Gather around our proverbial table for a deeply nourishing conversation about food, family, and creativity. Our guest this week is holistic nutritionist and chef Sarah Britton  who’s been publishing whole food recipes on her My New Roots since 2007. Our discussion touches upon the full spectrum of nourishment: beginning with Sarah’s childhood, her creative evolution in relationship to food, beauty, self care,  working in professional kitchens like the esteemed NOMA,  hosting Golden Circle...

Today we explore the crucial connection between personal and planetary health. Join us in conversation with educator, activist, and whistleblower, Kelly Ryerson aka The Glyphosate Girl whose advocacy work is unveiling a public health emergency. Kelly works at the intersection of agriculture, nutrition and health. She regularly collaborates with regenerative farmers, scientists, policy makers, and media to address the growing agrochemical damage to our soil and cells. She started the site...

Today we call in the vernal equinox with renewed energy, strength and vision. As we transition from Winter to Spring, we move from formlessness to form, contraction to expansion, Yin to Yang, and the Element of Wood. We welcome back dearest Colin Hudon, herbalist, acupuncturist, practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and founder of Living Tea for a wisdom-steeped dialogue on how to work with the energies of Spring in the year of the Wood Dragon. In Taoist medicine, Spring is...

Consider this truth: we are all a rest in progress. This episode beams light upon the path to become our most rested and luminous selves. We are honored to welcome author, speaker, yoga nidra teacher, and community tender Tracee Stanley to SOUNDFOOD. In this conversation, Tracee shares how her books came to be, the spiritual awakening in South Africa that ignited her soul purpose, how she came to study with the Himalayan masters and her ever-evolving journey inwards. We discuss the healing...

Today we celebrate our origins and micro-moments of magic. We welcome Nitsa’s oldest friend Geneviève Medow-Jenkins to SOUNDFOOD. Born 9 days apart, Geneviève and Nitsa spent their earliest years together at Esalen Institute — a retreat center and hot springs community perched over the Pacific Ocean in Big Sur, California. Geneviève reflects on how fundamental this wild landscape and Esalen in all its dimensions have been in shaping her current work as a creative director and founder of...

Today we explore all the ways to make love.  We welcome the radiant Liz Goldwyn, author, filmmaker and founder of The Sex Ed, to chat sex, health, and consciousness - which is also the title of her new book!   Goldwyn has devoted her life to exploring the intersections of reproductive health, sexual wellness, spirituality, storytelling and the feminine. Fascinated by sex workers and women who have lived on the fringes of social acceptance, Liz has redefined the “sex ed” experience for many...

This episode is humming with microbial bliss! We joyfully welcome author, educator,  fermentation revivalist and James Beard recipient Sandor Katz on to demystify the wild, effervescent realms of fermentation.  Sandor’s first book “Wild Fermentation” came out in 2003 and inoculated a renaissance in fermentation arts. Today we discuss the origins of fermentation, its historical presence across cultures and food traditions, Sandor’s personal journey in healing, kitchen experiments, human...

Today we take an unfiltered look at America's food system and explore how eating Organic, Non-GMO, Local and Low-Tox may be the most critical move for individual and planetary well being.    Join us in conversation with the unstoppable Moms Across America founder, Zen Honeycutt who is on a mission to protect and nourish our future generations.   Zen’s research-driven  commitment to reveal the deeply embedded presence and impact of GMOs, heavy metals, herbicides, pesticides,...

Could the fate of humanity rest in our food system? We are facing an uncertain future. Precious ecosystems are being decimated, global systems teeter on the brink of collapse, and the bad news keeps coming…. But, there is some good news.  The changes needed to transform these broken systems may be disarmingly simple – and as our guest Oliver English shares today –  they can also be delicious! Food has been weaponized, commodified, exploited, extracted, and genetically modified… Yet, it...

Today we tap into a quieter approach to rebellion, steeped in the love language of plants, guided by the magical Erin Lovell Verinder.    Herbalist, Author,  Educator, Ally and Energetic Healer, Erin joins us from wild and beautiful Tasmania, where she works diligently to share herbal wisdom, protocols and practical plant medicine with communities near and far.    As a TedX speaker and author of three publications, including Plants for the People and The Plant Clinic, Verinder’s voice...

Tune in for a heartfelt conversation with Ashley Neese, here to anchor us into the present moment as we step into 2024.     Ashley is a renowned breathwork teacher, writer, mother, land steward, host of the podcast ‘The Deeper Call’ and author of the book ‘Permission to Rest.’ Listen along as we dive into her world and begin to understand the journey it took for her to fully show up for herself.   This episode highlights Ashley’s lifelong quest to honor her truest self and shows how that...

Activate 2024 with a celestial perspective~    Join us for this special New Year’s Eve Episode with Danielle Beinstein, a psychological and intuitive counseling astrologer who shares guidance and cosmic insight for transitioning to the New Year.   Danielle’s fascination with the human experience and how we find purpose has led her to study the roots and history of astrology, receiving her MA in Spiritual Psychology with an emphasis on Consciousness, Health and Healing, ultimately landing...

