Bring Your Own Kombucha Podcast

This is BY FAR my favorite podcast episode to date and probably because I just needed a little bit of inspiration in my life as I head into this next chapter of motherhood. I sat down to chat with Ali Levine, momma of two and recently a successful VBAC momma. She shares all the details on her recent birth, acclimating to being a mom to two adorable girls and resources for vbacs and advocating for yourself.

After Dr. Ginni Gross experienced a tremendous shift in her health and well being, she developed a passion for changing the course of healthcare in our community. After years of problematic digestive issues, taking multiple prescription drugs, and undergoing invasive medical procedures, she was thankfully introduced to an alternative solution. Through chiropractic, her body was able to heal without drugs or surgery. Dr. Ginni has a reputation for helping people relieve their pain and regain their active lifestyle, quickly.  She utilizes a specific, gentle, and effective technique called Network Spinal Care. Network Spinal uses a strategy that unwinds tension in the spinal cord as well as throughout the entire nervous system. This enables the patient the opportunity to experience MORE of what they truly want their lives to be – with less tension, pain, and disease. We chat about everything from the webster technique used during pregnancy to her newly created Bio Emotional Integration(BEI) techni

Episode 13 is jam packed with pregnancy and chiropractic treatment gems by Dr. Stephanie Wigner. Dr. Steph owns and operates the leading pediatric and prenatal chiropractic office at the Jersey Shore, with two locations. Circle of Life Chiropractic specializes in helping women from the preconception period forward well into their postpartum journey. Outside of health and wellness, Dr Steph enjoys helping other women entrepreneurs scale their businesses. In her down time you can find her relaxing on the beach with a book in hand. We chat about everything from why does someone need an adjustment to what makes her office different than others to the Webster technique during pregnancy. Listen in HERE. We chat about everything from why does someone need an adjustment to what makes her office different than others to the Webster technique during pregnancy. 

Melisa Caprio, is a photographer, radio host and author of Postcards to the Universe™ A Global Movement for Manifestation. Her inspiration comes from a desire to have a forum where people come together in creative ways for global change. She is currently giving workshops on photography, art, transformation, and manifestation. She guides her clients on how to create a unique postcard for added effect on the power of creative intention. We chat all about her book and how to manifest abundance, especially when you are a newbie.

Episode 11 is appropriately entitled A mix of #momlife, a dash of #entreprenuertips and a whole lot of Moon Cycle Bakery Treats  as I chat with owner and founder Devon Loftus! This bakery is a one-of-a-kind hormone-supportive natural sweet treat delivery service that Loftus launched in 2017. Since Devon last appeared on BYOK podcast back in 2018, she has birthed a baby AND is about to birth her new book! We chat about the transition to motherhood, postpartum treats, her new quarantine approved dry mixes and more.

This week's interview features Margaret Wishingrad, the creator of my FAVORITE CEREAL - Three Wishes.  Margaret and her husband, Ian, have been business partners for 5+ years and just launched Three Wishes cereal at the end of 2019. It was two years in the making, but they wanted to make sure the product was perfect, as it was created for their son Ellis when they recognized the need for a nutrient-dense cereal on the market. We chat about working on a business with your partner, working from home with kids, launching/scaling a business during these crazy times and motherhood.

Episode 8 features Kristen Revel, a wife, mom, and brand development manager on behalf of Peroni USA. Since we are all stuck in #quarantine, it is only fitting that we chat about work from home #momlife, navigating quarantine as a brand manager, how her career started as a bartender and led her to her current role, and overall goals for the future. Kristen provides sound advice all around and I’m confidant you are going to relate her on many levels.

This week's podcast features TShane, a father, a Marine Corps Veteran, world record holder, Amazon best-selling author, speaker, athlete and so much more.  He is the founder and owner of several successful businesses, has become a best-selling author and a top-notch motivational speaker. Using the nickname, TShane, in recent years he has dedicated himself to raising money for homeless veterans and calling attention to the devastating rate of veteran suicides. To accomplish this, he founded Hike Across America, the title of his first book, and completed several treks across the United States. We chat about his life experience, his new book Done by 2:30 that he co-wrote with his 5 year old daughter, Charli, and his advice for others.

This is Johanna’s second time on the podcast but this time she is a business woman with a startup. She recently founded Charlie’s Organics, a vegan, organic, botanical and sustainable clean beauty brand that also gives back to animal rescues/charity. (read the blog post here) Get ready, because you are going to FALL IN LOVE with this brand.  AND don’t forget to use the code BYOK15 for a discount! Find Charlie’s Organics on Instagram | Etsy | Blog post

Heather Odendaal is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand builder and event producer whose experience in corporate environments inspired her to create WNORTH, a global organization of women who support each other’s rise to corporate leadership.    We chat about running an event planning business as a mother and during crisis such as COVID 19. Find Heather on Instagram | Website

In episode 2, I sit down with Christina Ha, my friend and confidant. Christina is a Hypnobirthing practitioner and doula, a mother, a beautycounter and #cleanbeauty advocate, medical freedom activist and more. I love our conversation and how transparent she is. We chat about everything from advocating for your kids to how she found herself helping mothers take control of their birth.

