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Be Verdant Podcast

Jul 31, 2021

It all started with a LinkedIn post that drove a ton of traffic (including from me), Angela Shaw, HR executive and DEI advocate, was fielding tons of questions and connections from others feeling the same. Angela was gracious enough to join our show while in transition, prior to landing at JuiceLand as their Chief...


Jul 27, 2021

CEO of Fantasy Sugar and hobbyist extraordinaire, Mika McDonald joins us to discuss the philosophical and psychological insights of our 2020 spring of baking, sewing, planting, and returning to our roots. We discuss theories in the current literature on everything from a de-evolutionary backslide to agrarian society to...


Jul 19, 2021

Life coach, Jennifer Andreou, joins the show to discuss why women need to take a break and invest in themselves. We review an amazing study ("Does paid vacation leave protect against depression among working Americans? A national longitudinal fixed effects analysis") that shows the financial and mental health impact...


Jul 19, 2021

Stacey McCool, CEO of R4 Technology Resources and committed activist, joins me to discuss her own experience with languishing and how she overcame it by leaning in on her passions and strengths. We also review data on the impact of Covid on the lives of women and child care. 

Articles we reference during our discussion...


Jul 11, 2021

Sonas Group (Wellbeing @ Work) CEO, Chris Cummings joins me on this week's episode where we have a great conversation about what we can learn from the past to navigate the seas ahead of us. He brings a lot of insight into what companies are doing and the burgeoning market around wellbeing, while we refer back to data...