Adaptogens over Alcohol

CHEERS TO A DRY JANUARY!

Hi everyone, it’s podcast host, Marissa here!


Happy New Year and welcome back to the wellness on purpose podcast.. for season 4!! I am so excited for this incredible year ahead and for our podcast to continue to support you along your wellness journey. We have so many amazing community & brand experts lined up for this season and I can’t wait to share so be sure to follow us on social and subscribe to our channel to stay up to date!! For our first episode in 2022, we are chatting all about adaptogens over alcohol. Quick backstory, I decided on January 2nd of 2021 that I was going to try living life without alcohol. What I expected to be a Dry January, turned into a year of sobriety. This was the best decision I have made for my mental health to this day. Now, I wouldn’t have made it through the year without the help of our friends at Kite which is why I have asked the founders, Michelle Tirmandi and Claudia Marion to join us for this episode.


In this episode you, we are covering the following topics:


2:15 : Introduction of the founders of Kite, Michelle and Claudia


3:50 : Introduction about Kite


6:15 : What are adaptogens and why you need them in your daily routine


10:16 : The breakdown down of each Kite Adaptogenic Beverage and their medicinal health benefits


  • Rise – Moringa 
  • Align – Tulsi 
  • Unwind – Ashwagandha


13:45 : The additional non medicinal ingredients


15:45: Marissa’s personal experience using Kite


19:27 : Kite’s intention when creating their products and how these products have joined the sober curious movement



26:14 : What’s next for Kite


Listen to full episode here:


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