Stephanie Berk is a women's intuitive guide & transformational coach who specializes in empowering women to amplify their life and manifest their wildest dreams by reconnecting to their body's natural cycles and feminine essence. From a young age Stephanie began suppressing her feminine nature, sexuality, and all things womanhood until rediscovering the sacredness within her in the last few years, and is now on a mission to show women that your periods, cycles, and intuition are indeed a woman's superpowers... you just have to learn how to harness and alchemize these innate traits. In this episode you will learn how to bio-hack your life as a woman, reconnect to your sacred feminine, and how to live in sync with your periods & cycles so that you may amplify your life and create the impact and income you desire

Jesse Truelove is on the podcast today and this is the perfect episode for the prenatal and postpartum mama. She is a wife, mama, a fitness professional since 2014 and the creator of Move With Truelove.  She is a Certified Personal Trainer and Womens Fitness Specialist through National Academy of Sports Medicine, Pre & Post Natal Fitness Specialist and Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist.  She became super focused on pre/postpartum women after feeling like a stranger in her own body after her emergency c-section delivery. Because of her lack of support and information on how to rehab her pelvic floor, and entire core system following my delivery, grew a passion to become that support system and resource for mamas postpartum.

WE ARE BACK! The first episode of season 3 is interview with health coach, Aimee Mckee.   Aimee is a wife and mama to two babies. She became passionate about the power of whole food nutrition after experiencing how it healed her years of chronic pain. She has since become a certified health coach as well as personal trainer and is using her passion and knowledge of plant nutrition to inspire healthy living around the world! We chat about whole food nutrition, vitamins v. whole foods, how she bridges the nutritional gap, and of course MOM HACKS for integrating healthy food into your little ones diet. 

SURPRISE! I have one more episode for you in season 2 of the BYOK PODCAST. I chat with Amanda Young, who is a goddess guru. She has been working with women for over ten years, empowering them to be healthy, vibrant and living their purpose by stepping into their feminine power. She does one-on-one coaching, online courses such as Prosperous Goddess, reads the akashic records and leads retreats. She believes that the more women tap into their feminine energy, the more we can empower them to fulfill their purpose on this Earth. Amanda is helping hundreds of women do just that through her courses and teachings, using essential oil and feminine embodiment practices to connect with the goddess within. This is an amazing episode, you can listen in here.

This is the last and final episode of Season 2! And what an amazing season it's been. I am so glad that I get to wrap up this last podcast with Serenity Carr of Serenity Kids!  Serenity is the co-founder and CEO of Serenity Kids Baby Food. She is on a mission to promote wellness starting with the first bite. Formerly employed in tech and logistics, Serenity left her job to pursue her passion of health coaching where she helped clients achieve their personal health goals. Having healed her digestive issues through a lifestyle diet change, Serenity is transforming the baby food industry by developing innovative nutrient dense products because every bite counts.

It’s #GivingTuesday which makes this podcast episode release so TIMELY because I sit down to chat with my good friend Jessica Yvonne about her new company, The Promise Brand. The Promise Brand is a faith based brand giving 100% of its profits to charity. Learn more about the brand in this blog post. We also chat about Jessica’s recent UPLEVELING, most recent trial and tribulations, and more.

Did ya know that we spend on average 7 plus hours a day staring at screens--sometimes two at a time. In other words, we are exposed to an incredible amount of blue light which is creating havoc on our health. Damaging eyes, interrupting sleep and believe it or not even harming our skin. EEK! I sit down with Emily Payne, of the brand Eyejust, to chat about blue light harms, why it is necessary to protect your eyes and we discuss Eyejust's line of products. Listen in here. Find Eyejust on instagram | website | facebook. Want to snag your own? Use the code kombucha for a discount.

Nadia Quraishi is the creator of Nourished by Nadia, a brand, a business, and more. Quite literally - Nadia does it all. She teaches cooking classes, she coaches clients as a holistic nutritionist, she creates events such as the Nourished Retreat, she has a line of products (her elderberry is AMAZING!), and you can find her new business venture launching at the beginning of next year. To learn how she does it all and more about all of her ventures, listen in here. Find Nadia on Instagram | etsy | facebook | website. And if you want a discount on that elderberry syrup (or any of her products) use the code Kombucha for a sweet discount.

This week’s guest is the face behind the athleisure brand GRIT + ZEST. We dive into the inspiration for the brand, what makes them stand out from other brands, and their upcoming line!