All Over Again Nathalie Carpenter

“I get we're not going to know all the answers. But that, to me, is not a reason to not have the conversation.” 

As the daughter of a Japanese immigrant, Misasha used to represent leading intellectual property tech and entertainment companies and complex commercial disputes. Now, Misasha uses the power of storytelling, the lenses of history and law, combined with psychology and belonging, and practical tips to fight for her biracial children and all children living life at the intersection of identity. She does this with her business partner, Sarah, through the Dear White Women platform, which includes a podcast and a subsequent book for using law as a support system for how they choose to use their voices. 

I sat down with Misasha Suzuki Graham, lawyer, author, devoted mother, and co-founder of Dear White Women LLC, to get uncomfortable talking about racism to make actual change. We discussed the creative but intentional ways to have difficult conversations with your kids and your community, her experience as a Japanese American woman and how it has transformed her lens on these issues, the root of performative perfectionism, how our education system is impacting our children, and so much more! 

What we explore in this episode:  

Misasha's “why” behind building her platform, Dear White Women (2:20)  

Growing up as a first-generation Japanese-American woman (13:30) 

The importance of asking 'why’ (21:40)

What we’re unlearning in adulthood after being conditioned in childhood (29:10) 

Misasha’s decision to move forward with the Dear White Women platform (33:00) 

About higher education’s true purpose (42:20)

Finding a middle ground between America’s loud extremes (51:40)

What Misasha would do all over again (1:19:10) 


Connect with Misasha: 


Dear White Women (Website) 

Dear White Women (Book)


Linkedin 


Connect with Nathalie:

AllOverAgainPodcast.com

Instagram 

LinkedIn


Please note that this episode was recorded in two parts - in July of 2023 and in April of 2024.

“I feel that personally, I had to go through these deep, deep levels of [loss] so that I could help people in the future from having to do that… A lot of what I went through was with purpose, which helps on the other side of it.” 

Caryn Johnson is the co-founder and CEO of Bond, an innovative line of supplements that reimagines hormone and reproductive health. Inspired by her experience with her autoimmune fertility and her journey to bring her two children into the world, Caryn is on a mission to address women's health more holistically, and encourage a more proactive conversation around reproductive wellness.

When Caryn began her conception journey as a newlywed, she had no idea what a life-changing experience it would be. After a year of trying to conceive without a single positive test and subsequent unsuccessful fertility treatments, Caryn began to explore the idea that her struggle getting pregnant went beyond just her reproductive organs. Frustrated and confused, Caryn took charge of her situation and became her own advocate, eventually learning that her infertility was actually caused by her immunocompromisation. 

Caryn and I talked about the difficulty she had getting her doctors to take her concerns seriously, how her spiritual beliefs helped her cope with loss, and how she eventually found answers by working with doctors at a reproductive immunology clinic. We also discussed the harrowing and miraculous pregnancy that gave Caryn her son and her experience of having a surrogate carry her daughter.

What we explore in this episode: 

Caryn discovered that she was immunocompromised after struggling with infertility and early loss (03:59)

Becoming your own advocate (06:07)

The shift that discovering infertility causes in your life (11:37)

How Caryn dealt with her career during her fertility journey (24:25)

The anxious, uncertain feelings we experience during a pregnancy after loss (27:41)

Caryn’s infertility experience directly inspired the creation of BOND (38:34)


Connect with Caryn:

@_bondlife

@itswhoopi

Bond Supplements

LinkedIn


Connect with Nathalie:

AllOverAgainPodcast.com

@AllOverAgainPodcast

LinkedIn

“I don't believe that anything in my life was an accident. And I feel like every single hardship and stepping stone brought me here.”

Keri Murphy is the CEO and founder of Inspired Living and is committed to empowering people all over the world to “dream it, live it, be it”. Kerri is an entrepreneur, international speaker, business mentor, and video marketing expert. Keri’s company specializes in teaching entrepreneurs how to stand out online, authentically show up on camera, and become industry leaders in their space.

After years of running a business behind a desk, Keri realized that she wasn’t living authentically. Her true calling, she realized, was to help other women get their message out into the world to make a difference, more money, and a greater impact. Keri realized her purpose is to support others with a  platform to transform their lives and amplify their voices.

Keri and I talked about the importance and power in breaking a cycle of generational abuse, the way trauma can manifest physically in the body, tuning into intuition, and how our upbringing, education and trauma can put a filter on what we see in the world. Keri also shared one of her favorite client success stories with a purpose near and dear to my heart and the divine timing of her first (of two) pregnancies at the age of 40.

What we explore in this episode: 

How childhood abuse and trauma made Keri consider how she needed to overcome the pain and how she wanted to show up in the world from a very young age (01:59)

The power and release of forgiveness (08:25)

Healing is an ongoing process that never really ends (10:51)

Keri’s advice on successful hiring practices (19:29)

Sometimes women need permission to dream a little bigger and step out of their safe zone (26:42)

Keri became a mom of two in her 40s (31:06)

No one is born with the success gene—it takes passion and dedication (40:28)


Connect with Keri:

Inspired Living

@InspiredLivingTV

Website


Connect with Nathalie:

AllOverAgainPodcast.com

@AllOverAgainPodcast

LinkedIn

“If someone can't imagine that one woman could do all the things, then that's a lack of imagination on their part, not a lack of competency on mine.”

