human experience
flourish through self
podcast 046: the courage to name what we carry
In this episode, Deb sits down with Cat Miller, founder of This Way Up, to talk about what it really takes to make mental health feel accessible, without watering it down or turning it into a buzzword.
podcast 043: what flourishing looks like inside the hard seasons
In this episode, Deb sits down with clinical psychologist Dr. Sharon P. Khurana to explore a question that feels almost contradictory at first glance: what if suffering is not the opposite of flourishing, but one of its entry points?
podcast 041: when beauty and confidence finally align
In this episode, Deb sits down with Shay Moinuddin, aesthetic nurse and clinic director at The Few Institute, to explore a subject that often lives in whispers: beauty. Not beauty as spectacle or excess, but beauty as it relates to identity, confidence, and the deeply human desire to feel at home in one’s own skin. The conversation unfolds at the precise intersection where many wellness dialogues quietly fracture. We champion therapy, fitness, and inner work, yet we hesitate when care turns outward.
podcast 38: the slow work of becoming yourself
In this episode, Deb sits down with HX Ally Suzanne Massel to explore the third lens of human flourishing: the relationship we have with ourselves.
podcast 031: practicing human flourishing when life disrupts
In today’s episode, Deb sits down with her longtime friend, mentor, and executive coach Lisa Slayton for a grounding conversation about what leadership looks like when life won’t hold still. This one is for anyone who feels like the world is moving too fast, the fog is too thick, and you’re expected to “figure it out” anyway.
podcast 030: the leadership skill that AI can’t replace
In this episode, Deb sits down with longtime friend and former Big Law CIO Bob Craig for a conversation that starts with AI but quickly becomes something deeper: identity, approval, and what it really costs to be “the steady one” in every room.
podcast 029: power of voice in leadership
Deb sits down with Anne Marie Nest, professional performer turned voice and speech specialist, trainer, coach, and consultant, to explore a surprisingly powerful idea: your voice isn’t just sound. It’s access. It’s leadership. It’s belonging. And in the right culture, it becomes a force that amplifies everyone.
podcast 028: the four forms of wealth we rarely measure
In this episode, Deb is joined by Gillian Stovel Rivers (Canada-based wealth coach, business owner, powerlifter, and host of The Flourish Feed) for a conversation that quietly flips traditional wealth management on its head. Gillian introduces a more human definition of wealth, one that accounts for the millions of moments between the typical money milestones.
podcast 025: joy as resistance - a spiritual practice for real life
In this episode, Deb sits down with HX ally Alycia Sutor and spiritual director Lorilyn Wiering for a conversation that starts with a “bathroom-at-a-conference” origin story and quickly opens into something much deeper: joy as connection, joy as resistance, and joy as an embodied spiritual discipline.
podcast 024: better together starts with being whole alone
In this episode, Deb and Libby explore perhaps the most essential—and most neglected—relationship we have: the one with ourselves.
podcast 023: the map to a meaningful day
In this episode, Deb sits down with Andrea to explore why getting “good with the muck” is essential for real human flourishing.
podcast 022: your body, your mind, your responsibility
In this deeply reflective episode, Deb and Dean, explore what it means to elevate the human experience through your relationship with yourself.
podcast 021: homework for the human soul
In this episode, Deb returns with Amy Wellock Staggs and Rick Wellock of the Wellock Group to explore the foundation of human flourishing: the self.
podcast 020: your suffering is valid and valuable
In this episode, Deb sits down with Dr. Deb Gordon to explore how cultivating self-awareness and embracing discomfort are essential to real human flourishing.
podcast 019: keep your inner light burning bright
In this episode, Deb sits down with Ali Schroer, mental health professional and HX Collective ally, to explore how sustaining our "stellar core"—the self—is foundational to true human flourishing.
podcast 018: when self-care becomes legacy work
In this conversation centered on Self, Gretchen Miller Bush returns to share what it looks like to reorient around purpose, values, and joy in the second half of life.
podcast 017: your inner refuge for resilience and renewal
In this episode, Deb and Alycia Sutor turn inward to explore what it truly means to flourish from the inside out.
the 10 essential ingredients for human flourishing in self-care and self-love
Human flourishing isn’t just about external success or relationship.