Brave Table fam, welcome back for another super juicy episode today with my dear soul sister Ashley Stahl. This woman is wise beyond her years — a total wordsmith whose incredible life experiences have provided her with many profound lessons and insights, which she shares with us today. Ashley went from counterterrorism professional to career coach, journalist, TEDx Talk speaker (one of the most-watched of all time!), and author of the bestselling book, You Turn: Get Unstuck, Discover Your Direc...
Jun 29, 2022•50 min
Hi Brave Table fam, thanks for joining me for today's episode, which is more like a mini-workshop. Make sure you have a pen and paper handy because my guest Sam Horn has basically delivered a free mastermind in this conversation. She drops SO many gems on how to develop your business mindset to grow a brand that solves problems, centers YOU as its greatest asset, and compensates you for your gifts. Major wins all around! Sam is the CEO and Founder of the Intrigue Agency, which helps entrepreneur...
Jun 27, 2022•45 min
Hey hey, Brave Table fam, thanks for joining me for today's solocast where I share how to be unapologetically YOU. I'm going to be doing my first in-person talk in over two years soon (eek!), and it got me thinking about how we assign our own worth. When people come to see me talk, I want to ensure they get value from what I have to say, which can feel like a lot of pressure! I realized this isn't unique to me or speaking in front of an audience. We all have an opinion worthy of being shared, an...
Jun 24, 2022•18 min
Hey, Brave Table fam! I have a MAJOR episode for you. I used to run home to catch this man on Total Request Live (all you Millennials know what I’m talking about). My guest today is Quddus — yup, the TRL host who took over for Carson Daly, the man responsible for getting Kanye West on MTV, and the interviewer of choice for celebrities like Chris Rock and Beyonce — among tons of other accolades and accomplishments like being featured in Vice Magazine, Time, and TedX. Today, Quddus is a Master Coa...
Jun 22, 2022•49 min
Hey, Brave Table fam, welcome back. I’m so happy you’re here! Alright, I'm sure you remembered me talking about my transformational experience with plant medicine and psychedelics in previous episodes, and today we are diving in deeper. I couldn't think of anyone better to have this chat with than my dear Latina soul sister, Joa Rivas, who you might know as Joa Fitness. What you’ll get out of this episode… - Powerful stories of overcoming loss, challenging transitions, resilience, and finding pe...
Jun 20, 2022•56 min
Hey Brave Table fam, thanks for joining me today for another solocast episode. We hear a lot these days about “doing the work,” but what does it all mean? What IS the work, and HOW do you do it? Join me today as I break it down through my own healing journey and what I’ve learned along the way that I’m SO excited to share with you. We’ll examine our triggers — those sucky human moments that set us off — and a few that have come up for me lately (including what my son said to me recently that REA...
Jun 17, 2022•23 min
Hey Brave Table fam, great to see you here! Thanks for joining me for today's episode with Emily Hirsh. At just 27 years old, Emily has an impressive list of accomplishments under her belt. She is the Founder and CEO of Hirsh Marketing, Creator of The Ignite Academy, and Host of The Not For Lazy Marketers Podcast. She's also a mama of 3, a master multi-tasker, and one of the hardest-working & brightest minds out there! What you'll get out of this episode… - Inspiration for making the best ou...
Jun 15, 2022•43 min
Hey there Brave Table fam, thanks for joining me for today’s episode with Darrah Brustein. Darrah is a serial entrepreneur, networking guru, mindset coach, master interviewer, and writer for Forbes and Inc. She published a children’s book series on financial literacy called Finance Whiz Kids, has had her work featured in Time Magazine, CNN, Mashable (plus more), and has interviewed big-time names like Shaq, Seth Godin, Bobbi Brown, and Deepak Chopra—which she tells us all about in this episode. ...
Jun 13, 2022•52 min
Hey fam, welcome back to The Brave Table. I shared with you all that I’m writing a new book, and it’s my first one with a publisher! I’m SO excited for you all to read it. We’re on the road to its release now, but I’m gonna get real brave and tell you that there were bumps along the way. In particular - rejection. Yup, a topic no one wants to discuss, and definitely one of the suckiest things to feel. But you know what? Nothing great happens without it. If you’re never getting rejected, it means...
Jun 10, 2022•36 min
Welcome back Brave Table fam for today’s episode with fitness queen, responsible leader, and master coach, Jenna Ballard Phillips. We get into all the juicy, and Jenna makes it a point to leave absolutely NOTHING off the table. She’s a firm believer that everything that happens in life happens FOR you, not TO you, and that every part of your story—the good, the bad, and the downright messy—deserves to be expressed. Jenna grew up feeling the need to overachieve as a way to find external validatio...
