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Happy Sunday! Welcome to Heal Squad's The Sunday Set Up. Life lessons to help you start the week.

This week, we're talking about a list most of us never make—and why it may be more important than the one we look at every day.

The To-Done List.

Most of us live inside our To-Do Lists. Pay the bills. Lose the weight. Build the business. Raise the kids. Heal the trauma. Get healthier. Get organized. Get somewhere.

The problem? The list never ends. And because the list never ends, neither does th...

Happy Pot Luck Saturday! This week we kick things off with an important discussion over potluck food—from Welsh Rarebit and three-layer dip to Jell-O molds, Midwest casseroles, and all the dishes that somehow keep being served up.

Then we talk Animal House, Pizza Movie, college memories, and the Kev and Anne true college tale of "The Barn"—how a group of college misfits went hat in hand, got overlooked, and ultimately created the house everyone wanted to be at. It's rebellion, leadership, unlikely friendships, and why outsiders don't always stay on the outside.

We talk...

Happy Regular Guy Friday! On this RGF-lite we talk what it really means to be "average"—and whether average is something we should be trying so hard to avoid in the first place.

We talk growing up in a world that celebrates valedictorians and high achievers, while often overlooking the people who simply show up, work hard, and live good lives. How the tortoise sometimes catches the hare, why effort can matter more than natural talent, and whether being "AVG" might not be the insult we think it is.

We talk the summers of the '8...

Hey Heal Squad! After this week's conversation with Dr. Nasim Afsar about taking an active role in your health, we knew we had to bring back this episode. Because if there's one message Maria has learned through every health challenge she's faced, it's this: you have to become the CEO of your own health.

In this powerful solo episode, Maria shares the mindset shifts that transformed her approach to healing, from finding the right practitioners and exploring naturopathic medicine to tracking symptoms, asking better questions, and learning how to advocate for herself. She also explains why keeping...

Hey, Heal Squad! Today the conversation continues with Dr. Nasim Afsar -  author of Intelligent Health, a board-certified physician and the former Chief Health Officer at Oracle. Yesterday we talked about why the healthcare system is letting you down, well today, is all about what you can do about it. We start where so many of you have been stuck: the insurance question. To have it, or not to have it?  Dr. Nasim gives us the rule that finally makes sense. Then she tells a story about HERSELF — yes, a top physician — calling her own doctor about a cough and be...

Hey Heal Squad! Today's episode is for every single one of you who has ever called the doctor because something felt off…whether it was a new symptom, a nagging health concern, or you just needed answers…only to be told the next available appointment is weeks, or even months away. We've all been there, and it's beyond frustrating.That's why we're sitting down with Dr. Nasim Afsar, board-certified physician, former Chief Health Officer at Oracle, and author of the brand-new book Intelligent Health. In this conversation, she shares a statistic that completely stopped us in our tracks: only abou...

Hey Heal Squad! Ok so Maria is officially 48, fresh off her 48th birthday celebration and she’s got all the deets about what worked for that and more things that worked this week!  Maria tells us all about her last-minute karaoke party—including the celebrity performance nobody saw coming, her go-to hostess philosophy, and the party hacks that made the night unforgettable. She also gets into a little tease for Athena’s birthday party (let’s just say ponies may or may not be involved!).But that’s not all! In this quick Heal Squad catch-up, Maria also talks about a rec...

Most people think people pleasers are weak. But what if the biggest people pleasers are often the most successful people in the room? This week Kev explores the Successful Pleaser — the builder, provider, parent, entrepreneur, and problem-solver whose achievements may actually be masking a lifelong need to earn love, approval, safety, or worth. We get into how success can become emotional armor and  how some people become "human infrastructure" — the one everyone depends on. We talk about how many high achievers quietly bounce between shame ("I should have done more") and resentment ("Does anybody see what I've carried?") and how l...

