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When it comes to parenting, do you wonder if you’re doing it “right”? Of course you. We all do! No one really teaches us how to be parents. We respond to tough moments from a sense of instinct or front what we learned as children of our own parents. When its all said and done, we hope we’re doing a decent job, but the demands and pressures of a society that expects everyone (ourselves and our kids to be perfect), make the whole job feel even harder.We are thrilled to gift you this conversation with author and founder of The Parenting Mentor, Sue Groner. She founded The Parenting Mentor to provide an ally for parents in their quest to raise confident and resilient children. Sue is also the creator of the CLEARR method of parenting, developed through years of trial (and her fair share of errors!) with her own family. Sue’s method is calm, caring, and incredibly practical and thats why we love it.In this episode Randi and Sue dive into:-Sue’s parenting journey and the WHY behind her work. -Why empathy, love and

Entrepreneurs, creators and problem solvers, we’ve got just the conversation for you!Welcome to the podcast Hillary Graves! She is the founder of Little Dish, a company that serves a range of fresh meals nutritionally designed for toddlers and young children, made from 100% natural ingredients!When Hillary Graves moved to London for a short term work assignment she had no idea what was in store for her (entrepreneurship and motherhood!)  Her company Little Dish brings a completely unique offering to the market because the meals are fresh and sold in the refrigerated aisle, not the baby aisle where food can sit on the shelf for up to two years. Every recipe is developed with a nutritionist and then tested by a team of ‘Tiny Tasters’, including Hillary’s own children. Little Dish has recently arrived in the US and her family followed along- there’s some exciting things in store for this dynamic woman.In this conversation Hillary Graves and Randi dive into:Hillary’s personal and professional journey moving to Lo

The only way up is through the corporate ladder right? Not quite. Get ready to dive into a story and conversation about paving your path as a woman in our contemporary BUSY  world. We are pumped to welcome the powerful and inspiring Adrianne Wright to the podcast! Adrianne is the Founder and CEO of Rosie, a boutique storytelling agency for non-profit organizations, people, and brands who are doing good in the world. She is also the Co-Founder of I Will Not Be Quiet, a community group that creates a sacred space for women to learn about the political and social issues that impact their lives. Adrianne is a passionate advocate for gender equality, and works tirelessly to close the gender gap.In this episode Randi and Adrianne dive into:-Being a daughter of immigrants and how that influenced Adrianne’s drive and determination. -How taking a fall during her pregnancy pushed Adrianne to leave the corporate world behind and start her own business.-The in’s and out’s of Adrianne’s company Rosie and why the name. -Mi

We welcome to the podcast Dr. Leonie Mattison, an organizational and talent development practitioner and author. Dr. Leonie’s life work is transforming the experience of past trauma and helping survivors live an abundant life. Since the very recent tragedy resulting in the loss of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and several other beautiful souls, Randi has come face to face with her own traumatic triggers associated with sudden loss- this interview couldn’t have come at a better time. In this conversation, Dr. Leonie and Randi open up about their own traumas, the process of facing them daily, and our power to have great empathy and compassion because of those traumas. But it’s not so pretty when those traumas get triggered, so what kinds of tools can we turn to when our own fears show up? When our emotions feel too overwhelming? When our body is deeply stressed out?In this timely conversation Randi and Dr. Leonie Mattison dive into:-Leonie’s experience with trauma and how that affected her life direction and

Can you surrender, accept and trust a little more? Can you make a plan, manifest and then let go?We are LOVING this soulful conversation with Elizabeth DiAlto. Known for her raw, honest, and grounded approach to self-help and spirituality, Elizabeth DiAlto is a practical mystic, the creator of Wild Soul Movement, an author, and the host of the popular Truth Telling with Elizabeth DiAlto podcast. She’s been a teacher, leader, speaker, coach and trainer to groups and individuals for 15+ years in three different industries.In this conversation Randi and Elizabeth dive into:-What it means to be fully embodied and functioning out of our creativity andspiritual soul. -Elizabeth’s first awareness and fascination with the body through sensuality, movement and more. Plus learning to accept all the parts of our bodies. -The difference between feelings, emotions and feeling states. How building an awareness of your body language can be life-changing. -The undeniable shifts into parenthood physically and emotionally and

