Join us at the table with Dr. Bonnie Goff, a developmental psychologist and UCLA Professor whose research explores how early adversity and trauma shape who we become. From understanding the neurobiology of childhood experiences to building emotional resilience as adults, Dr. Goff helps us see how science and empathy come together in healing. Through her work and lived experience, she’s redefining what it means to grow, parent, and connect with compassion. Enjoy!
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NAILEA:
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DR. BONNIE GOFF:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbonniegoff/
Website: https://www.drbonniegoff.com/
Segments:
00:00 Intro
00:48 So…What is a Developmental Psychologist?
01:55 Dr. Bonnie’s Nontraditional Path to Her Career
07:53 Early Development Makes Us Who We Are
11:22 Stuck in The Patterns of Our Childhood
12:20 Let’s Talk About Attachment Theory!
18:00 Our Brains Are Plastic, and We Can Change
18:52 How Can We Pinpoint Our Traumas?
20:53 Moving Past Our Struggles
22:28 Toxic Stress and Healing From It
24:58 The Truth About Introverts and Extraverts
26:07 The Types of Temperaments
27:32 What Makes Our Identities?
28:18 How Does Birth Order Affect Us?
30:37 Epigenetics and What It Means For Our Parents
34:52 Truths on Traumas
37:11 Staying Present
39:05 Audience Questions
46:16 How Can Understanding Our Childhoods Help Bring Us Ease?
Our scariest, sweetest, and realest ease moments, completely unfiltered. Nailea and Justus step off the table to spill what was really going on behind the first seven episodes. From brain fog to breakthroughs, this is the blooper reel of our lives.
Happy Halloween! Enjoy!
0:00-1:52: Intro
1:53-8:20: Sex episode, Guest: Dr. Kate Balestrieri
8:21-11:07: Business & Purpose, Guest: Tom LeNoble
11:08-13:04: Sleep, Guest: Dr. Cheri Mah
13:05-14:24: Grief, Guest: David Kessler
14:25-16:50: Food & Diet, Guest: Dr. Christopher Gardner
16:51-19:43: Environment, Guest: Dr. Noah Diffenbaugh
Join us at the table with Dr. Noah Diffenbaugh, a leading climate scientist and Stanford professor whose work bridges science, society, and justice. From decoding extreme weather to translating climate data into real-world insight, Dr. Diffenbaugh helps make sense of what’s actually happening to our planet, and what the data really tells us. In this episode, we explore how understanding the science behind climate change can shift the conversation from panic to perspective, and from fear to informed action. Enjoy!
EASE:
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NAILEA:
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/naileadevora
NOAH:
Stanford Website: https://sustainability.stanford.edu/people/noah-diffenbaugh
Segments
00:00 - Introduction
00:51 - How Did Dr. Diffenbaugh Get Into Climate Research
03:32 - Optimism in Climate Science05:54 - The Lorax & Climate Education09:45 - So...Are We Going to Die?
11:45 - Breaking Down What Climate Change Really Is
13:54 - The Purpose of Climate Research
15:56 - The Climate Change Countdown
18:43 - "I Wish I Could Do Something"
20:54 - Do Individual Efforts....Work?
22:20 - What Should Companies Be Doing?
25:37 - Let's Talk About Greenwashing!
26:26 - The Financial Impacts of Climate Change
29:33 - Audience Questions
40:20 - True or False 44:04 - This or That
45:21 - How Can Facing Climate Change Bring Us Ease?
Join Nailea and Justus at the table with Dr. Christopher Gardner.
A leading expert in nutrition science and plant-based health, Dr. Gardner shares what we get wrong about dieting, why wellness is about more than just the willpower to not eat sugary foods, and how food can be a tool for both personal and world healing. Whether you're vegan-curious or just confused by conflicting nutrition advice, this episode offers clarity and compassion backed by real research. Enjoy!
EASE:
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NAILEA:
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/naileadevora
DR. CHRISTOPHER GARDNER:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cgardnerphd/?hl=en
Twitter: https://x.com/gardnerphd?lang=en
Research Page: nutrition.stanford.edu
Segments:
00:00 - Introduction
00:36 - Guest Biography From Nailea
02:06 - Dr. Gardner’s History with Diets
06:37 - Better Ways to Eat Meat
10:05 - Time to Start Your Food Journey!
