Welcome to Almost 30, the self-improvement and wellness podcast helping you navigate life's biggest transitions with more clarity, confidence, and purpose. Join best friends Krista Williams and Lindsey Simcik for heart-centered, hilarious conversations and raw, impactful interviews with leading experts, authors, and thought leaders on personal growth, spirituality, mental well-being, relationships, health, and conscious living.
Whether you're building healthier habits, healing old patterns, deepening your relationships, or discovering who you're becoming, each episode offers practical tools, honest conversations, and fresh perspectives to support your conscious evolution.
With every episode, our mission is to empower you, expand what you think is possible, and make you laugh—a lot. We're honest, open, and above all, human, learning right alongside you.
With millions of listeners around the world, Almost 30 has grown into a highly engaged global community. We are also the authors of Almost 30: A Definitive Guide to a Life You Love for the Next Decade and Beyond, written to help you navigate life's biggest transitions with intention and self-trust.
New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday.
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922. Understand ADHD, anxiety, and how to rewire your brain
5 november 2026 · 1 uur 13 min
Angie Noack, a licensed professional counselor with Brain Code Centers, joins us for a conversation about personal growth, the nervous system, and emotional resilience. We explore how everyday habits + mindset shifts shape your brain's stress response—and the self-awareness that can help you change those patterns. Lees meer
After experiencing a traumatic brain injury at 19, Angie began to understand the brain's capacity for change. She shares how that experience led her into brain mapping + neurofeedback, and why the brain can stay stuck in patterns of anxiety long after the original stress has passed.
From technology + dopamine to self-talk + affirmations, we get into how repeated patterns are learned—and why changing them takes consistency, not a quick fix. Angie offers a hopeful reminder that your brain is not your identity, and that building new neural pathways is possible.
We also talk about:
Why Angie believes in mental wellness integration rather than the idea of work-life balance
The Enneagram 2 helper pattern, over-functioning, and feeling like you have to earn love by showing up for everyone
How early attachment patterns can influence your sense of worth + your relationship with stress
The overlap between ADHD-like symptoms + early trauma, and why Angie encourages looking beneath the label
Why working toward a goal can be more rewarding for the brain than getting an immediate dopamine hit
The role of sleep, circadian rhythm, movement, and blood sugar in brain health
How to create healthier technology boundaries for yourself + your children
Viktor Frankl's work on finding meaning in suffering + turning difficult experiences into service
Why the people around you matter—and the impact of speaking life into yourself + others
Resources:
Website: www.braincodecenters.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/braincodecenters
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921. Stop chasing more. Start going deeper: Spiritual practices for finding your purpose with Cathy Heller
3 november 2026 · 1 uur 33 min
Cathy Heller, speaker + spiritual teacher, joins Krista to explore personal transformation + what happens when the identity you’ve built no longer fits. After her father’s death + an evacuation during the LA fires, Cathy began questioning the roles, busyness, and self-abandonment that had kept her disconnected from her own truth. Lees meer
She opens up about learning to receive love, releasing the need to control everything, and allowing a long relationship to evolve without resentment. She also shares the deeply personal signs + synchronicities she experienced after her father’s passing—and how grief invited her to soften, trust, and see life differently.
Krista + Cathy rethink manifestation as something deeper than getting the life you want: it’s about creating from your identity, living your divine assignment, and bringing more light to the world. They explore how to hear your inner guidance, become your own best friend, and build a life that feels aligned from the inside out.
We also talk about:
The Penny Lane synchronicity at a Cadillac dealership
Why you might be the Divine wink someone else is asking for
The Ho'oponopono practice for forgiveness + inner peace
How a missing set of car keys became a lesson in projection
The unexpected story behind Cathy's Florida home
The Disneyland Paris moment that brought her father close again
Writing a letter to your future self five years from now
Homeschooling, traveling, and letting the world become the classroom
Resources:
Website: https://www.cathyheller.com
Podcast: https://www.cathyheller.com/podcast
Book: https://www.cathyheller.com/book
Cathy’s Circle (her community + annual mentorship): https://www.cathyheller.com/cathys-circle
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cathy.heller
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920. What Kabbalah taught me about my crash out
29 oktober 2026 · 35 min
In this solo episode, Krista turns a travel disaster into a lesson in personal growth + emotional resilience. Through the lens of Kabbalah, she shares the spiritual practices + mindset shifts that helped her stay grounded when everything went wrong—and trust that there might be more unfolding than she could see. Lees meer
After missed flights, a lost bag, and an unexpected night in Chicago, Krista reflects on finding the light in difficult moments, releasing control, and trusting that what’s meant for you won’t pass you by. She explores how disruption can reveal the exact places where we’re being asked to grow, surrender, and transform.
Krista also gets personal about dating, letting go of the need to make relationships happen, and learning to embrace a more receptive approach to love. This conversation is a reminder that surrender isn’t about everything going according to plan—it’s about staying connected to yourself, your faith, and your purpose when it doesn’t.
