Conversations With Maria Menounos

Hey Heal Squad! We’re throwing it back to one of our most unforgettable conversations of the year with the one and only Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg. Jenny gets real about her son’s life-threatening seizures, his autism diagnosis, and why trusting her intuition changed everything, even when it meant facing intense backlash. She shares the behind-the-scenes truth about her advocacy journey, how she was talking about the gut-brain connection long before it was mainstream, and how that path ultimately led her to creating her clean beauty brand, Formless Beauty. This episode is raw, honest, and filled with those “wait… WHAT?!” moments that remind us why listening to your body (and your inner voice) matters so much! Part 2 of our episode with Jenny: Apple Podcasts Spotify HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES: Heal Squad Website:https://www.healsquad.com/ Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/memb

Hey Heal Squad! Have you noticed more robots showing up in your doctor’s office lately? You’re not imagining it! Dr. Jason Snibbe, one of the country’s top orthopedic surgeons (and the man behind countless celebrity joint replacements, including yes, Kris Jenner’s hip surgery) is here to tell us why robots may be one of the most advanced healing tools we’ll ever have. But do they actually work… and should you trust them? He’ll tell us if we should and the everyday exercises that are secretly aging your joints (you’re probably doing this one daily!), and the one exercise that becomes non-negotiable if you want longevity. And if you’re hoping to avoid the operating room altogether? He shares the prevention strategies and regenerative therapies that might save you from ever needing a replacement. Consider this your crash course in becoming the CEO of your joint health,  with a few “wait… WHAT?!” moments you’ll be thinking about long after the episode ends. HEALERS & HEAL LINERS: AI + Robotics Are Redefin

Hello Heal Squad! Today, Maria sits down with two major forces behind the Environmental Working Group …aka EWG: Ken Cook, President and Co-Founder, and Jocelyn Lyle, Executive VP of Mission & Partnerships. If you’ve ever wondered what’s really in your products, this is the episode you’ve been waiting for. Maria first learned about EWG from Jenny McCarthy, and it’s been her gold standard in clean and safe ever since. But today isn’t just about clean mascara or safer lotion… it’s about something far bigger: the hidden toxins in our everyday routines…like drinking water! Ken and Jocelyn are here to break down how we can fix it and uncover how dangerous chemicals sneak into personal care and household products. They also share how EWG is helping all of us, from busy parents to conscious consumers make smarter, safer choices without feeling overwhelmed. If you’re stepping into 2026 with a mission to protect your health, clean up your routine, or finally understand what’s actually going on your body (and in your wa

Hey, Heal Squad! Holiday shopping doesn’t have to be stressful…and in this episode, Maria shares her top healing holiday gifts to make it easy.

Happy Sunday, Heal Squad! We’re back with another Sunday Set-Up, and we’re diving into something most people never learn but everyone needs: Shadow Love. We’re taught the shadow is the enemy, but what if that’s backwards? What if the shadow isn’t the wound, but the bodyguard, the part of you that’s been trying to protect you all along? We’ll explore the quantum truth that your shadow isn’t the villain but the unloved guardian, and why real growth comes not from suppressing it, but from embracing it. You’ll learn how shadow love restores your power, boundaries, and authenticity, and why anger, ambition, desire, and intensity aren’t flaws, they’re functions. We’ll also walk through simple ways to reconnect with these parts: asking what your shadow is protecting, reclaiming your fire and voice, and letting your wholeness (not your fear)  lead the way. If you’re in a season of growth or change, this episode is for you. Your next chapter isn’t about being softer, it’s about being whole. HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS

