Today we invite West Hollywood City Council Candidate, John Erickson to the podcast to help us all understand WHY it's so incredibly important that we get out to the polls this fall. John is extremely passionate about the work he's doing to create a ripple effect of change on both local and national levels and a wealth of knowledge and resources that you're going to want to listen up and take notes for!

In this episode we talk about:

- John's upbringing in a small conservative town and how he became comfortable speaking out for his beliefs and showing up authentically as an openly gay man

- His experience as an all-american volleyball player in college & how being the victim of a hate crime only strengthened his work within the LGBTQ community

-How to become an activist even if you’ve never taken an interest in politics before & why it’s never too late to take a stand!

- Some of the key issues John is fighting for in his campaign (including renter's rights, homelessness and COVID-19 response)!

- The importance of voting in leaders with integrity

-The game changing impact you can have on the world when you choose the issues you really want to advocate for

-How to avoid overwhelm and burnout when it comes to putting in "the work" AND Why it's key that we all take time to recharge for the revolution!

RESOURCES

Get Involved/Learn/Support

Women’s March Los Angeles https://www.womensmarchla.org

Unique Women’s Coalition https://www.theuwc.org

Jane Elliot (speaker activist) https://janeelliott.com

Bambi Salsato (Trans Latina Coalition) https://www.translatinacoalition.org/bamby-salcedo

Stonewall Democratic Club https://www.stonewalldems.org/black_lives_matter?splash=1

Organizations

Black Women for Wellness https://www.bwwla.org

Planned Parenthood https://www.plannedparenthood.org

Books

Giovanni's Room

The Color of Law

Documentaries

I Am Not Your Negro (Netflix)

CONNECT WITH JOHN ERICKSON

Instagram and Twitter @jerickson85

Facebook John Erickson 

Support his campaign: Erickson4weho.com

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This week Jess and Rye share a special episode with Nicole Miller: founder of @racemvmt –a platform founded on the principles that in order to create sustainable transformation in our communities (removing cultural, racial and economic disparities) we must change the way we approach the world by changing the way we move in this world. We must analyze all definitions of the word “movement” and apply it to ourselves. 

The goals of @racemvmt:

- Create space for diverse communities to move together and unite the Black community & its allies to dismantle systemic racism

- Integrate resources to move minds and bring focus to everyday wellness

This conversation includes a look at:

MORE ABOUT NICOLE & RACEMVMT

racemvmt.org

@nicolehmiller

Nicole Miller is a proud Black woman and in 2020 she felt more inspired and required than ever before to use her platform, her voice, her experiences to shed light on suppressed, but very prevalent aspects of her own life. She has felt the pain of not being heard. Of being torn down and criticized. But she has a voice and chose to use it. To take a stand, to uplift, to build and to educate! To “do the work” required to address racial injustice and create sustainable transformation in our communities.  As such she created a platform called RACEMVMT and in just a few weeks, she manifested dreams she didn’t know imaginable, and brought to life a call to action with almost 1,000 active participants that requires all of us to support in order to grow.

Nicole was raised in Denver, Colorado but moved around starting as an early teen. These diverse experiences contribute to her fundamental belief that racial justice is intricately intertwined with the balance of mindfulness, and desire to educate and be more informed than the society in which you may have grown up in.

Her journey into wellness and diversity inclusion began with an adventurous spirit and an insatiable desire to connect- physically/mental/emotionally to self and those around her. Her fearless spirit allowed her to cultivate relationships in several circles and understand more thoroughly the impact and benefits of mindful movement. Through coaching and training, she found immense joy in empowering clients to find their strength and confidence to reach beyond their comfort zone, making progress every time they step in the room. However, she often found that Black and underserved communities were not included in these spaces or conversations surrounding wellness, health and fitness. As Nicole began to delve into the lack of diversity and inclusion within the wellness space, she became even more passionate about education and awareness for the diversity gap.

This sparked an even greater purpose- to see change she needed to create change… and so RACEMVMT was born. The time is now to come together in solidarity. The time to be actively anti-racist and move away from selective ignorance. The time to do the work in creating sustainable transformation within our communities for our future generations.

Sometimes the hardest thing, and the right thing are the same thing.

