On The Wellbeing Workshop, Lea Durante, Nurse Practitioner & Health Coach and Adriana Baer, MFA & Public Speaking Coach combine their expertise in performing arts & medical science to help you take courageous action towards a life of purpose and joy. Listen along to conversations about health and wealth. Create clarity, unlock your potential, and lead an impactful, multi-dimensional life. https://thewellbeingworkshop.buzzsprout.com
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Imagination as a Superpower: Creating Your Mission & Vision
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Today we talk about the key ingredient (that SO many of us skip) when setting out to create change in our lives or get new results. Whether it’s a personal goal, health goal or professional goal, taking time to articulate your vision and identify what’s really important to you is the essential first step. We discuss how to ignite the power of your …
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Change is hard enough when you're trying to shift something you don't like….but what’s it like to love something, to really have your heart in it, and leave it anyway. Today on the podcast we talk about what it's like to achieve excellence AND be quitter. We explore how to discover when a professional space is restricting your growth. And how to ge…
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Today on the pod we dive into the art and science of taking up space, filling the room with our energy, and speaking with confidence. Whether it’s an actual stage, the boardroom, or the bedroom for a 1 on 1 conversation with a partner, speaking authentically brings up jitters and nerves for us all. Lea shares the evolutionary basis of our nervous s…
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Today on the podcast, we tackle a myth that derails and discourages so many of our clients. In our fast-paced, instant gratification society, this myth is as pervasive in the entrepreneurial world as it is in the health and wellness space. Being sold the idea that there is “overnight success” or a “magic pill” to instantaneously arrive creates so m…
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The Future of Medicine with Dr. Jack Lam, MD
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Today we welcome Dr. Jack Lam, Anesthesiologist and Pain Medicine Physician and creator of the wildly successful Dr. Jack Has Your Back YouTube Channel is here to discuss the hope he sees in the future of medicine. We continue our conversation about the US healthcare system, its challenges and the complications of excessive opioid use as well as ne…
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Let's explore sleep (rebroadcast!). The ways we sabotage it, and the ongoing battle & stories, thoughts, and beliefs about deserving rest and grabbing back “me-time” at the expense of sleep each night. We dive into the science and physiology of what is happening in our brains & bodies when we sleep and why it is so vital to health. And how shifting…
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Get Money Smart with Judy Heft, Financial Concierge
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Today on the podcast we welcome Judy Heft Financial Concierge for a practical conversation about money and normalizing financial literacy. We chat financial life planning across the decades of life and what to pay attention to in the 20s-30s, midlife and beyond. Judy invites us to consider running our homes and family finances like a small business…
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Money Stories with Georgia Lee Hussey, CFP
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This week we continue our conversation about financial wellness by interviewing Georgia Lee Hussey, who is CEO and founder of Modernist Financial, a B Corp Wealth Management Firm, to the podcast. Adriana began this series talking about how abundance and authenticity are intricately linked. In our last episode, Lea shared how understanding the role …
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This week, we interview Lea to understand how finances and money interact and influence our physical and mental health. Our brains are always changing and creating new neural pathways. This week we get curious about the exploding science of how to shape our subconscious. Lea shares how cultural messages, historical narratives, and stories ingrained…
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This week, we begin a conversation about abundance & financial wellness. Interviewing Adriana, we get curious about authenticity and how confidently using your voice allows for greater connection, clearer communication, and bigger impact. With her 20+ years as a director in theater arts, she shares her findings that great art and influence comes by…
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How to Talk to Your Doctor with Laurie Callen, Medical Educator
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Today we welcome Laurie Callen, Medical Educator at New York Institute of Technology, College of Osteopathic Medicine and published author. She helps us synthesize some of the conversations we’ve had on recent episodes about the US Healthcare System. Previously, Lea shared the challenges behind closed doors as a clinician and Kirstin Bolt shared ab…
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Getting to the Root of It: Autoimmune, T1 Diabetes & Self-Advocacy with Kirstin Bolt
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Today on the podcast, we journey through the challenges of the US healthcare system by hearing the personal experience of Kirstin Bolt, an autoimmune warrior determined to discover healing, wholeness, and root cause understanding. Kirstin shares what it’s like to have the diagnoses and prescriptions piled on without an explanation….until she said, …
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Energy Healing & Intuition with Ellen Toscano, Reiki Master Teacher
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Today inside The Wellbeing Workshop we explore energetic health, intuition, and tapping into one’s heart center with Reiki Master Teacher Ellen Toscano. Ellen shares the unfolding of her journey to Reiki and models the path of continuous personal and spiritual growth. Tune in for an enlightening conversation about reconnecting with self, deep liste…
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Today on the podcast we welcome Abbe Feder, Certified Life & Fertility Coach to share her personal experience with infertility and her professional insights as she now coaches and holds the hands & hearts of others going through an infertility journey. 1 in 8 couples struggle to conceive and 1 in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage. This is A LOT of w…
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Demystifying Women's Hormones & Perimenopause with Anna Petras, NP
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Today on the podcast we are joined by Anna Petras, Nurse Practitioner & Holistic Health Consultant as we explore the Endocrine System, Women’s Hormones, and Perimenopause. Grab your notebooks. Anna provides a fantastic overview of what hormones are, how imbalance manifests as brain fog, fatigue & menstrual irregularities, and the rarely discussed p…
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Behind the Veil: Inside the U.S. Health Care System
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Today on the podcast, Adriana interviews Lea as she pulls back the veil on the U.S. Healthcare System. She shares some shocking revelations from 10 years in the trenches and behind closed exam rooms as a family medicine nurse practitioner. We take on the pharmaceutical industry, electronic health records, the insurance industry, and question the la…
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You Asked, We Listened: What’s in the Works for 2023
