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Heal Squad x Maria Menounos
30 episodes
1330. Maria’s “Fun Crisis + 6 Ways to Spark Creativity (Alone Time, ChatGPT Home Design, NEW Recipes)
Aug 17, 2026 · 34 min
Hey Heal Squad! Maria is back with six things that made her week so much better….and this week, there’s a theme: stop waiting for what you need and start creating more of it. Whether that is tackling a backyard project or the latest recipe form instagram, we hope this episode inspires you to create something you want more of. So first up, Maria shares why some unexpected alone time helped her recharge, get creative, and realize that needing space doesn’t mean loving your people any less. Then, w…
Sunday Set Up Ep. 50: Stop Living in the “I’ll Be Happy When…”
Aug 16, 2026 · 37 min
Happy Sunday, Heal Squad! Welcome to The Sunday Set Up, part of our new Heal Squad Weekend. Life lessons to help you start the week. This week, we explore why so much of life comes back to letting go… of outcomes, expectations, and the belief that happiness is waiting somewhere on the other side of the next accomplishment. We talk about the advice “not postpone your happiness,” and how easy it is to convince ourselves we’ll be happy WHEN: we get the promotion, the money, the relationship, the ho…
PotLuck Saturday: Organization Hacks for a Less Stressed Home (And You) w/ Heather Bifulco
Aug 15, 2026 · 1 hr 28 min
Happy PotLuck Saturday! This week, we are joined by Heather Bifulco of Tidy Style. We talk about how organizing creates peace, if not happiness. How forcing yourself to organize can force you to assess the various pain points in your life that you are unaware of. We talk about how we underestimate the damage pain points do to our lives when they are added up. How organization begins with categorization and should always begin in the kitchen. And how visibility is accessibility—and the cure for a…
RGF Ep. 286: Kev on the Scene Classic: My Lunch with Eric Estrada
Aug 14, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min
Happy Regular Guy Friday! We fooled them again and somehow made it through another week, and welcome to the inaugural Heal Squad Weekend Edition! This week, it’s Kev on the Scene Classic with Eric Estrada disco dancing, a 30-year-old Hollywood story involving CHiPs, Larry Wilcox, an angry cockatoo, a trampoline pool cover, and some firsthand perspective on a feud that may not be quite as simple as history remembers it. We talk why being number two isn’t always such a bad gig, how ego and j…
1329. How to Eat Gluten-Free While Still Enjoying Healthy Carbs w/ Chef Phoebe Lapine
Aug 13, 2026 · 28 min
Hey, Heal Squad! After hearing Jennifer Esposito's powerful celiac journey, we wanted to leave those who have gone gluten-free with a hopeful take on rethinking your relationship with carbs. That's why we're throwing it back to our conversation with bestselling author and gluten-free chef Phoebe Lapine. After being diagnosed with Hashimoto's and struggling with SIBO, Phoebe thought eliminating carbs altogether was the healthiest path forward. But through years of trial, error, and healing, she d…
1328. Jennifer Esposito: How Leaving Hollywood FINALLY Calmed Her Nervous System + Why Fresh Kills Helped Her Find Her voice
Aug 12, 2026 · 55 min
Hey, Heal Squad! We’re back with Jennifer Esposito, actress, director, New York Times bestselling author of Jennifer's Way, and the writer-director-star of the award-winning film Fresh Kills. Today Jennifer is getting into the full story behind Fresh Kills… where the idea came from, what it cost her to make it, and why the industry did everything it could to make sure you never heard of it. From growing up in Staten Island surrounded by the mafia and the young women trapped inside that world, to…
1327. Jennifer Esposito: The Celiac Disease Doctors Missed, Medical Gaslighting & Healing Her Gut
Aug 11, 2026 · 1 hr 11 min
Hey Heal Squad! Today is one of those conversations that will stay with you long after it's over. Actress, director, New York Times bestselling author of Jennifer's Way, writer-director-star of the award-winning film Fresh Kills, and the true CEO of her own health, Jennifer Esposito joins Maria to share how she took control of her well-being after decades of debilitating symptoms, panic attacks, and medical gaslighting…which all resulted into one of the most severe cases of celiac disease any do…
1326. 4 Breakthroughs That Recharged Maria's Energy + The Best Compliment She's Ever Received
Aug 10, 2026 · 44 min
