What if burnout isn’t a personal failure but a biological signal asking you to live differently?

In this deeply inspiring conversation, I sit down with Jen Shepard, a brain health and performance specialist whose journey took her from criminal justice dreams to helping high-performing women and parents protect their most valuable asset, their brains.

We talk honestly about the hidden cost of success, the pressure so many women carry, and how chronic stress, overworking, and disconnection slowly erode our health, creativity, and joy. Jen breaks down the neuroscience of burnout in a way that feels practical, compassionate, and empowering, especially for parents trying to do it all.

This episode weaves together brain health, parenting, emotional regulation, longevity, and purpose, reminding us that resilience isn’t about pushing harder. It’s about learning how to recover, connect, and lead ourselves and our kids with intention.

We explore the power of social connection, why emotional regulation must be modeled not taught, and how technology is quietly impacting creativity, focus, and development in our children. Jen also shares simple tools like breathwork, the importance of sleep and consistency, and what longevity research and Blue Zones teach us about purpose, gratitude, and building a meaningful legacy.

If you’ve ever thought “I caused this,” felt stretched thin, or wondered how to raise emotionally healthy kids in a tech-saturated world, this conversation will meet you exactly where you are.

Press play now. I promise you will walk away with perspective-shifting insights and tangible nuggets you can apply immediately.

In this solo episode, I share what’s been rising to the surface lately: welcoming a tiny foster puppy named Annie, feeling the subtle shifts of midlife, and choosing a word for the year that gently reflects the woman I’m becoming.

We're chatting about presence, grief, and the quiet ache for deeper connection and the growing awareness that not every moment needs to be documented to be meaningful. Some moments are meant to be lived, not posted.

There’s a subtle shift happening in how I relate to my time, my attention, and my inner world and it feels tender, honest, and quietly bold.

This episode is an invitation to choose your word with intention, and come back to your actual life: the one happening right in front of you.

Just a heads up: this episode might mess with your worldview a little. And yes… you can’t unknow some of it.

This conversation goes way beyond skincare, haircare, or “clean beauty.” It’s really about who we trust with our bodies and why we ever stopped trusting ourselves.

I’m joined by Gabi Day, founder of Bright Body, and what unfolds is one of those conversations that starts in wellness and ends somewhere much more existential.

We talk about things like:

• How the wellness industry trains us to look for authority instead of developing discernment.

• Why “experts,” labels, and trends aren’t substitutes for curiosity and self-advocacy.

• Discovering you actual risk tolerance not outsourcing it.

• The quiet ways endocrine disruptors, microplastics, and synthetic fragrances intersect with everyday life not just products.

• How marketing often simplifies complex health issues in ways that feel comforting, but aren’t always honest.

• What it actually looks like to build a wellness brand without fear-based messaging or false certainty.

• Why asking better questions might matter more than finding the “right” answers.

What I love is that this isn’t an episode that tells you what to buy, who to follow, or what to believe.

It’s an invitation to think more critically, trust yourself more deeply, and stop handing your power over to strangers with good branding.

Press play and maybe notice what comes up for you along the way.

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