Do you secretly feel dread and boredom about the life you’re living? Do you feel like you are hiding aspects of who you really are? Do you crave  freedom from the ideas you were taught about what it means to live a productive and meaningful life?Here at the podcast, we know that it’s time to WAKE UP and begin to walk the path towards your true self! We know you’ve heard it’s not possible. We know you’ve heard it’s too hard. But we are here to tell you- your calling awaits you! Rha Goddess, entrepreneurial soul coach is here on the podcast to tell you all about it!Rha is the coach behind hundreds of breakthrough changemakers, cultural visionaries and social entrepreneurs. From multiple NY Times Bestsellers to multi-million dollar social enterprises, Rha’s unique methodology has empowered a new generation of conscious entrepreneurs to stay true, get paid, and do good. Her new book The Calling: 3 Fundamental Shifts to Stay True, Get Paid, and Do Good released this week! It holds years of knowledge around her gro

Do you know what your dosha is? How about the kinds of foods YOUR body type actually needs? What if there was a simple and applicable way to understand yourself in a more tangible and personalized way? Guess what- there is! The ancient healing system of Ayurveda actually explains what YOUR body needs, taking all of you into account. So are you ready to go to the next level with your wellness? To truly pay attention to the rhythm of your body, surroundings and environment in order to learn the complete story? How is that even possible, you might ask?Enter, Ali Cramer- Ayurveda expert, Director of the Ayurveda Program at Laughing Lotus Yoga Center and the author of the new book, “Modern Ayurveda: Rituals, Recipes, and Remedies for Balance”. Often described as the art of living in harmony with our surroundings, Ayurveda is one of the world’s oldest holistic healing systems. In this episode Ali (who happens to also be Randi’s dear friend, one of her first yoga teachers and go-to for anything regarding her health)

Guess what? Season 6 of the Going Beyond Podcast is dropping next week! And it’s going to be LIT.We can’t wait to share with you these inspiring conversations. 2020 is our year. It’s our year because people are PUMPED, FRUSTRATED, MOTIVATED and READY to bring it! These conversations will align with your electric 2020 energy- we promise! In this special episode Randi breaks down:-What you can expect on Season 6 and why she’s ready for it.-Our next LIVE podcast recording on February 13th! -Why we choose the topic of STRESS for our next event and why it is SO important and deserves air time.-How stress affects our body, mind and daily lives more than we would ever know. Let’s change that!Tune in now!

Happy 2020 everyone! Are you ready to start off the New Year with clarity, peace and determination. What are YOU setting your intentions for this year? How do YOU want to show up differently than last year? And how do you want to GROW and EVOLVE in 2020? In this episode, Randi is getting personal on what 2020 means to her!In this special New Years episode Randi opens up about:-What resolutions ARE and what they are NOT-What 2019 taught her and examining the ways she was showing up for the lessons. -Her intentions for 2020 and why they aren’t what you might expect.-What she is unwilling to accept in 2020.-The two major changes she’s making to improve her life on every level. Listen in now!! We guarantee you that Randi’s thoughts might resonate with you and your' contemplations as the new year and decade begins.

To wrap up Season 5 on the podcast and the month of December we welcome to the show the ultimate survivor and thriver, Barbara Majeski. She is a mom, on-air television personality, cancer survivor and a passionate philanthropist. When marriage therapy and chemotherapy started at the same time, she entered one of the darkest times of her life. Barbara turned to the principles of giving and gratitude, Ultimately bringing her into a space of alignment than ever before.This episode has heart, truth and inspiration and you won’t want to miss this!In this episode Barbara and Randi dive into:-The mysterious reveal of how Barbara got introduced to Randi and why it was so inspiring.-Barbara’s cancer diagnosis coinciding with her heartbreaking divorce: how did she manage both at the same time?-Barbara’s unusual family upbringing- becoming the official guardian of her brother with special needs, putting herself through college and starting a business.-The gratitude and clarity that comes from dark times.-Tragedies and l