Hey, Heal Squad! Maria is back with another What Worked This Week and it is filled with such simple swaps that will give you back the energy you needed and the breakthroughs you've been looking for! Maria finally spills the beauty secret she's been unintentionally gatekeeping: the foolproof three-step lip combo she swears by, plus the clean foundation that officially replaced her longtime favorite. Then she shares the surprisingly simple bedtime ritual that gave her the best sleep she's ha…
Sunday Set Up Ep. 49: Grief, Showing Up & Not Sweating the Small Stuff
Aug 9, 2026 · 40 min
Happy Sunday! Welcome to Heal Squad's The Sunday Set Up. Life lessons to help you start the week. This week, we explore what really matters. We talk about why some people embrace solutions while others resist them, and why bringing positivity into the room isn't always met with the enthusiasm we expect. We talk about grief, how differently we all process loss, and why the greatest act of kindness is often the simplest like showing up, lending a hand, or quietly taking something off someone's pla…
PotLuck Saturday: Hobby Stores of Yesterday and Today
Aug 8, 2026 · 1 hr 4 min
Happy Pot Luck Saturday! Hobby Lobby, Michaels, Jo-Ann Fabrics, homemade Batman costumes, and somehow... balloons and refreshments all make the conversation. We talk about the battle for the last remaining hobby stores, the disappearance of Jo-Ann Fabrics, model trains, slot cars, Shrinky Dinks, Play-Doh, paint-by-numbers never being completed, and the hobbies that kept us busy long before screens took over. We talk about Silver Spoons, Mr. Rogers, department stores we miss, toys we couldn't wai…
RGF Ep. 285: What We Lose When We Succeed
Aug 7, 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
Happy Regular Guy Friday! We fooled them again and somehow made it through another week. This week we talk about the back-to-school season, why childhood excitement doesn't seem to come as easily anymore, and whether having everything all the time has quietly stolen some of the joy of looking forward to something. We talk about why anticipation may be one of life's greatest gifts—and why sometimes the best memories weren't about what we got, but what we couldn't wait for. We also talk about Chil…
1325. How Maria’s First Month of Motherhood Taught Her to Embrace the Imperfect
Aug 6, 2026 · 53 min
Hey, Heal Squad! Today we're throwing it back to a very special chapter in Maria’s journey: Athena’s first month! We know she just turned 3, but thought it’d be fun to visit Maria and Keven shared the joys, surprises, and lessons of new parenthood. They share Athena’s incredible birth story (she is totally destined for something big!) and the meaning behind her name, to building a support system, documenting those precious early moments, and even wondering whether a sibling could be in her futur…
1324. Whitney Cummings on Protecting Your Energy, NAD+ & Why Vague Health Goals Keep You Stuck
Aug 5, 2026 · 48 min
Hey, Heal Squad! Whitney Cummings is back for Part 2 and somehow the conversation gets even better. It honestly feels like you're sitting in on two friends swapping life hacks, laughing until they cry, and accidentally dropping some of the best advice you've heard in a while. Whitney shares the surprisingly simple mindset that's helped her stop feeling so overwhelmed (wait until you hear her "energy dollars" analogy...it's genius!) Then a story you haven’t heard…Whitney admits she used to…
1323. Whitney Cummings UNFILTERED: Why ADD Is a Superpower, How Postpartum Depression Crept In + Trusting Your Intuition in Wellness
Aug 4, 2026 · 46 min
Hey, Heal Squad! We have one of the funniest women in comedy in the studio today….Whitney Cummings! You know her as the creator and star of Whitney, 2 Broke Girls, and the host of the hit podcast Good For You. But today, you're getting a side of Whitney you don't see very often. She kicks things off by sharing the incredibly sweet reason she's admired Maria for years (seriously...it had us all emotional on Maria's birthday!), and from there, the conversation goes everywhere…but in the best way p…
1322. How to Clear Emotional Clutter PLUS Barefoot Workouts, a Sinus-Clearing Hack + Digital Tricks For Your Sanity
Aug 3, 2026 · 40 min
Hey Heal Squad! Maria is back with another What Worked This Week! And before we get to the heart of this episode (hint, hint: the post-vacation “re-entry blues”), she’s sharing five things that genuinely made a difference for her this week, literally from head to toe. First up: a bee sting that accidentally turned into a barefoot strength-training breakthrough, a $4 at-home congestion hack that helped knock out a stubborn head cold, the Notes app system she wishes she had created years ago, plus…
