Candice Kumai is the “Golden Girl of Wellness,” a professionally trained chef, best-selling author, wellness + food director, influencer, speaker, and leading wellness journalist. She was constantly struggling against other people's fears and insecurities while trying to work in food TV, so she went out on her own to connect with her soul’s purpose. As always, this conversation organically flowed every which way—so grateful for Candice’s candidness.

Candice’s new book, Kintsugi Wellness: The Japanese Art of Nourishing Mind, Body, and Spirit, is a beautiful homage to her heritage and an enlightening perspective on holistic wellness. It’s different from most other wellness books and philosophies out there, and we dive into why. She writes it in a way that is easily understood and applied.

Candice is also giving 3 copies of Kintsugi Wellness away to #ALMOST30NATION!! Learn more on our Instagram: @almost30podcast.

We get into...

Social media, trolls, and haters

Dealing with other people’s fears + insecurities when you work in mainstream media

Being a multifaceted hustler

Candice’s family + upbringing

Why Candice transitioned out of modeling

Getting cast in the first season of Top Chef

Leaving mainstream media to start writing + do something bigger

Love + relationships

Integrating her culture + heritage into a book that anyone can apply + understand

Standing up every time you fall down + constantly striving to improve

Welcoming the new while cherishing the old

Finding purpose

The importance of being kind (without letting people take advantage of you)

Taking time for yourself

Find more to love at http://www.almost30podcast.com/shownotes/ (almost30podcast.com)!

Resources:

Learn more | http://candicekumai.com/ (CandiceKumai.com)

Instagram | @CandiceKumai

Candice’s Book | Kintsugi Wellness: The Japanese Art of Nourishing Mind, Body, and Spirit

Facebook | facebook.com/CandiceKumai

Twitter | @CandiceKumai

YouTube | https://www.youtube.com/candicekumai

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The Almost 30 Podcast is edited by Podcast Masters

On the first night of Yeah Field Trip, a festival for the creative and the curious, an awesome speaker brought down the house: Stefan Hunt!!

 

Stefan talked about fear, taking ownership of fear, the relationship between fear + death, and changing our relationship with death – and we just had to share all of that awesomeness with #ALMOST30NATION. Through We’re All Going to Die - The Festival and some incredible art, Stefan is inspiring others to live more radically, pursue their dreams, and just be more alive.

 

We chat about...

 

• Krista + Lindsey’s session on podcasting at Yeah Field Trip
• Stefan’s honesty + authenticity in his opening speech
• The inspiration for We’re All Going to Die - The Festival
• Shifting your perspective around death
• The integral role of art at WAGTD
• Creating a deeper connection with the people around us
• Choosing between a ‘what if’ and a ‘why not’
• Why we fear death + avoid talking about it
• Bringing the WAGTD Festival to the United States
• Stefan’s work as a director
• Volunteering with various global charities

 

Find more to love at almost30podcast.com!

 

Resources:

• Learn more about Stefan | stefanhunt.com

Watch Stefan’s work | stefanhunt.com/project

Instagram | @stefan_hunt

We’re All Going to Die | wereallgoingto.com

Instagram | @wereallgoingto

Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/pg/wereallgoingto

We’re All Going to Die (the book) | https://www.wereallgoingto.com/shop/book

Watch: “Surfing 50 States Teaser Trailer” | youtube.com/watch?v=xY7rxFdiJas

Silver Fern | Use code ALMOST30 for 15% off at silverfernbrand.com

Bright Cellars | Get a $30 credit towards your first box at brightcellars.com/almost30

Simple Contacts | Use code ALMOST30 to save $30 at simplecontacts.com/almost30

Vitruvi | Use code ALMOST30 for 20% off at vitruvi.com

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The Almost 30 Podcast is edited by Podcast Masters

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On the first night of Yeah Field Trip, a festival for the creative and the curious, an awesome speaker brought down the house: Stefan Hunt!!

