Episodes

Teenagers face constant screens, academic pressure, disrupted sleep, energy drinks, and growing mental health challenges. Dara Wax believes they need to be supported and understood, not treated like problems that must be fixed. After nearly 25 years in global health, Dara became the founder of SAM+LEO, a line of clean gummy vitamins created specifically for kids and teenagers and named after her two sons. In this conversation, she explains how her experiences as a single mother led her to ident...

Mental health counselor, author, and meditation teacher Dean Graves explains why awareness may be the first step toward releasing emotional baggage, managing stress, and reconnecting with our authentic selves. Dean and Rich also explore trauma, meditation, military transition, consciousness, spirituality, and the belief that happiness already exists within us.

Dr. Evan Nadler challenges the harmful belief that childhood obesity is simply caused by overeating, inactivity, poor parenting, or a lack of willpower. He explains how genetics, biology, environment, mental health, food access, and family circumstances influence a child’s health while offering families compassionate, evidence-based paths forward. Listeners will learn why shame does more harm than good, how entire families can make realistic changes together, and why individualized treatment may include lifestyle support, medication, surgery, or a combination of approaches.

Hannah Dalby returns to explain how exercise, nutrition, sleep, hydration, and nervous system regulation influence the quality of our relationships. She and Rich explore how taking better care of yourself can help you become more patient, present, confident, and connected with your partner.

For Recovery Month, Rich Bennett revisits the unforgettable stories and lessons shared during last year’s Pot-a-thon for Recovery. Through personal accounts of addiction, overdose loss, relapse, sober living, motherhood, accountability, and healing, this episode reminds listeners that recovery is possible and nobody’s story has to end with addiction.

Teresa Leet explains how LovLi Life supports pregnant women who have chosen to carry their babies but may lack housing, resources, encouragement, or a dependable support system. She also shares how her own difficult experiences inspired a faith-based mission centered on practical assistance, mentorship, personal worth, and generational change.

Kaitlyn Hogancamp shares her deeply personal experience of enduring two pregnancy losses, confronting guilt and isolation, and navigating a high-risk pregnancy filled with fear. Joined by Christina O’Mara of the Sea of Hope Foundation, she explains how compassionate support, honest conversation, and meaningful advocacy can help families carry hope alongside their grief. Sponsored by Harford's Heart Magazine

Dr. Bob McCauley joins Rich to explain why he believes better health begins with consistent habits involving hydration, nutrition, minerals, exercise, and a positive outlook. Drawing from nearly 35 years in natural wellness, he shares the experiences and principles that shaped his seven-component approach to health.

Entrepreneur Dennis “DM” Meador shares how a childhood marked by poverty, years in ministry, business burnout, and decades of marketing experience led him to create The Legal Podcast Network. He explains why businesses benefit more from reaching the right 50 listeners than chasing thousands of downloads, and how authentic conversations build the trust that turns audiences into clients.

After years of severe depression, anxiety, homelessness, and suffering in silence, Dave Mowry discovered an unexpected path forward through a stand-up comedy class for people living with mental illness. Dave explains how turning painful experiences into jokes helped him reclaim his identity, challenge stigma, and empower others to tell their stories. This conversation offers an honest, hopeful look at mental illness while demonstrating that laughter does not erase pain. It can change how we carry it.

Brand strategist and lifelong entrepreneur Joe Gulesserian explains why memorable brands do more than sell products: they create trust, belonging, hope, confidence, and emotional connections. Through examples ranging from Tide and Coca-Cola to Apple, Harley-Davidson, Tesla, cosmetics, and professional wrestling, Joe reveals how branding, technological change, AI, and entrepreneurship are shaping the future of business.

Author and Greta Garbo’s great-nephew Scott Reisfield reveals how the legendary actress influenced far more than motion pictures. Drawing from private family letters, archival research, and his personal connection to Garbo, Scott explains how she challenged Hollywood conventions, represented a new kind of female independence, and helped shape the rise of the modern woman.

Recorded during the Book Fair at Bel Air, this special episode introduces ten authors working across a remarkable variety of genres. They discuss where their ideas originate, the realities of publishing and marketing, the excitement of meeting readers, and why aspiring authors must give themselves permission to finish their books.

