Bodcast With Sisters - Get In Bed With Your Body

We are so excited to have Troy and Natalie Carpenter with us today. They own and run one of the largest farms in Erick, Oklahoma, Carpenter Farms. Troy was born and raised on the farm. They are here to discuss a typical day in the life of a farmer as well as some of the repetitive use injuries and long term illnesses that occur on farms.

What do you take with you in your carry-on for a long flight? What are some important things to think about on a long flight? In this episode, we are just hanging out and discussing some travel hacks as Angelie gets ready to travel to Jordan.

This was a fun episode to record. We were originally going to discuss the hip replacement and recovery of our friend Jeff. It started out that way and then we went down a different path and discussed how Jeff pulled himself out of depression and destructive behavior to become the successful husband, father, and person that he is today. This turned out to be much more powerful than we expected. Ple...

We are so excited to welcome back Katrina Lewis, MD to discuss her breast cancer journey. As a doctor who believes in the body she has a very different journey than many cancer patients. She shares some alternative treatments, nutritional recommendations, as well as how she advocated for herself as a patient.

We are very excited to have Carmel with us for this episode. Carmel is a breast cancer survivor and social worker who is sharing her story with us. She was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 38. Carmel not only tells us about her personal journey, but has some great tips for people to help with communication with doctors, financial assistance as well as assistance around the home while rec...

How do you do it all - Run several businesses, train others, take care of a home and be a mother? Can you be the best that you can be while empowering others to be their best? Vanessa is here today to give us 3 great points on how to do it all while still being able to take care of yourself. Come have some fun with us as we talk and laugh with Vanessa!

We thought we would have a fun episode where we just talk. Angelie and I are joined by Angelie's husband Rod to discuss self care. We talk about what we like to do to recharge so that we can take care of others. We also discuss the pelvic floor and how to take care of it.

We are so excited to have Karen Comba with us for this episode. She is bringing light to the much needed topic of Mental Health . From her experience being raised by a schizophrenic mother, she has learned how important it is to be open and discuss mental health. Karen travels around the world to talk to children about mental health and has made it her mission to help them discuss and normalize me...

We are so excited to Dr. Katrina Lewis with us today to discuss using sympathetic nervous system blockers to treat PTSD. Dr. Lewis has found that PTSD is not just one thing, but has many facets that can lead to pain, anxiety and substance abuse. She treats the whole patient and not just the symptoms of a single aspect of her patients.

In this episode, we talk to our father John Miller about the experience of heart problems, surgery and advocacy. We also talk a bit to Zane Melzer, as grandfather and grandson have both had open heart surgery at different life points. John has some great advice about advocacy and learning to listen to your body.

MTHFR is a gene that has been getting a lot attention. Mutations in the gene have been implicated in autism, scoliosis, epigenetics and microbiome health. If this is something of interest to you , please join us for this podcast. We are talking to Dr. Ricardo Miranda, the CEO of MTHFRdoctors.com for a great introduction to the MTHFR gene.

In this episode, we discuss what it means to be a doula with Carol Wachniak. Carol is the CEO of Doula Family Legacy and is the second of three generations that are doulas or midwives. She is very passionate about being the support system for expectant families. As a mother of 8 and a grandmother of 21 who started her journey into being a doula with her mother when she was a child, Carol is a weal...

This episode is a presentation to Balanced Body by Angelie Melzer and Alison Dyer about using IFS and mirroring as a Pilates technique. They discuss how to use your body as well as your client's body to help your client feel how the correct posture feels. This also allows a Pilates practitioner to feel what the client is feeling. If you would like more information about this technique, please cont...

For National Ballet Day, we are discussing the Konnect Method of Pilates with Innovator Viktor Uygan. We start with body movement and how Viktor got into ballet. We then switch to how he originally was involved in PIlates. Finally we talk about the Konnect Method that he innovated to help clients use their internal proprioception to maintain body posture. You can contact Victor aw https://www.konn...

We are excited to have  Gabriel Lopez Kafati on our podcast to discuss his experience with RP  or Retinitis Pigmentosa. Gabriel received the diagnosis of RP when he  was 9 years old and discusses losing his sight as he grew up. He is a  great advocate for being able to do anything that you would like to do  and has a rich educational and work background. He has great advic...

In this episode we are talking to Shana who has a DD (Developmentally Disabled) daughter. We talk about some of the struggles and the joy that comes from having a DD family member. Shana talks about allowing your family member to do age appropriate activities and adjusting so that they can thrive and live their best life. Please join us for a very uplifting episode!

Join us for a candid discussion about trauma experience by Dr. Sherry Bainbridge. Her trauma and PTSD has led her to be a healer in several modalities to help herself and others. You can contact Dr. Sherry at www.holisticcollaboration.com  If you need immediate help, please contact The National Suicide Hotline at 1-800-273-8255 or text 741741

In Part 2 of our scoliosis discussion with Bethany, we will discuss what she has learned about nutrition and genetics. She will also have some parting thoughts for people who have been diagnosed or who have a child that has been diagnosed.

This is the first of a two part discussion with Bethany about her scoliosis journey. Bethany was diagnosed with scoliosis in fifth grade and had a rapid progression in curve when she was 13 which lead to a spinal fusion.

In this episode, we discuss suicide awareness. We have Alison who is an IFS (Internal Family Systems) practitioner and Kelli who has the non-profit BCC Evolution to discuss their stories and how they have moved forward to help others. If you need help please call or text 988 (National Suicide and Crisis Hotline) or text 741-741 (Crisis Text Line). 

Happy National Acupuncture Day! Today we continue our conversation with Diana Horowitz of Opal Acupuncture and EastWest Microneedling. We are discussing the differences between facial rejuvenation acupuncture and integrative microneedling. We chat about what do the integrative microneedling sessions entail and how does it feel when the procedure is being done? We discuss how integrative microneedl...

October is National Physical Therapy Month! What are the benefits of physical therapy? Is physical therapy only for surgery or injury recovery? Join us for this great discussion of the ins and outs of physical therapy with Physical Therapist Many Johnson. She discusses how physical therapy can help the whole person and is not just about one area of the body.

We are excited to talk to Diana Horowitz, the owner of Opal Acupuncture in Denver, Colorado. We discuss how she got into acupuncture and how she and her partner Amelia Vargas brought the East and West together to create EastWest Microneedling and the courses that they offer. We discuss microneedling for the face in this introduction to microneedling. Join us for Part 2 of our conversation where we...

We are so excited to have Caryn Fox with us for our Bodcast! Caryn is the coach for the Fearless Over Fifty Cross Fit class at Vantage Movement. She is here to tell us her story about how she went from being overweight to being a Cross Fit coach in her fifties. She is an inspiration to everyone who wants to feel great as we get older!

In honor of folic acid awareness week, Angelie is going to interview Tami about folic acid. What is the difference between folate and folic acid? Which B Vitamin is folate? How does folate help your cells to reproduce? We also discuss how folate is implicated in scoliosis.