Stefan talked about fear, taking ownership of fear, the relationship between fear + death, and changing our relationship with death – and we just had to share all of that awesomeness with #ALMOST30NATION. Through We’re All Going to Die - The Festival and some incredible art, Stefan is inspiring others to live more radically, pursue their dreams, and just be more alive.

We chat about...

Krista + Lindsey’s session on podcasting at Yeah Field Trip

Stefan’s honesty + authenticity in his opening speech

The inspiration for We’re All Going to Die - The Festival

Shifting your perspective around death

The integral role of art at WAGTD

Creating a deeper connection with the people around us

Choosing between a ‘what if’ and a ‘why not’

Why we fear death + avoid talking about it

Bringing the WAGTD Festival to the United States

Stefan’s work as a director

Volunteering with various global charities

Find more to love at http://www.almost30podcast.com/shownotes/ (almost30podcast.com)!

Resources:

Learn more about Stefan | stefanhunt.com

Watch Stefan’s work | stefanhunt.com/project

Instagram | @stefan_hunt

We’re All Going to Die | wereallgoingto.com

Instagram | @wereallgoingto

Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/pg/wereallgoingto

We’re All Going to Die (the book) | https://www.wereallgoingto.com/shop/book

Watch: “Surfing 50 States Teaser Trailer” | youtube.com/watch?v=xY7rxFdiJas

Silver Fern | Use code ALMOST30 for 15% off at https://www.silverfernbrand.com/ (silverfernbrand.com)

Bright Cellars | Get a $30 credit towards your first box at brightcellars.com/almost30

Simple Contacts | Use code ALMOST30 to save $30 at http://simplecontacts.com/almost30 (simplecontacts.com/almost30)

Vitruvi | Use code ALMOST30 for 20% off at http://vitruvi.com (vitruvi.com)

Dagne Dover | Use code ALMOST30 for 20% off at dagnedover.com/almost30

The Almost 30 Podcast is edited by Podcast Masters

We like highlighting the stories behind the brands we love. That’s why we reached out to Daina Trout, the coolest Co-Founder in the land + the CEO of Health-Ade. She has an incredibly interesting, grass roots story – and she’s raw + honest about the struggle that all entrepreneurs experience along that journey.

 

Daina started Health-Ade Kombucha in 2012, alongside her husband and best friend. She was working in corporate America when she decided to pursue her passion for “real” food and develop the best-tasting, highest quality kombucha on the market. Under her fearless leadership, Health-Ade has grown from a small production, artisanal item made in a tiny apartment and sold at local farmers markets into the fastest growing brand in the category, now available in more than 12,000 stores and restaurants nationwide.

 

We talk about...

 

• Create & Cultivate
• Daina’s story
• Why kombucha?
• The struggle of starting a business
• Keeping up with demand
• Forcing yourself into the unknown
• Tapping in to intuition
• The ups + downs of starting a business with your husband + best friend
• Why people invest in you
• Women need to acquire more capital
• Taking a 60% pay cut (and why it was a bad idea)
• The kombucha scandal
• What it means to make fermented food
• Hitting goals
• New flavors on the horizon

 

Find more to love at almost30podcast.com!

 

Resources:

• Learn more about Health-Ade | health-ade.com

Connect with Daina on Instagram | @dainatrout

Your Super | Use code ALMOST30 for 20% OFF at yoursuper.com

Simple Contacts | Use code ALMOST30 to save $30 at simplecontacts.com/almost30

The Almost 30 Podcast is edited by Podcast Masters

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We like highlighting the stories behind the brands we love. That’s why we reached out to Daina Trout, the coolest Co-Founder in the land + the CEO of Health-Ade. She has an incredibly interesting, grass roots story – and she’s raw + honest about the struggle that all entrepreneurs experience along that journey.

Daina started Health-Ade Kombucha in 2012, alongside her husband and best friend. She was working in corporate America when she decided to pursue her passion for “real” food and develop the best-tasting, highest quality kombucha on the market. Under her fearless leadership, Health-Ade has grown from a small production, artisanal item made in a tiny apartment and sold at local farmers markets into the fastest growing brand in the category, now available in more than 12,000 stores and restaurants nationwide.

