Elizabeth welcomes Dr. Ellen Vora, holistic psychiatrist and bestselling author of The Anatomy of Anxiety. Ellen takes a whole-body approach to mental health, looking beyond symptoms to consider how blood sugar, sleep, gut health, alcohol, technology, relationships, and modern life can influence the way we feel.

In this conversation, Ellen breaks down the difference between false anxiety and true anxiety, why trying to optimize every part of our health can become its own source of stress, and the importance of bringing more rest and “yin” energy into our lives. She also shares why protecting the bookends of the day matters, how crying can help complete a stress response, and how her evolving relationship with control, grief, trust, and surrender shaped her upcoming book, Season of the Witch: A Psychiatrist’s Case for Magic.

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Season of the Witch: A Psychiatrist's Case for Magic

Elizabeth welcomes Clara Sieg, founder and CEO of Loonen, the water brand behind the beautiful glass bottle that suddenly seems to be everywhere. After spending 15 years in venture capital, Clara began looking more closely at plastics and endocrine disruptors during an IVF journey. When she later became a mom and realized that water was the main ingredient in her daughter’s formula, that research became deeply personal and eventually inspired her to create Loonen.

In this conversation, Clara breaks down what is happening in the water category, from microplastics and forever chemicals to sourcing, filtration, mineral content, and packaging. She explains why spring water is not automatically cleaner, what to look for when choosing a home filtration system, and how Loonen tests its finished water for more than 350 contaminants before making the results publicly available. Clara also opens up about the brand’s rapid expansion, her shift from investor to operator, integrating work and family as a founder and new mom, and why the foundations of wellness can be much simpler than we make them.

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Elizabeth welcomes Jake Cohen, New York Times bestselling cookbook author, recipe developer, and one of the most joyful voices in food today. Jake’s culinary journey began with a love of hospitality that led him from the Culinary Institute of America to restaurant kitchens, food media, and eventually to his bestselling cookbooks Jew-ish, I Could Nosh, and his new book, Dinner Party Animal.

In this conversation, Jake and Elizabeth talk about his favorite New York food spots, the lessons he learned working in professional kitchens, and the career pivots that helped him move from restaurants to food media to becoming a celebrated cookbook author. Jake shares how he thinks about ambition, creativity, manifestation, and taking time to recharge after three major book projects. He also opens up about his approach to hosting, why dinner parties do not need to feel stressful, and how food can become the conduit for connection, presence, and joy.

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Chirping Chicken

ABC Kitchen

Hani’s Bakery

Salad Freak

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