It’s a hush-hush topic in most cultures, societies, religions and more. But this podcast is meant to bring light to difficult subjects and help people improve the quality of their life. So on the show today is Emily Sauer, the founder of Ohnut, who chats with us about a product she developed to help herself and others overcome pain with intercourse. Emily reflects on her own journey struggling with the psychological and physical implications of painful sex and how the medical field & society...
Feb 10, 2022•35 min•Season 5Ep. 15
It seems simple enough, right? Just breathe? But there is so much to the science of breathing, and particularly breathing in specific and calculated ways with the appropriate mindset. Today we have Elan Gepner-Dales joining us to share his story with Sudarshan Kriya Yoga (SKY). Elan serves as the US Director of SKY Schools, an initiative of the International Association for Human Values (IAHV). On the show he talks about how these programs have catapulted his own life and the lives of people fro...
Feb 03, 2022•48 min•Season 5Ep. 14
While a healthcare professional’s main job is to provide excellent patient care, there’s a lot more that goes into creating a successful healthcare practice. Today we have Millen Rastogi joining us to tackle some of the important facets of running a practice. Millen Rastogi is the visionary behind UniversaCare, a family-run, accredited, and licensed home care services agency serving the NYC and Nassau areas since 2008. In today’s show, we discuss the micro-changes that health care practices acro...
Jan 27, 2022•46 min•Season 5Ep. 13
Nobody wants to be hospitalized or plans for it to happen. Especially with the pandemic, we have seen incredibly high numbers of hospitalizations. In many cases, you get discharged and leave the hospital. But what happens afterward? Does life just go on as usual? Well, it depends! Joining us today to tackle some of these difficult questions is Dr. Vignesh Doraiswamy, an Internal Medicine and Pediatric hospitalist at Ohio State University and Nationwide Children’s Hospital. He talks about the imp...
Jan 20, 2022•32 min•Season 5Ep. 12
If you are a healthcare professional who is experiencing any sort of overwhelm (which is many of us!), then tune into this episode. Today we get to chat with Dr. Joe Sherman, a pediatrician, coach, and consultant to individuals and healthcare organizations in the areas of cross-cultural medicine, leadership, and provider well-being. He dives into what burnout is and why it happens. We discuss how to stay healthy and emotionally supported in order to provide excellent patient care. Dr. Sherman al...
Jan 13, 2022•38 min•Season 5Ep. 11
Should men open the door for women and pay for dates? Why did that even come about? How do you feel about a man making less than his female counterpart? Does that make him less of a man? What does being a man even mean? Today we have a thought-provoking conversation with the renowned Cleo Stiller, an Emmy Award and Peabody Award-nominated television journalist speaker and television host. Cleo is the author of the #1 New Release on Amazon book, Modern Manhood: Conversations About the Complicated...
Jan 06, 2022•37 min•Season 5Ep. 10
It has been truly an incredible year. Sneha Physical Therapy , our in-home & telehealth PT practice, has cared for more patients in 2021 than any year before. Dr. Sneha Gazi proudly serves NY, NJ, and MD and treats across the age spectrum: 1-week-old babies with developmental delay, elderly individuals with gait and balance issues, and everything in between. Dr. Gazi is known for her specialties within dance medicine, pelvic health, and chronic pain conditions. Fit As A Fiddle is a leading h...
Dec 30, 2021•8 min•Season 5Ep. 9
Why do you exercise? To check something off your to-do list? To look a certain way? To feel a certain way? To get stronger? To get more flexible? To win a race? Because someone told you to? Regardless of how you “workout” and why you do it (or choose not to), you’re in for a treat on today’s episode. Our guest today, Danielle Friedman, is an award-winning journalist whose writing has appeared in The New York Times , The Cut , Vogue , Harper's Bazaar , Glamour , Health , and other publications. H...
Dec 24, 2021•44 min•Season 5Ep. 8
Have you ever felt like you are sacrificing your originality and identity for stability and security? Have you found it difficult to let go and do something risky or follow your gut instinct when it sounds crazy? Today we have a celebrity guest on the show who is going to walk us through what it means to be your true self. Dr. Reef Karim; a double board certified humanistic psychiatrist by day and an actor, comic, and host by night; joins us to chat about his work on neuroscience, performance tr...
Dec 16, 2021•43 min
When your passion for dance meets your passion for exercise, you get 567BROADWAY! Today’s show is fun and energetic with Joseph Corella walking us through how movement has inspired him to create his brand. Much like myself, Joseph loves the stage and knew that his life’s work always had to incorporate elements of performance. I hope our listeners today are moved by his journey and hope you get a chance to move with him in one of his classes! Joseph has appeared from the stage to the screen with ...
