026. BUCKLE UP FOR A SH!TLOAD OF SURPRISES in today's episode!!! Anna Redman is a business owner, content creator and you may recognize her as a former cast member of the bachelor *which is truly the least interesting thing about her.* In this episode, we discuss: + the true behind the scenes of being on the bachelor & how it affected her life post-show + how to transform jealousy into inspiration & why being inclusive in the influencer space is crucial + the creative vision behind Subtl...
Mar 01, 2024•57 min•Season 1Ep. 26
025. THIS EPISODE BLEW MY MIND!!!! Synthia Link is a weight loss and nutrition coach (honestly life coach), and one of the smartest people I know when it comes to food, health and lifestyle. If you're interested in working with Synthia, you can shoot her a DM on Instagram (synthialink) or sign up on her website linked below. In this episode, we discuss: + The real ways in which your body is smarter than you + How to transform fear around food into freedom + The importance of balancing your blood...
Feb 09, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 25
024. Noam Raiter is currently in residency training to be a family doctor, a Toronto-based lifestyle influencer and content creator, host of You Are Not Too Busy Podcast and the literally the real life version of Hannah Montana. Having a double life might seem overwhelming, but Noam breaks down why it's everything she dreamed of. In this episode, we discuss: + How Noam started posting about being BOTH a resident doctor AND a lifestyle influencer, and the challenges she faced both internally and ...
Jan 26, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 24
023. WE ARE BACK! Going forward, a new episode will be live every other week. We have SO much catching up to do, so here’s a quick run down of the past chaotic month of my life and how the transition to moving to Chicago has actually been. In this episode, we discuss: + Why it took me a full month to finally sleep alone in my apartment + Altitude sickness & anxiety attacks in Aspen + The angel I met on my flight back to Chicago + Why happiness is not a place & OCD shame spirals explained...
Jan 13, 2024•30 min•Season 1Ep. 23
022. WELCOME BACK to the pod with our first recurring guest, Naomi Rawitz (LCSW)!! I've decided that in addition to some solo episodes, we're also gonna need some recurring characters because my brain needs to bounce ideas off other people sometimes instead of spiral into oblivion on every single casual episode :) In this episode we discuss: + Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS): what it is, how it works and why it's the most effective modality of therapy we've worked with + Jami recounts a wi...
Dec 08, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 22
021. A SOLO EPISODE! Welcome to the inside of my spiraling mind. I don't hold back, per usual. In this episode we discuss: + workaholism, burnout and crossing my own boundaries with social media + why growth is less about not making the same mistakes and more about the way we talk to ourselves when mistakes inevitably happen + my current identity crisis, the pressure to pick ONE niche, and why i'd rather dip my toe in multiple creative verticals (even to my own demise) + a special intervention f...
Nov 24, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 21
020. For every woman who has ever made herself smaller to secure love: Go be your big self. Take up space. There's room for everyone, including you. Isabella Ward is an actor, singer/songwriter, former dancer, true blue creative and, of course, one of my bestest friends. She just released her first single, Lessons to Me, all about her grief and healing through one of the most pivotal moments in her life, and mannnnn she is spitting wisdom left and right throughout this entire episode. I remember...
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr 35 min
019. The time has come. We're addressing footgate. We're answering your questions. We're confirming your suspicions. Did Payton Sartain just exit her single era?? First and foremost, Payton is an influencer, content creator, podcast host of Note to Self, and one of my favorite people to grab a drink with and talk for hours about anything and everything. She recently went through a break up with her first love, and she shares so much helpful insight on how she's navigating the process of getting ...
Nov 10, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 19
018. This episode had me in my feelings over and over again, and it's why I continue to fall in love with Alexis more and more every year. Her relationship with herself is admirable, and her relationship with animals is even more inspiring. She is my former assistant, sister in another world, and the Adoptions Coordinator at Wags & Walks in Los Angeles. In this episode, we discuss: + why gut checks are just as reliable as scientific evidence + why she kept finding herself in the wrong relati...
Nov 03, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 18
017. Quigley Goode (@officiallyquigley) is a full time content creator, stylist, educator, founder of the Soulcial Media, singer/songwriter, music producer, mother, wife, real life barbie, everything everywhere all at once, and one of the first people I think of when I imagine the kind of social media content I want to consume. She inspired me to be more vulnerable and truthful on these platforms, and as she would say, she’s my bestie in my brain. In this episode, we discuss: + Quigley’s officia...
