Nikki Bostwick Unfiltered

Christine Dionese is an integrative, epigenetic health specialist empowering individuals to align with their truest vision of wellness by joining spirituality with science.

Today’s guest is Dr. Christiane Northrup, a leading authority in the field of women’s health and wellness. Dr. Northrup is well known for her book Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom, celebrated for its empowering approach to women’s health and healing. In addition to being a multiple New York Times bestselling author, Dr. Northrup is an advocate for women, connecting them to their natural bodies and processes through emotional, physical, and spiritual understanding.

Holistic health practitioner and clinical herbalist Rachelle Robinett is the creator of HRBLS, a line of herbal gummies, and the women behind Supernatural, a plant-based cafe and apothecary in Brooklyn. Rachelle works to give her patients lifelong tools for self-care, guiding them towards the root cause of their symptoms instead of focusing on a quick fix. She believes that food is medicine and shouldn’t be complicated -- it can be as simple as picking up garlic or cinnamon at the grocery store. In today’s episode, we chat with Rachelle about navigating the wellness world, ways to build immunity, and how she turned her passion into a full-time job.

Today, we sit down with holistic sex coach Kim Anami to chat about why it’s so important to view our sexual energy as a life force — breathing strength into all aspects our lives. Inspired by the ancient practices of Taoism and Tantra, Kim believes that our sexuality is the key to unlocking our full potential, an endlessly empowering journey to regaining sovereignty over our health and wellbeing.

A holistic physician based in San Francisco, Dr. Cowan specializes in diet and natural medicine. In today’s episode, we chat about Dr. Cowan’s unusual path to natural medicine and get his thoughts on everything from holistic nutrition to parenting techniques and wearing a mask.

When it comes to our food and skincare products, we know exactly what we want: non-toxic, clean and sustainable. But for some reason, we don’t often think twice about the cleaning products we use. Despite how often we come in contact with them, most of our cleaning products are not regulated by the FDA, and most of them contain ingredients that we know nothing about. Our guest today, Ryan Lupberger, founded cleancult to change the cleaning space by not only coming up with a simpler, healthier ingredient list, but also creating the first zero-waste solution for transporting and storing cleaning products—in ever-familiar milk cartons.

Today, we’re sitting down with Erin Lovell Verinder, herbalist, energetic healer, and author of Plants For The People, her latest book on the healing power of plants. Though her expertise is deeply rooted in plants and energy, Erin approaches her work with refreshing respect for our individual journeys and needs. Beneath her desire to share her plant knowledge is the idea that we possess the most important component of energetic healing within us: our intuition.

Make way for an uplifting conversation that will leave you feeling invigorated and refreshed! Our guest today is Dr. Mona Vand, a Doctor of Pharmacy who is also an expert on wellness and clean beauty. Growing up as a Persian-American came with a high set of expectations: become a doctor, engineer, or lawyer. Though that can often feel restrictive for many, Dr. Mona carved out a path for herself that ultimately led her to where she is now — educating people about health and wellness with a clinical perspective while making it all more accessible and relatable.

For a company that has only been around for two years, Break Maiden, a design agency co-founded by Kenny Coil and Mark Berenguer, has made impressive strides since its inception. By using a holistic approach to brand building that includes website design as well as in-person activations, Break Maiden makes it easy for brands to communicate their message in an authentic and completely relatable way.

Today on the pod, we’re excited to explore the world of wine-making and natural wine with Brian Smith, Co-founder of Winc and Wonderful Wine. After transforming the wine supply chain with Winc, Brian and his team are using the knowledge they’ve gained to venture into the world of natural wine with Wonderful Wine Co. In addition to his unending passion for wine education and moving the industry towards a more sustainable future, Brian brings a data-backed approach to crafting the perfect wine. If you haven’t gone natural yet, this episode gives you many reasons to. Listen in to learn what makes natural wines unique and why it's one of the most exciting changes to come to the wine industry in recent years.