The Papaya Podcast

By Dear Media, Sarah Nicole Landry

Society & Culture

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The Papaya Podcast is a weekly show where your host, Sarah Nicole, dishes out some sweetness mixed in with some seeds of wisdom. Get ready to get inspired, get candid, and get real, because we are all in this digital space together.

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The One About The Ghosts of...

09.25.2023

Do I cost too much to love? Am I easy to leave? Why did a friendship end? How do we let them go, and let them go with grace? Today’s episode was born out of a carried conversation from a ...

The Papaya Podcast episodes:

09.25.2023 The One About The Ghosts of Friendships Ended with Devrie Brynn Donalson Do I cost too much to love? Am I easy to leave? Why did a friendship end? How do we let them go, and let them go with grace? Today’s episode was born out of a carried conversation from a ...
09.18.2023 The One About Technology & Our Health with Apple VP of Health Dr. Sumbul Desai Joining me in Apple Park is Apple’s VP of Health, Dr. Sumbul Desai. We learn how she merged the worlds of health, science and technology into her career from lived experiences and her own mother’s stroke that led her to ...
09.11.2023 The One About Mental Health & Marriage with Shane & Sarah Now at the 5 year mark of marriage, we sit down to discuss the recent highs and lows of mental health (Sarah’s PMDD) and how we’ve been managing and growing our relationship in a harder time. We discuss the impact ...
09.05.2023 The One About Being Intersex with Katrina Wood At 16, Katrina found out a shocking discovery - she was under the umbrella of “intersex”. Intersex is a general term used for a variety of conditions in which a person is born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that ...
08.28.2023 The One With The Biggest Debate (Sarah & Becci) @neighbourbecci and her strong opinions is back - and she brought DEBATES! We go through some of the biggest debates of our time. From ghosts, sandwiches & even Edward Cullen. We don’t want to spoil this DEBATABLY best episode ever. ...
08.21.2023 The One About Staying Out Of The ER with Dr. Shazma Mithani Dr. Shazma Mithani is an ER doctor from Edmonton, Alberta and she works with both adult and pediatric patients. Her mission is simply to empower each of us to stay healthy, and out of the ER. Dr. Shazma shares the ...
08.14.2023 The One About Feeling Seen, Heard & Understood in Motherhood with Cameron Rogers Cameron Rogers is a podcast host and creator under the title “Freckled Foodie”. But when she became a mother, she realized there was more to what she wanted to share online. She began to share the real parts of motherhood ...
08.07.2023 The One About Being A Late Bloomer with Tough Titties Author, Laura Belgray A Self declared unapologetic lazy person, while also being a NYT Bestselling Author for her book “Tough Titties”, Laura Belgray is here to be the soothing balm to the societal pressures to be something you’re not and instead find success ...
07.31.2023 The One About Fitness Beyond The Body With Zehra Allibhai Zehra is a fitness coach, kinesiology and Cityline expert and founder of FitNest. Her focus is on fitness, food, family & travel. But it’s rare that you see a fitness influencer that isn’t showcasing their body or that generally doesn’t ...
07.24.2023 The One About Relatability & The Invisible Line for Women with author Jamie Varon Writer Jamie Varon makes you THINK. Really think. Her writings often going viral, most recently a writing about relatability and the boxes we keep each other in. We discuss the invisible line between an underdog to a sell out /unrelatable ...
07.17.2023 The One About Friendship, Community & Life Harmony with Minaa B This was a rare conversation in which my jaw literally dropped during the episode. Minaa is an author, mental health educator and teaches people how to cultivate friendships, self-efficacy and build community. Who are your friends? We dive into the ...
07.10.2023 The One About Building His Own Family with Dad Diaries, Joseph Tito! Now a children’s book author, father of 2 twin girls, engaged to be married and creator on @TheDadDiaries.ca Joseph takes us back to when this all began as he was on a career high, all around the world and hit ...
07.03.2023 The One About Mindset Shifts for Body Confidence with @TiffanyIma! If you head to Tiffany’s site you’ll read this, and it’ll likely hit you to your core: “You have been bombarded with messages that tell you that your body isn’t good enough. You’ve tried all the diets, tried to cardio ...
06.26.2023 The One About Tech For Wellness To Change Our Days with Lizzie Brown Join us in Apple Park as we discuss WWDC and being a woman in tech! Specifically, the app space. Lizzie Brown founded Yoga Wake Up, an app designed to harness our use of technology in a way that can ease ...
06.19.2023 The One About Social Media Strategy, Growth & Algorithm With @YourSocialTeam’s Manu If you’re a creator, entrepreneur, or consumer of social media you may have noticed the last several months have been… different. Everything feels like it’s in a decline, but is it? One of my fave follows on IG @YourSocialTeam’s founder ...
