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Today’s guest is bringing something back, but unlike Justin Timberlake, sexy isn’t it. It’s Ayurveda! The world’s oldest health system! Sahara Rose discovered (well, kind of re-discovered) Ayurveda when she wasn’t feeling all that great and used its tools and principles to help her feel better than great! Now she’s on an awesome mission to help make Ayurveda mainstream, starting with this here podcast episode - cuz let’s be real, The Party in mY plants podcast is as mainstream as it gets, yo. You might be wondering why I keep saying mainstream, but once you hear in this chat that the words used in Ayurveda to describe ailments are things like “too much wind” or “not enough fire” you’ll understand why Sahara’s job isn’t necessarily a simple one!     Get excited to learn:   How and why every food you put into your body affects you on an energetic level. The one system in your body that’s in charge of everything else! (Hint: it starts with a dig and ends with an estive.) What doshas are, why they’re important AF and how to figure out yours. How to know if you’re imbalanced? And then how to know how to re-balance. The best plants and exercises for each dosha. And lots more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube

Today’s guest is a gem. He’s just a gem. And I’ve really never used that phrase before but I couldn’t think of any better way to introduce Chris Cieri, the founder of Franklin and Whitman, the instagram-famous plant-based, paraben and cruelty free skin care company you might already be familiar with. You know that song: “started from the bottom now we here?” Well Chris’ version might as well be “started with a beard now we here” because that’s really the story of how his passion-project-turned-second-job exploded onto the natural skin care scene. Just like Chris is blown away by the response to his handmade products, I was blown away by this conversation because we go WAY more than skin deep. Haha I love puns. We talk about morals and ethics and life and death and dogs and instagram and serums and dry shampoo and everything in between.   You’ll hear: Why is Franklin and Whitman is even called Franklin and Whitman (or “Frank and Whit” for short). The guiding principles/brand promises that Frank and Whit lives by. What the heck parabens are! The shocking way Chris learned to make all his skin care products. The product he’s most proud of creating. And so much more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube

Osha Key is passionate and skilled at helping women eat more plants to weigh less pounds. She’s a certified nutritionist and health coach and the founder of the Lovetarian diet, which contrary to what I thought, means more than just eating heart-shaped cookies. Now, full disclosure: I don’t weigh myself nor at all suggest that you do - in fact I’d discourage you from stepping on a scale or evening owning one, and in this positive body love society that we’re becoming (which, snaps for that I mean right?!), I feel like it’s become a little taboo to talk about weight loss, but honestly, I just believe that it’s totally a thing to both love your body AND take healthy steps to help it fit into cute pants more comfortably. And that whole healthy steps thing is exactly what Osha believes in - and believe it or not, the first step she suggests for weight loss is actually in your MIND, not in your meal.   Get ready to hear:   Three key components to healthfully losing some lbs. How your biggest transformation can result from changing this ONE thing! A life-shifting mantra/intention you can adopt to be your own.   How to not rely on “willpower” to make healthy choices. The best plants to eat for weight loss. And loads more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube

I met today’s guest on the subway! Jonathan Goodwin was fiddling with some handcuffs and I asked him what he was doing, learned he was a professional daredevil stunt performer who's done everything from hanging from a building with just 2 fingers to flipping cars to getting attacked by a shark - PURPOSELY - to hanging to a burning rope just by his teeth on one of my favorite shows -- America’s Got Talent. I just KNEW he had to come on the show to share his perspective on mental toughness, focus and discipline! Ok, all that is true except we didn’t meet on the subway. The subway would actually be more believable than how we actually met. We ACTUALLY met on stage at The Palace Theater on Broadway in New York, in front of 1800 people, when Jonathan randomly pulled out of the audience and onto the stage to perform a stunt. And by “stunt” I mean I had to hold a flower horizontally by my teeth (which, btw is WAY harder than it might seem - you try!) and Jonathan, blindfolded, used a whip to chop that flower in half. Without chopping me in half, too. Needless to say, he and I would not be talking today if I had any scars to prove this, BUT I do have a video to prove this which you can watch at www.partyinmyplants.com/47!   You’ll learn:   How Jonathan overcomes his fears (yes, he does stunts but he isn’t fearless, you know!) Why and how to use “chunking” to help you feel less overwhelmed at really anything. The difference between practice, rehearsal and performance. How HYPNOSIS has helped him tremendously! The surprising equipment that helps him stay RIPPED. The healthy food he considers his “filler-uppers” which I consider “brilliant!” And loads more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Get 30% Off Your Genexa Orders Using Code: PARTYPLANTS Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube

Grace Smith, today’s guest, is one of the most experienced hypnotherapists on the planet! It’s true! And it’s true that Grace is on a mission to make hypnosis mainstream. Which is the opposite of mission impossible, because Grace is VERY successfully doing just that. I really don’t need to even introduce her to you because she tells her own story perfectly, but I should prepare you for all the literal “ohhs and ahhs” that come out of my mouth during this chat AND I should prepare you that after listening to this, you’ll have a level of excitement about hypnosis you never thought possible. Which won’t happen because Grace brainwashed you...but rather because I did. Just kidding….   You’ll hear: How Hollywood and stage shows have completely misrepresented hypnosis -- and what it ACTUALLY is. Why you can’t just hypnotize your husband to do whatever you want him to do. (Bummer.) The ‘you have to hear it to believe it’ story of how Grace used hypnosis to save her father- in-law.   The difference between self-hypnosis vs. hypnosis with a therapist AND the difference between hypnosis vs. meditation. The scientifically proven reason hypnosis can work on you EVEN if you think it’s total woowoo BS. And so so so much more!!! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTunes!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Try out Grace’s Hypnosis ‘Netflix’ For 10 Days Free! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube

