All Over Again

"20 minutes is the new hour. Does that need to take six months to open the bookstore, or can you do it in eight weeks? Does that need to be a meeting, or can it be an email?" — Fran Hauser Fran Hauser is a career expert, bestselling author, and one of the most recognizable champions of women in the workplace. A former president of digital at Time Inc., she left corporate to build a life on her own terms: investing in over 40 female-founded companies (including The Wing and Chroma), writing The Myth of the Nice Girl, and opening her own bookstore, Bedford Books, in Bedford, New York. Her new book, Twenty Minutes Is the New Hour, is out now from Penguin Random House. In this episode, Fran breaks down the "four P's" quietly stealing time from ambitious women: people pleasing, perfectionism, procrastination, and padding. She explains why she opened Bedford Books in eight weeks flat instead of the usual six to nine months, why the strongest leaders she knows are nice and ambitious, and the Kronos-versus-Kairos framework that's reshaping how she thinks about a well-spent hour. She also gets candid about a decade of investing lessons, the mentors who opened doors for her, and the one Friday ritual she credits with giving her life back. What we explore in this episode: (01:06) Rapid fire: three words that describe Fran, her go-to ice cream order, and her biggest pet peeve (05:24) Opening Bedford Books in eight weeks instead of six months, and why the tighter timeline made it better (11:08) Leaving corporate to go out on her own, and the one thing she wishes she'd prioritized sooner: finding mentors (14:36) The women and men who championed her career, including former Time Inc. CEO Anne Moore, and how she pays it forward (16:59) Debunking the "nice girls finish last" myth, and why she thinks empathy makes her a better negotiator (23:40) A decade of startup investing, 40+ female founders backed, and the gut-check lesson from her first bad bet (29:54) The Time Inc. product failure that taught her everything about nailing the value proposition (33:01) 20 Minutes Is the New Hour: the four P's holding women back, and the Kronos-Kairos framework at the heart of the book (39:32) Fran's one non-negotiable Friday practice for reclaiming a week that feels back-to-back Connect with Fran FranHauser.com @fran_hauser 20 Minutes Is the New Hour Book Connect with Nathalie: AllOverAgainPodcast.com @AllOverAgainPodcast LinkedIn

"It's not that this experience got rid of the fear. It's that the only thing scarier than trying something was the idea that I might not have the chance to try it at all." — Grace Wethor Grace Wethor is an award-winning actress, director, bestselling author, and brain cancer legislation advocate. Diagnosed at 13 with an inoperable brainstem glioma and an 8% survival chance, Grace and her mother moved to LA and built a life around one motto: every day is an adventure. Now 24, Grace has given a TED Talk, written bestselling novel Seven Thompson & the Art of Remembering, directed film, Saving Buddy Charles, and has become a leading voice for pediatric brain cancer awarness advocacy and funding on Capitol Hill. In this episode, Grace opens up about the six months she was given to live at only 13 years old, the decision to chase every day like it might be her last, and the concept of "challenging context" that reshaped how she sees her diagnosis. She shares how she found community through a hashtag search, why she wrote a viral novel about a boy with no memory instead of a girl with a brain tumor, and what it meant to grieve the ordinary life she never got to live. Grace  also unpacks the hardest truth of her advocacy: brain cancer research isn't short on ideas or committed doctors — it's short on funding and attention. What we explore in this episode: (02:17) Diagnosed at 13 with an inoperable brainstem tumor, an 8% survival chance, and the overnight move to LA that changed everything (11:56) "Challenging context": the TED Talk concept that lets you decide what your own story means (18:49) Finding community by searching a hashtag on Instagram, and the book of survivor essays Grace self-published to make sure no one else felt alone (29:16) Sonder, and what it means to remember everyone around you is fighting a battle you can't see (37:57) How one screenshotted passage from Seven Thompson & the Art of Remembering went viral on TikTok overnight and hit the bestseller lists (43:08) Reaching her 10-year cancer-free milestone, throwing the prom she never got to have, and learning to grieve the life she didn't live (51:00) Why brain cancer research isn't short on ideas or trials — it's short on funding and awareness (55:56) Going back to school to study neuroscience at Harvard, so she could finally understand the tumor living in her own brain Connect with Grace thegracewethor.com thegracewethor.com @gracewethor on IG Seven Thompson & the Art of Remembering (book) Saving Buddy Charles (streaming free on Tubi) Connect with Nathalie: AllOverAgainPodcast.com @AllOverAgainPodcast on IG LinkedIn

