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Often on our podcast, we discuss the importance of healing the root causes of our personal health versus band-aid treatments that only tackle the symptoms. In today’s episode, we touch on this issue again -- but this time, from the perspective of Mother Earth. Incredibly, we were blessed to sit down with Grant Wilson, the Executive Director of the Earth Law Center. Grant is an expert on ecocentric law; a legal framework that asks us to imagine Nature’s perspective on climate issues and proposed solutions. What would Nature say about hydrotherapy, coal, or regenerative farming? One thing’s for sure, if we are going to truly create environmental healing, we are going to need to reframe Nature from a possession to a partner. This is a powerful conversation that stares directly at our challenges but also posits solutions and hope. Please listen and share this one.

Today, we welcome the lovely Carla Oates to the podcast, a woman who is a true embodiment of her brand -- The Beauty Chef. She is also kind of a clean beauty visionary -- being the first to recognize the link between a balanced microbiome (good gut health) and beautiful skin. Along with her comprehensive range of products, she’s also published books The Beauty Chef Gut Guide and The Beauty Chef Cookbook (a James Beard Award nominee) that includes 90+ delicious recipes and weekly meal plans to help readers heal, weed, seed and feed their gut. We’re so grateful to have Carla on the show and to learn that beauty really is more than skin deep.

Today, we are grateful to welcome the founder of Loco Love, Emica Penklis, to the podcast. It’s hard to fully capture the magic of Loco Love. Yes, it’s a chocolate brand but it’s also a portal, an art piece, and a form of healing. If you’ve ever come across a Loco Love chocolate -- you’ll understand our sentiment. If you’re interested in herbalism, intuitive business, the eternal balancing act that is motherhood and entrepreneurship, and of course, chocolate -- tune in for some bites of cacao-coated wisdom. And for our own “golden ticket” moment, all those who listen in will also receive a special discount for Loco Love products.

Today, we welcome Summer Sanders to the podcast to discuss all things high vibrational living. Summer became passionate about food as medicine after changing her diet and lifestyle and recovering from a lifelong body image struggle and eating disorder. It’s this lived experience that makes Summer’s take on wellness so balanced. Listening to Summer speak, you can tell that she is rooted in integrity but not at the expense of living a connected and full life. She has made it her mission to share her journey and knowledge base as a way to help other women achieve their own version of radiance and vitality. Tune in for food advice that is devoid of dogma, a breakdown of natural beauty practices, and enjoying the dance between family and business building.

This week, we welcome back life direction specialist Dara Dubinet to the pod. Although Dara has been a pioneer of raw food and tonics for many years, more recently she has been sharing the teachings of Feng Shui, North Nodes (your soul’s purpose according to astrology), and Astrogeography (a map that helps you understand the energies of place). In this ep, Dara generously breaks down each of these modalities and gives us a crash course in each of these tools. Listen in if you’re looking for a little guidance, interested in learning something new, or in need of a dose of human sunshine.

The body does not make mistakes. Your symptoms are the language of your soul. You always have the capacity to heal yourself. These are just a few of the potent insights from today’s guest, Kelly Brogan, M.D. This episode is a gateway to medical freedom for all THE FULLEST listeners. However, if you have struggled with chronic health conditions, are looking to taper off psychotropic meds, or are going through as Jung termed, “a dark night of the soul” -- this one is an absolute must-listen.

Holistic dentistry believes that there is a clear link between a healthy mouth and a healthy body -- and on the flip side, that poor oral hygiene can also lead to other health issues below the neck. In a bid to further understand this field, we sat down with Dr. Sami, a dual specialized doctor in pediatric dentistry and orthodontics, chat with her about the body-mouth connection, and lifestyle choices that we can make to heal our entire selves (and our children) from teeth to toe.

This week we sat down with Sean Donovan of Antidote, an email (and sms) marketing agency by people who hate boring email. Sean realized that the e-marketing landscape was changing and that people were looking to outsource this part of their business. After finding the courage to leave two business partnerships, he ventured out on his own and Antidote was born. This episode touches on the power of conscious communication, aesthetics, and honing on one aspect of your skillset and doing it really, really well. Amp up your content game here.

