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Today I have Laura Lisowski on the pod, who's Director at Corporate Governance at NASDAQ. And as her job title may lead you to believe, she's a total badass. 

We chat:

• Her mold journey / advocating for yourself / broken healthcare system
• It's ok to change your mind about things
• Transitions / evolving
• Not putting yourself in a box or tying your identity to one belief system
• Why self employment is the new corporate slave 

Leadership and Solitude
Uncaring Book

In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we're spending this week talking about the deadliest mental illness: eating disorders. Every 52 minutes, someone dies of an eating disorder and ⅓ people only get access to care

I'm honored to share this exceptional conversation with Johanna Kandel, Founder/CEO of National Alliance for Eating Disorders.

If you've struggled or know someone who has, this conversation is a must listen. We touch on:

• What The Alliance does
• Johanna's journey
• Why treatment is a privilege
• Tips for those who are currently struggling
• Tips for those who are watching someone else struggle

Today I'm talking to Carly Leahy, co-founder of Modern Fertility. This isn't sponsored, I'm just obsessed with what they're doing! In today's episode, we chat:

- at what age should someone start investigating their hormonal health re: fertility?
- what's the testing process like with MF?
- how accurate is MF vs. conventional testing?
- if someone finds out they may have trouble conceiving naturally, what options are available?
- and MORE

If you enjoyed today's episode, leave a review! We pick one review each week to win free Granola Butter. 

Welcome back to Kweencast, by @avokween.

Today, I talk to Sam Gwazdauskas, of @thesamplan. She's incredibly candid about her eating disorder journey, and takes us through the full scope of what she went through (which includes being told she needed to lose weight by a doctor at age NINE).  

We get into:

• social media + body image
• food obsession
• why being thin doesn't always equal happy

It's suuuuch a juicy episode, kweens. I know you're gonna love this one! 

Welcome back to Kweencast with @avokween. 

In this episode, we talk about the 3 steps to healing your relationship with food: 

1. Tell someone
2. Stop restricting
3. Choosing recovery over "being skinny"

Thank you kweens so much for listening — and as always, my DMs @avokween are always open if you have feedback or questions. Have a beautiful week! 

Today, I chat with Nicole Modic of @kalejunkie. Nicole is a recipe developer, mom of 2 and most of all — a total kween. She's incredibly candid about her past with bulimia and binge eating, and chronicles it all on her Instagram. We discuss:

• Her journey with food and her body
• A funny story about bread (you'll have to listen to see what I mean)
• Does she eat all those delicious treats she makes?!
• How her body has changed during COVID-19 and how she's feeling about it
• Shameful eating vs. celebratory eating
• How she went from being a lawyer to a full time influencer
• The BTS of "influencing"

If you're going through struggles with food right now, I hope this episode helps you feel less alone. You're never alone!

Feel free to DM me with feedback or questions: @avokween. So grateful you're here and have a great week, kween! XOXO

On our first full-length episode (!) I get into the juicy deets about my story with food and my body — it's raw, real & unfiltered. I talk about: 

• Why I tried to make my body smaller in the first place
• Eating out of the trash
• Stealing food and eating in private
• Why I really chose to study nutrition in college

Questions, feedback or just wanna chat? DM me here. (I love hearing from you!)

More about Kween? Check us out here.

I'm Ali Bonar, and welcome to Kweencast: the show where we give you the tools to live like a kween. I struggled with food and my body for over 10 years, and I've learned a lot along the way. I'll be interviewing inspirational people in the world of food and wellness, on juicy topics spanning body image, mental health, relationships, business, and beyond.

I'm so grateful you're here, and I can't wait to share Kweencast with you!

TW: abusive relationships, infertility

Today I have Caroline Lunny on the pod, to give you the inside scoop on all things fertility and egg freezing. 

Caroline has gone through 8 (!) cycles of egg freezing, so she's an expert at this point. She shares her journey, the emotional and mental side of egg freezing, and what to expect if you're interested or curious. 

This is an AMAZING episode, I can't wait for you to listen! 

This conversation with @sam.moooves is pure MAGIC ✨ Sam Hirschmann is a breathwork, movement and play enthusiast. She inspires me to take myself WAY less seriously, and I think this episode will inspire you, too 😉 

We chat about

• what is breathwork?
• what are the benefits?
• Sam's history with body image / disordered eating
• what her relationship with food looks like today
• how going to acting school changed everything for her
• her unique style of movement
• what a day in the life looks like

If you enjoyed this episode, leave a review! We pick one review each week to win free Granola Butter.