Episodes

225
March 12, 2025

Embracing Antiracism Leadership With Janae Peters

White people and people of color learn and grow in different ways due to their vastly different cultural and economic backgrounds. Therefore, leaders should know how to properly integrate antiracism approaches into their teams to ensure every member has equal opportunities to grow and thrive. In this episode, Corinna Bellizzi sits down with Janae Peters, co-creator of the Antiracist Development Group for managers of color. Janae explains how leaders can find the right affinity spaces where they ...
224
March 5, 2025

Why DEI Matters And Dismantling White Supremacy With Davey Shlasko

DEI programs are being shut down left and right, and the toxic culture of white supremacy is becoming more rampant. This has led to more and more people making white privilege a norm in their own workplace cultures. Davey Shlasko, founder of Think Again Training, leads the revolution in shaping inclusive, diverse, and anti-racist leaders. Joining Corinna Bellizzi, he shares how to build the right leadership that addresses bias, discrimination, perfectionism, and an unfair focus on hierarchy. He ...
224
March 5, 2025

Why DEI Matters And Dismantling White Supremacy With Davey Shlasko

DEI programs are being shut down left and right, and the toxic culture of white supremacy is becoming more rampant. This has led to more and more people making white privilege a norm in their own workplace cultures. Davey Shlasko, founder of Think Again Training, leads the revolution in shaping inclusive, diverse, and anti-racist leaders. Joining Corinna Bellizzi, he shares how to build the right leadership that addresses bias, discrimination, perfectionism, and an unfair focus on hierarchy. He ...
223
Feb. 26, 2025

Why DEI Matters And How To Save It With Rachel Siegel

President Trump has just started his second term, and a lot of things have been changing – but sadly, not for the better. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is one of the most adversely impacted subjects, making discrimination, stereotyping, and inequality much more rampant. In this episode, Corinna Bellizzi is joined by DEI coach and consultant Rachel Siegel to discuss how to overcome the United States’ current crisis with systemic racism, classicism, and authoritarianism. They explain why ...
223
Feb. 26, 2025

DEI Under Attack: The Fight for Equity, Science, and Liberation with Rachel Siegel

President Trump has just started his second term, and a lot of things have been changing – but sadly, not for the better. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is one of the most adversely impacted subjects, making discrimination, stereotyping, and inequality much more rampant. In this episode, Corinna Bellizzi is joined by DEI coach and consultant Rachel Siegel to discuss how to overcome the United States’ current crisis with systemic racism, classicism, and authoritarianism. They explain why ...
222
Feb. 19, 2025

Bringing Back Personal Touch To Community Health With DeAndre James

DeAndre James has worked in various roles within the healthcare sector for over 20 years. He began his healthcare career as a Hospital Corpsman (Emergency Medicine & Surgery) in the US Navy. He has since held leadership positions, including Chief Operating Officer at San Mateo Medical Center and Executive Director of Dignity Health Medical Group. DeAndre holds a Bachelor’s in Healthcare Management from Southern Illinois University and a Master’s in Health System Management from Rush University. ...
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Feb. 19, 2025

Bringing Back Personal Touch To Community Health With DeAndre James

DeAndre James has worked in various roles within the healthcare sector for over 20 years. He began his healthcare career as a Hospital Corpsman (Emergency Medicine & Surgery) in the US Navy. He has since held leadership positions, including Chief Operating Officer at San Mateo Medical Center and Executive Director of Dignity Health Medical Group. DeAndre holds a Bachelor’s in Healthcare Management from Southern Illinois University and a Master’s in Health System Management from Rush University. ...
221
Feb. 12, 2025

Reducing Our Packaging Waste With Elizabeth Corbett

Packaging waste accounts for around 40% of plastic waste around the world. Tens of millions of it go straight to landfills and their recyclability is simply ignored. Sustainable packaging expert Elizabeth Corbett is here to discuss what must be done to reduce our seemingly endless packaging waste. Joining Corinna Bellizzi, she presents innovative and greener solutions that could solve this alarming problem, from reusable containers to accessible refill systems. Elizabeth also discusses how consu...
221
Feb. 12, 2025

Reducing Packaging Waste: Simple Steps for a More Sustainable Future with Elizabeth Corbett

