But no matter what, I don’t believe you’re destined for a life where your struggle to eat healthfully will always be REAL. There might actually be things that you’re doing to make this whole eating clean thing way harder than it needs to be! If any of these eight habits ring true to you, drop that habit like it’s hot and watch more plants practically soar onto your plate.   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where to save 40% off Amazing Grass greens using code PLANTPARTY40 at checkout! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guest today, along with a team of smarty pantses, worked his buns off to create a healthier medicine. David Johnson, the CEO of Genexa, the world's first USDA certified organic & Non-GMO Project Verified medicine, is on a mission to help our bodies feel better as naturally as possible. Using the proven technologies of PLANTS, my besties! and building on the century old healing system called Homeopathy, the medicine David worked to create is nothing short of groundbreaking. But it wasn’t a piece of organic gluten-free cake to build this company, and David is here to tell us the full story, as well as help us understand how the heck the adjective organic can actually be used with the noun: medicine. So now let’s verb: GO!   You’ll hear:   - The whole idea behind Genexa and why David worked so hard to create it! - What the heck homeopathic medicine is. - Some powerful plants that are actually medicines. - How it’s possible that a medicine actually has no side effects. - Why “big pharma” puts borderline dangerous, definitely unhealthy crap in meds that are totally unnecessary. - And lots more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show!! Where to buy Genexa using coupon code PARTYPLANTS to save 30%! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

If you’re used to grabbing a tea from the coffee shop and sipping on it in between texts or while paused at a traffic light, my guest today really wants you to STOP! IN THE NAME OF TEA … AND SIP IT MINDFULLY…. Ok, those aren’t his exact words, but Andy Hayes, the founder of Plum Deluxe, a Portland, Oregon based small-batch tea company does believe that the beauty of tea is helping us SLOW DOWN (I mean, you can’t really chug tea) and enjoy a mindful moment. I like that. I like that a lot. And I like that Andy sat down with me for MANY mindful moments and explained the ins and outs, befores and afters, and hots and colds of tea! Yipee!!   Brew some tea and get ready to hear:   How (and why) to cold brew tea. The nifty tea tool you might have at home but not even know! How Andy names his tea fun things like the “hammock blend.” Fun ideas for mixing tea and booze! The A-Z process of making TEA. And cup fulls more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show!! Where to save 40% on Amazing Grass’ elixirs and greens powders using code: PLANTPARTY40 Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today’s guest comes from one of my favorite non-food spots in NYC: Hey Day, an amazing facial shop! I popped my facial cherry at Hey Day over a year ago and not to be dramatic, but it’s been transformative. I had no idea how much I’d enjoy being scrubbed and polished and getting the crap literally squeezed out of my pores, and I never could have predicted how much I’d learn about taking care of my skin. If you’ve never been to Hey Day, or gotten a facial, you should wash that fact away ASAP! But until then, enjoy this surprisingly delightful and terrifically informative chat with Jeni Sykes, the incredibly well-spoken co-founder and head of skincare at Hey Day and definitely get ready for some of the most tangible info that’s ever popped out of an episode.   You’ll learn:   Some signs your skin might want a facial. What really IS a facial (and what it’s not). Everything you need to know about SPF. The shocking reason your skin is extra oily in the summer. Really how to exfoliate. And loads much more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show!! Where to save 40% on Amazing Grass’ elixirs and greens powders using code: PLANTPARTY40 Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Sarah Adler really makes healthy eating seem really simple. Which is really good. Because her business is called “Simply Real Health.” Sarah’s a real food lover to the core, and she’s really passionate about helping others love and eat real food with ease. She’s a rockstar nutrition coach, author of a beautiful cookbook (which I really did end up buying after this interview!) and just a really lovely, inspiring, real human being. I’m really happy I got to sit down with a person whose every Instagram post makes me smile (and crave something plant-y) (and kind of want to up and move to Seattle). I’m also really proud of myself for achieving my goal of using a form of the word “real” in every sentence of this introduction.   Get pumped to hear:   Why Sarah loves living in the land of grey. The huge Italian awakening moment she had that rocked her world! What it truly means to have a good relationship with food. 3 easy questions to ask yourself before indulging! What Little House on the Prairie has to do with the definition of REAL FOOD. And so much more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show!! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My guests today -- yep, there are two of ‘em! -- are the fabulous founders of Soul Camp, a wellness sleepaway and day camp for adults that takes place on both coasts. Aside from satisfying their ‘smores cravings and learning how to read tarot cards, Soul Campers walk away from camp with a new friend or two, which I know you know is really hard to do. (Making new friends, that is.) So as two women who’ve masterfully created a breakthrough environment in which to do that -- which I can vouch for since I was a Soul Camp counselor in 2015! -- and who themselves have formed many true adult friendships, I knew of no people better to come on the podcast and address the elephant in the room: that making friends as a health-minded adult is hella-hard! And of course, we go into some super ways to make that hella-easier.   You’ll hear:   Scientific proof that having friends is essential to our longevity. The #1 thing you MUST have to make new friends! Tips for making new friends using social media. Literally where to physically GO to find new friends! Why and how the groundbreaking adult camp, Soul Camp, was created. And plenty more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show!! Where to save 40% on Amazing Grass’ elixirs and greens powders using code: PLANTPARTY40 Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Since I’ve been old enough to make my own decisions I’ve quit a whole bunch of things. And some big stuff, too. I mean, a sport that I’d played religiously for over 10 years, jobs, friends, fears, BEER!! But I’m a proud quitter. A strategic quitter. A HEALTHY quitter, in my opinion. And since wrapping the word “QUITTING” in a positive-connotation bow is a rarity, I figured I’d chat with you about MY art and science to strategic, positive quitting so maybe you can feel less lousy about finally giving up that thing you wanna give up, or carry less guilt about quitting so and so way back when (or yesterday).   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show!! Where to buy Genexa Organic Medicine for 30% off with code: PARTYPLANTS Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Take a stroll through your grocery store’s nut butter section. There’s a very good chance some bright colored jars with a big squirrel and the words “Wild Friends” on the label will catch your eye, draw you in and make you smile. It’s true! And how it’s actually possible for nut and seed butter to make us smile? And also taste insanely good? Well that’s what I wanted to investigate. So I got to sit down with the co-founder of Wild Friends Foods, Erika Welsh, and talk about how her peanut, almond, cashew and sunflower butters are changing the bread spread game as we know it. Turns out, there’s not some manipulative mastermind marketing strategy behind Wild Friends, instead, there’s a BUTT ton of passion.   Get ready to hear:   How one rainy afternoon in college serendipitously birthed an empire of nut and seed butters. The #1 Wild Friends butter that most changes peoples’ lives. The story of Erika and Keeley’s humble hustle from college to the grocery store to Shark Tank to the Forbes 30 under 30 list. What happened when they were faced with the decision to quit college or pursue their passions. The most interesting ways Wild Friends fans eat their nut and seed butters! The SUPER exciting next step for Wild Friends And lots more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show!! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

