This week I brought in my longtime friend fellow Yale Swammer, Nicole DeBoom. You may remember Nicole because she interviewed me for the trailer of the Healing Grove Podcast way back when. Well, she is back to interview me again because, at the time of this conversation, I was about to embark on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to swim through the …

Over the past several years, a number of programs for retraining the limbic portion of the brain have popped up. I've leaned into a few of them, including the Gupta Program, DNRS with Annie Hopper, and my friend, Liz Stanley's MMFT. All of these are great programs, and have helped countless people regain their health using tools that fall under the…

This week I want to introduce you to my friend, Lisa Markovits. Lisa is a singer, musician, and activist, who has made it her life's mission to help women who have suffered through trauma and unhealthy relationships to journey back to self-love through art and self-expression. She is doing that through her company Own It Baby! and her newly launche…

This week I want you to meet my friend, Dr. Emily Kostelnik, the Vestibular Psychologist. Vestibular disorders are very debilitating and I see them all too often in my practice. I found Emily on Instagram several months ago and realized very quickly that I needed to have her come talk to my audience. If you are suffering from chronic dizziness or b…

This week I want you to meet my friend and colleague, Beth Shirley. Beth is a pharmacist and certified clinical nutritionist who has been a pioneer in the field of Integrative Pharmacy. Through her work in this field, she has developed an in-depth knowledge of the use of nitric oxide. It turns out that this molecule is quite beneficial to everyone’…

This week I am thrilled to introduce you to my new friend, Irma Jennings. Irma is a Holistic Bone Coach, but I like to think of her as a "bone whisperer," because she really understands the deepest desires of our skeletal scaffold. Moreover, she is really, really expert at explaining things in ways that are simple, clear, and medically accurate. Wi…

This week I am excited to share the sixth interview I had with Meghan Tveit, MS3. In contrast to previous episodes, some of which involved Meg looking like she would rather have been horizontal, this time we caught up with her during a 4 week elective rotation, as she studies for her Step 2 Medical Exam. In our conversation, Meghan reflected back o…

In honor of celebrating the release of our 75th episode of the Healing Grove Podcast, I have a very special guest to introduce to you: Dietrich Klinghardt, MD, PhD. Dr. Klinghardt has been a leader in the field of tick-borne infections, autoimmunity, and complex medically mysterious illnesses for over 30 years. If you've been in my circle for any l…

I want to introduce you to someone who has literally changed my life in the last few years. Moreover, she has helped me to do the same for many of my patients. Her name is Ruth Kriz. Ruth is a nurse practitioner who has identified a group of common genetic variations that help explain why some patients develop chronic infections due to biofilms and…

This week I am delighted to introduce you to my friend, Arleen Ehritz. Arleen is a colon hydrotherapy practitioner. If your brain is having a hard time imagining what those three words mean, then you've probably never experienced the many benefits of irrigating your butt with warm, purified, gravity-fed water, so you don't know what you're missing.…

This week I would like you to meet my new friend and colleague, Dr. BenRall. As a chiropractor, Dr. Rall subscribes to the philosophy that our bodies are self-healing...as long as we avoid the obstacles that can get in their way. As an author, lecturer, and host of the 5-star rated podcast, Designed to Heal, he is passionate about empowering listen…

This week I want to introduce you to Dr. Alexis Chesney, who I met at the most recent ILADS conference, last October. She was standing next to a stack of her small, pocket-sized books at the Lyme author's table, and I was instantly drawn to both her colorful, well-designed book and her quiet, gentle nature. Within two minutes of speaking with her, …

This week I would like to introduce you to Karen Mayo, an Integrative Nutritionist who is currently working out of the Amen Clinics in New York. She’s the award-winning international best-selling author of Mindful Eating: Thirty Days to A Whole New You. She has also made appearances on the Dr. Oz Show, The Jack Canfield Show, and on the TEDx stage.…

This week I would like to introduce you to Cassandra Stahl.... Cassandra is a wealth management specialist. Maybe it's my bias about "money people," but I still find it fascinating that someone with the kind of deep knowledge of how money works in the world can also be so incredibly well-rounded. In addition to serving as a Partner and Private Weal…

Meghan Tveit, MS 3, is back, this time to tell us all about her rotations in OB/GYN and anesthesia, but if you are not familiar with this very special frequent guest, you can read about her here... Meghan Tveit is a third year medical student at George Washington School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. A member of the 2020 graduating class of Harvar…

Daniel A. Kinderlehrer, M.D. is a nationally recognized physician with expertise in the fields of nutrition, allergy, environmental medicine, Lyme disease and the healing of mind-body-spirit as a unified whole. Dr. Kinderlehrer co-founded The New England Center for Holistic Medicine in Newbury MA, and has taught extensively, including practitioner …

This week I am very excited for you to meet Dr. Kim Bruno, DC, CCN. I met Kim through Vibrant Wellness, a lab that I use often with my own patients. She has given me a lot of guidance and teaching about Vibrant Wellness testing and how to navigate their many offerings. Dr. Kim Bruno has dedicated her career to working to find root causes of patient…

