GP catches up with her good friend, actress and author Ali Wentworth. They chat about their daughters (they're best friends), and GP asks Wentworth for advice on how to cope when Apple leaves for college. Wentworth shares what has fueled her marriage over the years, and she explains how humor became her currency growing up and how she uses it during dark times. After you listen, preorder Wentworth's hilarious new book, Ali's Well that Ends Well , which comes out May 10. To learn more about liste...
May 03, 2022•1 hr
Alok Vaid-Menon is a writer, performer, public speaker, and the author of Beyond the Gender Binary , which examines gender fluidity and why the binary hurts us all. Vaid-Menon joins GP to discuss their journey as a nonbinary artist, how they’ve reclaimed their peace, and why it’s important to become familiar with your pain. “It’s actually through doing this intimate work of self-discovery and self-acceptance that we unlock a deep sense of community and interconnectivity. That’s what happened in ...
Apr 26, 2022•1 hr 1 min
GP is joined by a new friend, author Fanny Singer, for a special conversation (originally hosted by Book Passage) about Singer's book Always Home . They talk about what it was like to both grow up with famous mothers (Singer is the daughter of Alice Waters, the food icon and chef behind Chez Panisse). And Singer shares why she’s finally given herself permission to engage with her mother’s work. They chat about the connection between art and food, where they find beauty, and what cooking—and shar...
Apr 19, 2022•47 min
Edwina von Gal is a landscape designer and the founder of the Perfect Earth Project and Two Thirds for the Birds , two nonprofits raising awareness around the positive environmental impact of low-intervention lawns and bird-friendly landscapes. In this conversation, von Gal joins GP to discuss what we can do to take care of the ecosystems that we often overlook in our own backyard. “Nature is not really messy,” says von Gal. “Nature is highly complex. And the more you begin to read that complexi...
Apr 12, 2022•48 min
Kimberly Johnson is a trauma educator, somatic guide, and the author of Call of the Wild: How We Heal Trauma, Awaken Our Own Power, and Use It For Good . She shares practices for understanding—and befriending—our nervous system. And she explains her approach to unpacking what our body is telling us, how sound can be used for healing, and why simple things (such as moving your body or connecting with others) can be therapeutic. “Our tendency is to believe that everything is a ‘me’ problem when it...
Apr 05, 2022•44 min
“For me growing up, the dark skinned women who had a spotlight or were celebrated had to be exceedingly, almost super humanely beautiful,” says culture and film critic Zeba Blay. “You couldn’t just be a pretty dark skinned Black girl.” In Carefree Black Girls , Blay explores the impact Black women have had on popular culture throughout history—and how pop culture has shaped Black womanhood. In this conversation, Blay and Erica Chidi talk about representation and colorism in Hollywood. Blay also ...
Mar 29, 2022•32 min
In Sacred Rest , Saundra Dalton-Smith, MD, proposes the idea that there are seven different types of rest. Dalton-Smith says that sometimes the reason we can’t seem to replenish our energy is because we aren’t getting the kind of rest we need. In this episode she explains the characteristics of each and talks with GP about how to maintain healthy boundaries around work, relationships, and technology. “If you’re not intentionally filling back up, that’s probably a place of deficit,” says Dalton-S...
Mar 22, 2022•54 min
“We're really indoctrinated with the idea that mental health issues are this genetically determined chemical imbalance,” says holistic psychiatrist Ellen Vora. “And that plays a role. I don't deny that, but it's not the whole story.” Vora’s new book, The Anatomy of Anxiety , explores holistic strategies for supporting our mental health, from nutrition to sleep to herbs and supplements. She joins Erica Chidi to talk about identifying what’s at the root of our anxiety, why it’s a whole-body condit...
Mar 15, 2022•35 min
“So often I see women come into nonmonogamy better equipped to have difficult conversations,” says Jessica Fern , author of Polysecure: Attachment, Trauma, and Consensual Nonmonogamy . Fern is a psychotherapist who specializes in providing support for individuals, couples, and people in multiple-partner relationships. She joins Erica Chidi to discuss what makes nonmonogamy work. They talk about attachment theory, how it relates to nonmonogamous relationships, and how to develop a secure relation...
Mar 08, 2022•38 min
GP is joined by award-winning actor, singer, director, composer, and playwright Billy Porter. In this intimate and vulnerable conversation, Porter tells pieces of his life story—the moment he challenged himself to live authentically, what’s inspired his art, therapies he’s found useful in a nonlinear path toward healing, roles that have been difficult and joyful. Please note this episode covers sexual abuse that may be triggering for some. Please take care while listening. For more from Porter, ...
