May262025
Ep1: The Questions Bar — What’s on your mind, girlfriend? Hosts AlinaZ and Hope Katz Gibbs want to know!
Tuesday, May 27, 2025: Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Questions Bar — Inkandescent’s new podcast and video show that invites you in to listen in on a chat with two girlfriends talking about topics of the day that touch their mind bodies spirit souls and hearts: AlinaZ in Los Angeles and Hope Katz Gibbs in Washington DC.
The mission of the show: To share tools and experiences to manage stress and find hope in our lives each and every day.
In Ep1: Alina and Hope have their first conversation about their lives and the anguish they feel post-election in 2025. What will we do to cope with the changes by an administration that does not have our best interests at heart? How will we manage when everything we hold dear — from kindness and compassion to clean air and a healthy food chain — are being torn apart?
Today: The hosts discuss coping strategies for stress, such as focusing on the present, and creating powerful ways to take action.
- AlinaZ says, “As a life chef and co-host of this new podcast, I aim to bring joy and encourage self-love and happiness amidst the overwhelming stress we are all feeling right now.”
- “The podcast focuses on supporting women and creating a space where no one feels alone,” shares Hope, who co-founded the international Empowered Together Network with Alina (in LA), Cynthia de Lorenzi (in New Mexico), and Eva Ross (in Canada), and is finding members from all parts of the country and globe. “Our mission to to promote the magic of women and empower them as we PINE for the future we wish to see: Promotion, Inspiration, Networking, and Education.
- The Questions Bar is a platform for sharing and addressing concerns, emphasizing positivity and love as a response to negativity. “I believe in powerful thinking over positive thinking, and know that by emphasizing self-love and love for others is the most powerful force in the world,” Alina insists.
Please join Alina and Hope to raise a glass to The Questions Bar. Tune in for a new episode every Tuesday at 2pm EST.
Next up: In Ep2, finding Joy in the Chaos is the topic of the day!
About Alina Z: An award-winning Board Certified Health Coach Chopra Life Coach Detox Specialist and former chef named creator of the #1 Best Diet in America by Harper’s Bazaar, Alina holds a degree from Parsons School of Design and a Master’s in Communication blending style soul and science into one transformational experience.Through her signature Wholistic Self-Discovery Coaching Program Alina helps high-achieving women reconnect with their true purpose by transforming how they eat dress and live.Her philosophy? When you eat to nourish your soul and dress to express your truth you shift your inner state — and from that space everything changes. Peace returns. Confidence rises. Sparkle comes back. Learn more: alinaz.com.
About Hope Katz Gibbs: The founder and president of Inkandescent® Inc., a national PR firm and publishing company that this long-time journalist founded in 2008, Hope is on a mission to help entrepreneurs supersize their small businesses. She and her team of 10 publish online magazines (InkandescentWomen.com and BeInkandescent Health & Wellness: BeInkandescent.com), produce dozens of podcast shows on InkandescentRadio.com, and film, direct, and produce videos featured on Inkandescent.tv.Inkandescent also promotes and publishes books, including her own titles: PR Rules: The Playbook — an entrepreneur’s guide to supersizing your small business using the 8 Steps to PR Success™ — and Why Divorce: 5 Reasons to Leave. Learn more: Inkandescent.us
About Alina Z: An award-winning Board Certified Health Coach, Chopra Life Coach, Detox Specialist, and former chef, named creator of the #1 Best Diet in America by Harper’s Bazaar, Alina holds a degree from Parsons School of Design and a Master’s in Communication, blending style, soul, and science into one transformational experience. Through her signature Wholistic Self-Discovery Coaching Program, Alina helps high-achieving women reconnect with their true purpose by transforming how they eat, dress, and live. Her philosophy? When you eat to nourish your soul and dress to express your truth, you shift your inner state — and from that space everything changes. Peace returns. Confidence rises. Sparkle comes back. 