Happy Pot Luck Saturday with Kev and Kels!  This week Kelsey and Keven dive into how success, fame, entertainment, and even everyday life have changed in a world where everyone has a platform. They discuss how the Tony's and the music industry has evolved from the days of Madonna, Michael Jackson, and superstar culture to today’s creator economy, where it’s easier than ever to launch a career—but harder than ever to stand out.  Are the true artists gone, why talent today is a given  and how our obsession with celebrities may be mocked in years to come. The...

Happy Lonely Guy Friday. What if many of the struggles we face aren't character flaws at all — but simply different levels of consciousness we move through during our lives? This week Kev explores Dr. David Hawkins' Map of Consciousness from Power vs. Force — a framework designed to help us identify where we're operating emotionally and how those states may shape our decisions, relationships, health, happiness, and sense of purpose. We get into how shame says "I am bad," while guilt says "I should have done more," fear says "something bad is coming," and desire says "I'll be okay when." We e...

Hey Heal Squad! After yesterday’s Mind-Body Healing Panel episode, we knew we had to bring back this conversation with Anthony DiSalvo! Anthony joined us at the Heal Squad Day of Reset and shared some incredible insights on acupressure, but this episode takes the conversation even further. Anthony is a board-certified acupuncturist and traditional Chinese medicine practitioner who has helped countless people find relief from everything from stress and anxiety to vertigo, nausea, chronic pain, digestive issues, and more. In this episode, he breaks down how acupuncture and acupressure actually work, why certain points in the body can create po...

Hey, Heal Squad! We're back with another special episode recorded LIVE from the Heal Squad Day of Reset, and today we're sharing one of the most powerful conversations of the entire event: our Mind-Body Reset Panel. Maria brought together three of her favorite healers and trusted Heal Squad experts to explore what healing really means—and what we can do right now to help reset an overwhelmed nervous system. Psychotherapist and trauma expert Tammy Valicenti explains why healing starts by understanding the stories, patterns, and protective behaviors driving our stress and anxiety. Holistic health practitioner and Regenerative Pathway Therapy cr...

Hey, Heal Squad! Kweens, we did it! Today, we are bringing you our first ever LIVE episode with the one and only  Jenny McCarthy. Jenny joined us at our Heal Squad Day of Reset, on the beach on Cape Cod in front of 200+ of our people, and Jenny McCarthy gave us everything. Raw, real, and wildly relatable! So, if you thought you knew Jenny's story, this conversation goes deeper. Yes, she spent years fighting to heal her son Evan from autism — and yes, it worked — but what she didn't talk about enough is what that fight cost her body. After...

Hey Heal Squad! Guess What?!! It’s Maria’s Birthday! And for a special treat - she’s got so many fun travel, lifestyle, beauty, and wellness hacks in this week's What Worked This Week (just in time for summer!) Maria is sharing the small but powerful shifts that are helping her stay organized, simplify her routines, and create more peace in her everyday life. First up: a travel hack she swears by that could completely change the way you fly. Maria explains why buying an extra seat—or even an entire row—might be worth considering for your nervous sy...

Happy Sunday! Welcome to Heal Squad's The Sunday Set Up. Life lessons to help you start the week. Today, we explore one of the most powerful truths in healing: the moment you realize you're not the only one, something inside you begins to change. We talk about why shame thrives in secrecy, silence, and isolation—and why hearing someone else tell your exact story can be more healing than any advice, breakthrough, or solution. From recovery groups to therapy circles to the incredible connections made at our Day of Reset, we explore how shared experiences help calm the nervous sy...

Welcome to another Potluck Saturday! This week we get into Netflix's The Crash and the tragedy at the center of it. We dive deep into the dark side of Kween Culture. We talk about social media validation, instant gratification, the inability to hear the word "no," and what happens when a generation is raised to believe every feeling deserves immediate action and every desire deserves immediate fulfillment. We talk about whether The Crash is really about one girl—or whether it's a reflection of a much larger cultural shift. How boundaries, responsibility, purpose, and consequences may be disappearing from mo...

