Alex Balgood

Leap of Health

Health EN ↓ 156 episodes

Leap of Health was created in an effort to continue learning, learning the old ways, the new ways and all those alternative ways to achieve Optimal Health. I will be diving in this adventure with many experts from MD’s, Psychologist to Healers and everything in between. Because as we are all unique, we also might need unique alternative ways to heal our Mind Body and Soul.

Author

Alex Balgood

Category

Health

Podcast website

www.spreaker.com

Latest episode

Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

Grief and the effects in the Brain with Desiree Doucet 11.07.2026

Desiree is a Certified Grief Educator & Certified Professional Coach. She helps humans heal and understand their grief. She enjoys helping clients find the right tools to heal their grief, based on their unique journey. She is passionate about deconstructing the shame around grief. Her work is inspired by her own journey through multiple life transformations, including: divorce, caregiving, he...

Polyvagal Theory with JoNeil Smith 11.06.2026

Dr. JoNeil Conley is a nurse, leadership scholar, and workplace bullying researcher with decades of experience in healthcare. Her doctoral research examined bullying through a systems lens, including organizational predictors and patient safety consequences. Dr. JoNeil Conley is trained as a board-certified neuro-somatic practitioner and trauma-informed coach, with additional training in Quantum T...

The Nervous System with Amanda Smith 04.06.2026

We talk all about the nervous system and more with our dear  Amanda Smith. She’s a mechanical and aerospace engineer who’s worked for NASA. She’s also a natural deep intuitive. She helped design the interior and exterior of the crew module on NASA’s Artemis Program. In fact, one of her first engineering jobs was designing specialized toilets for submarines, airplanes, and prisons. She used both he...

The Importance of Minerals in the Brain and Mental Health with Atara Parkinson 07.05.2026

Atara is a licensed Marriage and Family therapist and has been practicing in the field of mental health for 14 years. She's continued her education by becoming a certified integrative practitioner. Her current passions include holistic healing, supporting postpartum mamas, Brainspotting, therapeutic intensives and educating on the role of minerals for brain health and nervous system regulation. Re...

Dance Medicine Physical Therapy with Allyson Collen 14.04.2026

Allyson is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and the founder of Rhythm & Recovery, a dance-specific physical therapy practice. A former collegiate dancer, she created Rhythm & Recovery after experiencing firsthand the lack of providers who truly understood dancers and their bodies. She now treats dancers nationwide through her virtual practice and is passionate about injury prevention and educa...

The Power of the Voice with Marta Spirk 29.03.2026

Marta Spirk is a speaking coach, TEDx speaker, best-selling author, and professional singer who helps women entrepreneurs turn their story into a powerful, revenue-generating signature talk. She supports her clients in clarifying their message, delivering it with confidence, and leveraging speaking as a strategic income stream—on stages, podcasts, and within their businesses. Through her coaching...

Frequency Medicine with Dr. Louise Swartswalter 27.02.2026

   Dr. Louise Swartswalter  is a frequency medicine pioneer, naturopathic doctor, and transformational coach specializing in brain optimization for entrepreneurs. With 30 years of experience and 50,000+ clients served, she created the  Brain Soul Success Academy  and the  B.R.A.I.N. System™  to deliver rapid, lasting transformation. She has been featured on KKOB Radio, KOB-TV, INC5000, and  Albuqu...

Somatic Psychotherapy with Suzy Butz 18.02.2026

Suzy knows what it’s like to live stuck in survival mode. She grew up in a dysfunctional family, married young, and went through three near-death experiences—including domestic violence. For years, she thought stress and trauma were just “normal life.”In her 40s, everything changed. She realised she was living in her head, completely disconnected from her body, and began training in somatic psycho...

Alex Balgood ,the story of an illness and trauma, Special guest Lisa Noss 16.02.2026

After taking time off to heal from illness and trauma, Alex Balgood is back and ready to launch a new season of the podcast. But before diving into what’s ahead, she opens up about her personal journey over the past year — navigating through pain, working with various healers and physicians, and finding her way back to optimal health. Life doesn’t always give us what we want, but it often gives us...

Oxalates with Sally Norton 12.11.2024

Oxalates with Sally Northon , what they are , how they work , where we can find them and much more. Join us in this conversation. Sally, 35 Years of Health Education and Research I decided at age 12 to study nutrition so I could help people avoid illness. Since then, I’ve been researching what we should eat for vitality, performance, and disease-free longevity. Here are some career highlights: Bac...

Book End to the Upside-Down Medicine with Mark Gober 12.11.2024

Mark Gober is the author of “An End to Upside Down Thinking” (2018), which won the IPPY award for best science book of the year. He is also the author of “An End to Upside Down Living” (2020), “An End to Upside Down Liberty” (2021), “An End to Upside Down Contact” (2022), “An End to the Upside Down Reset” (2023), “An End to Upside Down Medicine” (2023); and “An End to the Upside Down Cosmos” (2024...

Mindset about Food with Lexi Hannah 12.11.2024

Lexi Hannah helps mid-career women that no longer want the career path they once aspired to.   She helps them overcome burnout, decide what they want next, and create an inspired plan to get there.   Her work is inspired by her own journey of climbing the corporate ladder as a HR Leader and being hit with the realization she no longer wanted the career she had worked towards for seventeen years.  ...

