Voices in Health and Wellness

Send us Fan Mail Your blood tests can look perfect while your body feels anything but. We sit down with Dr Jeff Matz, functional medicine practitioner and founder of Via Nova Health, to unpack why that happens and what to do when fatigue, weight gain, low mood, low libido, or brain fog keep showing up despite being told “everything is normal”. Jeff shares how his work evolved from pain management...

Send us Fan Mail A career can be built twice, but it rarely happens without a cost. We talk with Dr Yasmin Areida, who starts out as a plastic surgeon in Egypt, retrains across continents, and rebuilds her clinical life in the US after discovering her credentials are not recognised. That professional reset collides with something even more personal: a rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis that forces her...

Send us Fan Mail Healthcare can be world-class and still feel impossible to navigate. When you are bounced between specialities, sent for duplicate tests, or left holding results you cannot interpret, the real gap is often ownership of the journey. We sit down with Dr Michael Averbukh, CEO and managing partner at Serenity, to talk about a practical answer: nurse-led health case management built ar...

Send us Fan Mail Imagine adding years to your life by fixing your bite. That’s not hype; it’s the real-world impact of restoring chewing and reducing chronic oral inflammation, and it sits at the heart of our conversation with advanced implant surgeon Dr Mark Whitefield. We connect the dots between teeth, metabolism, and the brain, showing how the mouth acts as the body’s sentinel and why ignoring...

Send us Fan Mail What if the most powerful growth strategy for an aesthetics clinic isn’t ads or discounts, but trust? We sit down with Dr Cian McLoughlin, Medical Director at OSO Clinic in London, to unpack how a doctor-led, boutique model can deliver natural results, safer decisions, and stronger patient relationships in a noisy market. Cian traces his journey from a stretched hospital system to...

Send us Fan Mail A surprising path led Jono Goosen from Zimbabwe’s gyms and rugby fields to a chicken farm—and then to a London practice changing how people think about back pain. Along the way, he learned a lesson that now shapes every session: environment and systems govern outcomes. That insight fuels his work with myoreformation, a whole-body manual approach that separates muscles and ligament...

Send us Fan Mail What if recovery isn’t about the number on a scale—but whether life starts working again? That question anchors our conversation with Dr. Dany McCurdy-McKinnon, a Los Angeles psychologist who blends neuroscience, trauma-informed therapy, and coordinated team-based care to treat complex eating disorders—and is now developing a carefully designed AI tool to extend support between se...

Send us Fan Mail Pelvic health isn’t a niche problem—it’s something most people will face at some point, from teenage athletes and new mums to high-stress executives, ageing men, and cancer survivors. In this episode, physical therapist and clinic founder Laura Bunso explains how a once-undervalued speciality became the centrepiece of a thriving, patient-first practice that quietly changes lives e...

Send us Fan Mail Imagine if every patient heard a short, thoughtful message from their clinician each morning—delivered in the doctor’s own voice—nudging healthier choices and reinforcing care plans. That vision sits at the heart of our conversation with Victor Brown, founder and CEO of Xcellent Life, who brings a seasoned engineer’s mindset from the energy sector to the realities of running a mod...

Send us Fan Mail What if most therapy “failures” aren’t about motivation at all, but about a broken first match? Dr Ayelet Hirshfeld, clinical psychologist, psychoanalyst, and founder of PsyEcology Inc., joins us to unpack the biggest quiet crisis in mental health: early dropout within the first one to two sessions. She explains why private practice tends to keep people longer, how large systems f...

Send us Fan Mail What if healing could be engineered by tuning the body’s software? We sit down with Dr Joe Purita, a pioneer in orthobiologic and regenerative medicine, to explore how a modern clinic moves beyond single fixes and toward systems that reboot health. From his early leap into PRP and stem cells to a clinic built around oxygen, light, ozone, and advanced IVs, Joe explains how to turn...

Send us Fan Mail Here is a tightened version reduced by well over 50 characters while keeping the substance and flow strong: A 50-year career doesn’t just tell stories; it reveals patterns we can finally change. Mike Delaney joins us to trace his path from overcrowded NHS wards and pub-based “supervision” to designing trauma-informed, somatic programmes that work when words fail. After confronting...

Send us Fan Mail “There’s nothing you can do” might be the most damaging sentence a person with cognitive decline ever hears. We sit down with Dr Ivan Cichowicz, a board‑certified adult and geriatric psychiatrist, to unpack a more hopeful, practical path: combine the right medications with targeted lifestyle changes, clear education and steady support so patients can feel and function better. Dr I...