Happy Lonely Guy Friday (with a little Regular Guy Friday mixed in when Kelsey joins Kev later in the  'progrim')! Today, Kev explores why so many of our core beliefs are formed before we're even teenagers—and why changing them later in life (like 35-55) can feel so difficult. He breaks down how researchers think every generation thinks they've changed a lot in the past decade but won't change much in the next one - and why it's a lie. Plus, why nearly half of what we do every day is driven by habit, the real reason personal growth sta...

Hey Heal Squad! On Monday’s show, Maria mentioned this conversation and we knew we had to bring it back. This Throwback Thursday episode with Lauren Roxburgh completely changed the way we think about healing, stress, trauma, and the body.

Lauren is a renowned fascia expert, movement therapist, and bestselling author who breaks down the fascinating connection between fascia, the nervous system, stored emotions, and overall health. She explains how trauma, stress, and even the emotions we think we've "moved on from" can get stored in the body, why so many of us are stuck in fight-or-flight wi...

Hey, Heal Squad! We’re back with Part 2 of our chat with TOMS founder Blake Mycoskie.  After years of depression and feeling disconnected from himself, Blake realized something surprising: the life he had built no longer matched the person he really was. In this conversation, he shares the exercise that helped him identify where he was living out of alignment, why he traded a lifestyle that looked successful on paper for one that actually felt authentic, and how learning to stop performing for the world helped him reconnect with himself. Maria and Blake also get into one of the big...

Hey, Heal Squad! Today, Maria sits down with Blake Mycoskie, the founder of TOMS Shoes…ya know… the company that helped change social entrepreneurship forever! Blake built TOMS into a global movement... giving 100 million pairs of shoes to children in need and helping create the "buy one, give one" model that reshaped how a generation thinks about business. From the outside, it looked like he had it all, but behind the scenes, Blake was quietly battling depression. He was disconnected from his purpose, and forced to confront a painful truth: even after achieving everything he thought would make him happ...

Hey Heal Squad! Maria is back with another (insert jingle!) -What Worked This Week! And honestly today is all about the little things that unexpectedly made a big difference…and some may surprise you! First up: the clean perfume that's bringing fragrance back into Maria's life. After giving it up (hello toxins!) Maria found Michelle Pfiffer’s brand - Henry Rose - and it's totally working and totally clean! Then, a confession that may shock anyone who loves a fresh manicure: Maria has been nail polish-free for over a year. The reason why? Well, it’s  about way more than be...

Happy Sunday! Welcome to Heal Squad’s The Sunday Set Up. Life lessons to help you start the week. This week, we’re talking about the hidden exhaustion that comes from being “the strong one” — the builder, the fixer, the overgiver, the person everyone quietly depends on until one day you realize no one sees how much you’ve actually been carrying.

We explore the emotional swing so many high-functioning people live inside: the shame of feeling like you haven’t done enough… followed by the resentment of knowing how much you actually have done. The ache of wondering if...

This week on Potluck Saturday, Kev explores the deeper meaning behind some of music’s greats! Using Bob Dylan's infamous decision to go electric as a jumping-off point, he examines why growth, reinvention, healing, authenticity, and setting boundaries often come with an unexpected cost: upsetting the people around you. Why the world can love you—right up until you stop being who they emotionally needed you to be. And why constantly managing other people's expectations can become one of the most exhausting jobs you'll ever have.

Kev also contrasts Dylan's story with Elvis's, looking at how one man...

Hey Regular Guys and Gals, today Kev explores why losing money on a sale, a possession, or even giving something away can feel like losing a piece of yourself. For builders, caretakers, providers, and anyone who's spent years holding it all together, possessions often become more than objects—they become containers for memories, sacrifice, hard work, and identity. That's why some transactions aren't really financial at all. They're emotional. They're energetic. Kev also unpacks why taking a loss can trigger so much guilt, especially for people who were taught to see every setback as a personal failure. He dives in...

