🎙️Dr. Navya Mysore, MD is a Women’s Health Expert and Primary Care Provider who serves as a leader in the health tech space, helping women across the country gain better access to contraceptive care and reproductive health resources.

Navya is currently the Medical Director of Women’s Health at Nurx and previously served as the National Medical Director for Sexual and Reproductive Health at One Medical. She is also a member of the Advisory Board at Women’s Health Magazine and a media expert featured in hundreds of outlets since 2018. She is certified by both the American Board of Family Medicine and the College of Family Physicians of Canada.

THE IN REAL LIFE SHOW

👋🏼 Hey! I'm Steph Wong, a Senior Leader on Google's Global Strategy & Operations team, and the proud mom of two little girls. 

✨ The IRL (In Real Life) show is my passion project where I'm on a candid journey to live my best life, and I want to take you along with me. 

📣 Research backed, honest and actionable, get ready to dive deep into a variety of interesting and relevant topics with a deep bench of experts.

🌱 If you are looking for candid, evidence-based conversations that inspire personal growth, challenge self-doubt, and empower you to live a more authentic and fulfilling life, then this is the podcast for you.

🎧 Listen to The IRL on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

✉️ Want to partner or have ideas for future episodes? Send me an email -  [email protected]

📸Instagram: @stephwong.irl

🎙️Ruchika T. Malhotra is the author of the national bestseller, Uncompete: Rejecting Competition To Unlock Success. She is also the founder of Candour, an inclusion strategy practice. A former international business journalist, her writing has recently appeared in publications including The New York Times and Harvard Business Review. Ruchika's last book, Inclusion on Purpose, was called "transformative" by Dr. Brené Brown.

THE IN REAL LIFE SHOW

👋🏼 Hey! I'm Steph Wong, a Senior Leader on Google's Global Strategy & Operations team, and the proud mom of two little girls. 

✨ The IRL (In Real Life) show is my passion project where I'm on a candid journey to live my best life, and I want to take you along with me. 

📣 Research backed, honest and actionable, get ready to dive deep into a variety of interesting and relevant topics with a deep bench of experts.

🌱 If you are looking for candid, evidence-based conversations that inspire personal growth, challenge self-doubt, and empower you to live a more authentic and fulfilling life, then this is the podcast for you.

🎧 Listen to The IRL on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

✉️ Want to partner or have ideas for future episodes? Send me an email -  [email protected]

📸Instagram: @stephwong.irl

I'm taking a short break for the Thanksgiving long weekend, so this week I am replaying one of our most popular podcast episodes to date - enjoy!

🎙️Anna Goldfarb is a leading voice on modern friendships whose investigative insights have been featured in The New York Times, The Atlantic, and TIME. As the author of Modern Friendship: How to Nurture Our Most Valued Connections, she explores the evolving challenges of adult friendships in our rapidly changing world.

THE IN REAL LIFE SHOW

👋🏼 Hey! I'm Steph Wong, a Senior Leader on Google's Global Strategy & Operations team, and the proud mom of two little girls. 

✨ The IRL (In Real Life) show is my passion project where I'm on a candid journey to live my best life, and I want to take you along with me. 

📣 I’ve curated a deep bench of experts who are renowned in their respective fields to weigh in across a number of diverse topics. Research backed, honest and actionable, get ready to dive deep into a variety of interesting and relevant topics. 

🌱 My goal is to learn and grow alongside you, creating a supportive community where no topic is off-limits and judgment is left at the door. We’re talking about everything that impacts us – our mental and physical well being, healing from generational trauma, the evolving dynamics of relationships, navigating modern parenthood and everything in between. 

🎧 Watch the IRL - In Real Life Podcast:

https://www.youtube.com/@theirlpodcast.stephwong

I'm taking a short break for the Thanksgiving long weekend, so this week I am replaying one of our most popular podcast episodes to date (which may come in handy this holiday!).

🎙️Dr. Sharon Martin a renowned psychotherapist and author specializing in helping adult children recover from difficult childhoods. She’s passionate about helping adults overcome the effects of narcissistic and emotional abuse, learn to set boundaries, and develop self-worth. Dr. Martin is the author of four books, including “The Better Boundaries Workbook” She writes the popular blog “Conquering Codependency” for Psychology Today and has been featured in various media outlets, including Web MD, and Women’s World.

THE IN REAL LIFE SHOW

👋🏼 Hey! I'm Steph Wong, a Senior Leader on Google's Global Strategy & Operations team, and the proud mom of two little girls. 

