Episodes

Episode 71: Understanding Adolescent Addiction with Richard Capriola
Feb. 8, 2021

Episode 71: Understanding Adolescent Addiction with Richard Capriola

As mental health issues in teens continue to rise, increased substance abuse can be a side effect. Richard Capriola spent 11 years working as an addictions counselor for Menninger Clinic, one of the top ten psychiatric hospit...
Episode 70: Top Foods To Improve Your Libido with Nutritional Therapist Leslie Bumpas
Feb. 1, 2021

Episode 70: Top Foods To Improve Your Libido with Nutritional Therapist Leslie Bumpas

Can your diet impact your sex life? The answer is yes! It involves the same function that keeps your heart and brain healthy - blood flow. For this special Valentine’s episode, I welcome Leslie Bumpas back to the show. Leslie...
Episode 69: How to Add Meditation and Mindfulness Into Your New Year with Colleen Long
Jan. 25, 2021

Episode 69: How to Add Meditation and Mindfulness Into Your New Year with Colleen Long

There are so many tools to mental WEALTH! In this packed episode, we cover the importance of mindfulness and meditation, why they help, and how to incorporate them into our daily lives. Colleen Long is President of Adventum M...
Episode 68: A Functional Nutrition Approach to Children's Mental Health with Reed Davis
Jan. 18, 2021

Episode 68: A Functional Nutrition Approach to Children's Mental Health with Reed Davis

Children's mental health issues continue to rise, and now one of every four children will be diagnosed with a chronic condition by the time they are eight years old. How can we support the health of our children through nutri...
Episode 67: How Many Times a Day Should I Eat? with Nutritional Therapist Kris DeFoer
Jan. 11, 2021

Episode 67: How Many Times a Day Should I Eat? with Nutritional Therapist Kris DeFoer

The blood sugar conversation is more important than ever. We have to understand how to manage our blood sugar before it starts managing us. Like most “common” health concerns, it shouldn’t have to be normal to have blood suga...
Episode 66: Stewarding Our Focus for a Healthier 2021 with Life Coach Thomas Thompson
Jan. 4, 2021

Episode 66: Stewarding Our Focus for a Healthier 2021 with Life Coach Thomas Thompson

Thomas Thompson has led churches in Oklahoma, Texas, and Colorado for over 25 years. He now works with a coaching ministry, Lead Self Lead Others, as well as a city focused non-profit, COSILoveYou. In this episode, Thomas sha...
Episode 65: Building a Healthy Brain for a Lifetime with Cathy Williams
Dec. 28, 2020

Episode 65: Building a Healthy Brain for a Lifetime with Cathy Williams

In this episode we dig into all things related to building a healthy brain, in order to create stable moods and minimize risk of cognitive decline. Cathy Williams studied naturopathy and nutrition straight out of high school,...
Episode 64: Researching the Research: Are We Asking the Right Questions? with Andy Wakefield
Dec. 21, 2020

Episode 64: Researching the Research: Are We Asking the Right Questions? with Andy Wakefield

He is a pioneer of research on the gut-brain connection and had a moral obligation to his patients. Because of it, he lost everything. Now, Andy Wakefield is an award-winning filmmaker with three thought-provoking films highl...
Episode 63: Handling Grief Over the Holidays with Therapist Michael Sweeney
Dec. 14, 2020

Episode 63: Handling Grief Over the Holidays with Therapist Michael Sweeney

The holiday season can often trigger painful memories and feelings. This year brings an unusual set of circumstances. Michael Sweeney is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Dallas, Texas and works often with people who are p...
Episode 62: Why Can’t I Lose Weight? Breaking Down Diet and Weight Loss Myths with Erin Kerry
Dec. 7, 2020

Episode 62: Why Can’t I Lose Weight? Breaking Down Diet and Weight Loss Myths with Erin Kerry

Maybe you used to be able to diet and lose weight, and now you can’t. Maybe you’re setting New Year’s resolutions and trying to figure out what’s right for you. Maybe you’re sick of people trying to put you on their programs ...
Episode 61: Master Your Health and Know What Healthy Feels Like with Nutritionist Emily Hill
Nov. 30, 2020

Episode 61: Master Your Health and Know What Healthy Feels Like with Nutritionist Emily Hill

Emily Hill is a connoisseur of all things health and wellness for the better part of two decades and currently works as a holistic nutritionist in Dallas, Texas. In this episode we cover all things related to individualizing ...
Episode 60: How EMDR Teaches Your Brain to Process Trauma and Find Healing with LPC Zach Herrin
Nov. 23, 2020

Episode 60: How EMDR Teaches Your Brain to Process Trauma and Find Healing with LPC Zach Herrin

Zach Herrin is a Licensed Professional Counselor trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). In this powerful episode, we discuss how trauma impacts our lives, the affect of grief, and how EMDR can be a p...
Episode 59: Hot Topics in Women's Health with OB/GYN Dr. Kamilia Smith
Nov. 16, 2020

