Smart Women Talk

Regenerative Farming is the Future with Dr. Amy Sapola

Join Amy and Katana as they discuss:

• What is regenerative farming and why it is important to both the environment and our health.
• Why eating the rainbow is more important than a singular "superfood.”
• Simple tips for reducing wasted food.

Dr. Amy Sapola is passionate about helping people achieve radiant health through reconnecting with their own intuition, nature, and deep nourishment as well as working on public health issues related to the social determinants of health, soil health, and planetary health.

Dr. Sapola is a Certified Wellness Coach, Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner (IFMCP) and Doctor of Pharmacy with a B.S. in Nutrition. She has also completed a 2-year fellowship with honors in Integrative Medicine from the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine (AIHM). Dr. Sapola is the Director of Farmacy at The Chef’s Garden. Farmacy at the Chef’s Garden is about building a greater understanding of how your health is impacted by the regenerative agriculture principles we practice here at The Chef's Garden. She works to help guide consumers toward a mindful relationship with food by connecting the benefits of healthy soil, to healthy plants, and ultimately, to healthy people.

As a mother of two young children, master gardener, passionate cook, and long-time yogi, Dr. Sapola has an integrative approach to health and wellness both personally and professionally.

To learn more about Amy, visit www.farmerjonesfarm.com.

Healing the Planet and People from the Roots Up with Nadine Clopton

Join Nadine and Katana as they discuss:

• The importance of regenerative organic agriculture.
• How human health is interconnected with soil health.
• How we have arrived at the climate crisis, and how we can collectively reimagine a more hopeful path forward.

Nadine Clopton is committed to co-creating a world that places compassion, communities, and ecosystems at the root of positive change.

She holds a Masters in Environmental Policy Design from Lehigh University where she was a Presidential Scholar. In her undergraduate studies, she studied Health, Medicine, & Society (Public Health) and Political Science with minors in Sustainable Development and Environmental Studies.

As a Program Manager at Rodale Institute, she runs the Regenerative Healthcare program. Through leading edge events and education, Regenerative Healthcare seeks to educate the healthcare community about food as medicine and human health’s inextricable links to soil health. She also manages the Grow Clean Water program, which explores the link between watershed health and how we farm—with a specific focus on how supporting regenerative organic agriculture keeps harmful chemicals out of our watershed and off of our plates.

Outside of Rodale Institute, Nadine serves as the President of the Global NGO Executive Committee (GNEC) and as an NGO Representative to the United Nations. In her work with GNEC, she works to amplify civil society voices and advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Nadine is also the Founder of Conscious Consulting, LLC, rooting individual & organizational change in self-inquiry, purpose, & embodiment through workshops and coaching.

To learn more about Rodale Institute , visit rodaleinstitute.org.

Free Resources Mentioned During the Podcast:

Regenerative Healthcare Conference: Virtual Recordings (over 13 hours of educational content)

Rodale Institute Soil Carbon Solution White Paper

Rodale Institute Power of the Plate White Paper

Rodale Institute Farming Systems Trial 40 Year Report

Take Charge of Your Life! with Dr. Arin Reeves

Join Arin and Katana as they discuss:

• How to identify life drainers that perpetuate energy depletion cycles.
• Burnout and the misunderstood stress gap between women and men in the workplace.
• Self-care isn’t going to fix it—why often “prescribed” stress relief strategies for women often cause more stress.

A leading researcher, author, and advisor in the fields of leadership and inclusion, Dr. Arin Reeves studied business at DePaul University’s College of Commerce, attended law school at University of Southern California, and received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Northwestern University. Arin is a best-selling author of four books - In Charge (2022), Smarter Than A Lie (2019), One Size Never Fits All (2014), and The Next IQ (2012).

Arin has designed and led several comprehensive research projects on leadership and inclusion in various topics related to diversity, inclusion, and equity. Before Nextions, Arin practiced law for several years and served as an Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University where she taught classes on law and society.

To learn more about Arin, visit arinreeves.com.

The Women of Tomorrow with Jill Harris and Michelle Fanroy

Listen as Jill, Michelle, and Katana discuss:

The role mentors play in empowering the women of tomorrow.

• The best advice to give when mentoring young women.

• Why empowerment really needs to start with young women.

Jill Harris has dedicated her life to improving education. Working as an intervention specialist with a teaching certification, she has designed and implemented programs for children at risk of failing school. Collaborating with teachers, parents and administrators, Jill utilized her educational resources and evidence-based research to develop and recommend effective interventions.

Prior to working in education, Jill worked with many national television stations as a liaison to local advertisers. Her first love was media which ironically led to a career in education after dedicating time to local charities during her program management position at WKBD-TV. She witnessed the urgent need of support for youth in education and felt compelled to commit herself to understanding child development and how it affects learning and behavior. Jill’s experience in media management as well as her dedicated commitment in implementing programs to help at-risk students make her the perfect candidate in a leadership position as Executive Director of the Metro-Detroit Women of Tomorrow Mentor & Scholarship Program.

To learn more about Women of Tomorrow, visit womenoftomorrow.org.


Michelle Fanroy is President and Founder of Access One Consulting, a consulting firm that designs, implements, and manages national and global strategic corporate mentoring programs. Her passion for mentoring aligns with the Women of Tomorrow organization's goals in helping prepare young women for the real world and long-term success.

To learn more about Michelle, visit accessoneconsulting.com.

