Love, Alexi

This week Alexi talks to two genius icons at once! Writer/Director/Actor Charles Rogers (Search Party, Fort Tilden) and Comedian/Writer/Actress/Multi Media Artist Casey Jane Ellison join Alexi to talk self help, self love, and self care; instagram, their new podcast "The Problem With Charles and Casey" (available on iTunes, your preferred podcast app, and wherever podcasts are found), and so much more! Go on this manic, caffeine fueled, over sharing, opinionated, loving, and ultimately tender/inspiring/problem solving tangential journey with all three of them. You WON'T regret it!

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Alexi talks to Ryan O’Connell, the star and writer-creator of her new favorite show SPECIAL - available NOW on Netflix! Binge watch it ASAP! You won’t regret it! Special is a semi autobiographical series based on Ryan's memoir (I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves) in which Ryan plays a gay man with cerebral palsy.

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Alexi talks to one of her best girlfriends, Brittany Furlan! They talk Brittany's new podcast "Worst Firsts", mental health, spray tans, antidepressants, cutting, her incredible documentary "American Meme" (available on Netflix), her recent marriage to Tommy Lee, and SO MUCH MORE! Plus a very long, tangential intro from Alexi reflecting on all things Bravo, full moons, relationships, and more.

This episode is brought to you by Lau Botanicals. Lau Botanicals is a Hawaiian, organic skincare line formulated by a holistic esthetician. For more Lau Botanicals, go to https://www.laubotanicals.com/ and use the discount code: Lovealexi to receive 15% off! Follow them on Instagram @laubotanicals

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Alexi is joined by Wendy Suzuki, a Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at the New York University Center for Neural Science. She is the author of "Healthy Brain, Happy Life: A Personal Program to Activate Your Brain and Do Everything Better" as well as "Good Anxiety, Bad Anxiety: Harness Your Fears and Make Them Work For You".

Alexi and Wendy talk dopamine, cooking, serotonin, Wendy's numerous Ted talks, Alexi getting over her fear of traveling to Bali, living optimally, endorphins, happiness, NYU, memory, the brain, PTSD therapy, EMDR, J Crew, Equinox, exercise, death and grieving, anxiety, Prince Henry, Oprah, mental health, antidepressants versus exercise, and Wendy's "Before Sunset" "Before Sunrise" love story.

Wendy received her undergraduate degree in physiology and human anatomy at the University of California, Berkeley in 1987 studying with Prof. Marion C. Diamond, a leader in the field of brain plasticity. She went on to earn her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from U.C. San Diego in 1993 and completed apost-doctoral fellowship at the National Institutes of Health before accepting her faculty position at New York University in 1998.

Her major research interest continues to be brain plasticity. She is best known for her extensive work studying areas in the brain critical for our ability to form and retain new long-term memories. More recently her work has focused on understanding how aerobic exercise can be used to improve learning, memory and higher cognitive abilities in humans. Wendy is passionate about teaching (see her courses), about exercise (intenSati), and about supporting and mentoring up and coming scientists.

For more Wendy, follow her on instagram and facebook @ Wendy Suzuki and visit her website: WendySuzuki.com.

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Alexi talks to musician Colleen Green! They talk Oakland, autoimmune disease, pot / weed / mushrooms, Billy zane, her song writing process, flirting techniques, dating and feeling out of control, the ideal relationship, Tinder, astrology and how we use it to feel less out of control, 20’s vs 30's, getting way too drunk. Alexi talks about last wknd's "Girls night In" as well as "Big sister sessions" and there's even a surprise cameo phone call from her boyfriend!

For more Colleen Green, follow her on instagram / twitter / facebook @colleengreen420. She'll be going on a full US tour with Potty Mouth in June and July of 2019. Stick around for her song at the end of the show: "Maybe I'll Get Hit by a Car Tonight" off her LP "Harmontown Loops"

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Amina AlTai (www.aminaaltai.com) is a holistic business and mindset coach and corporate trainer. She is the first social entrepreneur to successfully create a methodology that supports the health of a business and its people at the same time. Over a decade in marketing and grappling with a fast-paced career and two autoimmune diseases lead Amina to burnout. In hopes of healing her own life, she sought training in nutrition, fitness and mindfulness and her goal became to teach others how to balance a thriving career, body and mind. She takes a mind, body and business approach to coaching entrepreneurs—examining any blocks in the mindset, what our body needs for us to be successful in work and in life, along with the strategies and tactics we're using in our business to help us and our bottom lines thrive. Progressive companies such as Deloitte, Y and R, Outdoor Voices, NYU and HUGE have partnered with Amina. She’s an Entrepreneur Magazine expert-in-residence and writes for Thrive Global, MindbodyGreen, The Observer, Yahoo, Bustle, Byrdie and more.

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Diane Gaeta is an actress, fine artist, producer and momma. Diane (aka Di) joins Alexi to discuss the recent discovery of her (soon to be ex) husband's infidelity, the intricacies of her marriage, the importance of listening to your gut, losing yourself in a relationship, putting your needs on the back burner, finding herself again, gathering strength, and embracing the power to leave a toxic relationship. Follow her on instagram @DiMarshallGreen and watch the youtube video in her bio.

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Alexi talks to homeopath and flower remedy practitioner Alexis Smart, creator of custom flower remedies Alexis Smart Flower Remedies (alexissmart.com / instagram @alexiissmartflowerremidies). She's one of the first to create these combination flower remedy formulas and has helped spread the word and made it a fashionable thing in the wellness world. Plus a long intro about foot fetish's, trash tv, and cheating scandals. Enjoy!

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Alexi is joined by Andi Eaton, founder of the holistic living and travel blog “Oui, We” and author of “Wanderful: The Modern Bohemians Guide to Traveling in style”.

She is also throwing a retreat in Joshua Tree April 4-7 (full weekend and day passes available at forageandwander.com) Retreat gram: @forageandwander. Use the discount code FAWAlexi for $100 off!

Her book is available: Amazon, Barnes & Nobles, check indiebound.org to find your closest local book shop. In LA: Book Soup, Chevaliers, Sky Light, the Last Bookstore (to make a few!)

For everything else Andi related, visit her website: ouiwegirl.com and follow her on Instagram: @ouiwegirl

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Leah Dieterich is the author of the memoir Vanishing Twins: A Marriage (Softskull, 2018). Her essays and short fiction have been published by Lenny Letter, LitHub, Buzzfeed, Bomb magazine, and more. She lives between Portland, Oregon, and Los Angeles, California with her husband and daughter. Her book is available for purchase everywhere! Amazon and most any indie bookstore you’d go to. Find her on twitter @leahdieterich and Instagram @andthetidewaswayout and visit her website: leahdieterich.com

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