The Crackin' Backs Podcast

Your feet hit the ground thousands of times a day—yet most people treat them like fashion accessories instead of foundations. Toe spacers. Barefoot shoes. Miracle insoles. Bunion fixes. Social media has turned foot health into a trend—but pain, plantar fasciitis, bunions, and heel issues keep rising. In this episode, we cut through the noise with Dr. Courtney Conley , one of the most trusted voice...

Your dog’s health advice no longer comes from your veterinarian alone—it comes from your social media feed. Longevity chews. “Stem cell” drops. CBD everything. Miracle arthritis injections. PEMF mats. Laser wands. Every ad promising “10 more years” with your dog. But how much of it is real… and how much is just marketing wrapped in hope? In this episode, we do something rare in modern pet health c...

She Survived a 113-MPH Crash — Kali Parkinson’s Story of Trauma, Healing, and Becoming Someone New | Crackin’ Backs Podcast One moment, you’re a college student planning your future. The next, you’re in a car going 113 miles per hour , rolling 15 times down a 300-foot canyon in rural Utah. On this powerful episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast , we sit down with Kali Parkinson, a college student w...

Are medical students and young doctors really becoming better clinicians — or just better prompt engineers with stethoscopes? In this episode of Crackin’ Backs , we go deep with Dr. Ti Pence to unpack AI in healthcare , how it’s reshaping medical training, clinical decision-making, ethical responsibility, bias, and what the next decade of medicine might look like. From daily AI use in study and do...

What if the hormone you’ve been ignoring your entire life… is the one that could save it? In this electrifying episode of The Crackin Backs Podcast we welcome back hormone-game-changer Dr. Devaki Lindsey Berkson — a global thought-leader whose career spans nearly four decades of clinical breakthroughs in hormones, nutrition and gut-health. Known for calling Oxytocin “the most misunderstood hormone...

Spines don’t just bend — they reveal who we are, how we adapt, and where modern medicine is still failing. Today on Crackin’ Backs , we sit down with a man who’s been inside those hidden curves, seen what the X-rays don’t show, and is rewriting the entire narrative around scoliosis. Meet Dr. Jeb McAviney : chiropractor, researcher, speaker, and CEO of ScoliCare. With over two decades in non-surgic...

Most people fear one life-changing setback. Matt Blanchard has survived two . And today on Crackin’ Backs , we’re not just talking about recovery — we’re talking about life after paralysis . What happens when the crowds fade, the rehab ends, and an entirely new version of living begins? Matt’s story is as raw and real as they come. In 2006, a rollover accident left him with a T-12 spinal cord inju...

On today’s episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast , we sit down with one of the most quietly powerful humans we’ve ever met— Dennis Lappin , a career firefighter, father, and American Ninja Warrior who embodies what real strength looks like when no one’s watching. Dennis runs toward burning buildings for a living… and for fun, he runs straight into obstacles most people wouldn’t ever attempt. But h...

In this compelling episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast , we sit down with Dr. Andria Klioze —physician, disease-reversal pioneer, and founder of the wellness platform Shield of Life. After years inside the rule-bound system of the Veterans Affairs (VA) caring for patients with advanced illnesses, Dr. Klioze made a bold decision: to leave the traditional structure and build a new model of care fo...

What if greatness isn’t something you’re born with… but something you grow into ? On today’s episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast , we sit down with one of the nation’s leading minds in performance psychology: Dr. Amy Athey , Chief Wellbeing Officer at the University of Arizona, former NCAA athlete, and trusted mental performance advisor to Olympians, Special Forces operators, professional athlet...

What if Alzheimer’s isn’t something we merely “treat” but a biochemical imbalance we can restore? On this episode of Crackin’ Backs , we go deep with neuroscientist Dr. Dayan Goodenowe — a pioneer in the science of plasmalogens , memory, and brain restoration. We begin by peeling back his personal journey: what sparked his fascination with Alzheimer’s, biochemical disease, and the hidden chemistry...

What do a struggling student, a decorated Navy SEAL, and a hospital CEO all have in common? The answer: Jeff Mengenhausen . In this explosive episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast , we sit down with the only Navy SEAL in the country running a hospital—a man who’s rewriting the rules of leadership, resilience, and what healthcare should really be. Jeff’s story is anything but ordinary. Once labeled...

Ever feel your body slam on the brakes at the worst moment—or light up just from someone’s tone of voice? That’s your nervous system running the show. In this episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast , polyvagal performance coach Michael Allison (Polyvagal Clinic / The Play Zone ) shows us how to find clarity in chaos and silence within the noise—teaching practical tools to shift from stress to calm,...

