We recorded this episode at the beginning of the pandemic. We felt it was appropriate to post because our guest shares many lessons of perseverance, which is something we can all benefit from right now. Texas native, former Marine Corps officer, and Harvard Business School alum, Sarah Ford joins us today. She is the founder and CEO of Ranch Road Boots. In this episode, she talks about being a female in the military, why she felt compelled to become a Marine, getting recalled back to the Marine c...
Jun 02, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Trigger Warning: This show mentions sexual abuse. Liz Bentley who is the host of Feathers In My Hair and Out of Work Liz (Patreon) podcasts is our guest day. Feathers In My Hair is about MTV's Teen Mom through the lens of psychology, sociology, and Bentley's own life experience in sobriety. We don't discuss Teen Mom in this interview, so don't worry if you haven't seen the show. Liz Bentley's own story is far more raw and real than a reality television show. She openly shares about growing up as...
May 26, 2020•40 min•Season 1Ep. 25
During challenging times, we all need someone to listen and we all need to be heard. In this episode, Benjamin Mathes shows up to take listening to the next level. If his name sounds familiar, it’s because he has been an actor for over 25 years, working with some of the biggest names in the industry including Clint Eastwood, Alan Arkin, Sam Raimi, Bradley Cooper, Andy Garcia, Chris Rock, and Brian Grazer. He is also the founder of Urban Confessional: A Free Listening Movement. Currently, in over...
May 19, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Nutrition Therapist Robyn L. Goldberg, RDN, CEDRD-S joins us today to discuss eating disorders. While this is an evergreen episode, we know food is a major challenge for people during the pandemic. In this episode, we discuss the prevalence of binge eating disorder, why people use food as a drug, breaking away from diet culture, and why we need to stop focusing on weight. She also talks about her new book, The Eating Disorder Trap: A Guide for Clinicians and Loved Ones , as well as signs of eati...
May 12, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 23
*This podcast was recorded prior to the pandemic* Today we are glad to welcome Shane Ramer who is the host of That Sober Guy Podcast. At just six months sober, he created That Sober Guy to help him have fun and stay sober after going to rehab. In this episode, he shares his story of addiction, recovery, and podcasting. He is open about losing who he was and the places addiction took him, being a sober husband and father, the challenges of podcasting, the influence of music, his tragic wakeup cal...
May 05, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Today we are grateful to have Scout Sobel of Okay Sis and the Scout Podcast. We get deep quickly in this episode talking about what living with bipolar disorder is like, becoming hospitalized as a college student, depressive episodes, self-love, the key to her self-confidence, what she does to manage her mental health today, her morning routine and daily gratitude practice. We also talk about how she used the 12 steps to help her with depression, keeping promises to yourself, and why life comes ...
Apr 28, 2020•37 min•Season 1Ep. 21
We recorded this podcast in early March before stay home orders were in place, but felt it was appropriate to post now. Trigger Warning: Suicide, sexual assault, and drug addiction. These are challenging times and our guest Dorri Olds will inspire you to overcome whatever your challenges are. She is an award-winning writer whose work has been published on The Fix, The Temper, The New York Times, MarieClaire, Woman’s Day and more. Growing up on Long Island New York to loving, Jewish parents, she ...
Apr 21, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Adaleta Avdic shows up to influence positivity during a difficult time. We are all going through challenges right now, but there’s no challenge quite like coming to America as a refugee from Bosnia only to become a successful creator, blogger, podcaster, and influencer. After coming to Philadelphia, her family eventually settled in Los Angeles, where they struggled financially. Then 9/11 happened and Adaleta experienced discrimination like never before. When she was given the assignment to start...
Apr 14, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Host of The Alchemized Life podcast, Ava Johanna is the spiritual business coach everyone needs right now. In this episode, she discusses her own spiritual journey and how she transmuted pain into purpose. During these challenging times, we can’t control many situations, but we can control our perception. From losing everything after her parents’ divorce to becoming a spiritual leader, she shares lots of practical tips and exercises for how you can integrate spirituality into your life, includin...