Join us for a special Winter Solstice episode with the magical Deborah Hanekamp aka Mama Medicine.   Today we dive into the ceremonial realms of healing, rituals for purifying our auras and how to craft self-care protocols to nourish and reconnect with our unique expressions of Spirit.    Deborah joins us from her snowy forest home in Vermont and opens up about her journey as “Mama Medicine” from early childhood encounters of mysticism, to studying in the Amazon, and now working with...

Today we pay homage to the greatest Muse of all: Mother Earth.    Our guest, the luminous author, artist and educator Jacqueline Suskin is a self proclaimed “ecstatic earth worshiper” here to ground and guide us back into our primordial rhythms and cycles of creativity.    Suskin has been teaching workshops, writing books, hosting, retreats and creating spontaneous poetry around the world since 2009. From composing over 44,000 improvisational poems on her Hermes Typewriter with the...

Today we welcome Carson Meyer, birth doula, certified nutrition consultant, activist, entrepreneur and mother, who gently reminds us that we are only as healthy as the environments which surround us.    Join us as we step into her world; into the wild mountains of North Carolina where Carson and her partner embrace the simple, slow life and create their dream nest for their 1-year old daughter Lou. As a co-chair on the Natural Resource Defense Council LA Leadership Council and founder of...

Scorpio Season and a Full Hunter Moon is upon us, and what better time to cultivate a sphere of wellbeing informed by the stars and seeds ~  This week we are in for a cosmic journey with Kari Jansen, Ayurvedic Practitioner, Holistic Astrologer and founder of the beloved Apothecary line Poppy and Someday Drawing inspiration from the lunar cycles and planerary alignments, Kari handcrafts herbal elixirs, salves, mists, and remedies, and integrates them into healing rituals to support our...

Today we welcome the radiant Elisa Sednaoui Dellal in a candid conversation diving into the heart of where  cultural conditioning, communication and compassion converge: our thoughts and the practices and institutions which shape them.     Raised between Egypt and Europe, Elisa Sednaoui has built a dynamic career as a renowned actress, model, director, author, social entrepreneur and philanthropist. As a muse for fashion icons like Karl Lagerfeld and Christian Louboutin, her influence is...

Today we are joined by the award-winning filmmakers Josh and Rebecca Tickell to discuss their latest film Common Ground and how we need to work with nature and not against it if we want to save our planet.    Common Ground is the highly-anticipated follow up to the documentary, Kiss the Ground, and tells the story of the growing Regenerative Agriculture Movement. Narrated by Laura Dern, Jason Momoa, Rosario Dawson, Woody Harrelson, Ian Somerhalder, and Donald Glover ~ the film follows the...

This episode lands just before Equinox with the intention to share gentle guidance and Taoist wisdom as we transition from summer to autumn, from the outer to inner, yang to yin and the Element of Metal.  We are delighted to welcome back Colin Hudon, herbalist, acupuncturist, practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and founder of our beloved brand Living Tea for a cosmic dialogue on this powerful time of year. Autumn is the season of contraction, surrender, and release. The focus...

Today we dive into the ever-evolving waters of where the inner world meets the outer.  Our guest and guide, Garance Doré, is a creative powerhouse with a gentle spirit.  Revered for her illustrations, street style photography and writing, Garance returns from a reflection period with a New York Times bestseller under her belt,  Doré, her new French skincare line, a newsletter, and Le Rendezvous,  a podcast where she delves into the complexities of being a woman in today's world.  In this...

This episode is imbued with cosmic wisdom and ancient nourishment.    We welcome the luminary Mason Taylor, visionary behind SuperFeast - a line of Dì Tào tonic herbs and mushrooms based in Australia. Mason’s passion for well-being and dismantling our broken systems of education and health, birthed an extraordinary quest for some of the finest supplements, herbs, and medicinal mushrooms on the planet. From its humble origins, SuperFeast has grown to be Australia’s premier source of Dì Tào...

What does true freedom mean to you?   Learning how to grow your own food, think and act for yourself, build successful businesses which regenerate community, consciously parent, de-program limiting beliefs, be a present partner, live with Trust and Love for all beings… these are just a few manifestations of our guest’s contributions today.    We are honored to get a taste of the incredible life of Chef Mollie Engelhart, female entrepreneur, executive chef and owner of Sage Plant Based...

Quietly, constantly,  the Fifth Kingdom -- Fungi-- works just below our feet providing a vast and intelligent, communication network connecting, transmuting organic matter into crucial nourishment for  our plants, trees, soil, microorganisms and more…. This week we humbly welcome mycologist and Founder of Boulder Mushroom, Zach Hedstrom in a candid dialogue around restoring our inner and outer landscapes through the magic of mushrooms! Zach opens up about his lifelong fascination with...

Are you ready for an elevated, fun take on Sex Ed?    We are thrilled to welcome Kiana Reeves, a leading voice in sexual wellness, Mother, Doula, Pelvic Health Expert, and certified somatic sex educator for one of the sexiest episodes to date!    Today we delve into ecstatic wisdom through sex and intimacy. The conversation is juicy and spans from the multi-dimensional powers of sensuality to embodied consent, polarity, the impact of early conditioning on our relationship to sexuality,...