Episodes with guest experts.
Agnes and Ryan talk with Dee Morrow, a registered nurse, and Lisa Hogan, the yoga teachers behind West Door Yoga Studios in Bay Shore, about how yoga and breathwork can help professional women recover from burnout. They explain fight or flight versus rest and digest, how yin, hatha and vinyasa class
Agnes and Ryan talk with the two founders of West Door Yoga Studios in Bayshore, New York about how yoga can help with burnout. The guests share how they came to yoga, explain how a constant fight or flight state wears people down, describe yin and gentle restorative classes, and announce the studio
In part two of their grief conversation with a guest who writes a grief blog, Agnes and Ryan go through the well-meant things people say at funerals that hurt, such as ‘she’s in a better place,’ and what to say instead. They cover why there is no timeline for grief, the value of listening and follow
Agnes and Ryan talk with Howie Ryder, a pest control specialist with All Ways Pest Control, about the seasonal intruders Long Islanders deal with in winter: mice and rats, spider crickets, earwigs, bed bugs, fleas and raccoons. Howie explains how bait stations and crack and crevice treatments work,
Agnes and Ryan talk with attorney Zakiya Watson-Caffe, who practices in New York and Georgia, about lender-placed insurance, where a mortgage servicer buys coverage on your home after a lapse or a gap and charges you far more than your own policy. She explains escrow, why these policies often cost h
Agnes and Ryan talk with licensed massage therapist Gennaro Ferraro about why regular massage is a form of self-care, how he blends Eastern techniques with medical massage, and how to prepare for a session. He explains deep tissue work, how often to book, his membership and package options, and his
Agnes and Ryan talk with Queens real estate agent Shanna Manram about the 2023 market: very low inventory, sellers who still price as if the pandemic rush never ended, and buyers waiting for old 2.5 percent mortgage rates to return. She explains how first-time buyers should start with a mortgage bro
Agnes and Ryan talk with Shanna Manram, a Keller Williams real estate agent in Bayside, Queens, about the 2023 market: low inventory, sellers who still expect pandemic-era prices, and buyers waiting for lower mortgage rates. Shanna advises first-time buyers to get pre-approved and know their monthly
In part two of their grief conversation, Agnes and Ryan talk with a guest who writes a grief blog and runs a bereavement group at her church after her husband’s sudden death. They cover well-meant phrases that hurt, such as ‘she’s in a better place’, what to say or do instead, how friendships change
Agnes and Ryan talk with Erin Delfino, who writes the blog Being Grief Full, about their volunteer training as bereavement group facilitators at a local church. Erin shares how she lost her husband suddenly two years ago, how her blog turns everyday things like tacos and Thanksgiving mashed potatoes