New Wayz Podcast
The mental health and wellness podcast that’s as real as it gets — with a little humor and a lot of heart. I’m Christina Pehr, a certified life coach and registered nurse, sharing unfiltered stories, fresh perspectives, and lived experiences to help us grow, heal, and show up as our best selves. This is a no-judgment zone where we explore everything from emotional well-being to physical health, mindset shifts, and finding joy in life’s messiness. Sometimes it’s just me, sometimes guests join with their own insights. My goal? To make mental health feel approachable, relatable, and even a little fun, while giving you tools you can actually use.
Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational and conversational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice or a substitute for professional care. Sensitive topics may be discussed. My intent is never to harm, offend, or be prejudiced. I speak from lived experience with a genuine desire for everyone’s well-being.
Episodes
80 episodes
Childhood Wounds & Family Patterns: Evolving Beyond the Past. Last Episode of Season 2!
What an amazing way to end season 2! With the same guest that started NewWayz off! My dear friend Sid.Our childhood experiences don’t stay in the past. They quietly shape how we see ourselves, how we form relationships, and how we naviga...
Conscious Health: Stop Following Wellness Trends. Start Listening to Your Body.
Wellness has become loud, confusing, and trend-driven — and for a lot of people, it’s doing more harm than good.In this episode, I sit down with Sarah to talk about conscious health and what it actually means to take care of your body...
Feeling Trapped? Start Enjoying Life. Shifts That Change Your Life Without Doing Anything.
What if feeling stuck isn’t a sign that you’re broken — but a sign that you’ve been avoiding the very experiences that help you grow?In this episode, we explore what it really means to live a meaningful life beyond chasing happiness, purpos...
How to Create Deeper Connection Through Intentional Celebration & Authentic Connection
In this episode, we explore the deeper meaning behind cacao ceremonies and how choosing more intentional ways of gathering can completely transform how we connect, celebrate, and honor life’s moments. Inspired by Bianca’s birthday, this convers...
What Crisis Shows Us: How We Find Safety & Become Each Other’s Safe Space.
In this episode, we explore what community truly means when everything feels uncertain.Through a deeply personal story centered around the fires in Altadena, this conversation reflects on loss, displacement, resilience, and the quiet wa...
The Inner Shifts That Can Changed Your Life: Trust, Discomfort & Finding Faith
If you’re looking for tools to navigate life, the courage to move forward when things feel uncertain, and a deeper sense of trust in yourself and the human experience, this episode is for you.In this conversation, I share the lessons th...
I Was Depressed, Anxious, and Stuck — How Everything Changed in One Year (And It Can for You Too)
If you’re scared, hesitant, or holding yourself back — please listen.In this episode, I share the story of my accidental spiritual journey. It started with a quiet inner voice — and the moment I finally chose myself. I went from depressed, ...
Toxic Hustle vs Self-Care: Which One Is Actually Hurting You (And How to Fix It)
Are you actually sabotaging yourself?Like… are you burning yourself out and calling it ambition — or being “so nice” to yourself that you’re quietly avoiding your own potential?In this episode, we get real about hustle culture, ...
WTF Does “Doing the Work” Mean? Self-Help, Healing, and Mental Health Journey
Everyone says “do the work”… but almost no one explains what that actually looks like.In this episode, we pull the phrase apart and talk about what healing really involves beyond just insight or talking things through. We get into what ...
Therapy Isn’t Failing You—The System Is.Why Therapy Doesn’t.
Therapy isn’t broken — the way we talk about it is.In this episode, we get real about what therapy actually is, why “just talk about it” doesn’t work for everyone, and how the one-size-fits-all model has left so many people feeling conf...
Trusting God With My Life, My Money, and the Unknown — Choosing Growth Over Comfort
If you’ve ever looked at your life and thought, I’m grateful, but I know there’s more. If you’ve ever felt called to change something without having a perfect plan, this episode is for you.This year my mantra has been more life. So I put my...
