Episodes

March 17, 2025

Episode 281: Why You Need a Root Cause Approach to Your Health with Dr. Markyia Nichols

Dr. Markyia Nichols is Chief Medical Officer and Functional Health Director of Ciba Health, a digital health platform aiming to treat and reverse chronic diseases such as Type 2 Diabetes and digestive health issues—focusing on addressing the root causes of chronic diseases through personalized care plans and comprehensive lab testing. Markyia brings experience from her 21+ years as a board-certified Ob/Gyn and Functional Medicine Expert helping her patients to heal the root cause of their health ...
March 10, 2025

Episode 280: How to Make Sense of Your Story and Find Wholeness with Adam Young

Adam Young is a trauma therapist and the host of The Place We Find Ourselves podcast. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with master's degrees in social work and divinity. Adam regularly speaks at conferences and currently serves as an instructor and facilitator with The Allender Center in addition to his private practice. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado, with his wife and two children. His new book, Make Sense of Your Story, is available now. Key Topics: - What it means to engage...
March 3, 2025

Episode 279: Embracing Desperate Prayers During the Difficult Seasons with Rachel Wojo

Rachel Wojo is an author, public speaker, and podcaster who hosts Bible reading challenges on her popular blog, rachelwojo.com, Her biblical approach and life circumstances influence women to find strength and hope in everyday situations. The ideal desperate pray-er to shed light on asking God questions, Rachel’s journey includes losing her mother to leukemia, her adult special needs daughter to a rare neurologically degenerative disease, and her father to illness. She is the author of Desperate...
Feb. 24, 2025

Episode 278: Calm Your Nervous System Using This Simple Device with Sigmar Berg

Sigmar Berg is an entrepreneur, artist, photographer, and fashion designer. Sigmar has spent his life seeking to bring wellness and balance to the world through art, design, and conscious consumerism, which brings him to his most exciting venture yet: the Lovetuner. The Lovetuner opens the door to personal healing by way of the 528hz frequency, also known as the love vibration. The Lovetuner brings the ancient art of sound healing to today’s world through an easily accessible, mindfulness tool. ...
Feb. 17, 2025

Episode 277: How to Manage Parenting Stress with Julie Potiker

Julie Potiker is a mindfulness expert with extensive certifications and teacher training in a variety of tools and methods, including Mindful Self-Compassion. Julie details strategies for coping with anger, anxiety, grief, political strife and disaster, parenting struggles, and your inner critic from her new book, “SNAP! From Chaos to Calm.” Through her Mindful Methods for Life program offerings, Julie helps others bring more peace and wellness into their lives. Julie's first book, “Life Falls A...
Feb. 10, 2025

Episode 276: Timeless Ayurvedic Principles to Bring Nutritional Balance for the Whole Body with Monika Sharda

Monika Sharda is a Holistic Health Coach who has spent the last decade studying the traditional wisdom of Ayurveda and Yoga. She is a certified Ayurveda Health Counselor and Yoga Instructor. She helps busy professionals uncover the root causes of their health challenges and create personalized, sustainable wellness routines. Through workshops, talks, and 1:1 coaching, Monika makes holistic wellness accessible and impactful for modern lifestyles. Key Topics: - What is Ayurveda and when it started...
Feb. 3, 2025

Episode 275: How Learning to Forgive Can Transform Your Health with Dara McKinley

Dara McKinley is a forgiveness expert who has created a new paradigm for forgiveness—as a healing modality. In 2012, with two decades of psychology and spirituality behind her, Dara McKinley faced a difficult situation that none of her previous knowledge could improve. Feeling called to try forgiveness, she searched online for a forgiveness 'how-to' and quickly discovered that there was so much about why one should forgive, but nothing about how. Needing directions to follow, she decided to make...
Jan. 27, 2025

Episode 274: Rethink Your Relationship with Alcohol and Make Changes That Stick with Silvia Subirana

Silvia Subirana is a clinical psychologist and the Head of Content Development at MyDry30, an innovative app that empowers users to transform their relationship with alcohol and discover greater meaning and fulfillment in their lives. With a Master’s in Clinical Psychology and specialized training in grief and sexual therapy, Silvia integrates tools like hypnotherapy, journaling, and exercises to support lasting change. Silvia is passionate about holistic well-being and leverages her lifelong da...
Jan. 20, 2025

