Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith is a Board-Certified internal medicine physician and work-life integration researcher.

She is the founder of Restorasis, a professional development agency dedicated to restoring wellbeing in the workplace through its proprietary 7 Types of Rest Framework™ to help companies support their employees with work-life integration and burnout prevention strategies. 

As a busy physician, author, and mom, she understands that life's demands can leave you feeling mentally overwhelmed, emotionally drained, and physically tired. Daily she helps high-achievers deal with their work-rest imbalance and find actionable answers to the thriving lifestyle they desire.

She is an international wellness expert featured in numerous media outlets including Prevention, MSNBC, Women's Day, FOX, Fast Company, Psychology Today, INC, and TED.com. She is the author of numerous books including bestseller Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity, including life-changing insight on the seven types of rest needed to optimize your productivity, increase your overall happiness, overcome burnout, and live your best life. 

Identify your rest deficits using her free 7 Types of Rest assessment at RestQuiz.com.

• Her experience with burnout set off the alarm bells to explore the world of rest
•  The 7 types of rest or rest deficit areas and the physical symptoms of each 
•  Being aware of the downsides of our strengths 
•  How her book “Sacred Rest” breaks down the type of tired you are to help you get rest in the right areas 
•  Tools to use during the workday to help prevent burnout long term 
•  Embracing work life integration & strategies for implementing 
•  Identifying your unique restorative practices 

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I’ve been thinking a lot about moving too quickly through life and not appreciating the little moments that make up all of the grander moments in life. In this episode, I’m sharing how I am going to focus on the little big things in life and not forget the small stuff.

Quote: "The present is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments." - Thich Nhat Hanh

What I’m Loving Lately:

• Madewell basics 

• Russian manicures 

• Coffee - Brooklyn Lab - whole milk in my coffee

• Roasted chickpeas 

• Tracy Anderson 

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In this episode I’m sitting down with Danielle Gronich and Kayleigh Christina from CLEARSTEM skin care to talk about all things healing acne. 

Danielle Gronich aka The Acne Guru, is the formulator and CEO of CLEARSTEM, a nontoxic anti-aging and anti-acne skincare line, and the founder of The San Diego Acne Clinic. 

Kayleigh Christina is the Co-Founder and COO of CLEARSTEM. She’s also an inspiring leader in the entrepreneurship and wellness industry, Kayleigh loves talking about all things: gut health & holistic wellness, the real root causes of acne, building a community-based CPG brand, scaling a company without outside investment, leading with education first & product second, investing in other wellness brands, and the importance of having a co-founder therapist for the health of the founders and company. 

During the episode we talk about: 

• The impact of acne on our mental health & their personal journeys with acne 

• Surprising acne triggers – like eggs and other supplements 

• How they take a holistic, root cause approach to skincare

• Why we need to focus on a combination of nutrition, digestion, and products to heal acne (+ their top tips on how to do it) 

• The true power of digestion in healing acne 

• Lasers, microneedling, and facial and where to start if you have acne 

• Their incredible anti-aging, anti-acne skincare products

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In this episode I sit down with my friend, Katie for some real talk. Katie is one of the coolest, most fun and open people I know. We have a really open and honest dialogue about relationships, partnership, wellness and life. I wish more people had these types of conversations. 

We talk about: 

• The importance of female friendships and how they change over time 

• Our college sorority experiences and how they shape us

• The girls euro trip she takes with her friends every year 

• Navigating relationships with our partners

• What it means to really love someone and the balance of romance, chemistry and partnership

• How reflecting on your own shit can help you be better 

• Being vulnerable with ourselves and others

• Our relationships with “wellness”

• Tattoos, Botox, workout classes

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In this episode, in honor of Mental Health Awareness day, I share my experiences with mental health, what I’ve learned over the years, the top 10 things I do on a regular basis to care for my mental health and where I think I could improve. 

Quote: “Be forgiving of other people’s shortcomings as you’d wish them to be of yours.” 

What I’m loving lately:

• David Mallet Pure Shampoo 
• Mango Barn Jacket
• Kosas concealer 
• Candid Chocolates 
• Nike sneakers 

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From 2009 to 2017, Sarah Hurwitz worked in the White House, serving as head speechwriter for First Lady Michelle Obama and as a senior speechwriter for President Barack Obama. Prior to working in government, Hurwitz was the chief speechwriter for Hillary Clinton on her 2008 campaign for president and a speechwriter for Senator John Kerry and General Wesley Clark during the 2004 presidential election. Hurwitz is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School.

These are really impressive credentials, but without any of these Sarah would still be impressive and praise worthy. She reminds me what it means to be good, and no matter what religion or belief system you identify with, I think you’ll find heartwarming inspiration in her words and the lessons she learned from these ancient traditions and practices.

