Connected the Podcast Wed, 25 Mar 2026 05:44:48 -0400 https://connectedthepodcast.buzzsprout.com en-us © 2026 Connected the Podcast yes d85618bc-726a-57b0-ba3f-421d1cf79242 Alexis episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) health, wellness, spirituality, spirit, soul, mind, body, fitness, holistic, holistichealth, art, self help Alexis https://storage.buzzsprout.com/jru1zc31uy14in818tlzgiq91gcn?.jpg Connected the Podcast Connected with meg bourne Connected with meg bourne A true 1/1 - meg bourne flies us through the founding of international therapeutic art education program Art Feeds from the first little boy to Kesha-fying Warped Tour to receiving a bus from Extreme Makeover Home Edition to MEETING BEYONCÉ to what is now Art Feeds Online. 

meg and Art Feeds have been featured in Forbes, Teen Vogue, Fast Company, Popsugar, BuzzFeed, Tedx, Martha Stewart Online, The Huffington Post, the American Giving Awards and can be found in Lady Gaga's newest book Hope Kind Love Gaga among other accolades.

See more of the magic at artfeeds.org, @artfeeds, @megbournewellness, @megbournecreative and @artfeedsmeg 

]]> A true 1/1 - meg bourne flies us through the founding of international therapeutic art education program Art Feeds from the first little boy to Kesha-fying Warped Tour to receiving a bus from Extreme Makeover Home Edition to MEETING BEYONCÉ to what is now Art Feeds Online. 

meg and Art Feeds have been featured in Forbes, Teen Vogue, Fast Company, Popsugar, BuzzFeed, Tedx, Martha Stewart Online, The Huffington Post, the American Giving Awards and can be found in Lady Gaga's newest book Hope Kind Love Gaga among other accolades.

See more of the magic at artfeeds.org, @artfeeds, @megbournewellness, @megbournecreative and @artfeedsmeg 

]]> Alexis Buzzsprout-18477525 Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:00:00 -0500 3060 1 8 full false Connected with Monica Diodati Connected with Monica Diodati Monicaaaaaa on social justice advocacy in community spaces, her next biodynamic food dinner, what it's like to move through life without a car, the grand opening of her next business, and more. 

]]> Monicaaaaaa on social justice advocacy in community spaces, her next biodynamic food dinner, what it's like to move through life without a car, the grand opening of her next business, and more. 

]]> Alexis Buzzsprout-16617848 Thu, 13 Feb 2025 13:00:00 -0500 1091 1 7 full false Connected with Brooke Bierhaus Sutton Connected with Brooke Bierhaus Sutton Let's get chatty with Brooke! She's a vegan coffee shop in an animal shelter owner in Bentonville, AR (should that be hyphenated?), a documentarian, TV host, and overall cool human. Brooke and Alexis chat about the global language of connection she discovered while making her documentary, the art scene in NWA, how she reframed the way she views relationships after living in a matriarchal village, why she she started a coffee shop, and so much more while Alexis tells a story about a terrible baking experience. 

]]> Let's get chatty with Brooke! She's a vegan coffee shop in an animal shelter owner in Bentonville, AR (should that be hyphenated?), a documentarian, TV host, and overall cool human. Brooke and Alexis chat about the global language of connection she discovered while making her documentary, the art scene in NWA, how she reframed the way she views relationships after living in a matriarchal village, why she she started a coffee shop, and so much more while Alexis tells a story about a terrible baking experience. 

]]> Alexis Buzzsprout-14060988 Wed, 29 Nov 2023 22:00:00 -0500 2631 vegan, NWA, northwest arkansas, coffee documentary, vegan coffee shop, art, NWA art 1 6 full false Connected with Whitney Mestelle Connected with Whitney Mestelle Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at iMentor as well as Co-Founder of Inclusive Idaho, Whitney Mestelle shares with us how to make lasting change in our communities, how she lives a life well-connected and how her favorite wedding gift is destined to live its best life in Central Park soon. Whitney's remarkable work in unifying the human experience has earned her a retweet by Jimmy Kimmel as well as interviews and meetings with top change-makers in her community.  Give it a listen and leave us a review with your thoughts!  

]]> Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at iMentor as well as Co-Founder of Inclusive Idaho, Whitney Mestelle shares with us how to make lasting change in our communities, how she lives a life well-connected and how her favorite wedding gift is destined to live its best life in Central Park soon. Whitney's remarkable work in unifying the human experience has earned her a retweet by Jimmy Kimmel as well as interviews and meetings with top change-makers in her community.  Give it a listen and leave us a review with your thoughts!  

]]> Alexis Buzzsprout-12463606 Fri, 17 Mar 2023 18:00:00 -0400 1496 1 5 full false Connected with Emma Ball Connected with Emma Ball Emma Ball should write a book. She's a mom, wife, friend of mine and creator of the coolest craft show in our community: The Hip Handmade Market. Find out where she grew up (not in the United States!), how she gains confidence for her endeavors and what celebrity cardboard cutout she owns in this episode. 

]]> Emma Ball should write a book. She's a mom, wife, friend of mine and creator of the coolest craft show in our community: The Hip Handmade Market. Find out where she grew up (not in the United States!), how she gains confidence for her endeavors and what celebrity cardboard cutout she owns in this episode. 

]]> Alexis Buzzsprout-9728444 Wed, 15 Dec 2021 18:00:00 -0500 3250 1 4 full true Connected with Mitzi Starkweather Connected with Mitzi Starkweather Mitzi Starkweather, a leading creative in her community and owner of Mitzi Starkweather Photography, talks with Alexis about her personal creative journey and what inspires her and why, confesses she would never listen to Alexis's favorite artist and, lastly, how it looks to show up and live a life already connected across body, mind and soul. 

]]> Mitzi Starkweather, a leading creative in her community and owner of Mitzi Starkweather Photography, talks with Alexis about her personal creative journey and what inspires her and why, confesses she would never listen to Alexis's favorite artist and, lastly, how it looks to show up and live a life already connected across body, mind and soul. 

]]> Alexis Buzzsprout-9270809 Tue, 28 Sep 2021 08:00:00 -0400 3229 1 3 full false Connected with Suzanne Nelson Connected with Suzanne Nelson Suzanne Nelson (owner of Suzanne's Natural Foods in Joplin, MO) talks with Alexis about being a woman entrepreneur in 1990, how she overcame cancer naturally, what her daily wellness routine looks like as well as the strange teas she enjoys drinking regularly.

]]> Suzanne Nelson (owner of Suzanne's Natural Foods in Joplin, MO) talks with Alexis about being a woman entrepreneur in 1990, how she overcame cancer naturally, what her daily wellness routine looks like as well as the strange teas she enjoys drinking regularly.

]]> Alexis Buzzsprout-8217188 Fri, 26 Mar 2021 12:00:00 -0400 1662 1 2 full false Introducing: Connected the Podcast Introducing: Connected the Podcast Join Alexis Thomason in discovering how to live a connected life in mind, body and soul as she converses with local leaders, activists and more. Subscribe now for updates.

]]> Join Alexis Thomason in discovering how to live a connected life in mind, body and soul as she converses with local leaders, activists and more. Subscribe now for updates.

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