Almost 30

Hannah Bronfman, founder of HBFIT and global ambassador for Adidas, shares her insights on wellness, self-expression, and entrepreneurship. She discusses her upbringing and its influence on her body image and creativity. Hannah dives into her supportive relationship with her husband, balancing their careers, and the inspiration behind her book, 'Do What Feels Good.' The conversation touches on the importance of authenticity in business, wellness tips for frequent travelers, and challenges faced by women in the industry.

Happy New Year, family!. I’m sure you can relate–we arrived at the end of this transformative year and hadn’t given ourselves the proper credit for the highs and a moment to honor the learnings in the lows. We decided to structure the episode around a game we play over dinner or to kick off meetings: High, Low + What you learned. Our gratitude for #almost30nation pours out of us shamelessly–WE LOVE YOU AND WE DON’T CARE WHO KNOWS IT!!!  Our hope for you is that you see the light and limitless potential in yourselves that we see in you. Cheers to the continual evolution of you. Thank goodness you are changing from one year to the next. For those that don’t understand that about you, don’t worry. They’ll catch up. Shine your light bright.   We talk about… Our dreams lately and what we think they mean The self-work Lindsey has been doing as of late What’s to come for 2019   Find more to love at almost30podcast.com!   Resources: Follow Lindsey: @lindseysimcik Follow Krista: @hundredblog Follow: @claritewellness   Upcoming Events: College Tour: Email events@almost30podcast.com Your Podcast Pro: enroll at yourpodcastpro.com       Sponsors: Dirty Lemon | Use code ALMOST30 for 1 FREE case in your first order at dirtylemon.com Chosen Foods | Use code ALMOST30 for 50% off at chosenfoods.com/almost30 Daily Harvest | Use code ALMOST30 for 3 FREE Cups in your first box at www.daily-harvest.com Four Sigmatic | Use code ALMOST30 for 15% off your order at foursigmatic.com/almost30 The Almost 30 Podcast is edited by Podcast Masters This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We hope you’re loving our “Best Of” series!  This time of year we love to go back and re-listen to episodes to hear things we might not have picked up on first time around!  We would totally recommend if you are pulled to one of these excerpts. We love you and wish you an aligned 2019! HERE FOR YOU ALWAYS!   In this episode we we highlight our conversations with…   Stewart Pearce, is a world-renowned voice coach, an intuitive, and a seer of forty years. We talk about maturing quickly, exploring the physical and the resonant voice, and the differences of living in your head and your body. Carly Stein, is the founder and CEO of Beekeepers Natural’s. We talk about beekeeping and bee decline, monocropping and how it affects the bees, propolis, and Carly determining and healing her autoimmune disease. Dave Asprey, is the founder of Bulletproof, and author of The Bulletproof Diet. We talk about energy and spirituality, and his path of losing weight, becoming kinder, and recognizing the connection between the two. Jen Gotch, is the founder of Ban.Do, and host of the Jen Gotch Is OK… Sometimes podcast. We talk about becoming more self aware, mental health, receiving support from parents, and going to therapy. Suzy Batiz, is the inventor, founder, and CEO of Poo~Pourri, and Supernatural. We talk about losing it all and facing her shadow side, being an entrepreneur, cutting energetic cords, and a new take on boundaries. Nicole Lapin, is the NYT bestselling author of Rich Bitch and Boss Bitch, and the host of Hatched. We talk about doing internal work, financial stories and misinformation we’ve been told, and investments. Stefan Hunt, is a filmmaker, artist, and creator of the festival, We’re All Going To Die. We talk about the role of art in his festival, fear and death, and the challenges and response to the festival Stefan created. Millana Snow, is a Reiki healer, meditation teacher and Founder of Wellness Official. We talk about the interconnections between the bodies and the chakras, alignment, creating space for healthy sex, and exploring the solar plexus. Anjelah Johnson, is an actress + comedian. We talk about Anjelah’s journey into acting and Hollywood, being an extra on Friends, and what she learned through it all. Rachel Cargle, is an activist, writer, and lecturer. We talk about the roots of the feminist movement, the cracks in the health and wellness spaces, and Rachel’s incredible fundraiser.   Find more to love at almost30podcast.com!   Resources: Your Podcast Pro: enroll at yourpodcastpro.com   College Tour: Email events@almost30podcast.com Help us create a video! Call our hotline: 1-424-272-1853     Sponsors: Veggie Grill | During the holidays, we are offering an extra $10 for every $40 gift card! Head to veggiegrill.com for yours! Morning Recovery | Use code ALMOST30 for $5 off a single purchase or subscription at morningrecoverydrink.com Nutribullet | Use code ALMOST30 for 25% off at nutribulletbalance.com Outdoor Voices | Use code ALMOST30 for 20% off your first order of $100 or more at outdoorvoices.com/almost30 Honeybook | Use code ALMOST30 for 50% off the first year of Honeybook at honeybook.com Candid Co. | Head to candidco.com/almost30 for 25% off the modeling kit The Almost 30 Podcast is edited by Podcast Masters This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here we are #ALMOST30NATION!  With 2019 just around the corner, we wanted to take a moment to first thank YOU for being the most loving, supportive, curious, generous community.  We see you out there taking care of yourselves and others, trusting your instincts, making your health a priority, building amazing businesses, taking risks, letting go of what no longer serves you + being yourselves.  You make this possible and for that we thank you from the deepest part of our hearts and recommit to you for 2019! We have so much in store for you—can’t wait to share the details! But for now, we hope you are resting and recharging.  Perhaps we’ll find our way into your ears with our “Best Of” two part series this week! We have sat down with almost 100 guests this year and it nearly killed us to choose under ten to highlight. But here we go!   