The Party In My Plants Podcast

My guest today is a powerhouse of a woman who wants to see other women succeed… without burning out in the process. The marvelous Kate Northrup is an entrepreneur, speaker, mother and bestselling author of two profoundly helpful books: Money: A Love Story, (which has been published in 5 languages, oh la la!) and Do Less: A Revolutionary Approach to Time and Energy Management for Busy Moms (which include dog or plant moms). I’m obsessed with Kate’s data-driven and soul-driven time and energy management practices that result in saving time, making more money, and experiencing less stress (and thus mega-improved wellness). We talked a lot about syching your sched to your menstrual sched (or the moon’s sched), honoring your energy, annndddd lying on the floor a lot. I loved every second and am pretty positive this chat will be my mantra for the new year. Yes, the whole damn chat.    Press play to hear:    Why doing less can often produce better results How to stop tying your self worth to your jam packed schedul

Surviving the food-focused holiday season without outgrowing all our clothes and slugging around like human eggnog can feel frightening. And in this episode, I'm calling on something else frightening to help us: GHOSTS. You know the Christmas story about Scrooge? (From Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol?”) Well, the same 3 ghosts that showed Scrooge his past, present and future and helped him stop being a miserable Scrooge can actually also help YOU not be miserably SCREWED this holiday season! Press play and you'll hear the whole healthy holiday ghost story.   Links related to this episode: The full show notes with all the deets & recipes from this episode! Where to get Sunwarrior - my favorite plant-protein powder- for 20% off with code: PARTY at checkout The healthy hot chocolate you should make! 3 healthy popcorn recipes you’ll love! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where you can go to suggest a guest (yourself or someone else) for the show! Where you can go with a screenshot of yo

Today’s guest grew up on hamburger helper, chicken nuggets, grilled cheese and zero plants!! She now grows a robust garden, is coming out with her second Today’s guest grew up on hamburger helper, chicken nuggets, grilled cheese and zero plants!! She now grows a robust garden, is coming out with her second vegan cookbook, and still makes grilled cheese! Ilene Godofsky Moreno, whom you probably know on the interwebs as The Colorful Kitchen, considering she’s been featured in The New York Times, Refinergy 29, VegNews and this podcast in episode 33, has made a complete 180 in what she forks and how she feels as anyone I’ve met. (Except myself. We’re kind of the same in our 180’ness.) We’re also the same in our birthday. And I know that because Ilene is one of my best friends. We’re also the same birthday. And i know that becuase I’ene is one of my best friends. This is me fake writing. Can you tell I’m fake writing? I’m fake writing. Does this look like I’m fake writing? I’m totally fake writing. Tommy is cute.

My guest today is one of the smartest, sharpest and sustainable-ist women I am lucky to know. Ashlee Piper is an environmental activist, sustainable living hero, TV expert and the author of Give A Shit: Do Good. Live Better. Save The Planet. What I really like about her is that she brings an incredibly admirable level of intelligence to the table, she has all the stats and research to back up her points, she does it all with a great sense of humor. AND she’s not preachy about it. You likely won’t find a more, down to *earth* EARTH lady than this one. Ashlee’s out to educate, share her story and her knowledge but sans judgement which is so refreshing when it comes to veganism and environmentalism. So get out your recycled notebook, friend, because this chat is jam packed with notes to take to change yo’ lifestyle to help mama nature.    Press Play to Hear:  How to re-home the stuff you no longer want Why even a micro approach can have macro effects on the environment Why eating meat is one of the worst things

This is Shannon Kaiser’s third visit to my podcast, and for good reason: she’s my life/business coach and I keep getting free sessions out of interviewing her! Joking...Shannon’s threepeat is because she’s my go-to source for sage life advice without bells and whistles or woo-woo confusion. And because she keeps writing wonderful books worth talking about.    In this ‘sode, Shannon and I chat about achieving inner peace and living joyfully in a TRUE way, not just in a way that satisfies your ego or makes those around you think you’re the bees knees. When you scrap all the external factors, ditch the shoulds, and have an honest heart-to-freaking-heart with yourself, you’re left with a clear path towards what will actually fulfill you. And then, Shannon urges, we should GO DO THAT THING!    Food isn’t a real topic of discussion in this one, but since I believe the whole point of partying with plants is so we have the energy to live more joyfully, think about this chat as like, the masterclass in living epically