Oct 27, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 17
016. Kasey Dreier is a former environmental engineer turned burnout prevention coach after two transformative near-death experiences. She is the co-founder & CEO of Bask + Being, which is an organization of changemakers focusing on (re)building an economic ecosystem (not an empire) that’s inclusive, just, and equitable for people and the planet. She is a Tedx speaker, my life coach of four years and an all around magical unicorn being who is exceptionally great at being herself. In this epis...
Oct 20, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 16
004. A relationship expert and a therapy junkie react to Season 5, Episodes 8-10 of Love is Blind on Netflix. This is ONLY commentary on these episodes, so thoughts and opinions are subject to change as we learn more! In this episode, we discuss: + Uche's unsettling reaction to Stacy and Miriam + Unpopular beliefs about Lydia and Johnie + The uncanny similarities between Lydia & Izzy, and their beliefs around love and fantasy + What it looks like when our protector parts come out, and how he...
Oct 19, 2023•38 min•Season 1Ep. 4
015. A letter to little me with all the love I've got. Donate to Barzilai Medical Center: https://bit.ly/46M3fRl
Oct 12, 2023•4 min•Season 1Ep. 15
003. A relationship expert and a therapy junkie react to Season 5, Episodes 5-7 of Love is Blind on Netflix. This is ONLY commentary on these episodes, so thoughts and opinions are subject to change as we learn more! In this episode, we discuss: + why your partner is NOT a reflection of you + what's underneath the desire to police our partners and/or control the way they show up in the world (makeup vs. no makeup, glass plates vs. paper plates, mustache vs. no mustache) + enmeshment vs. differen...
Oct 10, 2023•39 min•Season 1Ep. 3
014. Please welcome the person who brought me into this world, the mother of all anxious jewish mothers, the pioneer of going to therapy, Lynda Singer AKA MY MOTHER! We got in a fight right before recording, so this episode is meant to shed light on a realistic mother daughter relationship: the good, the bad, the everything in between. In this episode, we discuss: + how to love each other AND be angry with one another + the most important part of conflict resolution and repair + intergenerationa...
Oct 07, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 14
002. A relationship expert and a therapy junkie react to Season 5, Episodes 2-4 of Love is Blind on Netflix. This is ONLY commentary on these episodes, so thoughts and opinions are subject to change as we learn more! In this episode, we discuss: + the difference between men and women comforting each other + Lydia’s pleading response to Milton hearing about her history with Uche + the self-fulfilling prophecy that happens with anxious/avoidant attachment + how Lydia re-enacted her relationship wi...
Oct 03, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 2
001. A relationship expert and a therapy junkie react to Season 5, Episode 1 of Love is Blind on Netflix. This is ONLY commentary on the first episode, so thoughts and opinions are subject to change as we learn more! In this episode, we discuss: + First impressions of all the cast members + Blindspots in loving ourselves vs our friends + Lydia and Izzy's breakup + Why we're culturally conditioned to prioritize romantic love + Stacy's initial pick-me energy (we might blame this on editing TBD) + ...
Sep 29, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 1
This brand new mini series will air every Tuesday with your hosts, Jami Alix Singer and Naomi Rawitz (LMSW, CSE, CST). As superfans of Love is Blind, Naomi's relationship expertise coupled with Jami's general obsession with therapy gives listeners exciting & honest conversations around why people do the things they do, especially when it comes to love. This series is not intended to roast people who have vulnerably put themselves out there for the world to consume. We are simply offering our...
Sep 29, 2023•2 min
013. I'm back with a solo episode giving you guys a very in-depth update on everything I'm learning while being back home in Chicago and starting with a new therapist. In this episode, we discuss: + love addiction, codependency & a dating update + my thoughts on previous episodes with different guests + early onset suburban mother syndrome + everything I’m learning with my new therapist in Chicago + IFS (internal family systems therapy) and how to build a relationship with every part of ours...
Sep 22, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 13
012. AHHHH jami and lexi and lexi and jami are BACK in the city of Chicago, where it all began...and then ended... and then began again. Lexi Mars is a social media influencer and one of my very best friends. In this episode, we discuss: + early LA days of clout chasing & clubs + the root of people pleasing and the discomfort of disappointing people + navigating the loss of identity and why we're always searching outside ourselves + the desire to run away from the status quo and stand out + ...
