Conversations With Maria Menounos

How many of you feel like you’ve lived in fight or flight your whole life? Maria has and always considered this to be one of her weaknesses. What if we told you that you could transform that weakness, and any you feel you have, into your greatest strengths? Maria teaches us how to do just that in today’s episode. Hint - it is MUCH easier than you think to do so! We hope you enjoy.

Today we are chatting with the Chief Scientific Officer at WW, formerly Weight Watchers International, Dr. Gary Foster about health and wellness for the New Year. For those looking to lose weight and keep it off, THIS is the episode for you! He reveals, with scientific backing, the key to achieve lasting weight loss. Trust us, it is not what you think. Lastly, Maria shares her own journey and explains the steps she took to lose 40 pounds! RESOURCES: His book, The Shift 7 Powerful Mindset Changes for Lasting Weight Loss is out NOW!!  Link: https://www.amazon.com/Shift-Powerful-Mindset-Changes-Lasting/dp/1250277752  Twitter: @DrGaryFoster

On today’s show, Maria sits down for one of our most vulnerable interviews to date with The White Lotus star Brittany O’Grady. She reveals, for the first time ever, her struggles with body-image issues. Brittany also discusses her experiences with bullying, both growing up and in the industry, and shares what helped her heal. We learn why pain and suffering are actually happening FOR you. And lastly, Maria reminds us that you have the power to use your voice and own your power.  

Feel like you've failed at 2022 before it's even started? Haven't got a handle on what you wanna do or accomplish? Here's why that's a good thing. Why you can be more productive by doing less. Why YouTube Yoga Nidra may be THE cure for anxiety. Why alcohol tastes better, the less you drink it and when it tastes best in your 20's. Why you cant always do it alone and why life organizer friends and professionals are worth it.  Why Miley Cyrus is amazing hosting New Year's Eve celebrations.

Hey Kweenz, we fooled 'em again - we made it through another YEAR and to the last Regular Guy Friday of 2021. The Ava Max line from 'King's and Queen's' you wrongfully ignored. The definition of Real Friends vs Rock Star Friends and why it's okay to have both. The New Year's resolution to be more out for self is best applied when you lack this intention. The social media postings of your year end accomplishments are great when you lack this other intention. The social media postings of your year end accomplishments are even greater when you apply this '1% barometer.' The list of people you create before the year's end may predict success for the following year. The thought that maybe it's less about being more out for self and more about being more self-reliant. The theory that every time you go on a trip, you return a different person. The magic mirror Miss Jean used to thank the Romper Room audiences works just as well to thank RGF audiences.  The fact that Kelsey forgot the RGF signature sign-off message,

Why Thursdays you don't need make-up, just ask Jess Glynn. Why making a 'life annoyance list' is the most important New Year step toward a better you, just ask Maria. Why removing those items from your life is the second most important step, just listen to Maria. Why making a list of small, attainable goals is the third most important step, just ask Keven. Why making certain, specific life adjustments may help you find your ideal mate, just ask Kelsey. Why you may want to mesh your creative pursuits into your day job, just ask Pooja. Why it's still all about hard work and sacrifice to achieve success yet as much about detachment. Why the last two years may have set you back, yet also set you forward. Why Freeze remains the best underground nightclub in LA, why Komebacks are spelled with a 'K', why calling things 'Krisp' is huge with Eastern European teens. So Heal Squad, here's to our last BT show of '21 and to Krisp Kween Komebacks in '22. See you at Freeze. #Krisp #KomebackKweenz

Happy Wednesday as Better Together's Very Covid Christmas Week continues to deliver you fresh new episodes daily. How Wednsdays are the day to get it right, just ask Johnny Cash. How being sick at home while the rest of the world is on vacation may not be the worst thing, just ask Keven. How being sick at home may force you to be present and how being present may force you to appreciate more, just ask Maria. How being the one to help others even when no one helps you is cause for appreciation, not bitterness, just ask Marcus Aurelius. How you can't allow anyone to put you in a box, just ask Leeza Gibbons. How you may see yourself as weak when all along others saw you as strong, just ask the cast of One Tree Hill. How no matter what traumas you've endured, you're still standing and why that's the biggest win of all, just ask Elton John. How you never lose unless you quit, just ask Bob Backlund. How Mr. Miyagi trained with movement, spirituality and nature as enemies trained with violence and who really wins by

