The Debbie Nigro Show

Debbie was the winner of the prestigious ‘Best Nationally Syndicated Talk Show of The Year’ – three years in a row, from American Women in Radio & Television. Nobody sees the glass of Cabernet half full like Debbie. She is fresh air with a magnetic flare.

Girl Power: Word Of Mouth 06/23/2022

BitCoin: Rubicon CEO Says It's "Early" 06/23/2022

Hosting a Vacation Rental Is...Hilarious? 06/22/2022

Female Officer Has 'Moves' To Stay Fit 06/03/2022

Female Officer Has 'Moves' To Stay Fit Police Officer Ami Postiglione Has To Stay Healthy & Fit and she has a special place in her heart for the women’s gym HealthyFit in Mamaroneck NY. This Harrison, N.Y. police officer joins me on this Wellness Wednesday show today for a @healthyfitny member spotlight. I would imagine her job ias a police officer is stressful these days and that she needs to be extra fit for it. When I asked how Ami how she would describe her occupation, she said, “well it’s not ordinary”! In spite of the challenges in the world Ami loves her job and feels lucky working for such a great community. Being strong and fit is critical to her daily work as a law enforcment officer and throw in being an Italian who likes to eat she said, ( Me too Ami!) and that makes it all the more important for her to keep working out. She shares some good running tips for the treadmill and gives a high five to doing boxing workouts. "Showing up’ and 'doing the time' in a welcoming womens gym has motivated Ami to keep increasing her strength and mental well-being. Ami also credits the encouragement of the trainers and other women at Healthy Fit for keeping her motivated throughout her ups and downs. I myself am a huge fan of women’s gyms for all the reasons above and more ( like showing up in last nights makeup and not caring) I’m really annoyed at myself that I just missed 2 weeks due to ‘circumstances’. I was just starting to feel great and more flexible again after a couple of months of going and today I decided I cannot let outside ‘circumstances’ get in my personal way. I feel it physically very fast when I’m not exercising enough. Plus my mood’s better when I work out and exercise. Finding this fabulous women's gym after the pandemic was critical to my sanity. I turned myself in to Officer Ami in this conversation for being MIA. Lol She motivated me to 'get back in there'.! Dont we all need a little encouragement? If you’re a woman trying to get back into better physical shape or know one who is, encourage them to join a womens gym. If you happen to be in the Mamaroneck, NY area I encourage you to look into HealthyFit On the Boston Post Road. Just walk and in and check it out you can even workout for free to get the feel. Enjoy my converssation with Harrison, N.Y. Police Officer Ami Postiglione. /episode/index/show/thedebbienigroshow/id/23321261

'Money Girl' Says 80% Feelin $ Pain 06/03/2022

Meet NY's Top Cannabis Lawyers 05/31/2022

Meet NY's Top Cannabis Lawyers New York is projected to become the nation's second largest legal cannabis market after California with an estimated $4.2 billion market within 5 years. BUT as of now there are still a LOT of of very 'gray' legal areas being worked on. You can legally possess up to 3oz. of cannabis in NY and you can legally consume it and legally gift it, but you cannot legally sell it for adult use ...yet. So when will NY see it's first dispensaries open? Most likely October according to New Yorks Most Sought After Cannabis Lawyers who are rampng up for what's to come. 'Prince Lobel' the nations most trailblazing cannabis law firm, is expanding its offices to New York City and White Plains, NY. They've tapped New York's most 'in demand' cannabis lawyers to join forces with them. Cannabis law superstars James (Jim) K. Landau, Douglas S. Trokie, and David C. Holland ae now working together. They took time out of their crazy busy scedules to join me to share what's going on behind the scenes in the NY cannabis industry right now. All three have been working, studying, learning and speaking and basically ramping up for when licensing is up and running. They're very busy writing the rules and regulations for what the marektplace will look like. If you want to know what's going on, tune in to this podcast interview and hear all three top cannabis lawyers tell you what's happening and what to expect in real time. For one thing the 148 pre-existing hemp farmers in NY were just given the green light to put the first THC crop in the ground which should be ready this October. And NY State is going to build out storefronts for the first 150 dispenasry card licensees to help them avoid high start up costs to get going. We talk about everyhting from social justice issues to how soon the banking industry is going to do something about all that dispensary cash being driven around. Enlightening for sure. Enjoy! /episode/index/show/thedebbienigroshow/id/23283041

