Get Obsessed : With Living Your Best Life

In this episode of the Get Obsessed podcast, Julie Lokun and Mika sit down with Gina Cloud, who has spent more than 25 years teaching women to strip away the lies they've absorbed about their bodies, sex, aging, and worth.

Gina opens by reframing the idea that a woman's power expires at 40, explaining that her work spans every stage of a woman's life starting with her first period, and that women actually grow more powerful with age once they stop absorbing the messaging fed to them since girlhood. She and Julie trace that conditioning back through generations of mothers, media, and advertising, and touch on the added layer that racialized beauty standards place on women of color. The conversation then moves into the shame surrounding menstruation, perimenopause, and menopause, the medicalization of women's bodies, and a ritual Gina teaches for honoring menstrual blood rather than treating it as something to hide.

Gina and the hosts also dig into what she calls the masculinization of women in corporate life and modern dating, the loneliness she sees in how men and women relate to each other now, and her frustration with a version of feminism she feels has drifted into resentment rather than partnership. The conversation turns personal as Gina reflects on raising her daughter Alana, the values she tried to model rather than simply lecture about, and closes with a call for listeners to honor both their feminine and masculine sides instead of choosing one over the other.

In this episode, we discuss:

Why a woman's power has no expiration date, starting with her first period

Generational conditioning around beauty, aging, and self worth

The added layer of racialized beauty standards for women of color

Shame and stigma around menstruation, perimenopause, and menopause

The medicalization of women's bodies and a ritual for honoring menstrual blood

The masculinization of women in corporate life, dating, and modern relationships

Rethinking feminism, independence, and wanting to be protected and provided for

Raising her daughter Alana and modeling rather than lecturing about self worth

ABOUT THE GUEST:

Gina Cloud has spent more than 25 years teaching women, working across every stage of a woman's life beginning with her first menstrual period. She has appeared on the Ricki Lake Show, been interviewed on Playboy Radio, delivered a TEDx talk, and written a book called WOMAN that reframes what it means to be a woman.

Her work focuses on helping women release the shame attached to their bodies, sexuality, and aging, including the stigma surrounding menstruation, perimenopause, and menopause. She created the Sacred Facts of Life workshop to give young girls an honoring framework around their bodies before they get their first period, and she coaches women, including executives and former military service members, on reconnecting with their feminine power.

Gina also hosts her own podcast, where she has been doing deep personal work with her daughter Alana ahead of a mother daughter episode the two of them are recording together.

MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:

(Book) WOMAN by Gina Cloud - https://ginacloud.com/book/

(Book) Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret - https://judyblume.com/middle-margaret/

CONNECT WITH GINA CLOUD:

Website: https://ginacloud.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Gina-Clouds-All-Things-Women/61560726219305/

X (Twitter): https://x.com/GinaCloud

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ginacloud/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/redefiningwoman/videos

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TIMESTAMPS

00:01 - Welcome to Gina Cloud, and why a woman's power has no expiration date

02:36 - Generational conditioning around beauty, aging, and self worth

05:21 - The added layer of racialized beauty standards for women of color

05:59 - Shame and stigma around menstruation, perimenopause, and menopause

07:52 - The medicalization of women's bodies and a ritual for honoring menstrual blood

13:20 - The masculinization of women in corporate life, dating, and modern relationships

15:51 - Rethinking feminism, independence, and wanting to be protected and provided for

29:05 - Raising her daughter Alana and modeling rather than lecturing about self worth

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LSU looks to bounce back against Texas A&M in a crucial SEC matchup at Tiger Stadium. AP breaks down where the Tigers have the advantage, why slowing down Marcel Reed’s legs could decide the game, and what LSU needs to do offensively to get back on track. Plus, why protecting the football, establishing the run and finishing drives in the red zone will be critical against the Aggies.

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In this episode of the Get Obsessed podcast, Julie Lokun and co-host Mika talk with Emily Bouchard, a family dynamics coach who has spent over two decades inside the private conversations of ultra wealthy families, about the money secrets that quietly wreck families and the trust that keeps them from unraveling.

