Healing with Confidence

After years of bipolar depression, binge eating, and failed treatments, Donika found root cause healing through keto. Trained by Dr. Georgia Ede and inspired by Dr. Chris Palmer, she now helps others use food and mindset to restore mental health. Sign up for our FREE newsletter: https://go.nutritionwithconfidence.com/nwc-newsletter-sign-up SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@HealingwithConfidencePodcast?sub_confirmation=1 Website: https://nutritionwithconfidence.com Follow Natalie on TWITTER (X): https://x.com/natalie_earle?mx=2 Follow Natalie on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nutritionwithconfidence/?hl=en  ***** TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Meet Donika: From bipolar struggle to mental health coach 1:36 The diagnosis that changed everything 13:03 Inside bipolar depression: Anxiety, brain fog & constant self-doubt 18:14 Six years on medication - This can't be the only answer 27:26 The YouTube video that sparked hope 35:44 First steps to freedom: How fasting changed her brain function 50:32 Keto as medicine: The 2-year commitment that replaced medication 58:31 My body was saying no more keto 1:17:14 Beyond diet: The mindfulness practices that transformed her life 1:22:56 Helping others heal: I haven't seen anyone who didn't benefit 1:26:08 Resources & final advice for overcoming negative self-talk Donika's Links: https://transformationevoked.com/ Free Group - https://transformationevoked.com/group-coaching  #KetoForMoodDisorders #MentalHealthRecovery #Bipolar2Remission

Dr. Shami Barathan is an integrative GP with over 24 years of experience, specializing in nutritional and environmental medicine. After feeling disillusioned with conventional medicine, she discovered the power of integrative approaches to address chronic stress, gut health, hormonal imbalances, and more. This led her to found MINT, a natural therapies clinic dedicated to helping patients achieve lasting wellness. She's also a podcaster, blogger, and speaker, passionate about educating others on the impact of stress and holistic healing. ***** Sign up for our FREE newsletter: https://go.nutritionwithconfidence.com/nwc-newsletter-sign-up SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@HealingwithConfidencePodcast?sub_confirmation=1 Website: https://nutritionwithconfidence.com Follow Natalie on TWITTER (X): https://x.com/natalie_earle?mx=2 Follow Natalie on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nutritionwithconfidence/?hl=en  ***** Dr. Shami's Links: https://www.mintclinic.com.au  https://www.youtube.com/@dr.shamistrabarathan138  https://www.instagram.com/drshami_/  #StressAwareness #HealthAndWellness #MindBodyConnection

Natalie Earle is a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner with a Bachelor's degree in Physics. In 2013, she was diagnosed with prediabetes, skin issues, and severe PMS symptoms. By 2015, Natalie began following the GAPS diet, and over the subsequent years, she successfully reversed her prediabetes and brought her other symptoms into remission. For the past six years, she has worked with hundreds of clients, supporting individuals with autoimmune disorders, cancer, PCOS, endometriosis, and nervous system disorders. Sign up for our FREE newsletter: https://go.nutritionwithconfidence.com/nwc-newsletter-sign-up SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@HealingwithConfidencePodcast?sub_confirmation=1 Website: https://nutritionwithconfidence.com Follow Natalie on TWITTER (X): https://x.com/natalie_earle?mx=2 Follow Natalie on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nutritionwithconfidence/?hl=en ******* Dr. Sarah Myhill's Interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxMQIiGieY4&t=5123s  Dr. Neil Nathan's Interview - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ut6nw3zspE    

