This week I spoke to New York Times journalist and author of Blood, Sweat & Chrome , Kyle Buchanan. He reports on pop culture and writes the NYT awards season column, The Projectionist, which he took over from the late great journalist David Carr. Prior to joining The Times in 2018, Kyle was a senior editor at Vulture, where he covered the movie industry. Appropriately, he gives advice on writing and we talk about the craft of interviewing, creating safety in conversation, connection, movies...
Mar 18, 2022•57 min•Ep. 383
Today's guest, Nadine Artemis, is known for talking and writing about beauty. Her latest book is Renegade Beauty though she’s probably best known as the founder of natural beauty brand Living Libations. Nadine's journey began by combining vials of essential oils to recreate a perfume she liked for a school science fair. In 1994, she opened North America’s first full concept aromatherapy store, Osmosis, in Toronto. In this conversation, Nadine shares how, during her years of waitressing in grad s...
Mar 11, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 382
This week's episode is a conversation with artist Derick Melander. He's a sculptor who works with secondhand clothing to create clothing sculptures that explore the intersection between global consumerism and the intimate relationship we have with what we wear. My dear friend Sacha Jones has known Derick for years through being core members of their Record Club, which started in the late nineties as a place to share music with friends and friends-of-friends. We begin by setting up how we met at ...
Mar 04, 2022•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 381
Today's episode is part 2 of my conversation with Natasha Zoë Garrett. Genuine, wise, thoughtful and truly one of the most effortlessly stylish people I’ve ever met, Natasha (founder of Roam Vintage ) is one of a kind, just like the vintage gems she discovers. She’s incredibly honest, open and vulnerable about her challenges and wins in everything from her career to her mental health. She begins by sharing how she’s feeling now— embodied —which is particularly positive in the context of her hist...
Feb 24, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 380
Genuine, wise, thoughtful and truly one of the most effortlessly stylish people I’ve ever met, Natasha Zoë Garrett (founder of Roam Vintage ) is one of a kind, just like the vintage gems she discovers. As you’ll hear in this two-part episode, she’s incredibly honest, open and vulnerable about her challenges and wins in everything from her career to her mental health. She begins by sharing how she’s feeling now— embodied —which is particularly positive in the context of her history with eating di...
Feb 18, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 379
This week I spoke to Cuban-American author Nikki Novo. We've known each other for years and she's been on the podcast before in one of our early episodes. Her many certifications and qualifications include certified hypnotherapist, Reiki healer, ThetaHealing practitioner, and many more. In this episode, we talk about Nikki's recent move from Miami to Asheville and what moving taught her about her identity. We get into intuition and how to use it in decision making, and how improving one area of ...
Feb 11, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 378
This week I spoke to Rae McDaniel, a non-binary gender and sex therapist who works with transgender/non-binary/questioning folks who feel lost while transitioning their gender identity. Rae is the founder of Practical Audacity , a gender and sex therapy practice in Chicago. They also provide training in trans-affirming care for medical and mental health professionals and they hold a Masters of Education in community counseling. Our conversation covers how learning to communicate directly in sex ...
Feb 04, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 377
This week I spoke to actress, advocate, philanthropist, and producer Torrey Joël DeVitto. She recently wrapped a six-season run on the NBC drama, “Chicago Med”, and we spoke on zoom from her farm in Michigan. A few years into her acting career, Torrey began volunteering in hospice and tells me how spending time with the dying shifted her perspective on life, death, and what's important. We also talk about navigating change within her industry, growing up around icons like Stevie Nicks and Billy ...
Jan 28, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 376
Today’s guest has been a friend for nearly a decade and a guest several times. In a departure from the wide-ranging conversations we usually have here, today we focus on about a topic she's recently been exploring. There’s no better person at explaining concepts to me than my friend Isabel Foxen Duke. You might know her as as a leading expert in the body positivity and body neutrality space. Her work has been seminal in my eating disorder recovery, and she was my introduction into areas includin...
Jan 21, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 375
Today’s guest is Madeleine Dore, a Melbourne-based writer and interviewer exploring how we can broaden the definition of a day well spent. For the past five years, Madeleine has been asking people about how they navigate their day on her popular site Extraordinary Routines and podcast Routines & Ruts . Most recently, she’s written a book called I Didn’t Do The Thing Today , out this week. I flew through an early copy and bring up some of my favorite insights from the book in this conversatio...
