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Galina Rivina is a comedian, writer, and podcaster bringing you a show at the intersection of self-mastery and comedy. Expect conversations with a variety of guests including comedians, mental health specialists, artists, authors, dating coaches, doctors, athletes, meditation practitioners, and more. Always striving to bring voices that will help stimulate thought, inspire creativity, explore the complexities of life and love, teach us about our minds, bodies, and spirits, and make everyday life feel a little lighter.
Episodes

15 hours ago
15 hours ago
In this episode, I’m joined by author and dating coach Riana Milne. Riana shares her research on the 10 most common traumas we experience, why we end up in toxic relationships, what role trauma plays in our love lives, how we end up with relationship repetition syndrome, why chemistry can signal a red flag, how to spot that you’re settling, which toxic traits to watch out for while dating, common behavioral red flags, what questions to ask during the first three dates, why you should wait to be intimate, and much more.
Connect:
Galina Rivina - https://www.instagram.com/thumbgalina/#podcast
Riana Milne - https://rianamilne.com/
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5 days ago
5 days ago
In this episode, I'm joined by author Brian Sachetta. Brian shares what he's learned from writing, "10 Ways to Get Out of Your Head." He answers questions about depression and anxiety trends, why evolutionary mismatch creates chaos in our brains, how to get aligned with our biology, the importance of de-stressing, why exercise is a tool to stop ruminating, how to reframe stressful events, why men sometimes struggle to express anxiety, how to get our brain back from an amygdala hijack, and much more.
Connect:
Galina Rivina - https://www.instagram.com/thumbgalina/#podcast
Brian Sachetta - https://getoutofyourhead.com/
https://www.instagram.com/getoutofyourhead/
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Sunday May 25, 2025
#87: Gabby Lamb, 'Daddy Issues' Isn't The Insult Men Think It Is
Sunday May 25, 2025
Sunday May 25, 2025
In this episode, I’m joined by comedian Gabby Lamb. Gabby shares travel tips and stories from touring, why she’s not vegetarian anymore, how she keeps up with wellness and supplements, why she always wants to change her hair, what beauty product she’d take to a desert island, how fads are affecting women, what it’s been like to move in with her boyfriend, how her algorithm became the wildest assortment of content, why men love watching other men work out, how daddy issues aren’t the insult men think it is, and much more.
Connect:
Galina Rivina - https://www.instagram.com/thumbgalina/#
Gabby Lamb - https://www.instagram.com/gabbylamby/?hl=en
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Thursday May 22, 2025
#86: Monica Tanner - 7 Pieces of Bad Marriage Advice
Thursday May 22, 2025
Thursday May 22, 2025
In this episode, I’m joined by relationship coach and author of 'Bad Marriage Advice,' Monica Tanner. Advice is everywhere - and some of it is causing more issues than it’s solving. Monica shares how to diagnose and dissolve resentments, what happens to us during conflicts with our partners, why certain marriage advice is antiquated, how both parties often lose in compromise, how to avoid score-keeping in your relationship, why it’s romantic to have divorce as an option, why you should go to bed angry, avoiding roommate syndrome, how you should spend 3% of your time, how to reconnect after the spark fizzles, and much more.
Connect:
Monica Tanner - https://www.instagram.com/monitanner1/
Galina Rivina - https://www.instagram.com/thumbgalina/#
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Sunday May 18, 2025
Sunday May 18, 2025
In this episode, my guest is hypnotherapist David Sarkany. David shares the real definition of hypnosis, what myths around hypnotherapy aren’t true, how it relates to our brain waves, why linguistics can be a powerful source of influence, how politicians use confusion and fear for deep seeding ideas, why you should use hypnosis as a therapy module, how your boundaries don’t abandon you during hypnosis, trusting your distrust, how propaganda works, where you can use hypnosis to win arguments and de-escalate, using deep seeding to raise mindful children, and much more.
