I spoke about Kriss Blevens in my very first episode. She's someone I respect, admire, and credit with opening my eyes and mind to the law of attraction. Kriss is the founder, creator and head makeup guru at Kriss Cosmetics. From her humble beginnings working out of a small makeup kit doing home parties, Kriss has grown to be the go to artist for political and celebrity events. While she always dreams big for herself and her company, Kriss remains intimately connected to her studio serving the l...
Mar 26, 2019•55 min
"Money doesn't grow on trees" "Rich kids are brats" "It's hard to save money" "Money is root of all evil" These are all things we tell ourselves about money. Things that we've grown up hearing over and over. We all want more money, right? Then why do we talk so doom & gloom about it when it comes to making more or saving & spending what we have currently. In this episode I chat with Kelsa Dickey Financial Coach and Owner & CEO of Fiscal FItness Phoenix. Kelsa's passion for helping pe...
Mar 19, 2019•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 3
SENSITIVE: In this episode my guest shares some specific details about her past with disordered eating and mental illness. If you're currently struggling with an eating disorder and in a delicate place, please avoid listening to this episode. Christina Ennabe is a body positive health coach, and masters level therapist working toward licensure. Christina specializes in working with adults with eating disorders, body image issues, low self esteem, anxiety, and depression. Through her own personal...
Mar 12, 2019•41 min•Season 2Ep. 2
SENSITIVE Amanda Fay is a Pre/Postnatal Corrective Exercise & Diastasis Specialist, head coach for Fit For Birth, the founder and owner of The Functional Bump, LLC (https://thefunctionalbump.com/) and a coach at her local Orange Theory Fitness. At the end of January, she shared her experience with a missed miscarriage. Amanda was ten weeks and three days pregnant when she went in for an ultrasound that pronounced her first pregnancy was no longer viable. Amanda shares her full 12-week experi...
Mar 05, 2019•55 min•Season 2Ep. 10
How often do you put things off until tomorrow? And then tomorrow turns into the next day, the next week, and the month. You have a decision every day to either do that "thing" or not. It'll pop up in your head every now and again and you'll be presented with the same decision. As humans, we have so many things going on in our head, many of them decisions we have to make, which undoubtedly leads to stress. This is what we call decision fatigue. In this episode I talk more about this as well as w...
Jan 15, 2019•20 min
We've all had and HAVE situations in our life that frankly suck. It's easy to use those as excuses, but not Jill. Jillian Leff is is currently the Managing Editor of celebrity gossip site PerezHilton.com. In this episode Jill and I cover A LOT from post-grad setbacks, career, chronic illness, and self-care. Share this episode on your IG stories and tag @SamanthaLRusso & @JillianLeff Check out Jill's Boss, Please! Podcast on IG @Bosspleasepod and you're favorite place to listen to podcasts!...
Jan 08, 2019•49 min
Do you believe you're meant to do something more or maybe you're just meant to do something else? Stephanie Crededio had spent years building her resume at agencies and big brands in downtown Chicago but one day--she had enough. She knew there was more. She quit her corporate job and Socially Steph was created to deliver real time marketing efforts & quality content management services. In this episode, Stephanie and I discuss everything social media, entrepreneurship, and the power of belie...
Jan 01, 2019•57 min
As we get closer to the New Year, one of the most common New Year's Resolutions has to do with health & fitness. You'll hear about all of the things you NEED to do to make your goals happen, but I'd like to simplify it. These are the 5 things you need to STOP doing to help you reach your fitness goals once and for all. In this episode you'll hear about goal setting, Instagram, supplements, and poop. Let me know what thing you're ready to stop doing in 2019 when you share and tag me in your I...
Dec 18, 2018•25 min
In today's episode on the STRONGirl Podcast, I interview my coach and someone I consider to be one of my role models, Janelle Nicolo Monteiro. Janelle is the owner of Body Ambition fitness in Middleton, MA. She's a WBFF Pro and has coached dozens of women to earn their pro fitness & bikini titles as well as state pageant titles. But it's not all about the physical and aesthetic aspects for Janelle. In this episode we talk about debt, bad relationships, and even the loss of a loved one. But w...
Dec 11, 2018•40 min
A beautiful blonde pageant girl from New England meets and starts dating a handsome professional baseball player from Georgia. Fairytale or nightmare? This is the premise of Taylor Higgins' best-selling non-fiction, Between the Stitching, and an actual recounting of her tumultuous relationship with a AA baseball player in the Boston Red Sox organization. This dark, real-life love story gone bad is riddled with abuse; sexual, emotional, and physical. You don't have to have dated a pro athlete to ...
Dec 03, 2018•33 min
Too often we put pressure on ourselves to figure out what we should be doing for a career or what our purpose is. But can you imagine what it would be like to just let life lead you to where you're meant to be? Meet Megan Lyman, CEO & Founder of Cannibabe, a California-based CBD company dedicated to creating high quality products made with ingredients your body craves. Cannibabe promotes, educates and publicizes the medical benefits of using cannabidiol (CBD) on a daily basis. Learn about Me...
Nov 26, 2018•37 min
Lauren Lopez is my very first interview on the STRONGirl Podcast. Lauren is a holistic health enthusiast, yogi, part-time realtor, and stage 4 recurrent cervical cancer survivor. Lauren discusses her journey with cancer and how she says it gave her clarity. We discuss finding joy and making happiness a priority, the importance of regular screenings, holistic health approaches she took, and the power of surrender. www.laurenlopezloveandlight.com Instagram: @lmarielopez If you liked this podcast b...
Nov 19, 2018•38 min•Season 1Ep. 2
My whole life I've been called "strong" both physically and mentally but I haven't always felt that way. Maybe you can relate. In my first episode, I discuss hitting my all-time high and a situation that quickly plummeted me into my all-time low. I talk about the one thing that enabled me to pull myself out of that hole & begin to find the good in an emotionally traumatic situation.
Nov 10, 2018•32 min