Mar 01, 2022•48 min
Kathleen Nadeau is a clinical psychologist and the founder and director of the Chesapeake Center for ADHD Learning and Behavioral Health in Maryland. She joins GP today to discuss how ADHD is often overlooked in young women and girls and why she believes that the name, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is a misnomer. Nadeau explains how symptoms can differ between boys and girls, why women aren’t diagnosed as early as men, and she shares her advice for how parents can support their child...
Feb 22, 2022•52 min
Erica Chidi is joined by spiritual teacher and #1 New York Times –bestselling author Gabby Bernstein. Bernstein’s new book, Happy Days , explores her journey navigating through trauma and the path that led to healing. In this conversation, Bernstein talks about what it means to feel safe in your body, how to build a framework for excavating your inner wisdom, and her tools for identifying and processing triggers. After you listen, preorder Bernstein’s book , which comes out on February 22. To le...
Feb 15, 2022•40 min
Patrisse Cullors is an artist, abolitionist, author, and former executive director of Black Lives Matter Global Network, the movement she cofounded in 2013. In her book, An Abolitionist's Handbook: 12 Steps to Change Yourself and the World , Cullors outlines a compassionate roadmap for reform and building families, homes, and communities of care. She talks about moving past cancel and carceral culture, how to have courageous conversations, and how to approach abolition as an everyday practice. T...
Feb 08, 2022•30 min
Valerie Kanter, DMD, MS, is a third-generation dentist and a board-certified endodontist who specializes in biological and integrative dentistry. She joins GP (who is one of Kanter's patients) to discuss how our oral health can impact our overall health and well-being. Kanter explains her advanced approach to root canals, the technology she uses to diagnose and treat an infection, how to thoroughly clean your teeth at home, and what often gets overlooked in the mouth. To learn more about listene...
Feb 01, 2022•53 min
Khiara Bridges is a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law where she studies the intersection of race, class, and reproductive rights and justice. In this episode, Bridges joins Erica Chidi to explain the current state of reproductive laws in America, the impact of Roe v. Wade, and why it could be overturned by the Supreme Court. She talks about what this decision could mean for our constitutional rights, who it disproportionately impacts, and what else we lose if we ...
Jan 25, 2022•33 min
Michael Rubino is a mold remediator known for the unique way he helps people identify and remove mold from their homes. His book, The Mold Medic, explores the remediation process, including where to start if you suspect you may have a mold-related issue. Today, Rubino joins GP to talk about how the environment inside our homes can impact our health. He explains what makes a home susceptible to mold growth, why it’s often invisible or difficult to detect, and what we can do to improve the air qua...
Jan 18, 2022•51 min
Robin Berzin, MD, is the founder and CEO of the functional medicine practice Parsley Health and the author of State Change. In her book, Berzin maps out a program for optimizing health. She explores five key factors—from nutrition to exercise and sleep—that impact our mental health, immunity, and overall energy. Today, she joins Erica Chidi to talk about the shifts that can help us feel our best and live with more vibrancy and ease. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices vis...
Jan 11, 2022•36 min
“We all have different parts of us that show up differently as we orient through our life,” says Amy Crawford, a therapist, educator, and trauma recovery coach. In this conversation, Crawford and GP discuss a therapy model called Internal Family Systems, which, in very simplified terms, is based on the idea that each of us is made up of many parts. By connecting and changing our relationship to those parts, we can begin to understand our true and authentic selves—and live more vibrant lives—says...
Jan 04, 2022•51 min
“The more universal you try to make something, the less meaning it has,” says Stanley Tucci. “The more specific something is, the more universal it becomes.” GP catches up with Tucci to talk about threading together different passions and the transcendent places food can take us. Tucci talks about his family, his memoir Taste , and recovering from cancer while filming a food and travel series. This one made us laugh. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www....
Dec 28, 2021•52 min
“There's no real guidance about being intentional with identifying and processing our emotions because in a lot of cases, our parents don't know how to identify and process their own,” says Ashley C. Ford. Ford is the bestselling author of Somebody’s Daughter , a memoir about childhood, family, love, and forgiveness. Ford joins Erica Chidi to talk about growing up with fractured familial relationships and the complex and sometimes isolated nature of girlhood. She talks about how girls learn to b...