We talk about...

Create & Cultivate

Daina’s story

Why kombucha?

The struggle of starting a business

Keeping up with demand

Forcing yourself into the unknown

Tapping in to intuition

The ups + downs of starting a business with your husband + best friend

Why people invest in you

Women need to acquire more capital

Taking a 60% pay cut (and why it was a bad idea)

The kombucha scandal

What it means to make fermented food

Hitting goals

New flavors on the horizon

Find more to love at http://www.almost30podcast.com/shownotes/ (almost30podcast.com)!

Resources:

Learn more about Health-Ade | health-ade.com

Connect with Daina on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/dainatrout/?hl=en (@dainatrout)

Your Super | Use code ALMOST30 for 20% OFF at yoursuper.com

Simple Contacts | Use code ALMOST30 to save $30 at http://simplecontacts.com/almost30 (simplecontacts.com/almost30)

The Almost 30 Podcast is edited by Podcast Masters

Jill Willard is an intuitive medium + meditation leader who helps people tune into their intuition and live in the now, gifts that allow anyone to feel more balanced and present. Jill blew us away with the wisdom in her book, Intuitive Being, and now she’s offering tools and tips on meditation and being here in presence through IM, a heart-based and intuitively-focused meditative company.

 

Sitting down with Jill was an incredible experience for the us.  Whenever you’re around a healer, an intuitive being, or someone else on a really high-vibrational level, your energy is affected – and spending time with Jill is like 10x’ing your energy!! It was honestly like the we were wrapped up in angel food energy: stuck, sticky, sweet, comfortable, and covered in clouds.

 

And afterwards, it’s hard to describe how we felt... except to say that weare changed!

 

We chat about…

 

• Connecting with your intuition
• Growing up as a psychic + Hearing voices as a child
• Getting clear on the relationship you want with yourself, as an intuitive
• Connecting with angels and spirit guides
• Our culture’s misunderstanding of sexuality
• The afterlife
• Manifesting a broken ankle
• Motherhood + rebirthing
• The power of our relationships with parents and family
• Healing yourself
• Our chakras
• Jill’s thoughts on dreams + the different types of dreams (make sense of your dreams at dreammoods.com)
• Why self-care needs to be simple
• Why Jill created IM

Transitioning to 30

Listening to + trusting your body

 

Find more to love at almost30podcast.com!

 

Resources:

• Check out IM | IMcommunity.com

Connect with Jill | JillWillard.com | Instagram

Intuitive Being: Connect with Spirit, Find Your Center, and Choose an Intentional Life by Jill Willard

Peter Lotterhos | PeterLotterhos.com

Jennifer Freed | sbastrology.com

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The Almost 30 Podcast is edited by Podcast Masters

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Jill Willard is an intuitive medium + meditation leader who helps people tune into their intuition and live in the now, gifts that allow anyone to feel more balanced and present. Jill blew us away with the wisdom in her book, Intuitive Being, and now she’s offering tools and tips on meditation and being here in presence through IM, a heart-based and intuitively-focused meditative company.

Sitting down with Jill was an incredible experience for the us. Whenever you’re around a healer, an intuitive being, or someone else on a really high-vibrational level, your energy is affected – and spending time with Jill is like 10x’ing your energy!! It was honestly like the we were wrapped up in angel food energy: stuck, sticky, sweet, comfortable, and covered in clouds.

And afterwards, it’s hard to describe how we felt... except to say that weare changed!

We chat about…

Connecting with your intuition

Growing up as a psychic + Hearing voices as a child

Getting clear on the relationship you want with yourself, as an intuitive

Connecting with angels and spirit guides

Our culture’s misunderstanding of sexuality

The afterlife

Manifesting a broken ankle

Motherhood + rebirthing

The power of our relationships with parents and family

Healing yourself

Our chakras

Jill’s thoughts on dreams + the different types of dreams (make sense of your dreams at dreammoods.com)

Why self-care needs to be simple

Why Jill created IM

Transitioning to 30

Listening to + trusting your body

Find more to love at http://www.almost30podcast.com/shownotes/ (almost30podcast.com)!

