Tick Boot Camp

Overview This special episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast was recorded live at the 2nd Annual Alzheimer’s Pathobiome Initiative (AlzPI) and PCOM Symposium in collaboration with Pathobiome Perspectives. Hosted by Ali Moresco in partnership with Nikki Schultek, Executive Director of AlzPI, the conversation brings the Tick Boot Camp mission of exploring infection-associated chronic illness (IACI)—i...

Overview This special episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast was recorded live at the 2nd Annual Alzheimer’s Pathobiome Initiative (AlzPI) and PCOM Symposium in collaboration with Pathobiome Perspectives. Hosted by Ali Moresco in partnership with Nikki Schultek, Executive Director of AlzPI, the conversation brings the Tick Boot Camp mission of exploring infection-associated chronic illness (IACI),...

Overview This special episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast was recorded live at the 2nd Annual Alzheimer’s Pathobiome Initiative (AlzPI) and PCOM Symposium in collaboration with Pathobiome Perspectives. Hosted by Ali Moresco in partnership with Nikki Schultek, Executive Director of AlzPI, the conversation brings the Tick Boot Camp mission of exploring infection-associated chronic illness (IACI)—l...

In this powerful episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast , international DJ and artist duo Z3LLA — Julia “Juj” Seeley and Kiana Tebyani — share how chronic illness, creativity, and friendship became the foundation of their success. After years of unexplained symptoms, Juj was diagnosed with Lyme disease, Bartonella, Babesia, mold toxicity, POTS, SIBO, celiac disease, and later catamenial epilepsy. D...

Episode Summary In this special Tick Boot Camp Podcast episode, Dr. Myriah Hinchey (ND) joins Matt Sabatello and Rich Johannesen from Tick Boot Camp to spotlight the 2025 LymeBytes Symposium, a physician- and patient-focused conference designed to shorten the healing journey for Lyme, mold illness, PANS/PANDAS, Long COVID, and other complex, infection-driven chronic conditions. We dig into why imm...

Recorded in person in Central Park, NYC just before Project Lab Coat at New York Fashion Week (NYFW) , this Tick Boot Camp Podcast features Dr. Bill Rawls on what helps chronic Lyme patients move from overwhelm to progress. We talk immune-first strategy, why antibiotics often fall short in chronic cases, how to protect the gut, and a stepwise plan that reduces flare risk and builds confidence. Epi...

Dr. Geoff Dow, CEO of 60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals and former malaria drug developer at Walter Reed, joins the Tick Boot Camp Podcast to unpack the science and strategy behind treating babesiosis. Drawing parallels to malaria, Dow explains why tafenoquine (brand: Arakoda), FDA-approved for malaria prevention, is being studied for Babesia, how coinfections (Borrelia, Bartonella) complicate care, and...

In this special Tick Boot Camp Podcast episode recorded live at Project Lab Coat during New York Fashion Week (NYFW), we sit down with Colonel Nicole Malachowski, USAF (Ret.) . Col. Malachowski, the first female pilot of the USAF Thunderbirds and a Lyme patient advocate, walked the runway with us at Project Lab Coat and served as the sole patient representative on the National Academies of Science...

In this special Tick Boot Camp Podcast episode recorded live at Project Lab Coat during New York Fashion Week (NYFW) , we sit down with Dr. Michal “Mikki” Caspi Tal , Principal Scientist in the Department of Biological Engineering at MIT and Associate Scientific Director of the MIT Center for Gynepathology Research. Dr. Tal is an immunologist and immunoengineer whose groundbreaking research focuse...

In this episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast , we sit down with András Pal Bozsik , co-founder of Lyme Diagnostics Ltd and coordinator of the EU-funded DualDur® project , to discuss a disruptive new diagnostic technology that promises earlier, more accurate detection of Lyme disease. For decades, Lyme testing has relied on indirect serological methods that often miss early infection and fail chro...

In this powerful episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast, we sit down with Ciara Gaglio , a 37-year-old from Woodside, Queens, New York, whose life was completely transformed by Lyme disease. Once a vibrant, social, and creative digital media professional, Ciara’s health began to unravel in her late 20s. What followed was nearly a decade of relentless symptoms, countless misdiagnoses, and visits to...

In this episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast , we sit down with Janet Sperling , PhD, President of the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation (CanLyme) and an accomplished entomologist whose research focuses on the bacterial microbiome of ticks across Canada. Janet’s journey with Lyme disease began when her teenage son was bitten by a tick during a family trip to California. His symptoms, starting with...

