Good Neighbor Podcast: Cincinnati

Strength sounds simple until you try to define it, measure it, and build it on purpose. Deborah Coviello sits down with Lucas Schroeder, owner of Starting Strength Cincinnati, to get past fitness noise and talk about what actually helps people become stronger in real life. Lucas runs a barbell-based strength training gym in West Chester Township, just north of Cincinnati, where every session is individually coached and progress is ...

Stiff hips. A “weird” feeling in your body. Needing to sit down just to put on a sock. A lot of us label these as normal aging, then quietly lower our expectations for what our bodies can do. I sit down with Kim Nartker, The Stretch Mobility Coach, to challenge that story and replace it with something far more hopeful: healthy movement is trainable, recoverable, and worth protecting long before pain turns into an orthop...

Dirt is obvious. Germs are not. That is why I loved talking with Elizabeth Yellman, owner of Disinfecting for You, a professional residential and commercial cleaning service based in Park Hills, Kentucky and serving Northern Kentucky and the Cincinnati, Ohio area. She helps us get specific about what “clean” actually means, and the difference between cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting. If you have ever assumed these...

Pain has a way of shrinking your world, especially when you’ve “done all the right things” and it still won’t let go. We sit down with Dr. Jeanette De Witt, Doctor of Physical Therapy and owner of The Wellness Track on the west side of Cincinnati, to talk about why recurring pain is so often misunderstood and why a whole-body approach can change the outcome for active adults dealing with migraines, headaches...

Massage is one of those things people swear they “need,” but many of us only book when we’re already in pain. We’re joined by Adriana Rogers, owner of BomDia Massage and Wellness in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, to challenge that pattern and talk about massage therapy as real preventative care, not a last-ditch emergency fix or a once-a-year treat.

Adriana shares the story behind her work, including her ea...

Clean windows are nice. Feeling good about the people at your door is even better. We sit down with Cosby Sand from Good Morning Window Cleaning, a Cincinnati window cleaning and exterior cleaning company built around something most service businesses forget: real friendliness, real follow-through, and a crew you can trust at your home.

Cosby shares how he got started young, chasing that entrepreneur itch through hands-on tr...

You can be deeply practical and still be open to mystery, and Susan Munn is proof. We sit down with the owner of Hummingbird Holistics to talk about what it looks like to blend trauma informed therapy with holistic healing in a way that stays grounded, warm, and approachable. If you have ever been curious about Reiki, energy work, chakras, meditation, or sound baths but worried it might not be “for you,” this conversati...

Ever wonder why real estate deals feel so stressful, even when you love the house? A big reason is that most people are juggling two complicated tracks at once: the purchase contract and the mortgage. We sit down with Angela Sampson of Cincy Living with Angela, a Cincinnati Realtor who is also a loan officer licensed in all 50 states, to unpack what gets easier when one trusted guide understands both sides of the table.

We t...

You can feel “fine” on paper and still feel drained in your day to day and that gap is where real answers matter. I sit down with Dr. Andrea Violette, founder of Root to Remedy Healing, to talk about virtual functional medicine for busy moms who are worn down, fatigued, and tired of chasing quick fixes. Her work brings root-cause care into your home by pairing lifestyle coaching with lab testing, so you’re not gue...

America has the resources to be the healthiest country on earth, so why are we watching obesity rise and life expectancy slide? We sit down with Dr. Renae Norton, a clinical psychologist in private practice and wellness researcher at Mind Weight and Wellness Pro, to talk about the uncomfortable possibility that the real culprit isn’t “lack of willpower” but what she calls food pollution in the U.S. food supply.&nb...

Most people don’t quit healthcare because they hate medicine. They quit because the visit is over before the real story comes out. That tension sits at the center of our conversation with Mayory Roberts, a nurse practitioner and the founder of Mejorana Wellness Clinic in Cincinnati, where functional medicine and holistic wellness are built around time, trust, and an individualized plan.

We talk through what her clinic ...

An $80,000 coin collection sits in a box and nearly disappears as “junk” until someone slows down, pays attention, and chooses integrity over convenience. That moment sets the tone for our conversation with Jack Brendamour of Junk King, a local junk removal owner serving Cincinnati and Dayton who sees hauling not as a dump run, but as a chance to help people, protect the environment, and build a team with pride.

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The wellness world is loud right now, and it can be hard to tell who is grounded and who is just performing. We sit down with Jimi Merk of Shine Remote Wellness to talk about what real support looks like when the goal is lasting change, not dependency. Jemi shares how his life experience, including profound personal healing, shaped a decades-long practice focused on helping people become the strongest version of themselves. 

“Meals on Wheels” sounds simple until you learn what’s actually happening at the front door of an older adult’s home. We’re joined by Natalie Koking, Director of Marketing and Communications for Meals on Wheels of Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky (Wesley Community Services), to share the real story behind senior support in Cincinnati and beyond, and why the organization describes itself as “m...

You can usually tell within a few minutes whether a veterinary hospital is built on trust or just transactions, and the team at Kyle Veterinary Hospital makes their priorities obvious. I’m joined by Casey Smith and Dr. Drew Price for a warm, practical conversation about what pet owners in the Cincinnati area actually need from modern veterinary medicine and why preventive care is the difference between guessing and knowing wh...

A private pickleball court where you don’t share space with strangers, control the music, and can actually hang out between games? That’s the idea behind The Pickle Mill, and it’s exactly what we dig into with guest Josh Heller. Josh has spent decades in the racket sports world, and he teamed up with longtime friend and business partner Ted Dahmus to build a completely different kind of indoor pickleball experienc...

A massage business where nobody has to touch you sounds like a contradiction until you hear how Shonn Piersol built it. We sit down with the founder of Zero Gravity Massage to unpack a private, locked, two-person suite experience powered by high-end massage chairs, calming ambiance, and a process that makes the whole visit feel simple, guided, and genuinely relaxing. If you’ve ever wanted deep relief but felt awkward about ha...

A tee time at 2 a.m. sounds like a punchline until you hear how it actually works. We’re joined by Kevin O’Keefe, owner of Back Nine Golf in Montgomery, Ohio, to unpack the idea behind a 24/7, 365 indoor golf simulator that’s secure, self-serve, and designed for real schedules. Book online, get access instructions by text and email, unlock the door, and step into your reserved bay without needing staff on site. It...

A nine-year-old learning to use the bathroom might sound like a narrow goal until you hear what it gave back to an entire family: the confidence to go out to dinner together. That’s the kind of real-world change we talk about with Aaron Solomon of April ABA, an Ohio-based ABA services provider supporting children on the autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and kids with other behavioral needs.

We get into what applied behavi...