Wayne Knight is the Executive Director of Holistic Management International (HMI), bringing over 27 years of ranching experience utilizing holistic management practices. Before assuming his current role, he ran a successful livestock operation in South Africa, where he implemented regenerative agriculture techniques to improve soil health and land productivity. Wayne has been actively involved in training and mentoring farmers, speaking at numerous conferences, and hosting educational events to promote sustainable agriculture. ***** Sign up for our FREE newsletter:  https://go.nutritionwithconfidence.com/nwc-newsletter-sign-up  SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@HealingwithConfidencePodcast?sub_confirmation=1  Website: https://nutritionwithconfidence.com Follow Natalie on TWITTER (X): https://x.com/natalie_earle?mx=2 Follow Natalie on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nutritionwithconfidence/?hl=en  ***** Wayne's Links: https://www.holisticmanagement.org/  #WayneKnight #HolisticManagement #SustainableFarming

Neil Nathan, MD, has been practicing medicine for over 50 years, specializing in chronic complex illnesses, mold toxicity, and Lyme disease. A founding diplomate of the American Board of Integrative Holistic Medicine and ISEAI, he has authored several books, including Toxic and The Sensitive Patient's Healing Guide. He lectures internationally on environmental illnesses and has mentored over 200 physicians in treating chronic inflammatory conditions. Dr. Nathan continues to pioneer new approaches for patients who are highly sensitive and unable to tolerate conventional treatments. ****** Sign up for our FREE newsletter: https://go.nutritionwithconfidence.com/nwc-newsletter-sign-up  SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@HealingwithConfidencePodcast?sub_confirmation=1  Website: https://nutritionwithconfidence.com Follow Natalie on TWITTER (X): https://x.com/natalie_earle?mx=2 Follow Natalie on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nutritionwithconfidence/?hl=en *****  Dr Neil Nathan's Links: Website - https://neilnathanmd.com/ Dr Nathan's Books - https://neilnathanmd.com/about-me/ Dr Crista's Book - https://drcrista.com/product/break-the-mold-book/ #MoldToxicityTreatment #DrNeilNathan #HealingFromMold

Alex Woodworth is a qualified health coach and histamine specialist with a background in Nutrition from NAU and has a personal healing journey that transformed her life. After battling histamine intolerance, sulfur intolerance, severe gut issues, hair loss, anxiety, depression, chronic fatigue, and joint pain, she found relief through diet, lifestyle changes, and ancestral nutrition. Now, Alex helps clients overcome histamine intolerance, gut disorders, hormone imbalances, and chronic symptoms using therapeutic ancestral diets like Carnivore and GAPS, mindset coaching, toxin reduction, and mindfulness. She believes that the body is meant to heal—it just needs the right fuel. Her clinical specialty includes histamine intolerance recovery, gut healing, low-histamine diets, Carnivore and GAPS for autoimmune support, toxin-free living and detox strategies, hormone and nervous system balance, and mindset and lifestyle coaching for long-term health. Sign up for our FREE newsletter: https://go.nutritionwithconfidence.com/nwc-newsletter-sign-up SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@HealingwithConfidencePodcast?sub_confirmation=1 Timestamps:  0:00:00 Intro  0:02:11 - Definition of histamine intolerance and the "histamine bucket" concept 0:03:48 - Alex's personal health struggles (chronic issues, Kawasaki syndrome, knee issues, surgeries)  0:07:16 - How histamine intolerance is diagnosed 0:10:35 - Alex's turning point in her healing journey 0:12:13 - Experience with the carnivore diet and working with Mary Ruddick 0:14:33 - Psychological challenges of following a carnivore diet 0:18:17 - Initial improvements after dietary changes 0:21:00 - Importance of borrowing hope from practitioners and surrendering to the healing process 0:21:58 - Dealing with perfectionism during healing 0:25:00 - Using curiosity as a mindset tool for healing 0:28:32 - Common symptoms of histamine intolerance beyond Alex's personal experience 0:32:15 - Root causes of histamine intolerance 0:35:49 - Reintroducing foods after healing the gut 0:38:04 - The importance of mindset in preventing histamine reactions 0:39:41 - Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and its connection to histamine issues  0:45:56 - Balancing dietary restrictions with nourishment 0:51:52 - Exercise considerations for people with histamine intolerance 0:56:11 - Connection between hormones and histamine (especially for women)  0:59:37 - Alex's experience with being diagnosed with Asperger's and sensory sensitivities 1:03:44 - Strategies for nervous system regulation and body scanning 1:08:38 - Alex's morning and evening routines during healing vs. now 1:13:01 - Books and reading as a form of enjoyment and escape Website: https://nutritionwithconfidence.com Follow Natalie on TWITTER (X): https://x.com/natalie_earle?mx=2 Follow Natalie on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/nutritionwithconfidence/?hl=en  ***** Alex's Links: https://www.instagram.com/healingalixir/  #HistamineIntolerance #HistamineIntoleranceSymptoms #LowHistamineDiet