Sep 15, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 12
011. Vanessa McNeal is a life coach, national speaker and host of Cracked Open Podcast with an MSW in social work. We recorded this episode back in early 2023 when I was feeling as if I was in a void period, almost like a waiting room in between two worlds of wanting to find my person and create my dream career. The first half of the episode is here, and you can find the second half on episode 8 of Cracked Open. In this episode, we discuss: + how to trust in your own magnetism + how trying to co...
Sep 08, 2023•46 min•Season 1Ep. 11
010. Put your hands together for one of the best people (and episodes) that has ever graced this podcast. Naomi Rawitz is a licensed master of social work, certified sex therapist and sex educator, and one of Jami's closest childhood friends. In this episode, we discuss: + Common misconceptions about sex + The origin of "toxic sorority girl sex talk" + Third wave feminism and the pressure to be practiced & perfect + When sex starts and ends & the orgasm imperative + Why sex should feel l...
Sep 01, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 10
009. Please welcome one of my favorite actresses, co-stars and real life barbies APARNA BRIELLE! In this episode, Aparna shares a very important pop culture update, how she was bullied for years in school and what led her to choose acting as a career. The majority of this episode details the emotional and physical abuse she experienced while being in relationship with a narcissist. Aparna can help everyone understand how easy it is to fall into this kind of dynamic and how to find the strength t...
Aug 26, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 9
007. In this episode, Jami spills all about that time in her life where she genuinely wanted to be a pop star, why fashion blogging eventually felt unfulfilling and how that led her to discover acting. She shares how acting brings her closer to her inner child, the real reason this industry is heartbreaking, and why it's important to hold two truths at once. Enjoy!!!
Aug 07, 2023•33 min•Season 1Ep. 7
006. In this episode, Jami shares all of her thoughts and feelings about the word "artist," why she avoided it for a long time and what her new definition of art means. She shares how growing up with two creative parents shaped her personality and why modesty is not humility. Most importantly, you'll learn all about her new theory around "Pick Me Artists" and the two different types we see on social media. Enjoy!!!
Jul 29, 2023•27 min•Season 1Ep. 6
005. In this episode, Jami shares a VERY important thing she learned about herself this week, a huge life update and an explanation of all the events that led her to this decision. She opens up about why these changes feel serendipitous and how we might need a new word for failure. The writing sample of the week is a special one, recorded while crying in her bedroom. Because we all cry alone in our bedrooms. Enjoy!!
Jul 22, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 5
004. THE FIRST INTERVIEW/CONVERSATIONAL EPISODE!! *made to feel like you're sitting in the room hearing one of our weekly deep dives* In this episode, Allysa Breanne shares her story of why she started as a social media influencer and how it eventually lead her down a path of comparison, insecurity and ultimately: finding herself. Allysa takes us through the moment she knew she needed help, learning her human design, the difference between being an introvert and an observer, and why rest has sav...
Jul 15, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 4
003. In this episode, Jami discusses having scoliosis and wearing a back brace to eventually getting spinal fusion surgery. She shares how she compared herself to her mom growing up and never felt "feminine" in her body. But is this really our fault? Or is it rooted in patriarchy? Or both? She talks about internalizing the male gaze and developing an eating disorder, and where she stands on plastic surgery. Enjoy!!
Jul 08, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 3
002. In this episode, Jami shares important life updates, a letter to her younger self, and most importantly: every single thing she's learned about romantic relationships. As always, this is a raw and honest conversation about why Jami's dating life was toxic, what made her finally leave her long-term relationship and how she went from an anxious attachment style to finally identifying as a securely attached person *through loads of therapy.* Oh, and how rom coms screwed us all. Enjoy!!...
Jul 01, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 2
001. Jami talks about her mental health diagnosis, navigating loneliness at the ripe age of 29, and gives you an exclusive, inside look at ALL of her adorable unsexy childhood trauma. From wearing a back brace and undergoing spinal fusion surgery at 14 to her journey as an influencer and actor in Los Angeles, her desperation to discover herself truly knows no bounds. She explains why she started social media and acting, her relationship to it now, and why it's important that she uses her full na...
Jun 23, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 1