16:00 - Food Label Confusion
18:24 - The Problem with Over-processing
20:38 - The Truth About Red 40
21:10 - Advice for Those About to Start a New Diet
24:00 - Learning From Other Cultures
27:24 - Affording Healthy Diets
31:40 - Preventing Heart Disease
33:49 - Audience Questions
37:12 - Disordered Eating
40:33 - How Can the Way We Think About Food Bring Us Ease?
Join Nailea and Justus at the table with David Kessler.
David is a world-renowned grief expert who shares what we often misunderstand about grief, and how moving through it is less about “getting over it” and more about making space for healing and meaning. He opens up about how Gen Z can approach loss with more self-compassion, emotional awareness, and community. Enjoy!
ease:
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NAILEA:
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/naileadevora
DAVID KESSLER:
Website: https://grief.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamdavidkessler?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
Book: https://a.co/d/49Gk3dO
Segments:
00:00 - Introduction
01:35 - David Kessler's Journey with Grief Work
06:25 - Nailea's First Experience with Grief
09:00 - You Can't Compare Loss
12:07 - Your First Loss & The End of Your Childhood
14:30 - Love Can't Die
15:00 - Justus's First Experience with Grief
16:40 - The Confusion of Divorce for a Child
20:20 - Denial in Grief
24:40 - They Are With Us, Always
25:05 - We Need Our Grief Witnessed
28:02 - The Body Keeps Score
29:59 - Stop Anticipating Grief
31:15 - How Can We Comfort Others?
32:16 - Breakups, Mental Health, and Grief
34:50 - We Are Desensitized
35:47 - Audience Questions
42:23 - How Can Talking About Grief Give Us ease?
Join Nailea and Justus at the table with Dr. Cheri Mah.
Dr. Mah unpacks what we often get wrong about rest, and why sleep is a game-changer for both mental and physical performance. She shares how Gen Z can redefine productivity by prioritizing recovery, and what science really says about getting better sleep. Enjoy!
0:00 - Intro
0:57 - What Does Dr. Cheri Mah Do?
3:16 - Athletes vs Normal People
5:23 - Breaking Down "Good Sleep"
8:29 - Paying Back Our Sleep Debt
11:30 - Sleep Cycles & Types
15:11 - Beating Jet Lag
18:46 - Sleep > Work
22:50 - Shifting Mindsets
23:19 - Coping with Lack of Sleep
26:38 - The Struggle of Sleeping Away from Home
30:00 - Sleep Paralysis, Nightmares, Lucid Dreaming, and More
39:25 - The Buckets of Good Sleep
41:58 - Can Weed Cure My Insomnia?
45:35 - A Sleep Expert's Sleep Routine
47:52 - AUDIENCE QUESTIONS
55:00 - How Can Changing Our Sleep Keep Us at ease?
EASE:
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NAILEA:
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DR. CHERI MAH
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drcherimah/?hl=en
Website: https://www.drcherimah.com/
Dr. Cheri Mah's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Sleep-Journal-month-guide-sleep/dp/B0D15TRMJT
Join Nailea and Justus at the table with Dr. Kate Balestrieri.Dr. Kate breaks down what society often overlooks about sex, intimacy, and healing. She shares how Gen Z is reshaping conversations around pleasure, boundaries, and emotional connection. Enjoy!
**A quick note: As our first-ever recording, the audio isn't perfect — we appreciate your patience!**
EASE:
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NAILEA:
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@naileadevora
DR. KATE BALESTRIERI:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drkatebalestrieri
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drkatebalestrieri
Podcast:https://open.spotify.com/show/0KSR8Kz7j3E4Ld1yo0VjR9
Website: https://www.modernintimacy.com/dr-kate-balestrieri
Book: What Happened to My Sex Life?: https://www.amazon.com/What-Happened-My-Sex-Life/dp/1891011766
Join Nailea Devora and Justus Bryce at the table for the inaugural episode of 'ease' with Tom Lenoble. Tom opens up about working with Mark Zuckerberg, leading at Fortune 500s, and how Gen Z is redefining leadership. Enjoy!
ease begins here. From ease to you. A new podcast hosted by Nailea Devora and Justus Bryce. In this series, Gen Z sits down with doctors, researchers, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders to explore new perspectives, ask bold questions, and uncover insights you won’t find in a textbook.
Through raw and honest conversations, Ease makes complex ideas simple and accessible, because the future isn’t just coming, it’s already here.
Episode 1 premieres September 19.Subscribe to ease for new episodes every Friday.