Resources:

Check out IM | https://www.imcommunity.com/ (IMcommunity.com)

Connect with Jill | JillWillard.com | Instagram

Intuitive Being: Connect with Spirit, Find Your Center, and Choose an Intentional Life by Jill Willard

Peter Lotterhos | PeterLotterhos.com

Jennifer Freed | sbastrology.com

Califlour Foods | Use code ALMOST30 for 10% off a $50+ purchase at califlourfoods.com

Bright Cellars | Get a $30 credit towards your first box at brightcellars.com/almost30

AWAY | Use code ALMOST30 to get $20 off a suitcase at awaytravel.com/almost30

The Almost 30 Podcast is edited by Podcast Masters

As we approach (and pass) 30, a lot of us are thinking about our plans for conceiving – and, unfortunately, many of us are or will experience fertility issues! Most women assume that they’re fertile and can have a baby tomorrow, if they want to, but until you try to get pregnant or see a fertility expert, you just don't know.

 

We want our listeners to be fully informed, PERIOD. So we dive into a topic that we believe is not being talked about enough—Fertility! The truths, the myths, and the incredible new options available due to advances in In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) procedures – and that’s why we sat down with our dear friend, Dr. Robert Anderson, a Board Certified Reproductive Endocrinologist & Founder of the Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine.

 

Dr. Anderson is an innovator in the field, running one of the top fertility clinics in the world, and he takes us deep into the process, including the physical, emotional, and financial commitments involved.

 

We discuss…

 

• Our first attempt at recording this interview (over two years ago…)
• Founding SoCal Center for Reproductive Medicine 25 years ago
• People traveling from all over the world for fertility treatment with Dr, Anderson
• How much IVF has improved
• What a healthy embryo is
• Why you may want to freeze your eggs
• Egg donors + surrogates
• What both parts of the IVF procedure is like
• The multiple pregnancy problem of yesterday
• Choosing gender
• The new procedure that Dr. Anderson invented
• Why you should consider getting your eggs tested
• Dr. Anderson’s kind + direct bedside manner
• How the industry markets IVF unrealistically + setting realistic expectations
• The emotional + financial aspects of IVF
• Restoring your hormonal environment
• Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
• Holistic treatments that Dr. Anderson offers
• Genetic testing + treatment for diseases
• The promising future of CRISPR
• Testing + improving male fertility
• Accessibility for LGBTQ communities

 

Find more to love at almost30podcast.com!

 

Resources:

• SoCal Center for Reproductive Medicine | socalfertility.com | Instagram | Facebook

Califlour Foods | Use code ALMOST30 for 10% off a $50+ purchase at califlourfoods.com

Bright Cellars | Get a $30 credit towards your first box at brightcellars.com/almost30

Silver Fern | Use code ALMOST30 for 15% off at silverfernbrand.com

Olivine Atelier | Use code ALMOST30 for 20% OFF at shopolivine.com

Bioclarity | Use code ALMOST30 for $20 OFF your 1st month at bioclarity.com

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As we approach (and pass) 30, a lot of us are thinking about our plans for conceiving – and, unfortunately, many of us are or will experience fertility issues! Most women assume that they’re fertile and can have a baby tomorrow, if they want to, but until you try to get pregnant or see a fertility expert, you just don't know.

We want our listeners to be fully informed, PERIOD. So we dive into a topic that we believe is not being talked about enough—Fertility! The truths, the myths, and the incredible new options available due to advances in In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) procedures – and that’s why we sat down with our dear friend, Dr. Robert Anderson, a Board Certified Reproductive Endocrinologist & Founder of the Southern California Center for Reproductive Medicine.

