The Autoimmune Hour

We welcome back the dynamic duo Tamara Green and David Dachinger to the show. David and his wife Tamara are the creators of the Loving Meditations app, which provides mobile mind-body wellness tools such as meditation and music to elevate the quality of life for all those touched by cancer, including patients or caregivers. Their extensive training, adventure-filled and sometimes harrowing life ex...

This week’s guest Yvonne Heath is passionate about “supporting the supporters” and “building Compassionate Communities.” Yvonne, a registered nurse since 1988 in emergency, chemotherapy, palliative care, and hospice, has developed a unique view of how to talk about and walk through challenging transitions and grief. With her remarkable history, Yvonne decided in 2015 to blaze a new trail and found...

We welcome Micaela Giles, Co-Founder at Origins Collaborative Care PLLC - Director of Mind-Body Education and Healing. Micaela is a true ‘survivor to thriver’ story. In our time together, she shares how she took control to save herself and discovered a pathway of healing that transformed her health and her life in ways she only dreamed possible. Her dedication to uncovering what was wrong led her...

Are you down to a handful of foods and screaming, "I don't know what to eat!" Now, we're not minimizing food sensitivities or allergies. I've got several severe ones myself, yet in my years of doing the show and meeting many in the autoimmune world, I've noticed a fair share, without testing, have thrown out whole food groups to the point where they are only eating a handful of foods — which is no...

Ever feel like Eeyore? The grey donkey in the Winnie-the-Pooh books by A. A. Milne. Eeyore’s the ‘poor-me’ one, the pessimistic, gloomy, depressed, never-gonna-happen one…. I know I have from time to time, especially right before and after my diagnosis. Negative thinking, old beliefs that no longer serve us, and things like stuck emotions can contribute to problems such as social anxiety, depressi...

Are you tired of being told it's all in your head, or your tests all come back normal, and you still feel like cr*p...? Maybe you are having symptoms like food or environmental sensitivities, unresolved aches, pain, and fatigue... or skin rashes, nerve problems, racing heart, headaches, or feeling like every part of you is on overload? We welcome back Dr. Anne Hill, ND., to answer questions about...

In this episode, we welcome back lifestyle and business coach Simone Giangiordano, better known as Simone G. She’s a multitalented lover of life. She’s an encourager. An autoimmune thriver. A songwriter. An ocean fanatic. And a coach and mentor who willingly shares what she’s learned on her life and healing journey. The cherry on top, she believes the courage to say “I CAN’T” will set you free. An...

We welcome back Career, Transition, and Empowerment Coach Laurie Lawson, CEC, PCC. As a Certified Empowerment Coach since 2004, Laurie specializes in transition challenges, strategic planning, goal actualization, personal life re-invention, and so much more. Sharon and Laurie talk about staying on track with our goals, including our wellness goals and the quick-change tools she shares with her hig...

In this episode, we welcome Dr. Andrena Zeigler author of the award-winning children’s book, 'But I’m Not Sick!' We chat with Dr. Andrena about her practical and playful book on how to ease children’s fear of a pediatric checkup and the first things to do when our child isn’t feeling well plus • How to prevent illness in the time of tripledemic, • When we should have our child seen in-office, • Wh...

(Or Healing is an Inside Job...) Fasten your seat belt for a fascinating romp through the question what does ‘to be healed’ actually mean? and other intriguing life questions. In this episode, we chat with Ed Cohen, author of 'On Learning to Heal, or What Medicine Doesn’t Know.’ His book has been described as “memoir-cum-medical philosophy,” which I think sums it up nicely. A favorite quote from t...

Finding love and companionship is difficult enough; add an autoimmune, chronic disease, or disability to the mix, and it can make dating downright disappointing. That’s why, when I heard about the new app Dateability and the ‘brains-behind-it,’ I got them on the show immediately! The ‘brains’ are the amazing entrepreneurial duo (and sisters) Jacqueline and Alexa Child. These two inspiring women ha...

Sleep problems are not exclusive to those of us experiencing autoimmune. It’s estimated that around 70 million people in the US alone suffer from sleep disorders. So I don’t have to tell you that lack of sleep affects our overall well-being, including clear thinking, work performance, weight gain, and the part little to no sleep play in the development of many disorders and disease. In this episod...

In my healing journey, I’ve discovered that it wasn’t just one thing that got me to my diagnosis, and it’s not one thing that will get me out. If your previous attempts at healing have only partially succeeded, or worse, failed, this week’s guest, Jessica Jimison, Functional Medicine Nurse Practitioner and Co-Founder of Origins Collaborative Care PLLC, shares with us some reasons why. In our time...