In this powerful episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast , dancer, actress, model, and Lyme warrior Renee LeeAnn Marsden shares her extraordinary journey of surviving late-stage Lyme disease, multiple co-infections, and autoimmune encephalitis. Once bedridden, disassociating, and in a wheelchair, Renee fought her way back through a combination of stem cells, peptides, neurofeedback, and faith — and...

Kaitlyn Oleinik is a chronic illness advocate and the author of Revival: My Journey with Neuropsychiatric Lyme Disease . She was bitten by a tick at age six and spent much of her life fighting an invisible illness while being dismissed by the medical system. Diagnosed with Lyme disease and co-infections in her teens, Kaitlyn has endured everything from hallucinations and involuntary psych holds to...

In this powerful episode of the TIck Boot Camp Podcast , Dr. Jaquel Patterson, nationally recognized naturopathic physician and medical director of Fairfield Family Health, joins Matt Sabatello to explore the many layers of Lyme disease recovery – from hidden mold exposure to hormone balance and mental health support. Mold & Lyme Disease – Why mold toxicity can block Lyme recovery and how Dr....

In this powerful episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast , we are joined by Dr. Daniel Warren of Envita Medical Center, a leading voice in the field of regenerative and integrative medicine, to break down the multi-layered complexity of chronic Lyme disease and its treatment. Dr. Warren takes us deep into the root causes of persistent symptoms, highlighting how chronic Lyme often results in immune d...

In this powerful episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast, we welcome Dr. Diana Stafford , a conventionally trained MD turned functional medicine expert. Dr. Diana shares her personal and clinical journey into treating chronic illness, mold toxicity, Candida overgrowth, and Lyme disease using a science-based, root-cause approach. Learn how she helps patients reclaim their health through gut healing,...

In this episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast , we sit down with Dr. Tracey Gaslin , a dual-certified Pediatric and Family Nurse Practitioner and the CEO of the Alliance for Camp Health (ACH) . Dr. Gaslin leads the Fight the Bite initiative , a national campaign designed to prevent Lyme and other tick-borne illnesses through science-based public health education. She discusses how camps—often over...

In this powerful episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast , we welcome Austin Shubert , a 27-year-old outdoorsman, hunter, and field technician from Zebulon, Georgia. He shares his deeply personal and emotional journey from vibrant health to chronic illness and back toward recovery. Raised in the woods, surrounded by ticks since childhood, Austin never imagined that a single tick bite could change hi...

In this powerful, long-form interview, Kristina Bauer returns to the Tick Boot Camp Podcast to share her in-depth story of surviving decades of misdiagnosed Lyme disease — from childhood illness and misdiagnoses to motherhood, advocacy, and remission. Diagnosed at age 40 after 32 years of medical dismissal, Kristina discusses her experience with congenital Lyme disease in her four children, postpa...

In this inspiring episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast , host Matt Sabatello and special guest co-host Kaitlyn Oleinik , author of the upcoming memoir Revival: My Journey with Neuropsychiatric Lyme Disease , sit down with Tracy Mulholland —actress, writer, producer, singer, and Lyme warrior. Tracy is the creator and star of the award-winning mini-series Girl at a Bar , a powerful and entertaining...

In this powerful episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast , we sit down with Dr. Myriah Hinchey , a Lyme-literate naturopathic physician whose personal battle with Lyme disease, Babesia, and Bartonella shaped her pioneering approach to treatment. Dr. Hinchey is the founder and medical director of Tao Center for Vitality, Longevity & Optimal Health, creator of LymeCore Botanicals, and founder of L...

In this episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast , we sit down with Mark Ouellette , a retired law enforcement officer, professional bodybuilder, and former wrestler from the Boston, Massachusetts area. Mark shares his powerful story of overcoming chronic Lyme disease, including years of misdiagnoses, debilitating symptoms, and his battle to reclaim his health and identity. 🔎 Key Topics Covered 🧬 M...

In this powerful and deeply personal episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast , Doug Morrow, a retired Hofstra University professor and professional musician, shares how a family outing to the Morton Bird Sanctuary in April 2012 changed his life. Doug went on a picnic after visiting the bird sanctuary with his 6-year-old son, Antonio, and his wife, Diane. He found a tick biting him the day after the...

Join Dr. Chris Winfrey , renowned psychiatrist and neuropsychiatry expert, and Tick Boot Camp as we dive deep into the complex connections between Lyme disease, brain health, and the nervous system. In this critical conversation, Dr. Winfrey shares clinical insights and practical strategies to help Lyme warriors reclaim their health by understanding the physiological and psychological challenges o...