Spill The Tea With D&E
autor: Dominique Hackett & Erica Salda
Adulting, Kids' Books & Parents' Rights: What California Children…
O tym podcaście
About Spill The Tea with D&E: Where truth has layers, the sass is strong, and everybody’s version of reality gets a seat at the table… though not always a refill. ☕✨Welcome to the podcast where real talk reigns and small talk quietly leaves the room. Original music copyright Santa Barbara Wellness Center, Inc. June 2026.
Spill The Tea with D&E is a space for authentic conversations that matter. Every episode dives into uplifting stories, deep truths, wellness, spirituality, culture, healing, personal growth, and the beautifully messy experience of being human.
We keep it honest: sometimes funny, sometimes emotional, sometimes spicy, but always rooted in connection. Think of it as part soul chat, part kitchen-table therapy, and part cosmic comedy hour.
No fluff. No pretending. No perfectly curated humans.
Just meaningful conversations designed to inspire growth, encourage critical thinking, spark healing, and remind people they are not alone in this strange and wonderful world.
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About Erica “The Queen of Teen”
Born in Rocky Point, Long Island, New York, Erica moved to California during her senior year of high school, beginning a lifelong journey of resilience, reinvention, and service.
A multi-sport athlete, Erica competed in college athletics and earned the title of Walk-On MVP for Westmont College’s soccer team, where she graduated with a degree in Economics and Business.
After nearly 30 years coaching youth athletes, Erica launched TeenSportsRadio, a radio show and podcast uplifting teens, nonprofits, and local businesses throughout Santa Barbara and beyond. Over the last 15+ years, she has donated more than $1 million in free advertising back to the community, helping amplify voices that might otherwise go unheard.
Erica is also the author of seven children’s books and an accomplished abstract artist whose work can be found at
EZ Epiphany Art
She actively supports
SB Wellness Center, volunteers with Theosophical Books for the Blind, and helps feed unhoused individuals in her community each week.
Today, Erica continues expanding TeenSportsRadio, now ranked among the Top 25 Health & Fitness podcasts on iHeartRadio.
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About Dominique Hackett
Dominique Hackett is the soulful heartbeat behind Spill The Tea with D&E, TeenSportsRadio, and the Santa Barbara Wellness Center.
A meditation teacher, Braille educator, Santa Barbara Master Gardener, watercolor artist, and devoted mother of five, Dominique blends spiritual insight with practical wisdom to help people navigate life with greater clarity, compassion, and courage.
Known for her warmth, humor, and grounded perspective, Dominique’s conversations explore emotional wellness, nourishment, mindfulness, creativity, nature, and authentic connection.
Her on-air style often weaves together the cosmic and the practical, exploring everything from mental health and spirituality to food, gardening, relationships, and the importance of slowing down in a hyperconnected world.
Dominique believes healing begins with authenticity, curiosity, and community — and that meaningful conversations still have the power to change lives.
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- Adulting, Kids' Books & Parents' Rights: What California Children Are Really Being Told · 16 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 301The viral claim about California kids’ books wasn’t true, but the parental-rights fight underneath it is very real. Here’s what’s actually happening.
- Do We Really Fear Public Speaking More Than Death? Kids, Courage and Finding Your Voice · 15 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 300Your nerves show far less than you think, and that one truth could change how you (and the kids in your life) speak up.
- Your Brain on Movement: Why Exercise for Joy May Protect Your Mind Better Than Exercise for Work · 15 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 299New science says it may not be how hard you move but how freely: here’s what exercise really does to your brain.
- WNBA Anthem Walkouts: Freedom of Expression or Disrespect for America? · 28 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 298🇺🇸🏀 The WNBA players left the court before the national anthem, and America has plenty to say about it. Is it disrespect, personal freedom, or simply a pregame routine?
- AI vs. Ancient Wisdom: Will the Amish and Indigenous Peoples Be the Last Ones Standing? · 20 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 297🤖🌎 By 2030, will artificial intelligence make us more independent or more dependent? Discover what Amish traditions, Indigenous wisdom, and a few backyard chickens can teach us…
- WHO PUSHED YOUR BUTTONS? Three Questions That Can Change Your Reaction · 14 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 296Just because something activates you doesn’t mean you have to react. Discover how three simple questions can help you move from emotional triggers to greater wisdom, inner peace…
- Relationship Walking: One Walk Could Change Your Connection · 15 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 295👟❤️ Want to reconnect with someone you love? Put down the phone, take a walk, ask one meaningful question, and really listen. Sometimes connection begins with just a few steps…
- California UnHoused ~ BILLIONS SPENT—WHERE IS THE WAY HOME? · 20 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 294Billions spent, lives still waiting—D & E ask how California can turn homelessness funding into lasting housing, accessible treatment, and safer communities\.
- 🐓🥚 WHAT THE CLUCK?! Eggs Without Chickens: What’s Actually in Your Breakfast? · 15 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 293🐓🥚 WHAT THE CLUCK?! Eggs Without Chickens?!
- You Are More Than What You Do: What Happens When You Stop Measuring Your Worth by Your Usefulness? · 17 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 292My worth precedes my work. My work expresses my Being.
- GLP-1 Use Among New Mothers Has Jumped · 23 min · Odcinek 291💉 Ozempic after baby? What do we really know? Your postpartum body is not a before picture.
- Nearly 13,000 People Got Sick From Lettuce. The FDA Thinks It Found the Source. · 12 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 290Dominique and Erica unpack how the FDA, CDC, state health departments, food companies, growers and international regulators work together, what investigators discovered in…
- What Would Love Do? When Compassion Needs Boundaries · 27 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 289After a difficult real-life experience renting a room in their home, Dominique and Erica ask a surprising question: What would love do now?
- A Blood Test That Looks for More Than 50 Cancers: Are We Entering a New Era of Cancer Screening? · 14 min · Odcinek 288Could one simple blood draw change the future of cancer detection? 🧬☕ In today’s episode of Spill the Tea with D&E, Dominique and Erica explore Galleri, a groundbreaking blood…
- The Weight-Loss Supplement That Was Actually a Poisonous Plant · 14 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 287Join Dominique and Erica as they spill the tea on hidden supplement ingredients, the billion-dollar promises of the wellness industry and the surprising difference between…
- AI Is Starting to ACT for You, Not Just Answer You. Are We Ready? · 23 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 286Would you trust an AI agent to spend $500 on your behalf without asking you first?
- The Invisible Ocean Wave Coming for Santa Barbara: What Happened Last Time? · 17 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 285A Kelvin Wave Is Traveling Up the California Coast. Could History Repeat Itself?
- 🚛 America’s Truckers Are Angry. Can AI Replace Them? · 17 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 284🚛 What happens if America’s truckers simply park their rigs?
- Chicago’s Half-Empty Schools: What Happens When the Kids Disappear but the Buildings Don’t? · 24 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 283Dominique and Erica dig into Chicago Public Schools’ dramatic enrollment decline, aging buildings, rising per-student costs and the emotional battle over what happens when…
- 🏡 The Great Housing Freeze: Nobody Wants to Give Up Their Cheap Mortgage · 19 min · Sezon 2 Odcinek 282Would you give up a 3% mortgage to buy your next house at nearly 7%? Millions of Americans are saying NO, and it’s reshaping the entire housing market.