Wanted: Role Models For Pediatric Cancer Kids 05/26/2022

'Sticky Floors' Hold Women Back 05/25/2022

Don't Be Dense About Dense Breasts 05/25/2022

Vinnie Bagwell Is a BIG Deal 05/14/2022

Staying In The Game! Age Has No Limit 05/06/2022

Staying In The Game! Age Has No Limit Former Rock N Roll Publicist Carol Klenfner ( Rolling Stones, Elton John, The Who, and more) is a table tennis champion now rocking the table tennis circuit. She's got stories up the wazoo about all 50+ great rock n roll acts she traveled with and repped back when, but her own latest act is a pretty darn good story too. Carol was a gritty NY gal who worked her way up through the Rock N Roll PR world and worked as a top executive for 4 decades at a prestigious firm in NYC. She married, had two daughters, and a solid career. But in 2009, when she was 64, her life started to fall apart. Right after recuperating from back surgery, Carol lost her husband. Then the recession hit and she was shockingly laid off from her job. At her age, she knew finding a comparable position would be difficult if not impossible. She had to move to find a more affordable place to live and admits it was a horrible time of grief and what felt like solitary confinement, while trying to launch her own PR business from her dining room table. She was struggling and knew she had to get out of the house and do something for her sanity. "Depression is not my thing, but I did feel terribly lonely and isolated. It was like solitary confinement. I wasn’t sure what was ahead for me, but I knew I needed to get out of the house." Carol happened to catch a documentary on PBS that profiled seniors in a table tennis tournament, and it sparked old memories of having fun playing ping pong as a kid. She grabbed her friend Stephanie Palewski-Brumbach, who she grew up with and they went to check out Spin, the ping pong club and restaurant owned by Susan Sarandon. They liked it, thought they were good enough to try out for the women’s league and thrilled they were accepted. Carol who got tired of losing, hired a coach and worked her way up into league play and went on to compete and rock the national tournaments! Del Moon Dir. of Communications & Media for The National Senior Games did a feature story on Carol. "She wonders if table tennis saved her life in a way, and she feels like a rock star among her age peers who marvel at her renewed passion for life and dedication to pursue a sport." Carol is a great inspiration for staying in the game! Any game! At any age! She's passionate others should find their own way to “move a muscle, change a mood.” Carol's really bummed she'll miss the National Championship of Table Tennis in Las Vegas and The National Senior Games this year because she hurt her hand, but she's learning how to play the game with her other hand. Luckily she wasnt too bummed to come have some fun talking with me. Carol found her Personal Best, and hopes she is an inspiration for others to pursue theirs. Go Carol! /episode/index/show/thedebbienigroshow/id/23030357

50+ Athletes Hitting Ft. Lauderdale 05/04/2022

Exclusive Coffee Club For Entrepreneurs. 04/28/2022

Exclusive Coffee Club For Entrepreneurs. Coffee entrepreneur Travis 'The Coffee Man’ Estes, wants his fellow coffee loving entrepreneurs to have their own digital barista in their home. Travis, is the Founder of REVIVE Coffee. He’s an expert in beans, machines and coffee recipes. He and his team designed and manufactured the 'Dolce Vita’ digital barista coffee machine and created an exclusive coffee subscription club as an answer to his commercial coffee company going silent for awhile during the pandemic. Travis started a company in 2014 called Busy Bean which manufactures and supplies specialty coffee and coffee machines to the food industry. He’s one of the largest wholesalers and providers of specialty coffee equipment to large hotels and restaurants. In 2020 he was at the NYC food show when the pandemic hit. Soon after all the food service locations closed. Things were VERY quiet he said, for about 6 weeks. But then, out of nowhere his phone started ringing off the hook with customers and friends of customers working from home, asking him how to get his coffee. Travis knew he had to create a professional grade digital coffee system for the home, which he said was not easy to do. The home version had to be just as good but under 18 inches high, easy to use, and self cleaning. Within 9 months he and his team had it figured out. “What’s beautiful about this machine says Travis, is it’s really a digital barista that sits in your house. Push a button it grinds the beans, then presses the beans, then shoots high pressure water through it, and boom perfect cup of coffee every time!" So does his ‘Dolce Vita’ coffee machine make all those coffee options someone would be able to pick out on the coffee menu boards say at a Starbucks? The ‘Dolce Vita’ is pre-programed with 20 different coffee drinks but Travis wants you to learn how to program even more and he’ll teach you how once you join his exclusive entrepreneurs coffee club. "It’s a true espresso machine", he said. "Makes a one shot espresso, or a double, or plain black coffee, or a latte, or a cappuccino - you name it! You can even program seasonal favorites like pumpkin spice latte etc." The best part about his machine says Travis, is the consistency of quality. Every day he says will be like waking up in the Four Seasons. Travis is obviously passionate about coffee and passionate that entrepreneurs now working from home, never have to leave their house to have a total sensory coffee experience. Plus he’s saving die-hard coffee lovers who drive to a store to order their favorite latte ‘schmatte’ or whatever, about 70% off a cup of coffee. ( Have you ever done the math on how much you spend buying cups of coffee every year?) By the way, coffee is 8X more complex than wine, says Travis. Which is why in addition to manufacturing their own equipment and roasting their own beans (yes they do) Travis and REVIVE brought in a 5 star Executive Chef to come up with new coffee flavor combinations. Believe it or not, the aroma of coffee is a lot more sensory than just the caffeine boost. It’s a good next act for Travis “The Coffee Man” Estes whose earliest memory as a child was waking up to the smell of coffee. His parents would set up their coffee maker the night before, and that smell he woke up to every day was anchored in his brain. When he had a chance to get into the coffee business he jumped at it, and he’s been making waves in the business ever since. REVIVE’s Exclusive Coffee Club For Entrepreneurs includes the purchase of the ‘Dolce Vita’ digital barista machine, a $99 monthly coffee subscription, and a lifetime guarantee. Membership is currently limited to 50 new members a month because the machines are meticulously manufactured in-house at their main location in Charleston, SC. where Travis lives. Membership is also limited because Travis personally devotes a good amount of time educating his customer members about how to get the best results from his products. Travis did mention though living in SC now, he’s a NY guy by way of Brooklyn and Long Island. Funny how many cool entrepreneurs are by way of Brooklyn and Long Island. Maybe it’s in the water. Travis and I had a good time talking coffee innovation in our podcast conversation here. Enjoy. And find out more about REVIVE’s Exclusive Coffee Club For Entrepreneurs at BizCoffeeClub.com /episode/index/show/thedebbienigroshow/id/22947434