Sunday Set Up Ep. 48: Preparing for the Future
Aug 2, 2026 · 46 min
Happy Sunday! Welcome to Heal Squad's The Sunday Set Up. Life lessons to help you start the week. This week, we explore what it means to prepare for a world that's changing faster than ever. We talk back-to-school traditions, how technology has transformed the way we learn, and why AI may force us to rethink what education should really be teaching. We talk integrity, the surprising lesson that successful criminals work alone, and why the better path is building with people instead of taking adv…
PotLuck Saturday: The Great Back to School Shopping Trip
Aug 1, 2026 · 58 min
Happy Pot Luck Saturday! We talk Trapper Keepers, metal lunchboxes, Halloween Season, and Mrs. B. It’s back-to-school shopping- a deep dive! We talk about character lunchboxes, thermoses, erasable pens, composition books, electric pencil sharpeners, school uniforms, layaway, the rich kids with Trapper Keepers, the first-day “premiere” outfit, and school shopping through the years. We talk about Sears, Bradley's, Caldor, Woolworth, Marshall's, lunchbox collectors, forgotten TV icons, why Hallowee…
RGF Ep. 284: Elevating Conversations and the Problem with Condo Life
Jul 31, 2026 · 48 min
Hey Heal Squad! It’s Friday and somehow, once again, we fooled them and made it through another week. This week, a little 1926 jazz turns into a conversation about why the world doesn't seem to change the way it used to, the art of thinking ahead, and whether we've forgotten how to make small talk interesting. We introduce a few new RGF Observations and discover that "air pudding" might be the perfect description for conversations that leave you completely drained. We talk about building for the…
1321. Still Sick After Treating Mold? The Hidden Lyme Disease Connection + How to Heal w/ Dr. Christopher Motley
Jul 30, 2026 · 40 min
Hey, Heal Squad! Today we're throwing it back to one of our most eye-opening conversations with Dr. Christopher Motley, a leading expert in functional kinesiology and Chinese medicine. If you've been following our recent episodes on mold toxicity, this is the perfect next listen because mold and Lyme disease often go hand in hand, sharing many of the same frustrating symptoms. Dr. Motley explains the surprising ways Lyme can enter the body, why so many people never fully recover, and the hidden…
1320. 3 Ways to Detox Mold, the Tests to Ask For + How to Clean Up Your Home w/ Dr. Amy Myers
Jul 29, 2026 · 42 min
Hey, Heal Squad! We're back with Part 2 of our must-listen conversation with Dr. Amy Myers…and this one is where we get into everything you actually DO about mold toxicity Dr. Amy walks Maria through the tests you actually need for mold toxicity, the detox protocol she uses in her own life to pull mycotoxins out of the body, and exactly how to clean up your environment (think dehumidifiers to HEPA filters to the food swaps that matter) …without having to build a mold-resistant house from scratch…
1319. The Do's & Don'ts of Mold Toxicity: Why Women Are Getting Sick and No One's Testing for It w/ Dr. Amy Myers
Jul 28, 2026 · 40 min
Hey, Heal Squad! It feels like mold is everywhere these days...but how much of what we're hearing is actually true? That's exactly why we were so excited to welcome our friend of the pod, Dr. Amy Myers, back to Heal Squad. Dr. Amy is an internationally acclaimed functional medicine physician, 2x New York Times bestselling author (The Autoimmune Solution and The Thyroid Connection), founder of Austin UltraHealth, and host of the Take Back Your Health podcast. But here's what makes this conversati…
1318. How to Stop Overscheduling Your Life + Maria's Greece Travel Tips, Packing Hack & Jet Lag Fix
Jul 27, 2026 · 36 min
Hey, Heal Squad! It's another edition of What Worked This Week, and this one might be Maria's favorite yet. Fresh off her trip to Greece, she's sharing the biggest lesson she didn't expect to learn: sometimes the best things happen when you stop planning every minute and leave room for life to surprise you. From a spontaneous visit to the healing island of Tinos to setting healthier boundaries with herself, Maria explains why protecting your peace might be the key to finding yourself again. She…
Sunday Set Up Ep. 47: Fun with a Purpose
Jul 26, 2026 · 29 min