Damn did Marci Zaroff ever blow my mind! I probably mentioned at least three times in utter amazement how cool she is because this OG leader in wellness and organics is... SO FREAKING COOL! To start, she basically has 100 companies. She was one of the peeps plant partying it up in the early 1990s when no one else was. Ain’t no party like a plant party of 1?  Marci coined the term “Eco fashion” developed the standard for organic textiles in the U.S., published books, and is now out with her new organic cotton and environmentally-friendly homeware line Farm to Home. (Because why should straight-from-the-farm plants only bless our dinner plates?)    We spoke a lot about stuff I knew little about: organic cotton, why it’s important and how the fast fashion industry is ruining our homes, our bods and the environment. I mean, in case you, like me, hadn’t fully *cotton* just yet, the cotton used to make everything from our favorite white sheets, to the blankets we cuddle up in, to our favorite pair of jeans and wor

Amy Leigh Mercree is probably one of the sweetest, most sensitive gals I’ve ever had on the show. This medical intuitive (yes, in this episode she explains what the heck this is) pretty much makes the rest of us look like demons. I mean, she doesn’t have plants in her home because she knows they’d prefer to live outside and she’s not one who will buy a crystal and stash it away in a drawer to be ignored. The author of, oh, about a million books, Amy strives to help other people achieve inner peace and health through spirituality. If you’re looking to bring out your spiritual side and get in touch with the inner goddess that DOES exist within you, this chat is up your crystal-lined alley.   Press play to hear:  Essential oils that *literally* spark joy The low-down on how to use crystals  Which crystals to buy and where in your home to put them  Why apple cider vinegar is the best thing you can do for your health What is a medical intuitive anyway? A mantra to keep you safe, grounded and anxiety-free Natural

In case you missed the memo, I’m a bit of a mushroom junkie. (I mean, I drink so much Four Sigmatic Mushrooms blends I could turn into a mushroom…omg yes, I just came up with my Halloween costume!) Anyway, given my deep and undying love for the functional fungi, it felt ultra organic to bring shroom-extraordinaire Danielle Ryan Broida onto my show.    Danielle is hella connected with nature in ways I’m deeply inspired by: she’s a raw food chef, herbalist, mycologist, holistic nutritionist and an avid gardener. Arguably, she’s more of a plant-partier than me. In this convo she even said that she became a vegetarian at age eight, grows as much of her own food as possible, and of all the guests I’ve had on the show, she has probably come up with the most interesting ways of consuming plants. (Hence why I call her a mad scientist.) After hearing from Danielle, I bet your button mushrooms that you’ll be adding all these Harry Potter sounding shroomy spells to your diet.    Press play to hear:  A conversation abou

In honor of it being World Mental Health Day (well that was yesterday so I guess let’s consider this the afterparty) I’m re-airing this true talk about how I personally strive to combat and calm my anxiety -- which I do as routinely as I eat dinner.    I used to live with an insurmountable amount of anxiety. Anxiety attacks were a painful and routine part of my life; it was like my anxiety was my Uber drive and I was just a lost, helpless passenger in the back seat! Until enough was enough and I quit them. In this episode, I walk you through the 13 out-of-the-box, drug-free things I’ve done to effectively kick my anxiety to the curb (and keep it there like a loser). If you struggle with anxiety, you cannot afford to skip this episode! (Sorry, not trying to make you anxious about it, but seriously. Listen up. And remember: everybody’s story with mental health is different. This is mine.)   The full show notes with all the deets from this episode! Hop on the waitlist for my soon-to-be-live Party in Our Plants C

My guest today is like Bruce springsteen. (A household name.) (of Feng Shui.) (So even cooler than Bruce, am I right?) Well, even more than helping his folks reorganize their homes, Ken Lauher’s bread and butter and pure passion is leading his clients into becoming their best selves by way of bettering their spaces. In this chat he bettered my life just by instilling in it that a cluttered house leads to a cluttered mind -- and since we’ve hung up the call I’ve been a born again declutterer. The proof is in his pudding, and Ken’s pudding is helping entrepreneurs, executives and high achievers across the globe to gain clarity, take action and get results in their personal and professional life. Many of his clients actually call him “The Clarifier” thanks to his unique ability to help them simplify and solve their most pressing issues. I’ll go ahead and call him “cool” for his special way of making a kinda weird thing like feng shui be cool, understandable and actually practical. But how about we all stop calli