Send us Fan Mail Slow regulation and rising de novo autoimmune conditions in younger patients are at the heart of this conversation. Aly’s prescription is practical and empowering: remove common sources of harm (think water filtration, safer food contact, smarter cleaning and personal care), then add what strengthens cells—nutrient-dense food, targeted supplements, quality sleep, movement, and str...

Send us Fan Mail What would change if we stopped chasing comfort and started building function into daily life? That question sits at the heart of our conversation with Dr Michele Bechor, licensed psychologist and founder of Emblem Psychology and Consulting. Michelle shares how a pre‑med start gave way to a career defined by stories, context, and behaviour—where lasting outcomes come from what we...

Send us Fan Mail Beauty shouldn’t feel like a sales pitch. It should feel like being seen, heard, and guided with care. That’s the spirit Raquel Merlini brings to her aesthetics practice—where combination therapy, honest education, and thoughtful follow-up create results that look real in daylight and last beyond the selfie. We talk about how a patient-first journey starts at the front desk and co...

Send us Fan Mail A night in the ER can teach you a lot about urgency—especially when routine problems arrive because there’s nowhere else to go. That’s where Dr Chereka Kluttz started, and it’s why she added a law degree to her stethoscope: to translate between clinical reality and the rules that shape care. We sit down with Jarika to explore how a physician-attorney can bridge the gap between cli...

Send us Fan Mail Neuropathy isn’t a sentence to slow decline. In this episode, we unpack a surprisingly simple truth: in diabetes, nerves swell while tunnels stay tight. Compression—not just metabolic damage—drives pain, numbness, and imbalance. That insight unlocks an actionable plan that starts at the bedside and can end with restored sensation and freedom from burning pain. Dr. Stephen Barrett...

Send us Fan Mail A heart patient who became a septuagenarian athlete doesn’t just tell a comeback story—he rewrites how we think about prevention, performance, and purpose. We sit down with Dr Akil Taher to trace his path from stents and a cardiac arrest to plant-powered endurance, deep lifestyle change, and advocacy for a neglected but crucial test: lipoprotein(a). Akil shares the moment he chose...

Send us Fan Mail Pain doesn’t always mean damage, and quick fixes rarely change the story. We sit down with Dr Niko Tejada, founder of Kinetic Rehabilitation, to unpack a smarter way to move: a patient‑first model that treats the whole body, builds trust, and uses technology to serve fundamentals rather than distract from them. Niko’s journey—from athlete to clinician to entrepreneur—reveals why h...

Send us Fan Mail Your smartest thoughts go missing when your nervous system is on fire. That’s the hard truth—and the opportunity—at the centre of this conversation with Los Angeles-based psychotherapist and educator Natalie Brooks, whose SMART framework blends somatic practice with mentalisation to make therapy work when life feels unworkable. We trace Natalie's path from UCLA’s behavioural...

Send us Fan Mail Your body knows when life feels safe long before your thoughts catch up. That single idea reframes anxiety, burnout, and “stuckness,” and it’s where our conversation with occupational therapy consultant Anele Griessel begins. We dig into how sensory-informed practice helps neurodivergent teens and adults reduce overwhelm, rebuild resilience, and find a route back to connection by...

Send us Fan Mail What if the real blocker to lasting change isn’t a lack of insight, but a nervous system still bracing for impact? That question runs through our conversation with licensed mental health counsellor and clinical hypnotherapist Natalia Urquiza-Manzano, founder of House of Unashamed, where she helps women dismantle shame and end self-sabotage with a blend of therapy, subconscious wor...

Send us Fan Mail Therapy gets real when people are allowed to bring their whole selves into the room. We sit down with licensed mental health counsellor Jitesha Hanson to unpack geek therapy, a neuroaffirming approach that uses hobbies, games, art and fandoms as clinical tools for regulation and growth. From a Switch on the table to sketchbooks and fidgets within reach, the space itself signals sa...

Send us Fan Mail Care that starts with connection changes everything. We sit down with Carolina Alay, a board-certified behaviour analyst and coach, to explore how data, compassion, and play can coexist to help neurodivergent children communicate, self‑advocate, and thrive. From preschool observations to parent onboarding, she shows what intensive ABA looks like when it’s human-first and rigorousl...