White Coat Black Sheep

David has spent nine years building a following of more than half a million subscribers for his police accountability work in the San Joaquin Valley. Off camera, he's spent almost as long trying to figure out what's actually wrong with his gut. GERD as a kid. An acid reflux diagnosis in his twenties. A diverticulitis flare up that led to antibiotics one doctor now says he never needed. A proton pu...

What if your gym was more than a place to lift weights? What if it actually knew your name, saw your struggle, and refused to let you disappear into the crowd? Dr. Civelli sits down to explore the intersection of fitness, functional medicine, entrepreneurship, and holistic wellness with Laurie Ovanessian, co-owner of Body Exchange Health Clubs, a Bakersfield-born, family-run operation now spanning...

Angelina Rodriguez has been in rooms most people only read about. As a hospice nurse, HMO case manager, healthcare liaison, and now consultant, she has spent over two decades watching the healthcare system do what it does best — and what it fails to do completely. This episode opens with something unexpected: a story about grief. After losing her nephew to non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and watching him d...

Francisco Padilla's path to becoming a Doctor of Physical Therapy started about as far from a classroom as possible. He grew up in a rural part of Mexico where he didn't know anyone in a medical or professional career, dropped out of high school, and ended up serving five years in prison, where he earned his GED. Less than a year after his release, while working in the oil fields, he was in a car...

SHOW NOTES About This Episode Brandon Benjamin Benavidez — known as B3 — is a Bakersfield native, hip-hop artist, and labor foreman in the film industry. He's worked on major productions including Twisters , Elevation , and Sponsor , managing large crews on location across the country. He's also a husband, a father to a four-year-old daughter with autism and a history of febrile seizures, and a mu...

SHOW NOTES Dr. Valerie Civelli welcomes Dr. Anna Marie — known as the Mindset Doctor — for a conversation that moves from entrepreneurship and ego vs. soul alignment all the way to tongue analysis, quantum fields, and the emotional roots of thyroid disease. It is one of those episodes where the clinical and the spiritual keep meeting in the middle. Topics covered: Ego vs. soul-led decision making...

SHOW NOTES Intro Vinni Morais grew up in one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Brazil, using jujitsu as a survival tool before it became a career. He came to the US on a soccer scholarship, earned degrees in sport management and international business, won a BJJ world title in 2021, placed ninth at Mr. Olympia in 2024, and won both his division and the overall at the Arnold Classic, one month...

Intro Miguel Morales is a California-licensed private investigator, content creator, new father, and self-proclaimed aspiring Norteño accordion performer. He was born in Florida, found love in Bakersfield on St. Patrick's Day at McGarry's, became a father at 27 to a son named Makai who was almost running as of the recording date, and bought a $1,200 accordion as a birthday present to himself befor...

Intro   Terri Agcaoili is a healthcare marketing strategist born and raised in Kern County, working across cardiology, neurology, and OBGYN to build the practices and brands of some of the valley's most mission-driven physicians. She also just launched Fitology, a full-service wellness center in Pensacola, Florida, got engaged on a beach at sunset with a funky band playing, and somehow still had t...

Intro   Ten weeks into the podcast, Dr. Civelli and Justin take stock — what the show is doing, why it matters, and where it's headed. Then they get into it: a full listener mailbag with no softballs. Topics Covered Snoring and sleep as the foundation of every health problem Testosterone: why total T vs. free T matters, and what 310 actually means GLP-1s and Ozempic: the real concern isn't addicti...

About the Guest   Jinal Patel is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner at Adventist Health's Chester location, where she practices in an internal medicine clinic with a growing focus on functional and integrative medicine. Originally from India and raised in Canada, Jinal earned her Bachelor of Science in Health Studies before relocating to Florida, where she completed her BSN and Master of...

A bout This Episode Dr. Hugh Beatty has spent over four decades in medicine, including 25 years in anesthesiology and pain management before pivoting to functional medicine in 2013. Today he runs a thriving private practice in Bakersfield, CA, treating complex chronic conditions that traditional medicine often can't solve. In this conversation, Dr. Beatty and Dr. Civelli explore the philosophy, sc...

In This Episode Dr. Civelli sits down with Tim Pace — physician assistant, 20-plus year clinical veteran in orthopedic surgery, and doctoral candidate in lifestyle medicine graduating in 2027. What starts as a catch-up between colleagues turns into a deep, honest conversation about stress, burnout, the six pillars of lifestyle medicine, and why the people most qualified to give health advice are o...

In This Episode Dr. Civelli sits down with Jerry Teixeira — founder of Bodyweight Strength, Marine Corps veteran, competitive jiu-jitsu athlete, and coach helping busy professionals over 40 build real strength at home with no gym required. What starts as a conversation about fitness habits turns into a masterclass on training efficiency, aging, and why most people are doing far more work than they...

Dr. Civelli sits down with Kristin Saban — real estate agent, insurance specialist, mom of two, and peptide enthusiast — for a candid conversation about managing health, hormones, and hustle in the middle of real life. From morning routines and the four burner method to retatrutide, cold plunging, and life insurance that pays out while you're still alive, this episode is equal parts practical and...

In this episode of White Coat Black Sheep, Dr. Civelli sits down with personal trainer David Watkins aka S.I.L.A.S. Black for an honest conversation about grind culture, recovery, and the peptide everyone in fitness is talking about. David opens up about the work ethic instilled by the women who raised him, the physical toll of never slowing down, and how his coaching philosophy goes far beyond th...

Dr Civelli sits down with addiction medicine specialist Dr Matt Bear to discuss harm reduction, opioid policy, functional medicine, and why patient-centered care may be the most powerful tool in modern medicine. Episode Description In Episode 5 of White Coat Black Sheep, Dr Civelli and Dr Matt Bear explore addiction medicine, burnout, harm reduction, and the evolving philosophy of patient-centered...

Dr Civelli sits down with Lord Elliot, owner of NAS Power Gym, to talk about fear, identity, discipline, vulnerability, and reversing the trajectory of type 2 diabetes through consistent lifestyle change. In Episode 4 of White Coat Black Sheep, Dr Civelli and Lord Elliot explore the psychology behind ambition and the hidden trigger word enough. Lord shares how early discipline in powerlifting shap...

White Coat Black Sheep with Dr Civelli In this episode Dr Civelli sits down with Jose Gonzalez to talk about the long path from grinding to wholeness They unpack why health is not just labs or workouts and why living longer starts with living slower From burnout to recovery and from pain to purpose they cover • The pillars of wholeness spiritual mental emotional physical • Why the grind mindset fe...

White Coat Black Sheep with Dr Civelli In this episode, Dr Civelli breaks down why you can sleep eight hours and still wake up exhausted. If you are not dreaming, waking up multiple times a night, or living in light sleep without realizing it, this conversation will change how you think about recovery. From circadian rhythm to cortisol physiology, we unpack: • Deep sleep vs REM and why dreaming ma...

Welcome to White Coat Black Sheep — where science gets curious and dogma gets uncomfortable. In this episode, Dr. Civelli and Nurse Sarah unpack what it actually means to practice “real world medicine” when patients, lab reports, and guidelines don’t fit neatly into a checkbox. They talk about why reference ranges can mislead , how clinicians decide what’s urgent vs. noise , and the difference bet...