Emily opens with one of the more explosive cases from her career, an adult child who embezzled millions from trusting parents to fund an online subscription based addiction, and uses it to unpack how communication breakdowns, not the money itself, let the situation spiral for so long. She and the hosts talk about why wealth tends to amplify whatever is already present in a family rather than create new problems on its own, the difference between being brought in proactively (sometimes with children as young as five) versus after a crisis has already hit, and how sudden wealth events compare to generational wealth when it comes to raising children with values and work ethic.

The conversation turns to death, inheritance, and estate planning, where Emily explains that a lack of relational trust, more than the money itself, is usually what causes families to fracture after a parent passes away, a theme she explores further in her upcoming book The Little Book of Trust and Money, co-authored with Charles Feltman. She also shares candid examples of financial infidelity between romantic partners, from hidden accounts that quietly fund children from a prior marriage to spouses discovering they are legally responsible for a partner's premarital debt or child support, and offers practical advice on prenups, separate versus joint accounts, and paying attention to how a partner responds to hard conversations before marriage.

In this episode, we discuss:

A recent case of an adult child embezzling millions from parents to fund an online subscription based addiction

How wealth amplifies existing family dynamics rather than creating new ones

Being brought in proactively, sometimes with children as young as five, versus after a crisis hits

Sudden wealth events versus generational wealth and the different challenges each creates for kids

Why estate planning conversations get missed and how unprepared inheritance can hit like a meteor

The real root cause behind inheritance conflict: a lack of relational trust, not the money itself

Financial infidelity in relationships, from hidden accounts to undisclosed debt and child support

What to watch for in how a partner responds to hard conversations before marriage

ABOUT THE GUEST:
Emily Bouchard is a family dynamics coach, former marital and family therapist, and fractional chief learning officer to family offices, with more than two decades of experience working directly with ultra wealthy families.

Her work focuses on family communication, trust, and inheritance, including helping blended families navigate prenups and sudden wealth events. She has given a TEDx talk on how to talk about inheritance without talking about money, addressing the fear many families have around discussing wealth openly.

Emily is the co-author, with Charles Feltman (author of The Thin Book of Trust), of the upcoming The Little Book of Trust and Money: An Essential Primer for Families, which draws on the trust building principles she has used with families for the past 20 years. She has also written The Beginner's Guide to Purposeful Prenups, a resource to help couples work through their values before marriage. The Little Book of Trust and Money is currently available for presale.

MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:

(TEDx Talk) How to Talk About Inheritance Without Talking About Money - https://youtu.be/tgtReUS15l8

(Book) The Little Book of Trust and Money: An Essential Primer for Families by Emily Bouchard and Charles Feltman, in presale - https://trustmoneyfamilies.com/

(Book) The Thin Book of Trust by Charles Feltman - https://www.bkconnection.com/books/title/the-thin-book-of-trust-third-edition

(Book) The Beginner's Guide to Purposeful Prenups by Emily Bouchard - https://www.amazon.com/dp/1947341154

CONNECT WITH EMILY BOUCHARD:

Website: https://emilybouchard.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emily.bouchard.391/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emily4families/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-bouchard-5a9a049

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@emilybouchard1111

Substack: https://substack.com/@emily4families

ABOUT GET OBSESSED
Website: www.getobsessedpodcast.com
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What happens when childhood trauma doesn't stay in the past—but becomes something your body continues to carry?

In this powerful episode of the Get Obsessed Podcast, host Mika Altidor sits down with Simone Gisondi, host of the Health Confidential Podcast, for an extraordinary conversation about childhood trauma, nervous system regulation, emotional healing, survival mode, self-worth, and the connection between trauma and physical health.

Simone grew up in communist Romania in an environment marked by horrific physical and emotional abuse, scarcity, fear, and oppression. After her father escaped to Canada and eventually reunited the family, Simone faced an entirely new struggle: adapting to a new country while carrying the invisible effects of what she had survived.

But survival has a cost.

Years later, at just 35 years old, Simone suffered a major stroke. Her recovery became the beginning of a deeper exploration into trauma, stress, emotional health, the nervous system, and the ways our experiences can continue to affect us long after the danger has passed.

