Scott and Warren welcome Dr. Molly Maloof—physician, educator, entrepreneur AND Evexia’s new Health Advisor—for a deeply practical conversation on stress: what it really is, how it affects the body at a cellular level, and why learning to manage it may be one of the most powerful longevity tools we have.

Dr. Maloof breaks down the difference between healthy, adaptive stress and chronic allostatic overload, explaining how unrelenting stress disrupts the nervous system, immune system, hormones, and mitochondria. Using real-world examples—from entrepreneurship and burnout to viral reactivation and shingles—we explore how stress shows up long before disease, and what people can actually do about it.

In this episode, we explore:

• What stress really is—and why some stress is necessary for growth
• Allostatic load, burnout, and the “cell danger response”
• How chronic stress impacts immunity, hormones, and mitochondrial function
• The role of nervous system regulation in healing and resilience
• Stress, viral reactivation, and why shingles and mono often appear during burnout
• How genetics, childhood experiences, and lifestyle shape stress tolerance
• Practical tools for measuring stress: HRV, sleep, glucose, and cortisol
• Why community, circadian rhythms, and sleep are non-negotiables for recovery
• High vs. low cortisol states—and how nutrition, movement, and caffeine differ for each
• Why loneliness and disconnection are major, underappreciated stressors

About Dr. Molly Maloof

Dr. Molly Maloof is a physician, entrepreneur, and leading voice in personalized health optimization, resilience science, and longevity medicine. Her work focuses on the intersection of stress physiology, mitochondrial health, hormones, and performance medicine—helping high-performing individuals build sustainable energy, adaptability, and long-term health. She has taught at Stanford, advises founders and executives, and is the author of The Spark Factor.

About the Evexia Exchange

A podcast by Club Evexia—a wellness community in Southern Marin focused on fitness, longevity, and belonging. Founders Scott Raymond & Warren Gendel interview practitioners, members, and thinkers on living well together. Produced by Resonate Studio, LLC.

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#13: In this Member Spotlight, Scott and Warren welcome Darya Folsom—a beloved Bay Area news anchor with nearly four decades in television and 27 years as KRON4’s morning voice—for a wide-ranging conversation about mornings, mindset, meaning, and what happens when your life is built around delivering the news before the world even wakes up.

Darya pulls back the curtain on the 3 a.m. life: the solitude, the “two days in one,” and why she came to believe the most important part of the day should happen before you ingest headlines.

From meditation and intention to self-rebirth, they explore how we shape our inner world—especially when the outer world is loud, chaotic, and often dark.

In this episode, we explore:

* What it’s really like to wake up at 3 a.m. for decades—and why Darya calls it a “magical” hour

* Why Darya believes you shouldn’t start your day with the news

* How meditation, intention, and solitude change your ability to handle stress, leadership, and life

* The emotional cost of reporting tragedy—and how Daria learned not to carry it home

* What happened behind the scenes at KRON when Daria pushed for deeper, more human storytelling

About the Evexia Exchange

A podcast by Club Evexia—a wellness community in Southern Marin focused on fitness, longevity, and belonging. Founders Scott Raymond and Warren Gendel interview practitioners, members, and thinkers on what it means to live well—together. Produced by Resonate Studio, LLC.

If this episode resonates with you, please like, subscribe, and share it with someone who’s rethinking how they start their day—and what it means to truly wake up.

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#12: Scott and Warren continue the Warren deep dive with Part II—moving beyond the story of trauma and into what healing actually looks like in real life: therapy, group work, community, and the daily practices that support lasting change.

In this episode, Warren reflects on the aftermath of sharing his story publicly, the unexpected warmth and connection from members, and how that vulnerability became a turning point—not just personally, but inside the culture of Club Evexia itself. Together, Scott and Warren explore why emotional and relational health belong alongside strength training, recovery, and longevity—and why connection is one of the most overlooked pillars of wellness.

In this episode, we explore:

* What changed after Warren shared his story publicly—and why vulnerability builds trust

* Why early experiences with therapy made Warren distrust it, and how he rebuilt that relationship

* The impact of immersive programs like Onsite and why “going all in” matters

* What group work unlocks that individual therapy often can’t

* Men’s work vs. co-ed groups—and why both are essential

* How retreats create breakthroughs that weekly sessions can’t always reach

* Why Club Evexia offers group work as a core value, not a profit center

* How daily meditation, routine, and gratitude support long-term healing and leadership

About the Evexia Exchange

A podcast by Club Evexia—a wellness community in Southern Marin focused on fitness, longevity, and belonging. Founders Scott Raymond and Warren Gendel interview practitioners, members, and thinkers on what it means to live well—together. Produced by Resonate Studio, LLC.

If this episode resonates with you, please like, subscribe, and share it with someone who’s curious about healing, connection, and doing the work—inside and out.

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