Existennial

By Talia Pollock

What's Existennial about?

Existennial is a short show that muses on meaning for the millennial stuck in an existential crisis otherwise known as a Tuesday.

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Existennial episodes:

10.26.2021
My Existentialism Story, What's a Narrative Identity?, Why I
In this second episode of Existennial I explain my strong
10.08.2021
NEW NEW! Meet: Existennial The Show
Welcome to Existennial, a podcast where I shoot the shit about how we shape our life's own meaning on this random-ass planet and do so without miserably copy-and-pasting someone else's life or drowning in a pee-infested pool of personal responsibility...
12.19.2020
[party in my plants] 208: It’s The End of an Era! and the Beginning of My Journey with Bipolar 2. with special guest, Mr. Party in My Plants
This episode might come as a shock. Or it may not. Either way it’s here and you’re listening to it so how bout I stop guessing what emotion it might bring and just let it bring it! It has been...
12.10.2020
[party in my plants] 207: This is Your Brain on Plant Food, with Dr. Uma Naidoo, Food Psychiatrist
She’s a Harvard-trained psychiatrist, a professional chef, a trained nutrition specialist, a food psychiatrist, the author of This is Your Brain on Food and just overall foodie brainiac. This chat with Dr. Uma Naidoo covered how the state of your...
12.03.2020
[party in my plants] 206: THE WHAT IS HUMAN DESIGN EPISODE with Nikki Brafman
Nikki Brafman is a human design expert (in fact, she’s MY human design expert!). So much about what I teach is about living in alignment, stepping up to be your best self and living a life that is self loyal....
11.26.2020
[party in my plants] 205: “Unmeasure” Your Workouts + Healthify Your Relationship with Movement, with Simi Botic
Miss Simi Botic is a barre instructor, a health coach, the author of Letting Go Of Leo and the smarty yoga pants wearing brain behind Unmeasured. That last one is basically a ballet-meets-pilates class… but one that focuses on body...
11.19.2020
[party in my plants] 204: F*ck the Shoulds, Do the Wants! with Joyologist Tricia Huffman
My lady Tricia Huffman a.k.a. The Joyologist a.k.a. affirmation queen a.k.a. the shitty thought police (OK, enough of the a.k.a.s, we get it…) is my latest and greatest guest. The woman is more super than a superfood itself and as...
11.12.2020
[party in my plants] 203: Can Home Design Make You Healthier!? with Jamie Gold
We’ve heard about making our bank accounts work for us, we’ve heard about making our businesses work for us… but what about our home sweet home? Jamie Gold is a home design marvel and the author of a new book:...
11.05.2020
[party in my plants] 202: Less stuff, More Adventure! Practical Minimalism with Miranda Anderson
This week on the pod is all about less stuff, more adventure, more freedom and the MOST fun chats with Miranda Anderson. ICYMI, I had a major move last year where Jesse, Tommy and I carted our stuff away from...
10.29.2020
[party in my plants] 201: Ditching Disordered Eating with Plants, with Tara Kemp
When it comes to the good ol’ socially distanced plant partying, Tara Kemp is the guest of honor. Tara specializes in something so, so important and so, so valuable that I have the utmost respect for this gal. She helps...
10.15.2020
[party in my plants] 200: Wellness Whistleblowing! (& How to Reclaim Yours) with Robyn Conley Downs
My dear friend Robyn Conley Downs is a speaker, educator, entrepreneur, podcaster, and new author of The Feel Good Effect: Reclaim Your Wellness By Creating Small Shifts That Create Big Change. (She was also interviewed in episode 132.) Holding a...
10.01.2020
[party in my plants] 199: Embracing Realistic Positivity (alt title: the “shades of purple” episode which you’ll understand when you press play) with Dr. Lauren Cook
My friend, Dr. Lauren Cook used to be best known as “The Sunny Girl,” and let me tell you, I’m probably not the only one who needs a lil’ ray of sunshine in this crazy, confusing and turbulent calendar year....
09.24.2020
[party in my plants] 198: Creating a Dinner Plate in Solidarity with BIPOC, Animals & the Environment (win x 3!) with Dr. Christopher Carter
Dr. Rev. Christopher Carter’s jaw-dropping impressiveness doesn’t stop at his credentials. I felt like I was in school during this interview because Christopher’s views, research, background and way of explaining Black veganism and cruelty-free eating was better than any binge-worthy...
09.17.2020
[party in my plants] 197: A Pediatrician's Plant-Based Party! Doctor-Approved Healthy Eating Secrets for The Whole Fam. with Dr. Yami (rhymes with Mommy)
Dr. Yami (rhymes with Mommy) has it going on. She’s a pediatrician (who only owns her own practice), an author, a health and wellness coach, a mom, a wife, the brains behind Veggie Fit, a podcast host, a speaker and...
08.27.2020
[party in my plants] 196: "Leftovers Are The Bestovers" (summer reading from my book)
So, you know I wrote a book right?! Well even though it’s a cooking one, I was able to stuff more words in it than I do spinach in smoothies. And in this episode, which I’m recording just before I...
08.20.2020
[party in my plants] 195: "CHEESE, GLUTEN, PROTEIN OH MY" (summer reading from my book)
So, you know I wrote a book right?! Well even though it’s a cooking one, I was able to stuff more words in it than I do spinach in smoothies. And in this episode, which I’m recording just before I...
08.13.2020
[party in my plants] 194: "WHEN HEALTHY IS 'HELL-THY'" (summer reading from my book)
So, you know I wrote a book right?! Well even though it’s a cooking one, I was able to stuff more words in it than I do spinach in smoothies. And in this episode, which I’m recording just before I...