Apr 07, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 19
The coronavirus pandemic has affected all of our lives. But that doesn’t mean we can’t cope. Cecille Ahrens, LCSW, CEAP, and host of the podcast and radio show Get Mental, joins us for this special episode. From actionable steps to how we can center ourselves, the power of choice, creating structure and routine— she shares how we can take care of ourselves during this and any other challenging time. We also talk about how most (if not all) psychological practices are now using telemedicine to wo...
Mar 31, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Just a heads up—we recorded this episode before the coronavirus outbreak. But we felt like it was appropriate to post because it gives a great perspective about trying to stay sane during challenging times. Author of My Fair Junkie and recovering addict Amy Dresner joins us today to talk about her addiction, recovery and struggles with depression, anxiety, and epilepsy as well as her book. We even get into the science of addition including the role of genes and the effects of dopamine deficiency...
Mar 24, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 17
If you need to hear a powerful story of change and inspiration, get ready for this amazing episode with Adam Sud. We get deep. In 2012, Adam Sud’s life was completely out of control. Although he grew up privileged, he never felt like he was “enough,” after being diagnosed with ADHD as a child. He became addicted to drugs, fast food, and had begun doctor shopping and forging prescriptions. His life nearly came to an end when he attempted suicide by drug overdose. After he woke up, Adam realized h...
Mar 17, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 16
A rabbi and a Christian walk into a podcast to discuss spirituality and sobriety. Today our guest is Jed Payne who hosts the Church and Other Drugs podcast. Like Asher, he grew up in a religious household. Jed had a fear of sin, going to hell and suffered from anxiety. But he didn't like drugs until he tried cough syrup and then became addicted to cocaine at age 15. Jed shares his story of going In and out of treatment, burning bridges, becoming homeless and living in his car. His relationship w...
Mar 10, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Author of NY Times Bestseller Mastering Diabetes Robby Barbaro joins us today to talk about taking charge of your own health. Even if you don’t have diabetes, you will learn so much from this episode. After experiencing symptoms of diabetes (his brother is type 1), it turned out his intuition was correct. Robby also followed his intuition and research when it came to nutrition, proving that most of what the medical community will tell you to eat when you’re diabetic is wrong. His revolutionary a...
Mar 03, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 14
TV host and bestselling author Erika De La Cruz joins us today for an incredible episode. Looking at Erika, she appears to have it all. She's talented, beautiful and professionally accomplished. You would never believe her that she lost her family home as a freshman in college or that her mother is voluntarily homeless. She shares her incredible story about going from someone who grew up middle class and went to private school to losing everything. But this episode isn't sad! Erika talks about w...
Feb 25, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 13
You might have seen media personality and mom influencer Ali Levine on Bravo’s Stripped. Today, she joins us to talk about parenting and her experience with postpartum depression. While Ali seemingly had it all and loved being a mom, she had no idea she was experiencing postpartum until she hit an emotional bottom. Like many first time moms, she didn’t understand how she could love her daughter, Amelia Rei and be sad at the same time. As a father of five, Asher gets deep about the challenges of ...
Feb 18, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 12
A rabbi and a psychic walk into a podcast, but this isn’t a bad joke! Chris Medina is a psychic medium with an incredibly interesting story. If you aren’t into psychics or don’t believe in them, know that Chris thinks most are frauds as well. But we all experience intuition, whether its psychic intuition or feeling like something is or isn’t trustworthy. Chris had a challenging childhood, where he felt guided by spirits instead of his parents. He also talks about struggling in an unhappy life, a...
Feb 11, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Showing up for friends and family with addiction is tough. No one knows this better than former reality star and founder of Families United For Recovery, Andrea Arlington. You might remember her from Pretty Wild on E! (Leslie Mann played her in the movie The Bling Ring) or her daughters Alexis Neiers Haines and Tess Taylor. Today, Andrea is a completely different person than you probably remember her to be. With two daughters in long term recovery from heroin addiction, Andrea shares her own sto...
