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We are living in constant loud noise - the news of our country, voices in our head, awaiting comparison on our social media, kids asking all the questions - it seems impossible to find silence. Even when we find it, some of us avoid it because sitting "quietly" can be scarier than the rest. The freedom we get in silence can be daunting - what do we do with it? Justin Zorn and Leigh Marz joined me to discuss their research and book Golden: The Power of Silence in the World of Noise. Drawing on lessons from neuroscience, business, spirituality, politics, and the arts, Leigh and Justin explore why auditory, informational, and internal silence is essential for physical health, mental clarity, ecological sustainability, and a vibrant community. We talked about how they and others define silence, why we shouldn't fear it, the benefits and healing capacity of stillness, and how we have the power to choose our response to it.    Justin is a Senior Advisor at CEPR (Center for Economic and Policy Research) in Washington D.C. and meditation teacher (and policymaker) for the U.S. Congress. Leigh is a leadership and collaboration consultant teaching experimental mindsets at NASA, Harvard, Google, IKEA, and the Green Science Policy Institute.       This episode is brought to you by Once Upon a Farm, Nuuly, Printfresh, and Outschool.   Once Upon a Farm is the leading baby food and kids snacks brand offering organic, cold-pressed fruit and veggie pouches, dairy-free smoothies, overnight oats, plant-rich meals, and more. Use code WITHWHIT at OnceUponaFarmOrganics.com for 35% off your first subscription order!   Nuuly is a subscription clothing rental service. Go to nuuly.com and use code WITHWHIT10 and sign up to get $10 off your first month.   Printfresh is welcoming autumn-inspired pajamas and robes perfect for the cozy season. So head to printfresh.com/whit or use code WHIT for 15% off your first order.   Outschool helps kids explore their interests and discover new ones! Right now, for a limited time, you’ll save $15 on your child’s first class when you go to Outschool.com/withwhit and use code withwhit.   The Similasan team wants you to be prepared for the school year, so they are offering a sweepstakes for a $500 Visa Gift Card and a Similasan “School Essentials” prize pack. Go to SimilasanUSA.com/win to enter, and include WITH WHIT in your entry. To match with a licensed therapist today, go to Talkspace.com. Use the code WHIT to get $100 off of your first month.   Produced by Dear Media See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Budding AND established entrepreneurs, this is a GREAT one for you. I spoke with Jaclyn Johnson, founder of New Money Ventures and Create and Cultivate, about investing and fundraising. We discussed the gap in financial investment in women, how to start investing, what she looks for in companies to support, suggestions for fundraising, and more!   Jaclyn recognized a gap in conversations, resources, events, and community for female millennial entrepreneurs and responded with a solution, Create & Cultivate, the wildly popular media platform and nationwide conference. This passion for supporting female entrepreneurs has sparked her latest endeavor, New Money Ventures, a venture capital firm and brand studio on a mission to fund and build the next generation of game-changing, female-led companies. For more business advice, check out her podcast, Work Party!           This episode is brought to you by Once Upon a Farm, NUULY, Print Fresh, and Just Thrive.    Once Upon a Farm is the leading baby food and kids snacks brand offering organic, cold-pressed fruit and veggie pouches, dairy-free smoothies, overnight oats, plant-rich meals, and more. Use code WITHWHIT at OnceUponaFarmOrganics.com for 35% off your first subscription order!   Nuuly is a subscription clothing rental service. Go to nuuly.com and use code WITHWHIT10 and sign up to get $10 off your first month.   Printfresh is welcoming autumn-inspired pajamas and robes perfect for the cozy season. So head to printfresh.com/whit or use code WHIT for 15% off your first order.   Just Thrive’s breakthrough, award-winning probiotic is the only product on the market that’s proven to turn your gut into an antioxidant factory. Save 15% sitewide at justthrivehealth.com by using promo code: WHIT   Produced by Dear MediaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You probably saw on my Instagram last week that epic, out-of-control canker sores took over my life. I get these too frequently, and it’s time to figure out a solution to prevent them! There are so many health concerns that we don’t even realize have remedies! We have to look at our wellness and health broader than just taking medication to resolve symptoms. Lola Priego, Founder and CEO of Base, is making changes in the healthcare space with her company Base. With Base at-home blood work kits, a simple finger prick (or saliva sample) makes it easy to find the answers to common health concerns. We discussed the path that led her to create Base, how it all works, the big picture of wellness, and more. Lola is an experienced software engineer and former medical student on a mission to help people better understand what is going on in their bodies and transform their health through personalized, actionable health solutions. Before Base, Lola worked at Amazon, Facebook, and Instagram and served as the Head of Engineering at Cor, a Khosla-backed startup within the lab industry space.    