Heartache, Health, and Healing

Today on the podcast, I’m talking with Marilyn Raichle , author of Don’t Walk Away: A Care Partner’s Journey . Marilyn’s path into this work came through personal experience, when she became a caregiver for both of her parents as they were developing dementia — a role that changed the direction of her life and career. Along the way, Marilyn saw how creativity and the arts could bring connection an...

Today on the podcast, I’m talking with Peter McLaughlin , a certified hypnotherapist and life coach whose path into this work began after a life-changing leukemia diagnosis back in 2003. That experience led him to explore the connection between the mind, the body, and healing — and it completely changed the direction of his life. Peter’s work focuses on helping people heal old trauma and shift dee...

Today on the podcast, I’m talking with Jermaine Ee . Jermaine is a founder and storyteller who thinks a lot about how we spend our time, the work we do, and what we leave behind. His career has taken him through a lot of different paths, but it’s always come back to helping people think more intentionally about their lives and their futures. Right now, he’s building HeirLight , a modern will-makin...

Today on the podcast, I’m talking with Christine Trimpe , whose story began with a moment many of us can relate to — wanting to do something meaningful and realizing your body just won’t cooperate. While celebrating her 25th anniversary at Rocky Mountain National Park, Christine found herself unable to climb a mountain with her husband. At that time, she was carrying over 100 extra pounds along wi...

Today on the podcast, I’m talking with Nicole Frolick , a transformational healer who challenges the idea that healing needs to be a long, ongoing process. Nicole’s work is centered around helping people move out of constant inner work and into real-life change — the kind that shows up in their relationships, business, finances, and how they feel in their body. After spending years doing what many...

Today on the podcast, I’m talking with Phillip A. Wilson , or Phil, a lifelong learner whose path blends science, wellness, and personal transformation. Phil began his career as a mathematician, but an unexpected awakening experience in the early 1970s shifted the direction of his life and opened the door to a deeper exploration of health, energy, and well-being. For more than four decades, Phil h...

Today on the podcast, I’m talking with Elena Ruiz . Elena was born in Mexico and moved to San Diego about 25 years ago. She already had experience in payroll and HR, but starting over in a new country — and in a new language — meant rebuilding her career from scratch. Over time, Elena built a successful payroll and HR business, but what really pulled her in was helping people navigate hard situati...

Today on the podcast, I’m talking with Dr. Node Smith , a Canadian naturopathic doctor, author of The Witness & The Four Behaviors, and the founder of TEAL Holistic – Integral Health Solutions. Node helps people look beyond symptoms and understand what’s really going on, using health challenges as opportunities for growth and change. In his work, Node focuses on behavior change, getting to roo...

Today on the podcast, I’m talking with Christy Whitman , a teacher, coach, and two-time New York Times bestselling author who has spent over 25 years helping people create lives that feel more aligned and fulfilling. Even with success on the outside, Christy once found herself feeling stuck and disconnected — and that search for something more became the start of her own healing journey. That jour...

Today on the podcast, I’m talking with Devin Scott , a coach and social worker who helps people reconnect with themselves and live with more honesty and meaning. His work often resonates with those who feel worn down by traditional approaches to healing or tired of living by everyone else’s expectations, and who are ready for something deeper and more real. Devin blends body-based coaching, mindfu...

Today on the podcast, I’m talking with Michele Jones , a wellness practitioner who brings together faith, education, and hands-on experience in digestive health. Michele holds a master’s degree from Vanderbilt University, is an ordained member of the clergy, and has spent years helping people understand how healing starts from the inside out. After a serious illness during graduate school, Michele...

Today on the podcast, I’m talking with Deepak Chari , an engineer and certified biofeedback specialist who’s been working in this space for over 17 years. Deepak uses advanced voice biofeedback — working with the sound of your voice — to help people release subconscious and even generational patterns that may be holding them back. Through his Life Transformation Technology Program, Deepak has help...

Today on the podcast, I’m talking with Priya Patel , a coach based in London and the host of the podcast I Wish I Knew That Earlier . Priya is calm, thoughtful, and deeply committed to personal growth, nervous system work, and having honest conversations about what it really looks like to start over. I first met Priya in 2024 at the Powerhouse Women event — during one of those Friday night exercis...

