“You’re not saying no to french fries; you’re saying yes to the body and health you want.” - Michelle Petties
This Real Talk presents a generous serving of food for thought around how we view food, why we eat what we eat, and our underlying food stories that dictate our food habits and behavior.
I had the immense pleasure of chatting with Michelle Petties - Author of “Leaving Large: The Stories of a Food Addict”, Speaker, Master Food Story Finder, and Experiential Eating Expert.
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“Small things build momentum, and momentum over time compounds exponentially. You have to do the little things day in and day out.” - Agi Keramidas
This Real Talk integral aspects of personal development mastery, and the power of consistent, incremental movement toward your goals.
I had a wonderful time chatting with Agi Keramidas, host of the Personal Development Mastery podcast - that ranks in the top 2% of all global podcasts!
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“So much of what we go through in life - our hardships; the adversity we overcome - is because we’re meant to share our experiences with others who are on a similar journey” - Shanda Trofe
This Real Talk spotlights the world of creative writing, publishing, and entrepreneurship.
I had the privilege of chatting with Shanda Trofe: Writer, Publisher, and Founder and CEO of Transcendent Publishing.
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“Sometimes you have to hit a wall to say “okay, I need to do things differently.” - Dr. Lena Fernandez
This Real Talk features a breadth of knowledge that spans naturopathy, hormonal balance, stress and fatigue, and taking control of your health journey.
In this conversation, Dr. Lena Fernandez brings a wealth of scientific insight that has real life applications. She made the topic of longevity, health and hormones so easy to understand, and dove into several examples of how we can optimize our energy levels and avoid cortisol-stress responses.
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“Success is having fun more often than you’re not.” - Ryann Dowdy
This Real Talk is packed with valuable insight on the entrepreneurial journey, the importance of genuine connection in business, and the freedom of pursuing your authentic truth.
On this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Ryann Dowdy - Entrepreneur, Sales Strategist and Community Builder.
Ryann navigated a successful sales career for 15 years before she started her entrepreneurial chapter in 2018. Since then, she’s been at the helm of several successful ventures, and she shares her most important takeaways as an entrepreneur.
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“There’s always a higher peak and another trail that is unknown, and I have to trust that if I follow the compass, I’m going to get to where I’m supposed to be. And that’s how I live my life.” - Ghene’t Lee-Yong
This Real Talk highlights the beauty of movement in nature, the need for connection with our Higher Power in today’s fast-paced cooped up world, and how challenges prepare us to be strong enough for upcoming chapters in our lives.
I had a wonderful time chatting with Ghene’t Lee-Yong - Nature Immersion Coach, Hiking Guide, and Best-Selling Author.
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At some point we can’t keep blaming our reality on the situation; we have to make a choice on how we’re going to handle it to make a reality we want - Nadeen Shatara
This Real Talk highlights the importance of celebrating your wins, and growing in your confidence with the support of those you trust and rely on!
I had the pleasure of speaking with Nadeen Shatara, a Palestinian-Syrian American who has excelled at her Legal Recruiting career in the last 5 years.
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“That overwhelming feeling is very real, but you’re safe, and it’s important to remind yourself of where you are and what you’re doing.” - Elicia Raprager
This Real Talk features an insightful conversation around mental health and useful tools to combat fear and anxiety.
I had the pleasure of speaking with Elicia Raprager - Author, Artist and aspiring Personal Growth Coach.
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“Every last one of us came here with a different spark of the divine; there’s nothing to be compared - we all have our own thing.” - Judy James
This Real Talk episode features a deeply moving and insightful conversation with the lovely Judy James - Inspirationalist, Reiki Master, and Mind-Body-Spirit Practitioner. Judy is passionate about connection, growth, learning and teaching, and in this episode sheds light on how at the center of all service is a heart willing to share.
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“That’s what I enjoyed about having a business - the people.” - Sam Salem
This Real Talk features a moving conversation around the power of connection with connection-extraordinaire himself - Sam Salem!
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“It’s not that I’m not afraid anymore; it’s that I’m more excited to walk through the experience than I am scared of my fear.” - Jodie Harvala
Prepare yourself for an anything-goes conversation with my sassy soul sister, Jodie Harvala!
Jodie is a Psychic Teacher, Coach and Founder of the Spirit School, and has been helping people develop their relationship with Spirit for over a decade.
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We never stop creating, and we never stop being responsible for the results that we create in our life." - Victoria Gallagher
This Real Talk episode guest, Victoria, dives in head first by explaining how we can use the law of attraction is a practical manner to create a life we love, even when the world around us is in crisis mode.
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Episode 27: Real Talk with Gabby villafan - Law Student at Drexel University Thomas R. Kine School of Law
“Nobody’s free until everybody’s free.” - Gabby Villafan
This Real Talk features an inspiring conversation around law, culture, and kinder self-talk with Gabby Villafan, currently a law student at Drexel University!
Gabby was motivated to pursue law school after the powerful experiences she had being represented by pro bono attorneys, and representing clients pro bono as a paralegal.
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“Your relationship with your significant other shouldn’t be the most important relationship of your life.” - Nish Menon
In this Real Talk, I had the pleasure of speaking with Nish Menon, Lead Strategist at the ConsultMent Agency, about a variety of valuable topics pertaining to the importance of identity, proper perception of failure, and faith & spirituality.
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“There’s some people you just can’t please, and I learned that at a very young age.” - Shadia Hanna
In this episode of Real Talk, I had the privilege of chatting with Shadia about her journey as a first generation Palestinian-American woman who pursued a career in the biomedical field out of an innate desire to help people, and eventually built her own successful bioanalytical business from the ground up!
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“If you don’t make time for your health right now, you’re going to have to make time for your illnesses later.” - Alejandra Marin
This Real Talk features an enlightening conversation around health, nutrition and mindset with the lovely Alejandra Marin, owner of Alejandra’s Fitness!
Alejandra made her first foray into the fitness realm when 18-year-old her tried on her favorite pair of jeans and realized she didn’t fit in them like she used to.
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“I’m the type of person who, if I don’t try something, it’s going to eat away at me for years.” - Allison Tsukamoto
On this Real Talk, I had the pleasure of speaking with my close friend, extraordinary colleague and fellow entrepreneur, Allison Tsukamoto.
Allison shares about how she started her own company, MediYumm, during the pandemic and what motivated her to take the risk to pursue a passion that gnawed at her.
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“This is where I come from, but this is not where I want to be forever.” - Valerie Smedley-Harris
Here’s a fun fact - Valerie was my very first life coach!
It was an amazing honor sitting down with Valerie and enjoying her pearls of wisdom and her story of transformation.
This raw conversation features Valerie’s story as a single mom, her challenges with toxic relationships, how she broke unhealthy patterns in her life and made way for her true passion in life - to help people discover their inner strength that helps them overcome obstacles preventing them from living a happy, healthy life.
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“Your eyes can see what your heart interprets.” - Sema Tosun
Born in a culture that highly respects its seniors, Sema Tosun’s heart and eyes saw how limited the resources are for the elderly members of her community. This ignited an unquenchable passion in her heart to do something, and that's how her nonprofit organization "Fund a Need" started.
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"Someone who judges others very harshly…what I know for sure then, is that they judge themselves even harsher." - Karen Cowperthwaite
It felt so fulfilling to chat with Karen Cowperthwaite, Intuitive Transformational Life coach about some real, raw, deep sage wisdom!
Karen shares with us how she was driving home from work and she had this overwhelming feeling that there had to be more to life…..after that thought events started to unfold that would lead her to her soul's desire!
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