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Dating in the modern age is painful. Swipe right, swipe left, shake your head. Today, I’m bringing on a global relationship coach who can help high achieving women, whether it be milennials avoid Mr. or Mrs. Wrong, help women in their 30s and 40s find their life partners, and married couples reignite the connection that brought them together in the first place. Here are some interesting stats I came across on a blog called Modern Gentelman.

More than 32 million US citizens use dating apps. The average number of relationships before marriage for men is six, and five for women. 60% of women are not actively dating.

Sami Wunder is a leading international dating and relationship coach who specializes in helping high-achieving women attract and keep romantic love. Her comprehensive approach shows her clients how to embrace strong relationship boundaries, while still emanating an inviting feminine energy. Sami has enabled more than 300+ single clients to get married and more than 350 partnered clients to bring their marriages back from divorce in the past five years.

Sami founded her multi-seven figure relationships brand after exiting a successful career as a gold medalist economist with a Masters in public policy. Since then, she has improved the love lives of thousands of women, including celebrities, senior executives and entrepreneurs, in over 55 countries across the globe. Her expertise has been featured on media outlets including Forbes, Glamor, TIME, Marie Claire, Business Insider, and the BBC. She lives in Germany with her adoring husband, Chris, and their two boys.

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Today, Michael Perry and I are diving in to how parenting and more importantly, parent involvement has changed over the years. As Maple’s campaign mentions, we’re going from 1950 to 50/50! We are joined by our dear friend and fair play expert, Eve Rodsky.

Eve is the New York Times bestselling author of Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live). She received her B.A. in economics and anthropology from the University of Michigan, and her J.D. from Harvard Law School. After working in foundation management at J.P. Morgan, she founded the Philanthropy Advisory Group to advise high-net-worth families and charitable foundations on best practices for harmonious operations, governance and disposition of funds. In her work with hundreds of families over a decade, she realized that her expertise in family mediation, strategy, and organizational management could be applied to a problem closer to home – a system for couples seeking balance, efficiency, and peace in their home. Rodsky was born and raised by a single mom in New York City and now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their three children.

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Have you ever thought about going plant based? Could you do it? Do you have the interest and willpower to revamp your refrigerator, your skincare essentials, your clothing, and essentially your philosophy in life. Today, I’m joined by a celebrity who has made this choice as a serial entrepreneur, and is also famous as an actress, influencer, and mom - Daniella Monet.

LA native, sitcom actress Daniella Monet, has appeared on numerous television series from CBS' Listen Up alongside Jason Alexander to Nickelodeon’s comedy hit Victorious, and she went on to host 3 seasons of Paradise Run which was filmed in Hawaii. Daniella is a full time ethical entrepreneur having invested in several conscious companies that help make living a plant-based lifestyle more accessible.

With millions of engaged followers on Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter, Daniella organically curates content that is fun & relatable. She shared her pregnancy journey on Youtube and is loving being a mom to her babies Gio + Ivry.

The actress is vegan and has been plantbased for over 20 years, is an animal advocate from day one and fur-mom to rescued pitbull Jake. Along with her longtime love Andrew, she enjoys quality time at home with their family, often times with a cup of Drew coffee in hand.

This ethical entrepreneur has navigated through multiple successful endeavors, which she co-founded herself @Kinderbeautybox. And she’s a fellow podcaster. She and her friend Evanna Lynch, best known for her role as Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter franchise, have launched their very own podcast called A Little Kinder.

Let’s dive in to it all now!

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Daphne Oz, mom, NYTimes bestselling author, Emmy winning co-host of The Dish on Oz; Daphne’s new book “Eat Your Heart Out: All-Fun, No-Fuss Food to Celebrate Eating Clean” will be released in April 2022 During the holidays, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? For me, it’s family and food. Today’s guest is a bonafide expert in both.

Daphne Oz is an Emmy Award-winning television host, New York Times-bestselling author, natural foods chef and entrepreneur who has made her mark in food&beverage, wellness, beauty, and parenting.

In 2019, Daphne joined FOX’s hit show MasterChef Junior as their newest judge alongside renowned chefs Gordon Ramsay and Aaron Sanchez.

As one of the cohosts of The Dish on Oz (a weekly series on The Dr. Oz Show), Daphne brings the latest in food news, family-friendly recipes, expert tricks, and Insta-worthy indulgence to the small screen.

She was previously co-host of ABC's The Chew for six seasons. Known for her friendly and inspiring candor, Daphne shares her real life insights with more than 1 million fans across social media.

We often see her on the Food Network, The Today Show, and Rachael Ray. In her chart-topping podcast, Mom Brain, she cultivates candid conversations about parenting and raising happy, confident kids with trusted experts, doctors, celebrities and friends.

Daphne is the bestselling author of The Dorm Room Diet, Relish, and The Happy Cook, and her latest, Eat Your Heart Out: All Fun, No-Fuss Food to Celebrate Eating Clean.

She sits on the Columbia Children’s Board and is the Co-Chair of the Junior Board for HealthCorps, a non-profit that brings nutrition, exercise, and stress modification education to high school students in more than 60 schools across the United States.

Daphne and her husband John Jovanavic have four beautiful children, Philomena, Jovan Jr., Domenica, and Giovanna.

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Mallika Chopra: Restoring Peace in a Chaotic World

We are continuing to navigate tenuous times and it’s so important for us to as parents to know how to effectively manage stress and our feelings and teach our children to do the same.

My guest today was raised with a deep understanding of the power of the spirit and meditation - Mallika Chopra, daughter of the most world renowned pioneer of alternative medicine, Deepak Chopra. She has charted her on path through wellness as a mother and so much more.