Food Swaps To Clean Up Your Act 04/28/2022

Gapsquare Makes Pay Equity Easy 04/27/2022

The Happiness Series 04/27/2022

The Happiness Series This Podcast Was Produced In Support of Happiness! Jeffrey Gurian is fascinated by people who don't let things get the best of them! A former Cosmetic Dentist and Clinical Professor at NYU, he's one of the few doctors with a long-standing career in comedy. He's a comedy writer, performer, director, author, producer, motivational speaker, and radio personality with 8 books under his belt. The first book in what he refers to as the "The Happiness Series" was written during the Covid lockdown and is called "Healing Your Heart, By Changing Your Mind – A Spiritual and Humorous Approach To Achieving Happiness". The next one in the series is "Facing Adversity Stories Of Courage And Inspiration" and the third in the series is called "Fight The Fear-Overcoming Obstacles That Stand In Your Way". Jeffrey knows courage. In 2021, he found himself at the height of the panemic in the hospital with Covid Double Pneumonia. Very luckily he recovered, but spent months home alone in NYC afraid to go outside. That's when he got the idea for the happiness books. In a folder filled with articles and news clippings Jeffrey had kept over a period of 20 years, were a collection of true stories about very courageous people who managed to overcome unbelievable difficulties to lead happy, meaningful lives. Jeffrey decided during his own struggles during Covid lockdown, to write about those triumphs as a way to help restore hope and inspiration for everyone affected by what's happened over the last two years. His book, "Fight The Fear -Overcoming Obstacles That Stand In Your Way”, is about learning to change your own negative thoughts that hold you back. You really can. Jeffrey tells the story of following his own principles, to cure himself of a severe stuttering problem, which plagued him through his 20's and beyond. He now works with stutterers all over the world to teach them how NOT to stutter. "If you allow yourself to think differently you can achieve happiness. It's a way of processing information in a way you haven't done in the past." Jeffrey has so many words on inspiration and so many great comedy stories too. He's worked with some of the worlds best comedians. He was a comedy writer for Joan Rivers, Rodney Dangerfield, lead writer for The Friars Club Roasts and many more. He also performs at Comedy Clubs in NYC. Some great stories are shared in our fun podcast conversation. Enjoy. To see and hear more about Jeffrey Gurian check out ComedyMattersTV.com /episode/index/show/thedebbienigroshow/id/22927517

Armed For Warm Weather 1 Min Video 04/22/2022

Swim Across America Making Waves Fighting Cancer 04/20/2022

Swim Across America Making Waves Fighting Cancer Matt Vossler Co-Founder 'Swim Across America' joins me to celebrate 35 years of making waves fighting cancer. And we're talkin big kahuna waves! This year there will be 24 events across the country expected to raise 10M which will bring the total dollars raised by this charity for cancer research rockstars close to 120M! Matt says, it's been incredibly impactful and effective fund raising. Swim Across America is a national organization with 24 open water swims from Boston Harbor to under the Golden Gate Bridge, and more than 100 pool swim fundraisers across the country. It's roots are firmly anchored in Connecticut and along the shores of Long Island Sound. The 16th annual Swim Across America Fairfield County open water swim is scheduled for Saturday, June 25, 2022. Matt Vossler is from Darien, CT. and he and his lifelong friend and college roommate Jeff Keith, who lost part of his leg to bone cancer as a teen, founded Swim Across America in 1987. These two guys along with their other buddy Hugh Curran, graduated college, put their careers on hold, and physically 'ran' clear across the country fundraising for cancer. The 'swim' version of their efforts was only sparked when they got to the California Coast and ran out of 'land' Matt said. 'Swim Across America' didn't exactly start out as smooth sailing. Matt shared that at their very first event in 1987 on the Long Island Sound in NY during a fundraising swim from Port Jefferson to Fairfeld Beach, their boat actually sank. OMG. If that didnt stop them...it didn't. Swim Across America is built on a fundamental value that money raised in a community, stays in that community. This value creates a grassroots community feel for each of our charity swims,” said Matt Vossler. “Each charity swim is partnered with an academic or research hospital within the community that serves as the beneficiary. Stamford-based Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy is the local beneficiary in Fairfield County, CT. What isn’t limited to geography is the innovation and collaboration to fighting cancer. Swim Across America has already granted $100M and been a major funder in the advancement of immunotherapy, personalized medicine, gene sequencing, detection and patient programs such as adolescent and youth survivorship.” ********************************** On Saturday, April 23rd, Elizabeth Beisel, a four-time Olympic gold and bronze medalist, 2016 Team USA captain, and world record holder for the first woman to successfully swim from mainland Rhode Island to Block Island, along with Craig Beardsley, a world record holder in the 200-meter butterfly and a former member of the U.S. Olympic Swim Team, will be visiting the Darien, CT YMCA. They will hold a swim clinic with the Darien Y’s Piranha swim team from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., and then participate in a Meet-and-Greet with the public from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. The Meet-and-Greet is free and open to the public. Something tells me after you listen to this podcast conversation with Swim Across America Co-Founder Matt Vossler, you'll want to jump in and help. Incredibly inspiring. /episode/index/show/thedebbienigroshow/id/22855439