06.12.2023 The One Where We Learn About MENOPAUSE With Menopause Chicks, Shirley Weir! I’ll never forget when a doctor said to me that my symptoms COULD be signs that menopause is coming. I was floored. And clueless. When exactly does menopause start? What does it look like? What do I need to be ...
06.05.2023 The One With The Tip Of The Iceberg Lettuce with Neighbour Becci Becci is back and ready to debate, unpack and unleash some polls. We discuss Scandovol, some deeper feelings around it all, then into some polls around baby name stealing, wedding drama and is dming cheating?? Then of course, what’s the ...
06.01.2023 The One With The Tip Of The Iceberg Lettuce with Neighbour Becci Becci is back and ready to debate, unpack and unleash some polls. We discuss Scandovol, some deeper feelings around it all, then into some polls around baby name stealing, wedding drama and is dming cheating?? Then of course, what’s the ...
05.29.2023 The One About Something Invisible With Chronic Illness Author & Model Gigi Robinson When being diagnosed with a chronic illness at age 11, that certainly shaped Gigi into who she is today and how she shows up not only for others with invisible illnesses, but to speak to KIDS about it too. She ...
05.22.2023 The One About Bad Body Vibes & What To Do With Them with Jessamyn Stanley This conversation may be one of THE most refreshing, validating and beautiful ones we’ve ever had on the show. Jessamyn Stanley, is an author, yoga teacher, entrepreneur and advocate who has been featured in SELF Magazine, The New York Times, ...
05.15.2023 The One About AI with Model & Tech Expert, Sinead Bovell An AI bot showed up on my Snapchat. Then Chat GBT started being talked about everywhere. Panic felt like it was rising on the whole AI thing, including for me who felt so uneasy about the unknown. Today we welcome ...
05.08.2023 The One With The Friendship Pause/Breakup with Nicole Breanne One of our top guests ever is back! Nicole Breanne came on The Papaya Podcast a couple years back to share her story of her divorce and finding love again. A big part of that story was the friendship that ...
05.01.2023 The One About Leaving A Cult & Finding Freedom with Ceci Hendrickson If you saw Ceci on social media, you probably wouldn’t guess or even imagine this mother of 6 and the reality that was her life before. That’s because Ceci Hendrickson grew up in a cult where it was all she ...
04.24.2023 The One With 19 Year Old Internet Sensation, Ellie Zeiler While in LA, we sit down with Tiktok & IG Star, Ellie Zeiler! Ellie rose to fame over the pandemic by sharing about her life and navigating the teen years while also working with major brands, and discussing topics from ...
04.17.2023 The One About Highs & Lows with Canada’s Drag Race, Kendall Gender Today’s episode is co-hosted by Drag Race superfan @Neighbourbecci as we welcome @KendallGender to the show to talk about their experience on Canada’s Drag Race & beyond. We talk about how life is for them now, and how we can ...
04.10.2023 The One About Early Menopause & Life After Cancer with Georgie Swallow As a young woman, Georgie faced cancer twice. Her body changed before her eyes, as she was faced with the battle for her life all while being congratulated for her thinness (we know, we’re rolling our eyes too). Diet culture ...
04.03.2023 The One Where Alicia McCarvell & Sarah Get Schooled by Jemma For Jemma’s 15th birthday we took a trip to the not-so-sunny LA, to explore, go to disneyland, and pop into the podcast studio! What was meant to be a quick little segment with Jemma, ended up a podcast where we ...
03.27.2023 The One About Body Image, Breakups, Sharing (or not) with @FitFatAndAllThat’s Julia “Juju” After a decade with an eating disorder, Julia dedicated much of her career to helping others heal and find body acceptance. Right now, the pendulum is swinging so hard and many are struggling to find their place. What do we ...
03.20.2023 The One About Doing (And Feeling) It All With Autism! With Taylor Patrick A big breakup, life shift, full-time career, PLUS a side gig of passion alongside a diagnosis of autism. Taylor Patrick has been doing and feeling it all. Today we sit down as Taylor shares about the highs and lows of ...
03.13.2023 The One With Daddy Issues Meme Queen Violet Benson “Daddy Issues” started as an anonymous meme page on instagram that quickly rose to fame and fandom (5.4 Million Followers!) with a combination of witty captions, comedy and internet culture. But, the person behind it would remain anonymous for quite ...
03.06.2023 The One With The Mountaintop Moment With Myles Sexton From the moment I met Myles, I knew I wanted them to be in my life. This magnetic person quickly made an impact on me and I know has for so many others. But who is Myles Sexton? Well, Myles ...
02.27.2023 The One Where We Eat, Pray #FML with Author Gabrielle Stone A year and a half into marriage, Gabrielle found out her husband had been having an affair with a nineteen-year-old for six months. She then filed for divorce and left. Two weeks later met a man, and fell madly in ...
02.20.2023 The One About The Best Of Disney With Disney Enthusiast @MichaelDoesDiz One of my absolute favourite online creators is here today sharing all about his lifelong journey to being a Disney enthusiast, expert, and all around fan. We chat about WHY Michael doesn’t just move closer to the parks, along with ...
