In his new book, Gut Feelings: Healing the Shame-Fueled Relationship Between What You Eat and How You Feel, functional medicine practitioner Will Cole, IFMCP, DNM, DC, uses research and lessons gathered from his patients to illuminate the gut-brain connection and the relationship between our physical and emotional well-being. He joins GP today to talk about ways to nurture the nervous system, why eating gut-calming foods can help with mental health, and the process Cole takes his patients through to help them reconnect with their body and trust their gut instinct again. (For more, sign up for a live virtual conversation with GP and Cole—your ticket from Penguin Bookshop includes a copy of the book.) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GP and Kerry Washington sat down in front of a live audience to talk about the impetus behind Washington’s new Hulu series, UnPrisoned. They chatted about searching for our blind spots, father-daughter dynamics, their high school days, and the moment Washington realized she needed to become the protagonist of her own journey. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In Katherine May’s newest book, Enchantment: Awakening Wonder in an Anxious Age, she explores our deep disconnection from the world around us and how rediscovering wonder and awe can help us feel whole again. Today, May joins GP to talk about what happens when we find the humility to stay open and curious to the world around us. May shares how she’s learned to embrace the practice of fluidity, and she shares steps we can take to reconcile what isn’t in our control. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week's episode is guest hosted by Ambi Kavanagh, a sound healer, astrologer, life coach, and founder of Alchemy with Ambi. She joins us today to guide us through an immersive sound bath using her signature planetary gongs that are tuned to the frequencies of each planet. In this energetic meditation, Kavanagh invites us to slow down and clear our minds as we move through the next few weeks of the season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“I thought I had already failed at motherhood, and I did not even have a child yet,” says Jessica Grose, New York Times opinion writer and author of Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood. Today, the parenting columnist joins Erica Chidi to share what she’s learned over the course of her career, examining the social, political, and economic issues intertwined with modern parenting. They talk about friendship, mom-influencers, and Grose’s vision for reimagining the way we support caregivers in this country. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Whitney Wolfe Herd is the founder and CEO of Bumble, a female-focused dating app she launched in 2014 after leaving another popular dating app called Tinder (which she also founded). Today, she joins GP to talk about how her own experiences informed the way she designed Bumble, how she tends to her marriage and motherhood, the reason she believes people act the way they do online, and her vision for a different online future. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sophia Roe—James Beard award-winning chef and Emmy-nominated host of the food news show Counter Space—shares her personal journey into the culinary industry. Plus: her take on the future of food, the ingredient she predicts is going to take over, and where she loves to eat in New York City right now.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Danielle Prescod is the author of Token Black Girl, her memoir about her experiences as a Black woman in the beauty and fashion industry. She joins Erica Chidi to discuss how pop culture and media influenced her early self-identity, why she chose to write her story, and what changes Prescod hopes to see in the industry today. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Maya Feller is a registered dietitian and author of the new goop press cookbook, Eating from Our Roots: 80+ Healthy Home-Cooked Favorites from Cultures Around the World. In this episode, Fellers shares her non-prescriptive approach to food and nutrition, baseline recommendations for cooking for chronic conditions, thoughts on intermittent fasting, and different ways to bring more joy and flavor into the kitchen. And, Feller and GP discuss the big questions and challenges surrounding healthy eating, privilege, and access. (For more from Feller and GP, tune into their conversation this Thursday, January 26—they'll be answering your questions in real time.) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Myisha Battle, certified sex and dating coach and the author of This is Supposed to Be Fun, explains her inclusive and values-based approach to sex and dating. She shares her advice for cultivating authenticity, managing first-date burnout, and expressing and receiving your desires. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Katy Perry visited GP at goop HQ, where they sat down with De Soi (Perry’s line of sparking non-alcoholic aperitifs) and spent some time catching up. They talked about spirituality, Perry’s path to wholeness, and how she came to define her purpose and center it around joy. They shared some of the lessons they’ve learned through therapy, what intimacy looks like in a true partnership—and GP gives Perry the piece of advice that she had yearned for at Perry’s age. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this special episode, psychological astrologer Jennifer Freed and intuition coach Mory Fontanez guide us through the astrological themes to expect in the new year. They share their advice for fostering meaningful relationships, a tool for repairing mistakes, and how to tap into your intuitive powers and connect with your inner wisdom. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kim Kardashian visited GP at goop HQ, where they sat down and talked about Kardashian’s inner life and how her adolescent years shaped the person she is today. GP asks her about how she manages social media with her children, what mornings and evenings in her household really look like, and if she sees herself getting married again. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Roya Rastegar is an Iranian American academic and a founding member of the Iranian Diaspora Collective, which is a nonpartisan multifaith group amplifying the voices of Iranians in Iran. She joins GP to discuss the ongoing uprising being led by young Iranian women, why it’s not only about women’s rights but human rights everywhere, and actionable ways to support this critical movement. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Melody Beattie is the bestselling author of Codependent No More (which she originally published in 1986 and updated in 2022). "I believe codependents are anyone who consistently love other people more—or to the detriment of loving themselves," says Beattie. "It's hard for codependents to consider their own needs as being valid, especially in the face of other people's needs." Beattie joins Erica Chidi today to explore the roots of codependency, how she first came to understand this term while working as an addiction counselor, and ways to manage codependent triggers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Joe Duran, head of Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management, on his early life and how he reframed his thinking around happiness, success, and financial well-being. He talks about navigating setbacks, what to make of this current financial climate, and how to identify your money mind—a framework he and his team developed to help people articulate what matters to them. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cassie Holmes is a professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management and author of Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most. In this episode, she explains why having more free time doesn’t necessarily make our lives more meaningful, and she shares strategies for reframing the hours that we do have so that they are more enjoyable, fulfilling, and productive. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chelsey Luger, coauthor of The Seven Circles: Indigenous Teachings for Living Well, on ancient Indigenous practices for well-being, more thoughtful ways to navigate cultural appropriation, and what we can all learn from our own ancestors. (Luger cowrote the book with her husband Thosh Collins and together they also started the Indigenous wellness initiative Well for Culture.) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“Non-attachment says I can go for this thing, I can work as hard as I want to on it, but I’m also willing not to have it,” says legendary psychiatrist Phil Stutz. Stutz is known for his visualization exercises (called the tools) which he uses to help people overcome blocks to create lasting change. He joins GP to talk about why the tools work and how to tap into the invisible forces that collectively and individually move us forward. (After listening to this episode, be sure to watch Stutz, a new Netflix documentary directed by Jonah Hill about Stutz’s work.) To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Liz O’Donnell is an author and the founder of Working Daughter, a community for women navigating eldercare, career, family, relationships, and everything else in life. She joins cohost Erica Chidi to talk about being part of the sandwich generation that is caring for aging parents and growing children at the same time. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices