Sarah Fader The Podcast

December Rose is an award-winning Canadian singer and the Hollywood Music In Media Award Winner 2022 (Adult Contemporary). She's been working as a professional singer in the music industry for over 15 years. December is also a vocal coach and founder of @decemberrosestudios. On this episode, we talk about the intersection between music and mental health. December discusses family trauma and the role it has played in her life and art. Follow her on Instagram @decemberrosemusic Read more about her: https://decemberrosestudios.com.

Michael Kasdan is a lawyer and mental health advocate who has started a new movement: Lawyering While Human. Combining his activism and legal career, Kasdan is questioning the mental health of attorneys and wants to make a difference. After taking a seven month leave of absence from work due to debilitating depression, Kasdan wants to make a difference in the way that attorneys are treated and promote wellness in firms. Follow him @Zen.Mayhem on Instagram and @Law_while_human on Twitter.

Gerrick Kennedy is a music journalist and the author of Didn’t We Almost Have It All: In Defense of Whitney Houston. In this episode, we discuss the challenges Houston faced as a black woman in the music industry. His writing has appeared in Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, GQ, Wall Street Journal Magazine, Men’s Health, Variety, NPR Music, Billboard, Spin, Playboy, Teen Vogue, Shondaland, Cultured Magazine and the Los Angeles Times. Read more about Gerrick here: https://www.gerrickkennedy.net/ Pick up a copy of Didn't We Almost Have it All: In Defense of Whitney Houston anywhere books are sold!

Michael Landsberg is the founder of the Canadian mental health charity Sick Not Weak. Landsberg and I discuss ADHD, interviewing celebrities, triangles, dyslexia, antidepressants, Canadians and more!

Matt Snow and Meredith Erin are the co-founders of Boredwalk, a subversive dark humor lifestyle brand based out of LA. Boredwalk is artist-owned and operated and has apparel for men, women, and kids. The products are designed and hand printed in the Los Angeles area headquarters using eco-friendly water-based inks. In this episode we discuss the genesis of Boredwalk, which came after a former company called Ex-Boyfriend. We also talk about neurodivergence, vegetables, ADHD, depression, and more! Check out all the clever products at https://www.boredwalktshirts.com/ Remember to use code FADER at checkout for 10 percent off all your purchases ;)

Candice Kilpatrick Brathwaite came from Alabama to NYC and never looked back. In her former internet life she was Mom Most Traveled. Candice wrote about her journey living in Laos and beyond. She's a New York City-based master of media with many years of experience in digital marketing, digital strategy, influencer marketing, social media strategy, content creation, editing, and video production. Candice has worked with Fortune 100's and gotten small startups off the ground. An experienced story teller, from brand stories to breaking news in the Yahoo News room, she never runs out of ideas, and has a unique global view, having lived overseas and worked with global clients and teams. She believes that women should never have to feel ashamed of wanting to succeed and make money. She is the co-author of the book Big Rich Money, where she and Katja Presnal empower the reader to pursue their goals and start making bank. Have an idea for a business? Take Candice's e-course! Here's the link: https://www.insiders

On this episode Brett Newski came to hang out with me and talk about his new book "It's Hard to Be a Person." Anxiety doesn't have to be all bad! Newski been featured on Rolling Stone, NPR, American Songwriter, SiriusXM, Boston Globe, and Billboard. He continues to tour over 100 dates per year. He's also the host of the popular podcast, Dirt from the Road, where he chats with musicians about their strangest travel stories, mental health boosts, and how to navigate the hurdles of being a person in modern times. Guests include All American Rejects, Dashboard Confessional, Nada Surf, Stelth Ulvang (The Lumineers), Guster, Heartless Bastards, The Verve Pipe, Toad the Wet Sprocket and Barenaked Ladies co-founder, Steven Page and most recently, Milwaukee icon, Butch Vig. Visit him at https://brettnewski.com/

On this episode, Dawn Fitch discusses her wellness brand, a female black-owned business called Pooka Pure and Simple. She also dives into being diagnosed with MS, and how that changed her life. She learned to be her own health advocate and embrace holistic healing Dawn Fitch is a Health Advocate, Speaker, Author, and Founder/CEO of award-winning bath & body company Pooka Pure & Simple. Originally a graphic artist by trade, Dawn’s life took a drastic turn when she was diagnosed with autoimmune disease, Multiple Sclerosis. Her diagnosis inspired her to adopt a healthier lifestyle, and she began making her own natural products for personal use. Dawn began sharing her unique handmade products with the world after some encouragement from family and friends, and her company ‘Pooka Pure & Simple’ was born soon after. Today, Pooka has been in operation for over 20 years, and her artisanal creations can be found online and in Whole Foods stores nationwide.

This episode features two special guests - my dad (Jeff Fader) and Joy Pearson. We discuss Chuck Bass, a complex character on the original Gossip Gir.

Amanda Jetté Knox is the #1 best-selling author of Love Lives Here A Story of Thriving in a Transgender Family. Listen as we ADHD-out and talk about what it was like when her wife Zoe and daughter Alexis came out as trans. Follow Amanda on Twitter @MavenOfMayhem https://www.amandajetteknox.com

I had the honor of interviewing Jillian Peterson PhD & James Densley, PhD about their book The Violence Project - How to stop a mass shooting epidemic. An examination of the phenomenon of mass shootings in America and an urgent call to implement evidence-based strategies to stop these tragedies. Follow the project on Twitter @theviolencepro Get The Violence Project - How to stop a mass shooting epidemic. https://amzn.to/2WtQexk

David Bodanis is the author of The Art of Fairness - The Power of Decency in a World Turned Mean. The idea that "nice guys finish last" is not exactly true. You can be a good person and rise to the top. Get the book on Amazon and learn more. https://www.amazon.com/Art-Fairness-Power-Decency-Turned-ebook/dp/B085PW2Z3N

Anna Vocino and I discuss how she got diagnosed with Celiac and learning to eat gluten-free! She even makes her own pasta sauce. Check her out here: https://annavocino.com/ Anna Vocino is a voice over talent and stand up comic who also happens to be a Celiac who writes cookbooks. She co-hosts the “Fitness Confidential” podcast with Vinnie Tortorich. She has voiced hundreds of commercials, cartoons, movies, promos, radio stations, and video games, which is a super cool day job to support her passion of food blogging and cookbook authoring. Her bestselling cookbooks Eat Happy and Eat Happy Too have 320+ easy to make low carb recipes that are all delicious comfort food free from sugars and grains. She has just launched Eat Happy Kitchen with three flavors of organic, non GMO, no sugar added tomato sauce. Anna hails from Santa Ynez, CA and cooks for a husband, a teenage daughter, and a tiny dog.

Welcome once again to our schadenfreude with the OG Gossip Girl series. On this episode, Joy Pearson and I discuss Eleanor and Vanessa's characters. What instances do you enjoy seeing them get what's coming to them?

Joy and I explore schadenfreude (taking pleasure in someone's misery in the original Gossip Girl (2007).

Do you have persistent acid reflux or heartburn? I do and it's awful. Do you suffer from constipation or stomach bloating? Are you feeling anxious much of the time or exhausted? The answer is "yes" to all of the above for me. Are these things interconnected? You bet they are! What's causing my discomfort is a hiatal hernia. Dr. Vikki Peterson told me all about it in our chat. Dr. Vikki Petersen, certified clinical nutritionist, chiropractor, and certified functional medicine practitioner tell us how these symptoms are often due to hiatal hernias. In her book, “Hiatal Hernia Syndrome: Many Symptoms, One Cause” (September 2021), Dr. Vikki Petersen finds the root causes, symptoms and treatments for hiatal hernias. I'm so excited to read it. Check out Dr. Peterson's clinic - Root Cause Medical Clinic here: https://www.rootcausemedicalclinics.com/

Leeor Gal AKA The Therapy Gal talk about her viral TikTok videos that feature her dancing and educating people about therapy! Listen as she crashes stigmas about therapists, and encourages us to have fun with mental health.

Drew Sheldon and I discuss the current scandal with Joss Whedon. Charisma Carpenter, who played Cordelia Chase, took to Instagram to speak about the emotional abuse that she endured by Whedon on the set of Buffy. Drew and I share our thoughts about Charisma's courageous statement.

Join August McLaughlin, Jessi Sanfilippo as we discuss Girl Boner, House of Wise, what it means to be a trapezoid, anxiety, cats, and more!

Austin Davis is anxious, like me! He is a college student and poet. Austin volunteers at a homeless shelter, because he's a good man. We both have ADHD, have tried Vyvanse, and have been called lazy. We both write, and have stayed up ruminating because of OCD. He's my soul brother. Follow him at @Austin_Davis17