What's Making Our Children Sick? with Dr. Michelle Perro

Listen as Dr. Perro and Katana discuss:

• How our industrial food industry is affecting our health.
• Empowering tips to care for our children's health.
• Tools to create healthy habits not found in mainstream medicine.

Dr. Michelle Perro is a veteran pediatrician with over forty years of experience in acute and integrative medicine. Twenty years ago, Dr. Perro transformed her clinical practice to include pesticide and health advocacy. She has directed and worked as attending physician from New York’s Metropolitan Hospital to UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, Oakland. Dr. Perro has managed her own business, Down to Earth Pediatrics, creating a new field of integrative urgent care medicine.

Dr. Perro has co-authored the highly acclaimed book, “What’s Making our Children Sick” and is Executive Director of a non-profit scientific-based website, GMO Science (https://www.gmoscience.org). She has authored many publications and has written for the journal, “The Townsend Letter.”

She has recently launched the website Regeneration Health International, focusing on educating food as medicine bridging the divide to regenerative farming.

Dr. Perro is presently working on her second book, "Making our Children Well."

To learn more about Dr. Perro, visit www.drmichelleperro.com.

How to Restart Your Travel Life ... Even When Single! with Phyllis Stoller

Join Phyllis and Katana as they discuss:

• The top places to travel … even if you’re a single woman.
• Why traveling as a solo woman isn’t unusual anymore.
• Packing strategies and how to deal with airline issues.

Phyllis Stoller is a pioneer in travel for women and an expert in boomer women travelers. A graduate of Tufts University, Phyllis studied and lived abroad for many years. She was an international banker prior to founding her tour company for women. The focus of her company, The Women’s Travel Group is taking personal care of the solo woman traveler with engaging itineraries and speakers. Phyllis has appeared on CNN, The Today Show, Lifetime, in much print, TV and radio. She speaks at major travel events and to private groups and was awarded The A-List Travel Agent for women’s travel by Travel& Leisure. Phyllis was also named One of the Most Influential Women in Group Travel by Group Travel Magazine, a top Woman in Travel by Women in Travel and Tourism International and more. She writes a blog that has received many awards.

To learn more about Phyllis, visit thewomenstravelgroup.com.

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The Benefits of Moving to Spain and How to Make It Happen! with Amalia Del Riego

Join Amalia and Katana as they discuss:

· What makes Spain a desirous country to move to, whether one is still working or in retirement.
· Insight on the various areas/regions of Spain to consider for living.
· Resources for making the move to Spain a reality.

Originally from Colorado, Amalia loves living in Denia, Spain and sharing about her travels. Her idea of a great time is ‘eating and drinking’ her way around a new place and meeting the people. As a certified Travel Consultant and Travel Writer, she specializes in custom travel planning for trips throughout Europe, as well as scouting trips for moving to Spain.

To learn more about Amalia, visit www.movetotraveling.com

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Get to Your Healthiest Weight Intuitively with Beth Basham, MD, RD, LD

Join Beth and Katana as they discuss:

• Why ditching Keto, intermittent fasting, and other popular diets is the only way to sustainable weight loss.
• How reprogramming your relationship with food and body changes everything.
• Why eating without restriction helps you feel body freedom.

Beth Basham, MS, RD, LD is a Food Freedom Coach and Registered Dietitian with over 15 years of experience helping women achieve long-lasting success with their health goals and peace within their bodies.

To learn more about Beth, visit www.bethbasham.com

Your 7 Emotional Clutter Magnets with Tracy McCubbin

Join us as Tracy and Katana discuss:
- The upstream cause of clutter and how to fix it.
- How your shopping habits contribute to your clutter ... and those you shop for.
- Stuff won't fix you; learn what WILL.

Tracy McCubbin is the owner of dClutterfly, Los Angeles’s #1 Home Organization company, as well as the author of Making Space, Clutter Free: The Last Book on Decluttering You’ll Ever Need and the newly released Make Space for Happiness: How to Stop Attracting Clutter and Start Magnetizing the Life You Want. She is a regularly featured expert in major media, including the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, goop, Home & Family, Real Simple, mindbodygreen, NBC, The Doctors, and more.

When not “d’Cluttering,” she is the proud co-executive director of OneKid, OneWorld, a nonprofit that is building a strong educational foundation for children in impoverished communities throughout Kenya and Central America.

To learn more about Tracy, visit tracymccubbin.com.
To learn more about OneKid, OneWorld, visit onekidoneworld.org.

Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones with Proper Estate Planning with Danielle Mayoras, JD

Join Danielle and Katana as they discuss:
- The type of estate planning you need to have in place.
- What you need to know for the holidays and your end-of-the year legal planning.
- How to have the estate planning conversation and motivate your loved ones to create a proper estate plan.

Danielle Mayoras is a nationally known attorney, author, and on-camera media expert. She is a shareholder in BRMM Law where she practices in estate, elder law, and special needs planning. In addition to her legal practice, Danielle authored the best-selling book--Trial & Heirs: Famous Fortune Fights!-- and has been a regular contributor for Forbes as well as presented on a variety of legal topics around the country for audiences ranging from financial advisors and attorneys to social workers and nonprofits. She has served as a legal expert for hundreds of publications and TV shows including, CNN, NBC Nightly News, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, ABC News, the Rachael Ray Show, Access Hollywood, and FOX, PBS and NBC affiliates.

To learn more about Danielle, visit brmmlaw.com or danielleandandy.com.