You know how adopting all the healthy habits that we’re told to adopt can be incredibly overwhelming, stressful, confusing & social-life destroying? Well, today’s guest totally knows that. Or knew that. Which is why she completely ignored her doctor when they diagnosed her with an autoimmune disease in her early twenties. Flash forward to not so long ago, and Phoebe Lapine’s body and skin weren’t going to let her ignore her diagnosis any longer. She needed to do healthy stuff, STAT. But instead of just uphauling her entire life in one fell swoop, Phoebe, who was already a cookbook author, chef, culinary instructor, speaker, and blogger at FeedMePhoebe.com, decided to take a full year implementing one healthy habit at a time, so she could see which ones were really worth the hype...and the sacrifice. Thankfully, Phoebe didn’t keep her health experiment all to herself: she chronicled it in her new terrific book called The Wellness Project AND lucky for us, she deep dives into her wellness odyssey in this podcast episode!   You’ll hear:   The truthful last straw that pushed Phoebe to actually take her health seriously. The #1 habit out of all 12 habits she experimented with that’s her MVP. The FRIENDS episode in which this Phoebe’s life story literally gets portrayed by Phoebe Buffay! The smartest hack for cutting back on alcohol that I’ve ever heard. How to be a healthy hedonist (and wtf that actually means). A really easy daily habit for loving your gut. And so so so much more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show!! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today’s guest is a new kind of badass, she’s a BAD YOGI, with a nice ass probably because she does lots of yoga. Erin Motz of Badyogiofficial.com just reeks authenticity the same way that your sweaty yoga pants, well, just reek. The thing is, Erin’s loud and proud about not being a traditional yogi -- and she works long and hard to create a community where non-Sanskrit speaking, wine-loving, raggedy yoga-pants wearing yogis can UNITE! To date, with her brand, Bad Yogi, Erin has helped over 100,000 down-doggers proudly celebrate the fact that they’re bad yogis and she is essentially, redefining yoga culture. Kinda like how AirBnb redefined travel lodging. Except those are two completely different things so nevermind. Get ready to hear: The benefits of being a bad yogi. How to stop feeling so competitive in yoga classes! The honest correlation between yoga and weight. The answer to the question: is yoga supposed to be hard? The actual end goal of yoga. And plenty more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show!! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