Dr. Sarah Myhill is a renowned British physician specializing in chronic fatigue syndrome, ecological medicine, and nutrition-based healthcare. With decades of experience, she has authored numerous books, including Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Sustainable Medicine, which challenge conventional medical approaches. Dr. Myhill advocates for patient empowerment, emphasizing diet, lifestyle, and mitochondrial health as foundations for healing. Her work is centered on addressing root causes of illness rather than merely managing symptoms.  https://www.drmyhill.co.uk/wiki/Main_Page  https://www.salesatdrmyhill.co.uk/workshops-41-c.asp  https://drmyhill.co.uk/wiki/Podcast_Interviews  https://www.chelseagreen.com/writer/sarah-myhill/?srsltid=AfmBOoryTlMVqFJzqvYtPTdf4C6x047tPTDqXrcd2Th7Ml3P5Pu9X2sD  Thanks to our sponsor: https://nutritionwithconfidence.com  

Dr. Bill Schindler is the author of Eat Like a Human: Nourishing Foods and Ancient Ways of Cooking to Revolutionize Your Health and is an internationally known archaeologist, primitive technologist, and chef. He explores the role of technology in our ancestral dietary past by combining archaeological research with global ethnographic fieldwork.  He founded and directs the Eastern Shore Food Lab with a mission to preserve and teach ancestral dietary approaches to food in order to empower people to live a more nourishing, ethical, and sustainable food lifestyle. Bill and his wife, Christina operate the Modern Stone Age Kitchen, a restaurant designed to provide nourishing food created using ancestral approaches maximizing safety, nutrient density and bioavailability to the community where he serves as the executive chef. He was the focus of Wired magazine's YouTube series, Basic Instincts and Food Science, and he co-starred in the National Geographic Channel series The Great Human Race, which aired in 2016 in 171 countries. https://eatlikeahuman.com/  https://modernstoneagekitchen.com/  https://www.instagram.com/drbillschindler?_ga=2.240795395.14395704.1737574568-1018842146.1735327765  Thanks to our sponsor: https://nutritionwithconfidence.com  

Natalie Earle is a Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner with a Bachelor's degree in Physics. In 2013, she was diagnosed with prediabetes, skin issues, and severe PMS symptoms. By 2015, Natalie began following the GAPS diet, and over the subsequent years, she successfully reversed her prediabetes and brought her other symptoms into remission. For the past six years, she has worked with hundreds of clients, supporting individuals with autoimmune disorders, cancer, PCOS, endometriosis, and nervous system disorders. Thanks to our sponsor: https://nutritionwithconfidence.com Sign up for our newsletter to submit questions for future AMA episodes: https://nutritionwithconfidence.com/lectin-free-full-gaps-food-list-sign-up  

Dr. Martha Sweezy is an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, a program consultant at Cambridge Health Alliance, and a psychotherapist in private practice. With over 18 years of experience in community mental health, she became a leading figure in Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy after extensive training and clinical application. She has co-authored several influential books and manuals on IFS, including works on couple therapy, addiction, and shame. Martha is also the daughter of renowned cultural and intellectual figures, Nancy and Paul Sweezy.  https://marthasweezy.com/  https://ifs-institute.com/  https://www.cecesykeslcsw.com/ Thanks to our sponsor:  https://nutritionwithconfidence.com