Connect:
David Sarkany - https://www.tiktok.com/@UC9tLvcHLkta-lToJcrfJFMw
Galina Rivina - https://www.instagram.com/thumbgalina/#
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Sunday May 11, 2025
#84: Mike Menendez - Stick Shift Easy, Emotions Not So Much
Sunday May 11, 2025
Sunday May 11, 2025
In this episode, I'm joined by comedian Mike Menendez. Mike shares his feelings on the Fast & Furious movies, why he waits on popular tv shows, what he he loves about boxing, why we should focus on minimizing our damage on others, how attachment issues are out of control, bad dynamics in dating, his red flags, why there's hypocrisy in the red pill community, having realistic standards, and much more.
Connect:
Mike Menendez - https://www.instagram.com/mikethemenendez/?hl=en
Galina Rivina - https://www.instagram.com/thumbgalina/#joke
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Wednesday May 07, 2025
#83: Carissa Karban, Why You Self-Sabotage Goals
Wednesday May 07, 2025
Wednesday May 07, 2025
In this episode, I’m joined by leadership coach Carissa Karban. Carissa shares how cognitive and embodied awareness are different, how we can raise our self awareness, why we set goals that we can’t find the motivation to meet, what happens in our internal world during conflict, how to flip judgement into curiosity, if we can get through to someone who lacks self awareness, how to pick the right therapist, why the modern world is triggering our lizard brains, how to transform the relationship with your ego, how to do shadow work through the lens of Carl Jung’s Nine Pillars of Individuation, and much more.
Connect:
Carissa Karban - https://www.healcollective.me/
Galina Rivina - https://www.instagram.com/thumbgalina/#

Sunday May 04, 2025
Sunday May 04, 2025
Dr. Clay Moss is in his residency for physiatry, working with physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R), as well as, completing a fellowship at the American Academy of Anti-Aging (A4M).
He shares how functional medicine examines root causes, gets us a better landscape of what’s going on with our bodies, and helps us optimize for better performance. He also shares why we should be getting lab work outside of our annual physical, what testing to do, how certain markers are indicators of future disease, why and how to supplement things like vitamin D and magnesium, why diet and lifestyle are left out of most doctor/patient conversations, how you can improve longevity and use regenerative medicine to avoid surgery, how to test for damaging cholesterol, what the heck are PRP, stem cells, peptides, and exosomes, the benefits of creatine, and much more.
Connect:
Dr. Clay Moss - https://www.instagram.com/drclaymoss/
Galina Rivina - https://www.instagram.com/thumbgalina/
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Sunday Apr 27, 2025
#81: Lara Beitz Drools Over Puzzles
Sunday Apr 27, 2025
Sunday Apr 27, 2025
In his episode, I'm joined by comedian Lara Beitz. Lara shares how life changed after getting her Autism diagnosis, what she thinks of self-diagnosing culture, how to avoid falling prey to love bombing, sociopaths, and red flags, why we need to always take it slow in relationships, her dealbreakers, why we should check in with our physical reactions to people, the difference between instincts and trauma responses, what's got her so obsessed with puzzles, and much more.
Connect:
Lara Beitz - https://www.instagram.com/larabeitz/?hl=en
Galina Rivina - https://www.instagram.com/thumbgalina/#
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Wednesday Apr 23, 2025
#80: Torio Van Grol & the Late Night Burrito
Wednesday Apr 23, 2025
Wednesday Apr 23, 2025
In this episode, I'm joined by comedian Torio Van Grol. Torio shares why he thinks people stay stuck in bad cities, how it feels to be a hypochondriac, why not taking care of your body can be a slippery slope, how he dislocated his shoulder and the unusual way he got it fixed, what he thinks of Katy Perry going to space, why he actually enjoys checking his astrology, and much more.
Connect:
Torio Van Grol - https://www.instagram.com/toriovangrol/?hl=enhttp://www.toriovangrol.com/
Galina Rivina - https://www.instagram.com/thumbgalina/
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