Dec 09, 2021•22 min•Season 5Ep. 6
How can you be the best parent in the best city in the world? Spoiler alert… there’s no right answer! It’s difficult to raise a child in urban settings with less family support, attempts to achieve work/life balance, and of course a pandemic. But we can gain something out of every situation and our guest today shows us how this is possible! Manon Chevallerau has been a pioneer Postpartum Doula in New York City for over 22 years. On the show she talks about the ambiguity in most things baby-relat...
Dec 02, 2021•38 min•Season 5Ep. 4
One of the darkest things in the world is when infants and children are in the hospital for life-threatening situations. The people that help these kids are the real superheroes in the world. This Thanksgiving day, we are blessed to have one of these superheroes on the show! Tony "Dancing Doc" Adkins, PA-C, MPH, MCHS, is a pediatric neurosurgery physician assistant at Children’s Hospital of Orange County and now a social media phenomenon. Tony talks to us about delivering excellent care to patie...
Nov 25, 2021•28 min•Season 5Ep. 3
On today’s show we have a lively conversation with Robert Yoho, a 67-year-old former physician. We discuss his research and perspectives on the broken healthcare system in the United States. We dive into how healthcare companies, pharmaceutical companies, the FDA, scientific researchers, and politicians play a role in the way our current system operates. Robert calls himself a healthcare whistleblower. He spent three decades as a cosmetic surgeon after a career as an emergency physician. He then...
Nov 18, 2021•37 min•Season 5Ep. 2
What is sustainable happiness? It’s not relying on constantly changing external factors to feel a sense of inner peace. It’s knowing and living by the terms that there is something beyond that you can connect with. It’s not relying on events or conditions to influence your mental stability. Join me on this deep and thought-provoking conversation with mindfulness and meditation expert Jackie Stewart. Jackie and I chat about how we can apply mindfulness practices to our everyday lives to create ha...
Nov 11, 2021•45 min
Welcome to season 5 episode 1 on Fit as A Fiddle! Are you conscious of your vibe? Do you know the type of energy you put out in the world? This episode covers my interpretation of research on first impressions and how we can make more conscious decisions on our reactions while meeting a new person. Tune in to also hear about how the pandemic has changed how we make first impressions virtually and through masks. It’s just me on this episode - no guests! Super excited for you all to hear our line ...
Nov 04, 2021•9 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Competitive athletes are a unique breed of people, in that winning can be more important than just about everything else. Sports can set high expectations and motivate athletes to constantly perform at their peak level. But what happens when you bring empathy, humanness, and understanding to the picture? Would we be better able to live a life of quality and meaning? Today we had a lively conversation with Erwin Benedict Valencia, the Team Physical Therapist and Wellness coach for the New York Kn...
Oct 07, 2021•29 min•Season 4Ep. 20
About 50 million Americans experience chronic pain. The number 1 disability in the world is chronic low back pain. And 30% of Americans have chronic neck pain. Chronic pain is complex. We can’t really address it in its entirety in a single podcast episode. But what we can do is open you up to different ideas and a different perspective of what chronic pain is and how we can manage it, both as clinicians and patients who live with it. Today we have my best friend Dr. Maria Muto on the show. Dr. M...
Sep 30, 2021•33 min•Season 4Ep. 19
Chinese medicine, while portrayed in the media as primarily equating to acupuncture, has a plethora of knowledge on the pregnant and postpartum body. Guasha, cupping, and herbal medicine are few of the many modalities that can be safe throughout the majority of your childbearing journey, whether you are at preconception or are choosing an assisted reproductive technology (ART) such as in vitro fertilization (IVF). Today we have Sara Forlich, a licensed acupuncturist, help us break down the effec...
Sep 23, 2021•25 min•Season 4Ep. 18
On today’s show, we learn how to overcome obstacles to achieve the type of life we want to truly live. Greg Todd is a Father, Physical Therapist, Entrepreneur, Mentor and Business Coach. He has founded several businesses and is a physical therapy clinic owner. Greg has helped hundreds of healthcare professionals achieve their dream careers through his coaching, seminars, and leadership skills. Here, Greg talks about his journey from making a fraction of minimum wage to being a celebrity physical...
Sep 16, 2021•51 min•Season 4Ep. 17
What’s the first word you think of when you think “Yoga”? Yoga is a way of life, codified in one way (through Ashtanga Yoga) by Patanjali’s 8 Limbs. Of the 8 limbs, only ONE limb refers to Asanas, or “yoga poses,” that you might have heard of like child’s pose or downward dog. For a true yogi, rolling out a yoga mat is a small aspect of the multifold process in their life’s journey. However, in the Western world, the term yoga itself has been watered down to refer to exercises and stretches, whi...
