IN THE MEDIA
Seamus Mullen
Award‑Winning Chef • Wellness Pioneer • Autoimmune Recovery Expert
Books
- Real Food Heals – His transformative journey from chronic illness to vibrant health, with recipes and lifestyle wisdom that prove healing through food is possible.
- Hero Food – A beautifully told cookbook that defies the myth of “healthy food as bland.” Seamus shares ingredients he used to help manage RA and recipes that nourish both body and spirit.
Featured In:
- EatingWell: Chronicled Seamus’s recovery from rheumatoid arthritis through dietary transformation and holistic lifestyle change.
- Food & Wine Communal Table Podcast: He shares how shifting from symptom-management to root-cause healing transformed his life and culinary mission.
- Bon Appétit: Explores Seamus’s inspiration behind "Hero Food" and his mission to make health-centric cooking vibrant and nourishing.
- Vegetarian Times: Discusses his approach to vegetable-forward diets, stress management, authenticity in food, and wellness wisdom from farm life.
Video Highlights
Podcast Features
Seamus opens up on the journey from culinary success to burnout, autoimmune collapse, and ultimately reclaiming vitality through lifestyle transformation.
Why It Matters
Seamus’s story isn’t just inspiring—it’s a roadmap.
He serves as living proof that deep-rooted healing is possible when you transform from within. His blend of culinary excellence, athlete-driven vitality, and functional nutrition has made him a trusted voice in wellness and conscious living.
Awards & Recognition:
- James Beard Foundation Best New Restaurant Finalist
- James Beard Foundation Best Chef NYC Semifinalist (3 consecutive years)
- 2011 Eater Awards "Comeback of the Year"
- Finalist, Food Network's "Next Iron Chef" (2009)
- National Winner, Copa Jerez International Sherry Competition (2008)
- Best New Chef 2007, New York Magazine
- Best Chef NYC 2012, New York Magazine
Dr. Rikki Mullen
Board-Certified Physician • Intimacy Expert • Consciousness Pioneer
Her Transformational Story
Dr. Rikki's journey from "perfect life" to authentic living has captivated audiences worldwide. As a successful physician who appeared to have it all—career, children, house, marriage—she faced a pivotal moment when a breast cancer scare forced her to confront a brutal truth: her seemingly perfect life lacked depth, authenticity, and real intimacy.
Podcast Features & Speaking Appearances:
Dr. Rikki shares her vulnerable journey of awakening and the tools that transformed her life
- Breaking Free from the "Perfect" Life: How she moved from people-pleasing and disconnection to radical authenticity and deep intimacy
- The Cardboard Box Revelation: Her signature metaphor for how we trap ourselves in others' expectations and the pathway to freedom
- From Physician to Healer: Integrating traditional medicine with consciousness work, intimacy coaching, and nervous system regulation
- Conscious Parenting After Awakening: How her transformation affected her relationship with her children and co-parenting dynamics
- The Art of True Intimacy: Moving beyond surface-level connection to profound emotional and physical intimacy
Why Her Story Resonates
Dr. Rikki represents millions of people living the "should" life—successful on paper but dying inside. Her courage to choose authenticity over approval, and depth over perfection, provides a blueprint for anyone ready to break free from their own cardboard box and step into their truth.
Media Appearances
Her medical background combined with her therapeutic training and personal transformation journey makes her a unique voice in the intimacy and consciousness space—someone who understands both the science of healing and the art of living fully.
WORK WITH DR. RIKKI