Kevin is a breathwork teacher, writer, and the founder of Reconnect Breath. With a historical and science-based approach, Kevin teaches about the ways we can use our breathing to influence our body to grow stronger, resilient, and become more efficient at healing. Through Reconnect, Kevin has taken more than 4,000 people through breathwork & ice bath sessions on the beach in Mexico and has seen first-hand the powers of the body and mind in all types of people. He now trains instructors to facilitate these practices so they can make impacts all around the world and teach others the simplicity of the breath-body connection. https://www.reconnectbreath.com/ https://www.instagram.com/recnnect/  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCB9z5v1jnWX9I2TtxZh8gZA Thanks to our sponsor: https://nutritionwithconfidence.com  

Sally K. Norton is a leading expert on dietary oxalates, with a background that includes a degree in nutrition from Cornell University and a master's in Public Health. Her career spans medical education, public health research, and holistic health, where she has focused on the role of oxalates in conditions like kidney stones, joint pain, and inflammation. Sally is passionate about educating the public on how managing oxalate intake can support better health, and she is the author of Toxic Superfoods, which explores the risks of high-oxalate foods and offers practical strategies for reducing oxalate-related health problems. As a trusted speaker and educator, Sally is dedicated to empowering people to take control of their health through informed dietary choices.  Sally K. Norton's book, “Toxic Superfoods: How Oxalate Overload is Making You Sick-and How to Get Better” is available everywhere books are sold. Her latest book, the Data Companion to Toxic Superfoods was just released in May 2024 available at https://sallyknorton.com/toxic_superfoods/data_companion. For more information, visit SallyKNorton.com or follow Sally on YouTube and social media. She's @sknorton and @toxicsuperfoods_oxalate_book (on Instagram), @BeFreeToThrive (on Facebook), and @BetterLowOx (on Twitter.) Thanks to our sponsor: https://nutritionwithconfidence.com

Courtney Jacobs is a Functional Nutritionist, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP), and Certified Life Coach with over 18 years of experience in the health and wellness field. As the founder of Final Key Wellness, Courtney combines her expertise in functional nutrition with life coaching, neural retraining, and mindset work to create personalized protocols that help clients overcome obstacles and achieve lasting transformation. She takes a holistic approach, addressing not only the physical symptoms but also the emotional and mental blocks that can hinder true wellness. By empowering clients to shift their mindset and adopt healthier habits, Courtney helps them get "unstuck" and make meaningful, sustainable changes that improve their overall quality of life.  www.finalkeywellness.com https://www.facebook.com/final.key.wellness  https://www.instagram.com/final.key.wellness Courtney@finalkeywellness.com Thanks to our sponsor: https://nutritionwithconfidence.com  

Gabe Brown is one of the pioneers of the current soil health movement which focuses on the regeneration of our resources. Gabe, along with his wife Shelly, and son Paul, own and operate Brown's Ranch, a diversified 5,000 acre farm and ranch near Bismarck, North Dakota. The ranch consists of several thousand acres of native perennial rangeland along with perennial pastureland and cropland. Their ranch focuses on farming and ranching in nature's image. Understandingag.com Soilhealthacademy.org https://regenified.com/ Book recommendations: -Dirt to Soil -Teaming with Microbes -Mycorrhizal Planet Book Thanks to our sponsor:   https://nutritionwithconfidence.com

Brian Sanders is the filmmaker behind the Food Lies documentary, host of the top 5 nutrition podcast Peak Human, and an international speaker. He graduated from UCLA with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He's the founder of Sapien Center, a popular health club in Austin. He also works to spread the awareness of regenerative agriculture and increase access to well-raised animal products through his nationwide meat & body care company Nose to Tail. https://www.sapien.org/ https://www.peak-human.com/ https://nosetotail.org/ https://www.youtube.com/c/foodlies Thanks to our sponsor: https://nutritionwithconfidence.com

