Everyone claps for the strong ones. No one asks how much it costs them.

In this episode of Jew From The Lou, I sit down with Miss Cearra J., entrepreneur, esthetician, and community pillar, to talk about strength, grief, faith, and what happens when the woman everyone leans on is silently carrying the heaviest weight.

Cearra is the owner of Naturo Health Solutions and Ageless Spa, a licensed esthetician for over 13 years, a published model who has walked Miami Swim Week 2025, Vegas Swim Week 2025, Hawaii Swim Show 2025, and New York Fashion Week 2025, and has been featured in Forbes. On paper, she is unstoppable.

But this conversation is not about the highlights.

Cearra opens up about losing her father in October 2022 to suicide and what it means to keep showing up while grieving privately. We talk about the strong women who never ask for help, the danger of assuming someone is okay because they are capable, and why checking in can be life-saving.

This episode is about fathers watching over us from heaven. About strength and softness existing at the same time. And about becoming the kind of friend who notices.

Awareness Note:This episode includes discussion around suicide and loss. If you or someone you love is struggling, you can call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in the United States. Help is available 24 hours a day.

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Grief looks different for everyone, but losing a father has a way of reshaping your entire world.

In this episode of Jew From The Lou, I sit down with my Aunt Shira Nudell for a deeply personal conversation we call The Dead Dad Club. Two daddy’s girls who could do no wrong in their fathers’ eyes, bonded by love, loss, and legacy.

I had six years to prepare for my dad’s death after his original dementia diagnosis. Shira lost her father, my grandfather, in just six weeks after his diagnosis of amyloidosis. She has been in this club for 11 years, and I have been in it for just over two months. Different timelines, the same heartbreak.

We share memories of our fathers, what it meant to be loved so fiercely by them, and how grief evolves over time. We talk about the shock versus the slow goodbye, the moments that still catch you off guard, and how carrying a father’s legacy can feel both heavy and sacred. This conversation is honest, tender, and unfiltered as we walk through what grief looks like in real life, not neatly packaged or rushed.

We explore how time does not erase loss but teaches you how to live alongside it. We reflect on how love continues even after death, how memory becomes a form of connection, and how grief can open you up to deeper compassion and understanding for others walking similar paths.

This episode is for anyone who has lost a parent, anyone who misses their dad, and anyone who needs to feel less alone in their grief.

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Everyone talks about healing, but not enough people talk about how deeply faith, belief, and presence shape the healing process. In this episode of Jew From The Lou, I sit down to explore the powerful intersection of faith, healing, and following your calling.

We open up about my grief journey and how losing my dad fundamentally changed me. I share how grief reshaped the way I move through the world, the way I relate to my body, and the way I now understand healing beyond just the physical.

Our guest shares his unique experience as the only religious Orthodox man in his chiropractic school and why mental health is essential in the chiropractic world, not just for patients, but for doctors themselves. We talk about bedside manner, belief, and the idea that the body keeps the score. When a practitioner truly believes in their patient, it builds trust, safety, and a higher chance of recovery through the mind body connection.

We also dive into the moment that helped me discover what truly sets my soul on fire. From grief came clarity. From uncertainty came purpose. Coffee, Le Café, and podcasting became the outlets where my voice, creativity, and passion aligned.

Along the way, we touch on intentional language, professionalism, and values. He shares his sensitivity to swearing and why speech matters in healing spaces. We discuss how professionals need to be mindful of their words and how standing firm in your values ultimately earns respect.

Our conversation also explores the entrepreneurial faith journey. Both of us carried that spirit from a young age, trusting intuition, taking risks, and choosing paths that required faith long before the results were visible. We reflect on what it means to follow your calling while staying grounded in belief, purpose, and service.

This is a conversation about faith, healing, grief, entrepreneurship, and integrity, and a reminder that when mind, body, and spirit are aligned, true healing and fulfillment can begin.

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Everyone talks about fitness as discipline, but not enough people talk about movement as respect, especially after becoming a mother. In this episode of Jew From The Lou, I sit down with Erin, founder of La Forme Fitness, to talk about what it looks like when Pilates meets play and movement actually supports the whole woman.

Erin shares how she first fell in love with mega style reformer workouts years ago while living in Los Angeles, and how returning to Pilates later in life as a parent and a Fortune 500 operations leader changed everything. The reformer became her sanctuary. Forty five minutes with no emails, no notifications, and no outside noise. Just presence, breath, and strength. Through this practice, she found mental clarity, confidence, and a deeper connection to her body.

We talk openly about rejecting snap back culture and choosing instead to discover the healthiest version of your body in motherhood. Erin explains how Pilates taught her to respect her body for what it has carried and created, not punish it. We also explore the healing power of walking, slowing down, and how simple movement can restore clarity, regulate the nervous system, and reconnect you to yourself.

The conversation expands into entrepreneurship, community building, and how different AI platforms have completely leveled the playing field for founders. Erin shares how technology has helped her build smarter systems, stronger experiences, and more sustainable growth while staying aligned with her values.

This episode is about inviting more play with intentionality, in fitness, in business, and in life. It is for women who are building bodies, communities, and dreams that actually support them.