Packaging waste accounts for around 40% of plastic waste around the world. Tens of millions of it go straight to landfills and their recyclability is simply ignored. Sustainable packaging expert Elizabeth Corbett is here to discuss what must be done to reduce our seemingly endless packaging waste. Joining Corinna Bellizzi, she presents innovative and greener solutions that could solve this alarming problem, from reusable containers to accessible refill systems. Elizabeth also discusses how consu...
220
Feb. 5, 2025

Pushing Regenerative Agriculture To The Mainstream With Josh Tickell

Regenerative agriculture is not just the solution to reinvigorating soil health and improving the way we eat. It can also address the long list of problems caused by humanity’s addiction to the extraction economy. Corinna Bellizzi sits down with Josh Tickell, an environmental activist and filmmaker behind the award-winning documentary “Common Ground.” He shares how he tackles the urgent need to embrace regenerative agriculture today through his film, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival ...
220
Feb. 5, 2025

Pushing Regenerative Agriculture To The Mainstream With Josh Tickell

Regenerative agriculture is not just the solution to reinvigorating soil health and improving the way we eat. It can also address the long list of problems caused by humanity’s addiction to the extraction economy. Corinna Bellizzi sits down with Josh Tickell, an environmental activist and filmmaker behind the award-winning documentary “Common Ground.” He shares how he tackles the urgent need to embrace regenerative agriculture today through his film, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival ...
219
Jan. 29, 2025

How Tech Can Fix The American Healthcare System With Sheila Phicil

The social and economic inequity in the United States is clearly evident just by looking at the current state of the American healthcare system. It is broken in so many areas and highly ineffective in addressing the actual needs of the people, leaving many citizens to live in constant suffering. Thankfully, today’s tech innovations could offer some solutions to this massive problem. Joining Corinna Bellizzi is social change futurist Sheila Phicil, founder of Phicil-itate Change LLC, who is build...
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Jan. 29, 2025

How Tech Can Fix The American Healthcare System With Sheila Phicil

The social and economic inequity in the United States is clearly evident just by looking at the current state of the American healthcare system. It is broken in so many areas and highly ineffective in addressing the actual needs of the people, leaving many citizens to live in constant suffering. Thankfully, today’s tech innovations could offer some solutions to this massive problem. Joining Corinna Bellizzi is social change futurist Sheila Phicil, founder of Phicil-itate Change LLC, who is build...
218
Jan. 22, 2025

How To Eat Better Through Ethnographic Diet With June Jo Lee

Food has become so commercialized that many people feel guilty about eating some food. This is quite a miserable way to live, and June Jo Lee offers a solution: adopting the so-called ethnographic diet. In this conversation with Corinna Bellizzi, she explores her groundbreaking ethnographic research about the benefits of eating the food you love, not the food forced upon you by society. June discusses how to teach the younger generation to eat better and give more importance to eating healthily....
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Jan. 22, 2025

How To Eat Better Through Ethnographic Diet With June Jo Lee

Food has become so commercialized that many people feel guilty about eating some food. This is quite a miserable way to live, and June Jo Lee offers a solution: adopting the so-called ethnographic diet. In this conversation with Corinna Bellizzi, she explores her groundbreaking ethnographic research about the benefits of eating the food you love, not the food forced upon you by society. June discusses how to teach the younger generation to eat better and give more importance to eating healthily....
Jan. 10, 2025

Building Resilience: Sandra Younger on Surviving Wildfires, The ComeBACK Formula, and Climate Preparedness

In this episode, host Corinna Bellizzi speaks with Sandra Millers Younger, journalist, fire survivor, and author of The Fire Outside My Window: A Survivor Tells the True Story of California's Epic Cedar Fire. Sandra shares her harrowing escape from the 2003 Cedar Fire, the lessons learned, and how her experience has shaped her mission to help others build resilience. With wildfires ravaging Southern California, this conversation is particularly timely, offering practical tools and emotional insi...
Jan. 9, 2025

Building Resilience: Sandra Younger on Surviving Wildfires, The ComeBACK Formula, and Climate Preparedness

