The Common Scents Podcast.

In today’s podcast, we talk to Jen Brown, who has overcome tough times to become an engaging educator and actor who has found silver linings in the pandemic by giving people happiness (for now, remotely). Learn more about Jen and watch her recent Zoom play. TAMAR: Hey, from isolation it is Tamar. And today I […]

Lidia Bonilla launched a product that still has a stigma in today’s society, but we’re warming up to it. Learn about what brought her there, how she’s dealt with pushback, and of course, how we’re both faring in isolation and quarantine. TAMAR: Hi, everybody, it’s Tamar. And we are in the craziest of times right […]

Like many, her stint in Afghanistan was emotionally taxing and made Lisa Johnson miserable. But then she found the things that made her feel good. And as she kept at them, she became a triathlete. In this podcast, we discuss the initial quarantines in Italy and New York—little would we know what would happen in […]

Rania Badreldin‘s career path is not the typical one you normally go to school for. Even though she had her future planned out, or so she thought, life happened and her planned career path didn’t materialize. Instead, she became an entrepreneur. And then her experience as an entrepreneur turned her into a happiness coach. What’s […]

Adi Wallach faced debilitating panic attacks that she admits made her think she was losing her mind. That was the impetus to her creating CalmiGo, a product that helps all humans manage stress and all kinds of moments of distress. In this podcast, Adi shares her story, and Tamar and Adi talk about how people […]

Wendy Piersall was on the top of the world, perhaps the world’s most recognized entrepreneur mom blogger until one day when things changed and affected her livelihood. Here, she talks about how she was able to pick up the pieces and how she makes the world–from kids to adults and everyone in between–a much happier […]

Genevieve Clough was raised in a nontraditional “cult”—as some might call it. But even though she was an impressionable young child, she realized that her upbringing was different than what was “normal,” and she broke free. Today, she’s like the “rest of us”—but she has a hell of a story. TAMAR: Hi, everybody, this is […]

When her ex-boyfriend died doing something he loved, Amanda Kay Oaks realized that she needed to continue doing what he was doing to keep his memory alive. By doing so, she became stronger and better than ever before. TAMAR: Hi, everybody, it’s Tamara Weinberg. And today I am with Amanda K. Oaks. She is a […]

Jen May was a police officer. Little did she know when she started her career in law enforcement would end and she’d find herself working in a completely different customer service capacity. Today, she’s stronger than ever and holding on. TAMAR: Hi, everybody, it is Tamar. And I am here today on the Common Scents […]

She grew up with domestic violence and then ended up working with children in similar situations. She has risen, exercised her way out of depression, and continues to help empower young adults. Meet Beverly Faye. TAMAR: Hi everybody, it is Tamar and today I am sitting with Beverly Faye. She hails all the way from […]