Jenny Breen has been a professional chef and advocate for sustainable food systems and food justice, and has worked directly with farmers and producers in Minnesota since the mid-1980’s. She was co-owner of Good Life Cafe and Catering, a sustainable food business from 1996 to 2013. She is a 2009 Archibald Bush Foundation Leadership Fellow and completed her Master of Public Health degree in Nutrition at the University of Minnesota in 2011 while working to build strong networks within health and f...
Dec 01, 2021•58 min•Season 6Ep. 66
Sarah Stinson, MS, LPCC,CMT,CHTP/I Sarah has worked in the field of mental health and eating disorders for 28 years. She received her Master’s in Community Counseling from St. Cloud State University in 1991. She became a Certified Massage Therapist in 1999, a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner in 2010, and a Certified Healing Touch Instructor in 2012. In 2018 she completed a 2 year Interprofessional Integrative Health and Medicine Fellowship through the Academy of Integrative Health and Medici...
Nov 03, 2021•41 min•Season 6Ep. 65
This is one of my most loved episodes with one of my favorite guests of all time! I am taking a break, but will be back soon with more episodes. I hope you enjoy! Kate is a plant lover, folk herbalist, herb gardener, medicine maker, botanical perfumer, flower essence practitioner, and a devoted believer in the cosmic healing powers of our wild allies. With an approach to herbal medicine deeply interwoven with honoring the plant spirits, she crafts plant medicine as a bridge to help connect peopl...
Oct 05, 2021•57 min•Season 5Ep. 52
Sydney Ross Singer is a pioneer of the field of Applied Medical Anthropology, Director of the Institute for the Study of Culturogenic Disease, and author of numerous groundbreaking health books on the cultural causes of disease. Drawing on his extensive training in biochemistry, anthropology, and medicine, Sydney has made numerous new medical discoveries that have helped millions of people recover from many common health problems caused by harmful lifestyles. He is best known internationally for...
Aug 04, 2021•42 min•Season 6Ep. 64
Lynn Rossy, Ph.D. is a health psychologist specializing in mindful eating and living. She developed a ten-week, empirically validated Eat for Life class that teaches people to eat mindfully and intuitively, love their bodies, and find deeper meaning in their lives. Her book, The Mindfulness-Based Eating Solution, is based on the concepts in Eat for Life. Lynn is a long-time practitioner of mindfulness meditation and yoga–certifed in Kripalu and EMYoga. She is the President of the Center for Mind...
Jul 07, 2021•55 min•Season 6Ep. 63
Gina is a registered yoga teacher who strives to inspire hope and courage while cultivating connection and empowerment through her yoga teaching, workshops and trainings. As a trauma survivor herself and a mental health advocate, Gina's joy and passion is to bring others into whole-person wellness and healing and assist them in the discovery of who they were created to be. www.sanctuaryyoga.info @sanctuary_yoga_tsy
Jun 02, 2021•39 min•Season 6Ep. 62
Erica Mather was born in Madison, Wisconsin in 1975, and grew up swimming, playing the piano, and reading books before, during, and after school. When her father died at the young age of 56 (she, 23), Erica realized that life is short and it’s best to quickly get on with the business of living it in alignment with what matters to us most. She quit her day job and doubled down on playing the piano professionally, gigging, writing, teaching, and self-producing two jazz-inspired albums, Borderlands...
May 05, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 6Ep. 61
Amy Galper, B.A., M.A., Founder of the first Aromatherapy School in NYC, the New York Institute of Aromatherapy, has been a Certified Aromatherapist since 2001, as well as a passionate advocate, entrepreneur, formulator and consultant in clean beauty and wellness. She co-authored best selling natural beauty book "Plant Powered Beauty," published by BenBella Books and endorsed by beauty industry visionary Bobbi Brown, Credo Beauty's Annie Jackson, Sophie Uliano and Tata Harper. Amy is honored and...
Apr 07, 2021•57 min•Season 6Ep. 60
Jennifer Carr is a London born, Barcelona based Behavioural Eating Coach and Plant Based Retreat Cook. Training at The Institute of the Psychology of Eating in Boulder, Colorado in 2017, today Jennifer coaches from her home in Barcelona in person and online, helping people to address an array of body image and eating challenges. Through a blend of mindfulness based psychology, mirror work, energy medicine and firsthand experience, Jennifer’s ultimate goal is to support people in understanding th...