In this episode, host Corinna Bellizzi speaks with Sandra Millers Younger, journalist, fire survivor, and author of The Fire Outside My Window: A Survivor Tells the True Story of California's Epic Cedar Fire. Sandra shares her harrowing escape from the 2003 Cedar Fire, the lessons learned, and how her experience has shaped her mission to help others build resilience. With wildfires ravaging Southern California, this conversation is particularly timely, offering practical tools and emotional insi...
Dec. 21, 2024

Unapologetically You: Bridging Cultural Divides and Driving Change with Godfrey Coker

In this heartfelt and thought-provoking episode of Care More Be Better, host Corinna Bellizzi revisits pivotal moments from Episode 25 with Godfrey Coker, a passionate advocate for equity in healthcare, education, and societal systems. Together, they explore themes of identity, inclusion, and resilience, offering a compelling narrative of what it means to live unapologetically yourself. Key Highlights: Exciting 2025 Guests: A sneak peek at upcoming interviews, including filmmaker Josh Tickell ...
Dec. 20, 2024

Unapologetically You: Bridging Cultural Divides and Driving Change with Godfrey Coker

In this heartfelt and thought-provoking episode of Care More Be Better, host Corinna Bellizzi revisits pivotal moments from Episode 25 with Godfrey Coker, a passionate advocate for equity in healthcare, education, and societal systems. Together, they explore themes of identity, inclusion, and resilience, offering a compelling narrative of what it means to live unapologetically yourself. Key Highlights: Exciting 2025 Guests: A sneak peek at upcoming interviews, including filmmaker Josh Tickell ...
Dec. 11, 2024

Boost Brain Health Naturally: Icelandic Ultra Spirulina for Focus, Memory, and Sustainable Nutrition

In this BONUS episode we introduce you to the topic of Sustainable Nutrition and Spirulina as our host shares her guest appearance on The Forever Young Radio Show - Episode #560, originally released on November 7, 2024. The Host, Kelly Cappasola interviews Corinna Bellizzi, natural products industry expert and host of the podcasts Nutrition Without Compromise and Care More, Be Better. Together, they explore the groundbreaking benefits of Icelandic Ultra Spirulina and its role in enhancing focus...
Dec. 10, 2024

Boost Brain Health Naturally: Icelandic Ultra Spirulina for Focus, Memory, and Sustainable Nutrition

In this BONUS episode we introduce you to the topic of Sustainable Nutrition and Spirulina as our host shares her guest appearance on The Forever Young Radio Show - Episode #560, originally released on November 7, 2024. The Host, Kelly Cappasola interviews Corinna Bellizzi, natural products industry expert and host of the podcasts Nutrition Without Compromise and Care More, Be Better. Together, they explore the groundbreaking benefits of Icelandic Ultra Spirulina and its role in enhancing focus...
Dec. 4, 2024

Find Your Voice: Empowerment Through Action with Courtney Stewart of LipRevolt

In this powerful episode, originally published on March 21, 2021, we sit down with Courtney Stewart, CEO and Founder of LipRevolt, a bold cosmetics brand that combines beauty with activism. Courtney shares her deeply personal journey—from overcoming abuse and adversity in her youth to founding a company with a mission to empower marginalized communities. Through LipRevolt, she champions social justice by donating 10% of sales to organizations supporting women’s rights, civil rights, and LGBTQ+ r...
Dec. 3, 2024

Find Your Voice: Empowerment Through Action with Courtney Stewart of LipRevolt

In this powerful episode, originally published on March 21, 2021, we sit down with Courtney Stewart, CEO and Founder of LipRevolt, a bold cosmetics brand that combines beauty with activism. Courtney shares her deeply personal journey—from overcoming abuse and adversity in her youth to founding a company with a mission to empower marginalized communities. Through LipRevolt, she champions social justice by donating 10% of sales to organizations supporting women’s rights, civil rights, and LGBTQ+ r...
Nov. 27, 2024

BONUS: Fighting Fossil Fuels and Advancing Climate Action: Tzeporah Berman on the Fossil Fuel Treaty and Sustainable Solutions

In this powerful episode of Care More Be Better (originally episode 105, published in September, 2022) host Corinna Bellizzi sits down with Tzeporah Berman, environmental activist, founder of Stand.earth, and Chair of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative. Today, she kicks off this episode with a new introduction, showcasing Tzeporah Berman's latest honor as one of TIME 100's Climate Activists, specifically in the Climate Defender category. The honor was officially bestowed on Nove...