If you’ve ever gotten lost in the grocery store you’ll be happy you found this episode. Because my guest Maria Marlowe is a grocery store guru...if that’s a thing. I mean, she has a whole 260+ page book on how to buy real food at the grocery store, so I assume that makes her a grocery store guru! Last time Maria was on the show, she spoke about how our food affects our face, and stressed the importance of eating clean shiz to clean up your skin. Well that’s all well and good, except if you don’t know how to purchase clean shiz to eat, you and your skin and your gut and your SELF are shiz out of luck. But no more do you have to feel like a foreign tourist in the grocery store or get home and try to spiralize a cucumber that you bought instead of a zucchini, because Maria dropped some knowledge bombs on how to be the bomb dot com at grocery shopping!   You’ll hear: What inspired Maria to write a guide to the grocery store. The biggest areas of confusion people experience in the grocery store. What term you should look for when buying fish. How to make healthy eating cheap! Maria’s earth-shattering advice for storing avocados longer. And loads more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show!! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Neal Harden knows his way around plants. He knows how to dice ‘em, slice ‘em, present ‘em and combine ‘em in ways that makes them taste better than they’ve probably ever tasted before. Neal, the chef de cuisine of ABCV, a plant-based mecca and the third installment of the Jean George run ABC restaurants, is nothing short of a plant-whisperer. From breakfast to dinner he’s non-stop pumping out some of the most innovative and palate-pleasing ways to eat plants. It really takes some sort of plant guru to serve a simple plate of sauerkraut to rave reviews and accolades such as  “groundbreaking.” JUST SAUERKRAUT. That you eat with a fork. In our chat, which he kindly recorded at ABCV during some down time, if such a thing exists in a booked out for months restaurant, Neal humbly gives us a backstage view of what it’s like to run and execute a world-class plant-based restaurant. Although he isn’t able to give us all reservations...even to breakfast.   You’ll Hear:   The top-chef-like cooking audition Neal had with Jean George. What it’s like cooking for celebs, food critics and top chefs! How, for Neal, good food = caring. The difference between cooking in a restaurant and cooking at home. The surprising (to Neal) top selling dish at ABCV. And so much more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where to buy Genexa Organic Medicines and save 30% with code: "PARTYPLANTS” Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show!! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Ilene Moreno of the thecolorfulkitchen.com is my best foodie friend. Between the two of us, I’d say we’ve covered 96% of the plant-party restaurants in New York City and together, we’ve been to probably 40%. We actually met because of our plant-party restaurant going! So we figured why not sit down and take you on a tour of our favorite New York City plant-party restaurants, as well as share our top tips for eating healthfully at non-plant party restaurants. As a bonus for this bonus episode, I made you my Ultimate Plant-Party Restaurant NYC Guide, which I’m now considering required reading if you live near NYC or are planning a trip here someday soon. To get the so-helpful-I-should-charge-for-it-but-I-won’t map, go to partyinmyplants.com/33. Links related to this episode: GET THE ULTIMATE PLANT-PARTY RESTAURANT MAP GUIDE HERE Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show!! Where to peek at Ilene’s book cover reveal! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Adina Grigore is the found of SWBasics - a no-BS, truly natural skincare line that’s radically changing skin care for the way better. Adina is one of the coolest peeps I’ve ever spoken to which will be obvious as you listen, but aside from being cool and funny and authentic AF, Adina is a freaking skin genius … and a rebel! Her first book, Skin Cleanse, turned the world on its head when it revealed the truth: that to get clear, happy skin, the more simple, the more better. (And the more plants the more better, too.) Her second book which recently came out, Just the Essentials, proves how plants oils are skin heros and teaches exactly how to use them to make your skin glow like woah. I’d say get a pen and paper out to take notes because there’s such great info in this episode, but I already did that for you on partyinmyplants.com/32! You’re welcome! And thanks for listening! Get pumped to hear: My own shameful DIY hair product experience :-(. The #1 cause of bad skin, according to Adina. The top foods for great skin, also according to Adina. How to make food journaling not totally suck. Adina’s refreshing thoughts on my biggest insecurity: CELLULITE. Why Adina calls essential oils “plant-based powerhouses” and how she came to love ‘em! Her top 10 beginner essential oils. And SO MUCH MORE! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show!! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

I don’t think there’s a person sweeter, sillier, smarter, and more passionate about the power of plants than Sarah Britton. If you don’t recognize the name Sarah Britton, perhaps saying MY NEW ROOTS will do the trick? Which is the blog name she’s been running for over 10 years and has used to inspire and change lives of hundreds of thousands of people all over the world? Yep! What started as a way for Sarah to simply share all this exciting life-changing healthy stuff she was learning with someone other than her uninterested ex-boyfriend, has morphed into a full-blown plant-eating movement, complete with an app, two books, retreats and a print shop. I thought we’d just be talking about plants, the subjects in Sarah’s drool-worthy photos, but this conversation led us to a truly holistic chat about health from the ground to the plate to the mouth to the mind! And speaking of mind, prepare for yours to be blown.   You’ll hear: Me embarrass Sarah about her site being a .org not a .com! #weirdo The farm experience that radically transformed Sarah’s life. How it feels to have hundreds of thousands of people cook her recipes in their homes! How for her, food styling = self love. The pre-eating ritual that changes lives (and improves digestion). Her famous recipe that bakeries all over the world make and sell! The shocking piece of kitchen equipment Sarah found in her TRASH. And loads more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show!! Where to buy Amazing Grass goodies and save 40% with code: PLANTPARTY40 Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My awesome guest today, Erin Willett, is an alumnus and semi-finalist of both The Voice AND The Biggest Loser, making her one of the coolest and most courageous females around - with kickass vocals AND kickass boxing skills to boot. Despite losing 87 pounds in one of the weirdest environments (The Biggest Loser ranch) Erin has an incredibly grounded, inspiring approach to weight loss and overall health. It’s actually pretty amazing to hear how balanced she is with food and how she credits exercise as not her first or even her second major factor for her tremendous transformation!   Get pumped to hear: The #1 factor Erin credits for her massive transformation. Her perspective on how words carry weight! And which words are yay and which are nay. The greatest thing she took back from The Biggest Loser ranch that changed everything for her. Her totally chill view on exercise today. A really yummy way to eat cauliflower! And much more   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show!! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