Dec 21, 2021•37 min
“We have a societal image problem with sleep,” says scientist Matthew Walker, PhD. GP sat down with Walker at our In goop Health wellness summit to talk about why so many of us struggle with this essential pillar of our well-being. He discusses how sleep—and lack of it—impacts our health, our emotions, and our communities. Walker shares the scientific findings from his compelling research, and he leaves us with simple and practice advice for getting the best night of rest. To learn more about li...
Dec 14, 2021•41 min
Sara Nasserzadeh, PhD, is a social psychologist who sees both couples and individuals in her Los Angeles-based practice. She joins Erica Chidi to talk about what happens when you’re at the end of a relationship, how to navigate a divorce, and how to start or sustain a long-term partnership along the way. Nasserzadeh believes our definition of love needs to be flipped on its head. She shares a new way of thinking about and experiencing different kind of loves, which is all part of her emergent lo...
Dec 07, 2021•44 min
“I don’t think that anybody needs to get braver or better,” says Glennon Doyle. “I think we all just have to see who we actually are so that we can marvel at how strong and brave we already are.” The New York Times- bestselling author joins cohost Erica Chidi to talk about her new book, Get Untamed. Today, they discuss different ways to release emotions, how to begin excavating our inner truths, and what we misunderstand about shame. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices vi...
Nov 30, 2021•54 min
“The relationship you have with yourself will always be the best relationship you could ever have in the world,” says Jay Shetty. The purpose coach and author of Think Like a Monk joined GP on stage at In goop Health. They talked about redirection, finding stillness in discomfort, and why knowing ourselves intimately gives us more grace to engage with others. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choic...
Nov 23, 2021•43 min
Intimacy coach Amina Peterson (one of the featured experts on our Netflix show Sex, Love & goop ) wants us to acknowledge that sex is how we play as adults. And she wants us to expand what we think of as sex and play. Peterson shares practices that combine lightness and playfulness with admiration and adoration. These acts remind us that sacred is not synonymous with serious and somber. One example is mirror work, the practice of looking in the mirror and really seeing yourself. If that soun...
Nov 16, 2021•35 min
Darshana Avila—one of the featured experts in our new Netflix show, Sex, Love & goop—describes herself as an erotic wholeness coach. She believes that many of us have been conditioned to compartmentalize or fragment pieces of ourselves. And so often, it’s the sexual piece that is most siloed. Through her work, Avila helps us to look at and embrace the full spectrum of ourselves. Part of what makes her work so valuable is the space she creates for people to cultivate intimacy first with thems...
Nov 09, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Robin DiAngelo is a lecturer on issues of racial and social justice and the bestselling author of White Fragility . In her most recent book, Nice Racism , she explores why well-meaning White progressives perceive themselves as being past racism—and why this has devastating consequences. In today’s episode with Erica Chidi, the pair share strong and soft tools for engaging in difficult, beautiful, and potentially life-changing conversations like this one. To learn more about listener data and our...
Nov 02, 2021•52 min
Samantha Boardman is a psychiatrist who focuses on optimism, building resilience, and mental well-being. Her new book, Everyday Vitality , explores how to find strength amid daily stressors. Today, she joins Erica Chidi to talk about the three keys to cultivating vitality, and she shares her tips for managing micro-stressors and what to do the next time you find yourself ruminating or stuck in a negative self-talk loop. Boardman also explains how connection, community, and deliberate action fost...
Oct 26, 2021•39 min
“Every cell in our body is wired for pleasure,” says somatic sexologist and educator Jaiya. “And I believe pleasure is our birthright and it’s part of what brings us our liveliness and our connection and our intimacy with this world and with life.” In this special episode with GP, Jaiya—who is one of the experts on our new Netflix show, Sex, Love & goop —explains why she believes sexual incompatibility is a myth. Jaiya’s developed something called the erotic blueprint, which helps people dis...
Oct 21, 2021•1 hr
“Healing is like my middle name,” says Alexandra Elle, author of After the Rain: Gentle Reminders of Healing, Courage, and Self-Care . Elle joins Erica Chidi to talk about what it means to nurture your inner child and find a way back to yourself again. They explore the trap of comparison and how to unearth the lessons and the beauty in life’s most difficult moments. “I don’t think we give ourselves enough room or space to reflect on the fact that we are still here, and in that is a celebration,”...
Oct 12, 2021•47 min
