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Groomed LA

by Emily Wagner

Welcome to the Groomed LA Podcast, hosted by Emily Wagner. Groomed LA is LA's go-to Hi-vibe Life design blog with a focus on wellnessy stuff since 2009. Emily is a multi-slashie-multi-media-creative whose career has traversed art, entertainment, wellness, design, teaching, health, and fitness. Expect passionate chats with disruptors, innovators and entrepreneurs.

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Episodes

  1. Julie Delpy 's New Netflix/Canal Plus Series "On The Verge"

    Actress, writer, director Julie Delpy has made a career creating films that are both brutally honest and poignantly hilarious. They can feel, disarming, personal, relatable, and get under your skin in the way that great art should. In her latest venture, the 12-episode streaming series "On The...

  2. Be Your Own Healer With Mama Medicine aka Deborah Hanekamp

    Isn't the ultimate goal of the wellbeing journey learning to be your own healer? Deborah (AKA Mama Medicine) thinks so. Deborah is the author of the bestselling book Rituals Baths and founder of SPACE by Mama Medicine, a virtual membership platform designed to inspire self-healing through...

  3. The Hidden Dangers Of Sugar With Dr. Michael Goran

    Dr. Michael Goran, Ph.D., professor of pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles and co-director of the USC Diabetes and Obesity Research Institute, is here to talk about his new book, SUGARPROOF: The Hidden Dangers of Sugar That Are Putting Your Child’s Health at Risk and What You Can...

  4. Casting Secrets With Sara Isaacson, CSA

    A deep dive into all things casting with veteran CD, Sara Isaacson. We met while I was on "ER" and Sara was just getting her feet wet...and my oh my, the career she has built since. You don't want to miss the wealth of insider goodies here! Find Sara on Insta @saraisaacsoncasting

  5. Brain Bio-Hacking For Covid Long Haulers With Dr. Kristen Willeumier

    A recent report found that 1/3 of COVID survivors have neurological issues - stutters, strokes, anxiety, etc. Researchers suggest this lingering damage could cause an international mental health crisis that lasts long after the pandemic ends. Leading neuroscientist Dr. Kristen Willeumier, author…

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  6. Logged In and Stressed Out: How Social Media is Affecting Your Mental Health Author Dr. Paula Durlofsky

    Instead of demonizing social media by taking a one-note, “digital detox” approach, clinical psychologist, author of social media expert Dr. Paula Durlofsky, a member of the American Psychological Association's Device Management and Digital Intelligence committee, recognizes social media is not,...

  7. Olivia Alexander The OG Queen Of Kush

    After years spent in the cannabis trenches, Kush Queen founder Olivia Alexander was determined to change the face of the cannabis topicals business for the better. By focusing on CBD-infused products and continually improving formulas designed to work with the feminine body, Kush Queen has become...

  8. How To Human Better With Handel Group's Laurie Gerber

    Today we welcome Laurie Gerber , (@lauriegerber.coach on Instagram) head coach with the renowned Handel Group. I have been crushing on the Handel Group from afar and today we get to dig in with Laurie about why this type of coaching has been one of the top top TOP methods in the world to support...

  9. Helen Hall Is The (Blender) Bomb

    As a self-made entrepreneur, Helen created her first business in 2017 at age 23 (with only $300!!) and it is now doing over 4 million in sales. She breaks it all down for us. In the meantime, she has also founded a Charleston-based smoothie bar, a plant-based food truck, a low alcohol wine…

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  10. 73 Year Old Vegan Queen Karyn Calabrese Spills Her Wellness

    Karyn Calabrese declares “she is not special”. Yet it is undeniable, she has a special gift. She has learned to listen to the knowledge innate within herself and become a leading holistic healer and teacher. Many people look at Karyn at age 73 and assume she inherited a strong matriarchy. The…

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  11. Raped By An Angel!

    In part one of Raped By An Angel, Emily and co-host Chelsea, unpack Emily's "healing" session with a pop Shaman that started with angels inserting themselves into her vagina and ended with a fried G-spot. Elders be damned. A cautionary tale or public service announcement. Stay tuned for part two...

  12. Psilocybin 101 With Mushroom Whisperer Michelle Janikian

    Journalist Michelle Janikian (Playboy, Rolling Stone, High Times, DoubleBlind Mag, Psychedelics Today, and others.) wrote the book on shrooms. Seriously, she wrote the book. Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion, the down-to-earth guide that details everything you need to know about taking magic...

  13. Season 3 Is Here!

    Emily is back, unhinged and fancy-free as we launch into Season 3 called, because unprecedented times call for an unprecedented intro to Season 3. It's a riff, it's a ramble. It's totally and utterly unprecedented.