We also talk about:
The Kabbalistic concept of tikkun + soul-level lessons
Why Krista sees kindness from strangers as a form of divine guidance
Her personal spiritual “algorithm” + favorite teachings
The difference between intuition + trying to control an outcome
Creating space between a trigger + your response
Why a social or professional detour doesn’t mean you’re behind
Practicing trust during life’s smaller disruptions
How Krista wants to live her life “like a musical”
Her new Substack on spirituality, pivots + personal reflections
Resources:
Instagram: @itskrista
Website: https://itskrista.com/
Substack: https://substack.com/@itskristawilliams
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919. Unavailable men, overachieving women, and the wound underneath with Terri Cole
27 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 21 min
Terri Cole, psychotherapist and global relationship + empowerment expert, joins Krista to explore her upcoming book, Father Wound. Learn why even when a father seems fine on paper, old family patterns can influence who we choose + how much of ourselves we abandon. Lees meer
Terri unpacks the high-achieving woman’s habit of over-functioning, over-giving, and struggling to receive. She shares how the drive to succeed can become a way to prove your worth, and what changed when she stopped trying to make emotionally unavailable relationships work.
From inherited beliefs about men to self-abandonment in the bedroom, this conversation is an invitation to stop shape-shifting for approval, get honest about what you really want, and build deeper connections without making yourself smaller.
We also talk about:
The difference between compatibility + compliance
How mothers can buffer—or deepen—a father wound
Why authority figures can trigger old family dynamics
The cultural messages women internalize about beauty, aging, and the male gaze
What Terri’s relationship with her husband taught her about stating her standards
How family systems influence attachment patterns
Why self-care + self-consideration are not the same
How earned secure attachment can develop over time
What Mariah Carey + Kate Hudson reveal about father wounds
Using relationship inventories + inner-child work to understand your patterns
Resources:
Terri's new book, Father Wound, out on November 17th: https://www.fatherwoundbook.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/terricole
Website: https://www.terricole.com
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918. The red flags you’re WIRED to ignore: How childhood wounds shape your relationships + self-worth
22 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 28 min
In this episode, attachment expert + relationship educator Dr. Sarah Hensley (aka The Love Doc) joins Krista to unpack why modern dating feels harder than ever—and how our attachment styles shape the relationships we choose, the red flags we overlook, and the love we believe we deserve. Lees meer
Sarah gets into the complicated dynamics of narcissism, emotional unavailability, and trauma bonds, sharing how childhood experiences can influence the way we show up in love. She reveals why we over-function in relationships, how criticism can reinforce disconnection, and why understanding someone’s behavior is not the same as excusing it.
Drawing from her own experiences, Sarah shares what it takes to break painful relationship patterns + move toward more secure, healthy love. This conversation will change how you see your past relationships—and what you look for in the next one.
We also talk about:
Fearful avoidance vs. dismissive avoidance
The difference between attachment patterns + personality disorders
How to recognize emotional manipulation + weaponized incompetence
Why some people shut down instead of repairing conflict
The connection between parentification + over-functioning in love
Why betrayal blindness can make red flags harder to see
The cycle of love-bombing, devaluation + discard
Why some partners return after a breakup—and what may be driving it
How social media + dating culture shape expectations around commitment
Building a relationship with someone who genuinely has your back
Resources:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.sarahhensley/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drsarahhensley
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Dr.SarahHensley
Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-love-doc-podcast/id1748854144
Website: https://thelovedoc.com/
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917. Why your vitamins aren't working: Absorption, real food, and what your body really needs
20 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 20 min
In this episode, Lindsey is joined by Krista Maas, founder of Nunona, the world's first organic, real-food prenatal and postnatal vitamin bite. From supplement marketing to the science behind real food, Krista shares why she believes nourishment starts with understanding what we put in our bodies—and what the labels don’t always tell us. Lees meer
After becoming a mother, Krista saw firsthand how difficult it can be to prioritize your own nutrition while caring for a baby. She shares the story behind creating her real-food vitamin and explores how women’s nutritional needs can shift through fertility, pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause, and menopause.
They also unpack the overwhelm of online health advice, the pressure to get everything right as a mom, and how to tell meaningful research from clever marketing. This conversation is a reminder that supporting your health doesn’t have to mean chasing every new trend—it can start with simplifying, getting curious, and making nourishment more accessible.
We also talk about:
Why “clinically studied” doesn’t always mean effective
The food matrix + how nutrients work together
Creatine, quality sourcing, and women’s wellness
What the first 1,000 days means for maternal health
Breast milk vs. formula: what each can provide
Why a postpartum social media detox can be powerful
The role of fiber, calcium, vitamin D, and omega-3s
How stress + information overload can undermine self-trust
Building a science-led business while raising young children
Why Krista believes experts should make nutrition easier to understand
Resources:
Website: https://www.nunonalife.com
Nunona Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nunonalife/?hl=en
Krista’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristamaasdevilliers/
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916. How to stay connected when you’re in different seasons of life
15 oktober 2026 · 46 min
In this solo, Lindsey opens up about navigating friendships in different seasons of life, from motherhood to career changes, marriage, and everything in between. She shares why relationship shifts don’t automatically mean something is wrong—and how letting go of expectations can create more space for connection. Lees meer
She gets into the difference between a friendship that needs more intentionality + one that may be naturally falling away. From having honest conversations about capacity to setting boundaries, Lindsey shares practical ways to stay connected without overextending yourself or making every change mean something.