Jan 14, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 374
You may know today's guest actor, Joshua Jackson, from Dawson's Creek or The Mighty Ducks , or from his later shows, including Fringe , The Affair , Little Fires Everywhere, and most recently , Dr. Death, which earned him a People’s Choice award nomination. In this conversation (recorded over Zoom in the midst of the holidays), he candidly shares lessons on navigating young fame, love and feeling worthy of it, what he’s learning as a new parent, and how the vulnerable messy moments are where we ...
Jan 07, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 373
Back on the podcast this week is Jules Bakshi, a professional dancer, choreographer, and founder and CEO of GOOD MOVE, a dance and mindful fitness studio for all genders, races, and sizes located in Brooklyn. Jules was in LA, so we caught up for hours at my kitchen table and reflected on the growth, change, and lessons she’s learned this year. It’s a fitting last episode of 2021 because Jules' first conversation, recorded at her kitchen table, was the last episode I recorded in Brooklyn on New Y...
Dec 31, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 372
Erin Lovell Verinder is an herbalist, wellness expert, and writer. She has spent more than eighteen years working with natural medicine to promote well-being. She's also my dear friend. Her husband Noah is a fellow plant enthusiast, prolific designer, and strategist who most recently designed the new book Erin just wrote, The Plant Clinic. He's also a baker, reader, gardener, and one my dearest friends and fellow Michiganders. In this episode we discuss finding and prioritizing beauty, thoughtfu...
Dec 23, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 371
This week I spoke with my friend and mentor Christy Harrison. Christy is a registered dietitian, certified eating disorders specialist, journalist, and host of the weekly podcast Food Psych . Her first book, Anti-Diet , came out last year and she's currently finishing her next book, Rethinking Wellness, which will be out in 2023. In this second half of our conversation, we focus on emotional eating and shame in eating habits (like eating alone or standing up). We talk about how the pandemic impa...
Dec 16, 2021•56 min•Ep. 370
This week I spoke with my friend and mentor Christy Harrison. Christy is a registered dietitian, certified eating disorders specialist, journalist, and host of the weekly podcast Food Psych . Her first book, Anti-Diet , came out last year and she's currently finishing her next book, Rethinking Wellness, which will be out in 2023. In this conversation, we focus on intuitive eating, covering the principles of it and the pitfalls. We also discuss the overwhelming life season Christy is in. She cand...
Dec 10, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 369
This week I spoke with Grace Park and Jesse Dalton, two members of the Austin-based band The Deer. If you listened to my recent episode with Buck Meek (of Big Thief), he recommended his fellow Texan musicians The Deer to be featured on the podcast, and I'm so glad he did. Their songs are spacious, with airy vocals and gentle percussion, and it’s a sound that compels comparisons to Fleetwood Mac, Neko Case or Mazzy Star. In this conversation, Jesse and Grace tell me about the beginning of the ban...
Dec 03, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 368
This one isn’t from that deep into the archive, it was one of my favorites of the year. You’ll hear more about it in the original intro but we split it into two parts and you’re about to hear part one of my two part conversation with chef and writer Julia Turshen. I thought would be timely for this week which is the start of the holiday season because. It’s a week where a lot of us will be gathering and there’s a lot of talk about food and eating and this episode gets into that. Julia has coauth...
Nov 24, 2021•1 hr•Ep. 367
This is a rerun of a 2019 episode from the archives with author and illustrator Mari Andrew. She is a present observer of her world and has the impressive talent to take her keen observations and translate them into relatable art. Fittingly enough, we ran into each other in the East Village, the neighborhood we both lived at the time, and soon she came over to record. In this conversation, we cover “rejection as protection”, creative routines, money in NYC, feeling raw after breakups, transition...
Nov 18, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 366
This week I spoke with astrologer and cosmic consultant Madi Murphy, who combines her spiritual teachings with practical, actionable steps--and so much humor. This is Madi’s second time on the show. We first connected in 2017, when she owned a coffee shop in Brooklyn, and I happened to be interviewed by a reporter doing a story on her shop. Eventually I met Madi and we ended up doing the first ever live podcast recording in her space. Since then she’s made a major career and life pivot and, in t...
Nov 12, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 365
This week I spoke to singer-songwriter Dana Williams about her career in music, how studying poetry at Sarah Lawrence informed her songwriting, and her new holiday album. Raised on singers like Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday, she brings a jazzy nonchalance to her delivery while drawing big emotion from the subtlest vocal movement. Dana's music was featured in the Oscar-winning film Whiplash and she has collaborated with artists like Freddie Gibbs, Boogie, and Rejjie Snow. We covered her habi...
