The Autoimmune Hour

Sarah Peyton, one of our most requested experts, returns to share with us what creates resilience and how we can harness it and other 'superpowers' to optimize our well-being even in times of significant change. In this episode, Sarah shares her insights and tips to move from self-criticism to self-encouragement and self-love, plus how to • Create an ally-ship with your body even with autoimmune •...

Several years ago, I began exploring what it meant to heal beyond the physical body. I dove into exploring a nagging question; how would life change if I include the mental, emotional, spiritual, and energetic parts of myself? In pursuit of the answer(s), I chatted with Jaya Sarada, trainer, guide, and author of numerous books, including 'Awakening Your Chakras' and 'The Path of Return - A Guide f...

Did you know that the state of our world has everything to do with our relationship with our Mother?  That profound question from this week’s guest, Kerri Hummingbird, intrigued me… So Kerri and I sat down to chat about her new best-selling book “Love Is Fierce: Healing the Mother Wound.” It is a profound, insightful look at how the Mother Wound can unknowingly direct our decisions.  She offers ac...

It seems like so many fear-inducing things are happening all at once these days, civil unrest, COVID, quarantines, lockdowns, many losing loved ones, employment... It’s no wonder that many people are dealing with anxiety, depression, and fear. In this episode of The Autoimmune Hour, host Sharon Sayler chats with Teri Smith-Pickens, author of 'The Irrational Fear Cure in Four Miraculous Steps.'  Pr...

There’s no doubt 2020 has been a devastating year for most of the world. The personal health, well-being, and economic losses are too numerous to mention. COVID, political divides, civil unrest, and unexpected ever-changing conditions have altered our ability to control our destiny. As we begin in 2021, we hold the hope for renewal, reinvention, and relief. In this episode, returning guest, back b...

Are you or someone you love suffering from mold sensitivity? Here’s a scary stat — 1 in 4 families experience adverse health reactions in their own homes and don’t even know the cause may be mold. In extreme cases, mold can leave sufferers bedridden and incapacitated, and it’s rarely the first thing your medical team would consider to test. In this episode,  Michael Rubino, mold remediation specia...

We welcome back Dr. Mache Seibel. Dr. Seibel is an international health expert and leading authority on women's wellness and menopause. His mission is to 'add years to women's lives and life to their years' and daily demonstrates his belief that, "It's better to stay well than to get well!" In this episode, he candidly shares with us the latest research on women's wellness, including • An in-depth...

In this fun and wide-ranging chat, we explore how hope, humor, and self-acceptance can improve your well-being. Our guest, award-winning author Liberty Forrest, shares how to make meaning and overcome misfortune, sadness, and dis-ease. She also shares: • The positive benefits of finding your funny bone and letting your inner silly loose... • Ways to listen to your inner voice and see your higher p...

In this episode, we explore emotional eating — a timely topic with new pandemic restrictions upon us and holidays around the corner. Our guest Tricia Nelson is the author of the #1 bestselling book, 'Heal Your Hunger, 7 Simple Steps to End Emotional Eating Now.' Tricia’s own struggles began in early childhood, where she attempted to cope with life’s stresses and emotional pain by overeating and us...

This week we chat with Sara Schulting Kranz. A professional life and leadership coach, motivational speaker, and certified wilderness guide. She specializes in helping those who have suffered hardship or trauma to find forgiveness and strength through guided wilderness retreats in the Grand Canyon and the Pacific Rim. Together, we explore how to find comfort and restoration in nature during this a...

Everyone has friendships they’ve maintained over the years. But now more than ever, it’s too easy to lose the connection you share with those you care about. After surviving a catastrophic car accident this week's guest Shari Leid was diagnosed with breast cancer that resulted in a double mastectomy in her 40s. It was at that point that Shari took stock of her life and her relationships.  Enter 'T...

I recently caught up with my dear friend Sam Liebowitz, aka The Conscious Consultant. His new book 'Everyday Awakening: You Are More Powerful Than You Know' is the culmination of over five years of his evolutionary journey. Sharing insights from his book, such as we are all more powerful than we know and ways to find opportunities to correct imbalances in our lives; he also shares: • Ways to energ...

Could Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) Be of Benefit? Research with low-dose Naltrexone (LDN) shows promising results into if and how it reduces symptom severity for some people with conditions such as multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, and Crohn's disease, among other diseases and health disruptions. There is also anecdotal and patient-based evidence that LDN is helpful. Today's guest Julia Schopick is t...