Happy Potluck Saturday, Heal Squad! Surprise!! We know it’s been awhile since the last Potluck Saturday, but today, we’re throwing whatever’s left in the spiritual fridge and digging into the difference between what we say we want… and what we actually choose with our behavior. To get what we really want.  How most of us don’t get the life we wish for; we get the life we’re unconsciously voting for. And how, when you tell the truth about what you “really want,” your entire operating system becomes clearer. How anger and grit can absolutely get you out of Egypt, but they’ll never take you to the Promised Land.  How rage  is the ignition switch but creativity, resourcefulness, and heart are  the real engine. And how vision, oxygen, boundaries, peace, and purpose gets you there.  How peace doesn’t slow abundance, it sharpens it. How alignment brings opportunities you couldn’t force.  And why the fear of “never having money again” is a trauma memory, not a prophecy. Whatever you’re doing… wrapping presents, baki

Happy Friday Heal Squad. It's a Lonely Guy Friday from Los Angeles…the loneliest city of all. Kev’s lonely guy return to the city of 'angels' experiences traffic jams, strange encounters, unexpected conversations, a gong two inches from your forehead, initial judgement about the city and then universal revelations. On that note, how the universe sends reminders, sometimes profound and yet sometimes absurd and how the latter may be the message you need to receive. How downsizing mentally, emotionally, and physically could clear space for what actually matters… parenting, purpose, peace, creativity, and the small rituals that make life real. Why this stretch of December (the sweet spot between now and Christmas) is the perfect time to soften, reconnect and enjoy. You can spend these last days of the year finishing strong or maybe, just maybe, spend the time letting go and being present. There are no wrong answers.  A reminder of what Bozo the clown would say at the end of each episode” just keep laughing! Bye B

Hey, Heal Squad! Today we’re diving into something that shapes everything… your energy. In this powerful throwback, Maria sits down with energy practitioner and founder of the Energy Flow Formula, John Amaral, to break down what energy really is, how disconnection shows up in the body, and why stress, trauma, and burnout all live in your nervous system. Together, Maria and John talk about intuition, trust, and why your body is always sending you signals… even when you’re too busy to notice. John shares how to reconnect to your body, trust your intuition, and release stored tension so you can feel more present, grounded, and alive again. If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed, overstimulated, or “off,” this is exactly what you need to step into the new year fully aligned.  -- HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES: Heal Squad Website:https://www.healsquad.com/ Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealS

Welcome back Heal Squad, to Part 2 of our powerful conversation with Siggi Clavien, Founder & CEO of The Liver Clinic. Today Maria and Siggi chat how your liver truly works inside the ecosystem of your body, and why it might be the hidden source behind so many chronic conditions. Siggi also dives into surprising emotional clues too, like why people who get angry or stressed easily may be more prone to liver disease, and he explains why so many people are misdiagnosed. FYI, fatty liver disease rarely shows up on standard blood tests, which means millions are walking around with symptoms but no answers. But the hope? Siggi shares which scans actually detect liver issues early (and which ones don’t), a key wellness practice that boosts liver repair, and a nutritional hack to support regeneration. If you’re ready to understand your body’s quietest signals, take empowered action, and support the organ that keeps everything else running, this is for you! HEALERS & HEAL-LINERS:  Your liver is the body’s U

Hey, Heal Squad! Today we’re diving into the organ almost nobody thinks about… yet it quietly controls your energy, your metabolism, your sleep, your skin...everything. And it might just be the key to your deepest healing. We’re joined by Siggi Clavien, Founder & CEO of The Liver Clinic, who has dedicated his life to stopping the alarming rise in liver disease. Ready for this? Over 40% of the population now has fatty liver disease and more than 70% of those cases have nothing to do with alcohol. Yep! The real culprits are hiding in your everyday life, and Siggi drops two shockers you absolutely won’t see coming. But here’s the hope: Your liver regenerates itself every three years. Meaning you have the power to rebuild it stronger than ever, and today, Siggi shows us what we can do to begin learning more about our livers and the very first signs your liver is struggling (think: brain fog, poor sleep, stubborn weight you can’t lose) and how those subtle clues might actually be your body’s earliest SOS. Can’t wa