As a person whose job (and passion) it is to help others eat healthier, I’m routinely reminded of all the stuff that makes healthy eating hard. And I feel you -- happy hours with friends, donut day in the office and cohabiting with kale haters doesn’t help the fruits and veggies fly effortlessly into your mouth. But no matter what, I don’t believe you’re destined for a life where your struggle to eat healthfully will always be REAL. There might actually be things that you’re doing to make this whole eating clean thing way harder than it needs to be! If any of these eight habits ring true to you, drop that habit like it’s hot and watch more plants practically soar onto your plate.   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show!! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where to save 40% off Amazing Grass greens using code PLANTPARTY40 at checkout! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube

My guest today, along with a team of smarty pantses, worked his buns off to create a healthier medicine. David Johnson, the CEO of Genexa, the world's first USDA certified organic & Non-GMO Project Verified medicine, is on a mission to help our bodies feel better as naturally as possible. Using the proven technologies of PLANTS, my besties! and building on the century old healing system called Homeopathy, the medicine David worked to create is nothing short of groundbreaking. But it wasn’t a piece of organic gluten-free cake to build this company, and David is here to tell us the full story, as well as help us understand how the heck the adjective organic can actually be used with the noun: medicine. So now let’s verb: GO!   You’ll hear:   - The whole idea behind Genexa and why David worked so hard to create it! - What the heck homeopathic medicine is. - Some powerful plants that are actually medicines. - How it’s possible that a medicine actually has no side effects. - Why “big pharma” puts borderline dangerous, definitely unhealthy crap in meds that are totally unnecessary. - And lots more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show!! Where to buy Genexa using coupon code PARTYPLANTS to save 30%! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube

If you’re used to grabbing a tea from the coffee shop and sipping on it in between texts or while paused at a traffic light, my guest today really wants you to STOP! IN THE NAME OF TEA … AND SIP IT MINDFULLY…. Ok, those aren’t his exact words, but Andy Hayes, the founder of Plum Deluxe, a Portland, Oregon based small-batch tea company does believe that the beauty of tea is helping us SLOW DOWN (I mean, you can’t really chug tea) and enjoy a mindful moment. I like that. I like that a lot. And I like that Andy sat down with me for MANY mindful moments and explained the ins and outs, befores and afters, and hots and colds of tea! Yipee!!   Brew some tea and get ready to hear:   How (and why) to cold brew tea. The nifty tea tool you might have at home but not even know! How Andy names his tea fun things like the “hammock blend.” Fun ideas for mixing tea and booze! The A-Z process of making TEA. And cup fulls more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show!! Where to save 40% on Amazing Grass’ elixirs and greens powders using code: PLANTPARTY40 Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube

Today’s guest comes from one of my favorite non-food spots in NYC: Hey Day, an amazing facial shop! I popped my facial cherry at Hey Day over a year ago and not to be dramatic, but it’s been transformative. I had no idea how much I’d enjoy being scrubbed and polished and getting the crap literally squeezed out of my pores, and I never could have predicted how much I’d learn about taking care of my skin. If you’ve never been to Hey Day, or gotten a facial, you should wash that fact away ASAP! But until then, enjoy this surprisingly delightful and terrifically informative chat with Jeni Sykes, the incredibly well-spoken co-founder and head of skincare at Hey Day and definitely get ready for some of the most tangible info that’s ever popped out of an episode.   You’ll learn:   Some signs your skin might want a facial. What really IS a facial (and what it’s not). Everything you need to know about SPF. The shocking reason your skin is extra oily in the summer. Really how to exfoliate. And loads much more! Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show!! Where to save 40% on Amazing Grass’ elixirs and greens powders using code: PLANTPARTY40 Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube

Sarah Adler really makes healthy eating seem really simple. Which is really good. Because her business is called “Simply Real Health.” Sarah’s a real food lover to the core, and she’s really passionate about helping others love and eat real food with ease. She’s a rockstar nutrition coach, author of a beautiful cookbook (which I really did end up buying after this interview!) and just a really lovely, inspiring, real human being. I’m really happy I got to sit down with a person whose every Instagram post makes me smile (and crave something plant-y) (and kind of want to up and move to Seattle). I’m also really proud of myself for achieving my goal of using a form of the word “real” in every sentence of this introduction.   Get pumped to hear:   Why Sarah loves living in the land of grey. The huge Italian awakening moment she had that rocked her world! What it truly means to have a good relationship with food. 3 easy questions to ask yourself before indulging! What Little House on the Prairie has to do with the definition of REAL FOOD. And so much more!   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show!! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! How to work 1-on-1 with me! Party in My Plants on Instagram Party in My Plants on Facebook Party in My Plants’ Cooking Videos on YouTube