“Every single woman has a unique story about her body image and food. And I realized we need to start sharing that in a more public way.” We welcome to the podcast, Soshy Adelstein, a wellness coach for women who want to make peace with food and their bodies. Through real talk and compassionate listening, she teaches women how to let go of old beliefs around dieting, eating, exercise and weight so that we can step into new practices to support our best selves NOW. Soshy’s story is unique and profound because of her upbringing in a Hassidic Jewish community, her separation from that community and her eventual ability to love and accept her own body. In this episode Soshy and Randi dive into:-Soshy’s background growing up in a Hassidic community, closed off from the secular world, and her need to break-away from the community she was born into. -Soshy’s darker days facing binge eating, family trauma and physical pain.-What is intuitive eating and how has it changed her life. -Raising children to love their bodi

We are thrilled to welcome Biet Simkin to the podcast! She is a Rock and Roll Spiritual Teacher who pulls out the heart in people through her explosive story, music, and global meditation experiences. Randi met Biet at an event and experienced her intense meditations (unlike any meditation she'd ever tried) and she came out blown open and moved beyond words. This episode allowed Randi and Biet to discuss her method, her incredible life story, and how pain opened her up to the work she shares with the world.In this episode Randi and Biet dive into:-How when your heart is broken you connect with others in a deeper way.-What it takes to grow your career and what it has to do with being seen.-Biet’s meditation techniques and what makes them so unique.-The misconception of the anger emotion. How we judge it and why it’s so hard for us. -The layers of who she is and owning all the parts of herself.-The ancient principles in Biet’s book “Don’t Just Sit There”.-Motherhood: what she has truly learned from the bea

Welcome to the final month of the FIFTH season of the Going Beyond Podcast (don’t worry, season SIX coming soon!) This month, as 2019 comes to a close, we are speaking to Survivors and Thrivers! Surviving is something many can do but thriving is a unique experience and we wanted to know how our guests took their pain and transformed it to goodness. Somehow these thrivers took their losses and struggles and wove that into a story, a piece of art, a business and most definitely a changed mindset.  We are honored to feature conversations with Spiritual Teacher Biet Simkin, Intuitive Eating Coach Soshy Adelstein and TV personality and Cancer Survivor Barbara Majeski. Stay tuned for all of this, starting next week. In this episode Randi dives into:-Season Five of the podcast  and how our conversations moved the needle and raised consciousness.-What it means to be a survivor and a thriver! -A sneak peak into the incredible women we are interviewing this month.-Why the holidays are a time to go deeper and reflect.Tu

Welcome to the podcast Deepti Sharma! She is the CEO and Founder of Food to Eat, a community minded catering concierge. As the daughter of immigrants and a woman of color she was driven to start a business that connects minority-owned food vendors to opportunities for growth. FoodtoEat helps businesses feed employees great food, while building stronger and more diverse work cultures through the experience of food and doing business with individuals from around the world. In this episode we discuss: The connection between community and foodThe process of creating her business and the WHY behind it How her mindset and advocacy work bleed into her parenting Gender equality and the work that still needs to be doneThe complexities of raising children (especially boys) Tune in now!

It’s time to pause, feel our hearts beating and connect to our humanity. In this episode we welcome emotional wellness coach and social worker Buffi Williams. She works closely with children living in poverty, coaches youth in prisons, and sits with families in the depth of despair due to drugs, abuse and loss- listening to stories and guiding people through their pain toward a more whole existence. She approaches every case with humbleness and compassion, prepared to sit in the messiness and potential of it all. How does she do the work that so many of us would probably avoid? She believes that there is power in each story and that story can be your super power. Buffi’s deep connection with God is her guide and her love of family inspires us to no end. Randi feels so lucky to share her sister-in-law and all her grace with the listeners of the podcast. Enjoy!In this episode Randi and Buffi dive into:-What guided Buffi to work with the most vulnerable of youth-The extraordinary power of communication-Finding t

