Brooke and Robyn talk with Mia Silverman, the creator behind Allergies with Mia, about growing up with more than 50 food allergies and turning that experience into a community-driven platform. Mia shares how her Gen Z perspective shapes the way she navigates social media, trust, advocacy, and mental health. The conversation explores the realities of living with severe allergies—from school, travel, and restaurants to college life—as well as the emotional impact of anaphylaxis and the support Mia has found. It’s a personal and practical discussion about self-advocacy, accessibility, and finding connection.

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Brooke and Robyn talk with Cassandra Lepore, the registered dietitian behind Dietitian Cass, about how Gen Z approaches food, wellness, and online nutrition advice. Cassandra shares why credentials matter and why balance is more useful than perfection for consumers and brands alike. With protein all the rage, she also unlocks how much protein we really need (hint: it's a lot less that you think)....

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Gen Z knows what they want to eat. Their feeds are full of recipe inspo, restaurant finds, high-protein hacks and beautifully plated meals. But knowing what looks good, and knowing how to actually make it, are two very different things.

This week, Brooke and Robyn sit down with Julia Chebotar, aka Health Chef Julia, to talk about the gap between food inspiration and actual kitchen confidence. Why does a generation that consumes so much food content sometimes lack the techniques and the patience to cook from scratch? And how can we help them to be successful in the kitchen?

Julia shares how growing up around food, working in and eventually managing her family’s vegan café, and later studying nutrition helped set her on the path to becoming a private chef in New York City. She also takes us behind the scenes of that world, from celebrity clients to private yachts — unusual requests included.

Julia also unpacks the wellness trends shaping what Gen Z wants to eat right now, from creatine and fiber to protein-packed everything, and what’s genuinely worth paying attention to versus what’s mostly hype. She also makes the case for why a few basic cooking skills may be one of the most useful wellness tools Gen Z can have.

Because saving the recipe? That’s the easy part. Actually making it? That’s another story.

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