Nov 05, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 364
This week, I share my conversation with Victoria Jane about Human Design, a system of personality mapping that I have found useful. After finding herself burnt out working in Silicon Valley, Victoria discovered her Human Design, which eventually led her to a career in helping others use it. We talk about ease vs. challenge, how Human Design relates to other personality charting systems like Enneagram and astrology, alignment, trusting rest and creation cycles, decision making, and more. If this ...
Oct 29, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 363
Dr. Patti Kim is a naturopathic doctor and acupuncturist in Los Angeles. She’s also my close friend, one of my favorite people to be around. She returns to the podcast for part 2 of our conversation. We talk about “secret single behaviors”, wellness vs. enjoying your life, connection, simple quick eating, how loneliness impacts physical health, friendship, cocooning, and navigating change while staying present with what is in front of us. Show notes: - Find Dr. Patti on the Web | Instagram - the...
Oct 21, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 362
This week’s conversation is with Kerrilynn Pamer, co-founder of the wellness company CAP Beauty. We recorded this at her kitchen table overlooking the mountains drinking espresso. She talks about starting CAP, being in the "unsexy" middle of a project, her love of cooking and sharing food, her evolving personal style, how to build and sustain positive relationships, and a whole lot more. Show notes: - CAP Beauty : code LETITOUT for 10% off your order | @capbeautydaily - the WRITE kit (50% off!) ...
Oct 15, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 361
Show notes: - Find Buck on the Web | Instagram - Check out Big Thief - Check out Katie's one-on-one Creative Clinic - You can book a free consultation with Katie here , and if you don't see a time that works for you please email her at katie@letitouttt.com - Subscribe to our newsletter to get show notes sent straight to your inbox - Follow @letitouttt on Instagram - Photo credit: Robbie Jeffers If you liked this episode, try out: Episode 272 : Andrew Bird on Discipline, Slow Growth, Creation, an...
Oct 08, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 360
Show notes: - Find Jessica on the Web | Instagram - Follow @letitouttt on Instagram - Check out Katie's one-on-one Creative Clinic - You can book a free consultation with Katie here , and if you don't see a time that works for you please email her at katie@letitouttt.com - Subscribe to our newsletter to get show notes sent straight to your inbox -Full show notes here If you liked this episode, try out: Episode 324 : Artist Camilla Engström on Creative Process, Habits, Routines, Moves, and More (...
Sep 30, 2021•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 359
Show notes: - Last chance to join In Process is this week! Sign up here - Find Ashley on the Web | Instagram - Check out Ashley’s book: You Turn: Get Unstuck, Discover Your Direction, Design Your Dream Career - Follow @letitouttt on Instagram - Subscribe to our newsletter to get show notes sent straight to your inbox - Full show notes here Sponsor : This episode is sponsored by Green Chef, a certified organic, sustainable, and fully customizable meal delivery kit. Go to greenchef.com/letitout100...
Sep 24, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 358
Show notes: - In Process starts September 22nd! Sign up here - Find Misty on the Web | Instagram -Check out Lord Huron - Follow @letitouttt on Instagram -Full show notes here Sponsor : -Apostrophe skin care: go to Apostrophe.com/LETITOUT and use promo code LETITOUT to get $15 off your first visit with a board-certified dermatologist!...
Sep 17, 2021•1 hr 42 min•Ep. 357
Show notes: - In Process starts September 15th! Sign up here - Find Anjie on the Web | Instagram | Feng shui school - Check out Anjie's book: Holistic Spaces: 108 Ways to Create a Mindful and Peaceful Home - Follow @letitouttt on Instagram Sponsor : -Apostrophe skin care: go to Apostrophe.com/LETITOUT and use promo code LETITOUT to get $15 off your first visit with a board-certified dermatologist!...
Sep 10, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 356
Show notes: - In Process starts September 15th! Sign up here - Find Savala on the Web | Instagram - Check out Savala's book: Don't Let it Get You Down - Follow @letitouttt on Instagram Sponsor: -Apostrophe skin care: go to Apostrophe.com/LETITOUT and use promo code LETITOUT to get $15 off your first visit with a board-certified dermatologist!...
Sep 02, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 355
Check out Savala's book: Don't Let it Get You Down Find Savala on the Web | Instagram Join the waitlist for semester 3 of In Process Follow @letitouttt on Instagram If you liked this episode, try out: Episode 278 : Meditation, Anxiety, Diet Relapses, Body Size Fluctuation, the Importance of Bread with Butter and More with Savala Nolan...
Aug 27, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 354