Hitha Palepu is a multi-hyphenate entrepreneur, investor, author, content creator, and mother. She's the CEO of Roshan Pharmaceuticals and the creator of Webby honored #5SmartReads, a daily news curation shared on Instagram stories and on a weekly newsletter. On her podcast 1 Smart Thing, Hitha delves deeper on a specific topic in under 10 minutes.

After years seeing women pushed into boxes that never captured their complete selves, Hitha vowed and achieved status as a multi-hyphenate. While men are often celebrated for showing their multitudes and nuance, Hitha has spent her life watching women be reduced into often-negative stereotypes. As Hitha shared, she refuses to be put into a box that only captures one part of her personality to put others at ease. 

Hitha and I talked about the American healthcare system, the importance of including varied ethnicities in clinical trials, why mothers make the best employees, reading rabbit holes and how it led to the creation of 5 smart reads, and authoring books including “We’re Speaking: The Life Lessons of Kamala Harris”, and “How to Pack: Travel Smart for Any Trip”.  We also discussed the impact of pregnancy and postpartum on mental health, and confronting the stigma of mental health challenges including a recent diagnosis with bipolar two. 

What we explore in this episode: 

If you're going to build a business based on yourself, think about what is something that you could sell and name it accordingly (09:24)

Why Hitha is so intentional about calling herself a multi-hyphenate (14:42)

The joys and challenges of building a family business (17:07)

Hitha’s experience with a hysterectomy and how it affected her in unexpected ways (25:00)

The correlation between fluctuating hormones during pregnancy and postpartum and mental health (30:00)

Hitha’s mindful approach to hiring women (41:56)

Hitha’s current book recommendations (53:31)

In America, we don't have a health care system—we have a disease management system (59:35)


Connect with Aliza:

Instagram

LinkedIn

Books by Hitha Palepu


Connect with Nathalie:

AllOverAgainPodcast.com

Instagram 

LinkedIn

“I've always found success by sticking to who I am as a person and applying that in different directions.”

Aliza Licht is an award-winning marketer and author of the books On Brand and Leave Your Mark. She is also a consultant, host of the Leave Your Mark podcast, and she has recently found space as a Jewish activist in the face of the staggering rise in antisemitism.

Once upon a time, Aliza was the Gossip Girl-inspired anonymous face of Donna Karan’s DKNY brand Twitter persona. By the end of her tenure, she found herself with what she calls “last name syndrome”—she was no longer Aliza Licht, she was “Aliza from DKNY.” But once she realized how to reclaim her own identity, she became an expert at creating authentic branding for herself and others.

Aliza and I talked about how important it is not to become so entrenched in a brand that you lose your own identity, the importance of lifting up others as you climb, and why personal branding is so important for everyone.

What we explore in this episode: 

How Aliza created her philosophy of personal branding (06:21) 

Instead of branding yourself by your employer, brand yourself (10:06) 

In the absence of your story, people will make up their own version of it (12:12) 

You don't have to get highly personal on social media to have a successful platform (27:33) 

Essential habits to stay visible for people who are working remotely (31:37) 

Standing up against all forms of hate and becoming an ally to the Jewish community (56:00) 

Why asking yourself “why not me” is important for success (01:04:10)


Connect with Aliza:

Instagram

AlizaLicht.com

Read On Brand HERE


Join the #BREAKtheHATE movement (@breakthehate.world)


Connect with Nathalie:

AllOverAgainPodcast.com

Instagram 

LinkedIn

“The goal in life is not to achieve this imaginary ideal that's really sort of unclear, but instead to define and discover what wholeness means to you.”


I sat down with Claudia Chan, Founder and CEO of S.H.E Global Media, Transformational Speaker, NY Times Celebrated author, Podcast Host, Cultural Change Expert, and Creator of Inner Circle & the How We Rise “Whole-Life Leadership” Method. 

Claudia is the child of Chinese immigrants, who had aspired to and had achieved a high-profile career and living the Sex and The City dream. And then… Claudia found herself confronted with the limitations of external displays of achievement and realized that her inner self had been neglected. That changed everything…

Claudia and I discussed how the narratives within her family of origin informed her definition of success, how she broke out of a generational scarcity mindset rooted in fear, her natural ability to predict cultural trends and shifts, and how she leads and teaches others to find and harness their personal and professional wholeness, and so much more! 

What we explore in this episode: 

Claudia’s origin story (3:42) 

The impact of being a first-generation American (9:30)

The goal of defining and discovering true wholeness (16:17) 

Reframing our idea of achievement and the constant pressure to strive for more (20:01)

What Claudia would do all over again (26:05) 

Turning pain into your purpose and living a life of community and connection (28:30)

Claudia’s ability to predict trends and the cultural future of business (33:57) 

Claudia’s secret weapon to keeping her head on straight (48:30)


Connect with Claudia: 

Instagram


Website 

Linkedin

Claudia Chan Podcast


Connect with Nathalie:

AllOverAgainPodcast.com

Instagram 


LinkedIn