Sep 09, 2021•48 min•Season 4Ep. 16
What is the spirit? If you want a TED Talk-like chat about this topic, search no further. Russell Hanks, our guest today, explores the idea of the spirit and what it could mean. This conversation not only addresses this very abstract concept, but also applies it to very practical and actionable ways that both clinicians and patients can harness the power of the spirit to optimize how they deliver or receive care respectively. Russell graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center wi...
Sep 02, 2021•46 min•Season 4Ep. 15
Whether you are a weekend warrior or an elite athlete, it is always important to understand your body, how to maintain and improve performance, and how to train appropriately. The first step to achieving this, is to set your goals. Why do you play your preferred sport? Is it to stay fit for the summer or to win a championship? Knowing this will help guide you through your athletic journey with less injuries and improved performance. Dr. Asad Siddiqi, a physiatrist and sports medicine physician i...
Aug 26, 2021•38 min•Season 4Ep. 14
The title of this episode was initially intended to be “Why Women Outlive Men.” But with an exceptionally well-versed guest like Dr. Marianne Legato, our conversation took a turn that went above and beyond what I’d hoped to dive into. Today we have a very special episode where we discuss how Dr. Legato helped shift the very nature of medicine from being dominated by the male biology to include that of women. She then discusses the current shifts in medicine intended to break down the enigma of g...
Aug 19, 2021•32 min•Season 4Ep. 13
Are you overworked, over-giving, overdoing, always fixing problems, and just terribly exhausted most of the time? Today I hope your life transforms the way mine has over the last few weeks! Not a lot of people get to interview one of their role models in life. I’m thrilled to chat with Terri Cole, a licensed psychotherapist, global relationship and empowerment expert, and the author of Boundary Boss-The Essential Guide to Talk True, Be Seen and (Finally) Live Free. After binge-reading the book i...
Aug 12, 2021•47 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Often women get pinned with, “drink a glass of wine because it’s really all in your head” when discussing sexual issues. Many people won’t even get to the place where they feel comfortable to discuss problems regarding their intimacy in the first place. Still others will get slapped with a cream or lubricant and told to “chill out.” Today, I have a very special guest, Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus, who has dedicated years of study in the academic world to understanding female sexual dysfunction. Her book...
Aug 05, 2021•41 min•Season 4Ep. 11
From the beginning of human history, parents have held and worn their babies for various reasons. Adriane Stare, a NYC-Based Babywearing Expert, Postpartum Doula, Lactation Educator and Mom to two boys, joins us today to talk about babywearing. We discuss the unique implications of carrying babies particularly in the first few months of life. Adriane delves into the misconceptions that surround babywearing and touches on the societal influences that impact how families view the topic. After the ...
Jul 29, 2021•37 min•Season 4Ep. 10
You might have heard someone say, “My knee hurts - must be the arthritis kicking in.” While osteoarthritis is a very common phenomenon, there are several misconceptions around it. Today, Dr. Karen Litzy, a licensed physical therapist, joins us to discuss the latest research on osteoarthritis (OA) and its medical management. We dive into the different structures affected, the diagnostic criteria, the differences between OA and Rheumatoid Arthritis, and ways to prevent progression of OA. Karen hig...
Jul 22, 2021•37 min•Season 4Ep. 9
What happens when a postpartum exercise specialist and a pelvic floor physical therapist dive into the topic of postpartum physical recovery? Join us on this episode as Charlotte Blake Kaplan and I have an honest, unedited conversation on what movement and healing means. We talk about the expectations created by the medical field, social media, and the people we interact with daily and how this shapes your journey throughout your postpartum years. Charlotte denounces the use of toxic timelines a...
Jul 15, 2021•46 min•Season 4Ep. 8
How can we optimize mental healthcare for women and their loved ones? How can we support women through their reproductive lifespan and the course of preconception, pregnancy, and postpartum? We answer these questions and more with Dr. Lucy Hutner, an internationally recognized expert in women’s mental health. Dr. Hutner covers the role of reproductive psychiatry and how she diagnoses and treats a variety of conditions experienced by women and LGBTQ birthing parents. We discuss the transformation...
Jul 08, 2021•48 min•Season 4Ep. 7
In today’s show, listeners tune into two topics with our multifaceted guest, Dr. Farah Hameed. We begin our conversation around the COVID recovery unit that Columbia & Cornell began in conjunction with New York Presbytarian Hospital. Dr. Hameed dives into the interdisciplinary team that was required to help screen and treat the thousands of people in New York City who survived COVID in 2020. Two of the biggest side effects after recovering were shortness of breath and body fatigue. Clinician...
Jul 01, 2021•32 min•Season 4Ep. 6