Thomas N. Seyfried is an American professor of biology, genetics, and biochemistry at Boston College who has been published in over 150 peer-reviewed publications. He received his PhD from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1976. His postdoctoral fellowship studies were in the Department of Neurology at the Yale University School of Medicine where he served as an assistant professor in neurology. His research focuses on mechanisms of chronic diseases such as cancer, epilepsy, neurodegenerative lipid storage diseases, and caloric restriction diets. https://tomseyfried.com/donate/ Thanks to our sponsor: Nutritionwithconfidence.com

Liz Phillips is an Intimacy from the Inside out (IFIO) and Internal Family Systems (IFS)-certified therapist, as well as an IFS approved clinical consultant working in Toronto, Canada. She began her career with a focus on somatic approaches to trauma and moved into couples therapy. Liz's passion for understanding why people hurt themselves further when they've already been hurt in the past led her to explore IFS, a therapy model that supports people to discover their in-born agency and empowers them to heal themselves. With her heart set on helping people in intimate relationships, Liz then trained in IFIO, an IFS-based relationship model developed by Toni Herbine-Blank. After experiencing IFIO's power first hand with her clients, Liz's passion for the model led her to become part of the teaching team at the IFIO organization. Liz now trains other therapists to apply the IFIO model in their work with the goal of supporting clients to shift their defensive dances into safer, more loving connections. https://www.lizphillipstherapy.ca/ Find a Therapist: https://www.toniherbineblank.com/therapist-directory.html https://ifs-institute.com/practitioners/all Thanks to our sponsor: https://nutritionwithconfidence.com  

Will Harris is a fourth-generation cattleman, who tends the same land that his great-grandfather settled in 1866. Born and raised at White Oak Pastures, Will left home to attend the University of Georgia's School of Agriculture, where he was trained in the industrial farming methods that had taken hold after World War II. Will graduated in 1976 and returned to Bluffton where he and his father continued to raise cattle using pesticides, herbicides, hormones, and antibiotics. They also fed their herd a high-carbohydrate diet of corn and soy. In 1995, Will made the audacious decision to return to the farming methods his great-grandfather had used 130 years before. Since Will has successfully implemented these changes, he has been recognized all over the world as a leader in humane animal husbandry and environmental sustainability. https://whiteoakpastures.com/ https://www.instagram.com/whiteoakpastures/ https://www.facebook.com/whiteoakpastures  https://www.youtube.com/c/whiteoakpastures  Thanks to our sponsor: Nutritionwithconfidence.com

Sally Fallon Morell is the author of Nourishing Traditions and president of the Weston A Price Foundation. Sally's lifelong interest in the subject of nutrition began in the early 1970s when she read Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston A. Price. Price studied the nutrition of indigenous people groups around the world and noted that all of these diets contained a source of good quality animal fat, which provided numerous factors necessary for the full expression of our genetic potential and optimum health. Sally's work has focused on research demonstrating that animal fats and cholesterol are not villains but vital factors in the diet, necessary for normal growth, proper function of the brain and nervous system, protection from disease, and optimum energy levels. https://nourishingtraditions.com/ https://www.westonaprice.org/ https://www.realmilk.com/ Thanks to our sponsor: Nutritionwithconfidence.com

Ron Saharyan  is the co-founder of Profit First.  Ron has over 15 years experience in managing organizational growth, is a thought leader in business cash flow management and is a popular speaker on the topic of profit.  Having built multiple companies in the staffing industry, Ron leads the Profit First membership of world class accountants, bookkeepers and business coaches who guide entrepreneurs to profitability. https://profitfirstprofessionals.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-saharyan-3846a8/ https://www.facebook.com/ProfitFirstProfessionals nutritionwithconfidence.com      

