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Cystic Acne, PDRN, Red Light, Collagen Myths & Microneedling | Madalaina Conti | Ep. 60

July 29, 2026

What if almost nothing you're putting on your face is actually getting in?This week, I sat down with Madalaina Conti, the New York esthetician behind Synergistic Skincare and the first practitioner to bring Qi Beauty to NYC. She's the one I fly across the country to see. But the skin you see now? That took over a decade. Madalaina spent her teens and twenties in deeply cystic, nodular acne that sat right on her jawbone and gave her toothaches. She almost didn't go to esthetics sch...

DIY Skincare, Hydration Basics & How She Grew Her Glutes | Hydrate Q&A

July 15, 2026

You have questions, I have answers — and this round is equal parts personal and practical.This is Hydrate Q&A, where I answer the questions you send in. No single guest, no single topic. Just real talk, back to back.We open on something a little more personal — one of you asked about what I've been navigating these past couple of years, and I share honestly about self-worth, fear, and how I stopped outsourcing my value to what other people think of me.Then we get practical. If hydrati...

AI's Hidden Water Cost, Flint's Tap Water & Zero-TDS Myths ft. Martin Riese | Ep. 58

July 08, 2026

Is the "purest" water you can buy actually the worst thing for your body?This week I sat down with Martin Riese, the world's water sommelier and water advocate, the man behind the very first water menu and the guy Netflix, National Geographic, and Buzzfeed all call when they want the truth about water.Martin's been studying water since 2005, and he's built his whole career on debunking the myths the rest of us have been sold. He dropped a bomb early on: the viral "w...