Ep. 31: Lasers, Microneedling, & The Science Behind Skincare That Actually Works with Aesthetician & Founder Marlie Hoyt

Is Zepbound the ultimate health hack, or the most misunderstood wellness tool? In this very honest episode, Alex shares why GLP-1s might not be the shortcut some people think they are, her take on what’s missing from the Serena Williams conversation, and her unfiltered opinions on the MAHA movement. Plus, the clean beauty must-haves she’s loving from YSE Beauty, Saie, and True Botanicals!Products mentioned in this episode: YSE Beauty Skin Glow SPF 30 PrimerSaie Slip Tint Baked Setting PowderTrue Botanicals Calm Pure Radiance OilFollow "Glow Up And Speak Out" on IG:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @glowupandspeakout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HERE!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links & Discounts!Prolon: Tap the link below for 15% off your 5-day nutrition kit to get ALL of the benefits of fasting (including cell autophagy) - while still eating!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://partners.prolonlife.com/ALEXANDRAFERRARA⁠⁠⁠⁠Plant People: For 15% off any doctor-formulated supplement, enter code: GLOWUP at checkout.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.plantpeople.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠K. Ferrara Color: For 20% off your clean nail polish or healing hand cream, use code: GLOW20 at checkout!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.kferraracolor.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BetterHelp: For 10% off your first month of virtual therapy, use code SPEAKOUT at checkout!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

This week, Alex sits down with Amy Gaston, VP of Strategic Growth at OhmBody, the first science-backed, wearable, drug-free, and hormone-free device designed to ease period pain. They bond over being first-born daughters and dive into Amy’s unique career trajectory that led her to the forefront of women’s health innovation. Amy breaks down exactly how OhmBody works to reduce both bleeding and pain, the science behind neurostimulation, and why this technology marks such a breakthrough for women’s health. They also unpack why heavy, painful periods deserve far more recognition (and funding!) in the medical world, and how devices like OhmBody are shifting the conversation around menstrual health.Learn more about OhmBody.Follow "Glow Up And Speak Out" on IG:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @glowupandspeakout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HERE!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links & Discounts!Prolon: Tap the link below for 15% off your 5-day nutrition kit to get ALL of the benefits of fasting (including cell autophagy) - while still eating!⁠⁠⁠⁠https://partners.prolonlife.com/ALEXANDRAFERRARA⁠⁠⁠Plant People: For 15% off any doctor-formulated supplement, enter code: GLOWUP at checkout.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.plantpeople.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠K. Ferrara Color: For 20% off your clean nail polish or healing hand cream, use code: GLOW20 at checkout!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.kferraracolor.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BetterHelp: For 10% off your first month of virtual therapy, use code SPEAKOUT at checkout!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

This week, Alex chats with Marlie Hoyt - licensed aesthetician, founder of Ayla Aesthetics & Laser, and self-proclaimed laser queen! Known for delivering both transformative skin results and a genuine connection with her clients, Marlie believes great skin is built on more than just treatments - it’s about confidence, education, and consistency.In this episode, Marlie breaks down how lasers really work (and who should try them), demystifies microneedling, and shares her tips for finding the right aesthetician for you. Plus, Marlie opens up about why she launched her own business and gives us the building blocks for a truly preventative skincare routine you can start today!Connect with Marlie: https://www.aylastl.com/Shop Skin BetterFollow "Glow Up And Speak Out" on IG:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @glowupandspeakout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HERE!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links & Discounts!Prolon: Tap the link below for 15% off your 5-day nutrition kit to get ALL of the benefits of fasting (including cell autophagy) - while still eating!⁠⁠⁠https://partners.prolonlife.com/ALEXANDRAFERRARA⁠⁠Plant People: For 15% off any doctor-formulated supplement, enter code: GLOWUP at checkout.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.plantpeople.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠K. Ferrara Color: For 20% off your clean nail polish or healing hand cream, use code: GLOW20 at checkout!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.kferraracolor.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BetterHelp: For 10% off your first month of virtual therapy, use code SPEAKOUT at checkout!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