2 Gals Disrupt The Fragrance Business 04/15/2022

Spring Speed Up Shape Up Checklist 04/15/2022

Spring Speed Up Shape Up Checklist Right about this time every year, people who make it through cold winters start to shed clothing. This can feel good or bad depending how you feel about your body. Let’s face it. The pandemic made most people a little ‘softer’ than usual. But that can be changed pretty quickly if you follow the ‘Spring Shape Up Checklist’ items posted here that I asked HEALTHYFIT to put together for us. If you’re like me, the first warm Spring day is a loud wake up call to try to speed things up a a little (understatement) to get into better physical shape as fast as reasonably possible. (I'm not sure ordering from the Venus Swimwear catalog right this moment is reasonable) But noticeable progress can be made pretty quick! According to Fitness Director Jamie Levine at HealthyFit, if you just start ‘moving’ you’ll move in the right direction and everything will start to tighten up and things will start to snowball in a really good way!” I want to share that every timeI show up at this women’s gym I joined not to long ago, I feel better about myself. I want to encourage others who are trying to get back in shape after this ‘twilight zone’ last few years to just GET MOVING. It matters. Whether you’re struggling with body image, mental strength, a little depression or just the desire to feel more alive again it’s time to make some moves. I believe! All of a sudden I’m bending to pick up stuff without grunting! Call Page Six in The POST. So here’s The Spring Shape Up Checklist. Follow it and share it with somebody who could use a boost. HEALTHYFIT Fitness babe Jamie Levine says, ‘ideally’ we should follow this all year long. (And all I’m saying here is let’s just reboot) Water! Water! Water! Thats a big mention here because dehydration zaps your energy. Water flushes out fat, and it’s great for metabolism. I have trouble drinking enough water but I’m trying harder. Jamie says, says people who don’t drink enough water are usually drinking something else and if you replace all your other liquids with water for ‘awhile’ it’ll show in your face and skin. A nicer face is. good incentive. (Why the hell wine goes down so easy I'll never know.) Your diet does play into how fast you get into shape. James says, if your diet is crap it’s going to be a huge obstacle to your progress. “Theres a saying in the gym…. You can’t out exercise a bad diet”! And about those 10,000 steps a day? Honestly for most mortals I know hitting this number is nearly impossible. When I try and can’t live up to that number, I do end up feeling a little frustrated and occasionally also end up in a pizzeria. But I’ll try harder. Jamie points out, the fittest people in the world are people who walk everywhere. She also mentioned she actually knows people who get off off their couches at night and go out and walk the last couple thousand steps to make the 10,000. (Must be their couches.) Anyway …cheers to Spring. And to this Spring Shape Up Checklist. This fitness shape up information is ‘gender friendly’ However If you’re woman looking to check out an all women’s gym and happen to live in the Mamaroneck, N.Y. area, I highly encourage you to just show up and walk in to HEALTHYFIT on The Boston Post Road and look around and try it out for free. No Drama. No Pass Necessary. Jamie says any gym that doesn’t let you try it first is not worth it. Hoping to motivate some new people with our straight up shape up podcast conversation. /episode/index/show/thedebbienigroshow/id/22806713