She also shares simple ways to nurture the people you love through big life transitions, including voice notes, meaningful plans, meals, and small acts of care. This is a reminder that lasting friendships can ebb and flow, enter “winter seasons,” and still come back with fresh energy when you give them room to evolve.
We also talk about:
Friendship after becoming a mom
When distance is actually healthy
The pressure to be a “good friend”
Supporting friends through grief + major change
Why one friend often changes seasons first
How to stop filling silence with assumptions
Nourishing someone when they’re overwhelmed
Balancing compassion with accountability
Being a better friend to yourself
Planning something to look forward to
Resources:
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lindseysimcik/
Substack: https://momplex.substack.com
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915. Let your hardest season transform you: Faith, purpose, and personal growth with Lindsey Burwell
13 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 25 min
Lindsey Burwell, integrated health practitioner + founder of The Patch Method, joins us for a powerful conversation about healing, self-awareness, and learning to trust your body again. She shares how a decade of trials transformed her relationship with her body, her faith, and her purpose. Lees meer
We get into the pressure to optimize everything, why more isn’t always more, and how Lindsey learned to loosen her grip on perfection. From supplements + wellness routines to intuitive movement + nervous system regulation, she shares what shifted when she stopped treating herself like a project to fix.
Lindsey also opens up about fear of being seen, spiritual warfare, following intuitive nudges, and finding meaning in the hardest seasons of life. Together, we explore what happens when you release the outcome, trust the process, and let your personal transformation become part of your purpose.
We also talk about:
IVF, motherhood, and feeling like your body has failed you
The emotional weight of medical diagnoses + uncertainty
Why perfectionism can become its own form of stress
Learning to exercise intuitively instead of following every trend
“Done is better than perfect” in business + visibility
How social media can drain your creativity
The difference between consuming content + strategically studying it
Building a business by following your mission + staying unattached
How pain can dissolve the ego + reveal your purpose
Trusting that the hard season may make sense later
Resources:
Lindsey’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itslindseyburwell/
The Patch Method Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.patchmethod/
Website: http://www.lindseyburwell.com/ + http://www.thepatchmethod.com/
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914. How the algorithm keeps you living paycheck to paycheck
8 oktober 2026 · 1 uur 15 min
Anthony O’Neal, author of Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck, joins us for a conversation about money, mindset, and building a life beyond survival mode. He opens up about the moment he realized looking wealthy wasn’t the same as actually being wealthy—and how that realization changed everything. Lees meer
We get into what it really means to build wealth, from creating a vision for your money to developing the habits that will actually get you there. Anthony shares his approach to debt, saving, investing, generosity, and preparing for a future where the way we work and make money may look very different.
We also go deep on relationships, family, and the money stories we inherit. Anthony shares why couples need a shared financial vision, why kids need to be part of honest money conversations, and how changing your relationship with money can become part of your personal growth + legacy.
We also talk about:
Why a pay raise shouldn’t immediately change your lifestyle
The difference between a dream + an actual vision
Why your five closest friends can impact your wealth
How to build a one-month financial cushion
Estate planning essentials most people overlook
Why social media can distort your idea of success
The financial lessons we absorb from our parents
What money meetings can look like as a family
Why couples need a shared vision for their money
Anthony’s vision for legacy, freedom, and his future family
Resources:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anthonyoneal/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@_anthonyoneal
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/anthonyoneal
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aoneal
X: https://x.com/AnthonyONeal
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913. We’ve made wellness too complicated: The conscious living shifts that actually matter with Koya Webb
6 oktober 2026 · 1 uur
Koya Webb, wellness expert + author of Wellbeing Rituals, joins us to talk about conscious living, spiritual practices, and what it really means to care for yourself. She shares how self-awareness helped her rethink her rituals, relationships, and everyday choices. Lees meer
We get into burnout, plant-based living, conscious consumption, and why doing more isn’t always the answer. Koya breaks down how to turn routines into rituals and use the seven areas of wellbeing to create more balance + alignment.
Koya also gets personal about healing her relationship with her father, setting boundaries, and creating deeper friendships. This conversation is all about slowing down, listening to yourself, and taking small steps toward feeling more supported in your life.
We also talk about:
Koya’s “crowding out” approach to wellness
The hidden impact of synthetic fabrics + fast fashion
Her journey with veganism + plant-based nutrition
ADHD, time blindness, and building systems that support you
Why gossip can be a form of avoidance
How to build an inner circle that actually meets your needs
The CHBT framework: Connect, Heal, Build, Thrive
Creating more joy through small daily rituals
Resources:
Website: https://www.koyawebb.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/koyawebb/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@KoyaWebb
Book Link: https://www.koyawebb.com/wellbeingritualsbook
Book Tour: https://www.koyawebb.com/wellbeing-rituals-leadership-immersion-tour
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