Sometimes it’s hard to sort out your symptoms. This week’s guest on The Autoimmune Hour, Pat Duckworth, is here to help. Pat is the Award-winning Author of ‘Hot Women, Cool Solutions; How to control menopause symptoms using mind/body techniques.’ She is also a Cognitive Hypnotherapist and specializes in helping women who are experiencing menopause symptoms. 
 She joins us to discuss how do we know...

When your child is chronically ill, it can be a daily struggle to manage their care and yours. Today’s guest, Caryn Anthony, patient advocate and author of the blog “Any Way the Wind Blows,” shares her personal experiences and insights on caregiving and grief for families raising a child with a significant medical condition, including • Ways to encourage independence and resilience   • How to deal...

Feeling rested? ... Now there’s a challenge... Well, maybe not, according to this week’s guest. If having a long-term or chronic condition wasn’t stressful enough, this year seems to have piled on constant stressors that have left many of us feeling completely exhausted. So when I heard about board-certified internal medicine doctor Saundra Dalton-Smith’s book ‘Sacred Rest: Recover Your Life, Rene...

This week we welcome back to The Autoimmune Hour Roberta Mittman, health and wellness expert, licensed acupuncturist, author, speaker, and founder of Park Avenue Center for Wellbeing in New York City. Roberta shares with us how the five elements — wood, fire, earth, metal, and water — have been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine to describe interactions and relationships with ourselves and other...

In this episode, we welcome author and clinical psychologist, Dr. Lise Deguire. When she was four years old, she suffered third-degree burns on two-thirds of her body due to maternal and corporate negligence. Against all the odds, she survived the traumatic event, embarking on a journey of decades of surgeries and treatments to heal her injuries. And, she credits her survival to finding her streng...

Our guest, internationally known hypnotherapist Daniel Olexa, says, “yes.” Bringing to us his 30 plus years of professional problem solving through hypnotherapy and coaching, he shows us how we can change our story to achieve life successes. Daniel’s premise is, “We are nothing more than the stories we tell about who we are. We are the embodiment of those stories. Change your story, change what yo...

Has your ability to power through ‘all-this’ been squelched? Are you feeling stressed, tired, and maybe even fearful of ‘what next?’ You’re not alone; that’s why I invite back to the show Tamara Green and David Dachinger of  https://lovingmeditations.com / back to the show…  What if you could calm down, refocus, and quell anxiety in as little as two minutes? Think about everything that would chang...

Nobody knows you better than you do, yet we are often the harshest with ourselves. Andrea J. Miller, CEO of The Digital Patient, shares her healing journey with us, including loving her body again, and the life she created after her health set-backs — a life of patient advocacy. Her own life experience drives and informs Andrea’s work. Like many people, she found herself tragically unprepared when...

After Robert Clancy’s life spiraled out of control, he had an extraordinary encounter with one of God’s messengers who inspires him through hope, compassion, and love to discover his own life purpose, and how to show millions around the world to do the same. In this episode, Robert shares his real and raw story behind his life’s work plus • What faith, hope, and love have to do with healing • Tips...

Don’t let life get your down. It’s often said, “aging is a state mind,” and our two guests are here to prove it.  Host Sharon Sayler welcomes author Servet Hasan and co-author the host of Late Night Health, Mark Alyn, to The Autoimmune Hour. They will be sharing from their latest book ‘Growing Old Sucks, But It Doesn’t Have To.’ Our chat filled with the humor and tips of growing older and hopefull...

It seems like the right time to have an encore of Sarah Peyton’s, and my chat about Alarmed Aloneness. A state that’s not ‘fight-or-flight’ and yet not contentment or social engagement… Alarmed Aloneness is where we get an elevated heart rate and increased cortisol because somebody (or something) who is important to us has disappeared. When Sarah Peyton, shared her theory with me, I knew we had to...

We welcome back Shari Alyse, author of the best-selling book, ‘Love Yourself Happy‘ and co-founder of The Wellness Universe. From her lifetime of learning to love herself fully after childhood sexual abuse and other traumas Shari shares with us how to challenge a negative ‘headspace-story’ plus: • How to overcome your inner critic
 • Why it’s important to be okay with what comes up
 • How to learn...