"Your body is giving you all these little signs and little flags, and it will keep getting louder and louder, until it's like screaming at you if you don't fix what's wrong, if you don't listen." - Amri Kibbler Amri Kibbler is the community architect who founded Heymama and the motherhood meets business space through the Motherhood on the Resume movement. Amri is a creative visionary, and passionate advocate for women’s health and well-being, dedicated to ensuring that women have the communities and tools needed to navigate every stage of life and career. A former fashion editor at Hearst and Condé Nast, Amri co-founded Hey Mama in 2014 at a time when there was no roadmap for combining ambition with motherhood, growing it into a national community of thousands of women, mentorship programs, and a marquee summit featuring speakers like Serena Williams, Chelsea Clinton, and Katie Couric. But behind the scenes, Amri was quietly unraveling under the weight of postpartum anxiety, people pleasing, and a relentless work ethic that pushed her body past its limits. In this raw conversation, Amri traces the decade long path from ignoring her body's whispers to receiving a cancer diagnosis during the pandemic.. She opens up about the isolation of going through chemo in lockdown, the husband who became her rock through two surgeries, and the cancer recurrence in 2022 that finally pushed her to sell HeyMama  and rebuild her life from the ground up. Amri shares the North Star framework that now guides every decision she makes, why she'd never raise venture capital again, and why she now calls this chapter of her life "imperfect perfection." This episode is a powerful reminder that healing often starts with finally choosing to listen to ourselves. What we explore in this episode: (06:24) Borrowed time: the slow build from whispers to a full blown cancer diagnosis (19:40) "I married the right man": a husband's devotion and caregiving when life looked different than it always had (26:36) Confessions of a recovering people pleaser and the cost of "never enough" (42:48) The North Star method: how one word can simplify every hard decision (52:00) Why Amri would never raise venture capital again (59:47) The colon cancer message Amri wants every listener under 50 to hear Connect with Amri: AmriKibbler.com @AmriKibbler Connect with Nathalie: AllOverAgainPodcast.com @AllOverAgainPodcast LinkedIn

"We were all taught to never give up and to just keep going and white-knuckle things — and we were misled. It's actually in the letting go, and it's in the surrender that I think gifts show up beyond anything we could have ever dreamed of." — Dorothy Cascerceri Simone Dorothy Cascerceri-Simone is the host of That Greenwich Life, a content producer, travel writer, infertility awareness advocate, and a mother. She built her career in celebrity news covering reality TV personalities including Paris Hilton, Kim Kardashian for People Magazine and other major TV networks before eventually stepping back to raise her family in Greenwich, Connecticut. On the outside, she was living the perfect life. Inside, she was barely holding on. In this episode, Dorothy opens up with radical honesty about the kind of grief most people never speak out loud. She shares the devastating story of her son Dean, diagnosed at the 20-week anatomy scan with a fatal congenital heart defect and a rare syndrome that made surgical  intervention impossible. She walks us through years of IVF — five rounds, over $100,000 spent, multiple losses, and the moment she finally sat on a beach and told her husband they had to let go. She also shares the unexpected turn that came just weeks later, the grief retreat that cracked her open, and the mantra that dismantled a lifetime of victim mentality on a freezing February morning. This is a conversation about what it really costs to want something desperately, what it feels like when it feels like your body keeps failing you, and what becomes possible when you finally stop fighting and surrender. WHAT WE EXPLORE IN THIS EPISODE: (07:35) The version of herself Dorothy is grateful to have left behind: perfectionism, anxiety, and always living in survival mode (14:25) Becoming a mom for the first time, undiagnosed PPD, and the identity crisis no one talks about (16:20) Dean's diagnosis, the impossible decision, and the grief that followed (24:56) "I don't know if I would have survived it": Dorothy’s most honest admission about her darkest days (31:25) Rebuilding a marriage after catastrophic loss (37:28) The positive pregnancy test she refused to celebrate and the miracle that was quietly already underway (46:52) Healing the nervous system — EMDR, tapping, CBT, breathwork, and the therapist who helped her reparent herself CONNECT WITH DOROTHY @DorothyOnTV on IG That Greenwich Life podcast CONNECT WITH NATHALIE AllOverAgainPodcast.com @AllOverAgainPodcast LinkedIn