You know how they say: health is wealth? Well, as my phenomenal functional medicine practitioner friend Dr. Will Cole says in this chat: you don’t have to be wealthy to be healthy.    Dr. Cole, or Will, is doc who relies zilch on prescriptions on mucho on natural fixes. He’s obsessed with finding the roots of health problems and honestly, in this chat I became obsessed with finding out his answers to every single thing that came to my mind. It turns out, this brilliant man is not only a healer, but also a quote generation machine, and he was dropping some serious poetic responses. Something he said that really stuck with me was: “Just because it’s common, doesn’t mean it’s normal.” Out of context, that could apply to basically anything (headphones getting tangled the minute they enter a purse, my dog humping his bed when he’s mad at us, me crying when I watch Monica and Chandler get engaged even though I’ve seen that episode upwards of 39 times…) but in the context of our conversation, he was saying that so m

My guest today has gone through a long and winding and challenging journey with chronic illness and autoimmune disease. The way she is now though — charmingly hilarious and fantastically bubbly — is kind of a great case-in-point example of one of her biggest teachings: you’re more than your illness. Much, much more. Nitika Chopra is the strong and loving voice behind the podcast The Point Of Pain, which is a place where others with chronic illness in their past share their stories. Surprisingly, there’s a lot of laughter on her show — as there was in this one. (She’s called her conference for those with ongoing illnesses “Chronicon” so you know she’s got a fan of the humor thing…) Personally, I’ve never had a guest pointedly say they’re not into trees, grass and alllll things nature, but by revealing her opposition to the great outdoors Nitika, a thriving vibrant walking taking billboard of health proved her thesis: that knowing yourself well enough to know your needs is the secret to wellness. Speaking of bi

Gabe Kennedy is as cool as a… bottle of CBD oil. He’s also a plant-chef, nature guy, remarkable analogy creator, and the brains and soul behind Plant People, a company that’s spreading the word about the power plants can have on the wellness of not just individuals, but a whole society. Sure, Plant People is one of the billion brands boasting the brilliance of CBD these days but his mission his to not just be a CBD company - rather, to showcase using herbs and other plants can make us better. And Gabe is not your average “ohhh lemme capitalize on this CBD craze” kinda guy either. He’s the kind of guy who saw through a back fracture injury he got while skiing and used the experience to recognize the value of herbs and hemp. Since then, he has been spreading the word while using part of his profits to plant trees in the U.S. His cause is now to mend people, mend the earth and connect with both. They say when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. In Gabe’s case, make balms, drops and lotions, heal others’ woes a

This episode is like an everything-but-the-kitchen-sink-kinda-‘sode. In this solo chat, I spill an assortment of beans: some pinto - I mean personal - and some business beans. I figure that since we hang out while you launder, cycle, commute, hike, clean or road trip, we’re pals. So here’s an honest chat about my upcoming dwelling changes, the most exciting plant-party I’ve ever thrown, a second brand that’s brewing, and the stories behind it all! Links related to this episode: Hop on the waitlist for my soon-to-be-live Party in Our Plants Club!!! Check out the shownotes for behind the scenes photos from these stories! Where to buy Four Sigmatic Shroom Products and save 15% with code: “PARTYINMYPLANTS” GET THE FREE LIST OF 160+ RECCOMENDED BOOKS! Steal my job! ANd scope out the exciting and impressive curriculum for The Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Get my FREE #EATMOREPLANTS course! Where you can go to submit a question for the show! Where I’d much appreciate you leaving a review for the show in iTune

Nikole Goncalves is the gal behind the beloved and mega popular YouTube channel (which has over 560K subscribers and over 39 Million views) Health Nut Nutrition, and in this here episode, she gave me the BEYOND *nutshell* scoop on all things food, nutrition, and sustainable, approachable wellness. And Trader Joes. We recorded this chat on national avocado day and believe me, this convo was all I could have *avo* wanted. (OK, sorry for the *guacward* pun...) What I love about this chatty Canadian (yes, she did say sorry and yes, I did make fun of her accent) is that she had such a down-to-earth approach to healthy eating and happy living. Her relationship with food has never been a rocky one and so her words are confident and refreshing to hear. We talk about how she found her calling, what it’s been like running her vlog from the bottom now she here, her new brand for plant loving pups, meditation, smoothie recipes, body shaming, and her upcoming book debut. For a talk that’ll have you as much on board for hy

