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The Unlock Wellness Podcast is hosted by Dr. Kasey Johnson, a family wellness chiropractor with a true passion of helping as many families as possible reach their highest health potential. Join us weekly as she has great conversations with experts in the health field and leaders in the community that are changing lives and inspiring people to live at their highest potential. Email questions, topic requests, or collaboration requests at drkaseyajohnson@gmail.com
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Jay Fantom is host of The Story Box Podcast, and author of The Path of an Eagle: How to Overcome and Lead After Being Knocked Down. This conversation with Jay was incredible. After dealing with crippling anxiety & depression, addiction, and a near-death experience, Jay fought to rise above tragedy and become a light for those struggling in the dark…
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Dominique Provost-Chalkley is an incredibly talented actress, musician, environmental activist, and founder of an amazing non-profit organization called Start The Wave. In this episode, Dom chats about her own personal wellness journey, and how meditation has completely changed her outlook on life and how she deals with anxiety. She also dives into…
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In today's episode, I chat with Dr. Ray Nichols. Dr Ray is co-owner and chiropractor at Align Life in Greer, SC. We dive into Dr Ray's personal wellness journey, how chiropractic school changed his life and mindset, what it means to have an "inside-out" mentality on health, the incredible benefits of chiropractic care for all ages, and the importan…
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Jessica Carvo is an incredible singer and songwriter based in New York City. She not only creates music as a solo artist, but is also 1/2 of the indie band Satellite Mode, which has had over 20 million streams and toured nationally with acts such as Guster, Shoffy, The Band Perry, and more. In this episode, Jess and I chat about her journey with mu…
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This episode was a fun conversation with the amazing Toni Okamoto and Michelle Cehn! Toni and Michelle were both past podcast guests on The Unlock Wellness Podcast (about 3 years ago!), so be sure to also go back and listen to their individual wellness journeys! Toni and Michelle have both done so much incredible and inspiring work in the plant-bas…
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If you've ever had questions about pediatric or prenatal chiropractic care, you're going to love this episode with Dr. Scherina! Dr. Scherina is owner of Integrate Wellness Center in Orlando, FL, and is 1 of 7 practioners in the state of Florida that practice a technique called Network Spinal. She is also certified in Webster Technique through the …
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Aren Bahia is founder of Conscious Arts Tattoos, a vegan ink tattoo company in Bali that supports education programs for mentally disabled youth in Bali, founder of Karma House Bali, and is a partner of The Yogi Lab. In this episode, Aren shares his wellness journey and how he completely transformed his life. After years of being in a gang and sell…
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Dr. Tori Jaeger is a plant-based physician who is using her platform to inspire healthier living. Dr. Tori does an amazing job at showing her audience how she incorporates her healthy lifestyle as a mom, while also having a crazy schedule as a doctor. In this episode, Dr. Tori talks about her personal wellness journey, why her family switched to a …
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Heidi Germaine Schnappauf currently works in film and television as a stuntwoman, stunt coordinator, and actress. Heidi has recently worked on shows like NBC's Blindspot and AMC's The Walking Dead: World Beyond. She also recently completed directing her first feature film, which she also co-wrote. In this episode, Heidi talks about her own personal…
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Karin Gibson is a registered dietician in Sweden, currently living in New York City working as a plant-based nutrition coach. Karin's passion is empowering parents with nutritional guidance and practical tips on how to raise healthy, well-nourished plant-based children. In this episode, we dive into sooo many of the top questions that parents have …
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Rachel Atcheson is Deputy Strategist for Brooklyn Borough President, Eric Adams, where she works on plant-based nutrition initiatives, such as " Meatless Mondays," for Brooklyn public schools. In this episode, Rachel talks about her own personal wellness journey, what inspired her to become plant-based, her amazing career path from working for The …
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Brandon Brown is an extremely talented actor and artist who is using his platform to inspire others. Brandon has been featured on a variety of TV shows, as well as commercials for companies like Nike and Chase Bank. In this episode, Brandon talks about his wellness journey, what inspired him to go vegan, and how his positive lifestyle changes has a…
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Rosie Rocke is doing so much amazing work in the plant-based world. Rosie reached a point where her health wasn't thriving. She was constantly tired, rarely feeling her best, and dealt with chronic acne. She decided to take the leap into a plant-based diet, and hasn't looked back. In this episode, we talk about Rosie's wellness journey, her motivat…
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Sarah Menzies is an incredibly talented filmmaker and director of several documentaries that capture characters who are changing the world in positive ways. In this episode, we discuss her path to becoming a filmmaker, and she walks us through the production of her amazing feature length documentary, Afghan Cycles. Afghan Cycles follows the journey…
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Matt Coffman is a health coach in Tampa, FL, as well as host of The Integrative Thoughts Podcast. Matt has overcome a significant amount of obstacles along his wellness path. He grew up in poverty-stricken Flint, Michigan, where self-love was definitely not his priority. After dealing with a drug and alcohol addiction for years, Matt knew that he n…
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Andrea Lima is a plant-based, Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner who has worked for the VA for almost 5 years. After an injury ended her track and field scholarship at UCLA, she met her husband Richard Lima (who was an amazing past podcast guest), and they began a family. Andrea refocused her career, and dove back into her passion of helping pe…
