The Wellness Process

In today's episode, Elizabeth sits down with Melissa Wood-Tepperberg, founder of Melissa Wood Health. Melissa opens up about what her actual daily meditation practice looks like, and how it took her years to stop treating it like a box to check and start letting it genuinely shape how she moves through hard moments. That same honesty carries into a conversation about the pull she's been feeling to share less online and only from a place of real authenticity, rather than performing for the algorithm. She walks through the difference between living from ego, or "body consciousness," versus soul consciousness, and offers a simple four-step process she leans on whenever a challenge hits: pause, ask what the opportunity is, embrace it, and remember the light lives in you. Along the way they get into her years studying Kabbalah, what it's felt like to loosen her grip and trust instead of white-knuckling her way through life, why she believes consistency beats intensity when it comes to movement, and why keeping her word to herself has become a form of self-respect.

If you want to go DEEPER with me, my Substack is where I share even more behind-the-scenes, personal reflections, and wellness experiments, with new posts dropping every Thursday: https://substack.com/@thewellnessprocess

Follow Melissa Wood-Tepperberg:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melisswoodtepperberg
Instagram (MWH): https://www.instagram.com/melissawoodhealth
Website: https://www.melissawoodhealth.com

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In today's episode, Elizabeth sits down with Dr. Judith Joseph, a board certified psychiatrist and researcher who led the first ever peer reviewed study on high functioning depression. They talk about her upbringing as a Caribbean immigrant, the pressure to be constantly high achieving, and how she ended up depressed while giving a talk on how to help others get through crisis. Dr. Judith breaks down the difference between burnout and high functioning depression, explains why so many high achievers become pathologically productive as a way to outrun unprocessed pain, and shares her five Vs framework for reclaiming joy: validation, venting, values, vital signs, and vision. They also get into phone addiction, the link between hormones and depression, and why planning joy is not as unromantic as it sounds.

If you want to go DEEPER with me, my Substack is where I share even more behind-the-scenes, personal reflections, and wellness experiments, with new posts dropping every Thursday: https://substack.com/@thewellnessprocess

Follow Dr. Judith Joseph:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjudithjoseph
Website: https://www.drjudithjoseph.com
Book: https://www.highfunctioningbook.com

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWellnessProcess

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In today's SOLO episode, Elizabeth talks about the difference between chasing goals and actually raising your frequency, and why she believes the universe responds to energy rather than a to-do list. She shares what shifted after a weekend digital detox, why honoring your own wiring matters more than following someone else's routine, and how she moves through her own low and high frequency seasons. She closes out with the real difference between being lucky and being magnetic.

If you want to go DEEPER with me, my Substack is where I share even more behind-the-scenes, personal reflections, and wellness experiments, with new posts dropping every Thursday: https://substack.com/@thewellnessprocess

Follow us:
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWellnessProcess

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In today's episode, Elizabeth sits down with Dr. Rachel Goldman, a psychologist specializing in health and behavior change and author of the new book When Life Happens. They talk about why not every season of life needs to be about growth, how to break free of the all or nothing "dieter's mentality," and why maintaining what's working can be its own form of progress. The conversation dives deep into GLP-1s, body image, and the mental health implications of "shrinking bodies" culture, including Dr. Rachel's honest take on treating these medications like a crash diet. They also get into the difference between being physiologically full and emotionally satisfied, mindful eating practices, and how to build real resilience without needing to hit rock bottom first.

If you want to go DEEPER with me, my Substack is where I share even more behind-the-scenes, personal reflections, and wellness experiments, with new posts dropping every Thursday: https://substack.com/@thewellnessprocess

Follow Dr. Rachel Goldman:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drrachelnyc
Website: https://www.drrachelnyc.com
When Life Happens: https://www.whenlifehappensbook.com

Follow us:
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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewellnessprocess
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWellnessProcess

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In today's episode, Elizabeth sits down with Sammy Nussdorf, founder and CEO of Meadow Lane, the buzzy Tribeca gourmet grocer that's been dubbed the "Erewhon of NYC." They dig into the menu obsessions (chicken tendies, the famous grapes, PB&J pockets), how Sammy built the entire business in public on TikTok as @brokebackcontessa, and what it's really like navigating virality, trolls, and "Chicken Nugget-gate" as a first-time restaurant operator. The conversation also gets personal as Sammy opens up about his sobriety journey, from prescription painkillers to a serious ketamine addiction, what finally got him to stop, and how he's approaching recovery today.

If you want to go DEEPER with me, my Substack is where I share even more behind-the-scenes, personal reflections, and wellness experiments, with new posts dropping every Thursday: https://substack.com/@thewellnessprocess

Follow Sammy Nussdorf:
Instagram/TikTok: @brokebackcontessa
Meadow Lane Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meadowlanenyc

Follow us:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewellnessprocesspod
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thewellnessprocess
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheWellnessProcess

Sponsors
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Try Jolie risk free for 60 days by going to jolieskinco.com/TWP
Go to butcherbox.com/twp to get $20 off your first box, plus your choice of free ground beef for life or chicken thighs/top sirloins in every box for a year – with free shipping always.
Use code WELLNESS at monarch.com for 50% off your first year.

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