What if the answers you’ve been searching for with your health were simpler than you thought? In this episode, I’m joined by Chelsea Blackbird, who shares her personal journey of struggling with digestive issues, a genetic skin condition, and infertility—and how hitting dead ends in the medical system led her to discover the power of real food. After changing the way she was eating, everything shi...

Today on the podcast, I’m talking with John Kammer , the founder of Guardian AIngels — an AI-powered journaling and grief-support platform created to help people process loss in the moments when support isn’t always there. After losing several close friends and walking through his own grief, John noticed how hard the space between therapy sessions can be — those late nights or quiet moments when e...

Today on the podcast, I’m talking with Dr. Jen Hewson , a Doctor of Natural Medicine and the founder of Take Back Your Health — an award-winning holistic clinic in Canada. For over a decade, she’s been helping people get to the root of what’s going on in their bodies so they can truly feel their best again. Dr. Jen brings together the best of both worlds — ancient healing practices and modern func...

Today on the podcast, I’m talking with Dr. Regina Gysel , a medical doctor whose personal health struggles led her into the world of amino acid therapy and craving recovery. After moving to California and believing she was living a healthy lifestyle, Regina was surprised to see her glucose levels rising and her cravings becoming stronger — even after trying restrictive diets. That frustration is w...

Today I’m talking with Regan Caruthers , a woman whose path brings together early spiritual teachings and real-life experience. She grew up meditating, practicing Tai Chi, and learning about Divine Love — but like so many of us trying to fit in, she moved away from those roots as she built a successful career in Silicon Valley. Eventually, the challenges in her personal life brought her back to th...

In this episode, I’m joined by Darlene Lekowski , an author, speaker, and advocate who shares her story of surviving childhood trauma and finding her voice later in life. For more than fifty years, Darlene carried a secret she felt she had to keep hidden. While she built a successful life and career on the outside, the impact of that trauma quietly shaped her inner world. When her truth was forced...

My guest on today's podcast is Carey Conley. I first heard Carey on the Powerhouse Women Podcast. It was so powerful — the kind of conversation that stays with you. Carey’s journey through loss and how she’s turned that pain into purpose really struck a chord with me. Having walked through my own experience of losing my husband unexpectedly, and while our stories are different, that deep proce...

Today on the podcast, I’m talking with Reed Davis — a Holistic Health Practitioner and the founder of Functional Diagnostic Nutrition, or FDN for short. Before starting FDN, Reed worked as an environmental paralegal, focused on saving the planet. But in time, his focus shifted to a bigger question: What’s the environment doing to people? That question led him into the world of natural health and f...

My guest on today's podcast is Riana Malia. She’s a Board-Certified Neurosomatic Practitioner and an Identity Architect for high-achieving women who are ready for love to finally reflect the life they’ve worked so hard to build. Through her Clear to Create Method™, Riana helps women release long-held patterns, rewire the subconscious, and step into deeper alignment with who they truly are.  Wi...

Today on the podcast, I’m talking with Barry Shimelfarb , a seasoned design leader who’s spent more than two decades guiding creative teams and mentoring designers to lead with vision and impact. But Barry’s journey isn’t only about career success. A life-changing diagnosis shifted everything and ultimately inspired a new chapter—one centered on healing, gratitude, and creating space for others to...

Today on the podcast, I’m sitting down with Rachel Reimer , an Intuitive Symptom Support Coach—some people call her a medical intuitive. Rachel has a gift for uncovering the hidden stress and emotions that can show up as illness in the body. From a young age she noticed she could sense connections between what we feel and how our bodies respond. Now she helps people who’ve “tried everything” and s...

Today we’re diving into a topic that I think a lot of us have mixed feelings about — being ‘showy.’ Last summer, someone actually called me a show off, and honestly, I almost let those words shrink me. I’ve always thought of myself as pretty humble, so it caught me off guard. The funny thing is, in the exact moment she was talking about, I actually felt really uncomfortable and awkward — the oppos...