Mallika is the author of the Just Be Series – Just Breathe, Just Feel, and Just Be You – a trilogy of illustrated how-to books for children (and the adults in their lives). These books provide simple tools to understand and support social and emotional knowing, resilience, meditation, mindfulness and self reflection.

Mallika’s newest book, My Body Is a Rainbow, helps children imagine a rainbow of colors radiating from their body and combines this color connection with breathing exercises to help them relieve stress, tension, fears, and sadness and to feel happier and more at peace.

In Living With Intent: My Somewhat Messy Journey to Purpose, Peace and Joy, Mallika shares insights she gained while seeking meaning and balance as a mom and entrepreneur who felt she was overwhelmed by work, family and too many responsibilities.

Mallika has taught meditation to thousands of people, and is currently a mindfulness consultant for the animated series, Stillwater, on Apple TV+. She enjoys speaking to audiences around the world about intention, balance and living a life of purpose.

Mallika has a BA from Brown University, an MBA from Kellogg Business School, and an MA in Psychology and Education with a mind body spirit concentration from Teachers College, Columbia University. She and her husband Sumant Mandal live in California and have two daughters.

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Many people still feel the stigma around having babies the unconventional way be it IVF, surrogacy, or adoption. Today, my co-host Michael Perry and I are going to create a safe space to discuss how couples who are family planning have many options. Michael also shares his own personal story of how he and his wife navigated IVF and are now cherishing their two beautiful sons.

Michael Perry is the Founder and CEO of Maple, a company focused on building a better world for all parents. Prior to founding Maple, Michael founded Kit, which he sold to Shopify in 2016 and where worked for over four years as an executive overseeing Marketing Technology. He has been included on Forbes’ 30 under 30 list, recognized by Inc. Magazine for his contributions in the messaging space, and named one of the top marketing executives in the world by Business Insider. Michael Currently lives in California with his wife, son, and two bulldogs.

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In just the past few years, our world has been turned upside down and we, as human beings, have relied on our inner strength, resilience, and faith to face an ongoing global health, economic, political and social crisis with no end in sight. There have been over 266 million coronavirus cases worldwide and 5.26 million deaths to date.

Sometimes I feel like all this is a bad dream. Other times, I’m existentialist questioning what even matters anymore, and others, I find a spark to keep going and creating a better life for our future children.

I was lucky enough to be connected to my very own soothsayer through dear family members who has helped me tremendously in discovering my true self and calling. His name is Tony LeRoy.

Today we’re going to talk about our world, the fate that lies ahead in this new year, and how we can tap into our soul to guide us through life.

Tony LeRoy has been giving intuitive/psychic counseling sessions for over seventeen years. He was drawn at an early age to the life and legacy of Edgar Cayce and first became aware of his own psychic abilities in adolescence.

Tony is a psychic whose gifts have found their most resonant expression in what he calls “intuitive counseling,” meaning: Tony is a healer and a guide, and the "miracles" he works are all about helping you discover your own power to create your own life. Tony understands there are many answers to the many questions of this life. Always seeking new paths, he is a certified Life Coach who has created the Life Manifestation sessions. He is also trained in Reiki and Hypnotherapy. He recently became certified in BWRT, Brain Working Recursive Therapy which was created in 2011 by therapist and author Terrence Watts, and it can create permanent change in a very short period of time. Simply put, it helps the client find personal freedom and profound change.

Tony tunes into you – yesterday, today and tomorrow. He’s also probably the most amusing man you’ll ever meet behind a deck of Tarot cards. He deals them up with a bit of sass and a dash of tough love. He doesn’t give you easy answers. He gives you clarity. You’ll have a stronger sense of who you are and where you're going. Because the question is not, “Who is Tony LeRoy?” but “Who are you?”

He continues to add workshops in team building, for business (workplace) motivational coaching, group circles, monthly groups, meditations, and more.

Tony has been prominently featured by Marie Claire, Elle Magazine, The New York Times, WABC Radio, The Dr. Oz Show, and by a variety of other radio, web, and television shows.

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Sarah K Peck is the founder and CEO of Startup Parent and the host of The Startup Parent Podcast, an award-winning podcast featuring women in entrepreneurship, business, and parenting. She runs The Wise Women’s Council, an annual leadership program for women to come together honestly while navigating the challenges of working and parenting.

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You know what’s been a saving grace for me? Making friends while in isolation due to the pandemic. It’s safe to say I have 10x more friends and connections in my network that I haven’t met in person, but have established meaningful relationships with. People I can Zoom with or text and are ever ready to be there, and I am for them too.

One such friend is living a parallel life which makes our connection and understanding of one another that much stronger. We’re both television personalities and now podcasters, moms of 3, community leaders, and interviewing and storytelling about it all is our jam.

Sonni is the host of the live digital talk show and podcast, We Gotta Talk. An award-winning TV journalist who spent 15 years in television news, she's covered some of the biggest news stories in depth, including the Casey Anthony and George Zimmerman trials. A mom of three, her work is dedicated to informing and inspiring people through asking the big questions.

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What if you were able to connect with your kids in a deep, meaningful way? When you asked them to do something, they instantly got it and didn’t want to test you or defy you. And when they asked you to play or teach them in a fun way, you put them first and knew exactly what to do.

Today’s expert is going to show us how. She’s Suzanne Tucker and is the Founder of Generation Mindful.

Suzanne Tucker is a mom of four who has been a physical therapist and parent educator for over 27 years. While teaching positive discipline classes, Suzanne saw a need for tangible, evidence-based tools and toys to help parents and educators apply the science of positive discipline into their everyday lives, particularly when they were feeling stressed or their children were acting out.

“When I got my strong-willed child, time-outs were ineffective. I needed a different method. I needed something in a box, with instructions, a video, and a community to hold my hand.”

That’s exactly what Generation Mindful is.

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