Freckled Foodie & Friends

On this episode, I’m joined by Lisa Karvellas, half of the sister founding team of Cedar Lakes Estates - the gorgeous venue where Joe and I were married. Lisa shares the amazing story of how she and her sister founded CLE, the hard work it took, and how they’ve grown the venue over the years. We share our favorite aspects of the venue and reminisce about our favorite moments over our wedding weekend.

On this episode, I sit down with Brandon Bryant to discuss his digital lifestyle outlet, @wallstreetpaper, and how he goes about content creation. We also discuss the diversity focused venture capitalist firm that he co-founded, @harlemcapital, which is focused on investing in cutting edge startups founded by women and people of color. Throughout the conversation we identify our special skill sets and discuss how to utilize them to “live to work, not work to live”.

On this episode, Sally Izzo, founder of Safe and Sound Satos, shares her story of adopting her own pup and how it led her to found SASS, all while working still working full time as a producer. The almost two year old rescue has over 600 successful adoptions under its belt and it’s how I got our beloved Charlie. We also discuss his adoption story.

In this live episode, I am joined by Erin (@erinliveswhole) and Sari (@eatwellwithsari) to have an open and honest conversation about our struggles with anxiety. We discuss how our anxiety has evolved over the years, what we have found helpful to cope with the symptoms, and advice for anyone going through similar struggles. I also launch Freckled Foodie Feelings: Share Your Story, a safe place for you to share your journey with anxiety in hopes of connecting with others and feeling less alone.

On this episode, Ben Van Leeuwen sits down with me to discuss everything there is to know about my favorite ice cream: Van Leeuwen. Ben shares the story of founding Van Leeuwen Ice Cream and what inspired him to bring attainable, delicious and incredibly sourced ingredients to the ice cream scene in New York City and around the country. We also shared our favorite flavors and memories surrounding Van Leeuwen Ice Cream and Ben shared some exciting growing announcements about what is next for VL!

On this episode, Jennifer Hanway (@jenniferhanway) shares what brought her into the holistic nutrition space and how she treats people who have suffered through gut health issues like her. She explains what aspects of life today can trigger poor gut health including processed foods, social media, and more. She also gives tips and first steps for someone looking to reach optimal gut health and resources to get there.

On this episode, Holly Owens (@wellthybelly) joins me to discuss her journey through living with Lyme disease as well as how working in the modeling industry affected her body image. We discuss both of our journeys toward more self acceptance and ease within our lifestyles. We also touch on going through health issues with a partner and how to not let the haters get you down.

On this episode, Shari Auth (@drshariauth) sits down with me to have an educational discussion about Chinese Medicine, acupuncture, and herbs. We break down what benefits these practices can yield for our bodies and minds and how Shari founded @wthn in order to make these practices affordable and accessible to the citizens of New York City.

On this episode, Steve Uria (@steveuria) joins me to discuss his remarkable journey through coaching fitness and ultimately founding his explosive format in NYC, Switch Playground NYC. He shares what drives him to coach and his mission to help people reach their full potential. We also discuss the common pitfalls people can encounter on their fitness journeys and how to combat them.

Dyandra Raye (@dyandraraye) joins me to explore what sustainable style truly means. Offering her journey of becoming vegan and expanding that into her lifestyle and wardrobe, Dyandra shares how she aims to “live life in style consciously”. We also discuss striking the balance of structure and flexibility to maintain a fulfilling lifestyle. Her vegan shoe line will be launching early 2020!

In this episode I sit down with my husband, best friend, and love of my life, Joe Rogers. To celebrate our one year wedding anniversary, we answer questions submitted by my Instagram community and dive into the history of our relationship, how we differ, what we fight about, and how we made a long distance relationship work. We also discuss our love languages and how he feels about the public way I live my life through Freckled Foodie.

I sit down with one of my close friends, Sari Diskin from @eatwellwithsari, to have an overall catch-up on our lives. We talk about her creation and pursuit of her blog & Instagram, the privilege that allowed us to be in these positions and the guilt I sometimes feel over that, the act of bringing people together, and remaining a positive force. We also dive into the act of finding balance between and marriage of the Eastern & Western medicine worlds, specifically when it comes to anxiety.

Before listening, I want to forewarn that this is a triggering episode discussing the loss of a loved one, overall grief, and suicide. I sit down with my close friend, Emily Bina, to have a conversation about losing her brother to suicide. We discuss the complexity & isolation surrounding suicide, her healing process, the shame attached to the word “suicide”, & having the conversation to help break the stigma, & her active use of the word because his life was so much bigger than his death.

Thanks to Beam (@beamtlc), I am now a CBD believer. In this episode I sit down with the two founders, Matt Lombardi and Kevin Moran, to discuss what motivated them to enter the CBD industry and how they created Beam. With a background in sports, they were consistently looking for a way to increase productivity & to find the next best thing, which eventually led them to CBD. We dive into the ins & outs of the industry, the struggles they have faced, and where they see the industry going in the future.

In today’s episode I am joined with wellness product guru and PR superstar, Rachel Krupa (@rachkrupa), founder of Krupa Consulting & The Goods Mart. We discuss how she founded her company, the focus they have on the background story and ingredients within each brand they work with, asking the secondary questions in order to grow, and where we think this “wellness” movement is going. Rachel also gives us an inside look at some of her favorite new brands and products.