Podcast Episodes

This week’s episode of the Drama-Free Healthy Living podcast is all about drama! Specifically, I’m chatting about drama addiction with psychologist Dr. Scott Lyons. Dr. Lyons is the author of Addicted to Drama: Healing Dependency on Crisis and Chaos in Yourself and Others. You can find Dr. Scott Lyons on his website and Instagram (@drscottlyons). In this episode we talk about:   -What inspired Scott to study and treat drama addiction.  -What drama addiction is and how it impacts the...

In today’s podcast episode, I’m joined by Chelsea Leyland, the co-founder of Looni, a new menstrual health product and platform dedicated to elevating the menstrual cycle and democratizing body literacy. The closed dialogue around menstrual cycles has led so many women to struggle in silence. The conversation needs to be opened with a new approach and that’s what Chelsea has set out to do. Chelsea ventured into the menstrual health and wellness space after years of suffering with...

When you’re caught up in caring for someone else, it’s easy to overlook your own health and wellbeing. In this solo episode I share 8 different warning signs that caregiving is impacting your health — and what to do about it.  For more information you can read a blog post I wrote on this topic for Speak Up Women by visiting SpeakUpWomen.com/blog. You can also find lots of tips and tools for burned out caregivers in my newest book, The Farewell Tour: A Caregiver’s Guide to Stress Management,...

Being diagnosed with cancer can cause crippling anxiety and make the journey difficult to navigate, but you can still find hope and healing. Today’s podcast guest, Kendall Carriere has been there, and here she shares about how she was able to push through the anxiety and get back on a healthy track after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2020. She tells her story of how she was able to face this very tough reality and break through the anxiety that surrounded it. Tune in to hear more...

In today’s podcast episode, we have a very special guest, Dr. Gloria Mark.  Dr. Mark has published over 150 papers in the top journals and conferences in the fields of human-computer interactions (HCI) and Computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW).   In a world where we’re expected to be available 24/7 in both our professional and personal lives, it can be hard to get over our FOMO and regain control of our attention span. Dr. Gloria is providing us with a deeper understanding of why we...