08.06.2020
[party in my plants] 193: "A Cravings Crash Course" (summer reading from my book)
So, you know I wrote a book right?! Well even though it’s a cooking one, I was able to stuff more words in it than I do spinach in smoothies. And in this episode, which I’m recording just before I...
07.30.2020
[party in my plants] 192: Party in Your PERIOD! With Nicole Jardim
When I first met today’s guest who is the wonderful woman the world calls Nicole Jardim (a.k.a. The Period Girl) years and years ago we were in a mess hall (at an adult sleepaway camp called Soul Camp). My friends...
07.23.2020
[party in my plants] 191: "Cosmic Health" with Jenn Racioppi (alt. title: How Pluto Went Rogue and Ruined 2020)
Jenn Racioppi’s health journey starts off really really tough. In her late teens and early 20s, Jennifer got two gynecological cancer diagnoses which led to her having a hysterectomy, being launched into early menopause and being prescribed tons of medications...
07.16.2020
[party in my plants] 190: Real Food Rhythms for Feeling Calm in The Storm o’ Life, with Sarah Adler (@simplyrealhealth)
Sarah Adler really makes healthy eating seem really simple. Which is really good. Because her brand and business is called “Simply Real Health.” Sarah’s a real food lover to the core. And she’s really passionate about helping others love and...
07.09.2020
[party in my plants] 189: Regret is Worse For You Than Cheetos ❤︎ Remembering My MIL Three Years Later
Today marks three years since my mother in law passed away, and in her loving memory I’m re-airing this touching tale of how my heart-filled engagement overlapped with her heartbreaking death and how that serves as an ongoing reminder to...
07.02.2020
[party in my plants] 188: NOT KETCHUP, BUT A CATCH-UP ON WHAT IS PARTY IN MY PLANTS
As we welcome a new month, new season, and new scent of body wash I’ve been loving (did a little switchie from Dr. Bronner’s lavender to eucalyptus oh and boy oh boy is it sensational) I wanted to touch base...
06.25.2020
[party in my plants] 187: The Sweet Fruity Truth about Blood Sugar and Eating Plants with Diabetes, with Robby and Cyrus of Mastering Diabetes
This is only the third time in Party In My Plants history when I’ve publicly had a threesome - I interviewed TWO guests at the same time, you silly goose! I had an incredible hour talking with Robby and Cyrus...
06.18.2020
[party in my plants] 186: Stop. Checking. Your. Likes. (Like, For Your Health.) with Susie Moore
Susie Moore is an incredibly successful and genuinely glass-half-full kinda beautifully accented gal. Our chat was a necessary breath of fresh air and was chock-full of the kind of life-changing wisdom that I think PIMP listeners crave like cookies. Soul...
06.11.2020
[party in my plants] 185: How Healing the World Starts with Healing Yourself. This is Emotional Wellness with Brittany Piper
My guest today is one of my most cherished friends, Ms. Brittany Piper. You might remember her from episode 118 which I called “A LESSON IN SAYING THANKSFORGIVING US PAIN TO TURN INTO PURPOSE (AND TO TUNE US INTO WELLNESS)”...
05.28.2020
[party in my plants] 184: Cock-Blocking Joy & Quarantining on an Island (Nantucket!) with Georgie Morley
My guest today is Georgie Morley, a coffee-loving creative and photographer, the host of the Chasing Joy Podcast, and the caring human behind her platform that inspires joy and personal growth through compassion and self-discovery. She loves to share...
05.21.2020
[party in my plants] 183: A Practical Chat About The Healing Magic of Mushrooms, Cannabis & CBD with Jenny Sansouci!
Jenny Sansouci has been in this wellness game for a loooooong time. I pat myself on the back for being going planty before it was really cool in 2008, but Jenny started her own platform way back in 2006. Not...
05.14.2020
[party in my plants] 182: The “Fiber is Sexy” ‘Sode! With the Globe’s Favorite Gut Doc: Dr. B (Will Bulsiewicz)
Well, I had the poop doctor back on the show! My earlier chat with Dr. B. was such a breakout HIT that it’s about time I bring him back again. And this round two was as good - if not...
05.07.2020
[party in my plants] 181: EFT Tapping for the Win! And for the stress-zapping with Jessica Ortner
If you’re a follower of my work (and self) and a listener of this here show, then you likely know I’ve just made a comeback after spending months in a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad slump. I was depressed,...
04.30.2020
[party in my plants] 180: What you Need More Than A Blender: MY BOOK! “Party in Your Plants” is Out!
Wowie kazowie my first book, “Party in Your Plants” is outie! And is sitting pretty as a #1 Bestselling New Release for over 2 weeks straight now on Amazon. Today I’m gonna introduce you to it. Literally, by reading the...
04.15.2020
[party in my plants] 179: LAUGH WITH YOUR MOUTH FULL: The least horrible parts of being quarantined right now, with Katie Dalebout, Phoebe Lapine + Katie Horwitch
I’m excited to present a new monthly installment of LAUGH WITH YOUR MOUTH FULL! Lighthearted real life chit chats with smart and articulate people I love while we eat healthy planty foods we love. This episode explores how three of...
04.09.2020
[party in my plants] 178. Vegan vs. Plant-Based? with Colleen Patrick-Goudrea
So you’ll hear in a lot of upcoming podcast episodes in which I’m the guest on other peoples’ shows talking about my book, Party in Your Plants, about the coconut smoothie that set me on my plant-party path, and how...
04.01.2020
[party in my plants] 177: Burnout (and me talking about depression before understanding depression)
