This is a quick and short solo episode featuring your host Mariann Yip, closing out season 10 of The City Confessions. She shares her life updates, how she's truly feeling about her podcast, and what she's working on behind the scenes. You can follow her real life updates on her personal page www.instagram.com/mariann_yip and stay tuned for the return of season 11 in the fall.

This week's guest is Rebecca Benvie, an ASMR specialist and founder of WhisperWave, an ASMR spa in New York City focused on health and wellness. In this episode, we talk about the following topics:

• Her relationship with NYC and why she started her business here

• What is ASMR and the benefits

• What inspired her to start Whisper Wave and what a service looks like

• Biggest challenges/ lessons of being an entrepreneur in the mental health space

• Living different lives and having several career paths

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ABOUT REBECCA BENVIE:

With extensive experience working with clients, Rebecca has developed a deep understanding of ASMR's role in healing and relaxation. At WhisperWave, she has seen how ASMR can reduce stress and improve well-being. Rebecca is also dedicated to educating others about integrating ASMR into self-care routines and offers valuable insights for various industries.

www.whisperwavenyc.com

Today’s guest is Marcel Dinkins, a peloton instructor, keynote speaker, former army officer and Div 1 runner. Topics we discuss in this week’s episode include:

• How Marcel became a Peloton instructor / her journey from Memphis to NYC

• Grief/turning the loss of her brother into motivation

• The mental toll of being an athlete

• A day in the life and what it’s like working as a Peloton instructor

• Confession regarding LIRR

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Marcel DinkinsFormer Division I Athlete and Army Reserves Engineer Officer turned NASM-certified Peloton Tread Instructor and Motivational Speaker.

Marcel's journey, though marked by impressive credentials, began in Memphis and took a turn after the devastating loss of her brother. Seeking healing and strength, she found herself in the gym, where her own transformation ignited a mission to empower others through fitness. Even amidst challenges, like the pandemic, Marcel's determination remained unyielding. She converted her bedroom into a filming studio and slept on the floor just so she could continue to train and share her fitness content with others. Marcel joined Peloton as an instructor in 2021, becoming one of 57 instructors in the world. Marcel also launched "We Take The Hill," a video series amplifying voices and imparting invaluable lessons in empowerment, hosts the the annual Yuengling Shamrock Marathon for over 20,000 runners in Virginia Beach, and regularly speaks on panels and at fitness conferences.
Marcel can be seen on: Instyle, News 12 Long Island, Women's Health, Today.com and more!

This week’s guest is beauty and wellness publicist, Christina Monteleone Boyarsky, who is also the founder of CMB Media. In this episode, we talk about:

• Why Christina started her own PR firm and how she landed her first client

• Being her own boss and how she handles the stress and pressure

• Her morning routine and reality of being a publicist

• Stereotypes of being a publicist that are true and false

• Spilling the tea on the publicity world and her thoughts on stealing clients

• Career highlights and goals

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About Christina: Christina doesn't just work with clients; she becomes their ultimate hype woman. Her infectious enthusiasm and unwavering dedication make clients feel like they're part of an exhilarating journey. She's here to make sure you're excited about the media splash and brand growth that's about to unfold. While many promise the world, Christina delivers it. Her secret sauce? The relationships she's nurtured over the past decade. CMB Media thrives on genuine connections, transforming them into opportunities, alliances, and impactful stories that resonate. Christina adores what she does. The thrill of securing her clients a spot on Good Morning America or The New York Times is her daily motivation. She doesn't just love her job; she lives it.

Bio: Christina is a media-savvy communications professional with a decade of experience in the beauty and wellness industry. Christina's developed large-scale brand campaigns and generated media buzz for celebrity experts, fitness studios, and prestige beauty and wellness brands. Her solutions-driven mindset, determination, and creative spirit is the key to her success, finding potential in every opportunity for her clients. Over the years, Christina has cultivated relationships with key opinion leaders, editors, producers, podcasters, and tastemakers in the industry to gain her clients national recognition.

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This week’s guest is sex and relationships writer Hayley Folk. She talks about her writing journey and move to NYC and how she’s been courageous to openly write about sex. Other topics include:

• Dealing with feedback with her writing from her family and friends

• How her husband feels about her career and writing topics

• Hayley’s opinion on raunchy and controversial topics with sex

• Hayley’s top 5 sex toy recommendations and her sex bucket list

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ABOUT HAYLEY FOLK:

Hayley Folk is a writer, editor and podcast host based in New York City. She is the host of the Naked Folk podcast — a sexual wellness, relationships and lifestyle podcast — and enjoys writing LGBTQ+, lifestyle, personal narratives and sex + wellness content.

Her work has appeared in Cosmopolitan, Refinery29, Men’s Health, POPSUGAR and more. In 2022, she received her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at The New School. Most often, she can be found on an airplane, thrifting or writing in a coffee shop somewhere.

Naked Folk Website

Naked Folk Podcast

This episode is a solo one featuring your host, Mariann Yip. She confesses that she has recently lost herself and is finding her way back. She shares five lessons including:

1. Stop worrying about others and focusing on my paper / Minding my own business
2. Noticing emotions but not having to voice them or act on them
3. Power of affirmations & gratitude (focusing on positive rather than negatives)
4. Benefits of Romanticizing life
5. Showing up in the best way you know how

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