Hey Heal Squad! This Throwback Thursday episode with Maha Abouelenein is full of the kind of advice that makes you rethink the way you approach work, success, relationships, and even hard seasons in life. Maha, a global communications strategist who’s worked with brands like Google and Netflix,  breaks down why creating value for others will always take you further than ego, titles, or chasing quick success.

Maria, Kev, and Maha get into work ethic, humility, resilience, caregiving, and the mindset shifts that helped Maha build an incredible career while also caring for both of her parents thr...

Hey, Heal Squad! We’re back with Brooke Tyalor, author of the new book,Healing the Success Wound, and while yesterday was  the diagnosis, today's episode is the prescription. Brooke is giving us the actual framework to heal our success wounds, the 4 levels you have to work through (emotional, mental, behavioral, and spiritual) and the 3 pillars to redefine success on YOUR terms instead of the world's scoreboard. We get into the fascinating science of why women's nervous systems run on oxytocin and men's run on dopamine, and how we’re literally not wired for hustle culture the same way. Maria...

Hey, Heal Squad! Today's episode dives into the hidden emotional patterns so many high achievers are carrying… and why success still doesn’t feel like enough.Yup, this episode is for all of us who have crushed those work goals, hit a promotion, but yet,  weirdly still feels empty on the other side of it. Brooke Taylor…a career coach, former Google leader, and author of Healing the Success Wound  unpacks why so many of us (especially high-achieving women) tie our self-worth to our output and end up burned out, anxious, and chasing a finish line that keeps moving. Brooke b...

Hey Heal Squad! SO many beautiful, unexpected, emotional, magical things happened this week and we cannot wait to tell you all about them. First up… we’re finally breaking down everything that happened at our very first Heal Squad Day of Reset,  and let’s just say, the last-minute pivots ended up becoming the biggest miracles of the day. We get into the emotional moments from the event, including the powerful Yoga Nidra and ecstatic dance sessions that had people crying, releasing emotions, reconnecting with joy, and honestly just letting YEARS of heaviness leave their bodies. Maria also opens up abou...

Happy Sunday, Heal Squad! On this Sunday Setup, we explore transitions, perspective, and why change can feel so much bigger than we expect. We talk sixth grade graduations, childhood milestones, and the emotions that come with leaving behind something familiar — even when something new is waiting ahead. We talk about how sensitive people experience the world differently. How some kids feel every ending deeply. How moving into a new chapter can bring anxiety, grief, excitement, and fear all at once. And how sometimes what looks dramatic on the surface is really someone trying to process change in real time. We...

This week on Pot Luck Saturday, Kev and Kelsey get real about social media, burnout, wellness overload, and the exhausting pressure to look like you have it all together online.

They talk about how influencer and celebrity life is often just a highlight reel — while the stress, anxiety, health struggles, financial pressure, and emotional burnout stay hidden behind the scenes. From Hollywood and podcasting to trolls, comparison culture, and mental health, this episode is a reminder that comparing your real life to someone else’s curated feed can quietly steal your peace.

The conversation also turn...

Happy Friday, Regular People — Kelsey is back, the Queens are reunited, and somehow we go from vitamin C powder and whole milk to emotional survival, nervous-system burnout, and why every adult secretly needs a shed to escape humanity.

We get into how modern life has basically everyone stuck in fight-or-flight mode, and how Kelsey’s healer traced her anxiety, exhaustion, and vagus nerve issues back to something surprisingly simple: she wasn’t nourishing herself enough. Not emotionally. Not physically. Not in any real sustainable way. Which led to a bigger conversation about how sometimes the answer isn’t anothe...

Hey Heal Squad! After such a beautiful weekend at the Heal Squad Day of Reset, we had to bring back this incredibly powerful conversation. Tammy Valicenti joined us in person at Day of Reset, and if you were moved by her there… just wait!

In this throwback episode, Maria sits down with Tammy to unpack EMDR therapy, the trauma-healing modality that has helped so many people process PTSD, anxiety, panic, and deeply stored emotional pain in a totally different way than traditional talk therapy. Tammy breaks down what EMDR actually is (because yes, it can sound a li...

