Health with Heart with Dr Skye

Myrna Lewis is a clinical psychologist and an inspiration. Fresh off of her experience at Africa Burn, we explored her fascinating early life story, how that galvanised her passion for psychology, mental health literacy, collective change and using conflict as a tool for reconnection. This multifaceted conversation traverses everything from psychedelics to leveraging loss and death for aliveness,...

Dr Bianca Visser is a brilliant emergency medicine specialist. She spent years working on the frontline of emergency medicine, thriving in a world driven by urgency, adrenaline, and high-stakes, life and death decision-making. Like many healthcare professionals, she was trained to put patients first, push through exhaustion, and keep going no matter the personal cost. What she wasn't prepared...

Dr Mitch Kaplan is a specialist radiologist and the founder of Scanforlife, he is a highly respected radiologist with a particular interest in screening radiology and the role it plays in early disease detection and preventive healthcare. Screening radiology focuses on identifying disease in people who are well and symptom-free, with the aim of detecting conditions such as cancer, cardiovascular d...

Before I introduce you to this episode, I have to apologise for my failing microphones. In spite of the imperfect audio, I have decided to publish this episode because it is full of insight and understanding into a topic that we don't talk about enough. Many women don't even know their is a name for their symptoms. Talya Chemel is a pelvic floor physio with a joy and passion for the work t...

I'm with Dr Patrick Bennett again, the founder of Flourish Obesity online clinic and we are going a level deeper looking at the hype, the risks, the benefits of the GLP 1 drugs that we have already and the new ones on the horizon. Since our last episode we have a lot of real world experience and the access to this class of drugs has exploded . We unpack the physiology and the limitations and how t...

Ursula Botha is the founder of Confident Voices, she is a communication coach, a teacher and a master of dramatic arts. This conversation speaks to the heart of how we express ourselves, the words we choose and the silent messages we send with our posture and body language. We name the imposter syndrome in every room, the tricks we can use to refine our performance and how we can use the small eve...

Money impacts everything, our stress levels, our values, our relationships, and even our sense of humour. In this episode, I’m joined by my dear friend, Kate Tibshirany for a refreshingly honest (and very funny) conversation about the real-life side of finances. We talk side hustles, brain space, the chaos of debit orders all landing at once, and the age-old question: should you be saving, or focu...

Relationships have never been simple… but today they more competition than they ever have before. Between the pressure that technology brings, financial stress, the expectations of idealistic romance, and the constant comparison that comes with social media, many couples feel stretched thin — disconnected, overwhelmed, or unsure how to find their way back to each other 💛 In today’s episode, we’re...

In this episode, Erin van Schoor explores how our relationship with food mirrors our relationship with ourselves, and why true health is built not through punishment and rigid discipline, but through awareness, compassion, and trust. Drawing on her own personal experience with body dysmorphia and unexplained seizures alongside her work in conscious nourishment and health coaching, Erin unpacks how...

Dr Rubendren Naidoo is an anaesthesiologist and pain specialist with special interests in chronic pain management, medical law, bio ethics and long distance running. He is the founder of the Oxford Pain Clinic and the chair of the National Pain Congress. He is a sensitive, empathic, intuitive and bright voice in an often clinical landscape. This episode will enrich listeners with an understanding...

This is a recording of a talk I did recently for a large group of working women (and some men!). It is a robust and hopefully very well explained introduction to what is happening hormonally through perimenopause and into menopause. I talk you through the physiology, what to expect, how to consider hormone replacement therapy and some of the other aspects of modern life that impact healthy hormone...

Your pelvic floor is the undercarriage of your abdominal organs. It is the channel through which we birth, receive and let go. This seat in the body holds so much power and is often a place where we can manifest traumas, both physical and psychological. This conversation with the warm, knowledgable and accessible Kirsty Nel is an introduction to your own anatomy or the anatomy of your partner. We...

