Sure, the holidays are great, but you know what they also are? Super stressful.

Family drama and other issues can feel bigger and harder during the holiday season when everyone is forced to be in one space, and that can take the joy out of celebrating.

This week I'm hosting a deep dive with licensed mental health counselor and host of the Thoughts from the Couch Podcast, Justine Carino. She's walking us through how to handle all the drama of the holiday season, no matter where it's coming from.

In this episode we talk:

+ How to evolve past the "roles" we tend to play in our family

+ What to do when you've evolved or changed, but people in your life haven't

+ When to cut people out of your life

+ Justine's advice on parent/child difficulty and how to tell if the relationship is worth saving

+ What is radical acceptance?

+ Why your relationship with your parents defines your life

+ How to handle relatives asking personal questions like about future family planning – 25:00

+ Dealing with overwhelm and exhaustion during the holidays – 26:30

+ Dealing with a negative in-laws experience – 28:00

+ Getting more help from your partner – 29:20

+ Missing a loved one – 30:25

+ Trying not to overeat – 31:45

For more on Justine, click here, and to check out the Thoughts from the Couch podcast, click here.

Lumi Pelinku is an astrologer, energy healer and transformation. She’s been working in the field over the past 10 years and has partnered with brands such as Well + Good, Brides, Cosmopolitan, Chloe, Shape Magazine, The Observer, Nylon and more.

Every year we bring on Lumi to help us make sense of the past year, and look ahead to what to expect in the new year.

We talk:

+ Big themes to expect in the new year for our country

+ How she predicted a change in women’s rights and issues this past year

+ Eclipses and what impact they have

+ The Pluto return for the US and what it means

+ How astrology works to give us insight into the world and ourselves

We also break down, sign by sign, what you can expect in 2023. Here are the time codes to hop to, by sign:

Aries – 19:44

Taurus – 21:00

Gemini – 22:10

Cancer – 23:30

Leo – 25:00

Virgo – 26:40

Libra – 27:45

Scorpio – 29:35

Sagittarius – 33:00

Capricorn – 35:31

Aquarius – 36:30

Pisces – 37:49

Follow Lumi on Instagram here, and check out how to work with her here.

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HEY GIRL HEY!!! Chances are you have heard the voice on today's podcast before.

Taylor Strecker, host of the Taste of Taylor podcast and the founder and host on the Taylor Strecker Show, is here today on the show after I basically stalked her on a plane from New York to Rome, and boy oh boy am I geeked.

Formerly of Sirius' Cosmo Radio and Wake Up! with Taylor, she has become known for her open, bubbly, and simultaneously deeply vulnerable personality, and she has the legions of fans to prove it.

In this episode, we talk about how she got her job literally by talking in a bar (!!!), her crazy journey from marriage to divorce to remarrying a woman, and what she's learned since launching her own radio show and leaving traditional media. It's a real and honest conversation, and I'm so honored to host her on the podcast.

Follow Taylor on Instagram, check out the Taylor Strecker Show, or listen free to Taste of Taylor.

This week I'm sitting down with the founder of Half the Story, Larissa May, and talking all about our twisted relationship with technology.

Sure, it's great to connect with people from all over the world, but when does social media stop being fun and start being damaging?

In this episode we talk:

+ How social media sent Larz spiraling, and the damaging impact it can have on mental health

+ The best age to get kids a cell phone

+ How to set proper digital boundaries for kids

+ How social media messes with our idea of aging

+ Should we be sharing our kids on social media?

+ The upside to tech

Follow Larissa on Instagram here, and Half the Story here.

Another great resource for kids and cell phones is here.

Did you ever wonder, how can I live longer? What habits should I change to increase my longevity? How do you spot the signs of cancer? This is the episode for you!

Gastrointestinal oncologist and author Dr. Laura Vater is here to talk all about preventing disease and caring for yourself. She also dives into her advocacy for fighting for better quality of life for doctors, nurses and medical professionals.

In this episode we talk:

+ What's wrong--and right--about the American medical system

+ The importance of preventive medicine

+ The things her longest-living and healthiest patients do

+ The vitamins you must have in your routine for optimal health

+ What tests to ask your doctor for

+ The first signs of pancreatic cancer

+ The specific cancers that you can detect early

+ The impact working with some of her dying patients has had on her spirituality

+ Why sleep deprivation is so bad for doctors and their patients

About the Guest:

Dr. Laura Vater is a gastrointestinal oncologist, writer, and speaker and the founder of the SMILE Scale™, which is a trademarked tool being used in the US and UK to help patients and clinicians simplify and prioritize health.

Follow Dr. Vater on Instagram here, and follow me on IG here.

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Ever feel like you just can't break your bad habits, or that anxiety rules your life? This episode is for you.

Cody Isabel is a coach and co-founder and CEO of Rewrite and Rise, a program helping people to work through trauma and stress to show up as a healthy person. This week he's walking us through re-training our brain to serve us better. I'm talking eliminating anxiety, healing from traumas, and building a future where you feel healthy and successful.

Rewrite and Rise uses neuroscience, AI & neuro-technology to objectively measure & improve mental & emotional wellbeing for people struggling with their mental health.

In this episode we talk:

+ How anxiety happens

+ Re-training our brains for calm and health

+ How to break unhealthy patterns

+ The M.E.W.S. process to defeat anxiety on the spot

+ Why not all inflammation is bad

+ Identifying a narcissist

+ What is the Belief Wheel, and how can it help us stop negative thoughts?

+ Why the great spiritual awakening is just beginning

Find Cody on Instagram here, and follow WGT here.

The book Cody recommends, Healing Ourselves, can be found here.

I just visited renowned injector and board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Lara Devgan in New York City and am sharing all the details!

In this special bonus episode, I talk what the process is like; how to book; what injectable procedures I did with her; what the office is like; how much to set aside to book the appointment; HA fillers vs. Sculptra, and more.

Foundation brush discussed linked here. Dr. Devgan's BB Cream linked here.

Follow Dr. Devgan on Instagram here.

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Social media phenom and WGT fave The Conscious Lee is back!

As a second-time WGT guest we dive into the Ye anti-Semitism controversy; what wokeism is and why people have such a strong reaction to it; moving beyond the racial binary and more.

About the guest: Lee holds a bachelor’s degree in African & African American Studies and a Master’s degree in Human Relations as well as a Master’s degree in Adult Higher Education. He also has Graduate Certificates in Women and Gendered Studies and Human Resource and Diversity Development from the University of Oklahoma.

Check him out on Instagram here.

Ever feel like you are stuck on the hamster wheel? Lots of hustling, but not really getting anywhere? And moreover, not making the money you deserve to be making?

This episode of WGT with manifestation expert, business coach and Blackrock alum Jocelyn Kelly Reid is for you!

We cover:

* Why money has energy

* How to receptive power of feminine energy can welcome more abundance into your life

* Ways to tap into your flow

* Why you're not getting anywhere just working hard and pushing yourself

* The steps to opening your energy field to more money and abundance

Check out Jocelyn on IG here, and her website here.

Follow me on IG here, and check out the WGT blog here!