A Very Covid Christmas Week continues as does Better Together's commitment to deliver new content daily. How recliner's are so underrated, just ask Keven. How roller coasters and life are similar and how managing the highs, lows , exhilarations and fears are essential, just ask Maria. How managing fear may be the key to life, just ask Sly Stallone. How embracing a new normal and dealing with what is, rather than what was, is crucial. How anxiety blocks creativity and your dreams and how scheduling your creative endeavors may be essential. How detachment from success may lead to more of it and why wasted talent may be the biggest faux pas of all. How 'goin' to the club on a Tuesday got the girl in the cut and she ain't choosey' may not make sense to you but does to Turkish DJ Burak Yeter.  And BTW, why does Tuesday get such a bad rap? Why shouldn't we Kweenz hit the club on Tuesday? THESE are the important questions. Stay #Krisp #HealSquad. 

Didn't have the perfect Instagram Christmas? Neither did we! Maria, Keven, Winnie and Max are down for the count but prove we are still Better Together, delivering fresh new episodes - albeit from bed. When we get sick over holidays and vacation it's for this very reason. How these home treatments may be able to navigate you through flu and colds. How pet's getting ill or injured over holidays can sometimes be remedied at home. How texting loved ones who have passed may help you cope. How your Christmas may have been better than you think and a reminder of the holiday's true meaning. The official date Christmas ends and when to take down decorations. Installing steam showers, buying portable steamers online, the best means to refinish hardwood floors, cool retro songs about Mondays, how underrated singer Mama Cass was, a reminder that Lowes will have Christmas trees and decorations on it's floors by August and the usual random ramblings received when Keven gets to co-host. Happy Christmas week!

Hey Kweenz, Christmas Eve is here and, as promised, so is RGF. How going home, or being with people from your past, can return you to your eight year old self and what can be done to resist. How not stepping on false accusations can make them truths. How much the name of your business, or title of your project, equates to success. Just ask @prettylittlebakers. How there's a difference between civilians and samurai and the importance of knowing both. How carnies named Popcorn and Clyde can teach us the difference between a Tuesday and a Saturday and how knowing the right answer factors into achieving the loftiest goal.   Are you, or have you ever been, a Pick Me Girl or Guy? Are you, or have you been, a Main Character? Is there anything more important than being popular or getting likes?  A HUGE RGF book announcement, tentative title: How to Build Your Throne in a Land of Kweenz. Rankin and Bass tells us that Christmas is what you make it and RGF tells us this, or any, holiday season you're never alone. LOOK F

Mark Nepo has moved and inspired millions of readers and seekers all over the world with his bestselling books. Beloved as a poet, teacher, and storyteller, Mark has been called "one of the finest spiritual guides of our time," "a consummate storyteller," and "an eloquent spiritual teacher." Today, he sits down with Maria to teach the Heal Squad how to stop fear from ruling and why leading with love will not only make life more enjoyable, but will improve our relationships. And lucky for us, in this interview, he reveals practices that we can be doing daily that will help us lean more into love! We hope you enjoy this interview! RESOURCES: You can sign up now for the new webinar at www.Live.MarkNepo.com Website: marknepo.com Instagram: @mark_nepo

Heal Squad and Better Together Fans, put down your notepads and put up your feet, cuz it's Christmas Eve Eve! Former show producer Jeff Graham joins today's episode with Kev, Pooja and Kelsey to explain: How Christmas Eve Eve is it's own holiday. . How to celebrate Christmas Eve Eve and how Christmas Eve Eve may be even BETTER than Christmas? How going home to be with parents is a means to recapture Christmas. How some childhood bedrooms are preserved like a time capsule from your past while others are redecorated like a room from the Sheraton. How Christmas ornaments can salute the past and maintain tradition in the most practical way. How working on Christmas can be just as special and how we should treat others we meet that do. How less shopping at the mall can conjure more Christmas spirit. How being a cool mom is cool as long as you're still a Mom. How Better Together will deliver fresh content throughout the holidays. Oh who cares! Merry Christmas Eve Eve and same onto you.

It's Christmas week and Maria, along with Keven, sit on their recliners, treeside, to discuss using this time wisely to set up for the best New Year. Maria shares tips on how she will implement improvements and how you can, too. It's not just about New Year's Resolutions, it's about Marriage Resolutions, too. Resolutions can be skipped altogether when in this situation. Coming back from life's devastations begins with these two steps. Purpose may be something you discover ONLY at the end of your life. You are most likely living your purpose now and just don't know it. These actions will lead you to discover success and fulfillment. Couples need to remove this one thing from their bedrooms. Olivia Culpo will be watching 'It's a Wonderful Life' with Maria and these are the Christmas specials to watch. Happy shopping!!