Hey, Heal Squad! This week, we’re diving into one of the most powerful (and sometimes hardest) practices of all… choosing JOY. Not the shiny, perfect kind, but kind that shows up even when life is messy, uncertain, or heavy. We’re revisiting some of our most impactful guest moments that taught us how to build joy instead of waiting for it. Dr. Tiffany Moon shares her “joy equation” and how shifting expectations can instantly create more happiness in everyday life. World-renowned psychologist Katarina Blom breaks down the science of happiness and why gratitude and pain can exist at the same time. And Sahil Bloom reminds us how to come back into balance when life knocks us down. PLUS, one of the most moving conversations we’ve ever had… Bozoma Saint John shares how she chose to live, laugh, and love again after devastating loss, a reminder that joy isn’t about pretending everything’s okay… it’s about choosing life anyway! This episode is your gentle reminder that joy is still available to you. Sometimes, all

Happy Regular Guy Friday, Heal Squad! Kev and Anne are back to discuss how to show up for the ill, how the ill starts showing up for themselves… and when it’s time to intervene. How timelines shift when your identity speaks louder than your history. How the quantum responds to the signal you embody, not the desires you whisper. How December accelerates truth, coherence, and that familiar rush of “what’s next,” but ONLY after you commit to being the version of yourself your future actually recognizes. PLUS, The Regular Guy Guide to holding a strong signal through the holiday gauntlet without shrinking to keep the peace, because blessings multiply where worthiness lives. And yeah… Christmas is coming too fast. Bye Betches!! HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES Heal Squad Website:https://www.healsquad.com/ Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership Maria Menounos Website: https://w

Hey Heal Squad! We’re bringing back a conversation where Maria is joined by her dear friend and globally renowned Reiki master Patti Penn to discuss how to master your emotions and protect your energy just in time for the holiday season. Together, they break down why expectations create stress, how to take the emotional temperature of the room, and why surrendering control can instantly shift family dynamics. They also dive into forgiveness, blind spots, and releasing old resentment, and Maria opens up about how forgiveness changed her own inner peace in a powerful way. From staying grounded in who you are to navigating judgment without dimming your light, this episode is your emotional survival guide for the holidays. If you want more calm, more clarity, and way less emotional baggage this season… this one’s for you! -- HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES: Heal Squad Website:https://www.healsquad.com/

Welcome back Heal Squad to our Part 2 with Dr. Jeffrey Bland, the Father of Functional Medicine. This episode is PACKED with revelations about how your immune system works and what actually helps your body heal. Dr. Bland breaks down the Systemic Immune Index (SII) … a simple calculation from your standard bloodwork that acts like a “dashboard light” for your immune resilience. It’s something our physicians all have and if your number is off, he explains the importance of bringing it back into balance. Then he drops MAJOR nutritional truth bombs: why Tartary buckwheat, a forgotten crop may be the most powerful immune-supporting superfood in the world, why polyphenols are the secret sauce of Blue Zone longevity, and which supplements actually help versus which ones are just ultra-processed hype. This conversation is hopeful, empowering, and gives you real tools to build better immunity, better aging, and a better relationship with your health, starting today. Enjoy! HEALERS & HEAL-LINERS:  Tartary Buck

Hey Heal Squad! Maria is literally talking to a living legend today! We are with Dr. Jeffrey Bland, who is widely known as the Father of Functional Medicine! Friends this is a powerful deep dive into what true health really means. Instead of focusing only on disease, Dr. Bland explains how functional medicine looks at the entire communication system of the body, like how your organs, metabolism, brain, and behavior work together to create resilience. He breaks down why our immune system fully regenerates every four months, how women’s immune systems are more sophisticated (and therefore more reactive), and why understanding root causes is the only real path toward healing chronic conditions. You’ll also learn why light is a nutrient, why circadian rhythm matters, and why the goal of health isn’t the absence of disease… it’s better function. This episode is the reset your health curiosity has been waiting for. HEALERS & HEAL-LINERS:   Functional Medicine = Health Through Function, Not Disease Dr. Blan