"It's okay to be afraid, but you deserve to have as much joy as you have fear." — Dr. Katie Huey-Harrison Dr. Katie Huie Harrison is the founder of Undefining Motherhood, a research-informed brand helping moms reduce the mental load of pregnancy, postpartum, and early motherhood. Known for giving moms emotionally validating and practical support, Katy has been featured on Good Morning America, The Tamron Hall Show, CNN Headline News, and NBC. As a parenting researcher, speaker, and mother of two, she brings both clinical depth and raw personal honesty to every conversation because she has lived the very experiences she helps other women navigate. In this deeply personal episode, Katy opens up about the four pregnancy losses before the birth of her son and the debilitating postpartum anxiety that stole her memory of his first year. She shares how the sudden loss of her father and her biggest support system, compounded the already crushing weight of caregiving, and how she is actively working to retrain her brain to find joy again. She also unpacks the research behind mom guilt, why over 90% of mothers report feeling guilty about parenting decisions, and what that number actually tells us about the culture we're living in. This episode will make you feel less alone, more human, and more willing to give yourself the grace you wouldn’t hesitate to give others. What We Explore in This Episode (02:31) Katy’s childhood full of smiles and the anxiety hiding underneath (04:39) Navigating grief at the same time as motherhood (05:43) What sandwich generationing actually looks like when the kids are little (11:56) The research experiment: How the way we talk to ourselves shapes how we parent (22:04) The sign you're a good parent that most people misread entirely (29:47) What anxiety actually looks like in the body and how it evolves (32:58) The "if" Katy couldn't stop saying in the hospital delivery room (35:27) What Katy would tell her pregnant self if she could go back Connect with Katy @UndefiningMotherhood on IG undefiningmotherhood.com The Postpartum Playbook Connect with Nathalie AllOverAgainPodcast.com @AllOverAgainPodcast LinkedIn

"I have a mantra: here I go, boldly and terrified. Of course you're terrified but that does not stop me from going boldly. I just hold them both, and move forward." -Ripley Rader Ripley Rader is the founder, designer, and namesake of Ripley Rader, the women's fashion brand beloved for its effortlessly chic, body-inclusive designs that are as comfortable as they are stylish. A trained musical theater performer who studied at NYU and danced on Broadway, Ripley discovered her calling in fashion when a buyer from Fred Segal spotted the jumpsuit she'd sewn herself and offered to launch her, if she could manufacture in the US for under $200. From that single moment of serendipity in 2012, Ripley built her brand brick by brick alongside her husband Ben, growing Ripley Rader into a nationally recognized fashion label with a 10,000-square-foot headquarters in Downtown LA and a loyal community of women who show up both fiercely and joyfully.  In this episode, Ripley opens up about the "god nods" that guide her decision-making, why she's turned down every investor to protect her freedom, and how a chance encounter at a concert changed the entire trajectory of her life. She shares the story behind her "fierce joy" brand philosophy, what it really means to mentor young women with "delusional self-esteem," and why she believes there's no comfort in growth. What we explore in this episode: (01:49) How the Ripley Rader brand was born—from musical theater to a Craigslist sewing room (05:01) Choosing not to have children, and still building a family (09:22) The tools Ripley shares with young women: trust yourself, look inward first (19:59) Why founders must become the face of their brand (22:31) The Today Show pinch-me moment that changed everything (26:06) Fierce joy and the power of taking up space Connect with Ripley: @ripleyrader on IG ripleyrader.com Connect with Nathalie: @AllOverAgainPodcast on IG AllOverAgainPodcast.com