Carly Seager is a functional medicine dietician with an interest in prevention and reversal or relief from disease, through the healing power of food. This episode is so full of wisdom. We talk about the gut brain axis and impact that food can have on mood, anxiety and energy. A global rise in autoimmune disease has a relationship with how we eat too, the gut-immune axis is so important to conside...

Here is a short reflection on the history of smoking, its evolution to the modern day vape and the impact that it is having on our spirits, our habits and our cells. Pause for breath.

Dr. Alan Rozanski  is a distinguished Professor of Medicine and Cardiologist whose research established a groundbreaking link between psychological stress and heart disease. His work speaks to the body mind connection and how our relationships, diet, movement and community impact our cardiovascular risk of disease and death. Prof shares his rich experience and research on the subject as we explore...

Dr Suzanne Gilbert Lenz is an Obstetrician-Gynaecologist with qualifications in Ayurveda and Integrative medicine too. She is an author, a clinician, a mother, a breast cancer survivor and a regular guest on the Drew Barrymore Show. She brings a lens to this work that is intimate, whole bodied and balanced. She is the author of an empowering and beautifully written book called Menopause Bootcamp w...

This episode is a chat between two like-minded humans who reflect, appropriately concisely, on the potential magic of restreaming things, paying attention to what fills the space in your life and decluttering. Our living spaces are a container for our thinking, being and doing; and creating environments that cultivate joy and presence have an impact on the way that we experience and express our wo...

Scott Plate lives in Silvercity New Mexico and is a master and student of many things. He is an award winning actor, director, teacher and story teller. Scott is a writer, a life coach, imago facilitator, death doula and co-founder of Native Heart Seed. This conversation is a confluence of many ideas and reflections. Scott speaks with such warmth and eloquence about his own ADHD, growth and expans...

This is an information dense episode unpacking the physiology of fat and the impact of extra fat on metabolism. We delve into why we need fat, how our bodies strive to hold onto fat at all costs and how this impacts our metabolic, cardiovascular and mental health. Dr Patrick is a health tech entrepreneur with a passion for supporting patients on a weight loss journey. His online platform, Flourish...

This episode is an invitation to reflect on how you can be the change you want to see in the world. Sam shares about the realities of marginalised women in South Africa and how you can step up to help. We explore the burn out of empaths and the importance of filling your own cup. We talk about body autonomy, the challenges our legal system faces and how many social institutions can perpetuate cycl...

This conversation with the wise, empathic and astute Dr David Dansky dives into the applications of Ketamine, it is a must listen for practitioners or patients who are interested in this modality. David has been practicing emergency medicine for the past 40 years and in the last five has added Ketamine to his armament of tools. He lectures and empowers colleugues on the subject of Ketamine and sha...

This episode is a toolkit for understanding the most common type of baldness or hair loss and provides insights into almost everything you need to know about approaching this problem. Dr Asi is warm, charismatic and passionate in equal measure about life and hair! He is currently doing his doctorate in hair transplant surgery and works alongside his brother Dr Eric Peretz. Together they are changi...

Michelle is a long time yoga practitioner, yoga teacher, folk herbalist, non-dual dharma practitioner, contemplative psychotherapist (in training) and nature enthusiast. Her passion is exploring the application of therapeutic tools of the yogic and dharma traditions to build resilience, cultivate lasting change and instill life-long positive habits that support and balance her clients. Michelle tr...

It's not every day that you meet a surgeon with the insight and sensitivity of an empath. In this conversation with Sumesh, affectionately known as Dr Sumi, we talk of all things urology and help to familiarise you with the terrain of this vast speciality. Dr Sumi shares of his own personal experiences and how those shape the care and sensitivity with which he practices. If you struggle with s...

We live in a fat phobic society and at the same time are more overweight than we have ever been. Rue Cornfield, a health coach, takes the middle road with her healthy-ish wisdom. Rue shares her values and the building blocks she recommends to her clients for getting strong, fit and vital. We focus on keeping things simple and moderate and never depriving yourself. Rue reminds us that exercising di...