Award-winning author and business strategist Aurora Winter returns to explain how entrepreneurs, authors, and business owners can use artificial intelligence without sacrificing their identity, credibility, or personal brand. She shares four distinctly human superpowers, practical advice for testing marketing ideas, and why publishing a book may be more valuable than ever in an AI-driven world.

Former professional Muay Thai fighter Hannah Dalby reveals how grief, addiction, abusive relationships, relentless ambition, and extreme training shaped a life that appeared successful while quietly falling apart. She explains how confronting the emotional and physical patterns beneath her behavior led to Human Integration, The Jungle, and a new way of helping high performers recover without losing their health, relationships, or identity.

Mortgage professional and podcaster Joseph Webb explains why strong businesses are built through trust, personal relationships, and a genuine desire to help others. He also shares how Connected to the Webb allows him to introduce local people, promote their stories, and create meaningful connections throughout the community.

Behavioral threat assessment expert Robert Mahoney explains why targeted violence rarely occurs without warning and how isolation, grievances, behavioral changes, and other concerning developments can form a recognizable pathway. He also introduces community care teams, a coordinated approach that helps schools, law enforcement, mental health providers, businesses, and community organizations support people before a crisis occurs.

Dr. Gary Sprouse returns to explain how behaviors intended to relieve stress can eventually create more stress, forming what he calls a “stress-reducer loop.” He discusses breaking these loops without shame, replacing harmful labels with healthier identities, recovering a sense of control, and finding a happy place rooted in gratitude, connection, hope, and purpose.

Author Jennifer Godwin shares how an unexpected calling led her from retirement and a 24-year photography career to writing Go Make Ripples. She explains how simple acts of kindness, prayer, encouragement, and invitation can help people share their faith naturally while creating an impact far beyond what they may ever see.

Author Jessica Dodge and artist Jenny Barroso reveal how an unexpected online connection grew into an ambitious collaboration blending historical fantasy, magical realism, and fine art. As Jessica writes The Cursed Painting of Gabriel Moretti, Jenny is creating paintings inspired by the unfolding story, leading toward an immersive book release and gallery exhibition. Their conversation also explores creative reinvention, trusting intuition, starting over later in life, and what becomes possible when artists from different disciplines inspire one another.

Cassian Bellino spent years searching for a conversational resource that could explain Scripture with historical and theological context. When she could not find what she needed, she followed God’s calling and created Biblically Speaking, a podcast that has reached listeners around the world. Cassian joins Rich to discuss learning to hear God, finding respected biblical scholars, building a faith community, growing through uncertainty, and recognizing that meaningful work begins long before the numbers confirm its value.

What happens when someone tells a 13-year-old they'll never learn to sing? For Kris Keppeler, it became the motivation that shaped an extraordinary career. In this inspiring episode, Kris shares how determination led her from musical theater to becoming an accomplished audiobook narrator, voice actor, podcaster, and storyteller. Rich and Kris dive into the fascinating world of audiobook narration, voice acting, podcasting, AI, creativity, and why authentic human emotion can never truly be replaced. Whether you're an author, aspiring voice actor, podcaster, or simply someone chasing a dream, this conversation is packed with inspiration and practical insights.

What happens when life completely changes the path you thought you were meant to follow? Nicole Valan shares her deeply personal journey from battling a rare metabolic disorder that nearly ended her dreams to discovering the healing power of yoga and creating One Love Mind Body in Aberdeen, Maryland. Nicole discusses how mindful movement, breathwork, and community have transformed not only her own life but the lives of countless others. From children's yoga and aerial yoga to chair yoga and sound immersions, this conversation is about far more than exercise. It's about resilience, compassion, and meeting people exactly where they are.

Every successful business, bestselling book, thriving nonprofit, and unforgettable brand begins with one thing: a story. But what if the story you've been hesitant to share is actually your greatest competitive advantage? In this special solo episode of Conversations with Rich Bennett, Rich steps away from his usual interview format to share what he's learned after hundreds of conversations with entrepreneurs, authors, veterans, nonprofit leaders, artists, musicians, and professionals from ar...