The Health Bridge Podcast with Holly B.

Don't scroll past this episode just because the title intimidates you! You are here because you are seeking out information to create better health in your life. Whether you are currently open to eating organs or not, you owe it to yourself to be informed first, and then decide if this is something you should try.  Janine Farzin, of Offally Good Cooking , is a wealth of knowledge. Coming from a la...

Dr. Leland Ferguson, from San Diego Back Pain Chiropractic, joins me to discuss how chiropractic care can be an important tool for both acute situations and long term health maintenance. He takes a whole body approach to health and wellness, and we cover a broad range of topics, including: Common misconceptions about chiropractic care; Why you should treat your body better than your car; How unres...

Repairing the nervous system is at the center of healing, physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Joy Onyschak, somatic guide and integration coach, helps her clients re-parent themselves to find wholeness through practices that teach them to tune into their bodies and get out of their heads. This episode is basically your Nervous System 101 class; Joy does an amazing job at breaking down the bi...

Not only are stress and inflammation one of the root causes of most health issues, they are also a huge trigger for symptom flare-ups. Learning ways to prevent stress and inflammation before it starts and to manage the effects if it has already set in is extremely important. In this episode I lay out some of the best lifestyle tools you have available to reduce and manage stress and inflammation s...

This episode rounds out a 3 part series on navigating real life with with chronic illness. In this weeks episode, Precious Otiora is a lupus warrior and patient advocate who hosts a weekly Instagram Live called Let's Talk Lupus. We have a raw and real talk about day to day life: figuring out whats happening to your body as symptoms appear; how people respond to you when they don't know your story;...

To continue on our theme started in episode 32, discussing the realities of life with chronic illness, I talk with Susie Schwartz, author, musician, and expert patient, about her new book "Help The Doctor Help You: 31 Secrets and Tips to get the BEST from Your Appointments. More times than not, it can take years to get a chronic illness diagnosis. The amount of doctors appointments leading up to d...

Living with the physical limitations of chronic illness is challenging enough on its own. Add on the emotional implications that you have to deal with both personally and in how you relate to and interact with others, and the enormity of all of it together can feel like a burden to heavy to carry. Michelle Melendez, my friend and fellow lupus warrior, speaks so beautifully about her long journey n...

Breathing isn't something we think about much because our body does it automatically. But intentional breathwork is a truly healing practice that can affect our mental, physical and spiritual health at the core level. Jen Broyles, a Neurosomatic Breath Therapist and Breathwork Guide, joins us to walk us through the various types of breathwork, and how current science can now validate what ancient...

Who knew your eye movements could be so telling, and that you can actually heal stored trauma and trigger patterns, manage your experience of chronic health, and discover and overcome that one major thing thats holding you back from becoming successful just by interupting our ingrained eye-brain patterns? Say what? Billie Ferguson is a licensed therapist who specializes in a technique called brain...

Cultivating self-love and self-worth is a key part of healing and managing chronic health issues, but this practice--and it is a practice--bridges the three pillars of life: love, health & wealth. If you are struggling in any of these three areas, you will find valuable, easy to implement tools to draw on to create more clarity. In this conversation with Veronica Lopez, creator of the Self Love Ac...

Kelly Lephart is a mindset and manifestation coach. What she teaches takes the topics I've spoken to in my last two episodes, Who Are You Becoming? and What's Your Story? , and dives even deeper into creating awareness around the labels and stories you identify with,  who you believe yourself to be, and how to discern between the story of our experiences and who we actually are. Are you ready to s...

That's my story and I'm sticking to it! This, my friend, is why nothing has changed. This is why you are stuck repeating the same patterns. In this episode I explore why we get so attached to our stories, why we are constantly defending the reasons we can't do something or achieve a goal, and how to begin cultivating the sense of self-worth that will open us up to our true potential. There is a ch...

Instead of focusing on goals you want to achieve, focus on Who you want to become. What type of person would you need to become to achieve those goals? Hand in hand with the question, "Who are You becoming," is the question: what does it mean to be authentic? Take a deep dive with me on the origins of the word "authentic" as I explore the different definitions. The definition you follow may dictat...

