Originally from Birmingham, AL, Cat moved to New Orleans after graduating from Auburn University in 2017 with a degree in Art History. She began her career at Tulane as a Program Coordinator in the Office of Constituency Programs and now serves as Associate Director of Programmatic Initiatives in the Office of Alumni Relations. In this role, she leads the planning and execution of major alumni events and engagement strategies. Her focus in this role is on building programs that strengthen the alumni community and foster meaningful connections. In 2022, she earned her Master of Social Work from Tulane and officially became part of the Tulane Alumni family.

Outside of work, she enjoys reading a good book on her porch, trying new restaurants around the city, enjoying local festivals, and walking her dog, Griffin.

Alison Midollo holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from Tulane University and is a Registered Yoga Teacher, Holistic Health Coach, and Reiki Practitioner who guides her students and clients to restore the mind and body back into balance and peace so that they can transform physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health. Her philosophy is rooted in slowing down and self-care.

Through her own recovery from corporate burnout, financial trauma, and disordered eating, Alison has quickly grown to be recognized as a self-care and wellness leader who truly lives by the simple self-care and stress relief practices she shares. Her heartwork includes: transformational rest retreats, adult and teen yoga and meditation instruction, restorative writing workshops, holistic health coaching for stress management, business mentorship and creative strategy consulting.

Alison is a founder, creator and guiding light to her global community as she inspires all to embody their own unique energy, create a restful lifestyle, and align their own self-care with intention and ease. She deeply believes in the power and potency of choosing deep rest, deep care and deep commitment to self. Where there is intention, Alison stands firm in holding the vision that self-care creates a ripple effect powerful enough to impact the healing of the collective worldwide.

Sophie Bryant is a New York native who graduated Tulane undergrad in 2017 with a double major in psychology and public health. She was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta and played saxophone in a jazz combo on campus. Sophie absolutely fell in love with New Orleans during her time here and has since moved here with her sister and parents to continue to enjoy everything New Orleans has to offer.

Sophie works as a pediatric emergency room nurse at Ochsner and is currently in school at LSU to become a nurse practitioner. Outside of listening to music on Frenchman Street, enjoying crawfish with her family, or dining at delicious restaurants, she loves to crochet and read on her balcony apartment off of Magazine Street. She’s so grateful for Tulane and the friends that it has brought her, including the podcast’s own, Nina Riffaud.