Happy Sunday!! Welcome to Heal Squad's The Sunday Set Up. Life lessons to help you start the week. This week, we talk about summer travel, weather delays, and a trip to the legendary Tanglewood. We talk about Arthur Fiedler, Tanglewoods,Great Woods, and reminisce about some of New England's most iconic musical traditions. We talk about the timeless motto of Highlights magazine: "Fun with a Purpose." We discuss creating a nostalgic magazine network to coincide with the novelty ice cream network a…
PotLuck Saturday: The Forgotten Ecosystem That Raised Us
Jul 25, 2026 · 30 min
Happy Pot Luck Saturday! This week we're taking a nostalgic trip back to a childhood that looked very different from today. Before Google, smartphones, YouTube, and social media, so much of what shaped us came from the simple things: magazines in the waiting room, books from the library, classroom reading cards, puzzles at the kitchen table, and the freedom to be bored enough to let our imaginations take over. We're unpacking the forgotten ecosystem that quietly raised an entire generation and a…
LGF Ep. 283:The Life-Changing Online Personality Test
Jul 24, 2026 · 54 min
Happy International Lonely Guy Friday, broadcasting from Athens with limited Greek, Coke Zero investigations, and billion-dollar brains. Today Kev gets into how one of Greece’s biggest stars proves you don’t need the biggest audience (you need the right niche!), and how a working vacation led to a humbling realization that the world’s most fulfilled people share one uncommon trait: extraordinary self-awareness. He chats how the Enneagram goes beyond describing what you do and uncovers why you do…
1317. Summer Self-Care: Easy Ways to Improve Your Mental & Physical Health
Jul 23, 2026 · 49 min
Hey, Heal Squad! Summer is still going and we thought it’d be great for this TBT to throw it back to an episode all about the “Summer of Heal.” In this episode, Maria shares the simple habits, mindset shifts, and daily practices that have made a real difference in both her mental and physical well-being. It's a reminder that healing doesn't always come from one big life-changing moment, sometimes it's the small, intentional choices we make every single day that create the biggest transform…
1316. 4 Life-Saving Water Safety Tips to Prevent Drowning + Protect Your Family w/ Pamela Baldwin
Jul 22, 2026 · 54 min
Hey Heal Squad! Today's conversation is SO important… especially as we are in the middle of summer! Friends… did you know that drowning is the leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 4? Wild, right? We protect our children with the safest car seats, seat belts, and vehicles available, yet when it comes to water, many families don't have the same layers of protection. So this summer, let's make our backyards safer. And save some lives while we're at it.Today we are joined by Pamela Ba…
1315. Your Probiotics May Be Missing THIS: All About Gut Health + How Biofilm Overgrowth Is Disrupting Microbial Balance w/ Dr. Emily Hernandez
Jul 21, 2026 · 56 min
Hey, Heal Squad! Today, we're talking about all things gut health, and honestly, this conversation answered so many questions we've all asked at one point or another. Like, I’m doing all the "right" things... but why do I still feel exhausted, bloated, inflamed, and not feeling like myself. Yeah, if you've been wondering, "What am I missing?" this episode is for you. Maria sat down with naturopathic physician and gut health expert Dr. Emily Hernandez to unpack one of the biggest hidden obstacles…
1314. How To Sleep Better TONIGHT: 4 Experts Reveal What to Do Before Bed
Jul 20, 2026 · 51 min
Hey, Heal Squad! Summer is here, things are (hopefully!) slowing down a little, and what better time to talk about Maria's favorite subject...sleep! If you've been tossing and turning, waking up exhausted, or wondering why you're doing everything right but still aren't getting the deep, restorative sleep you need, this episode is for you. We pulled together some of our favorite conversations with sleep experts Dr. Roger Seheult, Dave Asprey, Dr. Mehmet Oz, and Kelly Sullivan Walden (and trust us…
Sunday Set Up Ep. 46: The Labels We Choose to Live By
Jul 19, 2026 · 37 min
Happy Sunday! Welcome to Heal Squad's The Sunday Set Up. Life lessons to help you start the week.This week, we talk about the labels we place on ourselves, and the ones the world places on us. Do they help us better understand who we are... or do they quietly become excuses that keep us from becoming who we're capable of being? We talk about why it's so easy to embrace an identity, whether it's a diagnosis, a setback, or a story we've been telling ourselves for years, and how those labels can so…
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