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Toks Olagundoye on Health, Harmony, and the Planet Jul 08, 2025

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Born to a Norwegian mother and a Nigerian father, actress Toks Olagundoye is a native of Lagos, Nigeria. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre from Smith College. She is best known for her role as Olivia Finch on the newest iteration of the sitcom, Frasier, Kemi Talbot (the Kamala Harris character) on Veep as well as alien matriarch Jackie Joyner-Kersee in her first series regular job, ABC's The Neighbors.

As a breast cancer survivor and thriver, Toks talks about the importance of early detection, not to fear the treatments, and to always have a loud best advocate with you for appointments. She leads a vegan lifestyle and cares deeply for the preservation of our planet, advocates recycling and repurposing clothes and uses socializing as an excuse to host clothing swaps. Toks has joined forces with Recycle Across America to promote awareness and the standardizedrecycling labels. Toks uses her platform to engage in and promote substantive discussions on living in tune with yourself and the planet, environmental action and sustainable living.

Potential resources for Recycling:

*Habitat for Humanity

*Goodwill

*Recycle America.org

*Ridwell.com

*Tetracycle.com

You can also look up local recycling and local sanitation organizations.

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Louie Schwartzberg, director, producer, cinematographer Jul 01, 2025

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Louie Schwartzberg’s latest film, Fantastic Fungi, now on Netflix explores the world of mushrooms and all the uses to help save the planet. Louie has spent his notable career providing breathtaking imagery using his time-lapse, high-speed and macro cinematography techniques. Schwartzberg is a visual artist who breaks barriers, connects with audiences, and tells stories that celebrate life and reveal the mysteries and wisdom of nature, people, and places. Fantastic Fungi, explores the world of mushrooms and mycelium and illustrates how this fascinating organism can provide sustainable solutions to some of the world’s greatest problems, treating cancer, Alzheimer’s and PTSD, saving the bees, cleaning the atmosphere, and shifting consciousness. Louie has also directed the Soarin’ Around the World; the most popular motion simulator ride film now playing at Disney Theme Parks globally and many more beautiful projects. Find out about them in this In My Heart conversation with Louie and Heather.

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Dan Buettner, National Geographic Explorer Jun 17, 2025

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Dan Buettner, National Geographic Explorer, writer, and founder of Blue Zones: areas where people live long, healthy, happy lives. Blue Zones are areas across the globe where people tend to live the longest and have remarkably low rates of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and obesity. Dan explores what elements make up these blue zones, including food, community, joy, purpose, and more. Listen to Dan and Heather talk about the 5 food groups that are best for a long life, and the perfect combination of a grain and beans to make a complete protein. He has appeared on CNN, Late Show with David Letterman, Good Morning America, Primetime Live, and the Today show to discuss his Blue Zones research, and he has delivered more than 500 keynote speeches over the last 10 years.

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Functional Nutrition: A Holistic Approach to our Health Jun 10, 2025

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Andrea Nakayama is a Functional Medicine Nutritionist and the founder of the Functional Nutrition Alliance. Functional Nutrition serves the needs of the individual. It recognizes each person’s unique capabilities for making the diet and lifestyle modifications that foster the physiological and psychological shifts that enable their body to cultivate its healing potential. Functional Nutrition does not exist in isolation of other health or medical support, but in tandem with it. Over two decades ago, Andrea’s husband was diagnosed with a brain tumor and given 6 months to live while she was pregnant with their first and only child. In response, she doubled down on an area she was passionate about – nutrition – in an attempt to extend his lifespan beyond his 30s.

They made it over two years, he got to meet his son, and in the wake of his death, she discovered that she had developed Hashimoto’s. Andrea kept on professionally with her nutrition and functional medicine path and shares with all of us this way of managing our health. She knows that a functional nutrition approach is the answer to our healthcare crisis, both for individuals and for society at large.

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Women: Stepping into our Power and Purpose May 27, 2025

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Vanessa Cornell is a teacher and masterful space holder who convenes women through her groups, courses, and retreats to unlock their power and purpose. Vanessa graduated from Harvard and went on to work at Goldman Sachs. She then dedicated ten years to growing, birthing and raising her five children. After a lifetime of overachieving and overgiving, Vanessa

felt deeply disconnected from herself and experienced a breaking apart of everything she had known.

Since her personal awakening, discovering her true self, Vanessa has dedicated herself to giving women the tools and confidence to step into their power and lead lives of joy and purpose. In 2017 she founded NUSHU, a women’s community grounded in wellness and empowerment that hosts retreats around the world. Vanessa’s three loves in life are herself, her work, and her family.

About NUSHU:

NUSHU offers immersive, heart-centered retreats designed to foster deep connection, personal growth, and self-discovery through safe, supportive environments. Core to all NUSHU retreats is community building – a place to be seen and understood, and is often a catalyst for cultivating new friendships that continue to build long after the retreat ends.