Dr. Josh Axe is that dude (and doctor) who seems to have it all figured out. He’s a certified doctor of natural medicine, a doctor of chiropractic and a clinical nutritionist with a passion for helping people get healthy by empowering them to use nutrition to fuel their health. Men’s Health calls him a guru of all things ayurvedic medicine and ancient Chinese medicine, and when I feel like I need to find the culprits of anything that ails me or get the trusted and research backed lowdown on the latest popular plant or wellness trend, I visit his website A BUNCH. As do 17 million other people…a month. I love getting to sit down with a doc who can spill smart stuff on any topic I ask about. In this chat Dr. Axe dished out some wisdom on everything from deplorable keto diet mistakes (it’s NOT about butter fried cheese with bacon, thank you very much) to sneaky and yummy ways to up your herbs and spice intake (if you’re not already on the turmeric band wagon, we’ll getchu there!) and he even takes us a little int

My guest today hits the nail right on the head when she says “we live in a drinking world.” Georgia Foster is a hypnotherapist originally from Australia, who has spent many years living in London and as such, she knows a thing or two about the prevalence of drinking cultures. Georgia’s aim in her work is to teach people how to establish healthy relationships with booze and to learn how to drink less rather than have to break up with that glass of vino forever. In this chat that has truly stuck with me at all of my drinking events since, we dive into how our anxiety and specifically, our inner critics, are the biggest enablers of over-drinking. If you know your inner critic is ruining (or running!) your life, don’t freak out! Georgia had more than a few practical tips to retrain your brain and rely on that happy hour drink a little less. What I liked most about this conversation is that Georgia is by no means the booze police and that her cool-as-a-cucumber approach is ACTUALLY realistic because no, she’ll nev

My guest today is a Holistic Nutrition-turned-Business Coach and yoga teacher-turned-productivity preacher who’s obsessed with showing ladies how to weave wellness with work, dodge burnout, and get the good shit done. Abbi Miller’s roots are in yoga but somewhere along the way through her table top poses, cobras and proud warriors, she realized that to be the proudest warrior of all, you have to be able to flow through your work day by balancing your overall wellness. While running her holistic nutrition + yoga biz for 11 years, she’s well versed in the self-employment juggle of feeling exhausted, hangry and face-palming every time you look at your to-do list. That’s why, through private coaching and mentoring, public speaking, transformational events and luxury yoga retreats, Abbi help ladies optimize their life so their health and work flourish like a well-watered-chia-pet. Her combo of wellness with biznass is nothing short of, well, magic. Which is a word she uses a lot. So much so that I would be highly

Today’s guest calls herself a life & transition coach for the outdoor-minded, and I call her nature’s walking billboard. (Meaning, she sells the effects of nature, hard.) You might’ve met Sanni McCandless in the Oscar-Winning documentary film Free Solo, which captured the emotional story of professional rock climber Alex Honnold attempting to conquer the first free solo (a look ma, no hands type of climb) of a famous 900-metre vertical rock face called El Capitan's at Yosemite National Park. While it’s impossible to not be on the edge of your seat while Alex is on the edge of a cliff with just his fingertips and no safety net, when I watched the film, I found myself even more locked into Sanni, his girlfriend. When the film ended and I was able to stop clenching every muscle in my body, I searched for Sanni on the interwebs and was not surprised to find that she’s a passionate entrepreneur compassionately driven to helping people create more tailored, intentional lifestyles. This deep dive with Sanni defi

Hey there! I’m hard at work over here on some really exciting upcoming things so I’ve chosen to re-air the very first ever interview I did on this here podcast 3 years ago woohoo. This is the prefect chat to resurface because it’ll serve as a powerful reminder of how and why to use your spiralizer -- my top summer kitchen tool (outside of my blender of course). It’ll also be a little ridiculous to hear my first ever interview when I was just a wee podcast hosting baby - I really should bring more games into my interviews nowadays, that was so fun. Anyway, here’s my chat with Ali Maffuci, the queen of turning plants into noodles. She’s the founder of the mega-brand Inspiralized, creator of the Inspiralizer tool (which I use to make my veggie noodles), the author of three bestselling cookbooks, the maker of two children and the inventor of the spiralized sweet potato BUN. This is quite the inspiralizing chat:   In this super INSPIRALIZING show, you’ll learn:   Exactly how to spiralize 13 different fruits and v