The Breast Cancer Alliance launched its 30th anniversary celebrations with a live recording of All Over Again Podcast—an emotional and deeply personal afternoon spotlighting the realities of breast cancer survivorship, resilience, and growing cases among younger women. Recorded live, this conversation in collaboration with the Breast Cancer Alliance is unlike any other episode of All Over Again. The conversation featured survivor-advocates Miranda McKeon, Sarrah Strimel-Bentley, and Kiley Dunham-Castricone who sat down with Nathalie to share what cancer actually looks like from the inside: the chaos, the clarity, the unexpected humor, the joy that exists even in the darkest moments, and what it looks like to begin again.  Kylie Durham-Castricone is a four-time metastatic breast cancer survivor, artist, and mother of two. When she was diagnosed with leptomeningeal disease, a rare form of cancer that infiltrates the spinal fluid, she was given three months to live. Today, she is cancer-free and a thriving artist - her story is proof that the worst thing that ever happens to you can become the foundation for your purpose. . Former Broadway performer Sarrah Strimel Bentley is a fertility preservation advocate, yogi, founder of A Chance for Life, and mother to a miracle son, Chance. Diagnosed with stage two invasive ductal carcinoma at 38, Sarah navigated breast cancer, a double mastectomy, chemotherapy, and surrogacy simultaneously. Her nonprofit gives full surrogacy grants of $150,000 to breast cancer survivors who cannot afford to carry their own pregnancies, ensuring that women fighting for their lives don’t have to give up on the family they’ve dreamt of.  Miranda McKeon is a content creator, actress best known for her role in Anne with an E, and breast cancer awareness advocate who was diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer as a 19-year-old college student. She is now 24, cancer-free, and one of the most compelling young voices in the breast cancer space. Known for her refreshing honesty, Miranda has turned her platform into a resource for young women who are told breast cancer isn't something they need to think about yet. This episode is at once heartbreaking and hilarious, deeply practical and profoundly moving. It is a reminder that beginning all over again doesn't always look the way you planned and that hardship and joy can coexist.  Held at Bosco’s Bar & Grill in Old Greenwich, the event marked the first-ever live recording of All Over Again Podcast and served as both a celebration of the Breast Cancer Alliance’s 30 years of impact and a reminder of the power of storytelling to foster awareness, connection, and healing. The afternoon was made possible thanks to Kiley Dunham - Castricone, support from event partners and supporters:, Ginni Media, Bosco's Bar & Grill, Selvara Media, Bar Vida, and Perrier Jouët,  What we explore in this episode: (00:38) Welcome from the Breast Cancer Alliance: 30 years, $40 million funded (05:44) Kylie's diagnosis: breast cancer twice, leptomeningeal disease, three months to live, and two babies at home (06:52) Sarah's story: falling in love, buying a house, and finding a walnut-sized lump (09:45) Miranda on being diagnosed at 19 and the one thing she was most afraid of losing (15:23) Sarrah on how fertility preservation gave her Chance  (21:31) Navigating motherhood through treatment: what it actually takes to keep going (23:45) How a gifted box of art supplies from Kylie’s mother, helped her begin again  (31:23) Sarrah, Kiley, and Miranda on finding purpose after cancer (38:49) What to do when someone you love is newly diagnosed with breast cancer Learn more about the Breast Cancer Alliance. Connect with Kiley:  @kdurham_artanddesign IG  Kiley Durham Art Connect with Sarrah: @SarrahStrimelBentley IG  A Chance for Life Foundation Connect with Miranda: @miranda.mckeon IG  Pink 365 podcast Connect with Nathalie: AllOverAgainPodcast.com @AllOverAgainPodcast LinkedIn

"I think maybe I wish I had enjoyed the ride a little bit more. I was so intense, so driven, so worried about doing it perfectly. I didn't take a moment to understand or be grateful for all the amazing things that were happening in the moment." - Elizabeth Harrison Elizabeth Harrison, co-founder of one of New York's most storied PR and communications agencies, has spent over 30 years shaping the brands and cultural moments that defined an era. From placing Jimmy Choo on Sex and the City to  inventing the swag bag, and elevating Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week to be the brand that became synonymous with th runway. Elizabeth built her career on access, instinct, and a relentless drive to move faster than everyone else. In this episode, Elizabeth takes us from her early days at Elle Magazine, to working on the set of Forrest Gump in South Carolina, to building and selling her agency to Omnicom and then buying it back. Now at 60, Elizabeth is in the midst of her most personal reinvention yet: trading intensity for intention and swapping reactive leadership for something softer and, she says, far more effective. What we explore in this episode: (00:32) Elizabeth’s early career at Elle Magazine: meeting Karl Lagerfeld, Naomi Campbell, and Cindy Crawford before age 25 (08:27) How getting fired led to the best thing that ever happened to her (09:35) Launching Harrison & Shriftman: no business school, no backing, and no plan—just timing and tenacity (12:56) Why access is a lost art, and how the absence of smartphones created a generation of master networkers (17:00) The “Corptique” mindset: what it means to be boutique at scale (33:20) The bus ride with a billionaire that changed everything personally and professionally (36:30) Soft leadership: what it actually looks like to lead with your heart instead of a hammer (50:15) Legacy, the Harrison & Shriftman alumni community, and what's next Connect with Elizabeth: @EHarrisonHSPR on IG hscommunications.com Connect with Nathalie: AllOverAgainPodcast.com @AllOverAgainPodcast LinkedIn