We talk with…   Luke Storey, is a transformational coach, public speaker, and entrepreneur,  founder of the School of Style, and voice behind The Life Stylist podcast. We talk about working through toxic thoughts. Alisa Vitti, is a functional nutritionist and women’s hormone expert, creator of FLO Living, and author of WomanCode. We talk about the roots of nutritional research, blood sugar stabilizing, auditing your period, and birth control. Tim Braun, is an internationally renowned medium, and author of Life and Death. We talk about his experience with sharing his gifts in large scale and small scale settings, and why some spirits come through and some do not. Kim Anami, is a sex + relationship coach, and vaginal weightlifter. We talk about junk food sex and gourmet sex, the different types of orgasms, the three layers of opening, and exposing yourself. Dan Savage, is an American author, media pundit, journalist, and activist for the LGBT community. He created the It Gets Better Project, and is the writer behind the popular column, Savage Love. We talk about parenting, being culturally Catholic, and dealing with criticism. Robyn Youkilis, is a Certified Health Coach, speaker, leading expert in holistic digestive health, and author of Go with Your Gut and Thin From Within. We talk about what her daily meals look like, her Rule of 5, and the gut and hormonal health connection. John Wineland, a speaker, relationship coach and teacher guiding men and women in the practices of spiritual intimacy, and founder of The New Men’s Work Project. We talk about the levels of sex, having great sex, and the yoga to help you invite in love. Peta Kelly, is a speaker, thought pioneer & leader for the next generation of conscious millennials, founder of Earthess Co, and author of Earth Is Hiring. We talk about staying in alignment with yourself, responsibility and confidence. Alok Vaid-Menon, is an American performance artist, poet, and LGBTQ rights activist. We talk about the fight for total happiness, coexistence, the journey to finding their true self, and healing through friendships.   Find more to love at almost30podcast.com!   Resources: Your Podcast Pro: enroll at yourpodcastpro.com   College Tour: Email events@almost30podcast.com Help us create a video! Call our hotline: 1-424-272-1853     Sponsors: Thrive Market | Use code ALMOST30 to save 25% off your first order. Visit thrivemarket.com/almost30 peep and purchase our morning ritual essentials! Four Sigmatic | Use code ALMOST30 for 15% off your order at foursigmatic.com/almost30 Skinny Dipped | Use code ALMOST30 for 20% off at skinnydipped.com FabFitFun | Use code ALMOST30 for $10 off at fabfitfun.com Away | Use code ALMOST30 for $20 off a suitcase at awaytravel.com/almost30 The Almost 30 Podcast is edited by Podcast Masters This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on the podcast we have the incredible Michelle Elman! Michelle is a five board accredited body confidence coach and an award-winning body positive activist. She went viral after posting a bikini picture on Instagram with the hashtag, #ScarredNotScared, starting a global conversation about surgery, illness, chronic pain and ultimately scars. Michelle has since been featured in multiple media sources, given a TedX talk, wrote a book, and was awarded the Body Positive Activist of the Year by Yours Awards. Today we talk about what brought Michelle to the place of loving her body and helping others love theirs, the multiple surgeries she has endured, and what that felt like for Michelle. She also shares with us about dying and coming back to life at the young age of 11, and the day that she decided to start her campaign and wear a bikini. Michelle even explains to us just what the new-age therapy technique, havening, is and how it helped her confront and heal through past traumas. This conversation is a beautiful reminder of just how amazing our bodies are, and how we should embrace our scars, inside and out.   We also talk about… How her illnesses affected the relationship between her and her family The moment she realized she was being viewed differently Her journey with her weight mindset Learning to be confident in an unexpected way Being diagnosed with PTSD Deciding to become a life coach Body shaming and other forms of shame Tips to feel better with your body Fears surrounding sex Michelle’s book, Am I Ugly?   Find more to love at almost30podcast.com!   Resources: Learn more: michelleelman.com Instagram: @scarrednotscared Youtube: youtube.com/michelleelman   Watch: Michelle’s TedX Talk   Read: Am I Ugly? Your Podcast Pro: enroll at yourpodcastpro.com     Upcoming: College Tour: Email events@almost30podcast.com Help us create a video! Call our hotline: 1-424-272-1853   Sponsors: No Cow | Use code ALMOST30 for 15% off and free shipping at www.nocow.com Spindrift | Head to spindriftfresh.com and pick your favorite flavors of the season! Morning Recovery | Use code ALMOST30 for $5 off a single purchase or subscription at morningrecoverydrink.com Skinny Dipped | Use code ALMOST30 for 20% off at skinnydipped.com Kopari | Use code ALMOST30 for 15% your first order at koparibeauty.com Lola | Use code ALMOST30 when you subscribe and get 40% off first month at mylola.com The Almost 30 Podcast is edited by Podcast Masters This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are so excited to welcome Dr. Eben Alexander on the show today. Dr. Alexander is a neurosurgeon, and the author of multiple books, including the New York Times #1 Best Seller, Proof of Heaven. Since his own near-death experience, Dr. Alexander has dedicated himself to sharing information about near-death experiences and other spiritually-transformative experiences, and what they teach us about consciousness and the nature of reality. In this conversation we talk about how Eben believes that our generation will make big changes, and the struggle he faced with his religion and his career as a neurosurgeon. Eben recounts an unbelievable experience he had while he was in a coma, and all that he has learned and discovered since.     We also talk about… The alarming stats of his illness while in the hospital Terminal lucidity The power of sound Psychedelics vs. sound Eben’s call-to-action Both of his books   Find more to love at almost30podcast.com!   Resources: Learn more: ebenalexander.com Facebook: facebook.com/ebenalexandermd   Read: Proof of Heaven ; Living In A Mindful Universe   Check out: Sacred Acoustics   Your Podcast Pro: enroll at yourpodcastpro.com     Upcoming: College Tour: Email events@almost30podcast.com Help us create a video! Call our hotline: 1-424-272-1853   Sponsors: Nutribullet | Use code ALMOST30 for 25% off at nutribulletbalance.com Thrive Market | Use code ALMOST30 to save 25% off your first order. Visit thrivemarket.com/almost30 peep and purchase our morning ritual essentials! Modern Fertility | www.modernfertility.com/almost30 for $20 off a purchase Chosen Foods | Use code ALMOST30 for 50% off at chosenfoods.com/almost30 Candid Co. | Head to candidco.com/almost30 for 25% off the modeling kit Beekeeper’s Naturals | Use code ALMOST30 for 15% off at beekeepersnaturals.com The Almost 30 Podcast is edited by Podcast Masters This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Podsights - https://podsights.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amy Jo Martin, a New York Times bestselling author and CEO, dives into the world of business leadership and brand humanization. She discusses her journey of finding her voice in the early days of social media and the importance of vulnerability. Amy shares her insights on self-care, emphasizing its diverse definitions, and how to humanize a brand. She also reflects on thrilling moments like teaching Shaquille O'Neal to tweet and emphasizes the value of authenticity in personal branding. Expect a blend of humor and heartfelt wisdom!