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Keyra Correa is a plant-based filmmaker who has completely transformed her health and life by changing her diet. Keyra grew up constantly struggling with her weight. She eventually discovered that changing what was on her plate could radically change her life. Keyra lost 80 lbs, and became extremely passionate about the plant-based lifestyle. As a …
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Matt Nagra is a recent graduate from Boucher Institute of Naturopathic Medicine and is using his knowledge to educate as many people as possible about the power of a plant-based diet. He is a volunteer and contributor to NutritionFacts.org, an incredible resource created by Dr. Michael Greger, and is passionate about educating others about not only…
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Claudia Ivonne is an artist, environmentalist, garden expert, and vegan bikini competitor. Claudia decided to take her passion for health and wellness to the next level after having her son, and her life hasn't looked the same. She lost 40 pounds, embraced a plant-based diet and a consistent fitness plan, and discovered her love of gardening. Her g…
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Kelli Tennant is doing so much incredible work. After dealing with chronic Epstein-Barr Virus, for years being misdiagnosed, Kelli went on a mission to help her body heal in a more holistic way. In an effort to focus on her healing, she left her successful career in sports broadcasting to focus on her journey and self-love. She now hosts Ceremony W…
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Dr. Joel Fuhrman is a board-certified family physician, six-time New York Times best-selling author, and internationally recognized expert on nutrition and natural healing, who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through natural methods. For over 25 years, Dr. Fuhrman has shown that it is possible to achieve sustainable weight loss and …
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David Anthony, AKA Tactical Vegan, is a police officer in Las Vegas. After tearing his PCL, David decided to go vegan to speed up the recovery of his injury post-surgery. His recovery took half the time that physicians told him, and he felt incredible. His change in diet took his health to the next level, and even landed him as PETA's Sexiest Vegan…
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Dr. Raul Serrano is a family wellness chiropractor, co-host of The Potentialist Podcast, and author of his new book The 14-Day Reboot. He was also a past podcast guest, all the way back on Episode 11, so be sure to go back to hear his story in more detail! In this episode, we dive into the motivation for his new book, his goals for The Potentialist…
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Dr. Peter Raisanen's story is incredible. After experiencing a near-death traumatic brain injury, he was determined to take his health and healing to the next level. Dr. Peter started implementing a plant-based diet and became fascinated with the powerful effects that fasting has on the body's overall healing abilities. Not only did he fully recove…
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Adam Schaeuble is such an inspiring person, who has not only transformed his own health, but is creating a wave of wellness all over the world. Adam's story is incredible. After losing 100 lbs, he became passionate about helping others reach their full potential. He has helped clients lose over 54,000 lbs, and has his sights on inspiring over 1 mil…
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Ivana De Maria is an actress, producer, and founder of the new app StoryPlace. Spending a large majority of her life living in different parts of the world, Ivana discovered a love of travel and connection. Being exposed to so many cultures, she realized at a young age that everyone has a story to tell, and the ability to share a story without fear…
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Drew Trott is a plant-based nutritionist and host of The Plant Sourced Podcast. After delaying college and really trying to figure out what he was passionate about, Drew discovered a love for research. He fell in love with nutrition, and began to learn how to evaluate studies to make the best health decisions possible. He now uses his knowledge to …
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Dr. Benjamin Alter is a licensed naturopathic physician specializing in holistic lifestyle medicine. He focuses on educating individuals how to shift not only their way of eating by implementing a plant-based diet, but also how to shift their mindset and thoughts to promote more healing in the body. In this episode, we dive into natural ways to pro…
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Kate McGoey-Smith's story is extremely inspiring. In 2007, Kate was diagnosed with class 3 idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension, a rare disease that only affects 2-4 people in a million. She was given 5 years to live and was heavily medicated. Through this process, her lungs shut down, which left her relying on an oxygen machine, and she also…
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Matt Lancor is founder of the kombucha company, Kombuchade. I am personally obsessed with kombucha, so I was excited to get to chat with Matt about but the benefits that drinking kombucha has on the body, as well as the process of starting a kombucha company. We dive into struggles that he had to overcome while starting his company, tips that he gi…
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Dan and Sheanne Moskaluk, AKA Indian Rock Vegans, have such an incredible story. After discovering a whole-food plant-based diet, Sheanne lost an amazing 130 lbs. What she learned in that process would eventually save her husband's life. Dan was diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer, and given no hope. What happened next would completely shock his d…
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Dr. Gemma Newman has worked in medicine for 15 years and is the Senior Partner at a family medical practice. Dr. Gemma studied at the University of Wales College of Medicine and has worked in many specialities as a doctor, including elderly care, endocrinology, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, general surgery, urology, vascular su…
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Dr. Sarina Pasricha is a gastroenterologist who specializes in enhancing the gut-health of her patients with a whole-food plant-based diet. In this episode, we dive into gut health, causes of common GI conditions, steps that we can take to create a stronger microbiome, and we also chat about poop transplants that greatly improve or reverse certain …
