Anna Esparham

Doctor Anna, MD

Health EN ↓ 125 episodes

Doctor Anna, MD is your go-to podcast for learning pediatric and adult integrative and functional medicine, with an emphasis on the management of headaches, pain, and chronic health conditions. Hosted by Dr. Anna Esparham, a quadruple board-certified physician in Pediatrics, Integrative Medicine, Medical Acupuncture, and Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine, this podcast leverages her extensive clinical and research expertise. Dr. Anna's approach integrates evidence-based practices with innovative therapies, offering tools to enhance patient care for chronic health conditions. We'll discu...

Author

Anna Esparham

Category

Health

Podcast website

www.healthispowher.com

Latest episode

Aug 3, 2025

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Episodes

100. How to Get Better Deep Sleep and Wake Up Refreshed with Dr. Audrey Wells, Super Sleep MD 19.12.2022

This is an ABSOLUTE MUST LISTEN podcast episode if you value your energy, your sleep cycle, and your optimal well-being.  Dr. Audrey Wells, MD is a wealth of the newest and evidence-based information on how to truly feel refreshed and improve sleep to improve chronic health issues, including chronic pain! A big one for me.  She discusses how women present with sleep apnea differently, and how it c...

99. Using Your Story to Heal Yourself with Dr. Haidar Al-Akhim, MD, Author, Ophthalmologist, Podcaster, Coach, and Psychotherapist (and more, if that's not enough...) 05.12.2022

Dr. Haidar Al-Akhim is an ophthalmologist, but was always interested in the woo, eventually discovering that conventional medicine was boring, just pushing pharmaceutical meds. He was stuck in this "groundhog day" and he was doing the same thing over and over again.  What he realized that conventional medicine wasn't all about healing. That he was just a cog within the system. Being bombarded by r...

98. Unlocking and Claiming Your Superpowers for Deep Healing with Heather Fischer-Page, Quantum Human Design™ Specialist 21.11.2022

Heather Fischer-Page is a Quantum Human Design™ Specialist and Certified Energy Healing Practitioner, used Human Design to finally align with her life's purpose and how you can too! Human Design/Quantum Human Design™ helps you connect with who you are in this world. Knowing and then aligning with your type, strategy, authority and understanding your own unique superpowers allows you clarity. It th...

97. Harnessing Scalar Energy to Detect and Cleanse Pathogens, Microbes, and Support Healing with Tom Paladino 07.11.2022

I'm so excited for you to listen to this episode!  This interview was an eye opener for me as I had no idea about scalar energy.  I had heard about it from a couple friends who were using these devices that produced scalar energy and they told me it helped them sleep better and give them more stamina.  Tom Paladino is a wealth of information about scalar energy. He discusses that scalar energy is...

96. Your Brain's Natural Ability to Heal Anxiety, Depression, and Emotional Pain with Rachelle McCloud, Emotional Wellness Coach 31.10.2022

Have you plateaued with therapy, counseling, or cognitive behavioral therapy?  Rachelle McCloud, Mental Health Therapist and Emotional Wellness Coach has a 5-step approach to helping you heal your anxiety, depression, mental health symptoms in a fraction of the time!  She uses tried and true methods that I use in my own coaching programs for women with chronic pain and autoimmune disease.  And she...

95. Recovering from Trauma, Stress, and Burnout, Dr. Sapna Shah-Haque, MD Found Her Purpose with The Worthy Physician Podcast 17.10.2022

Dr. Sapna Shah-Haque, Board-Certified Internist is one of my closest friends who has lived thru many dark nights of the soul and found her passion creating The Worthy Physician Podcast. To help physicians share their story about burnout, overwhelm, mistreatment, and moral injury.  I'm also one of her guests ;)  She shares her story about how much stress from medical school and residency, with atte...

94. Gut Health and Hormone Balance with Hally Brooke, CEO of Live Nourished Coaching 03.10.2022

I absolutely love Hally! I am so excited to introduce her to you.  Hally Brooke is the Founder and CEO of Live Nourished. She's a Certified Functional Medicine Nutritional Counselor and Nationally Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, and a Fox 21 Fitness & Nutrition Expert! She is so incredibly knowledgeable and just an amazing coach empowering people to transform and achieve their hea...