"When we're so distracted all the time, we're not checking in with ourselves and making sure we're not distracting ourselves from doing the work that we need to do." — Lisa Odenweller Lisa Odenweller is a serial entrepreneur, wellness pioneer, and the founder and CEO ofKroma, a functional foods brand designed to support people in taking control of their own health with nourishing meals, snacks, and beverages on the go designed to make healthy living easy, enjoyable, and accessible. . Before Kroma, Lisa launched Beaming, widely recognized as the first superfood café concept in the country, growing it to 10 locations in Southern California as a single mother of three with and initially with  zero seed money and no roadmap. In this deeply honest conversation, Lisa opens up about the painful loss of Beaming, the company she loved like a child, and how being bullied out of her own business forced her to confront a painful childhood  and teach her inner child  self love and how to advocate for herself personally and professionally. Lisa shares the deep personal work that she did to build her selfworth, and how that inner transformation became the foundation for building Kroma differently. From navigating perimenopause with the help of AI to building community to fundraising from over a hundred women investors, including Gwyneth Paltrow, Naomi Watts, and Amy Schumer… Lisa is as candid about the chaos as she is about the magic.  What we explore in this episode: (04:26) Why Lisa walked away from a company that she loved (06:07) Choosing the right board members… and what happens when you don't (14:29) Personal healing and business success are not mutually exclusive (21:43) What self-advocacy looks like now, in business and in life (32:22) What Lisa would teach in a masterclass on entrepreneurship (38:13) The nervous system check-in: Is this challenge or misalignment? (01:10:02) The sacrifices of entrepreneurship and motherhood and the legacy that matters most Connect with Lisa: IG: @Lisa_Odenweller Kroma Wellness Connect with Nathalie: AllOverAgainPodcast.com IG: @AllOverAgainPodcast LinkedIn

"I literally started writing 'why not' on my golf balls—because I'd get over a shot and start to self-doubt. Why can you not hit this shot, Block? No one's going to tackle you. The ball's not going to move. It's 100% up to me." — Michael Block In this episode, Nathalie sits down with her longtime friend and golf professional, Michael Block. Michael’s life changed overnight at age 46 when he made a hole in one on the 15th hole at Oak Hill during the final round of the 2023 PGA Championship  while playing alongside world-ranked PGA Pro Rory McIlroy.  Michael opens up about the winding road that got him there including meeting the love of his life, walking away from pro aspirations to make ends meet, putting his clubs away for eight years to provide for his growing, young family, and the mindset that kept him going when everything else said stop. He also shares what it felt like to go from 5,000 Instagram followers to 270,000 in three days and why he still feels like he's dreaming. A club champion, amateur tournament winner, and teaching professional, Michael made international headlines when he competed in the PGA Championship at Oak Hill, finishing in contention alongside the world's top-ranked players. Since his breakthrough moment, he has become part of the Good Good Golf YouTube community, collaborated with TaylorMade, and has set his sights on qualifying for the Champions Tour (Senior Tour) as he approaches 50. What we explore in this episode: (07:56) Winning his first major amateur tournament out of nowhere—and what it revealed (11:36) The mental game of golf and what freezing over a putt can teach you about life (15:57) Going from 5,000 to 270,000 Instagram followers in three days, plus the surprising DM from Michael Jordan (19:19) What he'd do all over again—and why a difficult first marriage was the best thing that happened to him (23:04) Making $12.50 an hour, credit card debt, and a baby on the way: the real story of those early years (33:44) Good Good Golf, growing the game, and what he tells young players who want to follow his path (33:56) Michael’s parting message to the world: “Don't give up. It's one lifetime and it goes fast.” Connect with Michael: Follow Michael on Instagram on  his journey to the Champions Tour Connect with Nathalie: AllOverAgainPodcast.com @AllOverAgainPodcast LinkedIn