I’ve been curious about meal planning for a while - the how’s the why’s, the secrets and the lies...and I knew of no one better to bring in and spill all the meal planning beans all than Abigail Hopkins of Thatcleanlife.com. With her hubby, Abigail started an epic meal planning platform that certainly takes the hell out of healthy meal planning. And in this episode, Abigail shares exactly how it all goes down and precisely how you (and I) (and your friends) (and family) can benefit from meal planning!   Get excited to hear:   The 3 biggest excuses for not meal planning (and how to not let those excuses derail you). How to meal plan if you’re big into listening to your body. A smart way to save $$ on groceries! Abigail’s approachable definition of “clean eating.” How thatcleanlife.com can take the hell out of healthy meal planning. And much more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show!! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

It all started when I posted a photo of truffle french fries in one hand and couple of digestive enzymes in the other. I captioned the photo “the annual digestive enzymes & truffle fries balancing act” (plus some emoji’s) and I watched as tons of messages and questions about digestive enzymes rolled in. So in this episode, I roll out all the information I believe you need to know to determine whether or not digestive enzymes are right for you! I also roll with a great comparison between digestive enzymes...and spanx.   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Sign up for 15% off private coaching! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show!! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

If anyone knows about running, it’s today’s guest: Angela Smith of runlikekale.com. She also knows about plants. And puns. Fueling herself primarily with minimally processed fruits and veggies, Angela has an ironman, a 52-mile-ultra marathon, three 50k races, many marathons and countless other races under her belt. She also has a baby on her hip!  Word to the wise, have sneakers near by when you’re listening to this one because there’s very little chance you won’t feel inspired to go out and run like kale. I certainly was! After recording this conversation, I’m proud and terrified to say that I signed up for my first ever half marathon. YOLO!   Get ready to hear:   Angela’s answer to the question: can anyone be a runner? (+ her best advice for new runners.) How eating plants plays into the running equation. The story behind the Ironman race that showed her how plants are where it’s at! The amazingly adorable tale of how she told her husband she was pregnant at the finish line of a race. Why she doesn’t run with headphones. Angela’s plant-packed pre and post-workout foods. and so much more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

I totally understand that it might not be your instinct to buy a ton of kitchen gadgets. You might be reluctant to trade your time for money and then trade that money for some unnecessary kitchen tools. Especially after you got that completely unnecessary banana peeler. I get it. But I also get how daunting it can feel to be like “let me just whip up a healthy dinner” and then look at your bare hands and a potato, wondering what to do next. So in this episode, I share the top kitchen tools that, in my plant-party experience, are MUST HAVE’s if YOU want to have healthy meals easily coming out of your kitchen and into your mouth!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Get your 40% off Amazing Grass’ amazing products using code: “PLANTPARTY40” Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Basically, this episode’s about how being healthy doesn't require much more than some basic stuff. I’m not going to reveal what the basics are because that’s my friend and health coach Elanna Edwards’ job in this episode, but spoiler: the basics are not just for beginners, even though they are “basic.” Often, even healthy eating pro’s can stray from the these 5 simple things and then use them again to bring great health back! Basically, you’ll benefit from listening to this ASAP. Oh and warning: we say “basic” a lot.   You’ll hear: The low-down on “non-food food” + ways to avoid it. Tricks for having “a hidden agenda” to sneak greens into your bod! Elanna’s experience cutting out sugar and the answer to “what does cutting out sugar really mean?” The most effortless way to show your body some love. And so much more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Get 30% off Elanna’s awesome Green Smoothie Class using promo code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go with a screenshot of your rating & review to get a free gift! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Party in My Plants’ website --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today’s guest is very much responsible for superfoods not being super impossible to incorporate into our diets. Way before the label “superfood” was an annoying catchphrase, Julie Morris was using foods that are truly super to supercharge her health and energy! In this super star episode, Julie, a leading superfood expert and the author of 5 bestselling books on, obviously, superfoods, reminds us that beyond the marketing jargon, there are seriously some plants out there that are actually super for us to consume! And she makes it super exciting, easy and yummy to consume them!   You’ll hear:   The 411 on how Julie and superfoods got into a super serious relationship! The “starter” superfoods for you to implement into your diet STAT. Julie’s philosophy on how and why superfoods can help everyone reach their full potential. The TRUE, non-BS definition of a “superfood” and what Julie thinks about the fact it’s become such a catchphrase. The answer to: can people get away with eating a crappier diet if they eat superfoods, too? A deep dive into 6 popular superfoods which’ll make you want to eat them for more reasons than their popularity! And so so so much more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Get your 40% off Amazing Grass’ amazing products using code: “PLANTPARTY40” Get Your GOOD FEST Tickets! Use code “PLANTPARTY10” for $10 off Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go with a screenshot of your rating & review to get a free gift! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Party in My Plants’ website --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