02.13.2023 The One About NOT Getting It All Right With “Diet Starts Tomorrow” Hosts Emily & Remy A Betches’ Podcast “Diet Starts Tomorrow” has two NEW hosts Emily & Remy come on to share their learning experience in a space that talks about bodies, diets and all the bits in between. We talk about plastic surgery regrets, ...
02.08.2023 Back to the Beach Returns for Season 2! Back to the Beach Returns for Season 2!Kristin Cavallari and Stephen Colletti are back at last, dropping even more behind the scenes intel, but this time, on “Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County” Season 2. The waves are crashing, new ...
02.06.2023 The One About Regaining Your Sex Drive with Irene Fehr Sure, sex life can have ebbs and flows. But what about when it just stops, completely? Today we have on sex & intimacy coach, Irene Fehr, MA, CPCC, SEP, to share her story of this happening to her and her ...
01.30.2023 The One Where That SUCKED, Now What? With Dr. Neeta Bhushan Life is happening and as most of us have figured out by now, it’s not without surprises, pain, suffering and life after. Dr. Neeta joins us today to speak on how she learned the hard way about all of that, ...
01.23.2023 The One About DOWN THERE with OBGYN Dr. Jennifer Lincoln Health class didn’t teach us what we needed to know, and so TikTok breakout star Dr. Jennifer Lincoln came to change that and bring to the forefront approachable bite-size education one video and post at a time. Today she brings ...
01.16.2023 The One With The Polls With Sarah & Neighbour Becci Take some of the toughest poll questions from hot dogs, returning gifts if the marriage ended, to infidelity and bring them onto a podcast platform! Neighbour Becci runs weekly polls in her instagram stories where people can submit their stumped ...
01.09.2023 The One About Social Media & Our Relationship with Shane Landry We opened IG stories back up for Q&A for Shane and I, and answered a lot of those burning questions many of you had. Like, how much sex are we having? How do we balance kids and co-parenting? Who IS ...
12.12.2022 The One About Asking Yourself Why with Case Kenny Case Kenny is a Chicago-based writer, podcaster, recording artist and creator of The New Mindset Journal. And many, myself included, discovered Case over the pandemic when these little notes of thoughts and encouragement went a long way for a lot ...
12.05.2022 The One About Moving Forward with Vanderpump Rules’ Katie Maloney Her relationship, her divorce, her body and her every move it seems has been making headlines over the years. Today we sit down in LA with Vanderpump Rules star Katie Maloney to hear what SHE has to say about it ...
11.28.2022 The one about our dreams and our mental health with Kendra Fisher Kendra Fisher when faced with the opportunity to realize her dream of goaltending for Team Canada, was also diagnosed with a Severe Anxiety Disorder coupled with Severe Panic Attacks, Depression and Agoraphobia; forcing her to leave the National Program in ...
11.21.2022 The One About Women & Wealth with Nicole Walters Today we’re in LA sitting down with @NicoleWalters to talk about everything from body image, marriage (and divorce) and wealth. Nicole is a former top-selling corporate exec who quit her six-figure sales job in front of 10,000 people, took what ...
11.18.2022 Introducing Raising Good Humans Premium Are you concerned that your child is in charge? Does giving orders make you sweat? Do you need a moment for mindfulness before you lose your mind? In Raising Good Humans Premium, a Subscription exclusively available on Apple, Dr. Aliza ...
11.14.2022 The One Where Strength Is Feminine With Olympian Ilona Maher Beast. Beauty. Brains. Olympic Rugby player Ilona Maher is here today to share about her breakout success on TikTok, redefining feminism and her love of lipstick. Ilona shares about her journey with feminism alongside athleticism, including body image and sports. ...
11.07.2022 The One About Cooking At Home Again With Preppy Kitchen’s John Kanell We want more home cooked meals, but it’s overwhelming and frustrating and we need a change! Today we get down to how to be successful in the kitchen, the value (not hindrance) of having kids get involved and a whole ...
10.31.2022 The One About Inquisitive Kids Turning Into A Career In Tech with Dyson Engineer Niamh Turney I was so excited to have the opportunity to sit down with Dyson Engineer Niamh Turney about her experience as a woman in tech, especially at a young age. What I didn’t expect was a conversation that would literally change ...
10.24.2022 The One About Being The Fat Funny Friend with Singer-Songwriter Maddie Zahm You have probably heard her music by now. Whether “Fat Funny Friend” or “You May Not Like Her” as these songs and sounds have gone viral all over tiktok and instagram reels with unbelievable amounts of shared experiences. The woman ...
10.17.2022 The One About Makeup, Motherhood & Medication with Raw Beauty Kristi Kristi, well known as Raw Beauty Kristi, is a youtube/instagram creator that began with roots in sharing infertility and ended up in makeup, motherhood and exploring all the raw honesty of it all. I found Kristi years ago, as she ...

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