Today, we discover how to let go of what's no longer working and create the life we want with the help of Pamela Sylvan - The Mojomaker. Pamela is a multi-faceted entrepreneur, executive mentor, TV show host, and recent convert to the weekend nomad lifestyle. 
 Pamela is the master of reinvention; from moving through the unknown: rejection, fear, near bankruptcy, and loneliness, Pamela has uncover...

Join us for a heartfelt, raw, authentic account of a family’s eight-month-long nightmare that resulted in a mother’s unfortunate death from ovarian cancer. In this episode, you’ll meet Melissa Mullamphy, a self-described “insufferable a**hole” when she wants to get things done... She is now a woman on a mission to help people navigate a convoluted and complicated healthcare system. When I was intr...

What if some of the good foods you eat are causing your fatigue, brain fog, insomnia, joint pain, urinary problems, osteopenia, and more? And what if it was more than a ‘sensitivity’ or ‘allergy...’ I’m sure you’ll be as surprised as I am after we chat with Sally K. Norton, MPH, a leading expert on oxalates in food.* In addition to being an expert on oxalates, she is an ivy-league trained nutritio...

A friend shared with me a long time ago that you only ‘grow’ when you reach the edge of your comfort zone. Tonight’s guest, Mindfulness and Positive Neuroplasticity coach Michael Bartura helped me understand my comfort zone in a more profound way. One of the many tips and insights he shares is, “You only know yourself through the pleasure of the identities you are comfortable with and the fear of...

A long-term illness or chronic condition can leave one feeling lost and confused. In (our 400th!) episode, we welcome back Sarah Peyton, international trainer and author of 'Your Resonant Self.' In this fascinating chat, Sarah shares the connecting and, dare I say, the healing power of the I-You language for all parts of us: physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual. I got ‘goosebumps’ wh...

This week we welcome Intuitive Coach Bev Martin back to the show. She will share with us how we can uncover what our body and inner self are trying to tell us. Bev is a gifted intuitive, and skilled professional coach who has a remarkable gift for accessing divine wisdom and communicating it in a clear practical way. In this episode, just some of what Bev shares is • How to know what your inner-se...

Clinical psychologist Elaine Aron developed the term Highly Sensitive Person (also known as an HSP) in the early 1990s. The phrase HSP describes a trait that refers to an overly-sensitive central nervous system and often manifests as an increased awareness of physical, emotional, and social stimuli. In this episode, we welcome the author of ‘The Sensitive Ones,’ speaker, coach, and Empath Mama - H...

We welcome back Pat Duckworth, the Founder of Smarter Menopause. She is a Women’s Health and Workplace Menopause Strategist working with businesses and organizations worldwide that are committed to supporting women colleagues at menopause. She is the author of several well-being books, including her international bestseller ‘Hot Women, Cool Solutions.’ In this episode, Pat and show host Sharon Say...

I don’t know about you, but in the last couple of years, with various lockdowns and closures, my home has tended to get rather cluttered, and it felt draining…until I called the owner and founder of The Betty Brigade, Sharon McRill. Sharon is the author of the best-selling book: “Downsizing the Silver Tsunami: Who To Call and Where Does The Stuff Go,” a guide to going through the moving process, a...

“It brought me home to myself” was one of many insights this week’s guest shared with me, your host Sharon Sayler, during my chat with Christine Powers, founder of The Philosophers Camp and Spiritual Consigliere to thought leaders worldwide. Together we share our experiences on the healing power of surrender and the other insights and ‘ahas’ she received after her odyssey of first finding the corr...

I’m still pondering what to call this week’s chat! ‘Coming to Terms with What Is’ keeps coming to mind, yet ‘Easily Change Your Resistance To Change…’ is more inclusive for our far-ranging and thought-provoking chat on a primary reason many have a hard time letting go of ‘yucky’ stuff and letting in the ‘yummy’ stuff. Join us as Joel and I reveal some of the ‘yummy’ stuff! As the creator and custo...

In this episode of The Autoimmune Hour, we welcome Alissa Frazier, Health Coach, Therapist, Exercise Consultant, and a Thriver with Multiple Sclerosis. Alissa believes MS doesn’t have to stop you from having an extraordinary life. Now, she’s on a mission to show people with MS that life is not over after diagnosis. After chatting with Alissa, I realized that Alissa’s experience and tips for thrivi...