In episode 0 of this podcast I promised to tell you about that time I got dumped for a burger. Well, I figured a week after Valentine’s Day was that perfect time! In this episode you’ll hear the entirely true story of food policing gone way wrong, and through my ridiculous account, you’ll learn exactly what to do and exactly what not to do to encourage your favorite peeps to eat healthier without being a Judgy Mc.Judgerson! Because the last thing we all want is for tofu to come between true love, right? Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Get Your GOOD FEST Tickets! Use code “PLANTPARTY10” for $10 off Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go with a screenshot of your rating & review to get a free gift! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Party in My Plants’ website --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today’s guest is a master at journaling. Sure you might’ve journaled in high school and quit after one day of “Dear Diary...see you tomorrow!”, but my friend and fellow podcast host Katie Dalebout is bringing journaling back! Katie recently came out with her first book, Let it Out: A Journey Through Journaling, where she published 55 journaling exercises covering everything from clearing clutter (yes please!) to feeling more grounded to cultivating abundance to moving beyond fear (eff fear, yo)! And in this episode she spills the beans about how journaling has led her to mega happiness, self-acceptance and ultimately, authentic success.     You’ll hear: The difference between writing in a diary vs. writing in a journal. WHY journaling is seriously so effective. How her favorite writing exercise relates to Ted from HIMYM! 6 books, besides her own, that she’s been wildly inspired by. The amazing journaling exercise that can help you quit comparing yourself to peeps and crying about it! And so much more :-)   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Get Your GOOD FEST Tickets! Use code “PLANTPARTY10” for $10 off Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go with a screenshot of your rating & review to get a free gift! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Party in My Plants’ website --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

I brought back more than just elephant figurines and dried fruits from my trip to Thailand, I also brought back a big appreciation for the healthy way in which Thai people live their lives! (Plus a packet of Tom Kha flavored cashews.) In this episode, I break down the 9 healthiest habits I saw Thai people practicing which I believe contribute to them being some of the healthiest, least overweight people on the planet and which allowed me to eat my heart out but feel great my entire trip!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go with a screenshot of your rating & review to get a free gift! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Party in My Plants’ website --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today’s guest is a genius at making fitness simple, straight-forward and non-stressful. Krista Stryker, the creator of the wildly popular and effective fitness app, 12 Minute Athlete, is obsessed with helping people move their bodies the way their bodies were meant to move! Krista’s innovative, interesting and insanely challenging workouts are only 12 MINUTES LONG but will have you sweating on the floor for double that time! And in this episode she explains the whys and hows behind her effective exercises.   You’ll hear: That, believe it or not, when Krista first started out in fitness, she could barely do a workout and how she very much changed that. Why Krista is bff with burpees. Her plant-party pre and post-workout foods. How, seriously, 12 minutes is enough time to get fit. The pros and cons of using equipment. And so much more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go with a screenshot of your rating & review to get a free gift! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Party in My Plants’ website --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Today’s guest is a pro at helping people get everything they want in life. But that’s not to say that my friend, coach and best-selling author, Shannon Kaiser, who Mindbodygreen called a ‘Happiness Guru’ has magical powers, because getting what we want actually comes from listening to our own guts. So call her… a gut whisperer? And today, she’s whispering her best concepts for seriously getting what we want in life. I can vouch for Shannon’s magic-esque concepts since I was privately working with her when I got something I wanted: my own segment on The Doctor Oz Show! Listen up, because it’s literally gut check time.   You’ll hear: How exactly to trust your gut! Like what your gut’s voice ACTUALLY sounds like...and doesn’t sound like. Shannon’s alternative definition of meditation (hint: your eyes don’t need to be closed!). How my unwavering belief in one of Shannon’s key concepts brought me a humungo achievement in my life. How NOT believing one of Shannon’s key concepts BLOCKS me from humungo accomplishments in my life. Tangible steps for getting shiz you want. The role that JOY plays in getting what we want. And so much more!! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go with a screenshot of your rating & review to get a free gift! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Party in My Plants’ website --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Reading a food label can be as confusing as reading a legal document! There's a lot of mumbo jumbo in there that's irrelevant, as well as a lot of funky wording that can be incorrectly interpreted. But unlike with legal documents, you don't need to study law and pass the bar to be able to READ a bar. (Like, a snack bar.) You just have to press play on this short episode and hear my 5 easy steps for reading a food label like yo’ health depends on it! (Which it does.) Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go with a screenshot of your rating & review to get a free gift! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Party in My Plants’ website --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

