Episode 21 features Mr. Rob Carney, a holistic lifestyle coach from Boston, Massachusetts! He created Whole Health Connections, which strives to help others connect the dots to wellness through his 10 week lifestyle transformation program and podcast. He focuses on six different pillars of wellness: thinking, nutrition, movement, sleep, hydration, and breathing. In today's episode, we focus on the science and power behind sleep since it is super important and oftentimes undervalued in our society. Rob elaborates on the importance of sleep; tips to maximize your sleep each night; the correlation between sleep, stress, and higher performance; and the relationship between sleep and the other core pillars. Overall, the goal of this episode is to encourage you to reflect and prioritize a good night sleep each day and to remember to keep it super simple when making lifestyle changes. 

To learn more about Rob and the work he is accomplishing in the wellness space with Whole Health Connections, check out his website and Instagram.

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Episode 20 features Kristen Hutchinson, co-founder of lifestyle subscription and gift-box company Strong Self(ie)! Karina interviews Kristen about how Strong Self(ie) aims to promote positivity and confidence in young girls through gifting and ways that you can support small businesses during this time. 

3 years ago, Kristen ditched her role as a stay at home mom in pursuit of creating a gift box company that empowers girls to feel like their #strongselfie! She started helping parents, grandparents, aunts and friends send a gift that their girls would actually like and included a positive message the girls deserved to hear. Getting mail has never been more fun, or positive! Right now, Kristen is packing thousands of Spring boxes that will be delivering good vibes to girls across the country!

If you are looking for the perfect gift for a special gift, make sure you check out Strong Self(ie)'s gift boxes! You can follow them on Instagram @strong_selfie or browse their website at www.strongselfie.com

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Episode 9 features Danya Greenberg! She is a young breast cancer survivor and an empowered human. Danya is passionate about her own wellness and the health and the wellbeing of the community. She loves to move her body in ways such as yoga, fire spinning, acrobatics, hiking, and more. Her journey to recognizing and elevating her strength and joy is ongoing. Through cancer, chemotherapy, surgeries, she has learned the importance of having a positive self concept and not letting society, peers, or a negative voice in her head rule the way she feels about herself and her place in the world. Danya is grateful to have an opportunity to share some of her growth with everyone in this podcast. We talk about facing insecurities, navigating difficult times, and finding your inner strength in this episode. We dive into Danya's journey with battling cancer and how she remained strong and positive as well as the relationship between her feelings back during treatment and now during quarantine. 

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Welcome to the first episode of Season 2! Today's podcast features two wonderful guests, Kaya Patidar and Sarina Shah. Kaya is a senior in high school at Canyon Crest Academy and will be a freshman at the University of Pennsylvania next fall. Kaya has played on her high school varsity tennis since a freshman with Karina, and she also loves to bake and do fun art projects. Sarina is a freshman at Santa Clara University and loves to cook, paint, and exercise. Sarina additionally enjoys going on outdoor adventures and exploring and discovering new things in her free time.

Karina, Kaya, and Sarina dive into setting their best and most realistic New Year Goals. The three of them discuss their responses to a 10 question End-of-2020 Quiz to help them self-reflect on this crazy year and formulate the ideal New Year goals for themselves! This episode is definitely worth listening too if you want inspiration on 2021 goal ideas and if you want to join us on reflecting over 2020.

**SELF-CARE JOURNAL GIVEAWAY: Exciting announcement-- Stick 2 You is hosting a fun giveaway to kick off 2021! We are giving away one "Notes To Self" journal by Lisa Currie for free to a lucky supporter. To enter, listen to this episode and DM @stick2you_ on Instagram or email [email protected] the "secret phrase."  Winner will be announced at the end of January. Good luck!

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Episode 17 features Abi Erle! Abi is a junior in high school from San Diego, CA and the founder of Smile It Fwd, an organization that delivers care packages to kids at Rady Children's Hospital on their first day of chemo therapy. Abi plays both soccer and field hockey and is a part of several clubs, including Rise Up, Cookies 4 Causes, and the ASL Club. On today's episode, Abi shares one of her biggest silver-linings of this "new norm," which is having more free time to self-reflect and grow. Abi and Karina discuss the importance of having a growth mindset and tips on how to really self-reflect. They also tie in the idea of "giving back" to the conversation and how it can benefit our own happiness!

To learn more about Abi's organization, Smile It Fwd, and how she is supporting an orphanage in Mexico over the holidays, check out her Instagram, website, and Amazon wish-list!

Here is a link to the Ted Talk that Abi and Karina were referencing about what truly buys happiness. 

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Episode 16 features the wellness Q & A with Steph Plotnik and Alex Felemovicius from the virtual baking workshop on Friday, November 13th! Steph and Alex are the sister-in-law duo behind Clean Culture Cocina- an Instagram platform where they share easy, delicious and super nutritious recipes and wellness tips. They are passionate about using food as a way to sustain optimal health, and love finding ingredient substitutions to recreate favorite recipes, using only clean ingredients. Steph and Alex are mega foodies who want to show how one can enjoy delicious and super nutrient-dense food that nourishes the body, without sacrificing any flavor. Their philosophy is anti-diet culture, and all about CLEAN culture. In the Q & A, we talk about all things wellness including diet culture and meal planning. Host Karina Parikh also shares Clean Culture Cocina's pumpkin spice cinnamon roll recipe in the beginning of the episode. This is a must-listen podcast episode and a must-try fall dessert recipe-- enjoy! 