✨ The IRL (In Real Life) show is my passion project where I'm on a candid journey to live my best life, and I want to take you along with me. 

📣 Research backed, honest and actionable, get ready to dive deep into a variety of interesting and relevant topics with a deep bench of experts.

🌱 If you are looking for candid, evidence-based conversations that inspire personal growth, challenge self-doubt, and empower you to live a more authentic and fulfilling life, then this is the podcast for you.

🎧 Watch the IRL - In Real Life Podcast:

https://www.youtube.com/@theirlpodcast.stephwong

📸 Instagram: @stephwong.irl

🎙️Laura Vanderkam is a globally recognized expert who helps people transform their schedules from a source of scarcity to time abundance. A prolific author of acclaimed books like Tranquility by Tuesday and the forthcoming Big Time, her work is based on rigorous, real-world data, including the analysis of over a thousand time diaries. Laura's strategies have reached millions, notably through her TED Talk "How to gain control of your free time," viewed over 16 million times, and her popular daily podcast, Before Breakfast. She is a trusted voice in productivity, regularly featured in major publications like The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, dedicated to showing you how to spend more time on what truly matters.

THE IN REAL LIFE SHOW

👋🏼 Hey! I'm Steph Wong, a Senior Leader on Google's Global Strategy & Operations team, and the proud mom of two little girls. 

✨ The IRL (In Real Life) show is my passion project where I'm on a candid journey to live my best life, and I want to take you along with me. 

📣 Research backed, honest and actionable, get ready to dive deep into a variety of interesting and relevant topics with a deep bench of experts.

🌱 If you are looking for candid, evidence-based conversations that inspire personal growth, challenge self-doubt, and empower you to live a more authentic and fulfilling life, then this is the podcast for you.

🎧 Listen to The IRL on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

✉️ Want to partner or have ideas for future episodes? Send me an email -  [email protected]

📸Instagram: @stephwong.irl

🎙️Rachel Mahloch is a leading personal safety expert, self-protection coach, and founder of Battle Woman®, a system that equips women with a comprehensive self-protection toolkit. She helps women own their power by combining intuitive awareness, boundary setting, and practical defense skills to become a "hard target." A sought-after speaker, her unique expertise has been featured nationwide on NBC, CBS, and FOX news.

THE IN REAL LIFE SHOW

👋🏼 Hey! I'm Steph Wong, a Senior Leader on Google's Global Strategy & Operations team, and the proud mom of two little girls. 

✨ The IRL (In Real Life) show is my passion project where I'm on a candid journey to live my best life, and I want to take you along with me. 

📣 Research backed, honest and actionable, get ready to dive deep into a variety of interesting and relevant topics with a deep bench of experts.

🌱 If you are looking for candid, evidence-based conversations that inspire personal growth, challenge self-doubt, and empower you to live a more authentic and fulfilling life, then this is the podcast for you.

🎧 Listen to The IRL on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

✉️ Want to partner or have ideas for future episodes? Send me an email -  [email protected]

📸Instagram: @stephwong.irl

🎙️Meet Dr. Sheryl Ziegler, the award-winning author of the bestseller Mommy Burnout and the speaker behind the viral TEDx talk, "Why Moms Are Miserable". As a renowned clinical psychologist and mental health expert, she has appeared on 100+ news shows including The Today Show, The Katie Couric Show, CNN, and CNBC. Dr. Ziegler is trusted by top media outlets like The New York Times, The Washington Post, Harvard Business Review, and TIME, and she's here to give you a practical, expert plan to reclaim your energy and joy.

Instagram and LinkedIn- @drsherylziegler

FB- @mommyburnout

Substack- @thecrucialyears

THE IN REAL LIFE SHOW

👋🏼 Hey! I'm Steph Wong, a Senior Leader on Google's Global Strategy & Operations team, and the proud mom of two little girls. 

✨ The IRL (In Real Life) show is my passion project where I'm on a candid journey to live my best life, and I want to take you along with me. 

📣 Research backed, honest and actionable, get ready to dive deep into a variety of interesting and relevant topics with a deep bench of experts.

🌱 If you are looking for candid, evidence-based conversations that inspire personal growth, challenge self-doubt, and empower you to live a more authentic and fulfilling life, then this is the podcast for you.