“Why Are We Still Afraid to Talk About the Pelvic Floor?” We glamorize six-packs, obsess over core strength, and chase the latest fitness hacks—but here’s the shocking truth: the foundation of your health, strength, and even your confidence isn’t your abs, it’s your pelvic floor. And yet, it’s still one of the most ignored, stigmatized, and misunderstood parts of the body. On this episode of the C...

Are you giving more thought to the car you drive than the mattress you sleep on ? Think again. We spend nearly a third of our lives in bed, and the quality of your sleep doesn’t just determine whether you wake up groggy or refreshed—it impacts your brain health, mood, recovery, performance, and even how long you live. On today’s episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast , we sit down with Fred Kunke ,...

What if the fastest way to change your life isn’t more willpower—but a better doorway into your subconscious? On today’s Crackin’ Backs Podcast , hypnotherapist Dayana Muzinek ( Grace Method™ certified ) pulls back the curtain on how hypnotherapy works, why it’s more than “stage hypnosis,” and how focused consciousness can help rewire cue–craving–response patterns that drive anxiety, insomnia, IBS...

Is chronic pain really “in the body”… or in the brain’s predictions about the body? Today on the Crackin’ Backs Podcast, we sit down with Dr. Jorge Esteves, PhD, DO—an osteopath, educator, and researcher whose work reframes low back pain, sciatica, and other MSK issues through the lens of predictive processing, active inference, and interoception. Dr. Esteves explains why pain is more than a physi...

What happens after you kill to survive? It was Mother’s Day, 2013. Tennyson Jacobson was home with her newborn and her mom when a man slipped through an unlocked door. In seconds, her safe world vanished—he grabbed her by the ponytail, robbed her, and disappeared. The next night, he came back. There was a fight. A knife. And by the time it was over, the man who tried to destroy her family was dead...

How far would you go to reshape medicine? Dr. Janakan Krishnarajah has led over 100 clinical trials, transitioning from bedside physician to a biotech disruptor. On this episode, he reveals that turning point—and the early challenge that redefined his path. Next: he developed Wafermine, the world’s first sublingual ketamine wafer for acute pain—a bold alternative in the opioid era. How did he conv...

Dr. Eva Nowakowski-Sims: Where Psychedelics, Trauma, and Somatic Therapy Collide She’s a PhD, a licensed clinical social worker, a certified yoga teacher, and a psychedelic-assisted therapist. She lifts weights as therapy. She breathes, moves, and guides with intention. And in a world still stuck on surface-level mental health solutions, Dr. Eva Nowakowski-Sims is flipping the script—inviting us t...

LIVE from Orlando: Dr. Jason Jaeger on Innovation, Politics, and the Future of Chiropractic   On August 23rd in Orlando, Florida , history was made. For the very first time, the Crackin’ Backs Podcast went LIVE in front of a packed audience at the Florida Chiropractic Convention —and the reaction was nothing short of electric. The energy, the crowd, the conversation—it all came together in a way t...

On this powerful episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast , we sit down with Brittani DaSilva , a U.S. Army veteran, registered dietitian, certified personal trainer, and founder of Freedom Nutrition , to talk about what it really takes to break free from toxic dieting and rebuild your relationship with food, fitness, and yourself. After serving in combat zones while prioritizing mental health, fitne...

Is bladder leakage normal? Are Kegels really the gold standard? And what exactly is your pelvic floor doing for you every day—whether you’re pregnant, postnatal, or neither? In this eye-opening episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast , we sit down with Susan Winograd, MSPT , a pioneering pelvic floor physical therapist who turned one painful moment during her own pregnancy into a mission that’s help...

Elevate your performance mindset and rewrite the story of success with Max Rooke on the Crackin’ Backs Podcast . In this powerful episode, we uncover how a single “Max Moment” – that lightning-flash insight where everything shifts – ignited his passion for mindset and mental coaching in athletics. From hidden burnout in high-achievers to the perfectionism trap, NIL pressures , social media anxiety...

Is your posture silently sabotaging your health, confidence, and focus? Most people treat posture like an old-school nag—“Sit up straight!”—but what if that advice is more powerful (and more misunderstood) than we ever imagined? In this eye-opening episode of the Crackin’ Backs Podcast , we sit down with leading posture expert, educator, and author Dr. Steven Weiniger to expose the real cost of po...