Oct 28, 2020•54 min•Season 5Ep. 59
Lara Adler is an Environmental Toxins Expert & Educator and a Certified Holistic Health Coach who teaches health coaches, nutritionists, and other holistic health practitioners how to eliminate the #1 thing holding their clients back from the results they are seeking – the unaddressed link between chemicals and chronic health problems. She trains practitioners to become experts in everyday toxic exposures so they can improve client outcomes without spending hundreds of hours researching on t...
Sep 16, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 56
Health & wellness practitioner and educator Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum is passionate about transforming our broken healthcare system and empowering people to become CEOs of their own health. She believes that a great health coach is the ally each of us needs to make healthy changes that actually last. She founded The Functional Medicine Coaching Academy, in collaboration with The Institute for Functional Medicine, where her Health Coach Certification Program has trained over 1500 coaches and coun...
Sep 02, 2020•42 min•Season 5Ep. 55
Dr. Diva Nagula is a board-certified osteopathic physician and has extensive knowledge and training in Integrative and Functional Medicine. Dr. Nagula is a Washington, D.C. native and grew up in Alexandria, Virginia. He graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at EVMS and a fellowship in Interventional Pain Medicine at Emory University. Upon completion of his fellowship, he opened a practice in rural South Georgi...
Aug 05, 2020•56 min•Season 5Ep. 53
Jennifer Carr is a London born, Barcelona based Behavioural Eating Coach and Plant Based Retreat Cook. Training at The Institute of the Psychology of Eating in Boulder, Colorado in 2017, today Jennifer coaches from her home in Barcelona in person and online, helping people to address an array of body image and eating challenges. Through a blend of mindfulness based psychology, mirror work, energy medicine and firsthand experience, Jennifer’s ultimate goal is to support people in understanding th...
Jun 24, 2020•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 50
Dr. Tina Koopersmith is an internationally recognized gynecologist specializing in fertility. She is a board-certified OBGYN and Reproductive Endocrinologist (REI) as well as a board-certified practitioner of Integrative Medicine. For over 25 years, she has practiced medicine in the Los Angeles area. She has been helping women achieve total wellness and fertility across the globe including in the Los Angeles, California area, New York City, Israel and Hong Kong. Dr. Koopersmith is a graduate of ...
Jun 10, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 47
Doctor Verena Raschke-Cheema PhD, MSc. is a highly qualified and dedicated Doctor in Nutritional Sciences and Neuro-Training Kinesiologist, author, health & Wellbeing speaker. She is a passionate, holistic, solution-oriented consultant with 10 years of clinical experience, a holistic health expert and mother of two healthy boys. Doctor Verena holds a doctorate (PhD) and masters degree (MSc.) in the Nutritional Sciences from the University of Vienna, in Austria, has studied Ayurveda for 3 yea...
May 27, 2020•48 min•Season 4Ep. 49
Two weeks ago I released the first "Meditation to Nourish the Nervous System" - I felt that this week another relaxing, grounding, de-stressing meditation was most important! I hope you enjoy! If you do- let me know what other meditations you might enjoy! Warmly, Amy
May 20, 2020•9 min•Season 4Ep. 47
Dr. Gretchen Kubacky, "The PCOS Psychologist," is a health psychologist and Certified Bereavement Facilitator in Los Angeles, California. She is a Certified PCOS Educator, the founder of PCOS Wellness, and a member of the PCOS Challenge Health Advisory Board. Dr. Gretchen is has authored two books, The PCOS Mood Cure: Your Guide to Ending the Emotional Roller Coaster and Moving Through Grief: Proven Techniques for Finding Your Way After Any Loss. Dr. Gretchen provides coaching and consultation i...
May 13, 2020•47 min•Season 4Ep. 46
I hope that you will take a few moments (<10 minutes) to enjoy this relaxing meditation that nourishes your nervous system. Managing is one of many lifestyle strategies to stay healthy during this time. May you enjoy this meditation and find peace and stillness within. With light and love, Amy
May 06, 2020•9 min•Season 4Ep. 45
Amanda H. Corbett, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, FAIHM is the Assistant Dean for Professional Curriculum, the Associate Director of Global Engagement, and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy and the Global Pharmacology Coordinator for the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases. Dr. Corbett is board certified in pharmacotherapy and is a fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and the Academy of Integrative Health and Medi...
Apr 29, 2020•43 min•Season 4Ep. 45
This is a special bonus episode. I hope that you will take a moment to listen, relax, and nourish your immune system. This meditation is less than 10 minutes.
Apr 22, 2020•8 min•Season 4Ep. 44
Rudrani Banik, MD, is a Board-certified Ophthalmologist and fellowship-trained Neuro-Ophthalmologist. She has expertise in a wide range of conditions affecting vision including: dry eye, digital eye strain, blue light, cataracts, glaucoma, and macular degeneration. She performs cataract and laser surgeries and has extensive experience with medical and cosmetic Botox. As a Neuro-Ophthalmologist, Dr. Banik also manages migraine, headache, double vision, optic neuritis, optic neuropathy, swelling o...