Dr. Anderson is an innovator in the field, running one of the top fertility clinics in the world, and he takes us deep into the process, including the physical, emotional, and financial commitments involved.

We discuss…

Our first attempt at recording this interview (over two years ago…)

Founding SoCal Center for Reproductive Medicine 25 years ago

People traveling from all over the world for fertility treatment with Dr, Anderson

How much IVF has improved

What a healthy embryo is

Why you may want to freeze your eggs

Egg donors + surrogates

What both parts of the IVF procedure is like

The multiple pregnancy problem of yesterday

Choosing gender

The new procedure that Dr. Anderson invented

Why you should consider getting your eggs tested

Dr. Anderson’s kind + direct bedside manner

How the industry markets IVF unrealistically + setting realistic expectations

The emotional + financial aspects of IVF

Restoring your hormonal environment

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

Holistic treatments that Dr. Anderson offers

Genetic testing + treatment for diseases

The promising future of CRISPR

Testing + improving male fertility

Accessibility for LGBTQ communities

Find more to love at http://www.almost30podcast.com/shownotes/ (almost30podcast.com)!

Resources:

SoCal Center for Reproductive Medicine | socalfertility.com | Instagram | Facebook

Califlour Foods | Use code ALMOST30 for 10% off a $50+ purchase at califlourfoods.com

Bright Cellars | Get a $30 credit towards your first box at brightcellars.com/almost30

Silver Fern | Use code ALMOST30 for 15% off at https://www.silverfernbrand.com/ (silverfernbrand.com)

Olivine Atelier | Use code ALMOST30 for 20% OFF at https://www.shopolivine.com/ (shopolivine.com)

Bioclarity | Use code ALMOST30 for $20 OFF your 1st month at bioclarity.com

The Almost 30 Podcast is edited by Podcast Masters

On today’s episode, Krista and Lindsey are SO excited to introduce Manisha Thakor- the founder and CEO of MoneyZen Wealth Management and a "Wall Street Journal" expert panelist. She has an MBA from Harvard and possesses a wealth of experience in all things finance.  She is regularly in the "New York Times" + "More Magazine" and on CNN + "The Today Show.” The conversation is empowering and eye-opening.  The girls also open up about where they are personally struggling in their relationship with money. After all, they can’t be alone!

 

They discuss...

 

• How this generation is the first to be dealing with unprecedented levels of student debt, and that this financial stress takes up MAJOR mental space and serves as a real distraction.
• Women and their changing relationship with finances- becoming primary breadwinners and stepping into our POWER.
• Women wanting to use their money to make a stand. For women, it’s not about how much we make, but about how we can make an impact with our finances while still being smart and receiving financial return.
• Tips for getting people on the front end of the funnel before even getting into student loan debt! Moreover, ways to climb out of debt once you’re already in the thick of it.
• Pursuing certain career paths where you can get loan forgiveness after you have gone through a certain number of years of teaching school in certain kinds of neighborhoods or doing more community oriented work.
• Manisha’s definition of what it means to possess financial strength.
• Approachable and salient definitions + metaphors for understanding financial terms that may intimidate those of us not in the know. Alternatively, “Male Speak” in finance.
• Shutting down your femininity or silencing yourself in “business” or “finance” settings to blend in and be more accepted- and the ways in which “me too” is changing this coping mechanism/default behavior!
• Manisha’s recommendation to read The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey.
• How the third person in a committed romantic partnership is MONEY. So getting right with that part of your life will help your relationships become infinitely more cohesive!

 

Find more to love at almost30podcast.com!

 

Resources:

• Manisha Thakor | Money Zen Website | Contact Manisha | Instagram

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HUM Nutrition | Use code ALMOST30NATION for 15% OFF at humnutrition.com

Mowellens | Use code ALMOST30 for 15% OFF your first purchase at mowellens.com

Molekule | Use code ALMOST30 for $75.00 OFF your first order at molekule.com

The Almost 30 Podcast is edited by Podcast Masters

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