Fearlessly Authentic

In this solo episode Jodi talks about going from feeling Blah to BOOM!

My guest today is Rich Aronovitch, a very funny comic who, after going viral on social media for his silly public dances, recently performed at Madison Square Garden sharing the stage with Limp Bizkit. Rich has appeared on multiple episodes of AXS TV’s Gotham Comedy LIVE, Beat Bobby Flay on the Food Network as a guest judge; NBC’s Last Comic Standing and was in the movie Wingman Inc. produced by Lion's Gate. He has been seen dancing with Charo on NBC’S The Tonight Show with Jay Leno; hosted multiple episodes of Three Men and A Chick Flick on The W.E. Network.

This week Jodi sits down with her assistant Seth and talk about how he found himself working for a 61 year old fitness coach.

Retirement! It can be a scary word but we should look at it as an opportunity for new beginnings. In this solo show, I look to the future and talks about the changes coming in my life. And hopefully I encourage you to go and take some risks too.

Felicia, also known as ‘Runi’ by her family and friends, has always been the first to lend advice or a tampon, help you apply your fave nude gloss, and drop a sex tip or two. Felicia’s MO was always to be your ultimate hype-girl when it came to body, beauty or sex. Felicia quit her day job as a lawyer at 28 to create Runi, an intimate wellness company, and is redefining self-care as a pursuit of pleasure, radically transforming sex lives, and tackling the taboo of sexual wellness.

This week Jodi is joined by Lisa A. Romano. Since learning about codependency, subconscious programming, quantum mechanics, and the way the mind processes information before the age of seven, Lisa has dedicated her life to helping emotionally neglected adult children understand the power of reprogramming their codependent mind.

This week Jodi talks with actress Elena Goode who stars in the highly anticipated HBO Max original series “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin” from acclaimed executive producer / writer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (“Riverdale” and “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”), now streaming on HBO Max. “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin” begins twenty years ago, when a series of tragic events almost ripped the blue-collar town of Millwood apart. Now, in the present day, a group of disparate teen girls — a brand-new set of Little Liars — find themselves tormented by an unknown Assailant and made to pay for the secret sin their parents committed two decades ago...as well as their own. Born and raised in Harlem, NYC, bilingual speaker Goode’s first big break came at just 9 years old when she was discovered by a talent agent who ultimately booked her for a pizza commercial. Growing up with parents who were both philanthropic lawyers respectively, she was taught to save her money and that education was the most important thing she could give herself. She tested into the prestigious LaGuardia Arts High School and credits this experience as changing her life as it was a very socially aware and culturally diverse school. She attended FIT for college but missed acting and auditioning so decided to get back into it which is when she booked the soap opera “As The World Turns” – something that greatly impressed her Puerto Rican mother. She went on to film 192 episodes in 2 ½ years and was part of the first gay storyline on Soap television, playing a friend’s “beard” on the show (who naturally in Soap fashion turns out to also be her relative). She moved to Los Angeles and in 2015 booked the role of Nicole Young, Dr. Dre’s (Corey Hawkins) wife in the Academy Award-nominated film STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON. She additionally starred as ‘Ma’ in the HBO Latino original film ELLIOT LOVES about Latino culture and a young boy coming out. In her free time, Goode is passionate about advocating for Ocean and Sea Life protection.

Entrepreneur Adam Lippin believes deeply in the transformative power of authentic human connection. As the founder and CEO of HearMe, Adam’s on a mission to make mental health support accessible, affordable and immediate. Being a yoga and meditation practitioner for over 20 years, Adam says, “there’s a transcendence that comes from being truly heard, seen, and validated by another human being. Being seen for who we really are, as a whole person, without judgment. There aren’t many opportunities for this magical connection in daily life, even though we’re surrounded by people who are also yearning for these things every day. So, I helped build a platform for making these connections possible whenever we need them. Before HearMe, Adam’s first wellness venture began in 2016, when he founded Cuddlist with co-founder and consent expert Madelon Guinazzo. Cuddlist is an international cuddling service with over 3,000 trained cuddliest practitioners who have completed over 50,000 sessions. After the success of Cuddlist, Adam launched HearMe in 2018 with the same core value that connection is a fundamental human necessity. Starting with 50 listeners, HearMe now has over 8,000 and continues to grow and receive recognition.

Today Jodi is joined by her youngest daughter, Alexis aka Lexi to talk all things not basic or boring about the way she was raised. Jodi was not the normal Mom and they talked openly about almost everything, so while she was helping her daughters figure out who they were and wanted to become, Jodi was on a similar journey. Lexi refers to her home feeling more like a sorority house, but she always knew and it was made very clear that Jodi was the Mom.

This week Jodi is joined by one of her daughters, Elyssa Harrison. Together they talk about what it was like to grow up having Jodi as your mom.