This week, we’re having a virtual chat with skin guru Dr. Trevor Cates who has been a naturopathic physician for 20 years and knows a thing or two about graceful aging, glowing skin and how to get to the root of skin breakouts and disturbances!

In this episode we cover:

*Where the name “The Spa Doctor” originated

*Why she calls our skin a “magic mirror”

*Dr. Cates 5 skin types!

*Proper nutrition for skin issues and the top trigger foods to limit (hint: sugar is #1)

*The 10 foods she has people eliminate in her 2 week program + why dairy is top of the list!

*The major impact that stress can have on your skin & what to do about it!

*How to create an effective skincare routine in 4 steps or less!

*Her favorite and least favorite skin trends right now & why she’s not into fads! && a lot more!

CONNECT WITH DR. CATES

Dr. Cates on Instagram: @thespadr 

Take the Skin Quiz Theskinquiz.com

Clean Skin from Within Book (iwith 2 week program)

The Spa Doctor Skin Products

The Spa Doctor Supplements

CONNECT WITH US:

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In this week's episode, Jess and Rye are chatting with Vanessa Grimaldi who many of you may know from the Bachelor - because not only was she a fan favorite but she ended up getting engaged to Nick Viall in the season finale of 2017. If you don't know what happened after that final rose, you'll have to tune into the episode to find out!

Vanessa is a Special Education teacher who created the "No Better You" foundation in 2017, aiming to help schools in Montreal take better care of students in Inclusive Education programs. 

In this episode we discuss:

CONNECT WITH VANESSA:

@VanessaGrimaldi30

@NoBetterYou

No Better You - Website

CONNECT WITH US:

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In this week’s episode we’re having an important conversation with our friend Herve Clermont who is an actor, voiceover artist, host, husband and father to two adorable twin girls!

In this episode we discuss:

Herve's upbringing and what it was like being raised by Haitan parents in the US

His experience being unfairly racially profiled by police

The civil unrest in our country, current events surrounding the protests & rioting, the recent killings of George Floyd and previous killings of Tamir Rice and Eric Garner

The history of police brutality and what defunding police really means

The implicit biases black people face every day, the importance of having difficult conversations with friends and family and what it means to be anti-racist

CONNECT WITH HERVE

Instagram here 

WATCH HIS SHOWS

Ruthless Stream on BET here

Snowfall on FX here 

CONNECT WITH US:

Shoot us an email! [email protected]

Send us a DM! Solo 2.0 Podcast on @SOLO2.0PODCAST

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Today, Jess and Ryan are sharing their second interview with their favorite "money expert," Danetha Doe, who is a Jamaican-Ghanaian American entrepreneur, journalist, economist, manifestation teacher and the creator of Money & Mimosas. 

PLEASE NOTE: this conversation was recorded several weeks before the death of George Floyd and subsequent global protests against racism and police brutality...so  the interview is based on "overcoming financial fears and stress" related to Covid-19 (but J &R provide an update in the INTRO to address the current #BLM movement and overall state of the world).

Since recording this conversation, Danetha has shifted her mindset and messaging to focus more on white privilege and the impact it has had on the socio-economic disparities between white and black people in America. The girls share an important message from Danetha in the intro to the episode.

CONNECT WITH DANETHA:

Money & Mimosas

Danetha on IG @DanethaDoe

Join Danetha's Money Makers Program (re-opening 6/19)

CONNECT WITH US:

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In this week's interview, Jess and Rye get cozy (pre-quarantine) with Koya Webb who is a wellness visionary, author of Let Your Fears Make You Fierce, and founder of Get Loved Up, a conscious community that practices daily self-care and makes healthy living a priority to promote healing, social justice, spiritual connection.

Koya shares her passion for dramatically decreasing the number of people who suffer from chronic diseases associated with a stressful lifestyle, unhealthy diet, and self-defeating habits through self-care, plant-based nutrition, and community education.