Hey Heal Squad! We are back with Part 2 of our conversation with Zachary Levi, and honestly… this one goes to some really unexpected places. Zach shares something that genuinely surprised Maria: despite having such a deep relationship with God, he doesn’t actually go to church. We get into why, what his spiritual practice really looks like, and how years of home Bible studies and chosen-family community became more meaningful to him than traditional religion ever did. From there, the conversation gets even deeper. Zach opens up about marriage, why his first marriage cracked him wide open emotionally, and why...

Hey Heal Squad! Our friend Zachary Levi is back and honestly, this may be the most grounded and open we’ve ever heard him. He’s a brand-new dad, he’s building Wyldwood Studios from the ground up in Texas, and he’s going deeper into his faith, healing, and purpose than ever before. Zach takes us all the way back to being three years old and feeling, deep in his soul, that he was put here to make people laugh and help others. From there, we get into the bigger conversation so many people are quietly having right now: Why...

Hey Heal Squad! Today is another edition of What Worked This Week and honestly…this episode is kind of all over the place in the best way possible. Maria is fresh out of “newborn support mode” after helping friends with a new baby over Mother’s Day weekend, and the conversation turns into everything from emotional motherhood moments, to fashion finds, to nervous system resets, to the random life hacks currently making life easier. We’re talking about the Zara loafers rich girls are secretly buying instead of designer shoes, the travel sneakers she wears through airports, the warm neck pillo...

Happy Sunday Set Up , Heal Squad! This week, we’re coloring outside the lines a little as we dive into life force energy, nervous-system depletion, psychic heaviness, and why so many people today feel emotionally, physically, and spiritually drained. Inspired by a recent biofeedback session, Keven explores what ancient traditions called Qi, Prana, or vital force—and how modern stress, burnout, overgiving, guilt, survival mode, and toxic environments may quietly be crushing it.  We break down the real signs your life force energy may be low: exhaustion that sleep can’t fix, emotional numbness, brain fog, hypervigilance, feeling spiritually “dim,” and...

Happy Saturday, Regular People — welcome to Potluck Saturday, where today we’re diving into OnlyFans, judgment, and why everyone seriously needs to calm down.

This week, we unpack how Shannon Elizabeth and Jaime Pressly joining OnlyFans says less about scandal and more about where the entertainment business is headed. We talk about how fame doesn’t always equal financial security, why talent can outlive the paycheck system Hollywood was built on, and how going directly to your audience may be the future for creators everywhere.

We also get into why judging other people drains your own en...

Hey Regular Guys and Gals, we did it again. We made it through another week!

Kelsey is back, the Queens anthem returns, and the dog-and-pony era is officially underway. This week, we dive into what happens when work, love, ambition, and friendship all collide while the metaphorical space shuttle is already taking off. We unpack why replacing “but” with “and” can completely shift your mindset, how the people who love you sometimes need to understand your redline seasons, and why protecting your fuel matters more than ever.

Plus: why dogs, comfort TV, projectors, and staying JFF can...

Hey, Heal Squad! If your knees have been talking, your hips feel tighter than they used to, or you’ve ever wondered if joint pain just comes with getting older… this Throwback Thursday is for you. Maria sits down with top orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jason Snibbe for a fascinating conversation about joint health, mobility, and what we can actually do now to protect our bodies long-term. They get into the everyday habits that may be doing more damage than we realize, the truth about cortisone shots, PRP, robotic-assisted joint replacements, and how to know when pain has crossed the line...

Hey Heal Squad! We're back with Part 2 of our conversation with Victoria Nelson—and today’s episode goes even deeper into the emotional aftermath of the skincare treatment that permanently scarred her, and the healing journey she’s still navigating every single day. Victoria opens up to Maria about being diagnosed with PTSD after the incident, and how the trauma didn’t just end when the treatment was over. She shares what it’s like living with the daily triggers, anxiety, intrusive thoughts, and the painful reality of reliving the experience every time she looks in the mirror. She also talks...