Jun 08, 2022•45 min
Hey Brave Table fam, welcome back for another juicy episode. Today’s guest is Amber Rae. Amber is an author, artist, and global voice for self-discovery. She was a pioneer in bringing mental health and emotional wellness topics to social media, turning relatable sucky human moments into beautiful and viral art pieces. Amber has been a speaker at TED, Microsoft, and Kate Spade, written multiple best-selling books, and spearheaded life accelerator programs and tools to awaken your sense of wonder....
Jun 06, 2022•54 min
Hey fam, grab a seat at The Brave Table with me today as I talk about emotional health and feeling all our feels, even when they contradict each other. The topic of this episode was inspired by the 20th anniversary of my father’s death, which got me thinking about all the extremes of emotions that we go through following loss and how the best thing we can do for our healing process is to be present with it all, for better or for worse. We’ll get into navigating grief, building resilience, and ho...
Jun 03, 2022•24 min
Welcome back to The Brave Table. Today’s guest is Garrain Jones, a powerhouse coach, author, podcast host, and all-around defier of all odds. His incredible personal journey is one you don’t want to miss—from top of his game in the modeling & entertainment world to prison and homeless and in debt to ultimate freedom and multiple 7-figure businesses. Tune in to hear how he changed his mindset to change his life, manifest all of his deepest desires, and experience unshakable joy. What you’ll g...
Jun 01, 2022•58 min
Hello Brave Table fam, and welcome back for another juicy episode with Marine Selenee. Marine is a Miami-based Family Constellations facilitator, author, and speaker, and today, she’s going to talk with us about family lineage and its impact on your life. We’re going to dive into all things ancestral, looking at how your story is shaped by the stories in your family’s past, examining the inner child and what he/she/they need to overcome their traumas, and how to take full responsibility for your...
May 30, 2022•45 min
Welcome back, Brave Table fam, for this week’s episode with Alex Mendeluk. Alex is the Co-Founder of SpirtHoods (you probably recognize him from being on Shark Tank!) and the Co-Founder of The LightForce Center with his wife, Shayoon. He’s also a dad of two boys, a former actor (shout out to Frat Boy #1 in Twilight!), and a firm believer that you can heal anything and that by doing so, you help to heal the world. What you’ll get out of this episode… - How healing yourself has a karmic effect on ...
May 25, 2022•55 min
Hey Brave Table fam, thanks for joining me for this week’s episode with the absolutely incredible Dr. Mariza Snyder. Dr. Mariza is a functional practitioner, hormone expert, author (of 8 best-selling books!), wife & mama, wellness advocate, and host of the podcast, Essentially You with Dr. Mariza. She has been featured on Dr. Oz, Oprah Magazine, Fox News Health, and MindBodyGreen. After healing from her battles with chronic illness, fatigue, and basically a full-body meltdown, Dr. Mariza has...
May 23, 2022•54 min
Hey, Brave Table fam! We have an exciting episode for you this week with my Filipino soul brother, Erwin Valencia. Erwin is a wellness and high-performance expert (currently working as the Wellness Lead for the New York Knicks!), a coach and mentor, and the founder of Gratitude Gang—an NFT collective—as well as the Grasshopper Project—a non-profit mentorship program dedicated to inspiring future masters in the world of movement. Yes, he definitely wears many different hats! But the common throug...
May 18, 2022•56 min
Hey fam, welcome back for another episode of The Brave Table! Today’s guest is Jovanka Ciares, a best-selling author, wellness expert, integrative herbalist, nutrition educator, and coach. Jovanka’s here to talk about optimizing your health through your ancestry and Mother Nature, how you can be brave in making better choices for yourself or when speaking to loved ones about improving their health, and to give us the scoop on her latest book, Reclaiming Wellness: Ancient Wisdom for Your Healthy,...
May 16, 2022•49 min
Welcome back, Brave Table fam, for today's episode with Selena Soo. Selena is a Public Relations boss woman whose superpower is turning authors, coaches, and experts into leaders of their industry. She's helped her clients and students get featured in places like The Oprah Magazine, Forbes, and Inc., plus land interviews on popular podcasts and national TV. Born in Hong Kong to the first Asian man accepted into Oxford University, an Ivy League Graduate, and the CEO of multi-7-figure businesses, ...
May 11, 2022•52 min
Thanks for tuning into another episode of The Brave Table with today’s guest, Daniela Woerner. Daniela is the CEO of Addo Aesthetics, where she coaches spa owners and aestheticians on marketing tactics and retail sales strategy. She’s also the host of the Spa Marketing Made Easy podcast, a mama of 2, and a military wife to her husband, Kyle. In this conversation, Daniela bravely cracks open her heart to share the story of losing her dad suddenly, starting fresh in Hawaii, meeting her first husba...