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Happy New Year! Here’s a quick overview of what’s coming up for the next few months: interviews & series galore! Please reach out with show ideas for us - we love hearing from you. xo, Adriana & Lea GET YOUR FREE RESOURCES Book a complimentary 30-minute holistic health assessment with Lea to receive clarity and personalized guidance for your journe…
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Noticed the sales pitch from every gym, supplement company and legging brand promising a “NEW YOU” in 2023? This marketing & messaging has been driving Adriana & Lea crazy for years and so today on the podcast we tear down this idea that you are so utterly wrong you MUST buy some new product or service & throw out that “old 2022 version” of yoursel…
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Darkness & Light: Exploring Solstice with Annalee Joanne
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Today’s episode drops on Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere– meaning this day has the shortest amount of daylight and the longest night for the entire year. To explore themes of darkness & light, the rhythms of nature, spiritual discernment & inner wisdom we are honored to welcome Annalee Joanne to the podcast. Annalee is a certified Intuit…
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Jesus & Buddha on the Mic: Our Religion Stories
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This week on the podcast, we dive into the idea of 360-degree wellness as integrated, whole, full circle persons, and discover we are more than we seem on the surface! In this conversation, sharing personal stories of our religious and spiritual beliefs, we learned new things about each other and found there are parts of ourselves and our experienc…
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Thanks for joining this week for our first ever guest: Sara Moon! We can’t think of a better person to help us kick off the holiday season by helping all of us take permission to delegate, chill, and “break up with perfectionism.” Sara Moon is the Ringleader of Good Enough Moms. She lives in Denver, CO with her two teenage daughters, husband, dad, …
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As we head into the last month of the year and all the busy-ness that is December… on this week’s episode of the Wellbeing Workshop we create space to pause, reflect, and explore how do we look back and assess our progress over the last year? We wrestle with defining markers of success; those that are internally created from our values vs tradition…
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Thanks for joining this week to dive into the topic of gratitude! This week on the podcast we explore the evidence for diverse health benefits of a gratitude practice and how noticing glimmers in our bodies can shift our nervous system states. #yayscience We share personal moments & stories that profoundly shaped us. We get curious about how to not…
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A Journey of Resources: Our Mental Health Stories, Part 2
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This week in the workshop we explore some recent life experiences to see how decades of cultivating resources for our mental health plays out IRL. A crowded airport, a questionable mammogram result and a condescending doctor…. all give opportunity to practice the resources, tools and strategies we have acquired to address the very real, very common…
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This is a Hard One: Our Mental Health Stories
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Thank you for joining us in the workshop this week. Today we have a wide-reaching and very personal conversation about mental health. We touch on topics including anxiety, depression, self-harm, substance use and more, we recognize these are darker topics and can be hard at times. As you listen, honor yourself and if it feels too uncomfortable, tur…
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Boundaries & Expectations: Holiday Edition!
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In this episode, we explore the idea of boundaries–what they are, how they help, and concrete and imaginative ways to be clear and kind to ourselves & others. We question the to-do lists and expectations of the holiday seasons and get curious about how to plan, get support, and simply do less to have a cultivated experience in line with your own pe…
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Musings from Cabo: Untethering from Time and Money
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This week’s episode was recorded live, together, and on location from Los Cabos, Mexico. We were whisked away on an all-expenses paid travel experience, and it inspired us to continue the conversation from last week’s episode ("Well-Spent") reflecting on how we spend our money. This week on the podcast, we explore what it's like to not have time or…
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In this episode, we explore financial wellness through the belief that shopping, gift-giving, and spending is an opportunity to express our values, voice, power, and abundant joy. We look at B-corps, non-profits, experiential gifts, memberships, local artisans, network marketers, and more for opportunities to feel really good about money well-spent…
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Two Sides of the Same Coin: Your Hosts at Work
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Who are your hosts when they’re not on the mic? Lea & Adriana tend to come from two different sides of the same question: how do we integrate as a whole, embodied, authentic self to achieve our goals? We both offer coaching and support to guide individuals towards feeling better and showing up in the world as a whole person. Adriana specializes in …
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We explore sleep, the ways we sabotage it, and the ongoing battle we have to dispel the inner stories, thoughts, and beliefs about “deserving rest” or “producing enough to earn rest.” If you became aware of challenging stories and frustrating habits around sleep that won’t budge, be sure to check out Lea’s link below to learn more about her holisti…
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What the Heck is Going On in Here? Body Physiology and Inner Wisdom
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Thank you so much for joining our conversation this week exploring physical health, the wisdom of our bodies, and the wild wild wonders of the Autonomic Nervous System and Endocannabinoid System. We hope you gained insight into - and perhaps a bit of awe about - your own human body. If you want to know more about plant-based resources for health an…
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Thank you so much for joining the continuation of our conversation about burnout inside The Wellbeing Workshop. We hope our exploration of what burnout feels like and what we’ve been trying (including zooming out, checking in with the season, finding fun, and being honest with ourselves) created an a-ha or perspective shifting moment of your own in…
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Thank you so much for joining us for this conversation inside The Wellbeing Workshop. We share some of the key moments in building our respective, successful careers and the subsequent crash & burn cycle and exhaustion of that trajectory. We hope that this conversation allows you to feel seen if you find yourself similarly depleted & drained. Perha…
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Thank you so much for joining us for this inaugural episode of The Wellbeing Workshop. We are thrilled to be creating space for holistic wellness: physical, mental, emotional, financial, energetic, spiritual, and more. Join us each week as we get curious and dive into conversations that for too long have been stigmatized, ignored, or relegated to p…
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