Friend, if you had asked me about the state of my podcast weeks ago like my podcast assistant did over email, my husband did in long car rides, diehard listeners did on IG, and my best friends did over ABCV’s...
01.28.2020
[party in my plants] 176: The F*ck It Diet ie. How to Quit Unhealthy Thoughts Around Healthy Food! with Caroline Dooner (BEST OF '19)
If Caroline Dooner’s name rings a bell, it’s probably because you’re heard of her book, or her massive movement called the “The F*ck It Diet.” Yes, she may have given me anxiety as I listened to her long and yo-yoing...
01.24.2020
[party in my plants] 175: Stress = Junk Food of The Soul. The Best Inflammation Episode Ever with Dr. Will Cole (BEST OF '19)
You know how health is wealth? Well, as my phenomenal functional medicine practitioner friend Dr. Will Cole says in this chat: you don’t have to be wealthy to be healthy. Dr. Cole, or Will, is doc who relies little...
01.14.2020
[party in your plants] 174: More Plants, More Planks! How Partying in Your Plants Helps You Burpee More & Errand Better. with Angie Asche (BEST OF '19)
You know that saying “put your money where your mouth is?” well my guest today puts her science where her mouth is. And puts nutritious plants in the bodies of athletes. So they can put trophies on their mantels and...
01.07.2020
[party in my plants] 173: Honey, I Shrunk My Cold Thanks to Beekeepers Naturals! Carly Stein on The Healing Powers from the Hive (BEST OF '19)
It’s been almost a year since I had this chat but I cannot stop bugging out about what I learned from it, which is why it’s making it to the top 5 best podcast episodes of 2019. Carly Stein, the...
12.31.2019
[party in my plants] 172: How to Calm the F*%k Down, with Sarah Knight (BEST OF '19)
Today’s episode is a re-broadcast of the PIMP’s top episode of 2019, which just so happened to come out as the first episode of 2019. This is like a colonic of a chat. A colonic for your stress and worries...
12.24.2019
[party in my plants] 171: Some Things I’ve Learned about Things + a “What-to-do-with Gifts” Guide
You’re listening to the PIMP podcast and if you’ve never considered focusing on your furnishings as much as you do your forkings, I’m hoping this quick chat might change that. Because, you know how I’m always talking about how my...
12.16.2019
[party in my plants] 170: Say Yay to Rest in Order to [legitimately] Be Your Best, with Kate Northrup
My guest today is a powerhouse of a woman who wants to see other women succeed… without burning out in the process. The marvelous Kate Northrup is an entrepreneur, speaker, mother and bestselling author of two profoundly helpful books: Money:...
12.02.2019
[party in my plants] 169: Wanna Not Get Your Health & Happiness Screwed By The Holidays? Hear These Spooky Strategies
Surviving the food-focused holiday season without outgrowing all our clothes and slugging around like human eggnog can feel frightening. And in this episode, I'm calling on something else frightening to help us: GHOSTS. You know the Christmas story about Scrooge?...
11.25.2019
[party in my plants] 168: How to Party in Your WHOLE FAMILY’S Plants, with Ilene Moreno of The Colorful Kitchen
Today’s guest grew up on hamburger helper, chicken nuggets, grilled cheese and zero plants!! She now grows a robust garden, is coming out with her second Today’s guest grew up on hamburger helper, chicken nuggets, grilled cheese and zero plants!!...
11.18.2019
[party in my plants] 167: How to Consciously Uncouple With Your Unhealthy Earth-Destroying Shit ;-) with Ashlee Piper
My guest today is one of the smartest, sharpest and sustainable-ist women I am lucky to know. Ashlee Piper is an environmental activist, sustainable living hero, TV expert and the author of Give A Shit: Do Good. Live Better. Save...
11.11.2019
[party in my plants] 166: Joy. Want More? Listen Now! with Shannon Kaiser
This is Shannon Kaiser’s third visit to my podcast, and for good reason: she’s my life/business coach and I keep getting free sessions out of interviewing her! Joking...Shannon’s threepeat is because she’s my go-to source for sage life advice without...
11.04.2019
[party in my plants] 165: Farm-to-Home & Eco Fashion, With Marci Zaroff
Damn did Marci Zaroff ever blow my mind! I probably mentioned at least three times in utter amazement how cool she is because this OG leader in wellness and organics is... SO FREAKING COOL! To start, she basically has 100...
10.25.2019
[party in my plants] 164: How to Be More Grounded and Goddessy. Starring Crystals, Essential Oils, ACV + Woo Galore, with Amy Leigh Mercree
Amy Leigh Mercree is probably one of the sweetest, most sensitive gals I’ve ever had on the show. This medical intuitive (yes, in this episode she explains what the heck this is) pretty much makes the rest of us look...
10.18.2019
[party in my plants] 163: Functional Mushrooms—Why They’re the Shiitake ;) with Four Sigmatic herbalist Danielle Ryan Brioda
In case you missed the memo, I’m a bit of a mushroom junkie. (I mean, I drink so much Four Sigmatic Mushrooms blends I could turn into a mushroom…omg yes, I just came up with my Halloween costume!) Anyway, given...
10.11.2019
[party in my plants] 162: Anxiety and Me! 13 Healthy Things I Do To Help Calm My Stormy Mind
In honor of it being World Mental Health Day (well that was yesterday so I guess let’s consider this the afterparty) I’m re-airing this true talk about how I personally strive to combat and calm my anxiety -- which I...
10.04.2019
[party in my plants] 161: How to Be More Feng Shui-y with Ken Lauher
My guest today is like Bruce springsteen. (A household name.) (of Feng Shui.) (So even cooler than Bruce, am I right?) Well, even more than helping his folks reorganize their homes, Ken Lauher’s bread and butter and pure passion is...