Hey Heal Squad! As we all ease into the holidays, today’s episode is the perfect reset with our dear friend of the show, Challenge champion and author Tori Deal. She’s bringing a genius fitness hack that can actually help you strengthen your mile time, and make fitness fun during this time of year. But the real magic in this convo? The honest, raw talk about embracing the slow-down season: why we need it, how to stay in it, and what pulls us out of it without realizing (hint, hint, social media!) Tori also shares a beautiful journaling prompt to help you actually integrate your feelings instead of bottling them up, and Maria drops some life-and-beauty hacks that are total gamechangers for anyone trying to move through this season with more ease. (One of them is beauty-focused… and trust us, you’re gonna want it!) So get cozy, grab a mug, and settle in for a queen-level chat that’s warm, real, and exactly what your nervous system ordered. You’re gonna love this one!

Happy Regular Guy Black Friday, Heal Squad! That’s right we fooled them again and this week, Kev and Anne get into how most people don’t buy because they want the item, they buy because they want the feeling they think the item will give them. How that feeling behind the buy is almost always tied to a form of scarcity. How consumption is often an attempt to patch an internal leak with an external object. How the leak says you're not enough. Here are some of the questions to ask yourself before spending all your money shopping: Will the item you buy solve the real problem? Are you buying from fear or from worthiness? Will this buy support my goals? Will this buy support my life? Will this buy reward me? Will this buy provide needed comfort? Does this buy align with you I am becoming? How joy will free you from consumption, what California sober is and how saying never when it comes to any addiction may not be the best course. Bye Betches! HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/ Tik

Hey, Heal Squad! In this special Thanksgiving throwback episode, Maria and the team celebrate Friendsgiving and share cozy holiday updates, keto-friendly recipe swaps, and the simple joys that make this season feel meaningful. From creative holiday cooking to decluttering win to peaceful Connecticut moments, this episode is all about slowing down, reconnecting, and making the holidays feel good in your body and your home. Let’s just say this is that warm, feel-good holiday episode to keep you company as you travel, cook, unwind, or get ready for Turkey Day! Happy Thanksgiving Squad! HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES: Heal Squad Website:https://www.healsquad.com/ Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership Maria Menounos Website: https://www.mariamenounos.com My Curated Macy’s Page: Shop My Macy’s Storefront EMR-Tek Red Light: https://emr-tek.com/discount/Maria30 for 30% off A

Hey, Heal Squad! Before we all sit around the Thanksgiving Day table, we’re throwing it back to one of our most powerful conversations with Mel Robbins… because honestly, there’s no better time than Thanksgiving week to revisit these tools. If you ever find yourself slipping into people-pleasing mode around the holidays, this episode is your reset. Mel breaks down why people pleasing shows up so strongly with family, why it has nothing to do with being “nice,” and how to stop abandoning your own needs just to keep the peace. She also shares how to use her iconic High Five Habit to center yourself before stepping into family gatherings. You’ll walk away with tools like, how to stop managing everyone’s reactions and emotions, what to do when comments or judgments hit a nerve, and tiny, drama-free boundaries you can set in real time. If you want this Thanksgiving to feel different, lighter, healthier, and way more you this throwback episode is for you! HEALERS & HEAL LINERS:  Dimming Your Light Holds You B

Happy Thanksgiving Week Heal Squad! Hope you’re slowing down, cozying up, and letting those gratitude feels hit. In today’s episode, Maria gets super real about the gratitude practices that have totally grounded and transformed her life this year. She’s spilling how gratitude can flip your energy fast (especially in those chaotic, “everything’s going wrong” moments), how it builds real resilience, and how it brings you back to what actually matters. She’s also sharing her go-to tip for using gratitude to manifest what you want and giving you a mini gratitude toolkit to help you walk into next year with a grateful heart. If you’re craving a reset that’ll make you feel calmer, happier, and more aligned, this episode is your Thanksgiving week vibe. HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS IG: https://www.instagram.com/healsquad/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@healsquadxmaria HEAL SQUAD RESOURCES: Heal Squad Website:https://www.healsquad.com/ Heal Squad x Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HealSquad/membership Maria Meno