🎧 Listen to The IRL on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

✉️ Want to partner or have ideas for future episodes? Send me an email -  [email protected]

📸Instagram: @stephwong.irl

🎙️Melissa Groves Azzaro, RDN, LD intimately understands the burnout of a high-stress career because she lived it; after 15 years in NYC advertising led to her own hormonal imbalances, she completely changed her life. She is now an award-winning integrative dietitian who uses a functional medicine approach to help women find the root cause of their symptoms, going far beyond "just a diet." She is also the author of A Balanced Approach to PCOS and has been featured in national publications like Shape, Healthline, and Eating Well.

THE IN REAL LIFE SHOW

👋🏼 Hey! I'm Steph Wong, a Senior Leader on Google's Global Strategy & Operations team, and the proud mom of two little girls. 

✨ The IRL (In Real Life) show is my passion project where I'm on a candid journey to live my best life, and I want to take you along with me. 

📣 Research backed, honest and actionable, get ready to dive deep into a variety of interesting and relevant topics with a deep bench of experts.

🌱 If you are looking for candid, evidence-based conversations that inspire personal growth, challenge self-doubt, and empower you to live a more authentic and fulfilling life, then this is the podcast for you.

🎧 Listen to The IRL on Spotify or Apple Podcasts

✉️ Want to partner or have ideas for future episodes? Send me an email -  [email protected]

📸Instagram: @stephwong.irl

🎙️Kat Vellos is the author of⁠ We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships⁠ and the creator of the⁠ Better Conversations Calendar⁠ and⁠ BFF Builder⁠. A former UX designer for major tech companies, she now helps people foster meaningful friendship and community in environments not built for connection—which is most of them. This is why Kat advocates for urban design that supports and strengthens social cohesion. Kat’s writing is read in over 100 countries, and she’s been featured by The New York Times, NPR, Communication Arts, and The Good Life Project.

Resources mentioned in today’s episode:

➡️ Blog post: ⁠How to reply to “How are you?” or “How have you been?”⁠

➡️ ⁠Better than Small Talk downloadable cards⁠

➡️ ⁠Better Conversations Calendar⁠

➡️ ⁠Connection Jet Pack⁠

➡️ ⁠The BFF Builder⁠

THE IN REAL LIFE SHOW

👋🏼 Hey! I'm Steph Wong, a Senior Leader on Google's Global Strategy & Operations team, and the proud mom of two little girls. 

✨ The IRL (In Real Life) show is my passion project where I'm on a candid journey to live my best life, and I want to take you along with me. 

📣 Research backed, honest and actionable, get ready to dive deep into a variety of interesting and relevant topics with a deep bench of experts.

🌱 If you are looking for candid, evidence-based conversations that inspire personal growth, challenge self-doubt, and empower you to live a more authentic and fulfilling life, then this is the podcast for you.

🎧 Watch the IRL - In Real Life Podcast:

⁠https://www.youtube.com/@theirlpodcast.stephwong⁠

📸Instagram: @stephwong.irl

🎙️Kat Vellos is the author of We Should Get Together: The Secret to Cultivating Better Friendships and the creator of the Better Conversations Calendar and BFF Builder. A former UX designer for major tech companies, she now helps people foster meaningful friendship and community in environments not built for connection—which is most of them. This is why Kat advocates for urban design that supports and strengthens social cohesion. Kat’s writing is read in over 100 countries, and she’s been featured by The New York Times, NPR, Communication Arts, and The Good Life Project.

Resources mentioned in today’s episode:

➡️ Blog post: How to reply to “How are you?” or “How have you been?”

➡️ Better than Small Talk downloadable cards

➡️ Better Conversations Calendar

➡️ Connection Jet Pack

➡️ The BFF Builder

THE IN REAL LIFE SHOW

👋🏼 Hey! I'm Steph Wong, a Senior Leader on Google's Global Strategy & Operations team, and the proud mom of two little girls. 

✨ The IRL (In Real Life) show is my passion project where I'm on a candid journey to live my best life, and I want to take you along with me. 

📣 Research backed, honest and actionable, get ready to dive deep into a variety of interesting and relevant topics with a deep bench of experts.

🌱 If you are looking for candid, evidence-based conversations that inspire personal growth, challenge self-doubt, and empower you to live a more authentic and fulfilling life, then this is the podcast for you.

🎧 Watch the IRL - In Real Life Podcast:

https://www.youtube.com/@theirlpodcast.stephwong

📸Instagram: @stephwong.irl