Two Gals Disrupt The Fragrance Business 04/13/2022

'Fearless Girl ' Statue Stays Put For Now 04/13/2022

'Fearless Girl ' Statue Stays Put For Now In front of the NYSE in NYC is a 4 foot high bronze 'Fearless Girl' Statue that has become a major tourist attraction. The statue symbolizes female empowerment, and the higher representation of women on corporate boards. NYC decided her time was up. I has no idea why the heck they thought thought she should go, until I caught the story in a post on LInkedIn by Michelle Tran on the day there was to be a public hearing in NYC about all of this. Michelle, a Top 100 Women in Fintech Founder and Leader, was passionate the 'Fearless Girl' statue should not be moved. "The 'Fearless Girl' is a symbolic reminder that women deserve a seat at the table. I teared up in December when I walked up to her, thinking I'm just about to walk into NYSE to celebrate how far NYC Fintech Women have come. She is me. She is us." Michelle continued, "She represents every single woman in NYC, and in particular, women in financial services and tech who have fought for her place at the table. Her current location in front of NYSE is symbolic, inspiring, and important, especially because of how hard women have had to fight for careers." When I read in Michelles' post that NYC Fintech Women had written a letter of support to the Design Commission at NYC City Hall and that Michelle was asking others to write letters or attend the public hearing that morning, I threw my hat in the ring. I wrote her on LinkedIn and threw out a last minute invite for her to join my show to get the word out. She caught my message minutes before my show went live so we just went with it. The collective efforts must have worked beacuse 'Fearless Girl' gets to stay! (For awhile anyway). An article in the NY POST after the hearing reported the decision. “We today, the Public Design Commission, cannot make this a permanent piece of art,” commission president Signe Nielsen said. “We can urge that steps be taken to enable this work to be considered for the public collection.” She gets to stay in front of the NYSE for 11 more months. Other smart people in NYC are already scrambling to claim her and take ownership. Whoever or wherever that is will surely win with women everywhere. Hmmmm where might that be? For the recordd, the 'Fearless Girl' statue was put at the NYSE 'temporarily' back in 2017. It was commissioned by State Street Global Advisors, an asset management firm out of Boston. There's been a load of controversy involving this statue since then, and seems even the amazing artist Kristen Visbal, is somehow in some kind of litigation with that company. This conversation with Michelle Tran took place on the morning of the hearing. She's great. Enjoy! Go #FearlessGirls Everywhere! /episode/index/show/thedebbienigroshow/id/22781123

Big 2022 Trend? Women's Gyms! 04/07/2022

Big 2022 Trend? Women's Gyms! Womens Gyms Are Trending! Not a new idea but one that’s noticeably picking up speed in 2022. I'm pickin' up speed too ever since I joined one and out of nowhere I'm dancing like JLo in a halftime show, at 8am in the morning. I joined a womens' gym called HealthyFit after all the pandemic isolation made me soft and agitated. I'm so happy with the experience of exercising at an all women's gym, I'm telling other women about it. During the pandemic I tried to walk whenever I could, weather permitting. Being in NY I often settled for power walking in Stop & Shop. Seriously, I would GO to Stop & Shop or Costco just to MOVE. (Need to know which aisle for gluten free crispy onions? Just call me.) While out and about one day I ran into a gal who I used to take a great morning weight class with years ago. She was gushing about a women’s gym she joined called HealthyFit in Mamaroneck, NY. Our random run in was right after ‘pandemic laws’ allowed gyms to open again, and I was so fed up with walking supermarket aisles, I went to just ‘see’. All I could muster up initially was walking on the treadmill with a mask on. A little uncomfortable with the mask but I felt comfortable at the place. It was just what I needed. No drama. No hoopla. Easy parking. Very clean. Covid protocols in place. Nice dressing room. Nice gals. Zero pressure to do anything I didn’t want to do. I went there ‘ugly’ without one thought about it. That’s comfortable. I joined. I started walking more intensely, added in lifting a few light weights, and started feeling more and more like my lively old self. Up to this point I hadn’t even spoken to another woman there. (I know hard to believe me not talking right?) I was just doing my thing whatever that is these days. Soon I decided to try a few group classes. Yoga. Loved it. Weight class. Loved it. Zumba. OMG LOVE it! (If you ran into the women in this class in the supermarket you’d never ever suspect how sexy they can dance. Ha! ) Women of all ages and sizes are very comfortable in this setting. I think more women should consider women’s gyms right now. I invited HealthyFitNY Fitness Director Jamie Levine to join me today to talk about the trend of women’s gyms. (Jamie’s an aerobic teacher, turned school teacher, turned mom, turned lawyer, turned back into Fitness Expert) Jamie says, people are kind of shy to get started exercising again and they remember the big gyms with the big scenes and don’t want people watching them. A women's gym is a safe comfortable space with no judgement. The comfort level and community encourages women to do more and push themsleves more. It boosts everybodys energy. The moms, aunts, grandmas, and even the High School girls who come. Jamie Levine and I have a warm chat talking about the rise of Womens' Gyms in this podcast. /episode/index/show/thedebbienigroshow/id/22714091

