Conversations on Healing Podcast

Robert Paylor is a motivational speaker who suffered a severe spinal cord injury while competing in the national championship for rugby at UC Berkeley. He defied the odds by completing his degree and is working towards increased mobility. Robert shares the tools that helped him overcome the trauma he experienced to inspire others facing difficult challenges. His story helps people to identify and...

Dr. Aliza Pressman is a clinical psychologist with over 15 years of experience in her field. She is the assistant clinical professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital and specializes in behavioral health in pediatrics. She co-founded The Mount Sinai Parenting Center and hosts the popular podcast " Raising Good Humans ", where she speaks in depth on the journey of parenting an...

We're days away from new episodes of the Conversations on Healing Podcast! In this brief teaser, host Shay Beider shares what you can expect to hear... Plus, don't forget to rate and subscribe so you never miss an episode.

Dr. Olivia Affuso is the Director of Strategic Leadership Initiatives for the Council on Black Health and a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. Dr. Affuso obtained her PhD in Nutrition Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Exercise and Sports Sciences. Additionally, she served as a tenured prof...

Healing Moments is a segment we've created to share moments of healing and wellness that you can incorporate in your everyday life. Today's Healing Moment is with Amanda Blake, who works with neurobiology to tap into the brain- body connection. Today she will guide us in developing embodied self awareness by leading us through a grounding exercise and bringing awareness to the space around our bod...

Dr. Amanda Blake is the bestselling author of Your Body Is Your Brain and Master Somatic Leadership coach. She pioneered the Body=Brain(™) course, which uses neurobiology to teach coaches, leaders, therapists, and others strategies to help people regain power in their lives by tapping into the brain-body connection. Amanda received her degree in Human Biology at Stanford University and has a docto...

Healing Moments is a segment we've created to share moments of healing and wellness that you can incorporate in your everyday life. Today's Healing Moment is with ayurvedic matriarch Maya Tiwari, and she will lead us in a meditation in light, which is a unique practice that utilizes light to empty the mind and create space. Take a second to quiet your thoughts and allow yourself to tap into this p...

Maya Tiwari is an Ayurvedic Matriarch and peace leader with over 35 years of experience in her field. She established the first school of Aruvedic medicine in North America in 1981. She also is the founder of Mother Om Mission (MOM), a charitable organization that brings whole life education to individuals and communities. Maya has also begun global humanitarian work with the World Peace Mandala t...

Dr. Drew Ramsey is a board certified psychiatrist, author, and mental health advocate. He has been featured on a variety of talk shows, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. He is currently an assistant clinical professor at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Ramsey founded the Brain Food Clinic , which is a digital clinical practice that blends nutrition and psy...

Dr. Michael Amster is a pain management specialist with over 20 years of experience in the field. He is also the founding director of the pain management department for Santa Cruz Community Health . Dr. Amster co-authored the book, The Power of Awe , with Jake Eagle which outlines how people can harness the power of awe in their lives. They coined the acronym A.W.E., standing for Attention, Wait,...

We're days away from new episodes of the Conversations on Healing Podcast! In this brief teaser, host Shay Beider shares what you can expect to hear... Plus, don't forget to rate and subscribe so you never miss an episode.

Healing Moments is a segment we've created to share moments of healing and wellness that you can incorporate into your everyday life. Today's Healing Moment is with Shamini Jain, who will guide us through one of her grounding meditations. Take a moment to connect with your consciousness and ground yourself with Shamini in this Healing Moment.

Dr. Lynne Hurdle is a communication expert and conflict resolution strategist, as well as a diversity and inclusion facilitator and speaker. She has over 40 years of experience in the field and combines culture and conflict to create dynamic leadership models. Lynne specializes in utilizing creative processes to teach everyday skills that can be used to navigate difficult conversations and create...

Dr. Barrie Tan is internationally renowned for his research on Vitamin E and his introduction of tocotrienol (pure Vitamin E) to the nutritional industry. He is known for his discovery and extraction of tocopherol-free tocotrienols from the annatto plant . Dr. Tan earned his Ph. D. in Chemistry/Biochemistry from the University of Otago and was a professor at UMass for several years. He is currentl...

  Dr. Shamini Jain, PhD, is a scientist, psychologist, founder and CEO of Consciousness and Healing Initiative (CHI ). CHI is a nonprofit organization that works to create a community of scientists, teachers, healers and many other experts to enable collaborative acceleration in healing. Dr. Jain received her Ph. D. in Clinical Psychology from the UCSD/SDSU Joint Doctoral Program. Her research foc...

Healing Moments is a segment we've created to share moments of healing and wellness that you can incorporate into your everyday life. Today's Healing Moment is with Amita Nathwani, who will lead us through an Abyhanga practice, which is a practice of self oil massage used in Ayurvedic medicine. Amita demonstrates the fundamentals of this practice on video, so be sure to check out our Integrative T...

Amita Nathwani is the owner of Surya Health and Wellness which focuses on nutritional consulting that is rooted in Ayurvedic medicine. She also is a faculty member with the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine Fellowship at Banner Health, University of Arizona and Faculty at the Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture . She uses her unique perspective of both her traditional In...

Temple Grandin is a Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University and she is a driving force behind the implementation of animal welfare and auditing programs used by restaurants like Whole Foods, Wendy's and McDonalds to name a few. She has several books including: Visual Thinking , Thinking in Pictures , Livestock Handling and Transport and The Autistic Brain . She was inducted into t...

Integrative Touch, the non-profit organization that created The Conversations on Healing Podcast will be launching a new Healing Center in early 2023. This center will be located in Tucson, Arizona, but will have online services, workshops and classes available internationally. This journey has been years in the making. In this special episode, host Shay Beider sits down with a dear friend and col...

We're days away from new episodes of the Conversations on Healing Podcast! In this brief teaser, host Shay Beider shares what you can expect to hear... Plus, don't forget to rate and subscribe so you never miss an episode.

  Sue Ludwig is a licensed occupational therapist and certified neonatal therapist. She is the president and founder of the National Association of Neonatal Therapists (NANT), which aims to advance neonatal support and by increasing the resources available. Sue is also the media expert for neonatal therapy for the American Occupational Therapy Association . She is on the medical advisory board for...

Healing Moments is a segment we've created to share moments of healing and wellness that you can incorporate into your everyday life. Today's Healing Moment is with Sue Ludwig, and she will guide us through intention setting and some self reflection questions from her book Tiny Humans, Big Lessons. This Healing Moment is also offered on video, so be sure to check out our Integrative Touch YouTube...

Dr. Nancy O'Hara is a board certified pediatrician. In 1998, she began a practice in consulting for children with special medical needs. She has continued to shift her practice to reflect functional and holistic care of individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders like PANDAS/PANS , ADHD, OCD and Lyme. She educates clinicians internationally on understanding their patients' ties with autoimmune d...

  Sam Hester is a graphic artist who is a leader in the field of graphic recording and graphic medicine . She uses comics and graphics to tell stories about people's lives and their healthcare experiences. She creates these comics from her hometown in Calgary, Canada. In 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sam created a series called The Sprawl , Alone Together . She highlighted life in the pandemi...

Elena Lister , MD, and Michael Schwartzman , PhD are co-authors of the book " Giving Hope: Conversations with Children about Illness, Death, and Loss ", a guide to help parents have tough conversations with their children regarding heavy topics. The two met when Dr. Lister was called to be a grief consultant at the school where Dr. Schwartzman was serving as a consulting psychologist. After meetin...