Matt Sabatello and Rich Johannesen

Tick Boot Camp

Health EN ↓ 563 episodes

The goal of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast is to help people liberate themselves and others from suffering caused by Lyme disease through validation, community building, belief that healing is possible, and modeling success. Listen to our Tick Boot Camp podcast using all major podcast streaming services such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Music. Our podcast is also integrated with smart home devices, such as Amazon Alexa and Apple TV. Ask your device to "play the Tick Boot Camp Podcast!"

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Matt Sabatello and Rich Johannesen

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Health

Podcast website

TickBootCamp.com

Latest episode

Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 39: Mommy, You’re Doing It - an interview with Courtney LaMastro 31.07.2019

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Courtney LaMastro . Mrs. LaMastro is a married mother of two young children from New Jersey. Her life came to a halt after the birth of her 2nd child. While many of her peers were returning to their normal life within days of giving birth, she struggled to leave her bed for almost 3 months. Today Courtney LaMastro describes her health as much better. If you would li...

Episode 38: The Jersey Shore - an interview with Maria Mooney 27.07.2019

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Maria Mooney . Maria Mooney is a dynamic 34 year old marketing director from Cleveland Ohio by way of the New Jersey Shore. Her tick disease ended her division one athletic career, forced her to become bedbound and almost ended her life. Maria is fighting back and winning the battle against Lyme disease! If you would like to learn more about how a former division on...

Episode 37: All in the Family - an interview with Canadian guests Christina and Lisa Kassatly 23.07.2019

Tick Boot Camp’s guests today are Christina and Lisa Kassatly from Quebec, Canada. Christina is a 17 year old young woman suffering from chronic Lyme Disease. Lisa Kassatly is her mother. Christina and her family are dedicating their entire lives to finding a healing path that will allow Christina to regain her health. Recently, Christina has treated with an experimental nebulized iodine protocol...

Episode 36: South of the Border - an interview with Yanin Ruibal 20.07.2019

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Yanin Ruibal . Yanin Ruibal is an internationally recognized artist from Mexico City, Mexico. Her art has been featured in Mexico and in several major US cities including Miami, Florida, Austin, Texas, New York City, New York and Denver, Colorado. Ms. Ruibal’s art graphically portrays the symptoms and pain of her chronic illness through powerful images that includes...

Episode 35: The Game Changer (Episode 3): an interview with Doctor Bill Rawls 15.07.2019

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Doctor Bill Rawls . In this final episode of a three episode marathon, inspired by the life changing impact that Dr. Rawls had on Scottish guest Donna Grant (episode 31), he discusses autoimmune symptoms caused by the Lyme bacteria, hyperthermia therapy, the potential dangers of steroid therapy, the pot boiling over theory and the opportunistic nature of Lyme Diseas...

Episode 34: The Game Changer (Episode 2): an interview with Doctor Bill Rawls 14.07.2019

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Doctor Bill Rawls . In this second of a three episode marathon, inspired by Scottish guest Donna Grant (episode 31), Dr. Rawls discusses alternative immunotherapies, PEMF technology, the diversity of treatment protocols among Lyme-literate doctors, and the Johns Hopkins University research findings regarding essential oils and combination antibiotic therapies to tre...

Episode 33: The Game Changer (Episode 1): an interview with Doctor Bill Rawls 13.07.2019

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Doctor Bill Rawls . In this first of a three episode marathon, inspired by Scottish guest Donna Grant (episode 31), Dr. Rawls discusses the difference between acute and chronic Lyme Disease, antibiotics, the human immune system and the use of CBD oil. If you would like to learn more about when and how to use antibiotics, immune system enhancing herbal therapy and CB...

Episode 32: The Blessed Mama Interrupted - an interview with Jolynn Desch 08.07.2019

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Jolynn Desch . Jolynn Desch and 2 of her children have been diagnosed with Lyme Disease. Unfortunately, she had to visit with 15 doctors over the course of 6 months before she was diagnosed with Lyme Disease. Ironically, the first doctor to suspect and test for Lyme Disease was the doctor that delivered her children: her OB/GYN. If you would like to learn more about...

Episode 31: The Artistic Brave Heart - an interview with Donna Grant 04.07.2019

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Donna Grant, a 32 year old woman from Scotland. She is an artist, writer and University educated therapy dog trainer. Ms Grant is also a Lyme Disease social media activist with 2 instagram accounts: Febstarsblog and Febstarsart . If you would like to learn more about how an artist and writer utilized the Vital Plan herbal therapy created by American Doctor and autho...

Episode 30: The Social Networker - an interview with Elizabeth Tikoyan 01.07.2019

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is the talented creator of a social network for people suffering from chronic illness and disabilities. Elizabeth Tikoyan has suffered from chronic Lyme Disease from the age of 14. She employed the life lessons she learned from Lyme Disease as inspiration to create the Riley.co social network . If you would like to learn more about how a young entrepreneur overcame lon...

She’s Got Lyme in the Coconut - an interview with Ryann McIntire 27.06.2019

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Ryann McIntire , a 24 year old woman from Cape Cod (aka the Lyme capital of the world), Massachusetts. She is also the creative force behind the Lyme Disease awareness and advocacy Instagram @lyme_inda_coconut . If you would like to learn more about how a Lyme Disease social media activist and her family overcame the incompetence of 21 doctors before securing a tick...

The Model Lyme Disease Awareness Advocate - an interview with Jacqueline Sposito 22.06.2019

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is the dynamic Lyme Disease awareness advocate Jacqueline Sposito . Jacqueline Sposito is a model, college student and social media influencer from New York City. In 2016, Ms. Sposito began to grow increasing ill. She obtained an early Lyme Disease diagnosis despite the failures of the medical community, because her mother became Lyme symptom literate through following...