93. How To Correct The Musculoskeletal Imbalances that Lead to Chronic Back Pain, Headaches, and Neck Pain with Rick Olderman, Physical Therapist 26.09.2022

Join our FREE 4-Day Pain Freedom Challenge Mon Sept. 26th - Thurs Sept. 29th. It's not too late!!!  You can catch the recordings if you miss it. Just join our Pain Free Life Squad FB Group and we'll send you all the details (especially the one about winning a 1:1 coaching session with me!!): https://www.facebook.com/groups/painfreelifesquad Now on to the Show: Rick Olderman who is a Physical Thera...

92. "The Soul Solution" A Roadmap for Overwhelmed and Exhausted Women to Recover Their True Selves with Author, Vanessa Loder 19.09.2022

Thurs Sept. 29th. Just join our Pain Free Life Squad FB Group and we'll send you all the details (especially the one about winning a 1:1 coaching session with me!!): https://www.facebook.com/groups/painfreelifesquad Now on to the show: Vanessa Loder, Author of " The Soul Solution : A Guide for Brilliant, Overwhelmed Women to Quiet the Noise, Find Their Superpower, and (Finally) Feel Satisfied," is...

91. The Importance of Nervous System Safety When Healing Chronic Pain with Dr. Andrea Moore, DPT 12.09.2022

Join our FREE 4-Day Pain Freedom Challenge Mon Sept. 26th - Thurs Sept. 29th. Just join our Pain Free Life Squad FB Group and we'll send you all the details (especially the one about winning a 1:1 coaching session with me!!): https://www.facebook.com/groups/painfreelifesquad Now on to the show: Dr. Andrea Moore, Doctor of Physical Therapy and Board-Certified Orthopedic Specialist, Life Coach, and...

90. How I Healed From Chronic Pain - From A Pain Doctor 22.08.2022

If you are a woman with chronic pain or fibromyalgia who wants to be able to move freely and do all the things you love again, then fill out the "Ideal Life Without Pain" questionnaire below: https://forms.gle/iwvxFu2mtnpnaqHo7 And I'll do a FREE 15-min follow-up call with you to discover how you can recover and heal from chronic pain.  Don't delay because the "Pain Free Life Academy" starts Tuesd...

89. End the War With Your Body and Food with Nina Manolson, Founder of Body-Peace® 08.08.2022

Nina Manolson is a Body-Peace® coach. She helps people end the war with food and body and finally feel truly at home in their body—as it is. She is known for her deeply feminist, anti-diet, body-peace approach. She brings her 30 years experience as a therapist, Nationally Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach, Body-Trust® Guide and Psychology of Eating Teacher to helping women create a respe...

88. End Suffering and Start Thriving! "Divine Trust" with Dr. Nancy Wiley 25.07.2022

Dr. Nancy Wiley, a super smart woman who graduated from Columbia University and Orthondontist who practiced for 27 years, is now here on Health Is PowHer to share her spiritual truths in her new book, The Divine Trust: A Practical Guide to End Your Suffering and Find Your Way Home At the age of 12, Dr. Nancy Wiley became fascinated by how certain people seemingly manifest things into their lives -...

87. Raise Your Energy and Vibration as a Caregiver with Dawn Renee, Founder of Traveling Caregivers 11.07.2022

Dawn Renee has an amazing story to share with you all.  Dawn Renee is a holistic life Doula, caregiver, Reiki energy and Ayurvedic practitioner who struggled for most of her life to understand the triggers and the cell to cell communication breakdown that were causing her to experience migraines, allergies, Endometriosis, auto immune disorder, Diabetes II, Lyme, Epstein Bar, mold exposure, gallsto...

86. When your fingers and toes are freezing cold and change colors - Raynaud's Phenomenon 27.06.2022

People with Raynaud's Phenomenon can suffer year round with freezing cold and discolored fingers and toes (or other small body parts).   In this episode, we talk about what causes Raynaud's, what to watch out for, how to talk to your doctor about your symptoms, and what to do about it!   I review the research and what they've been studying now, including some of the lesser known therapies, such as...

85. You Are Your Own Powerful Healer with Christina Woods, CEO of Wise Woods Hypnotherapy & Coaching 13.06.2022

This episode is one of my favorites as we talk about one of my favorite therapies, hypnosis and getting to the root cause of why we feel sick, tired, and limited! Christina Woods is a Certified Hypnotherapist and CEO and Founder of Wise Woods Hypnotherapy and Coaching.  You will learn in this episode how to truly heal yourself engaging with the field of possibility and overcoming limiting beliefs...