May 08, 2022•49 min
Welcome back, Brave Table fam, this time for a different kind of episode! I’m switching seats and pulling up a chair to The Brave Table with the man behind the magic, podcast producer extraordinaire, Chris Van Loan. Together, we reflect on what we’ve learned from our guests and the conversations we’ve had, what the next evolution of being brave looks like, and how to bring more courage, fearlessness, and bravery into your everyday life. What you’ll get out of this episode… - Being brave enough t...
May 04, 2022•58 min
Hey fam, we’re back today for another fiercely brave conversation—this time with the divine Davana May. Davana is a Radical Birth Keeper, the co-founder of Sacred Sisters Circle, and a fully embodied queen whose purpose is to share her innate wisdom of the sacred feminine and help women reclaim their birth. What you’ll learn out of this episode… - Following your intuition, reclaiming your power, and rewilding womanhood - How to learn from your difficult experiences and use them as an opportunity...
May 02, 2022•55 min
Hey, Brave Table fam! Today we’re getting into a topic that has come up a lot not only in the communities I’m a part of but given the world we’re living in, is something all of us have likely done or experienced at some point: ghosting. I’m going to talk about why we do it, why we need to stop doing it, and how ghosting actually has to do with how you create and set boundaries in your life. Let’s get into it. What you’ll get out of this episode: - A deep dive into ghosting, how we got here, and ...
Apr 27, 2022•38 min
Hi Brave Table fam, thanks for tuning into another episode. Today I’m chatting with the queen of dreaming big and encouraging others to do the same, Emily Williams. Emily is the Founder of I Heart My Life—a media, education, and lifestyle company dedicated to helping women love every aspect of their lives. She is also a Money Mindset Expert, Success Coach, CEO, author, speaker, podcast host, and, as her clients say, a fairy godmother of making dreams come true. What you’ll get out of this epis...
Apr 25, 2022•39 min
Hello, Brave Table fam, and welcome back. This week I’m riding solo to talk about something so many of you have asked me about: friendships. How to build them, nurture them, and, when it’s time, how to let them go to pursue ones that are aligned with your next evolution. What you’ll get out of this episode…. - How to a create community aligned with your goals and shared experiences - Why it’s so important to prioritize friendships and sisterhood, even when life gets busy - Evolving your friendsh...
Apr 20, 2022•32 min
Hello Brave Table fam, welcome back for another juicy episode. Today’s guest is Kelsey Chittick, a writer, mama, comedian, inspirational speaker, and author of Second Half: Surviving Loss and Finding Magic in the Missing. What you’ll get out of this episode… - Reframing grief to experience joy, hope, and a zest for life - Healing modalities for grieving, including alternative, psychedelics, and holistic approaches - Explaining loss of life to your children and how to guide them through a traumat...
Apr 18, 2022•53 min
Hey Brave Table fam, and welcome back for another super juicy episode. My guest today is Regena Thomashauer, also known as Mama Gena. She is a teacher, a mama, the New York Times best-selling author of Pussy: A Reclamation , and Founder and CEO of The School of Womanly Arts, which began in her living room in 1998 and has since turned into a global movement. Above all else—Regena believes that women are the greatest untapped natural resource on the entire planet. What you’ll get out of this episo...
Apr 13, 2022•1 hr 8 min
Welcome back, Brave Table fam! Joining me today all the way from Bali is the incredible Shayoon, a Trauma Specialist and Co-Founder of The Lightforce Center, a facility that uses ancient practices for deep healing. As a fashion icon from Los Angeles, to Ibiza, to Bali, she has been featured on the covers and in publications like Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Harper’s Bazaar, Travel + Leisure, plus many more, and was called “the powerful and most sought-after female healer” by Grazia Magazine. Here’s what...
Apr 11, 2022•57 min
Welcome back for another super spicy episode of The Brave Table. Today’s guest is Amber Valdez, a former TV host and NFL cheerleader turned Spiritual Awakening Mentor & 5D Business Coach to lightworkers and entrepreneurs. We kick off the episode with a question I know all of you ladies have asked yourself at some point in your life: how do you navigate relationships as an ambitious woman? When you’re standing in your divine feminine power, it can sometimes be challenging to find a partner wh...
Apr 06, 2022•52 min
Welcome back, Brave Table fam. I’m so excited to share with you today this powerful conversation with Reshma Saujani, Founder of the Marshall Plan for Moms, Girls Who Code, and Author of Brave, Not Perfect. She also just dropped her latest book,' Pay Up: The Future of Women in Work, And Why It’s Not What You Think'. 'Pay Up...' is about the big lie we’ve been told about corporate feminism, why we need to ditch ‘Lean In’ culture, and fiercely and actively championing gender equality in the workpl...
Apr 04, 2022•48 min