  14. How A 25 Year Old Nurse Took On The Mobile IV Biz

    In this episode we meet Sveen Chohan who was only 25 when she set out to take over the Mobile IV business. You know those apps where you can book a hangover cure IV to come to your home within minutes of your aftermath headache kicking in? Sveen was on the forefront of the whole biz. She…

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  15. Homeostatic solar therapy, shamanic jogging, rescuing medicine from the patriarchy and other phenomenon with Carolyn Barron of Botanarchy.

    Carolyn Barron is more than a healer practicing Chinese Medicine here in LA...Her website says this and it doesn't even begin to encapsulate her work: CHINESE MEDICAL POETICS + HOLISTIC PRIMARY CARE ☯ EMBRACING THE CYCLES OF NATURE TO WORK IN SYNC WITH THE UNIVERSAL FLOW We get into ALL OF IT....

  16. The New Cannabis Flora + Bast Founder Derek Chase

    If you're curious about all things launching a cannabis beauty line and how it works its way into skincare, beauty and better sleep, then this is the podcast for you. I sat down with Derek Chase, founder of FLORA + BAST, Full Spectrum Skincare, was founded on the belief that "skincare and beauty…

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  17. Out of Ojai and Into Africa: Designing dreams with J Brand Co-Founder Susie Crippen

    Susie Crippen and I met acting in a short film around 25 years ago. It felt like a blip before she had left acting for fashion entrepreneurism.In 2005, she co-created J Brand jeans, yes, the OG ‘skinny jean’. And after that, Crippen, a stunning collection of classic pieces that look and feel like...

  18. Eriq La Salle

    Eriq La Salle is a dear friend from back in the ER days when he played Dr. Peter Benton (and earned him three NAACP Image Awards and nominations for a Golden Globe Award and three Primetime Emmy Awards). What excited me about hosting him on the podcast was exploring the ways artists must...

  19. Kate Northrup Wants Us To Do Less

    Ever since stumbling upon Kate Northrup’s 10 day Money Love Challenge years ago - that created a massive $$$ shift for me, I have been a total Kate fan girl. Imagine my DELIGHT (!!!) when we podcasted - I mean WHOA! Some peeps go go-go over entertainment celebs - me? A bad-ass female…

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  20. The Fasting Mimicking Diet with Prolon’s Dr. James Kelley

    Today I sit down with James Kelley, MD, MBA, Consulting Medical Science Liaison of Pronlon. I am on my 2nd round of it in two months and it is quite the experience. Click here for my link where you can get 10% off (that’s $25 a box plus free shipping) - use GROOMEDLA or GROOMEDLASUB (for a...

  21. The Light Diet with Matt Maruca

    Take note, Matt Maruca is going to blow up. At the age on 19, he’s crusading to shed light (no pun) on the health dangers of our incessant blue lightexposure (think phones, screens, etc). Matt is on a mission to expose how we are deeply disrupting our circadian rhythm and hormones by allowing…

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  22. Meghan Wallace James

    Finally! Launching into 2019 with no other than Meghan Wallace James - Modern Feng Shui consultant and all around queen of all things style, organization, sexy stuff and shui. We get right into it and under the belly of what all this feng shui is about and why it works so damn good. Meghan…

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  23. Alexandra Roxo

    Alexandra Roxo (real name! is a transformational mentor, healer, writer, and artist who is extremely passionate about empowering women. Her writing on personal growth and female empowerment, the divine feminine resurgence, moon ritual, and modern spirituality can be read on Girl Boss.com. Teen...

  24. Natalie Miles

    Psychic and spiritual advisor Natalie Miles has the gift of connecting people to their Spirit Guides. No incense, crystal balls, or beaded curtains here, just a way to help people make a deeper connection to their guides, clear any blocks in their way and feel a sense of empowerment. Born and...

  25. Puno Dostres

    Puno Dostres is a tech goddess. Along with her (HOT) hubs Daniel they are the creators of ILOVECREATIVES and PEOPLE MAP and I am just totally obsessed with them both. Puno shares her incredibly creatively trajectory and well, just go peep her IG and you’ll see how cool she is. Episode brought to...