This week, Alex sits down with double board-certified Allara Health OBGYN Dr. Gouri. She debunks hormonal birth control myths and misinformation, details the IUD insertion process, and even breaks down the procedure called a D&C. Alex and Dr. Gouri also dive into the current high protein/heavy weights trend and the ways GLP-1s can be used in women’s health.Connect with Dr. Gouri: @wellnesswithdrgouriLearn more about Allara Health: www.allarahealth.comFollow "Glow Up And Speak Out" on IG:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @glowupandspeakout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HERE!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links & Discounts!Prolon: Tap the link below for 15% off your 5-day nutrition kit to get ALL of the benefits of fasting (including cell autophagy) - while still eating!⁠⁠https://partners.prolonlife.com/ALEXANDRAFERRARA⁠Plant People: For 15% off any doctor-formulated supplement, enter code: GLOWUP at checkout.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.plantpeople.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠K. Ferrara Color: For 20% off your clean nail polish or healing hand cream, use code: GLOW20 at checkout!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.kferraracolor.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BetterHelp: For 10% off your first month of virtual therapy, use code SPEAKOUT at checkout!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

This week, Alex sits down for a solo episode to catch you up on the last few months! She brings you behind-the-scenes of her day on The Kelly Clarkson Show, lets you in on the NYC daycare drama that led to an appearance on the evening news, opens up about her son’s recent hospital stay, shares how she put together her first-ever solo show, and details her experience with her very first IPL laser treatment!Follow "Glow Up And Speak Out" on IG:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @glowupandspeakout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HERE!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links & Discounts!Prolon: Tap the link below for 15% off your 5-day nutrition kit to get ALL of the benefits of fasting (including cell autophagy) - while still eating!⁠⁠https://partners.prolonlife.com/ALEXANDRAFERRARA⁠Plant People: For 15% off any doctor-formulated supplement, enter code: GLOWUP at checkout.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.plantpeople.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠K. Ferrara Color: For 20% off your clean nail polish or healing hand cream, use code: GLOW20 at checkout!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.kferraracolor.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BetterHelp: For 10% off your first month of virtual therapy, use code SPEAKOUT at checkout!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