With so much conflicting information out there, we can all benefit from having an outspokenly passionate culinary nutritionist like Stefanie Sacks explain, seriously, what the FORK to eat. Fortunately, this is what today’s guest is obsessed with doing, which is why she wrote the no-BS book: What The Fork Are You Eating? An Action Plan for Your Pantry and Plate, which literally takes you ingredient by ingredient, aisle by aisle, sketchy fact by sketchy fact and leads you to make smarter, healthier choices, which she’s a firm believer are what add up to a totally healthy life!   You’ll hear: How red gatorade was the inciting incident for her book! Stefanie’s #1 starting point of ingredients to avoid for better health. How parents can create boundaries for their kids’ unhealthy foods. (And how my boyfriend does the same for himself!) That time Jimmy Kimmel proved how gullible people are when it comes to “healthy food!” And so much more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go with a screenshot of your rating & review to get a free gift! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Party in My Plants’ website --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

It’s easy to admire people’s “after” photos and think their journey from “before” to there was a sinch. But my guest today is here to share what really goes on in the “in between.” And spoiler: it involves being disciplined like woah. My childhood friend, Gabriel Colby, is arguably the most disciplined dude I know, and in this episode I pull out all the dirty little discipline tricks he’s used to go from chubby to chiseled, become a world-class musician and professional juggler (of fire and knives!). Like your morning routine, this is NOT an episode you want to skip.   You’ll hear: The drastic difference between discipline and motivation! That time Gabe almost burned down his house. (Literally) Gabe’s DUH way to figure out your soulmate exercise. The shockingly simple way Gabe sticks to big goals. And so much more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go with a screenshot of your rating & review to get a free gift! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Party in My Plants’ website --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Feng Shui is really like good nutrition for your environment: it guides you to intentionally arrange the stuff in your home to make your life great; just like intentionally eating a healthy diet makes you feel great. Just like “you are what you eat,” if you have clutter in your space, you have clutter in your life. But unlike a healthy diet, you can’t just say “eat more plants” and call it a day! Feng Shui has A LOT to it, which is why I’m so glad Karen Rauch Carter had A LOT to say about it! Get ready to learn how to move your stuff to change your life.   You’ll hear: The 9 different areas of our lives Feng Shui can help us improve. Exactly what to add and remove from certain places in your home to achieve certain outcomes. The #1 most important thing to do when you’re “feng-shui-ing” your home. How to feng shui your home even if you live with roommates. Karen’s couldn’t-be-easier first step to hard-core de-cluttering. And tons more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go with a screenshot of your rating & review to get a free gift! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Party in My Plants’ website --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Although my clients come from different backgrounds, foregrounds and zip codes, I've noticed some very common topics of discussion I’ve had with all of them throughout the year. So, I figured if these common topics help my diverse range of coach-ees become their healthiest happiest selves, they can certainly help my diverse range of listeners, too! And that’s the goal with this podcast, ain’t it? So in this episode I count down 6 of the most popular topics among my amazing health coaching clients!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! My tips to axe anxiety! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Where you can go with a screenshot of your rating & review to get a free gift! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Party in My Plants’ website --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

How Food Affects our Face! with Maria Marlowe   This episode discusses a perk of plants that extends beyond our pant-size, energy level, disease-prevention and taste-bud pleasure. We’re talking about how food affects our FACE! Today’s guest, Maria Marlowe, is pretty savvy at helping peeps clean up their skin by way of cleaning up their diets; and she has her own glowing complexion to prove it! She believes that acne ain’t caused by bad genes, but rather, bad grub! And she’s here to help us get clear … both skin and on knowing exactly what plants to eat for it.   You’ll learn: The most common food-triggers for face-problems. Maria’s own experience banishing acne, and how she 100% knew it was her diet, not bad luck that was causing it. The #1 thing to nix from your diet to drastically + quickly improve your skin. How to nix that #1 thing from your diet without hating your life! Top plant-foods TO eat to improve skin (and how to yummily eat them). And so much more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Where you can go with a screenshot of your rating & review to get a free gift! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Party in My Plants’ website   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

The end of the year creates a lot of countdowns - seconds to midnight, our best Instagram photos and in this episode: the most popular Party in My Plants Recipes of the year! It’s so interesting to see which recipes were the winners - and it’s even more interesting to notice how the fan favs total differ from the chef’s favs (mine)! In this episode I chat about the top 10 healthy recipes of the year, why I created the recipes, some interesting easy ways to enjoy the recipes and also reveal the 3 recipes of 2016 that were MY personal favs! Links related to this episode: Where all the recipe links mentioned in this episode are listed! Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Where you can go with a screenshot of your rating & review to get a free gift! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants’ website --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