In this episode we discuss:

*Koya's upbringing in Humboldt, Tennessee and what it was like living in a trailer with her parents and siblings

*Why she believes that finding track and field saved her life and the role that movement can play in moving emotions and energy through us

*What she means when she says "fear is feedback" and "communication over cancelling"

*How to turn limiting beliefs into affirmations to find the best version of yourself

* Koya's experience being bullied when she was younger and how she's worked through childhood wounds via communication, breathwork and hypnotherapy

* Why she decided to go plant-based and how it improved her health and why she believes eating with joy is so important to find balance with food

* How to eat a nutritious diet affordably and why it doesn’t have to cost a lot of money to be well

* Koya's Get Loved Up University and yoga school - how it’s grown over time and her philosophy around movement and finding exercise you love

+ So much more!

RESOURCES

Koya's Website here

Koya's Instagram here 

Join Koya's Daily 100 Challenge here 

Get Loved Up Yoga Teacher Training here

Get Loved Up Podcast 

Get Loved Up Protein Powder

CONNECT WITH US

Shoot us an email! [email protected]

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This week Jess and Ryan celebrate the ‘art of cooking’ with Guy Turland: the man behind the successful "Bondi Harvest" brand, restaurant and cookbook! Guy has had a very successful career doing what he loves (cooking!) and gets to travel the world doing it...Tune in to hear how he made it happen!

In this Ryan + Jess discuss:

- How Guy went from starting his first restaurant @ 21 in Bondi, Australia, to opening 2 successful 'Bondi Harvest' restaurants in Los Angeles 

- What it takes to make it as a chef

- The top challenges he’s faced in opening a restaurant

- What it’s been like being on camera as a host and some of the most memorable moments from his traveling cooking show

- And finally we get into some of his favorite meals and recipes, and he breaks down the best seasonal ingredients to look for right now

++ R + J talk about how the restaurant and bar industry has been affected by the pandemic and share information about the "Frontline Foods" charity, which gives to restaurants and hospitals with one donation!

RESOURCES:

Guy on Instagram: @chef_guy_turland

Bondi Harvest: @bondiharvest

Visit Bondi Harvest in Culver City (Platform) - Currently Open for Take Out!

CONNECT WITH US

Shoot us an email! [email protected]

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Today we're having a conversation with Heidi Stevens who is a speaker, mentor and host of women empowerment events and online experiences. She’s the founder of the Feminine Collective and Soul of Business Podcast.

Heidi has mentored hundreds of women through her programs, and inspired thousands through her online platforms. The mission of The Feminine Collective is to inspire the modern women to expand their consciousness, deepen in their connection to self and others and experience more freedom, alignment and overflow in their lives.

In this episode we discuss:

*Jess’s experience working with Heidi via her group coaching program and private business coaching sessions. How Heidi helped her to step into her confidence as a coach, charge the rates she was worthy of and find her ideal clients.

*Heidi’s journey from working in real estate which was a male dominated industry and how burnout and a health crisis ignited a desire to go on her personal & spiritual development journey

*What it means to give yourself permission to prosper - the importance of following your intuition, taking inspired action, putting the blinders on, showing up authentically to co-create a life and business better than you think is possible.

*Her degree in spiritual psychology and how it led her to discover what it meant to be more in her feminine and eventually start her passion based business coaching entrepreneurial women

* Why consuming low vibrational food and content can have an impact on your productivity and confidence levels

*How to align with your business model and rates so you can feel confident in what you’re offering

* PLUS Some of her favorite client testimonials!

RESOURCES

Heidi’s Website

Heidi’s Instagram 

The Feminine Collective here 

Heidi’s Podcast on iTunes 

CONNECT WITH US

Shoot us an email! [email protected]

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Hold onto your seats for a value packed conversation with Bayleigh Dayton: model, TV personality, and the first African American woman to win Miss Missouri USA (17'). In 2018, Bayleigh landed a spot on CBS's Big Brother Season 20 and most recently made her debut on "The Challenge" (MTV Season 35) with her husband,  which airs Wednesdays at 7/8 central on MTV. 

Jess and Rye cover a lot of topics with Bayleigh in this conversation, including: 

RESOURCES

Bayleigh on Instagram @bayydayy

Bayleigh on YouTube "Bayleigh Daily"

CONNECT WITH US

Shoot us an email! [email protected]

Send us a DM! Solo 2.0 Podcast on @SOLO2.0PODCAST

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