This week, Alex is sitting down with Tamar Samuels, the co-founder and head of clinical partnerships at Culina Health, a personalized nutrition platform powered by registered dietitians providing affordable, quality nutrition care. Culina Health takes health insurance (which is super rare when looking for a nutritionist!), AND the registered dietitians go far beyond just giving healthy meal ideas; they are actually willing to get into the nitty gritty of YOUR specific schedule to support you in WHEN and HOW you prepare your meals. Tamar details her mission to bridge the nutrition information gap, explains why Culina Health is so unique in breaking down traditional barriers to quality dietetic care, and shares how her own relationship with food has changed since both founding Culina Health and becoming a mother. Tamar is a registered dietitian with over a decade of experience coordinating care and collaborating with healthcare providers, health systems, and medical organizations and is dedicated to bridging the gap between nutrition care and traditional medicine. Tamar earned her master's in clinical nutrition from New York University and completed her clinical training at The Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. Recognized as one of New York City’s top holistic dietitians by Well+Good, Tamar is a sought-after speaker and thought leader, having recently addressed the Association of Black Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists (ABGH). Her insights have been featured in The Huffington Post, PopSugar, Women's Health, Shape, Insider, and on The Tamron Hall Show!Try Culina Health: https://culinahealth.com/Follow "Glow Up And Speak Out" on IG:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @glowupandspeakout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HERE!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links & Discounts!Prolon: Try Prolon with the link below for 15% off!⁠https://partners.prolonlife.com/ALEXANDRAFERRARAPlant People: For 15% off any doctor-formulated CBD or mushroom supplement, enter code: GLOWUP at checkout.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.plantpeople.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠K. Ferrara Color: For 20% off your clean nail polish or healing hand cream, use code: GLOW20 at checkout!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.kferraracolor.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bobbie Organic Infant Formula: The FDA-approved, European-style formula modeled after breastmilk that Alex's baby is thriving on!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shop Bobbie!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BetterHelp: For 10% off your first month of virtual therapy, use code SPEAKOUT at checkout!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Avani Derm Spa: For 10% off ANY of Avani's medical grade skincare products, enter code: GLOW10 at checkout.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dermspastore.com/collections/medical-grade-skincare⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This week, Alex is sitting down with Renee Fitton, a registered longevity dietician and the director of education at Prolon, the 5-day reset program that allows you to get all of the health benefits of fasting WHILE eating and WITHOUT losing muscle! Renee earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Alberta and her master’s degree in nutrition, healthspan, and longevity from the University of Southern California. On this episode, Renee shares her passion for nutrition and the Prolon program, which is backed by 20 years of scientific research and over 32 clinical studies. She also walks us through what to expect from this 5-day “fasting mimicking diet”, its incredible health benefits like improved metabolic function, energy and skin health, and the power of something called cell autophagy!Connect with Renee: @fittonnutritionTry Prolon with the link below for 15% off!https://partners.prolonlife.com/ALEXANDRAFERRARAFollow "Glow Up And Speak Out" on IG:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @glowupandspeakout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to our newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ HERE!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Links & Discounts!Plant People: For 15% off any doctor-formulated CBD or mushroom supplement, enter code: GLOWUP at checkout.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.plantpeople.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠K. Ferrara Color: For 20% off your clean nail polish or healing hand cream, use code: GLOW20 at checkout!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.kferraracolor.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bobbie Organic Infant Formula: The FDA-approved, European-style formula modeled after breastmilk that Alex's baby is thriving on!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shop Bobbie!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BetterHelp: For 10% off your first month of virtual therapy, use code SPEAKOUT at checkout!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Avani Derm Spa: For 10% off ANY of Avani's medical grade skincare products, enter code: GLOW10 at checkout.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dermspastore.com/collections/medical-grade-skincare⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This week, Alex returns after a holiday hiatus with the most honest episode she’s ever recorded! She’s opening up about her health and medication journey, her new favorite movie that is unexpectedly the most candid portrayal of motherhood she’s ever seen, and how to survive the bitter winter with hydrated skin - PLUS she’s doing something she NEVER thought she would do… (hint: it’s a solo cabaret!) Follow "Glow Up And Speak Out" on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@glowupandspeakout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Links & Discounts! Avani Derm Spa: For 10% off ANY of Avani's medical grade skincare products, enter code: GLOW10 at checkout. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dermspastore.com/collections/medical-grade-skincare⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Plant People: For 15% off any doctor-formulated CBD or mushroom supplement, enter code: GLOWUP at checkout. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.plantpeople.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ K. Ferrara Color: For 20% off your clean nail polish or healing hand cream, use code: GLOW20 at checkout! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.kferraracolor.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bobbie Organic Infant Formula: The FDA-approved, European-style formula modeled after breastmilk that Alex's baby is thriving on! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shop Bobbie!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BetterHelp: For 10% off your first month of virtual therapy, use code SPEAKOUT at checkout! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

