EmotionAL Support with Alessandra Torresani

Lil Miss Hot Mess is a joy and gift to children of all ages (including adults). As the author of Lady's personal favorite book, The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish, Lil Miss Hot Mess shares stories behind the incredible books. We discuss Drag Story Hour and the importance of using our voices to speak up for the youth in our country. I feel the timing of this episode is more important than ever! Please enjoy this beautiful episode where we bring such colorful light, love and joy to the pages of Lil Miss Hot Mess' books!

Lil Miss Hot Mess is the author of the children's books If You’re a Drag Queen and You Know It (Running Press Kids, 2022) and The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish (2020), and serves on the board of Drag Story Hour.  She has appeared on world-class stages like SFMOMA, Stanford University, and Saturday Night Live, was a founding organizer of the #MyNameIs campaign that challenged Facebook’s “real names” policy, and has published in Curriculum Inquiry as well as The Guardian, Wired, and Salon.  When not twirling, Lil Miss Hot Mess is a professor of public humanities and media studies.

Has there been a moment of trauma for you where you have found faith to be the one thing that's holding you together? It's just You and Me in this mini episode as I share my thoughts out loud about the connection between faith and trauma. Thank you for letting me share some private thoughts with you about religion, spirituality, trauma and of course the one and only Lady! Let me know your thoughts, comments, questions and anything you may want to get off your chest about this topic.

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What's your plan? Did you have one? All moms have plans during pregnancy...well, I certainly thought I did. But let's talk postpartum...Oh wait, I didn't think that far! Jane teaches me about some of the simplest and oldest tricks in the book for Postnatal Care. After experiencing her own postpartum journey, she discovered the value of vitamins, nipple balm and many other traditional remedies that truly heal and nourish the postpartum body. With super moms like Frida Pinto backing up this incredible movement, you know Mamas are in the best hands!

Jane Baecher is the co-founder and CEO of Anya, a postpartum wellness company. Anya is tackling the critical gap in support for moms after birth, by making the postpartum experience better for new mothers.  Anya's Postpartum Recovery Plan, a monthly subscription of clean, breastfeeding safe products tailored to your stage of recovery, helps moms navigate the first year after birth and tackle hair loss, exhaustion, breastfeeding challenges, and everything in between. Supported by a range of women's health experts from OBGYNs to lactation consultants, Anya puts moms first, when she's the last thing on her list. 

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Yes, I ate my Placenta and Yes I liked it! I share all my postpartum secrets with you during this special episode with Erin Diggs, a Los Angeles-based birthworker, healer, mother, and artist behind Alayla Birth. Erin explains the process of Placenta Encapsulation, the purpose behind Belly Binding, and how she truly saved my life! I hope by me sharing my birth story and postpartum journey, you feel a connection within yourself and remember You Are Not Alone! 

After Erin's own traumatic birth experience, she strives to empower families as they navigate their own birth journey. It’s with great passion and lots of love that she provides you with the judgement-free support you deserve.

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Courtney Williams is co-founder and CEO of Emagine Solutions Technology.  Emagine is tackling the U.S. maternal health crisis with remote patient monitoring for pregnancy care. The company is increasing communication between patient and doctor and providing access to handheld ultrasound to improve outcomes. 

Emagine is an award-winning startup, including Second Prize in Pharrell Williams’s Black Ambition Award, Department of Health and Human Services Hypertension Challenge, Roddenberry Foundation Catalyst Award, Flinn Foundation Bioscience Entrepreneurship Award, and the Arizona Innovation Challenge grant. 

Courtney is a Marketing graduate from the University of Arizona and received her MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management.  She has 12 years of experience in customer analytics in Fortune 500 companies and international business experience in Africa and Latin America. For five years, she served on the board of Open Windows Foundation in Guatemala. 

In honor of Love Day, David joins me in answering one of YOUR questions...How Do I Fix My Attachment Style? David breaks down all the science of Love, talks about the power of magnets measuring dopamine in our brains, and both of us share personal stories about getting the Heebie Jeebies from the act of Touching. 

Happy Valentine's Day! Thank you for being My EmotionAL Support! 

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Weight Loss is quite the hot topic right now....but now we have new drugs that are taking on a whole new life for themselves. Ozempic has a hold of the rich and famous....but how can we make sure to use these new "miracle drugs" for the better of humanity. Our favorite neuroscientist David Haggerty shares the FACTS behind Ozempic, Mounjaro, and even some of the brand new drugs that only the best scientists know about. Are they only for those living with Diabetes? Should they be made available to everyone to tackle weight loss and obesity? This and so much more!!!!

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The Matrescence was born out of a desire to provide more maternal support after personally facing bouts of debilitating anxiety, feelings of loneliness, and in an attempt to seek validation and connection.  Lauren and Megan are two moms (Lauren RN, BSN, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and boy mom times three and Megan a marketing guru and mom of 3 under 6) on a mission to change the landscape of maternal mental health and to identify its role and importance to overall wellness.

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~ Trigger Waring Episode ~ 

David Haggerty joins me to talk about the hot topic of Post-Partum Depression, Post-Partum Mood & Anxiety Disorder and Post-Partum Psychosis. Living with Bipolar 1 Disorder, this was something I was very fearful I was going to encounter post-partum. I share my own experience with birth, while David shares the mental health facts and solutions of post-partum depression, mood & anxiety and psychosis. We also raise the conversation about Post-Partum Psychosis in light of the tragic events of Lindsay Clancy and her family of what to do when you having signs of psychosis. We must share our stories so that we know we are not alone! Please share some resources you have found with the EmotionAL Support website/instagram. Thank you! 

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Karena Dawn is an entrepreneur, trainer, best-selling author, and co-founder of Tone It Up, the leading fitness and lifestyle community for women inspiring millions of women to live their healthiest and happiest lives. Her lifelong passion for fitness, mindfulness, and spiritual empowerment have made her a leader in the wellness space. Born and raised in Indiana, and currently lives in Austin, Texas by way of California. Meditation and movement transformed her life and helped her overcome a dark period of depression and substance abuse. Karena is the author of three books: the New York Times bestselling book Tone It Up: 28 Days To Fit, Fierce, and Fabulous and Balanced and Beautiful: 5-Day Reset For Your Body, Mind, and Spirit. Her debut memoir, The Big Silence: A Daughter's Memoir of Mental Illness and Healing, released in 2022. Karena has been featured in Forbes for creating a “fitness empire” and on the Create & Cultivate 100 List honoring women who are masters in their field. She has also headlined the POPSUGAR Play/Ground Festival and has been a keynote speaker at the PoWer Up Women’s Conference, is a meditation coach for Chopra Global, and a featured speaker and instructor for TED Women, SXSW Conference, and other national platforms. As a passionate advocate for mental wellness, Karena is proud to serve on the Board of Advisors for NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) and is the Founder of the mental health non-profit The Big Silence, and hosts a podcast of the same name. Through all her work, Karena is dedicated to helping others feel confident, empowered, and fulfilled. LINKS for Karena:

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