Website:

vanessacornell.com

NUSHU

Website: nushu.com

Her handles are:

@VanessaCornell

@NUSHU

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Tina Knowles-Lawson: American Business Woman & Fashion Designer May 20, 2025

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Tina Knowles-Lawson and Heather chat about their history working together on House of Deréon and Miss Tina, advocating for the Heroes Act, the importance of instilling a sense of charity at a young age and celebrate the bond they still have with each other.

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Inspiring Women as Leaders with Devaa Haley Mitchell May 13, 2025

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For Dr. Devaa Haley Mitchell, transformation isn’t just a concept—it’s a way of life. She’s dedicated to helping people reconnect with their deepest selves, unlock their leadership gifts, and step into their full potential.

As the Co-Founder of The Shift Network, a multiple 7-figure educational platform, Devaa has helped bring life-changing programs to over 3.2 million students worldwide.

In addition, Devaa was Founder and Host of the Inspiring Women with Soul series, which served over 130,000 women from more than 160 countries.

Through her private practice, Devaa supports her clients with Soul and Strategy Coaching to work on both the “inner” work of feminine leadership as well as the “outer” work of visionary strategy and implementation. She also offers a comprehensive Midlife Chrysalis process to support women in navigating the many changes that happen in midlife.

Devaa’s website is: https://devaa.com

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Healing Relationships with Dene Logan May 06, 2025

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Dené Logan is a Marriage and Family Therapist with an orientation in Depth Psychology (often referred to as ‘The Psychology of the Soul’) and author of Sovereign Love: A Guide to Healing Relationships by Reclaiming the Masculine & Feminine Within.

Dene has a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology and is notably the mentee of acclaimed psychotherapist Esther Perel. Dene and Heather talk about how we begin to heal from an unspoken war of the sexes that’s been playing out in our relationships. She shares the patterns she sees playing out in the couples she works with, our blind spots and living our truths. Dené is passionate about sharing tools and strategies to cultivate a good relationship with ourselves, understanding our partners and the best tools for communication.

She is host of the What’s My 100% Podcast.

You can find Dene at: IG: @Dene.Logan and Denelogan.com

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Laura Rhodes-Levin Apr 29, 2025

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Laura Rhodes-Levin, LMFT, therapist and Founder of The Missing Peace Center is author of her book, THE MISSING PEACE: Rewire Your Brain, Reduce Anxiety, and Re-Create Your Life. Laura wants to help you understand your anxiety, teach you how to work with it and embrace it rather than fear it.

According to Laura, who suffered debilitating anxiety for many years, “Anxiety is not what's wrong with you. Anxiety is what’s right with you. It is an essential survival mechanism. It’s the fight/flight/freeze response in your amygdala, the emotional center of your brain.”

Heather and Laura talk about choosing peace without guilt, how nature can help, and practical tools to manage anxiety. They also talk about making sure we can all say “yes” to the question: Did I Live my life to the fullest? Laura makes sure we know it is everyone’s right to live a peaceful and joyful life, anxiety free.

Laura also recently founded the PHEW Foundation, a nonprofit that funds Intensive Outpatient programs for patients in need at The Missing Peace Center for Anxiety.

Laura has served as an expert on psychological issues on several outlets and has been seen on KTLA, Good Day LA, Fox News, KCAL 9, KCBS, KABC, and more.

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Jeralyn Glass: Music as Medicine - How the Power of Sound Can Transform Us Apr 22, 2025

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Jeralyn Glass is an international opera star turned sound healer. Her new book Sacred Vibrations: The Transformative Power of Crystalline Sound and Music

comes out July 23rd.

Drawing the attention of Gwyneth Paltrow, Jhené Aiko, and SZA, Jeralyn has become one of the foremost leaders in the world of holistic healing through Music as Medicine and now the publication of her highly anticipated book.

Glass, a world-class musician, knows why music isn’t just an art form, it is the universal language soothing our souls, healing our wounds, and uplifting our spirits. More than mere melodies, music is a potent medicine transcending barriers, offering solace, inspiration, and profound healing connecting us as one.

When tragedy hit hard and Glass lost her only child, a 19 year old son, crystal healing bowls were part of her soothing balm. She’s now at the forefront as one of the most revered originators of sound healing that is circling the globe transforming our hearts amidst chaos. Glass also takes her sound healing into the world of Cancer patients and has seen profound effects.

Heather and Jeralyn discuss why sound vibration is sought after and how our listeners can incorporate healing music into their daily lives, and so much more. Jeralyn even gives us a taste of the sound bowl experience towards the end of the episode.

Jeralyn’s new app can be found here https://www.jeralynglass.com/mobile-app. You can download the app, get help, meditations, yoga, and much more. On her website you can also find her in person appearances and her You Tube Channel. Jeralyn’s Website: www.jeralynglass.com

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