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Existennial episodes:

My Existentialism Story, What's a Narrative Identity?, Why I

NEW NEW! Meet: Existennial The Show

[party in my plants] 208: It’s The End of an Era! and the Beginning of My Journey with Bipolar 2. with special guest, Mr. Party in My Plants

[party in my plants] 207: This is Your Brain on Plant Food, with Dr. Uma Naidoo, Food Psychiatrist

[party in my plants] 206: THE WHAT IS HUMAN DESIGN EPISODE with Nikki Brafman

[party in my plants] 205: “Unmeasure” Your Workouts + Healthify Your Relationship with Movement, with Simi Botic

[party in my plants] 204: F*ck the Shoulds, Do the Wants! with Joyologist Tricia Huffman

[party in my plants] 203: Can Home Design Make You Healthier!? with Jamie Gold

[party in my plants] 202: Less stuff, More Adventure! Practical Minimalism with Miranda Anderson

[party in my plants] 201: Ditching Disordered Eating with Plants, with Tara Kemp

[party in my plants] 200: Wellness Whistleblowing! (& How to Reclaim Yours) with Robyn Conley Downs

[party in my plants] 199: Embracing Realistic Positivity (alt title: the “shades of purple” episode which you’ll understand when you press play) with Dr. Lauren Cook

[party in my plants] 198: Creating a Dinner Plate in Solidarity with BIPOC, Animals & the Environment (win x 3!) with Dr. Christopher Carter