84. Optimizing Menopause, Vaginal, and Sexual Health with Author and Gynecologist, Dr. Alyssa Dweck, MD 30.05.2022

You are going to love this jam-packed episode with Dr. Alyssa Dweck, OB/GYN and now practicing gynecology specialist in the field of menopause, vaginal, and sexual health.  She is also Chief Medical Officer of Bonafide , a company that provides women with natural supplements that Dr. Dweck has found to be excellent in her practice.  She is a breath of fresh air for those of us dealing with so many...

83. How to Rise Up From Depression - 6 Therapies that You Might Not Know 16.05.2022

Depression, or what is termed medically as major depressive disorder (MDD), is so incredibly multi-faceted that there isn't just one path to healing for everyone who has it.  And yes, you can heal from depression.  There is a small genetic role ~ about 1/3rd of it in some twin studies, but the other 2/3rds is largely environmental, situational, biological, generational, nutritional, spiritual, emo...

82. When You Feel Lost and Broken: 5 Ways to Tame The Emotional Storm 02.05.2022

There are so many times in my life and my patients' lives that we can feel lost, meaningless, and broken. You may feel totally ungrounded, disassociated from everything, distanced from other people, directionless, and without answers to how to fix it. It sometimes feels like a gray cloud surrounding you. And you feel like no one understands you, and you feel like you are alone.   But you're not. B...

81. The Anti-Aging Benefits of Sauna 18.04.2022

Saunas from wood-fire or coal-heated saunas to infrared saunas have shown many beneficial effects on aging, cardiovascular system, mental health, and inflammation! This episode, we dive into the research and how to do the sauna correctly for health benefits :) Enjoy the show!! Shownotes HERE -------------------------------------------------------------- Our Brain Health Integrative Guide is HERE!...

80. "Honoring Darkness" and Embrace Your Shadow with acupuncturist, Shamanic Tao healer, and medical intuitive Dr. Winnie Chan Wang 04.04.2022

This episode is one of the most phenomenal heartfelt and healing interviews I have ever had!  Dr. Winnie Chan Wang is such a powerful healer and empowers each and every individual to integrate their darkness with their light.  No matter what you've gone through - grief, shame, anger, oppression, lack, manipulation, and fear... She shows you how to navigate through the dark and turn our wounds into...

79. How to Trust Yourself and Express Your Authentic Gifts to the World 21.03.2022

This episode is all about bringing light to your amazing self - building self-confidence and faith in oneself to share your love and truth with the world.  We are surrounded by demands and guidance from our co-workers, bosses, leaders, husbands, wives and friends.  Sometimes, we give up our autonomy to these individuals, either because it's easier, or we think we're not good enough as them. They h...

78. When You Feel Manipulated or Used at Work or in Relationships 07.03.2022

If anyone has ever worked in their life, then I'm sure they've experienced manipulation or the feeling of being used, influenced, or worse - coerced. Emotional manipulation is a common method to control or influence others, potentially exploiting vulnerabilities, experiences, triggers and past traumas.  Manipulation is fairly common in the work environment and within relationships - friendships, p...

77. The Tao with Jessie Kanzer, Author of "Don't Just Sit There, Do Nothing: Healing, Chilling, and Living with the Tao Te Ching" 21.02.2022

This is a MUST listen!  Jessie Kanzer talks about her new book coming out March 1st, 2022 "Don't Just Sit There, Do Nothing: Healing, Chilling, and Living with the Tao Te Ching".  She brings amazing insight into the foundation of health and wellbeing. And she has one of THE BEST presentations of "The Way" - The Tao Te Ching.  I was so excited to read this book. I hope you find that it resonates wi...

76. The evidence for treatment and management of chronic fatigue syndrome or myalgic encephalomyelitis 07.02.2022

Chronic fatigue syndrome or sometimes what is known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME) can be a huge struggle for many of us, without a lot of gold standard treatment options. I've reviewed some of the evidence and review what goes on in our bodies with CFS/ME and what medications, supplements, and therapies have some benefit! Hope you enjoy! Shownotes HERE -------------------------------------...

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