This week I am so excited for you to meet my new friend Erika Nolan. I have been following Erika for awhile now on Instagram, and her work is right in alignment with what I do, so this conversation was very special to me. Many of you know that I spent much of my summer in the garden, growing and harvesting lots of produce and herbs, and Erika has i…

This week I interviewed my dear friend, Maria Heart Song. Maria is a clarity coach, intuitive healer, and Heart Song Alchemist. Music has always been the love of her life, and for more than 20 years she has been creating heart song activations and exploring the healing and creative power of the voice. As she shares in this conversation, Maria has n…

Meghan Tveit has returned to check in with us after spending 6 weeks in a psychiatry rotation. This conversation gets a bit tense as Meghan tells about some very extreme cases that she experienced during this rotation. No worries. No names or personal information have been shared, but I want you to know that Meghan does talk about one case in parti…

This week’s guest is a dear friend and kindred spirit, Cristina Maria RojasFernandez. Licensed in New York as a Clinical Social Worker, she has been called to be a bridge between worlds of Western clinical therapy and plant medicine. Her passion is helping humans connect to their authentic selves through traditional indigenous medicine ceremonies, …

This week’s guest is Dr. Sarah Myhill, a Western medicine doctor turned Naturopathic physician. Sarah Myhill is not only a physician with a wealth of knowledge about gut health, but she also has a special interest in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Myalgic Encephalitis, and her life’s mission has been to help people find the reason for their symptoms …

This week I am excited for you to meet Coach Scott Fox. Scott Fox is a former D1 baseball player and he went down hard with Lyme disease, an illness that has changed the way he sees the world...and coaches his athletes. He takes a whole-person approach to performance. He is not just looking at increasing speed, strength, and all the usual physical …

This week I am excited to introduce you to my friend, Sheetal Contractor. Sheetal is a PA-licensed massage therapist, Yoga Alliance certified 500-hr yoga teacher/trainer (E-RYT500), and Wellness Coach. After being a corporate professional for 15 years, in the summer of 2006, she took a leap of faith and left the corporate world to pursue her passio…

Our favorite third-year medical student, Meghan Tveit, has joined us yet again to give us another glimpse into her medical training. This time we caught up right after she finished her general surgery rotation. Meghan is a third year medical student at George Washington School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. A member of the 2020 graduating class of…

This week I would like you to meet one of my dear friends, Ria Swift. Ria is an energy medicine practitioner and intuitive seer who uses expressive arts, frequency medicine, family & system constellations, biomagnetism, and more. Using an ever-evolving toolbox of modalities, she has been helping folks heal from past trauma and wounds for decades. A…

This week you get to meet Dr. Roger McFillin. Dr. McFillin is a clinical psychologist, writer, speaker and podcast host, and a friend of mine. He is also an outspoken critic of the psychiatric diagnostic system, prescription drug culture, harmful treatments, misrepresentation of science in healthcare & pop culture beliefs about mental health that u…

This week I would like you to meet Dr. Jill Crista. Dr. Crista is a pioneering naturopathic doctor, best-selling author, devoted educator, and creative innovator. Her superpower is to make complex medical concepts simple and digestible for the average person, and having been on the other side of her talks and teaching for the past few years, I can …

I am over the moon this week to introduce you to a new friend: Anne Van de Water. About a decade ago, I found my way onto Anne Van de Water's mailing list. My sister, Bethany, had been on a retreat of some kind with Anne, and she suggested I follow her newsletter for regular blasts of high-vibe positivity and goofy, heart-centered, down-to-earth ad…

This week I would like to introduce you to Dr. Jack Wolfson. Dr. Wolfson is a board-certified cardiologist who uses nutrition, healthy lifestyle and evidence-based supplements to prevent and treat heart disease. Dr. Jack was trained as a conventional cardiologist, but he met Dr. Heather (who he just happened to marry), a DC who changed his paradigm…

This week I am excited to share the second interview I had with Meghan Tveit, our favorite healer-in-training. I caught up with her at the beginning of an overnight call on trauma surgery....in her 86th hour of continuous work. In our conversation, Meghan reflects deeply on the ups and downs of this beautiful, emotional and rather exhausting journe…

This week I would like to introduce you to Suzy Griswold. Suzy Griswold is a 13+ year Thyroid Cancer Thriver, and the Founder and President of HealingStrong. Upon her diagnosis, she took a different route than that of her 10 family members who had passed away from cancer previously. Suzy used a combination of the Gerson Protocol and grew closer to …

This week I would like to introduce you to my dear friend Marisa Cerveris. Being one of the last two dancers to be hand-picked by George Balanchine for The New York City Ballet, Marisa left home at age 14 to follow her dream of becoming a dancer. After a long career with the NYCB, she lived and danced in France and Spain and traveled the world, fin…