Lavender Calms People Down 04/02/2022

Lavender Calms People Down Lavender has had a rebirth says Cynthia Sutphin founder of the famous Cape Cod Lavender Farm in Harwich, Massachusetts. Besides being beautiful to look at, Lavender has amazing wellness benefits, one of which is calming people down. Yes, Lavender is a natural remedy for anxiety, insomnia, headaches, bug bites, and burns. Bug Bites? Who knew? If you get a bug bite of any kind, Cynthia says just rub a little lavender oil on it or the ZEN Lavender Oil Hemp roll on product Cynthia just launched in a collaboration with Primabee CBD - and youre good to go! Cynthia Sutphin founded the famous Cape Cod Lavender Farm 27 years ago so that she could stay at home and work while she raised her kids. She was initially discouraged because Lavender is a Mediterranean plant and and the soil where she's located in MA was acidic. But she figured out how to fix that by adding some lime to the soil and that combined with the mild winters and good soil drainage (the other components of a successful lavender plant) she made the farm a success. Cynthia started with 400 plants and as they bloomed and were harvested, she would drive back and forth to the fresh flower market in Boston. Well that was exhausting, so she decided to open her farm to the public instead, and let people come there to buy it. Now 27 years later Cynthia has thousands of Lavender plants she sells fresh to some 10,000 visitors a year. People go there to buy her lavender bunches hanging from ceiling. Each day what she doesn't sell, she distills to create lavendar oil and lavender water and makes all kinds of cool lavender gifts like candles and lavender infused edible treats. Located at the heart of 11 secluded acres, The Cape Cod Lavender Farm property is surrounded by 75 acres of conservation land with woodland walking trails. The farm is free to visit and open March-December. The lavender harvest occurs in a 3 week window between late June to mid-July (peak bloom). But people still go right up to Columbus Day. Cynthia just collaborated with Primabee CBD and owner Paul Borde to create an amazing new little Zen Lavender Oil / Hemp roll on product that seems to be calming everybody down! Their coming together was serendipity as Cynthia says. The two had an immediate connection and the product combination of the hemp and the Lavender was 'a natural' to her. Timing is good for this little ZEN roll on you can keep in your pocket, purse or next to your bed to help relax you into sleep because people are coming out of an intense experience from Covid and everythings changing. Anxiety and fear are high and the search is on for more self care. Hey even Pantones Clor of the Year is based on the color Lavender but thye made up a color name. It's Very Peri! Pantone says 'Very Peri' places the future ahead in a new light. One upside of the Covid experience is that people are now stopping to think about and enjoy things they might not have otherwise known about. Different things in nature. For exmaple, natural remedies. The Cleveland Clinic: LAVENDER Supports sleep; Reduces pain and inflammation; Helps with mood, anxiety and depression: “Lavender is known for its ability to calm the nervous system. Relieves menstrual pain; Kills harmful viruses and bacteria, Reduces colic symptoms. Lovely conversation here with Cynthia Sutphin Owner of The Cap Cod Lavender Farm if you have a few minutes to listen to the podcast. /episode/index/show/thedebbienigroshow/id/22657928

Robotic Pets Are Doing Wonders 03/15/2022

Robotic Pets Are Doing Wonders Robotic Pets Are Doing Wonders For Dementia Patients, Veterans, Pediatric Patients and Now Even the Children of Ukraine Who've Had to Leave Their Pets Behind. Capital Caring Health, one of the nation’s oldest non-profit advanced illness care and hospice providers, has begun to incorporate Robotic Companion Pets into their care plans in a partnership with Ageless Innovation and their 'JOY FOR ALL' robotic pets. This company was Co-Founded by former Hasbro Executive Ted Fischer who is now the CEO. These pets have proven in numerous clinic studies to provide joy, comfort, and interactive companionship to patients and peace of mind to their families and caregivers. In the cases of devastating dementia, among the benefits are reduction in agitation, prevention of depression, and often a reduction in medications being administered.” Steve Cone, Chief of Philanthropy at Capital Caring says, “The robotic pets are quite remarkable and interactively react to human touch, movement, and voice—like real pets. As we like to say no need to feed or walk or clean up after them—just enjoy their LOVE.” Capital Caring aims to make these robotic pets available free of charge to anyone around the country. Capital Caring Health (CCH) efforts to provide Ukrainian Children who fled their homes and left their real pets behind with a companion robotic dog or cat, has the blessing of the Polish Government, and the robotic pets will be flown to Poland for distribution to refugee children. You can support this effort by donating directly on CCH’s website capitalcaring.org and by clicking the green donate button in the top right of their homepage, and selecting the ‘Patient Pet Services and Robotic Companion Pets’ program option. Then indicate donation is in honor of the children of the Ukraine. Both Steve Cone Chief Of Philanthropy at Capital Caring Health and Ted Fischer Co_Founder and CEO of Ageless Innovation join me to talk about this remarkable partnership. /episode/index/show/thedebbienigroshow/id/22456037