Episode 59: Hot Topics in Women's Health with OB/GYN Dr. Kamilia Smith

Dr. Kamilia Smith is an OB/GYN and Founder of Charleston House Gynecology, which offers a new approach to women's healthcare and wellness inspired by the needs of the modern woman. In this episode, we uncover all the hot topi...
Episode 58: Stop Sabotaging Yourself: Beating Chronic Pain and the Toughest Obstacles with Jennifer Loehding
Nov. 9, 2020

Episode 58: Stop Sabotaging Yourself: Beating Chronic Pain and the Toughest Obstacles with Jennifer Loehding

Jennifer Loehding is a health and business coach, blogger, podcast host, speaker, and author. Her memoir, Beat the Toughest Obstacles, highlights the period in her life when she was able to recover from the pain and frustrati...
Episode 57: Biohacking Hunger Hormones and Blood Sugar to Survive the Holidays  with Steve Welch
Nov. 2, 2020

Episode 57: Biohacking Hunger Hormones and Blood Sugar to Survive the Holidays with Steve Welch

Steve Welch is a nutrition research expert and past guest on the show. We discuss why people get stuck in the cravings cycle over the holidays and how to combat that with a few easy tricks! Key topics: - How to avoid the temp...
Episode 56: How to Make Health and Fitness Part of Your To Do List with Sandra Beck
Oct. 28, 2020

Episode 56: How to Make Health and Fitness Part of Your To Do List with Sandra Beck

I am joined by my good friend and mentor Sandra Beck, podcast host of Motherhood Talk Radio, Military Mom Radio, and Coach Talk Radio. In this bonus simulcast episode, we talk all about how we make health and fitness a priori...
Episode 55: Getting to the Root of Anxiety with Nutritionist Trudy Scott
Oct. 26, 2020

Episode 55: Getting to the Root of Anxiety with Nutritionist Trudy Scott

Trudy Scott is a Food-Mood Expert and certified nutritionist who educates anxious individuals about nutritional solutions for anxiety. She is the author of The Antianxiety Food Solution and host of The Anxiety Summit, an onli...
Episode 54: How Environmental Toxins Mess With Our Health with Health Coach Diana Edwards
Oct. 19, 2020

Episode 54: How Environmental Toxins Mess With Our Health with Health Coach Diana Edwards

Diana Edwards is the founder and CEO of Optimally You and co-owner of Revolution Health and Wellness and Against the Grain Podcast with her husband, Dr. Chad Edwards. In this episode, we learn about all the sneaky toxins we e...
Episode 53: It's Not Just Your Thyroid with Reed Davis, Founder of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition
Oct. 12, 2020

Episode 53: It's Not Just Your Thyroid with Reed Davis, Founder of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition

Reed Davis, Founder of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition, is a Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner and Certified Nutritional Therapist. He is the founder of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition. Having experience with over ...
Episode 52: How to End Comparison and Release the Burden to Be Better with Author Heather Creekmore
Oct. 5, 2020

Episode 52: How to End Comparison and Release the Burden to Be Better with Author Heather Creekmore

So often in the world of wellness, we find ourselves getting caught up in chasing optimal health yet finding out that there’s always a better goal, diet, plan, solution, etc. Heather Creekmore is a body image expert, speaker,...
Episode 51: Prove Yourself Wrong: How to Do Your Own Research and Fight for Your Health with Dr. Jim Meehan
Sept. 28, 2020

Episode 51: Prove Yourself Wrong: How to Do Your Own Research and Fight for Your Health with Dr. Jim Meehan

In an era of information overload, it is hard to discern what is truth and what is biased. To be your own health advocate, it is important to be open to all sides, then form an assessment and make an evaluation. I dip my toes...
Episode 50: How to Create Natural Neurotransmitter Balance for Mental Wellness with Dr. Josh Friedman
Sept. 21, 2020

Episode 50: How to Create Natural Neurotransmitter Balance for Mental Wellness with Dr. Josh Friedman

In this interview with Dr. Josh Friedman, we take a deep dive into neurotransmitters and how to optimize them for mental wellness, via food as well as amino acid supplementation. Dr. Friedman has a doctorate in Psychology fro...
Episode 49: Nutritional Psychiatry: Your Brain on Food with Dr. Uma Naidoo
Sept. 14, 2020

Episode 49: Nutritional Psychiatry: Your Brain on Food with Dr. Uma Naidoo

Dr. Uma Naidoo is a board certified psychiatrist, professional chef, and nutrition specialist. She is the director of Nutritional and Lifestyle Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital. In this fascinating episode, we dis...
Episode 48: Back to School: Dealing with Fatigue, Anxiety, and Screen Addiction with Dr. Alina Olteanu and Dr. Sandy Gluckman
Sept. 7, 2020

Episode 48: Back to School: Dealing with Fatigue, Anxiety, and Screen Addiction with Dr. Alina Olteanu and Dr. Sandy Gluckman

Dr. Alina Olteanu is an integrative pediatrician and founder of Whole Child Texas. Dr. Sandy Gluckman is a speaker, author, child behavior specialist, and founder of Parenting That Heals. In this back-to-school special interv...