This week I would like to introduce you to Anita Johnston, Ph.D., CEDS. Anita is a psychologist, storyteller, certified eating disorders specialist, and author, and she has been working in the field of women’s issues, eating difficulties and body image distress for over 35 years. She is also the co-creator of the Light of the Moon Café, an online p…

Our guest this week is Danielle Pilarinos. You might remember Danielle from a previous episode where she talked about Biomagnetism. It aired on April 17, 2023. So many people found that conversation helpful, so I asked Danielle to come back and share more of her Biomagnetism wisdom with us. This time she demonstrated some of her favorite protocols …

This week I am excited to introduce you to my dear friend, Rob Aptaker. Rob is one of those humans who always inspires me to be a better human myself. His gentle manner, sincere interest, and unwavering listening always compel me to more presence and humility. You might be surprised to learn that Rob's own healing journey began as a struggle with r…

This week I would like to introduce you to Ari Whitten. Ari Whitten is a best-selling author and the creator of the Energy Blueprint system. A chronic fatigue and energy-optimization specialist with a world-wide following, Ari hosts the Energy Blueprint Podcast, bringing together leading experts in the field of fatigue and energy enhancement for th…

Linda Hartman is a Certified Biofield Tuning Practitioner, who offers remote Biofield Tuning healing sessions by phone anywhere in the world! Biofield Tuning uses sound waves produced from tuning fork vibrations to relieve emotional and physical stress. Through vibration and frequency, Biofield Tuning works with your body’s electrical system to res…

This week I would like you to meet my friend, Susan Wells. Susan Wells, MA, is a writer and coach. The connective tissue in her professional life has been personal and collective health. Focused now on inner works, she uses depth writing and imagery to access the unconscious mind for transformative change. She holds degrees in literature and anthro…

This week I am excited to introduce you to my sweet and inspiring friend, Sophie Wisbrun. I met Sophie in 2018, at a conference for heart-centered business owners and visionaries. At the time, Sophie was consulting CEOs looking to build sustainability into their businesses. Her mission was, put simply, to save the planet...one powerful corporation …

This week I am excited to share the first of what I hope will be many more interviews with a very special person who is also a doctor-in-training. Meghan Tveit is a third year medical student at George Washington School of Medicine in Washington, D.C. A member of the 2020 graduating class of Harvard and my eldest son's girlfriend, Meghan appeared o…

Helen Bucher's path has been a varied one, starting out as a nurse, then going to selling organic food, organic cosmetics, and ultimately becoming a Naturopathic Ayurvedic Lifestyle Coach. As a Swiss Rejuvenation Specialist, Helen focuses on the "tender slender" woman, who faces very specific health challenges with her fine boned and highly sensiti…

Summer MacCool is a conduit for universal consciousness, in service to the world and to your extraordinary life. Having moved through very dark times in her younger years, Summer was not even sure she wanted to live. It took a deeply loving relationship with a medicine man for Summer to finally embrace her worth and understand that we are all, at o…

Karen Atkins is a Brooklyn-born New Yorker turned Northern California girl. She spends her days practicing tai chi and qigong, writing and recording music, producing vitality lifestyle videos, creating educational alternative health programs, and taking walks in the foothills of Mt “Tam” as often as she can. But she wasn’t always the picture of hea…

This week I am so excited to share a conversation that I had with Dr. Bill Rawls back in November of 2022. In this compelling conversation, you will learn about the role the microbiome and pathogens can play in chronic illness. Bill Rawls MD, author of Unlocking Lyme: Myths,Truths, and Practical Solutions for Chronic Lyme Disease and the Cellular W…

This week I can't wait for you to meet my friend, Anja Korber. After playing in various European orchestras for several years, Anja Körber realized that the competitive and stressful life of a flautist was not for her. As a result, she changed direction, graduated as a primary school teacher in Germany and subsequently obtained the South African te…

This week's episode is with Chloe Weber, a dear friend who explores with me the reasons for using Chinese medicine to deal not only with acute crises, but ones that lie beneath the surface, waiting to emerge. You're going to love what she has to say about the tools she uses to help not only her patients but also her sweet son, Remy, who has a neuro…

This week I would like you to meet my friend, Katie Rampen. Katie is a a two-time breast cancer survivor and Breast Cancer Recovery Advocate dedicated to creating a thriving world through healthier living, one person at a time. Katie is also a mother of two children, and when Katie was first diagnosed with breast cancer, she knew it was time to spr…

This week I invite you to a fascinating conversation with my friend, Karen De Wilde. Karen is a musician, change maker and transformational guide who works from both the head and the heart. Several years ago, while stuck in a job that was sapping her energy, Karen was led on a search for her own destiny and life path, and ultimately discovered the …

This week I invite you to a powerful conversation with my friend, Jayka Duncan. Jayka was diagnosed with breast cancer in December, 2018. Not just breast cancer, actually; recurrent breast cancer. In a bold departure from her previous wrangling with a disease that affects one in eight women, this time she decided to follow her intuition, which guid…