Deborah Hanekamp, known as Mama Medicine, is a celebrated healer and holistic practitioner featured in Vogue and the New York Times. In this conversation, she shares her powerful journey of healing, including overcoming infertility through plant medicine. Deborah discusses the importance of integrating spiritual and material aspects of life, offers insights on personal empowerment, and explains the transformative practice of medicine readings. She also reflects on the dynamics of parenting and the unique energies found in different cities.

Candice Kumai, a renowned chef and wellness expert, returns to share her inspiring insights on relationships and personal growth. She dives deep into overcoming heartbreak with self-care strategies and the importance of embracing one's inner light. The conversation touches on the complexities of dating, societal pressures, and the significance of authenticity in the wellness community. With humor and honesty, they discuss creative blocks, resilience, and the powerful lessons learned from life's challenges. Candice’s vibrant energy shines as she motivates listeners to trust their journey.

Rachel Cargle, an influential activist and founder of The Loveland Group, dives into pressing societal issues. She recounts her experiences growing up in a predominantly white environment and the impact of socioeconomic disparities on race. The conversation highlights the importance of inclusive feminist discourse, exposing historical exclusions of Black women. Rachel also tackles the flaws in traditional education and advocates for accessible knowledge. Prepare to be inspired to spark pivotal conversations within your community!