Episode 273: Let's Talk Perimenopause and Hormone Support with Erin Kerry

In this mini New Year’s episode, Erin digs into her functional medicine training and personal experience to address the topic of perimenopause. While the average age of menopause is 51, many women can go through menopause before that, and symptoms of perimenopause can begin ten years before the cessation of a menstrual cycle. That’s why there’s a need for women to prepare their body for symptoms as early as possible. Key Topics: - What perimenopause is and who it affects - Common symptoms of per...
Jan. 13, 2025

Episode 272: The Root Causes of Chronic Fatigue and Myalgic Encephalitis with Dr. Jenny Tufenkian

Dr. Jenny Tufenkian, a licensed Naturopathic Physician with two decades of experience, specializes in empowering health-conscious professionals to conquer long COVID and myalgic encephalitis/CFS fatigue. Her personal battle with chronic fatigue inspired her to uncover its root causes, leading to the creation of a transformative system that addresses the five core root causes of Chronic Fatigue/ME. This approach helps those overwhelmed by exhaustion regain their energy and vitality, allowing them...
Jan. 6, 2025

Episode 271: How to Live More Intentionally and Holistically This Year with Caroline Fausel

Caroline Fausel is the owner and blogger behind Olive You Whole, a successful clean eating and lifestyle blog. She is passionate about helping women live healthier, more intentional lives. As a health coach, she has developed a loyal community of followers who love her recipes and guidance on living a toxic-free lifestyle. In this episode, Caroline shares about her latest book, "A Simply Healthy Life," which does all the research for you on how to live a happy, healthy, and intentional life, and...
Dec. 30, 2024

Episode 270: How to Become More Connected in the New Year with Dr. Adam Dorsay

Dr. Adam Dorsay is the author of SuperPsyched: Unleash the Power of the four types of connection and live the life you love which is available now. He’s also licensed psychologist and executive coach in Silicon Valley where he works with high-achieving adults (including professionals, executives, entrepreneurs, and professional athletes). Adam is the host SuperPsyched, an award-winning podcast with over 200 episodes available on all platforms. He has given two highly regarded TEDx Talks: one abo...
Dec. 16, 2024

Episode 269: How to Increase Nutrient Density and Satisfaction with Dr. Sarah Ballantyne

Dr. Sarah Ballantyne, PhD is the founder of Nutrivore.com and New York Times best-selling author of Nutrivore: The Radical New Science for Getting the Nutrients You Need from the Food You Eat. She creates educational resources to help people improve their day-to-day diet and lifestyle choices, empowered and informed by the most current evidenced-based scientific research. With Nutrivore, Dr. Sarah has created a positive and inclusive approach to dietary guidance, based in science and devoid of d...
Dec. 9, 2024

Episode 268: Signs Your Thyroid Is Screaming for Your Attention with Nicole Fennell

Nicole Fennell is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with nearly 15 years of experience in the functional nutrition space. She specializes in thyroid disorders, including Hashimoto's and hypothyroidism, as well as metabolism support, gut health, and helping those who feel plain "blah." Nicole and her team of dietitians at her private virtual practice, Chews Food Wisely, combine clients' stories, symptoms, and specialty lab testing to uncover the "why" behind their nagging issues. They craft sus...
Dec. 2, 2024

Episode 267: Why You Should Try Infrared Sauna Workouts This Winter with Anthony Sciscento

Anthony Sciscento works for the HOTWORX corporate office in Executive Franchise Performance and drives the expansion of the most accessible form of infrared exercise in the world! He brings experience from his studies in Exercise Physiology, along with working with various successful fitness franchises, opening and developing his own personal training company, and years of prior experience in fitness sales & management. With a passion for fitness ignited as a D1 year-round swimmer, an inquisitiv...
Nov. 25, 2024

Episode 266: Overcoming an Invisible Illness with Amy Kurtz

Amy Kurtz is the author of the trailblazing book Kicking Sick: Your GO TO GUIDE for Thriving with Chronic Health Conditions, a health and wellness coach, patient advocate, and speaker. Facing debilitating pain and health issues since her teenage years, patient advocate and author Amy Kurtz well knows the frustration, fear and isolation that comes with chronic illness. Life long Chronic Health Conditions – from Celiac Disease to major parasite infections to a thyroid condition– led Amy on an inte...
Nov. 18, 2024

Episode 265: Transforming Mental and Spiritual Health Through Biblical Meditation with Jennifer Tucker