Feb 04, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Ben Spielberg from TMS and Brain Health joins us today to discuss TMS, which is a clinically proven drug-free treatment for depression. But years ago, he could hardly show up to get out of bed. After suffering from depression and ADHD as a teenager, he got sober at the age of 20 and found a new passion: neuroscience! In this episode, he talks about why TMS is the ultimate form of biohacking, how TMS works, what it can do, and presents evidence of how it changes lives for people with depression, ...
Jan 28, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Do your new year's resolutions involve dieting? Maybe they don't need to. Nutrition coach Chanel Kenner went from suffering from anorexia as a teenager to being a warrior for health as an adult. She didn't always love herself, but doing the work transformed her mind and body. In this episode, she sits down with Asher to discuss the dangers of diet culture, the obesity epidemic, why size has nothing to do with how she feels about her body, why it's okay to eat cupcakes, intuitive eating, the impo...
Jan 21, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Beauty guru and media personality Anthony Pazos (you probably remember him from LA Hair on WE) shows up today for an equally fun and deep episode. He talks about how he became a hairstylist, meeting Kim Kimball, how doing hair can be emotionally draining, and why he sometimes feels like a therapist. Anthony also discusses his childhood, being abused, bullying, knowing he was gay, his new business venture (hair extensions), admiring Jeffree Star, his involvement with My Friend's Place, the homele...
Jan 14, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Dave from the Dopey podcast joins us today to get deep about addiction, recovery and podcasting. If you haven’t listened to Dopey, it’s one of the biggest addiction podcasts with 3 million+ downloads and has been featured on This American Life, Vice and Hollywood Reporter. They’ve had a ton of celebrity guests including Artie Lange, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Marc Maron. But the future of the podcast was in jeopardy when one of the cohosts, Chris died of a drug overdose. Dave talks honestly about his...
Jan 10, 2020•53 min•Season 1Ep. 6
You might recognize him from The Biggest Loser, but trainer and nutrition coach Jordan Graham is a big winner with a big heart. He used to weigh more than 420 pounds and has since lost over 200, gaining muscle, a new lease on life and a beautiful wife. If your resolution this year is to lose weight, exercise more or overhaul your lifestyle completely, this is THE episode to listen to. Jordan gets deep about what being obese was like, using food to mask emotions, losing his mother as a teenager, ...
Jan 07, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Emily Lynn Paulson was just like Asher—a parent to five kids who had a seemingly perfect life on the outside. She had a thriving business and an Instagram feed anyone would be jealous of. But everything was edited, filtered and Photoshopped (at least in the spiritual sense). In real life, Emily was an alcoholic who was hiding deep secrets. In this episode, she gets deep about making mistakes and learning to forgive herself, the importance of self-care, sleep, meditation, Catholicism, exercise, m...
Dec 30, 2019•31 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Israeli soldier turned artist Ronny W shares the brave story of going from Tank Commander in the 401st Armored Division to the accident that left him in a wheelchair. After making a decision that he “wasn’t going to be disabled,” Ronny ended up having a thriving music career. He gets deep in this episode about the challenges of rehabilitation, body image, disability, PTSD, dating, life as a veteran, and all the challenges he has had to overcome. Asher and Ronnie discuss the true meaning of showi...
Dec 26, 2019•50 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Terra Newell of Dirty John, both the podcast and Bravo show (now streaming on Netflix), joins us today to talk about showing up for herself, family and victims of domestic violence. She recounts her story including the final incident with Dirty John and how she had to trust her intuition. Terra opens up about connecting with the victims of domestic violence, coercive control, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, self-care and how she has been healing with EMDR. She also discusses red flags and practical tips ...
Dec 19, 2019•37 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Former NBA player Metta World Peace joins us for our first episode to talk about showing up for yourself and others. While many professional athletes feel untouchable, Metta opens up about his mental health challenges. He shares openly about the importance of vulnerability, self-awareness, diversity, failure, depression, parenting, anxiety and habits. Additionally, he talks about introducing Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom, as well as being an influencer and social media’s highlight reel. If you...
Dec 12, 2019•39 min•Season 1Ep. 1