  26. Ashley Wood

    I’m so excited about Ashley Wood!! Ashley is an international Akashic Records Reader and healer, spiritual teacher, intuitive guide and mother dedicated to empowering women to live their best life. She is the host of Manifest This!, an internationally recognized and respected podcast and…

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  27. Millana Snow

    Millana Snow is my kinda’ multi-hyphenate. Her works spans from mediation teacher and Reiki healer to badass entrepreneur in the wellness world. She’s the brains behind WellnessOfficial.co - and was the mistressmind behind SereneBook.com. She’s also a goddess worthy of devotion with her…

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  28. Tal Rabinowitz

    Listening to Tal Rabinowitz’s map her journey to opening Den Meditation is a an exercise in tuning into intuition, listening to the call of true self, abolishing fear and simply just going for it. If you ever struggled between playing it safe and sticking with a good thing or taking a risk to...

  29. Kara Erickson

    Kara Erickson is a leading voice in the wellness scene. She is the co-creator, with Anna Lundgaard, of WITMA which I am obsessively in love with, after attending earlier this year. WITMA is: "WELL-BEING IN THE MODERN AGE (WITMA) IS A LIVE POP-UP CONVERSATION SERIES FOCUSED ON PRACTICAL METHODS…

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  30. Natalie Kuhn

    Natalie Kuhn: Life Lessons from The Vice President of The Class By Taryn Toomey Natalie Kuhn is taking over the world, one sweaty body and open heart at a time. She is the Vice-President and founding teacher of The Class By Taryn Toomey. The Class by TT is gaining cult like status among devotees…

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  31. Kelly Boyer

    Behind The Brand: Paleta’s Kelly Boyer If you live in LA you might know Paleta as that delicious organic farm-to-table-go-to for home-delivery healthy meals. But there is so much more to the brand that the incredible eats and gorgeous orange and parchment paper branding. The force behind Paleta…

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  32. Deborah Kaplan

    Deborah Kaplan is a bad ass. A true Hollywood veteran writer and director. And how cool! This is the 20th anniversary of “Can’t Hardly Wait”. I’m talking teen-cinema in all of it’s glory. So, what does it take to be able to tap into the teen zeitgeist of the time – decade after decade? Tune in…

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  33. Jessica Bendinger

    First off, let’s try to forget that I didn’t press the right button on the Tascam recorder when I recorded this episode and so, yah, it sounds a little - well - ECHO-y. But... you WILL forget because once you listen to what Jessica has to say, she could be speaking into a Dixie cup and it…

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  34. Craig Borten

    Craig Borten is a successful screenwriter and Oscar nominee for Dallas Buyers Club. Today he shares intimately about what his 25-year journey in Hollywood to become an “overnight success” really looks like. Craig and I talk about what it takes to keep on keeping on and how to take care of oneself...

  35. Monet Mazur

    You know that girlfriend who makes you feel amazing and loved no matter what and who you also have a permanent girl crush on for too many reasons to list? This is Monet. Not only has she had an incredible acting career, she’s also a mom of two boys, interior designer, model and yogi. She is the…

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  36. Danielle Beinstein

    Groomed LA is over the moon (no pun) to welcome local psychological astrological, Danielle Beinstein. Dani’s work is centered around “helping my clients navigate the human experience using a mix of spiritual psychology, astrology, inner child healing and mindfulness”. This is for sure one of the...

  37. Kat Kendall

    The zeitgeist has simmered down. The loud roar is now a quieter rumble. But it’s not over. It’s only just beginning. And there are so many voices to be reckoned with. ME TOO. A movement that is forever changing the alchemy of gender politics in this country. At the heart of it is Katherine…

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  38. Maya Block

    Maya Block is the director of partnerships at @orgasmic_meditation , and if you don’t know about Orgasmic Meditation and “Om’ing” (not the kind you do in yoga class) you’ll get a deep understanding of it now. Think: Orgasms as a practice, even better, a way of life. Yah, it’s that good. For now…

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  39. Introduction

    Welcome to the Groomed LA Podcast! Brought to you by Emily Wagner, Editor In Chief on the popular wellness and lifestyle blog Groomed LA. Emily is a classic connector, communicator and obsessive info junkie. Here with her impressive guests culled from years in LA, both in the entertainment and...

  40. Groomed LA

    Groomed LA is the podcast based on the popular wellness and lifestyle blog Groomed LA, hosted by Editor In Chief, Emily Wagner. While some might find Emily's infectious energy to veer toward manic, she prefers the term effervescent or ebullient. A born and bred New Yorker she migrated to…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Welcome to the Groomed LA Podcast, hosted by Emily Wagner. Groomed LA is LA's go-to Hi-vibe Life design blog with a focus on wellnessy stuff since 2009. Emily is a multi-slashie-multi-media-creative whose career has traversed art, entertainment, wellness, design, teaching, health, and fitness. Expect passionate chats with disruptors, innovators and entrepreneurs.

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