Jennifer Tucker is a bestselling author, artist, graphic designer, wife, mother, grandmother, devoted follower of Jesus, and advocate for mental health. She is the author of Breath as Prayer: Calm Your Anxiety, Focus Your Mind, and Renew Your Soul. Her new book Present in Prayer: a Guided Invitation to Peace Through Biblical Meditation is available now. Key Topics: - Jenn’s heart behind mental health advocacy - The story behind her first book and breath prayers - How Lectio Divina anchors her du...
Nov. 11, 2024

Episode 264: How to Use Peptides and GLP-1 Medication Efffectively with Dr. Tracey Stroup

Dr. Tracey Stroup is a Naturopathic Doctor, Certified Natural Health Professional, a Level 2 Digestive Specialist, Master Herbalist, and an Aroma Therapist. Tracey has been in the health and wellness industry for over 25 years. She is a sought out clinician, speaker and presenter for medical freedom and educator for integrative and complementary care for medical professionals. Tracey specializes in Post Covid/Jab Recovery protocols, chronic health issues, MTHFR mutation and biblical health. Most...
Nov. 4, 2024

Episode 263: Managing Stress After a Crazy Election Season with Erin Kerry

This episode with integrative health coach Erin Kerry takes on two parts: what stress does to our health and nine ways we can manage it post-election, without dieting. Mental stress impacts every physiological process of the body, but there are ways to help support the body in spite of ongoing stressors. Key Topics: - The downstream effects of chronic stress (the why) - The tools for managing stress, including meditation, scheduling nothing, getting off social media and the news, and creating mo...
Oct. 28, 2024

Episode 262: The Part of Your Brain That Triggers Failure and How to Create Lasting Changes with Dr. Kyra Bobinet

Kyra Bobinet is a physician, public health leader, and behavior change designer focusing on tranquility, transformation and healing to build optimal health and fulfilling, meaningful lives. She is the author of Unstoppable Brain: The New Neuroscience That Frees Us From Failure, Eases Our Stress, and Creates Lasting Change. In this episode, Dr. Bobinet addresses topics such as behavior change and personal growth, and what long-term neuroscience research reveals about habits and lifestyle change. ...
Oct. 21, 2024

Episode 261: Five Things Your Body Needs to Lose Weight with Erin Kerry

Do you feel pressure to try another diet to lose weight? Are you drawn to the new weight loss drugs and curious if they’d work for you? Host and health coach Erin Kerry combines her personal story with her functional medicine training to bring you a different perspective on the weight loss conversation. Before you start thinking about your January weight loss goals, consider these five things your body needs to safely lose weight and keep it off. Key Topics: - Erin’s dieting philosophy. - Erin’s...
Oct. 14, 2024

Episode 260: How Genomics Take Precision Medicine to the Next Level with Dr. Matthew Dawson

Dr. Matthew Dawson is the co-founder and CEO of Wild Health, a Precision Medicine service providing personalized, genetics-based care to help patients achieve optimal wellbeing. In that, Dr. Dawson has trained thousands of physicians in Precision Medicine through online education, and has lectured in over twenty countries around the world. Dr. Dawson also co-hosts the Wild Health Podcast, a tool for teaching thousands about personalized, genetics-based Precision Medicine. His passion to help pat...
Oct. 7, 2024

Episode 259: How an Eating Window Can Support Weight Loss as You Age with Laurie Lewis

Laurie Lewis is the founder of Fast Forward Wellness. For Laurie, menopause dealt a crushing blow: brain fog, lack of balance, memory loss, intense joint pain, and the sudden gain of 50 pounds. She tried everything she knew to feel better. After years of struggle, Laurie read about Intermittent Fasting and started that very same day. Not only did she shed the stubborn 50 pounds, but the menopausal fog and pain lifted! She had more energy and felt “like herself” again. Now, at 61 years old, Lauri...
Sept. 30, 2024

Episode 258: The Power of Herbs for Lyme and Chronic Disease with Dr. Bill Rawls

For over 30 years, Dr. Bill Rawls has dedicated his life to medicine. When a health crisis with chronic Lyme disease abruptly changed his quality of life, he came face to face with the limitations of modern medicine and began to explore the vast possibilities of alternative treatments. Restoring his health through holistic and herbal therapies inspired him to share his revelations on the importance of cellular wellness for defending against microbes and other root causes of illness. Today, he wo...