The title of this episode may elicit a range of emotions depending on your beliefs and experiences; you may feel empowered, defensive, or give an exagerrated eye roll (this feminist crap again..?). Before you make up your mind on what Dr. Nikki is referring to here, take a listen, as we get into it straightaway.  Nikki Cohen is a Doctor of Physical Therapy who blends alternative approaches with tr...

Evelyn Rease, a Life & Business Coach who supports busy moms to thrive without stress and overwhelm through boundary setting and self care, joins me for an expansive and entertaining conversation. We discussed a broad range of topics, including: How to establish routines and create habits on the ADHD spectrum and beyond; Why peeling back the onions layers is a vital part of the healing process; Wh...

Unchecked perfectionism means putting yourself last, and women with chronic health issues often fall into perfectionist and people-pleasing tendencies. On this episode, Kayla Licari, a recovering perfectionist herself, teaches us the signs to look for in identifying perfectionist patterns, how these patterns can manifest in physical and mental health, and the steps she has taken to manage her perf...

I'm thrilled to introduce you to Jacob Glass, my spiritual mentor. Jacob has been teaching, speaking, and "changing lives for the better for over 40 years." He has studied and taught with Reverand Terri Cole-Whittaker, Marianne Williamson, and Louise Hay on new thought, A Course in Miracles, and religious science. His theme for the year is the Keys to Self-Empowerment. We dive into this topic as i...

This episode comes with a trigger warning.  Which is exactly why you should listen to it. No matter which side of the coin you are on when it comes to your feelings around and your experiences with big pharma, its important to keep an open mind to the discussion and use your own discernment and do further reseach for yourself on the topic to come up with your own conclusions. Antony Sammeroff is h...

For my 20th episode I wanted to do a check in with you and let you know the lessons I have been learning as I grow with this podcast, and then get into the message of simplicity that keeps coming up over and over for me now more than ever.  Listen in to learn: How all healing boils down to one key thing, How you can experience big effects from small shifts, How simplifying your health routine to c...

In today's episode I welcome acupuncturist Lisa Nicholson. What I love about her approach to holistic health is that she is very well versed in modern science and current scientific studies and uses this knowledge to inform how she proceeds with each individual client's needs. Her current specialties are in supporting clients going through breast and prostate cancer treatments, assisting women thr...

Michael Amster joins us to discuss his (and co-author Jake Eagle's) new book The Power of Awe. Michael is a practicing MD with a specialty in pain management. He incorporates his training as a yoga and meditation teacher to help his patients apply mindfulness techniques to complement their western medical treatment. In an effort to find an easier way for their clients to implement a mindfulness pr...

Positive Intelligence coach Bryant Pettey joins us to discuss the Saboteurs and the Sage. According to the P.I. model, we are all influenced by a set of saboteurs, but they are so smooth you may not even recognize them when they appear! They show up in our thoughts and actions and come accross as our inner guidance system, there to keep us on course. The problem comes when the course they want us...

**Just download this episode now--this is an episode you will listen to multiple times.  I had a hard time creating the title for this episode. It could just as easily have been "Living a Tuned-In Life," "How to Listen When Your Body Talks," "Creating the Habit of Self-Compassion," or "What to Do When Your Health Habits Aren't Helping." Dez Davis, owner of The Rich Witch Life, is a highly intuitiv...

Facing a long prison sentence with no hope of having a "normal" life, Malory Ruesch was blessed with a chance to learn how to change her life after a long road of addiction. The lessons she learned taught her how to shift her mindset and grow from a life she didn't think she deserved, to one of fulfillment and purpose.   In this episode she shares valuable insight that is applicable to anyone expe...

January 1st comes around and everyone is ready to start their new diet and exercise routine.  By February 1st, most people have fallen right back into their old habits. Why? Because they haven't consciously created a philosophy of food or developed awareness around their eating behaviors before attempting a massive overhaul. In this episode, Dan Hegerich returns to discuss the concepts behind his...