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Dr. Areli K. Cuevas-Ocampo, aka The Raw Vegan Doctor, is a consultant neuropathologist at North Bristol Trust NHS Southmead Hospital in the UK and is board-certified by the US American College of Pathology. Besides looking at diseases under the microscope, examining brains, and doing autopsies, Dr. Areli's passion is plant-based promotion with an e…
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Casey Edward is a motivational speaker, a vegan wellness coach, a life-coach, and also hosts The "I Can't Wait to Tell You" Podcast. In this episode, Casey and I talk about her own personal wellness journey, and how yoga, meditation, and creating a healthier mindset completely transformed her life. We even dive into manifesting, the law of attracti…
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Rebecca Greentree is a vegan blogger and YouTuber who is passionate about sharing her vegan travel, her amazing food around the globe, cruelty-free fashion, and easy ways to live a more compassionate life. In this episode, Rebecca talks about her wellness journey from transitioning from vegetarian to vegan, how she is using her platform to help oth…
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Gary Whitaker, AKA Coach G, is doing some amazing work. Coach G recently opened an all-vegan gym, called PlantBased Fitness, in Oakland, CA. Through his own wellness journey, he discovered how powerful, and healing, a plant-based diet could be. He is transforming so many lives, not just with plant-based nutrition, but through mindset and fitness as…
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Teddy Bass is a nationally certified personal trainer to some of Hollywood's top celebrities and executives, as well as an author of his new book, Affirm Fitness. He is also regularly featured in a variety of fitness magazines such as Allure, Cosmopolitan, InStyle, Self, and US Weekly. In this episode, we talked about Teddy's personal wellness jour…
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Get ready to be inspired. Richard Lima's story is amazing. He definitely isn't living the life of an average 47 year old. After becoming a dad at the young age of 16 years old, Richard was forced to drop out of high school to start working to support his family. After discovering modeling and the opportunities that it had the potential to bring him…
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Jeff Tritten has such an inspiring story. While co-owning a BBQ restaurant, Jeff's health began to rapidly decline. He gained over 130 lbs, and was suffering from an array of health issues, such as pre-diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, sleep apnea, elevated liver and kidney enzymes, and severe arthritis. After a hospitalization, Jeff…
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Vinny DePaul, AKA Vinny Vegan, is transforming so many lives. Vinny has overcome so many obstacles to get where he is today. He became a millionaire in his early 20's, lost it all by 30 years old, and eventually was homeless. After being introduced to juicing and a vegan diet, he began to radically transform his life. He created Gangster Vegan, a s…
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Nikki Namdar is founder of Orlando Vegans, an amazing group that is spreading the vegan lifestyle in central Florida, and is making such an incredible impact through events, meet-ups, and a large social media community. In this episode, we talk about Nikki's personal wellness journey, how going vegan has transformed her life, not only physically bu…
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Sarah Goodenough has such an amazing story. At 22 years old, Sarah was extremely overweight. She was dealing with high blood pressure, had the beginning stages of fatty liver disease, as well as several other negative health issues. After struggling for years to lose weight and find an option that would work for her, Sarah discovered a plant-based …
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Katie Horwitch is a writer, speaker, and the founder of WANT: Women Against Negative Talk - a platform that gives women tools, insight, and inspiration to move forward in their lives by shifting their negative self-talk patterns. She has over a decade of experience in the wellness lifestyle editorial space, and almost 2 decades in public speaking a…
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Briana Miller is a wellness blogger who specializes in plant-based diet transition. She has completely transformed the way that she eats, moves, and overall mindset along her own wellness journey, and is dedicated to educating as many people as possible about the benefits of a plant-based diet, not just physically, but also for the environment and …
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Elizabeth Leone is a teacher for new English learners, primarily refugees and immigrants who have very limited, to no prior education. Her own personal wellness and life journey has given her so much love and appreciation for other cultures, and has led to a deep passion of wanting to change the world for the better. This episode is a lot different…
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Laurie Denomme is an international fitness educator with 25 years experience in aquatics. She is founder of WeCoach, a unique water and land exercise program. She is also working on a new project called Wavemakers, that will be launching soon and will greatly assist the aquatics movement. In this episode, we talk about Laurie's fitness journey, how…
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Katie Bush is co-owner of the plant-based restaurant, Press'd Juice Bar and Kitchen, in Winter Garden, FL. This is a restaurant that is local to me and one of my favorites, so I was excited to learn more about the process of how it was started. In this episode, Katie talks about the wellness journey of her family, how it led to a love for nutrition…
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Jordan Bruce is a holistic nutritionist, live blood analyst, and runs a wellness blog called Bruce's Roots. She is helping so many people transform their health, and using preventative testing to help customize plans that best work for their body on a cellular level. In this episode, we talk about Jordan's wellness journey and how she transformed h…
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Amy McKinnon is a long-distance runner and plant-based nutritionist who has been living with Type 1 Diabetes for 18 years. She specializes in working with people living with Type 1 in managing their nutrition and diabetes for optimal blood glucose control. She also works with clients with weight loss, improving athletic performance, and increasing …
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