White Coat Black Sheep

In This Episode Dr. Civelli sits down with Tim Pace — physician assistant, 20-plus year clinical veteran in orthopedic surgery, and doctoral candidate in lifestyle medicine graduating in 2027. What starts as a catch-up between colleagues turns into a deep, honest conversation about stress, burnout, the six pillars of lifestyle medicine, and why the people most qualified to give health advice are o...

In This Episode Dr. Civelli sits down with Jerry Teixeira — founder of Bodyweight Strength, Marine Corps veteran, competitive jiu-jitsu athlete, and coach helping busy professionals over 40 build real strength at home with no gym required. What starts as a conversation about fitness habits turns into a masterclass on training efficiency, aging, and why most people are doing far more work than they...

Dr. Civelli sits down with Kristin Saban — real estate agent, insurance specialist, mom of two, and peptide enthusiast — for a candid conversation about managing health, hormones, and hustle in the middle of real life. From morning routines and the four burner method to retatrutide, cold plunging, and life insurance that pays out while you're still alive, this episode is equal parts practical and...

In this episode of White Coat Black Sheep, Dr. Civelli sits down with personal trainer David Watkins aka S.I.L.A.S. Black for an honest conversation about grind culture, recovery, and the peptide everyone in fitness is talking about. David opens up about the work ethic instilled by the women who raised him, the physical toll of never slowing down, and how his coaching philosophy goes far beyond th...

Dr Civelli sits down with addiction medicine specialist Dr Matt Bear to discuss harm reduction, opioid policy, functional medicine, and why patient-centered care may be the most powerful tool in modern medicine. Episode Description In Episode 5 of White Coat Black Sheep, Dr Civelli and Dr Matt Bear explore addiction medicine, burnout, harm reduction, and the evolving philosophy of patient-centered...

Dr Civelli sits down with Lord Elliot, owner of NAS Power Gym, to talk about fear, identity, discipline, vulnerability, and reversing the trajectory of type 2 diabetes through consistent lifestyle change. In Episode 4 of White Coat Black Sheep, Dr Civelli and Lord Elliot explore the psychology behind ambition and the hidden trigger word enough. Lord shares how early discipline in powerlifting shap...

White Coat Black Sheep with Dr Civelli In this episode Dr Civelli sits down with Jose Gonzalez to talk about the long path from grinding to wholeness They unpack why health is not just labs or workouts and why living longer starts with living slower From burnout to recovery and from pain to purpose they cover • The pillars of wholeness spiritual mental emotional physical • Why the grind mindset fe...

White Coat Black Sheep with Dr Civelli In this episode, Dr Civelli breaks down why you can sleep eight hours and still wake up exhausted. If you are not dreaming, waking up multiple times a night, or living in light sleep without realizing it, this conversation will change how you think about recovery. From circadian rhythm to cortisol physiology, we unpack: • Deep sleep vs REM and why dreaming ma...

Welcome to White Coat Black Sheep — where science gets curious and dogma gets uncomfortable. In this episode, Dr. Civelli and Nurse Sarah unpack what it actually means to practice “real world medicine” when patients, lab reports, and guidelines don’t fit neatly into a checkbox. They talk about why reference ranges can mislead , how clinicians decide what’s urgent vs. noise , and the difference bet...