If you’ve never tried it, acupuncture might freak you the heck out. But once you do try it, you’ll understand why it’s the greatest healing modality on earth. I’ve been getting acupuncture treatments for over 10 years and I can’t speak highly enough about them needles in my meridians! But I also can’t really speak on how exactly them needles work, so I brought in my personal acupuncturist, James Rohr, who also happens to run two acupuncture practices, is an author, a top acupuncturist to celebrities and is the kindest, funniest, most non-woo-woo healer. This conversation with James is anything but sterile (like lame), although the needles he uses to make people feel their best are always sterile. You’ll hear: Exactly what the eff acupuncture is! How this magic-like treatment ACTUALLY works. The #1 common ailment James treats that can alleviate so many other ailments. Ways you can avoid a bogus acupuncturist. That time James left a needle in someone… That other time James’ acupuncture treatment knocked a woman up… And so much more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets & recipes from this episode! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Where you can go with a screenshot of your rating & review to get a free gift! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants’ website Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

I used to live with an insurmountable amount of anxiety. Anxiety attacks were a painful and routine part of my life; it was like my anxiety was my Uber drive and I was just a lost, helpless passenger in the back seat! Until enough was enough and I quit them. In this episode, I walk you through the 6 out-of-the-box, drug-free things I’ve done to effectively kick my anxiety to the curb (and keep it there like a loser for over 4 years now). If you struggle with anxiety, you cannot afford to skip this episode! (Sorry, not trying to make you anxious about it, but seriously. Listen up.)   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets & recipes from this episode! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Where you can go with a screenshot of your rating & review to get a free gift! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants’ website Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

If you think eating plants is good for you, just wait till you try smelling them! Today’s show is all about using essential oils (the stuff in plants that make them smell) to elevate your life. It turns out that just like there’s "an app for that" there's "an essential oil for that," too. Press play to hear Casey Von Iderstein, essential oil extraordinaire, give the lowdown on more than 8 impressive "that's" that plants' oils can help with and exactly how you can easily bring out the magical healing powers of them all!   Get pumped to learn: How and why to live your life from a mindset of “doing your future self a favor.” Exactly how and why essential oils actually work (from a semi-sciency level). The best way to use essential oils on an emotional level. The totally secret hiding spot to rub your oils for maximum results! The 1 oil Casey would want if she were stranded on a deserted island. And so much more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets & recipes from this episode! My gift guide which features essential oils among 35 other plant-perfect presents! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Where you can go with a screenshot of your rating & review to get a free gift! Party in My Plants’ website Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

If you want the perfect things to gift each person you’re likely to give gifts to, this episode is for you. You’ll hear about my favorite edible, smell-able, readable, useable and sentimental presents for all types of people - college kids, moms, sisters, secret santa recipients, co-workers, dudes and even yourself! And of course, these gifts all aim to give the ultimate gift: the gift of health. Because I’m corny. And also because, cmon, it’s the Party in My Plants Podcast! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets & recipes from this episode! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Where you can go with a screenshot of your rating & review to get a free gift! Party in My Plants’ website Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Terry Walters was one of the earliest “clean eaters.” Her first book, “Clean Food” came out way before “clean” related to food in any way other than sanitary! But “clean eating” has since turned into a vague, trendy, catch-all phrase, right? Not anymore. In this episode, we lay down the law about what clean eating REALLY is (and really isn’t), so you don’t have to keep hearing stuff from the organic grapevine. Oh, and spoiler alert: clean eating is pretty much the same as plant-partying!   Get excited to learn: What eating clean REALLY means to Terry (and how, like in the game of telephone, “clean eating” can be misinterpreted). The difference between being rigid with your healthy diet vs. having a tight grip on it. Why you need fermented foods in your life, like YESTERDAY! How pizza and hot sauce can actually be part of your “clean” diet. Why eating in season is a serious no-brainer. And so much more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets & recipes from this episode! The healthy hot chocolate you should make! 3 healthy popcorn recipes you’ll love! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Where you can go with a screenshot of your rating & review to get a free gift! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants’ website Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Surviving the food-focused holiday season without outgrowing all our clothes can feel frightening. And in this episode, I'm calling on something else frightening to help us: GHOSTS. You know the Christmas story about Scrooge? (From Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol?”) Well, the same 3 ghosts that showed Scrooge his past, present and future and helped him stop being a miserable Scrooge can actually also help YOU not be miserably SCREWED this holiday season! Press play and you'll hear the whole healthy holiday ghost story. Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets & recipes from this episode! The healthy hot chocolate you should make! 3 healthy popcorn recipes you’ll love! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Where you can go with a screenshot of your rating & review to get a free gift! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants’ website Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Upping your self-care might actually be a secret solution to food struggles - especially around the holidays. By focusing more on taking care of ourselves from mental, emotional, physical and soulful places, we might be able to easily eat less pie! Because today’s guest, Jamie Mendell, explains how our relationship with food really isn’t about the food; it’s actually about the way we care for ourselves. Oh and if you think self-care stuff is just baths and tea with candles and face masks, this episode will have you thinking again!   Get ready to hear: why Jamie is so passionate about teaching self-care how a self care deficiency could potentially be a cause of holding extra weight the 411 about the 4 components of self care: mental, emotional, physical, soulful how to have more confidence in an instant a step-by-step self-care regimen for a holiday and lots more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes recapping all the deets of this episode! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Where you can go with a screenshot of your rating & review to get a free gift! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants’ website Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