Apr 15, 2020•53 min•Season 4Ep. 44
Meghan is a health coach and trainer, whose goal is to empower all women to feel Fit & Fierce. Her wheelhouse is the intersection of muscles and mindset. For years she believed that being the smallest version of herself would make her happy. Turns out this couldn’t have been farther from the truth. She was finally able to overcome her patterns of disordered eating and addiction to exercise when she learned to love and embrace her body, as is. She is the founder of the Fit & Fierce coachi...
Mar 18, 2020•36 min•Season 4Ep. 42
Hello, my name is Laura Burr. I am a registered pharmacist and a homeopathic practitioner. I attended pharmacy school at Drake University and received my BS in Pharmacy and MBA in 1995. I found out about homeopathy in 1998 and have been studying this fascinating and intriguing healing modality ever since. I attended the Northwestern Academy of Homeopathy and graduated in 2002 and completed Louis Klein’s Homeopathic Master Clinician Course in 2010 My mission is to apply my knowledge of both Homeo...
Mar 04, 2020•48 min•Season 4Ep. 41
Layne Lyons, is a lawyer, business protector for women entrepreneurs and creator of the Legal Umbrella Method™. She helps women entrepreneurs get the right legal structures and contracts in place so they can easily and completely protect themselves, their work, and their businesses. Layne graduated from Duke Law School and has dedicated her 25 year career to protecting others. She has written three books, successfully started and managed five corporations, worked with thousands of clients, negot...
Feb 19, 2020•56 min•Season 4Ep. 40
Jennifer Kreatsoulas, PhD, E-RYT 500, C-IAYT, is a certified yoga therapist specializing in eating disorders and body image. She is the creator and host of Real Body Talk, author of Body Mindful Yoga, an international speaker, and mental health advocate. Jennifer provides yoga therapy via online and in person, and leads yoga therapy groups at Monte Nido Eating Disorder Center of Philadelphia. She also teaches workshops, retreats, and specialized yoga and eating disorder recovery trainings for pr...
Feb 05, 2020•47 min•Season 4Ep. 39
Martha McKittrick, RD, CDN, CDE Martha McKittrick is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Diabetes Educator, Wellcoach®-Certified Health and Wellness Coach with a private practice in NYC. With over 25 years’ experience in the field of nutrition, Martha specializes in PCOS, weight management, cardiovascular health, diabetes, IBS, and preventive nutrition. Ms. McKittrick has had a special interest in nutrition for PCOS since 2000 and can be considered one of the pioneers in the field. She was the nut...
Jan 15, 2020•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 37
Sister Seekers provide workshops and retreats to experience self-discovery, spiritual awareness, renewal, and connection with other women. They provide opportunities to gain a better understanding of who you are and identify your passions and dreams. All three are Reiki and Shamanic practitioners in Rochester. Diane Anderson is a healing arts practitioner and teacher with a master’s degree in naturology. Her practice includes Reiki, Energy Medicine, Shamanic Healing, Holistic Health Coaching, an...
Dec 18, 2019•52 min•Season 3Ep. 34
I want to share the basics of Ayurveda, starting with food, the foundation of a healthy life. What diet is right for you? It’s not about counting calories, it’s about choosing the right food, the right herbs and spices, the right time, combinations and techniques. Ayurveda nutrition is fun, delicious, and nourishing. And once you know what is good for you, Ayurveda nutrition is simple. It all starts with knowing yourself. From that awareness, and with some education, you will naturally change yo...
Dec 11, 2019•1 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 33
Dr. Andrea Brockman is the CEO and Co-Founder of ExploreHolistic.com, an inclusive and forward-thinking educational platform and online directory designed to boost awareness, understanding, access and acceptance of holistic health. After spending her career first as an intensive care nurse and then as a dentist treating the dental needs of medically compromised patients, she trained in multiple alternative and holistic health practices shifting to a Biological dental practice. Andrea knows there...
Dec 04, 2019•34 min•Season 3Ep. 32
Amanda H. Corbett, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, FAIHM is the Assistant Dean for Professional Curriculum, the Associate Director of Global Engagement, and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy and the Global Pharmacology Coordinator for the UNC Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases. Dr. Corbett is board certified in pharmacotherapy and is a fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and the Academy of Integrative Health and Medi...
Nov 27, 2019•46 min•Season 3Ep. 31