How to Rewire Your Perspective and Start Creating Everyday Miracles
In this episode, we explore a simple but powerful question: is life a miracle, or is it just happening to us? Inspired by Einstein’s famous perspective and grounded in real, lived experience, this conversation weaves through intuition, personal...
Botox, Biohacking & Beauty: Aesthetic Industry Unfiltered — What’s Worth It, What’s Hype.
Botox, filler, peptides, NAD, lasers, biohacking — what’s actually worth it, and what’s just hype?In this episode, I sit down with Lisa Giffen, founder of Giffen Aesthetics and board-certified family nurse practitioner, for an honest, g...
The Real Cost of Settling (and Why It’s Blocking Everything You Want)
In this episode, I’m talking about why we settle for less — even when we know it’s not what we want.We unpack where settling really comes from: fear, conditioning, survival patterns, and the belief that wanting more makes us ungrateful o...
Growing Into a New Version of Yourself Without Abandoning Your Past or Crossing Boundaries
Outgrowing your life doesn't mean burning it down. In this episode, we talk about how to stay true to your new self while still maintaining relationships, values, and experiences from your past that you genuinely resonate with. We explore bound...
Flo Chase: Feeling Like You’re Meant for More Than One Path: Creativity, Balance, and Sustainable Living
In this episode , we explore the idea of sustainable duality — the art of honoring multiple passions while staying grounded, present, and fulfilled.Flo Chase joins the conversation to unpack what it really means to live beyond the highl...
Flo Chase: Life Happens, You Grow: Reflecting on Life, Moving Forward, and Staying Present
This episode is a little different — it isn’t about Flo Chase music, it’s about the human behind it. Before we recorded, he told me most interviews stay surface-level and focus on his career, but this one goes deeper into his actual story and t...
Women vs. Women: Why We Compete, How We Heal, and How We Lift Each Other
In this episode, I sit down with the founders of Flourish — two grounded, intentional women who are doing the work to bring more connection and healing amongst women into the world. We dive into the whole “women vs. women” thing… where it comes...
Flourish:From One Idea to a Whole Community— Building Connection, Healing, and Real Friendship in LA
In this episode, I sit down with the founders of Flourish — a women’s community that started on a whim and grew into something so much bigger than any of them ever expected. What began as a simple idea between friends in LA — a space for women ...
Watching a Parent Die: A Raw Conversation About Grief, Love, Finding Strength, and Letting Go
In this episode, I sit down with a dear friend of mine to talk about something most of us will face one day, but rarely feel prepared for — watching a parent die. She opens up about her experience with her dad’s decline, the complexities of hos...
The Realities of Becoming Yourself:A Real Conversation About Identity, Acting, and Finding Your Path
In this episode, I sit down with my friend Sina Tadayon — an actor, writer, and grad student, and honestly one of the realest humans I know. We get into where his love for storytelling started, what it was like being the class clown, and how he...
Inside the Mind of OCD: The Truth, the Stereotypes, and What It Actually Feels Like to Live With It
In this episode, I sit down with Sina Tadayon to talk about OCD in a way most people have never heard before. Sina doesn’t just study it or write about it — he lives with it. He’s given TED Talks, written multiple articles, and walked through t...
Letting Life Grow You: Humility, Ego, Self-Awareness, Bodybuilding, Relationships, and Health Scares
This episode is a ride in the best way. I let Baidi Farl take the reins, and the conversation unfolded into one of the most honest, grounded, and unexpectedly insightful episodes I’ve ever done. We start off joking around—because he refuses to ...
Unlearning the Norms: Societal Standards, Drinking Culture, and Making Your Own Rules.
In this episode, I sit down with my friend Sid Mallya for an interesting conversation. We started with societal standards, especially around drinking culture, and why it’s treated like this default expectation. Sid shares what shifted for him w...
How to Communicate Better and Build Deeper Connections: Reflecting, Responding, and Being Heard
In this episode, we get real about communication — the kind that actually deepens relationships, pushes your life forward, and makes you feel genuinely seen instead of misunderstood. I share a personal story about a moment with a friend that co...