Here is the recipe for the pumpkin spice cinnamon rolls:

Dough

1 cup self rising flour

1 cup whole Greek yogurt

Filling

1/4 cup coconut sugar

2 tbsp coconut oil or ghee

1 tbsp pumpkin spice powder

candied pecans / walnuts

Cream Cheese Frosting

One 8 oz block of cream cheese

1/4 cup Greek Yogurt

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 tsp vanilla extract

1/4 cup maple syrup

Steps 

1. Mix self rising flour with whole Greek yogurt and knead until a workable dough forms (if too sticky, add more flour little by little and keep kneading)

2. Melt the coconut oil and mix with the pumpkin spice and coconut sugar

3. Roll dough into a square/rectangle and spread pumpkin spice sugar paste all over

4. Roll and bake for about 17 minutes at 350°F

5. Mix room temperature cream cheese with Greek yogurt, vanilla extract, and maple syrup until incorporated

Use this to spread as a frosting over the rolls and top with candied walnuts

6. Enjoy! Best served warm

To learn more about Clean Culture Cocina, go check out Steph and Alex's page on Instagram @cleanculturecocina. They post amazing healthy and delicious food recipes! 

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Episode 15 features Sofia Kwee! Sofia is a sophomore at UC Berkeley studying data science. She loves to play tennis, run, hike, or go on any outdoor adventure in her free time. While Karina gives the high school perspective, Sofia gives the college perspective on finding balance in your life, managing stress, and navigating common peer and parental pressures. Karina and Sofia also chat about why mental health matters to them and how they have been feeling with distance learning in today's episode. 

This was such a fun episode to record so don't miss out! Episode 15 is live on Instagram TV as well!

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Episode 14 features Lily Podolsky! Lily is sixteen years old and a junior in high school from Bellevue, Washington. She plays lacrosse and is very involved with non-profit organizations such as "Friendship Circle" and "Girls Inspiring Volunteer Effects". She spends her extra time working on school clubs, volunteering, and spending time with her friends and family. Lily is the host of a mental health podcast called Fight For You, which shares the stories of a range of guests to present how these experiences have led them work towards self-love, self-worth, self-care.  

On today's episode, Lily and host Karina chat about a variety of topics, ranging from journaling, books, therapy, goal-setting, and podcasting. Lily and I talk more about her mental health journey and how she has been able to find light during difficult situations. Everyone will experience a "low" sometime in their life, but Lily and Karina are both here to show you that there is always a "light at the end of the tunnel," that you should always keep fighting for yourself, and that your "flaws" are what defines you as a person.

Here are Lily's book recommendations if you want to give them a read:

The Power of Now

Feel Your Best

Check out Lily's podcast and follow Fight For You on Instagram!

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Episode 13 features high school senior and two-business teen entrepreneur Fania Pupko! Fania is a senior at the San Diego Jewish Academy, and she loves to play sports, travel, do arts and crafts, and spend time with her friends and family in her free time. She currently runs two businesses: The Good Neighbor and F.E. Jewelry. The Good Neighbor is an organization that collects necessary supplies such as clothing and hygiene products and distributes it to the homeless population of San Diego in a more dignified manner. F.E. Jewelry is a business that sells stylish and cute hand-made bracelets, necklaces, rings, and mask chains. 

Fania and Karina met in a teen entrepreneurship program called WIT. On today's podcast episode, Fania and Karina focus on the impact that pursuing our passions has on our wellness! Both of Fania's businesses were derived from her passions, which makes them so enjoyable for her. Fania shares the stories behind The Good Neighbor and F.E. Jewelry,  how she dedicates time each day to working on these projects amidst her busy schedule, and how her Jewish culture has inspired her to leave the world a better place. Fania and Karina also chat about why they believe taking action on causes you care about is so important!

To learn more about Fania's organizations, check out her social media pages:

The Good Neighbor (https://www.the-good-neighbor.com/)

F.E. Jewelry

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Episode 12 features keynote speaker, confidence coach, and world changer Janelle Lynnae! Janelle and Karina talk about the importance of confidence, tips for boosting your own self-confidence, and how to really become "next level confident." This episode is super engaging and relevant to every person out there-- the goal is to inspire you to break free from those limiting beliefs and take on those risks!

 Janelle is the Founder of Next Level Confident. She is a Workshop Facilitator and Confidence Coach with years of experience teaching women how to break through psychological barriers unknowingly placed on self. 

She assists women in STEM industries like Cisco, Madwire, and non-profits like STEMblazers, giving concrete tools to building confidence in the workplace, and initiates collaboration with methods proven to build authentic connections and build a network of support in order to take each woman to the next level.

Janelle lives in San Diego, CA, and loves boxing, yoga, hanging out on the beach, reading personal development books & dancing with her husband in the kitchen.

To learn more about her mission, head to www.nextlevelconfident.com

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