This episode is sponsored by Base. Visit get-base.com/withwhit and get 20% off with code WITHWHIT   Produced by Dear MediaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sonny turned five last week!! I cannot believe I have a five-year-old. Timmy and I threw a couple different birthday celebrations for him. I'm telling myself we'll be able to top it next year, but we did get him a pet soooooo who knows! In the end, we bit off more than we could chew as we JUST came off our family vacation. So we decided to bring you along for the ride (recorded in the car!) as we spent the day prepping for the celebration of our favorite person. In this ep, you'll hear our highs and lows from our vacation (I missed my dad), my theory of why I'm so tall (it involves eating something as a baby not many people do nor should), and a recap full of exhaustion from Sonny's party! This is a day in our life as parents. PLUS, we sang you some Zac Brown Band.         This episode is brought to you by Perfect Snacks, Just Thrive, Apostrophe, and Printfresh.   Perfect Bar knows it will be love at first bite, so for a limited time, they’re offering you a chance to try their Refrigerated Protein Bars for FREE. Go to PerfectSnacks.com/WHIT   Just Thrive’s breakthrough, award-winning probiotic is the only product on the market that’s proven to turn your gut into an antioxidant factory. Save 15% sitewide at justthrivehealth.com by using promo code: WHIT   Apostrophe is a prescription skincare company that offers science-backed oral and topical medications clinically proven to help clear acne. Save fifteen dollars off your first visit with an Apostrophe provider at Apostrophe.com/WHIT when you use our code: WHIT   Printfresh is welcoming autumn-inspired pajamas and robes perfect for cozy season. So head to printfresh.com/whit or use code WHIT for 15% off your first order.   Produced by Dear Media See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

I had the most eye-opening conversation with Topsie Vandenbosch, a Mindset & Emotional Intelligence Coach & Consultant and a licensed mental health therapist. She's helping entrepreneurs, CEOs, and people in the workforce separate their worth from their work. We talked about the difference between mindset and mental health, how to utilize our emotional intelligence to perform at our best, speaking up in your work environment, and unraveling beliefs rooted in opinion, not facts.    She's worked with everyone from inmates to Fortune 500 CEOs! If there's one thing she knows from her experience working with people from all backgrounds- it's that our mindsets can make or break the success we experience. How we think affects how we feel, which impacts how we behave. She is the host of Crush the Mindset Spiral, a podcast designed for business owners ready to turn their self-doubt into inner belief, their fears into fuel, and their obstacles into opportunities.       This episode is brought to you by Macy's, Perfect Snacks, and Outschool.   Get you back to school essentials at Macy's! Visit macys.com/backtoschool.   Perfect Bar knows it will be love at first bite, so for a limited time, they’re offering you a chance to try their Refrigerated Protein Bars for FREE. Go to PerfectSnacks.com/WHIT   Outschool helps kids explore their interests and discover new ones! Right now, for a limited time, you’ll save $15 on your child’s first class when you go to Outschool.com/withwhit and use code withwhit.   Produced by Dear Media See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You know those friends you don’t talk to often, but when you do, it’s as if no time has passed? That is how Sabrina Chazen is for me. Love her. Our moms met in Mommy and Me class with their firstborns, and she’s become my older sister’s best, best, best friend. We agreed that we are friends because we’re cool *sunglasses tilt*. Sabrina is a fellow influencer (IG @sabrinachazen) sharing body positivity, links to plus-size fashion, laughs, fun, awareness, and more. She’s a must-follow. We talked about plus-size fashion, body image, “fat-phobia” in society and medicine, her relationship with food, making mom friends, navigating evolving adult friendships, and more.       This episode is brought to you by GLDN, Nuuly, Clare, and Macy's.   Visit gldn.com to find the perfect jewelry and make it yours- use code WITHWHIT at checkout for 15% off your first purchase.   Nuuly is a subscription clothing rental service. Go to nuuly.com and use code WITHWHIT10 and sign up to get $10 off your first month. Clare is a new online paint brand that makes paint shopping simple. Visit clare.com/withwhit with code withwhit for $5 off your first gallon of paint.   Get you back to school essentials at Macy's! Visit macys.com/backtoschool.   Produced by Dear MediaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ann Hiatt was the right hand to some of tech's most prominent names throughout her career, including Jeff Bezos, Yahoo's Marissa Mayer, and Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Having left Silicon Valley, Ann shares the secrets behind the curtain to help others advance in their careers and adopt the same forward-thinking that drove these leaders to success. She consults clients worldwide and hosts leadership training events for companies like Starbucks, Prudential, Siemens, AWS, and more. I learned so much during my conversation with her, including advice for saying "no", networking, tips for finding work/life balance, why we should treat our personal lives like our organized, professional ones, and so much more. In her recent book, Bet On Yourself, she shares her advice on how people can take charge of their careers and create a life full of learning, adventure, joy, and success.         This episode is brought to you by Macy's, Just Thrive, Nuuly, and Clare.   For all the summer inspo you need right now, visit macys.com/ownyourstyle. And if you need a little help finding your style footing, or if you're a veteran that just needs a pointer, pair up with a Macy's Personal Stylist macys.com/personalstylist.   Just Thrive’s breakthrough, award-winning probiotic is the only product on the market that’s proven to turn your gut into an antioxidant factory. Save 15% sitewide at justthrivehealth.com by using promo code: WHIT   Nuuly is a subscription clothing rental service. Go to nuuly.com and use code WITHWHIT10 and sign up to get $10 off your first month. Clare is a new online paint brand that makes paint shopping simple. Visit clare.com/withwhit with code withwhit for $5 off your first gallon of paint.   