Upper Cervical Chiropractic and Quantum Healing with Dr Lauren Dodds 12.11.2024

Dr. Lauren's health journey started in high school with a series of debilitating head injuries.  After trying all the medical specialists, nutrition, dental work, injections, physical therapy, and more; she eventually found relief with upper cervical chiropractic. From that point forward, she knew she wanted to help others with their health and she dedicated herself to becoming an upper cervical c...

Relationship with Food with Elizabeth Harris 12.11.2024

Elizabeth Harris is a registered dietitian, certified Intuitive Eating counselor, speaker, entrepreneur, and co-host of the podcast Wellness Rebranded where a dietitian, a personal trainer, and a mental health therapist explore wellness from 3 different healing perspectives.  Elizabeth is passionate about empowering people to break up with dieting and diet culture so they can heal their relationsh...

Flower Essence Therapy with Jennifer Hendler 12.11.2024

Flower Essence Therapy with Jen , we talk about the difference between flower essence and essential oils so fascinating , joying us in this amazing conversation  Jennifer Hendler is the founder of Claiming My Voice, a Holistic Psychotherapy practice that specializes in helping women break free from stifling their voice to reach their full potential. 8 years ago Jennifer created the Sisterhood Circ...

Disconnecting from Pharma with Amber Hargroder 12.11.2024

We are so honor to have Amber again , we are diving into a fun and super educational conversation, from bees, quantum healing and how to disconnect from big pharma.  In the past, women were the healers of their families and communities. They healed through plant medicine, nourishing foods, and the wisdom passed down from mother to daughter. Over the past hundred and fifty years, we’ve lost that —...

Quantum Healing with Nikko Kennedy 12.11.2024

Nikko is a leading perinatal quantum biology practitioner with clients in the US, Australia, Norway, the UK and Japan, followed by readers and fans worldwide at her Top 75 Parenting publication, Brighter Days, Darker Nights on Substack Her work is dedicated to understanding how our connection to Nature boosts our fertility. With deep scientific understandings of circadian rhythms and quantum healt...

Medical Intuitive with Amanda Smith 12.11.2024

What is a Medical Intuitive practitioner ?, well we talk all about it with Amanda Smith She’s a mechanical and aerospace engineer who’s worked for NASA. She’s also a natural deep intuitive. She helped design the interior and exterior of the crew module on NASA’s Artemis Program. In fact, one of her first engineering jobs was designing specialized toilets for submarines, airplanes, and prisons. She...

Acid Reflux with Paige Burson 12.11.2024

In this episode we dive all in about Acid Reflux, people usually have the misconception that they have acid reflux, because they have to much acid in their stomach the reality is, is that if you are having acid reflux you probably have very little stomach acid and that is why you are having Acid reflux, in this episode we talk about everything you can do to support your gut . Paige, a certified Fu...

Mind, Body Connection Health with Leah Drew 12.11.2024

We often talk about our body and our struggles with health , or just the wanting to continue on the right direction to be healthy and reach optimal health , but we often forget how important is the connection of our mind body and soul . In this conversation we talk all about it with Leah. She is a holistic pain management specialist, awareness coach, trauma informed Mind|Body healing guide, host o...

Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO) with Jessica Liggero 12.11.2024

We are talking all about SIBO with Jessica Liggero, in this conversations, she explains averything about it, and her personal experience healing herself. Finding her purpose almost cost me my life. Although she realize now that God will not put you through anything that you cannot handle. In 2015 she endured a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). During her day job while playing outside with kids, she sl...

Talking about farming with Jack Middleton 25.09.2024

Talking all about farming with Jack Middleton from Fat Mountain Farms. We are Fat Mountain Farms, a first generation family farm (est. 2021) embarking on a mission to redefine the narrative of traditional livestock farming and land management. At the heart of our ethos is a commitment to enhancing the cycles of nature through time-honored grazing practices. Dive into a world where grass-fed lamb,...

Living with IBS with Jenna Kedy 24.09.2024

In this episode Jenna Kedy shares with us what is like to be living with IBS. Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common disorder that affects the stomach and intestines, also called the gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms might include cramping, abdominal pain, bloating, gas, and diarrhea or constipation, or both. IBS is a chronic condition that you'll need to manage long term. A small number of peo...

All about the Bees with Amber Hargroder 24.09.2024

This conversation was so fun and educational, Amber talks about all about the Bees , healing , her connection with nature , and how we are all connected. In the past, women were the healers of their families and communities. They healed through plant medicine, nourishing foods, and the wisdom passed down from mother to daughter. Over the past hundred and fifty years, we’ve lost that — and now She...

Foward to the Basics- The importance of food part 2 29.08.2024

Amber Kennon spent her childhood roaming the hills and hollers of the Ozark mountains.  In the woods, she learned to love the sunshine on her skin and the wind in her hair.  Through her mother's homesteading experimentation, she learned by doing, to identify grow and nurture various creatures and plants.  Though her early life would beconsidered "roughing it" by every stretch of the imagination, i...

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