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Website: www.laformefitness.com

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Everyone wants to lead, but no one talks enough about how exhausting leadership can be. In this episode of Jew From The Lou, I sit down with Jazmin Wheeler, certified executive coach and holistic leadership advocate, to talk about what leadership is meant to feel like when it actually supports the whole person.

Jazmin shares her journey through some of the most sought-after companies in the world, including Disney World, the Emmys Foundation, CNN, and Amazon, and why even dream roles can feel empty when leadership drains rather than develops people. We talk about the pressure to follow the rules, climb the ladder, and chase milestone after milestone, only to realize that success can feel anti climactic when it lacks purpose.

We explore leadership beyond titles, pay, and prestige, including why the corporate ladder does not always need to end in people management. Some leaders are meant to thrive as individual contributors, creative leaders, or project drivers, and organizations are stronger when those paths are honored. Jazmin also explains how she coaches her clients like a gardener tending a garden, creating the conditions for sustainable growth rather than forcing outcomes.

Our conversation goes deeper into faith, marriage, and what it takes to build something lasting both professionally and personally. We discuss trusting God security over job security and the reality that while everyone wants to build a village, not everyone wants to be a villager.

Jazmin is a certified executive coach and advocate for holistic leadership of mind, body, and spirit. She offers one-on-one coaching programs and group workshops, with a niche focus on immigrants, first-generation Americans, and first-generation professionals.

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Website: https://www.jdwheelerstl.com/

Instagram: @hiii_imjazmin

Email: jazmin@jdWheeler.com

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This week, we sit down with Elisa Travis, PT, PPCES, founder of HomeCore Physical Therapy. Elisa’s story begins in 1993 when she became the only Orthodox Jewish woman in her physical therapy program, breaking barriers and honoring her faith in a field that had never seen someone like her.

After decades of working in traditional PT settings, Elisa found herself in an acute psychiatric hospital feeling unfulfilled and ready for something different. A stiff neck, a steak dinner fundraiser, and a chance meeting with Dr. Richard Cohen led her to shadow renowned PT Andy Lear. That experience changed everything. Elisa discovered pelvic floor therapy and instantly knew she had found her calling.

She fell in love with the intimacy, the bedside manner, and the deep emotional support this work requires. She wanted more time with her patients, more privacy, more warmth, and the freedom to treat women the way they deserve to be treated. That vision led her to create HomeCore, her in-home pelvic floor practice serving women through pregnancy, postpartum healing, and the transitions of perimenopause.

In this episode we talk about faith, intuition, motherhood, career reinvention, and the courage it takes to build the life you were meant for. Elisa’s journey proves that purpose often appears in the most unexpected moments.

If you want to learn more or explore private in-home pelvic floor therapy, Elisa offers a free 15 minute clarity call. Reach out to schedule your call and begin your healing journey.

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Website: ⁠homecorept.com⁠

Email: ⁠etravis@homecorept.com⁠

Instagram: @homecorept

Call: 314-390-9228

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This week, we sit down with Ryan Green, Founder and Chief Media Officer of The Last Splash. Ryan’s journey is anything but ordinary. He went from dropping out of college to play online poker professionally to becoming one of the most respected media minds in St. Louis, with over 15 years of experience leading innovation in digital marketing and advertising technology.

Ryan shares what it was like to have his entire career disappear overnight on April 15, 2011 when online poker became illegal, and how he rebuilt his life by betting on himself again. Using the same analytical and strategic skills that made him successful in poker, he carved out a powerful career in media, helped scale Coegi into a fast-growing agency, and became a leader in emerging trends like CTV, streaming audio, and influencer strategy.

We also dive into his surprise pandemic baby and how becoming a father shifted everything he thought he knew about purpose, presence, and modern masculinity. Ryan opens up about the transformation of fatherhood, the joy he never saw coming, and what it means to lead with heart.

From reinvention and resilience to taking chances and doing business with everyone, regardless of race, gender, culture, or religion, Ryan’s story reminds us that the biggest wins come from betting on yourself.

Grab a cup of coffee and tune in for a conversation filled with honesty, growth, and the courage to take risks.

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This week we dive into the reality of grief and healing with Jennifer Campolo as we talk about what it means to live through loss, tune in to what you truly need, and find your way back to yourself one moment at a time.

We open up about how grief changes the way you see the world and how, in a grief illiterate society, people often don’t know how to show up. Sometimes talk therapy is not the answer. Sometimes the deepest healing comes from simple presence and allowing yourself to feel what’s real.

Jennifer shares her journey of losing both of her parents young and the questions that followed about consciousness, the soul, and what happens when our loved ones pass. We talk about The Orchid and the Dandelion and how everyone heals differently, some with resilience and some with sensitivity, but all capable of growth with the right care.

It’s an honest conversation about tuning into your own needs, letting healing take the time it takes, and remembering that relationships ebb and flow like an infinity symbol. Love can help you grow into your best self, even before you feel “complete.”

Rav Hutner taught that in this world there are no answers and in the next world there are no questions. This episode is a reminder to find peace in the mystery, follow your deepest truth, and live fully while you’re here.

Tune in and feel inspired to honor your process, show up for the people you love, and step into your life with courage.

Website: www.jenncampolo.com

Instagram: @jennruss9

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