Simone shares what she has learned about understanding and regulating the nervous system, recognizing survival responses, rebuilding self-worth, and creating healthier relationships with ourselves and others.

In this episode, you'll hear about:

• Growing up amid abuse and oppression in communist Romania
• Simone's family's journey from Romania to Canada
• How childhood trauma can affect us long into adulthood
• Understanding the body's stress and survival responses
• Nervous system regulation and emotional health
• Simone's major stroke at age 35 and the journey that followed
• The connection Simone discovered between her past experiences and her health
• Relationships, identity, boundaries, and self-worth
• Moving beyond survival and toward a more empowered life
• Turning personal pain into purpose through Health Confidential

CHAPTERS

00:00 — Introduction & Simone Gisondi
00:52 — Simone's Early Life and Childhood Trauma
03:42 — Growing Up in Communist Romania
12:58 — Immigrating to Canada
17:40 — Trauma, Stress and Physical Health
25:45 — Healing, Relationships and Self-Worth
27:56 — Final Thoughts

CONNECT WITH SIMONE GISONDI

Find Simone, Health Confidential, and her platforms here:
https://linktr.ee/simone.gisondi

If you've ever wondered why your body reacts even when your mind knows you're safe, why old experiences continue to influence present relationships, or what nervous system regulation actually means, this conversation is for you.

GET OBSESSED with understanding yourself—not judging yourself.

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In this episode of the Get Obsessed podcast, Julie Lokun continues her conversation with Dr. Christine Marie, going behind the scenes of Trust Me The False Prophet and the years she spent building trust inside the FLDS community.

Dr. Christine explains how vulnerability and the need to belong can make people susceptible to religious cults, how destructive groups can control thoughts, relationships, information, behavior, and emotions, and how she began recognizing troubling behavior surrounding Sam Bateman.

She also shares what happened after recording evidence of abuse, the challenges of working with law enforcement, and the eventual investigation that led to Sam Bateman’s arrest and 50-year sentence. The conversation also explores the impact on women and families, the importance of speaking up when someone is being harmed, and why survivors should have the freedom to tell their stories in their own time.

In this episode, we discuss:

How vulnerability and the need to belong can make people susceptible to cult control

Cult control and its influence on thoughts, relationships, information, and behavior

Early rumors about Sam Bateman and his relationships with underage girls

A confession that revealed ritualistic sexual abuse within Sam’s group

The investigation, law enforcement challenges, and the events that led to Sam’s arrest

The lasting effects on women, children, and families connected to the community

Why speaking up against harm matters and how survivors can reclaim their stories

ABOUT THE GUEST:
Dr. Christine Marie holds a PhD in Psychology specializing in media psychology, along with an MBA and a specialization in Positive Psychology. She is an author, speaker, researcher, educator, kindness advocate, and certified Trauma and Resiliency Life Coach.

Her work focuses on coercive control, cult psychology, media trauma, public shaming, critical thinking, kindness, and resilience. In 2021, she received the Outstanding Dissertation Award from the American Psychological Association’s Division of Media Psychology and Technology.

Christine is the founder of Voices for Dignity, a nonprofit supporting marginalized communities and survivors. She has spent the past decade doing humanitarian and dignity work in Short Creek and has extensive experience working with members of the FLDS community. In 2026, she was featured in the Netflix documentary Trust Me: The False Prophet.

MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:

(Netflix documentary) Trust Me: The False Prophet - https://www.netflix.com/title/81758532

(Episode) Inside the Cult of Scientology with Anne Gollert Hill Part 1: https://www.getobsessedpodcast.com/podcast/episode/2d75b703/inside-the-cult-of-scientology-with-anne-gollert-hill-part-1 Part 2: https://www.getobsessedpodcast.com/podcast/episode/4aeb558d/inside-the-cult-of-scientology-with-anne-gollert-hill-part-2

CONNECT WITH DR. CHRISTINE MARIE:

Website: https://christinemarie.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/christinemariePhD/

X (Twitter): https://x.com/christinemariek

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr.christinemarie

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