Conversations With Maria Menounos

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

Hey Heal Squad! Just in time for gratitude season, longtime magazine editor and lifestyle expert Meaghan B. Murphy joins us for a “Heal in 10” episode packed with quick, powerful mindset shifts. She breaks down her signature Gratitude Jar method, perfect for everyday use (and especially magical at Thanksgiving!),  and explains how this simple ritual helps you put into the universe what you want and what you’re grateful for.  Meaghan also shares her go-to strategy for those anxious or “stuck” moments, showing how one small choice can kickstart momentum toward positivity… the kind that becomes unstoppable. This short and sweet episode delivers a burst of inspiration you won’t want to miss. Tune in! -- 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 M

Happy Lonely Guy Friday, Heal Squad! With a little help from John Lennon’s “Working Class Hero,” Kev unpacks the ways many of us were molded, managed, or minimized… and how that old conditioning shows up today as self-abandonment. It’s Kev’s birfday week and he shares how any “lonely guy birthday” becomes beautiful with an annual “I see you.' and a reminder to be grateful.  He breaks down how saying yes when your body screams no, shrinking to keep the peace, or trading your truth for someone else’s comfort sends one clear signal to the universe: “I don’t matter.” And how the universe can’t support a life you’re not willing to stand in. How self-abandonment quietly builds a life that doesn’t fit, and how tiny daily choices begin to undo it. He also dives into the difference between Catholic culture vs. Catholic faith (and how every religion has its version), why endings reorganize your whole timeline, and why honesty over appeasement is the real path home to yourself. In true RGF fashion, we also cover the t

Hey, Heal Squad! We’ve got a pretty powerful THROWBACK episode lined up for you today, and it begins at the Thanksgiving Day Table! First, Maria opens up about her first Thanksgiving without her mom, sharing the emotional waves, surprising moments of comfort, and the quiet ways our loved ones still make their presence known. We know holidays can feel complicated when someone is missing, but Maria offers a beautiful ways to stay present, set intention, and gently honor the people we love right at the table. She also drops a game-changing Thanksgiving travel tip (seriously, a lifesaver), and her top 5 hosting hacks that work for any holiday celebration. Cozy, heartfelt, and packed with real takeaways…. you’ll want to take notes for this one! -- 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 Menoun

Hey Heal Squad! We’re back with Part 2 of our conversation with Kelly Sullivan Walden, and today we’re going way deeper into the subconscious. Kelly breaks down why recurring dreams, “random” dream characters, and emotional themes aren’t accidents,  they’re messages from your inner world asking to be understood, healed, or completed. She also introduces us to her JET SET dream-decoding formula and explains how to use Image Rehearsal Therapy (a powerful technique studied at Harvard) to re-enter a dream, resolve stuck emotions, and finally get the peace or closure you’ve been craving. PLUS, we explore the difference between ego goals and soul goals, why manifesting doesn’t work unless the subconscious feels safe, and how to use nighttime intention-setting to magnetize what you actually want (and not what stresses you out). And if you’ve ever had recurring dreams about missing flights, running late, or old relationships resurfacing? Kelly helps the booth break down exactly what those dreams reveal… you don’t w

Hey Heal Squad! Today we’re joined by Dr. Dream herself, Kelly Sullivan Walden, to talk about how dreams actually guide your health, stress, intuition, and even the big decisions you’re wrestling with in real life. Kelly breaks down her “Dreamifesting” method, how to ask your dreams for guidance before bed, how to decode what shows up (without Googling symbols), and how your subconscious sends you messages through both your dreams and your feelings during the day. PLUS, we get into why we’re all so disconnected from our intuition, how to tell the difference between fear and a real message, and how five minutes of stillness can shift your whole energy. If you’ve been feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or like you’re missing the signs your body and spirit are trying to give you… this one’s going to open something up. Tune in, Heal Squad! HEALERS & HEAL-LINERS:  Your dreams are messages from your subconscious: When you learn to listen, your dreams can reveal what your body, intuition, and emotional world ha

Hey Heal Squad! In honor of National Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Month, we thought to dive into all things, brain health. Our brains shape everything… focus, emotions, habits, decisions,  yet most of us spend more time caring for our skin than our mind. So, we’re breaking down what it actually means to support a healthier, stronger, more resilient brain. You’ll hear insights from four of the top voices in brain science: Dr. Daniel Amen on identifying your unique brain type, Jim Kwik on training your mind with simple daily habits, Dr. Drew Ramsey on the foods that fuel (or drain) your focus, and Dr. Caroline Leaf on rewiring negative thoughts and emotional patterns. From nutrition to morning rituals to neuroplasticity, this episode will help you understand how adaptable your brain really is, and how small, consistent choices can improve your mood, memory, focus, and long-term brain health. Here’s your reminder to take care of your brain health today!  HEAL SQUAD SOCIALS IG: https://www.instagram.com/he