Jen Donovan completely rebuilt her life and career as a result of her experience with severe chronic illness. After finding no answers from conventional medical approaches, she took matters into her own hands and found a path to healing. Jen has a diverse and comprehensive training background including a master's of science in family therapy, Tension and Trauma Releasing Exercises certification, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner certification, Gut and Psychology Syndrome certification, as well as several years of training and mentoring with internationally known medical nutritionist Mary Ruddick. Through this personal and professional journey, Jen has developed Six Support Protocols to provide a clear, structured, evidence based, and ALL ENCOMPASSING approach to finding a thriving life again. Jen's links: https://wholebodyhealingwithjen.com/ https://www.youtube.com/wholebodyhealingwithjen https://www.instagram.com/wholebodyhealingwithjen Jen's book: Rebuild Yourself Coaching Thanks to our sponsor: Nutritionwithconfidence.com

David Holmgren is the co-originator of the permaculture concept following publication of Permaculture One, co-authored with Bill Mollison in 1978. David is globally recognised as a leading ecological thinker, teacher, writer and speaker promoting permaculture as a realistic, attractive and powerful alternative to dependent consumerism. David lives at Melliodora in Central Victoria, Australia, on the unceded land of the Djaara People. https://holmgren.com.au/ nutritionwithconfidence.com  

Dr. Campbell-McBride graduated with Honours as a Medical Doctor in 1984 from Bashkir Medical University in Russia. Following this she gained a Postgraduate Degree in Neurology and completed a second Postgraduate Degree in Human Nutrition at Sheffield University, UK. She has specialized in using nutritional approach as a treatment, and has become recognized as one of the world's leading experts in treating children and adults with learning disabilities and other mental disorders, as well as children and adults with digestive and immune disorders.  In 2004 she published her first book Gut And Psychology Syndrome. Natural Treatment Of Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Depression And Schizophrenia where she explores the connection between the patient's physical state and brain function. The book gives full details of the GAPS Nutritional Protocol, highly successful in treating patients with chronic diseases. A second edition was published in 2010. The concept of GAPS has become a global phenomenon and the book has been translated into 20 languages. She is also the author of Put Your Heart in Your Mouth (rev ed. 2016), and Vegetarianism Explained published in 2017. She is also a Member of The Society of Authors, The British Society for Environmental Medicine, and a Board Member of the Weston A Price Foundation. She is a regular contributing health editor to a number of journals, magazines, newsletters, and radio programmes around the world. https://gaps.me/ https://gapstraining.com/ http://www.doctor-natasha.com/ https://gapsoncon.com/ nutritionwithconfidence.com

Mary Ruddick has been dubbed the “Sherlock Holmes of Health” for her ability to assess and help so many with complex chronic health conditions. Mary is a seasoned nutritionist who specializes in rare neuromuscular conditions that others may deem impossible to treat. Having overcome a serious medical condition herself, Mary Ruddick can now be found traveling the world inspiring others to follow her footsteps as she aims to learn from and record the wisdom from the last remaining traditional cultures. She shares her findings and knowledge via her keynote speeches, over 100 podcast appearances, her published articles, and documentary interviews. Mary's website: https://www.maryruddick.com/ Mary's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maryqueenofheart Learn more about Natalie's work at nutritionwithconfidence.com and https://www.instagram.com/nutritionwithconfidence/  

Natalie Earle is a Functional Nutritional Therapy Pracitioner with a BS in Physics. In 2013 Natalie was diagnosed with prediabetes, skin issues, and severe PMS symptoms. In 2015 Natalie enaged in the GAPS diet and in the subsequent years she was able to reverse her prediabetes and put her other symtpoms in remission. Over the last six years Natalie has supported hundreds of clients with autoimmune disorders, cancer, PCOS, edomitriosis, and nervous system disorders.   Andrew Earle has a MA in Marriage and Family Therapy. His Interest in natural health began while healing from chronic stomach issues that conventional medicine could not help him with.  He sought solutions of his own and found the GAPS diet which put his stomach episodes in full remission. Additionally, Andrew is passionate about learning how to interface with landscapes in a way that supports their regeneration.   Learn more about Natalie's work at nutritionwithconfidence.com