We also talk about: 

• How a break-up lead her to discover Judaism 
• How the principles of Judaism are applicable to all of our lives
• Why words are so powerful even the casual things you say
• How empathy can make you better equipped for your job
• Why the ethics of modern american law sets a low bar for morality
• What it was like working for the Obamas (amazing obviously) 
• Our shared love for the Cooked Media guys 
• And, my favorite, if we can stop fighting ourselves we can find real meaning and joy...

Sarah is a really special, not to mention, incredibly smart and talented person with a gift for meaningful thoughts, ideas, and words. I could have chatted with her for hours about life.

Mike Robbins is the author of five books, Focus on the Good Stuff, Be Yourself Everyone Else is Already Taken, Nothing Changes Until You Do, Bring Your Whole Self to Work, We're All in This Together: Creating a Team Culture of High Performance, Trust, and Belonging.

He is an expert in teamwork, leadership, and emotional intelligence, and his work empower people, leaders, and teams to engage in their work, collaborate, and perform at their best by teaching techniques that allow individuals and organizations to be more appreciative, authentic, and effective.

His clients include: Google, Wells Fargo, Microsoft, Harvard, eBay, Kaiser, Airbnb, UC Berkeley, several professional sports teams. He has been featured on NPR, ABC News, the Oprah radio network, and in the Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, the New York Times, the Economist, the Wall Street Journal, and many others and is the creator and host of the popular podcast, We're All In This Together.

We discuss:

• A career-ending baseball injury at the age of 25 set him on the path to being an author and motivational speaker 

• What sports teach us about life values 

• Why it’s so important to speak up and talk about how you feel and how it can empower others to do the same 

• How being open to the influence of other people can open up opportunity 

• How to gain more self-compassion to show up with authenticity and appreciation 

• Shifting our mindset to focus on what really matters in life 

• Redefining what living with abundance means and finding the balance 

• Understanding why our accomplishments mean so much to us so we can find more joy in future endeavors 

• The beauty of living in the moment 

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In this travel edition of my solo episode, I’m sharing a quote that’s hitting the spot, what I’m loving lately, how I changed my mindset from being totally anxious while traveling to actually ENJOYING and how I packed more strategically and wore everything I packed on my honeymoon.

What I’m loving lately: 

• Uniqlo t-shirts

• Packing cubes

• Summer Fridays lip balms

• Snacks (Lesser Evil popcorn, meat sticks, GF pretzels, gomacro bars, hu kitchen) 

• A good book (currently on Kindle  The Women by Kristen Hannah, The Perfect Couple) 

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I found Dr. Lekkos through goop and after a little deep dive found out he was Sophia Bush’s doctor...brooke davis...if you know, you know...and loved his mind, body, spirit approach to claiming your health and living a fulfilled meaningful life. 

 Dr. Apostolos Lekkos is the founder and owner of Bios Functional Medicine, located in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Lekkos offers life changing solutions to health care problems with a unique "outside of the box" perspective.  His comprehensive, state-of-the-art medical approach combines cutting-edge testing with in-depth analysis of each patient’s mind, body and spirit. This enables him to create a customized, restorative treatment plan exclusively tailored for each patient. 

Dr. Lekkos has completed the Advance Fellowship and Board Certification program in Anti-Aging, Regenerative, and Functional Medicine, his Master's Degree in Metabolic and Nutritional Medicine from the University of South Florida Medical College, and medical degree from The University of North Texas Health Science Center, and his His post-graduate training and Board Certification was in Emergency Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.  

We talk about:

• How COVID is impacting us personally

• The art of a SIMPLE morning routine

• How to take action on our ideas 

• His shift from the ER to functional medicine and why treating symptoms with a pill isn’t the answer

• The detrimental impact of negative self-talk

• Perception, positive energy, and stress

• And some really tactical tips like a breathwork tips, a balanced exercise plan, intermittent fasting, top supplements you should take, and his top tips for staying healthy right now

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Aimee Greenacre is a holistic health coach, natural foods expert, and women's empowerment coach. Her mission is to educate and empower women to take healing back into their own hands and help them tap into their true essence, find their unique rhythm, and remember what makes them flow. She helps women reconnect with their inner wisdom and cycles, and get to the root of the physical and energetic blocks that have been limiting them from living their life on their terms.

She is educated across a number of modalities that combine the physical and mental  and has developed a depth of knowledge based on her own experiences.

We talk about…

• How a number of serendipitous moments led her to focus on women’s health

• The homeopathic practices that influenced her perspective on health 

• How the stirrings inside of us can tell us what our best next steps should be 

• How relationships are our biggest mirror 

• The power of women’s intuition and how to connect to yours 

• Softening into the feminine vs. the masculine and understanding what it means to be a women 

• The spiritual psychology of our patterns, behaviors, and cycles of who we are and how they’re engrained in who we are

• How the brain speaks for our body

• Where to start when you’re looking to change your wellbeing 

• The phases of the female cycle, why they’re different and how to embrace them ‘ 

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