Model for Recovery - an interview with Melissa Labak 18.06.2019

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Melissa Labak, an education marketing professional, Certified Nutritionist, and model from Raleigh, North Carolina. Inspired by her personal battle with Lyme Disease, she began to share her healing journey through blogging and Instagram platforms. In her blog entitled The Path to Healing Chronic Neurological Lyme Disease she shares the 10 steps she took to heal from...

The Sooner the Better - an interview with Think Lyme founder Randi Goodman 14.06.2019

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Randi Goodman, a Marketing Executive and Manager that has developed programs for several of the largest companies in the US. After a personal battle with Lyme Disease, she leveraged her marketing skill set and launched the platform “Think Lyme” to advocate for advancing physician and patient awareness for early Lyme Disease diagnosis. If you would like to learn more...

Follow Your Gut - an interview with Julie Richard 13.06.2019

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Julie Richard , a chemical engineer from southern Louisiana. Ms. Richard battled Chronic Lyme Disease for over a decade and discovered that her gut was actually the most reliable indicator when it came to healing from Lyme disease. Her healing journey took focus when she exited from the “doctor hamster wheel” and focused on nutrition and gut health. If you would lik...

A Beautiful Heart in Bloom - an interview with Taylor Brune 10.06.2019

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Taylor Brune, a 28 year old blogger, Instagram curtor, author and aspiring medical student from San Diego, California. Ms Brune’s Lyme Disease journey has transformed her into the “girl with the heart that yearns for other people to be healed” which has inspired her Instagram and her blog . If you would like to learn more about how Taylor Brune is sharing her healin...

It's Not Just Lyme: the Alpha-gal meat allergy 08.06.2019

In this brand new interview, Tick Boot Camp and Sarah Sheneman discuss the life altering impact of the Alpha-gal meat allergy. In August of 2018, Sarah Sheneman was bitten by a Lone Star Tick that caused a severe allergic reaction to contact with mammal products. If you would like to know more about how to protect yourself and your family from the little known and misunderstood Alpha-gal tick bite...

The Humble Academic Superhero - an interview with Dr. Thomas Mather, Professor of Entomology and Director of the University of Rhode Island Tick Encounter Resource Center 06.06.2019

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Dr. Thomas Mather, PhD., Professor of Entomology and founding Director of the University of Rhode Island’s Tick Encounter Resource Center. The Tick Encounter Resource Center is an internationally recognized institution for its’ tick research and outreach programs that include the Tick Smart and Tick Spotter programs. If you want to learn about Dr. Mather’s programs...

Cookbook for the Afflicted: an interview with Author, Blogger and Health Coach Erika Schlick 31.05.2019

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Erika Schlick who will share a chronic Lyme Disease journey that resulted in her regaining 99.9% of her health. Ms. Schlick is an architect, co-founder of a user experience design agency, certified health coach, Blogger, Instagram curator and author of a cookbook. Her work has been featured on network television and radio affiliates from around the country (ABC, CBS...

Your Mother’s a… Tick Tester: an interview with Professor Morgan Wrobleski, Co-Founder of Ticknetics 31.05.2019

Here's what every Parent needs to know about Tick Testing! In this brand new interview, Tick Boot Camp and Tick Testing expert Professor Morgan Wrobleski show you how Ticknetics is utilizing unique scientific protocols that will provide parents and health care providers with an actionable tick testing report within 24 hours. The information will allow parents and health care providers to make more...

Beauty and the Invisible Beast - an interview with Fashion Blogger Kelly Bibza 24.05.2019

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Kelly Bibza, a fashion and wellness influencer from suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. To share her tick disease story, spread awareness and to fill others suffering from chronic illnesses with hope, she started her fashion and wellness blog “ Dress Well, Be Well .” If you would like to learn more about how Kelly Bibza is combining fashion and wellness to inspire pe...

Tailor Made Remission Protocol - an interview with Taylor Scott 22.05.2019

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Taylor Scott from San Diego, California. In 2017, Ms. Scott began to grow increasingly ill. She began to feel symptoms that graduated to lengthy periods of the flu, fatigue and anxiety. Her symptoms grew to include hair loss, sensitivity to light, ringing in her ears and full body paralysis. Eventually Ms. Scott was diagnosed with tick diseases including Lyme diseas...

Western Medicine Fails a Nurse’s Family - an Interview with Nurse, Mother and Wife Ashley Marba 20.05.2019

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is a nurse, mother and wife from Santa Barbara California, Ashley Marba . Ms. Marba, her husband and two of her children have all been diagnosed with Lyme Disease. Ms. Marba believes her children contracted Lyme Disease in utero. Ms. Marba and her family have shared their tick disease experience on Instagram and Facebook. Ms Marba does not want her family’s experience...

Medical Bill Gurus - an interview with co-founder Daniel Lynch 15.05.2019

Here's what every tick disease patient needs to know about medical billing advocacy services! In this brand new interview, Tick Boot Camp and Medical Bill Gurus co-founder Daniel Lynch show you how to make sure your insurance company pays for necessary diagnostic testing and treatment for tick diseases. Download this episode now to get started!

A Taxing Experience - an interview with Accountant Esther Buff 12.05.2019

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is a west coast tax accountant and CPA candidate suffering from Lyme Disease and Babesia. Ms. Buff’s experience with the pain and darkness of her tick diseases inspired her to share her experiences on various social media platforms; including her beautiful Instagram @LymeWithSalt . Her goal is to reach out to people feeling isolated by their illness to let them know th...

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