Produced by Dear MediaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The overturn of Roe v Wade is nothing but devastating and frightening. I had a lot of questions, and I am sure you do too. I spoke with Alencia Johnson about how we got here, what this means, what we can do to help and more.   Named EBONY Magazine’s “Power 100” list of influential African Americans and PRWeek’s “40 Under 40” list, Alencia Johnson leads at the intersection of social justice and culture change. She is a social impact, brand engagement and communications strategist with corporate, political and non-profit experience. She is a highly sought-after strategist, advisor and cultural commentator who has worked with or featured on CNN, MSNBC, Elle, WaPo, NPR and more. She spent six years at Planned Parenthood Federation of America, where she engaged political, media, entertainment and corporate organizations and influencers to shift mainstream culture with positive, inclusive and factual perceptions of gender equity and women’s rights.       This episode is brought to you by Just Thrive, Apostrophe, GLDN, Macy's, Clare.   Just Thrive’s breakthrough, award-winning probiotic is the only product on the market that’s proven to turn your gut into an antioxidant factory. Save 15% sitewide at justthrivehealth.com by using promo code: WHIT   Apostrophe is a prescription skincare company that offers science-backed oral and topical medications clinically proven to help clear acne. Save fifteen dollars off your first visit with an Apostrophe provider at Apostrophe.com/WHIT when you use our code: WHIT   Visit gldn.com to find the perfect jewelry and make it yours- use code WITHWHIT at checkout for 15% off your first purchase   Head over to macys.com from July 6th to July 11th to score great deals during Black Friday in July & get 25% off when you use your Macy’s card or promo code JULY.    Clare is a new online paint brand that makes paint shopping simple. Go www.clare.com/withwhit with code withwhit for $5 off your first gallon of paint. Produced by Dear Media See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

I made a legit new friend while interviewing Ali Weiss! Her openness to share is creative, raw, and inspiring. Ali is the ex-wellness blogger turned investigative journalist and comedian whose reputation as The Bukowski of #Wellness has now emerged into The Princess of Taboo. Across various forms of media, this New York native is known for sharp, unapologetic social commentary and a willingness to dive headfirst into so-called “forbidden” topics. We talked bout the “legitimacy” of our jobs, imposter syndrome, stereotypes we have to fight, Instagram facades, psychiatric meds, abortion, and MORE.    Ali’s podcast Tales of Taboo is an anonymous confessions show investigating - and celebrating - what happens behind closed doors. Forgoing the traditional interview podcast format, she dissolves the boundaries between host and audience by creating episodes around their unique experiences, with subjects ranging from the fashion and sex industries to sorority culture to drug addicts & dealers. The result is provocative and profoundly moving — a unique juxtaposition that’s the nucleus of Ali’s brand.       This episode is brought to you by WHOOP, Macy's, and GLDN.   WHOOP isn’t just another fitness wearable - it’s designed to provide personalized and actionable data based on your body. Go to WHOOP.com today and use code WHIT at checkout to save 15% today.   Head on over to macys.com to get yourself stocked for the Fourth of July! They’ve got outdoor dinnerware in fun translucent colors, BBQ tools to keep the burgers coming and the outdoor furniture to seat the whole crew.   Visit gldn.com to find the perfect jewelry and make it yours- use code WITHWHIT at checkout for 15% off your first purchase. Produced by Dear MediaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Thank you, thank you, thank youuuu. I can’t say it enough. I appreciate all the support you are showing my new capsule collection with Rent the Runway, Love, Whit!! This summer drop brings a variety of prints and bright colors that reflect the fun and positivity designing this line brought to my life. Anything with fashion brings me true joy. When I design or style, I feel my most genuine self feeling confident and proud. I can’t wait to see what the future holds for me. In this episode, I took you on the journey of designing this beautiful line of dresses, tops, and pants! I explained why I wanted to partner with Rent the Runway again, the inspiration that guided me to the final direction, my design process, and some ways you can style my favorite pieces!    Use promo code WHITNEY for 40% OFF a 2-month trial of the (most-loved!) 8-item plan on Rent the Runway. Or purchase the pieces directly!         This episode is brought to you by Just Thrive, Splendid Spoon, Apostrophe, and Outschool.   Just Thrive’s breakthrough, award-winning probiotic is the only product on the market that’s proven to turn your gut into an antioxidant factory. Save 15% sitewide at justthrivehealth.com by using promo code: WHIT   Try Splendid Spoon today and take meal-planning off your plate. Just go to SplendidSpoon.com/withwhit for $50 off your first box when you subscribe to the Breakfast, Lunch and Reset plan, OR the Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Reset plan.    Apostrophe is a prescription skincare company that offers science-backed oral and topical medications clinically proven to help clear acne. Save fifteen dollars off your first visit with an Apostrophe provider at Apostrophe.com/WHIT when you use our code: WHIT   Outschool helps kids explore their interests and discover new ones! Right now, for a limited time, you’ll save $15 on your child’s first class when you go to Outschool.com/withwhit and use code withwhit. Produced by Dear MediaSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.