When you’re a guest in someone else’s home, it can be really stressful to stick to your healthy ways. You definitely don’t want to offend or inconvenience anyone but you also don’t want to eat your host’s Fruit Loops. So, to keep up with your plant-based foods without coming off as a plant-based prick, these 7 simple tactics are here to the rescue! (And will rescue you from throwing your healthy habits down the guest bathroom drain...) Links related to this episode: The full show notes recapping all the deets of this episode! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Where you can go with a screenshot of your rating & review to get a free gift! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants’ website Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

If being more comfortable, creative and crafty in your kitchen appeals to you, this episode will appeal to you, too, because today’s guest, Lauren Kretzer, shares some super useful tips on all the above! Despite having cooked in a Michelin starred restaurant, celebrities’ glamorous kitchens, regular people's’ cozy kitchens, and her own home kitchen, Lauren’s certain that all we really need is a good chef’s knife and permission to chill to make healthy magic happen in our mouths (and then our bodies). In this plant-packed episode, we discuss: Lauren’s expert time-tested advice for pleasing picky palates (and a variety of palates, for that matter) The 2 “S’s” to keep in your fridge that’ll make weekday meals a cinch A GENIUS meal-planning shortcut that’ll revolutionize the way you plan your week’s worth of meals How she got her dream job of creating recipes for the amazingly popular plant-party restaurant, By Chloe The *key* to having fun in the kitchen and plenty more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes recapping all the deets of this episode! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Where you can go with a screenshot of your rating & review to get a free gift! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants’ website Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

My first guest on the Party in My Plants Podcast just had to be a true plant-party-person (someone that makes healthy eating more fun) and Ali Maffucci of Inspiralized.com is exactly that person! Using a super simple kitchen tool called a spiralizer, Ali plays with her plants by easily twirling them into noodles. And who doesn’t love eating oodles of noodles?! But if you’re just thinking zucchini pasta, you’re about to have your mind fully blown, because we talk about over 13 different fruits and veggies that can be made more fun (and more yum) with a spiralizer. In this super INSPIRALIZING show, you’ll learn: Exactly how to spiralize 13 different fruits and veggies from A-Z (literally from Apple to Zucchini) Mind-blowing ways Ali adds spiralized plants to baked goods, desserts, and even cocktails The inspiring story behind Inspiralized and how Ali keeps creativity swirling around in her head How spiralizing has helped Ali shed 30 lbs. The birth story of the SWEET POTATO BUN (yes BUN - like a burger BUN. Made of sweet potato noodles!) The secrets to not crying over onions and slicing a pepper in 1 shot And so much more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes recapping all the deets of this episode! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Where you can go with a screenshot of your rating & review to get a free gift! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants’ website Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Have you ever wondered what PLANT-BASED actually means? Like, is it just another word for vegan? Is it what vegan drop-outs call themselves? Is it just a trendy thing to say these days? What about the reasoning behind going PLANT-BASED? Will it help you wear a smaller jean size? Feel more energized all the time? Or just be part of the in-crowd? In this episode, I teach you PLANT-BASED 101. You’ll learn: What PLANT-BASED truly means and what it doesn’t mean Why eating a PLANT-BASED diet is probs the way you wanna go How I arrived at this place of calling myself PLANT-BASED (and why I’ve built my business around helping peeps eat more plants) Tricks to make being PLANT-BASED absolutely NOT SUCK And other fun things! Links related to this episode: The full show notes recapping all the deets of this episode! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Where you can go with a screenshot of your rating & review to get a free gift! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants’ website Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message

Welcome to the Party in My Plants Podcast! Your new favorite radio show if you want to learn how to eat and live healthier without hating your life. In this first episode, I introduce myself (since I’m the show host!), I explain what Party in My Plants is all about, I tell you what you can expect from plugging your headphones into this podcast twice a week and I share the ONLY way that guarantees we actually eat the healthy foods and do the healthy stuff. (Spoiler: taking the HELL out of HEALTHY is the only to ensure we’ll actually eat and do the healthy things. Which is the entire purpose of this podcast!) So snuggle up to your speakers with a smoothie, bring me in your earbuds on the elliptical or even blast me full volume while you dishwash...but whatever you do, know that subscribing to this show will make healthy living suck so much less for you. Links related to this episode: The full show notes recapping all the deets of this episode! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Where you can go with a screenshot of your rating & review to get a free gift! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants’ website Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/existennial/message