For empath Maria Tripodis, cooking is a means of creative expression and making people feel good. By focusing on these values, Maria overcame rejection after rejection on traditional career paths until she was finally redirected to becoming a private chef and start her own company, Seasonal Dining.

In this episode, Maria uncoils the challenges faced when turning passion into business, grounding rituals and brainfoods to keep energy levels high, and the importance of finding oneself outside of relationships. She and host Helena also relate on how the immigrant mindset in their family backgrounds influenced their life goals and career aspirations.

Maria is a registered dietician and private chef in New York. She earned a master's degree in dietetics and nutrition from Florida International Univeristy. Her clinical experience includes managing food operations and nutrition services for low-income and long-term care patients. She now specializes in mediterranean cuisine and therapeutic diets tailored to her clients, celebrating local and seasonal ingredients to create the most flavorful dishes possible. To connect with Maria, find her on Instagram @martrippy and visit her website seasonaldining.com. Maria is also the host of the podcast Seasonal available on all major platforms including Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

REFERENCES:

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

MCT Oil

Cancer Wellness Magazine

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Some say imitation is the best form of flattery, but authenticity has an aesthetic that can't be replicated or appropriated.  For retail entrepreneur and designer Marianthi Vlachos, her unique brands are built from culture, hard work, family, and her "eye" for design.  The freddo cappucinos don't hurt, either. In this episode, Marianthi uncoils the bootstrapping start of her business, becoming a pioneer for Greek Americans as a social media entrepreneur, and how to avoid selling yourself or your ideas short. The answer lies in finding inspiration in your community and truly loving what you do.

Marianthi is the founder of Hellenic Aesthetic®, a jewelry and lifestyle brand that embodies the pace and ethos of Greece.  Hellenic Aesthetic is also the first American retailer exclusive to Greek fashion and products, making them more accessible globally while promoting Greek craftsmanship, travel and culture.  Her most recent collaboration with her brother adds specialty coffee among her products.  To connect with Marianthi and explore her brands, visit www.hellenicaesthetic.com and follow her on instagram at @marianthiv, @risewithapollo, and @hellenicaesthetic. If you're in New York, you can also visit her store in Astoria.

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Human beings are sexual beings. When it comes to sex, one common misconception is that pleasure comes from the external. In this episode of Uncoiled by Flowing Grounds, Helena interviews sexologist Dr. Sonjia to uncoil societal expectations and the importance of owning your own sexuality. Dr. Sonjia goes back to basics, providing natural and scientifically-sound ways to improve sexual wellness, including using our five senses and connecting to our chakras, and the physiological benefits of sex. She also gives Helena dating advice with proven tips to heighten arousal and keep the spark alive in long term relationships - most importantly, the one we have with ourselves. After all, no one loves you like you do, and the more you do to love yourself, the more others are attracted to your authentic glow.

Dr. Sonjia, a proud Miami Beach resident, is the best-selling author of Sex in South Beach, a certified sexologist, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and founder of the CHAMP HIV prevention program.  She received her bachelors degree from UCLA and earned two masters degrees along with her doctorate at Columbia University in New York.  Most recently, Dr. Sonjia became a certified yoga instructor, combining her love of physical fitness and mission to help people have better sex.  Additional offerings include her Yoga for Better Sex fitness class (also available virtually), SENSE aromatherapy body oil, and her podcast Sex in South Beach. To connect with Dr. Sonjia, visit www.drsonjia.com or follow her on tik tok (@drsonjia) and Instagram (@drsonjia).

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"Hope is a dangerous thing. It can drive a man insane." Famously stated by Morgan Freeman in the critcally-acclaimed American film The Shawshank Redemption (1994), our relationship with hope can change depending on whether we ultimately get what we wish for. For film director Andrew Reid, hope is tempered by the everyday, from the progress made in recovering from a life-threatening injury to the tightrope across rejection and validation in Hollywood. In this episode, Andrew uncoils these experiences and shares how mindset in the moment keeps him authentic.

Andrew Reid is a disabled Jamaican-Cuban film director residing in Los Angeles.  He is a DGA Award-winning director and MFA graduate from the USC School of Cinematic Arts.  Prior to film school, Andrew earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Florida.  While he was on spring break in Cancun, Mexico with friends, he suffered a ruptured Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM), which was present at birth but had not yet been discovered. After emergency surgery and during intensive rehabilitation at the hospital, he made another discovery - his passion for working in film.

 To connect with Andrew, follow @reidthestory on Instagram and visit his website at http://reidthestory.com/. 

References:

Asia A - directed by Andrew Reid

Paramount Emerging Director's Initiative

https://ainsleysangels.org/

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In this episode of Uncoiled by Flowing Grounds, Helena connects with the podcast cover artist, Noelia "Noe" Solange, to uncoil how Noe's free movement practice and becoming a mother opened doors to new creative endeavors and brought her closer to herself.

Noelia Solange is an artistpreneur, mother, and wife residing in Miami, Florida. Her current project, the Subculture Film Festival, will open on October 20, 2023 at the Norton Museum of Art  in West Palm Beach, Florida. To connect with Noe and inquire about her work, follow @noeliasolange and @subculturefilmfest on Instagram and visit her website https://www.noeliasolange.com/.

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Don't skip the prologue to Uncoiled by Flowing Grounds and foreshadow what is 'meant to be' with host Helena. Whether you believe in free will, a divine plan, or something in between, living authentically requries intuition.

References from this episode:

The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom

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There is something to be said about quantity over quality. At least when it comes to taking that first step in pursuing a creative project and overcoming perfectionism. In the first episode of Uncoiled by Flowing Grounds, Helena connects with Sarah Nilson, a professional artist residing in Austin, Texas, to uncoil how Sarah began her artistic pursuits and navigates imposter syndrome amid public influence — And why she prescribes jiu jitsu for pretty much anything.

Sarah Nilson is an oil painter, illustrator, and creator of the happiness project "Just Froget About It" on Instagram. While art was always a part of her life, it was not until early 2020 that she started taking things more seriously and committed to a creative practice. To connect with Sarah and inquire about her work, follow @justfrogetaboutit and @sarahnilsonart on Instagram and visit her website https://sarahnilson.com/.

References from this episode:

Yoga with Adriene

Pusheen the Cat

Harriet the Spy

Do your worst ... create your best (Ryan Hildebrandt, TEDxWindsor)

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Uncoil your mind and body with host Helena Gonzalez to ground in your authenticity and flow through change. You never know the shape life will take, so why not make it an expression of you?