We are honored to welcome Reshma Saujani to the podcast! She is the founder and CEO of Girls Who Code, the international nonprofit organization working to close the gender gap in technology. She is also the author of the international bestseller Brave, Not Perfect and her TED talk, “Teach girls bravery not perfection” went viral with more than four million views. As a thought leader, entrepreneur, and mother, Reshma's mission is to combat the harmful expectations that society has put on women and girls. Her focus on redefining bravery and overcoming perfectionism is changing the world one girl at a time!In this conversation we dive into:-Perfection: what is it exactly? What do our identities, ideas about failure and desire for control have to do with it?-How is perfectionism harming our bodies and minds?-How perfectionism starts on the playground -Motherhood: how can we leave perfectionism behind?-Redefining bravery: how to get in touch with our daily acts of courage.-Why saying no and taking care of our

“Change for women happens one moment at a time. One light at a time. One meal at a time. One supplement at a time. And one choice at a time.” Welcome to the bonus episode of the Going Beyond Podcast- listen now to our LIVE podcast recording featuring: Molly Hayward, the founder of CoraSarrah Hallock, the co-founder of The WellJulie Sawaya, Co-founder and Co-CEO of NeededKathleen Booker, Breathwork coach known as the Jedi of Calm This dynamic conversation was recorded at Athleta Flatiron on October 17th with a live audience and now we’re thrilled to share it with you, our podcast listeners!  We dove into a thought provoking and bold exploration on why owning our bodies and our wellness is still a pathway in need of redefinition. With humor and heart we told stories, shared expertise and reminded each other to stand in our true power. There is a WEALTH of knowledge in this episode, and its perfect for the newbie as well as the expert- its our JOY to share this LIVE conversation with you.  In this one of kind co

When women gather, there is no doubt that magic happens. We come to life. We thrive. And we empower each other. But when we're in a room filled with people from different backgrounds and heritages, it’s even more poignant and powerful. We are thrilled to interview Violette de Ayala a Cuban-American serial and social Entrepreneur, founder of FemCity®, and virtual mentor to over 20,000 women. Violette’s commitment to creating the conditions for diverse women to lift one another toward  their personal and professional potential got us super jazzed and of course, grateful for the important work she’s doing.In this episode we dive into:-Why women? How Violette's rough mother and daughter relationship inspired her to help women.  -Why creating a space filled with diversity is essential.-How broken and dark places can often lead to unexpected light and creations. -What pushed Violette into being an entrepreneur and how motherhood folds into all of it. Tune in now!

"You can choose your lane. You can pick your passion. And you can make a huge impact. And that impact ripples beyond the obvious."This month on podcast we are talking gratitude! The world can feel overwhelming sometimes and it’s easy to be frustrated with what’s not working. But when we stop and truly look around- we might see the incredible creations, businesses and ideas that are making an impact each and every day. This month we are featuring interviews with four women who have devoted themselves to making a difference in the world. They have identified their key skills, passions and causes they care about and from there? They drive them like hell! Why do we love them? Because they show us what is possible. They encourage us to do the same in our own unique way. In this episode Randi dives into:-What you can expect this month on the podcast-Our podcast guests: Violette de Ayala founder and CEO of FemCity, Reshma Saujani founder of Girls who Code, Buffi Williams emotional wellness coach and Deepti

"No women enters any choice about her reproductive life lightly. Whether to get pregnant or end a pregnancy, your life is forever changed. I hope this moment can be solidarity for other women who go through this. Because the silence on the other side is crushing.” In this very profound episode founder of Revolution Motherhood Rachel Welch shares with us her heartbreaking story of enduring a late term abortion. This emotional conversation might be triggering for some but here on the podcast, we believe in the transformative power of storytelling. Rachel survived the unthinkable: she discovered that her unborn child had an unsurvivable heart defect and Rachel had the most terrible of decisions to make.  The topic of abortion is often met by divisive politics, high emotions and judgement. Rachel asked to tell her story because of her deep belief that if we can come together in solidarity we can start to make change with humility, honesty and compassion. This discussion is told through the voice of motherhoo