New Brunswick Canada Is Very Cool 03/15/2022

Life As The Chippendales 'Big Sister' 03/14/2022

Life As The Chippendales 'Big Sister' Candace Mayeron was kind of like a Den Mother to the Chippendales, even though she wasn’t much older than them at the time. Here she is below in the middle of a gaggle of them. And here I am below, a young Debbie Nigro with dark hair, posing with a handful of ‘Chips’ in comparison. We both have a Chippendales story. Mine is light and funny and happened in one night long ago. Candace Mayerons’ story is way more interesting, way longer and sadly way more tragic. It involves the murder of her close friend and boss, Chippendales Producer & Choreographer Nick de Noia, sitting with Candace celebrating in probably the last photo of him alive. Candace Mayeron was the Associate Producer of the Chippendales show and basically the Den Mother to the Chippendale men up until 1987. I would never have known this information or anything at all about Candace had I not been sparked by reading that A&E was launching a limited series called "Secrets of The Chippendales Murders." I thought I’d heard something about that crazy story before, so I googled and sure enough "Curse Of The Chippendales" came up as Discovery+ docuseries. a stunt in LA in the 1980s. The show then became involved in a slew of scandals, including the 1987 assassination of Chippendales choreographer Nick de Noia and two other planned hits on a dancer and producer, all orchestrated by Chippendales Founder Steve Banerjee. Then I came across an article in which Candace told her Chippendales story originally to Elle Magazine then through Hollywood411 called, "Sex, Money, and Murder. My Life as The Chippendales Den Mother". I have to admit when Candace’s photo came up and I saw she outnumbered me in ‘chips’ I was impressed enough to track her down and invite her on my show to talk ‘girlfriend to girlfriend’ about her experience which you'll hear here in tis podcast clip. For a lot of women who would never dare have that kind of scandalous fun before, Chippendales provided a revolutionary form of entertainment that Candace will surely tell you, was more about the women who attended the shows than the men who performed. The brief version of my Chippendales story? I was live on the air as a radio DJ, and had just mentioned Chippendales was opening in NYC, and as a joke I said anybody want to come with me? The phones started ringing off the hook! A few promotional ‘bus loads’ of women later we arrived -and all of them bought me drinks of appreciation for my good thinking. This photo of me above with The Chippendales was taken before I LOST 35 women who I was responsible for bringing home with me. Completely psycho story for another time. /episode/index/show/thedebbienigroshow/id/22445567

New Little Thingy 'Mutes' Snoring 03/14/2022

New Little Thingy 'Mutes' Snoring Do You Snore? Are You Sleeping With A Snorer? According to the research peeps OnePoll, 51% of Americans snore. A new little product may just mute the snoring! It's called MUTE! (Sounds like a realtionship saver!) Michael J. Breus, Ph.D. “The Sleep Doctor” joined me to talk snoring. He’s the Clinical Psychologist for Diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. He explained, many people breathe through their mouth, which causes a vibration in the back of the throat that can result in snoring. Mute, he said, is an FDA-approved nasal dilator that sits inside the nose to increase airflow, improve nose breathing, and reduce snoring. (Looks do-able not that I snore or anything.) Funn thing about snoring you got to admit it's kinda funny , but in truth it's no joke. 39% of Americans who snore or live with someone who snores say their sleep is disrupted between one and three times each week. And it’s leaving them so tired that 34% are oversleeping, and 24% have fallen asleep at work. Severe snoring, where the snorer stops breathing between inhalations, may be a sign of sleep apnea and should be checked by a sleep specialist. I our podcast chat Dr. Breus explains what happens to your heart if you ignore severe snoring. Let's just say it ain't pretty. So What About This New Little Thing Mute? In product trials, 78% of Mute users could breathe better and 75% snored less. 59% of snorers are ages 45-54, 56% are ages 35-44 and 54% are ages 55-64. 51% of U.S. adults who snore are men and 57% of men admitted to being a snorer. More than any other region, 53% of residents in New York, Washington, Connecticut and the surrounding states keep their partners or housemates awake from snoring. (I'll report back once I do a trial run, not that I snore or anything) Michael J. Breus is a double board-certified Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Sleep Specialist. He is one of only 168 psychologists in the world to have taken and passed the Sleep Medicine Boards without going to Medical School. He's the author of four books with the newest book (2021) Energize! Go from dragging Ass to kicking it in 30 days, adds the concepts of Movement (not exercise), and Intermittent-Fasting to his already famous Sleep Chronotypes. And it was recently named one of the top books of 2021 by The Today Show. In his 3rd book (2017) 'The Power of When' which is a ground breaking bio-hacking book proving that there is a perfect time to do everything, based on your biological chronotype (early bird or night owl). Dr. Breus gives the reader the exact time to have sex, run, a mile, eat a cheeseburger, buy, sell, ask your boss for a raise and much more based on over 200 research studies. He is an expert resource for most major publications doing more than 400 interviews per year (Oprah, Dr. Oz, The Doctors, NY Times, Wall Street Journal etc.-list available). Dr. Breus has been in private practice for 23 years and recently relocated to and was named the Top Sleep Doctor of Los Angles, By Readers Digest. /episode/index/show/thedebbienigroshow/id/22444208