On today’s episode, Keven sits down and shares his New Year’s planning secrets!!! He has been following this plan since the beginning of Maria's career, which led to her achieving her dreams… so it is safe to say that it works. He lays down in detailed steps how he guarantees improvement with each year and reveals just how we can effectively move towards attaining our goals and aspirations. We hope you enjoy part 2 of this interview! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/better-together-w-maria/support

Hay Kweenz, it's a Christmas prep edition of RGF.  The reason your skin is crawling may be because you're shedding it. How to keep old friends in your new life. Meet and Greets could be the solution you never thought of, just ask Kelsey.   That one tiny, life victory could be the first step on the road to your superbowl, just ask Steve Grogan. This new way to do 'drive-through' could change someone's life,  '29th Street' and 'Fat Man' could be the most underrated Christmas movies and the RGF Forgiveness Tour could be coming to a city near you in '22, just ask Kev.  Better yet just savor everyday till Christmas and that remember Christmas Eve 'Eve' IS a holiday (just ask Jeff Graham) and right around the corner!  Bye Betches!!!! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/better-together-w-maria/support

On today’s episode, Keven sits down and shares his New Year’s planning secrets!!! He has been following this plan since the beginning of Maria's career, which led to her achieving her dreams… so it is safe to say that it works. He lays down in detailed steps how he guarantees improvement with each year and reveals just how we can effectively move towards attaining our goals and aspirations. We hope you enjoy part 1 of this 2 part interview! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/better-together-w-maria/support

On today’s episode, Maria sits down with internationally recognized yoga teacher, celebrity holistic health coach, author, speaker, and vegan activist Koya Webb, whose mission is to promote daily self-care, oneness and eco-friendly living to combat some of the world’s biggest challenges including mental health, anxiety, and social injustices. In part 1 of this interview, Koya and Maria chat about how we can heal our past traumas and how aligning with love will help mend old wounds and allow you to tap into your highest self. Koya also teaches us how we can achieve self-love and the free, easy-to-apply practices we can start doing TODAY to get there. We hope you enjoy! RESOURCES: Website: www.koyawebb.com BOOK: “Let Your Fears Make You Fierce, How to Turn Common Obstacles into Seeds for Growth” - out NOW: https://www.amazon.com/Let-Your-Fears-Make-Fierce/dp/1401956955 IG: @koyawebb --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/better-together-w-maria/support

On today’s episode, Maria sits down with internationally recognized yoga teacher, celebrity holistic health coach, author, speaker, and vegan activist Koya Webb, whose mission is to promote daily self-care, oneness and eco-friendly living to combat some of the world’s biggest challenges including mental health, anxiety, and social injustices. In part 1 of the 2-part interview, Koya and Maria chat about how we can heal our past traumas and how aligning with love will help mend old wounds and allow you to tap into your highest self. Koya also teaches us how to live with love and use fear as motivation. We hope you enjoy!! RESOURCES: Website: www.koyawebb.com BOOK: “Let Your Fears Make You Fierce, How to Turn Common Obstacles into Seeds for Growth” - out NOW: https://www.amazon.com/Let-Your-Fears-Make-Fierce/dp/1401956955 IG: @koyawebb --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/better-together-w-maria/support

On today’s episode, Maria sits down and talks about manifestation! She shares what she learned from the great Wayne Dyer and discusses his take on manifestation + reveals the proper way to manifest. We hope you enjoy! RESOURCES: Wayne Dyer Video: https://youtu.be/zNrEFpkgWQo --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/better-together-w-maria/support

BREAKING NEWS: Ava Max met with Kev, in person, to discuss her hit song, RGF anthem and Kween manifesto, 'Kings and Queens.'  The duo debated the song's genesis, meaning and what it takes to be a Kween. How and why to own the positive parts of your past. 'The Secret' has one way to manifest success. Stoics have another. But THIS is the truest means to manifest desires. Sly Stallone shares the most important trait needed for success. Random texts of kindness are best sent with this intention. Paris Hilton is 'sliving', Gen Z's aren't 'cheugy' but EVERYONE is 'Krisp'.  It's Friday everyday till Jan 3 and some mean people aren't so hard to figure out. They're just dicks. Bye Betches. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/better-together-w-maria/support