[party in my plants] 197: A Pediatrician's Plant-Based Party! Doctor-Approved Healthy Eating Secrets for The Whole Fam. with Dr. Yami (rhymes with Mommy)

[party in my plants] 196: "Leftovers Are The Bestovers" (summer reading from my book)

[party in my plants] 195: "CHEESE, GLUTEN, PROTEIN OH MY" (summer reading from my book)

[party in my plants] 194: "WHEN HEALTHY IS 'HELL-THY'" (summer reading from my book)

[party in my plants] 193: "A Cravings Crash Course" (summer reading from my book)

[party in my plants] 192: Party in Your PERIOD! With Nicole Jardim

[party in my plants] 191: "Cosmic Health" with Jenn Racioppi (alt. title: How Pluto Went Rogue and Ruined 2020)

[party in my plants] 190: Real Food Rhythms for Feeling Calm in The Storm o’ Life, with Sarah Adler (@simplyrealhealth)

[party in my plants] 189: Regret is Worse For You Than Cheetos ❤︎ Remembering My MIL Three Years Later

[party in my plants] 188: NOT KETCHUP, BUT A CATCH-UP ON WHAT IS PARTY IN MY PLANTS

[party in my plants] 187: The Sweet Fruity Truth about Blood Sugar and Eating Plants with Diabetes, with Robby and Cyrus of Mastering Diabetes

[party in my plants] 186: Stop. Checking. Your. Likes. (Like, For Your Health.) with Susie Moore

[party in my plants] 185: How Healing the World Starts with Healing Yourself. This is Emotional Wellness with Brittany Piper

[party in my plants] 184: Cock-Blocking Joy & Quarantining on an Island (Nantucket!) with Georgie Morley

[party in my plants] 183: A Practical Chat About The Healing Magic of Mushrooms, Cannabis & CBD with Jenny Sansouci!

[party in my plants] 182: The “Fiber is Sexy” ‘Sode! With the Globe’s Favorite Gut Doc: Dr. B (Will Bulsiewicz)

[party in my plants] 181: EFT Tapping for the Win! And for the stress-zapping with Jessica Ortner

[party in my plants] 180: What you Need More Than A Blender: MY BOOK! “Party in Your Plants” is Out!

[party in my plants] 179: LAUGH WITH YOUR MOUTH FULL: The least horrible parts of being quarantined right now, with Katie Dalebout, Phoebe Lapine + Katie Horwitch

[party in my plants] 178. Vegan vs. Plant-Based? with Colleen Patrick-Goudrea

[party in my plants] 177: Burnout (and me talking about depression before understanding depression)

[party in my plants] 176: The F*ck It Diet ie. How to Quit Unhealthy Thoughts Around Healthy Food! with Caroline Dooner (BEST OF '19)

[party in my plants] 175: Stress = Junk Food of The Soul. The Best Inflammation Episode Ever with Dr. Will Cole (BEST OF '19)

[party in your plants] 174: More Plants, More Planks! How Partying in Your Plants Helps You Burpee More & Errand Better. with Angie Asche (BEST OF '19)

[party in my plants] 173: Honey, I Shrunk My Cold Thanks to Beekeepers Naturals! Carly Stein on The Healing Powers from the Hive (BEST OF '19)

[party in my plants] 172: How to Calm the F*%k Down, with Sarah Knight (BEST OF '19)

[party in my plants] 171: Some Things I’ve Learned about Things + a “What-to-do-with Gifts” Guide

[party in my plants] 170: Say Yay to Rest in Order to [legitimately] Be Your Best, with Kate Northrup

[party in my plants] 169: Wanna Not Get Your Health & Happiness Screwed By The Holidays? Hear These Spooky Strategies

[party in my plants] 168: How to Party in Your WHOLE FAMILY’S Plants, with Ilene Moreno of The Colorful Kitchen

[party in my plants] 167: How to Consciously Uncouple With Your Unhealthy Earth-Destroying Shit ;-) with Ashlee Piper

[party in my plants] 166: Joy. Want More? Listen Now! with Shannon Kaiser

[party in my plants] 165: Farm-to-Home & Eco Fashion, With Marci Zaroff

[party in my plants] 164: How to Be More Grounded and Goddessy. Starring Crystals, Essential Oils, ACV + Woo Galore, with Amy Leigh Mercree

[party in my plants] 163: Functional Mushrooms—Why They’re the Shiitake ;) with Four Sigmatic herbalist Danielle Ryan Brioda

[party in my plants] 162: Anxiety and Me! 13 Healthy Things I Do To Help Calm My Stormy Mind

[party in my plants] 161: How to Be More Feng Shui-y with Ken Lauher