This week, Alex sits down with one of the most impressive creative multi-hyphenates in New York City, Jennifer Ashley Tepper, to discuss her new book Women Writing Musicals: The Legacy That The History Books Left Out, the first-ever book about female musical theatre writers. Jennifer shares how she juggles her writing and producing with her demanding schedule as the Creative and Programming Director of 54 Below, how she’s carved a completely unique career path for herself, and her best advice for anyone pursuing a creative life. Plus, Jen takes us behind-the-scenes of the Joe Iconis musical “Be More Chill” and its non-traditional journey to Broadway, as well as the years of diligent preservation work that went into “The Jonathan Larson Project” and what exactly she predicts for Broadway’s future. You can buy Jennifer’s new book Women Writing Musicals: The Legacy That The History Books Left Out on November 19th! Jennifer Ashley Tepper is a theatre historian, author, and producer who has curated or produced over 7,000 shows over the past decade as the Creative and Programming Director at 54 Below. Her leadership at the beloved venue has gained praise from publications including The Huffington Post, The New York Times, Buzzfeed, Playbill, Newsday, The New York Post, and more. Tepper's four volumes of The Untold Stories of Broadway book series have been called an "inspiring must-read" by NBC New York and occupied the #1 spot on Amazon's Best Sellers List in Broadway & Musicals. Tepper is the producer of the musicals Be More Chill, Broadway Bounty Hunter, and Love In Hate Nation, recent projects that are part of a decade-long collaboration with the group known as Joe Iconis & Family. On Broadway, Tepper has also worked on [title of show], The Performers, Godspell, Macbeth, and The Parisian Woman. She is the conceiver and director of The Jonathan Larson Project, historian consultant on the tick, tick... BOOM! movie (directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda for Netflix), and the co-creator of the Bistro Award-winning concert series, If It Only Even Runs A Minute. Her work as a theatre historian also encompasses celebrated live talks and events, including at TEDx Broadway, BroadwayCon, The Museum of Broadway, Thespian Festivals, and more. Tepper received a 2020 Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award, and she was named one of the 10 professionals on Backstage Magazine's "1st Annual Broadway Future Power List", which stated: "Proving herself both a zeitgeist predictor and theatrical historian with her eclectic programming, Tepper is leading the conversation on contemporary musical theatre.” Connect With Jennifer Ashley Tepper: @jenashtep Follow "Glow Up And Speak Out" on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@glowupandspeakout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Links & Discounts! Avani Derm Spa: For 10% off ANY of Avani's medical grade skincare products, enter code: GLOW10 at checkout. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dermspastore.com/collections/medical-grade-skincare⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Plant People: For 15% off any doctor-formulated CBD or mushroom supplement, enter code: GLOWUP at checkout. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.plantpeople.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ K. Ferrara Color: For 20% off your clean nail polish or healing hand cream, use code: GLOW20 at checkout! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.kferraracolor.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bobbie Organic Infant Formula: The FDA-approved, European-style formula modeled after breastmilk that Alex's baby is thriving on! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shop Bobbie!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BetterHelp: For 10% off your first month of virtual therapy, use code SPEAKOUT at checkout! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

On this episode, Alex sits down with double board-certified OBGYN & lifestyle medicine physician Dr. Gouri Pimputkar. Dr. Gouri combines her expertise in evidence-based gynecology with the transformative principles of lifestyle medicine. Her holistic approach addresses a broad range of women’s health concerns including conditions such as PCOS, infertility, endometriosis, metabolic syndrome, and menopause.  Her unique approach to chronic hormonal conditions extends beyond the medical realm, and she inspires women of all ages to take control of their health journey. Currently, she is a consultant for Allara Health where she helps women of all stages manage all things hormonal, and the co-author of “How Healers Heal: Lifestyle Medicine Physicians Transforming Healthcare And Their Own Health”. Dr. Pimputkar nurtures her own well-being by exploring her passions of yoga, tennis, culinary medicine, and mindful meditation. Her commitment to a balanced lifestyle resonates with her patients and empowers them to achieve their best lives.  Connect with Dr. Gouri: @wellnesswithdrgouri Work with Allara Health: www.allarahealth.com Follow "Glow Up And Speak Out" on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@glowupandspeakout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe to our newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠HERE!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Links & Discounts! Avani Derm Spa: For 10% off ANY of Avani's medical grade skincare products, enter code: GLOW10 at checkout. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dermspastore.com/collections/medical-grade-skincare⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Plant People: For 15% off any doctor-formulated CBD or mushroom supplement, enter code: GLOWUP at checkout. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.plantpeople.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ K. Ferrara Color: For 20% off your clean nail polish or healing hand cream, use code: GLOW20 at checkout! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.kferraracolor.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bobbie Organic Infant Formula: The FDA-approved, European-style formula modeled after breastmilk that Alex's baby is thriving on! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shop Bobbie!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ BetterHelp: For 10% off your first month of virtual therapy, use code SPEAKOUT at checkout! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.betterhelp.com/get-started/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