Dive Bars Are IN 03/03/2022

Dive Bars Are IN I love Dive Bars. Go figure I met ‘my guy’ in a dive bar. There are great dive bars in every state but I bought my local lohud newspaper last Sunday just to read reporter Jeanne Muchnick’s story about the local dive joints. She found a great bunch of 'under the radar' dive bars to showcase in the Westchester and Rockland N.Y. areas but there are great local dives bars all over the country. Many were challenged during the pandemic, but many prevailed and now serve up just the right nostalgic vibe people are craving. A fun read is the Best 33 Dive Bars in America from Thrillist.com. TimeOut.com just published the 18 Best Dive Bars in NYC. I've become an online information junkie, but feeling nostalgic I bought an actual ‘physical’ newspaper when the dive bar story caught my eye. I thought it might be fun to keep handy and figure out how my boyfriend Dave and I could have some fun trying to hit all those dive bars at some point. Why are dive bars called dive bars? According to Wikipedia, the term ‘dive’ was first used in the press in the U.S. in the 1880’s to describe disreputable places that were often in basements into which one ’dives below’. Once considered a derogatory term, dive bar is now a coveted badge of honor bestowed by aficionados looking for authenticity in such establishments. “ Jeanne Muchnick, the fun and fabulous food and dining reporter for lohud.com/The Journal says, these days we’re all craving ’nostalgia’, so these neighborhood stalwarts have become more popular than ever. Jeanne describes the modern day dive bar as, “Humble decor (most often highlighted by a dart board and/or pool table or both) cheap beers, a long history and dedicated regulars.” Dive bars are places where all kinds of people from all walks of life drop by to feel ‘community’. And everyone has a favorite. Jeanne featured fan favorite dive bars in the NY area. 24 are listed in her article from the Sunday Life Section of The Journal News called "UNDER-THE-RADAR 24 dive bars beloved By Rockland Westchester fans." A few NY area highlghts are mentioned below but read her article for the entire list and pick a few to stop by and hey maybe I'll see you there. And please enjoy our fun dive bar conversation. Peppermill South, Congers Plan B Suffern Sportsview Stony Point The Pearl River Hotel Pearl River AJ’s Bar & Grill Yorktown Cellar Bar Larchmont Duck Inn Bar & Grill Mamaroneck Foleys Club Lounge Plesantville Set Back Inn Tarrytown /episode/index/show/thedebbienigroshow/id/22331522

How To Get Your Book Published 02/28/2022

How To Get Your Book Published Been Thinking About Writing A Book 'Someday'? Well This Might Actually Be The Day! Many ‘would be’ authors procrastinate because they have no clue how to get a book published. I hear the topic of 'writing a book' come up often. Things I always hear people say? "I should really write a book”. "I've been meaning to write a book”. "I've been working on a book for years that I really need to finish”. "I need to find someone to help me write my book.” “I’ve written a book but I have no idea how to get it published”. “My book is done but I have no idea how to market it.” I thought maybe Cheryl Benton could help some of you. I've been a fan and supporter of Cheryl for years. A former English teacher, PR guru, and ad agency whiz, Cheryl has always been a prolific writer and avid reader. She combined all her skills when she founded 'The Three Tomatoes' lifestyle guide for 'women who aren't kids'. A couple of years ago Cheryl decided to write her first book. She managed her way through the entire self publishing book process herself with her first novel, "Can You See Us Now"? The book was a hit! Six months after that, she created another book with her daughter Roni Jenkins, called 'Martini Wisdom'. Another hit! That one quickly became #1 on Amazon’s hot new releases. Both books were published under 'The Three Tomatoes Publishing' imprint. Cheryl got so many requests for information about how they did it, she decided to expand their book platform to provide services to help other authors realize their dreams. And now ‘Three Tomatoes Publishing' is doing just that. They’re on a roll and picking up speed and bringing all kinds of books to life. Maybe yours is next? For the record there are various publishing models. The traditional publishing model usually requires an agent, can take up to two years, and offers fairly low royalties. There are hybrid publishing models where you pay and then share in royalties. There’s the self-published model, where you do everything, including all your marketing. (Cheryl points out that marketing is the most critical factor after a good book and one that is often left to the author, even with traditional publishers). In our conversation here Cheryl sparks all the ‘would be’ authors out there to come on and get it done! 'Three Tomatoes Publishing' she says can help you get your book published, your audiobook produced, create a book marketing program and if need be even help write the darn book for you. There's also the option for authors to choose to cherry pick some of their services. Three Tomatoes Publishing is particularly interested in books by women for women over forty that can be marketed via The Three Tomatoes media platform to their audience of women over 40. But they do accept male authors as well. BTW: The Three Tomatoes started as a just for the fun of it newsletter which Cheryl originally sent to 60 friends. They now have several newsletters a week, a major website, a weekly podcast and events. With 15,000 subscribers and over 40,000 visitors each month to the web site, theirs is an excellent vehicle for promoting books. /episode/index/show/thedebbienigroshow/id/22277318

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