If you’ve been looking to try, hone, or deepen your gua sha technique, this episode is definitely for you. Wildling’s Britta Plug walks us through practices we can all adopt that enhance not just our skin, but our self-compassion and our wellbeing. She also chats to us about the risks associated with Botox and gives us tools to make empowered choices.

Lymphatic drainage is a rhythmic, nurturing, light massage that follows the body’s detoxification pathways to rid the body of excess waste, bacteria and viruses that accumulate in the connective tissue -- and for over 27 years, Lisa Levitt Gainsley has been an expert in the modality. After decades of study and helping her clients achieve their goals -- be it glowing skin or a strengthened immune system -- she is now making lymph accessible to all through her upcoming book The Book of Lymph; Self-Care Practices to Enhance Immunity, Health and Beauty. Today, we sit down with Lisa Levitt Gainsley and learn about this gentle but powerful detoxifying practice.

Nikki sits down to talk to Carson Meyer; a certified birth doula, birth photographer, natural beauty founder, and environmentalist. A genuinely multi-faceted entrepreneur, healer, and artist, Carson reminds us of the interconnectedness between all facets of life -- from beauty to conservation to birth.

This week, we sat down with ON & ON Founder Chelsea McCarthy, to learn about her vision of creating a cultural shift through daily practices of skin and body health. She is a true out of the box thinker, one that is healing our bodies and our society’s perception of wellbeing and beauty.

This week on the pod we are delighted to welcome Sahara Rose to discuss the difference between dharma and karma, the power of archetypes, and the gift and liberation of living on purpose. Full of esoteric but practical pearls of wisdom, you might want to grab a notepad for this one!

We caught up with Krissy Jones and Chloe Kernaghan, Cofounders of SKY TING. After founding the very first SKY TING in 2015, Krissy and Chloe’s innovative business tactics have grown SKY TING from indie NYC boutique darling to worldwide phenomenon, amassing fans and followers from all corners of the globe, with instructors that have become tastemakers in themselves. In this ep, we chat to the pair about standing apart and staying true to your vision when building a wellness brand.

Meet one of the leading minds in Functional Medicine and natural healing. Dr. Jessica Peatross, M.D., (better known as Dr. Jess) is an Internal Medicine Hospitalist turned Functional Medicine Leader and visionary for the future of healthcare.

Miss Grass knows a thing or two about good weed. Launched in 2019 by Founders Kate Miller & Anna Duckworth, Miss Grass is an educational content platform and online head shop for weed-loving women and conscious consumers alike. Listen in to today's episode to learn more from CEO and Cofounder Kate Miller herself.

We don't compromise when it comes to our health, so why should our pups? Tune in to today's episode of the pod as we meet with Tory Waxman — pet parent, provider, and Cofounder of Sundays for Dogs — to discuss everything from animal health, navigating a pandemic, and more.

On this week's episode, we met with Zach Bush, M.D. — renowned, multi-disciplinary physician of internal medicine, endocrinology, hospice care, and internationally recognized educator on the microbiome as it relates to human health, soil health, food systems, and a regenerative future. Listen in to learn more about what it looks like to bring balance from the ground up and Zach's efforts to rewrite an updated story for the human immune system.

Meet Andrew Suzuka, Founder of Otamot sauces — a scrappy health food start-up serving up the tastiest, plant-based pantry staples from Organic Carrot Bolognese to organic, dairy-free Vodka sauce. On today's episode of the pod, we covered everything from Andrew's background as an entrepreneur, becoming the world's tastiest plant-based product, and getting camera-ready for QVC. Listen in to learn more.

Drew Todd is the Cofounder of Feals CBD, a clean label CBD brand, creating feel-good products that are organically-sourced, lab-tested, and unmatched in their quality of pureness. On today's episode of the pod, we sat down with Drew to talk about his start in the wellness world, the future of CBD, and how Feals is leading the pack in advocating for cleaner, more effective cannabis products.