Toxic Mold Sucks Stories Podcast

Dana was living a fulfilling, active and inspiring life, documenting the beauty of the ocean and all its incredible life forms with her underwater photography business in Hawaii. She also had a tremendous passion for inspiring women and youth, taking on the role of a real life mermaid. She was living the dream until she started to get ill and found herself barely able to get out of bed. Like many she too went from doctor to doctor until someone finally told her that it could be mold. Her story and journey to finding answers is so powerful. She is now on the path to recovery and we are honored that she came on to share her story with Malachi's Message Foundation. You can read more about her and see how she is helping others by going to her website https://curecirscampaign.org.  

For the past 20 years Karen Ferris has been known as "The Mold Attorney of Texas."  But many don't know her personal story with toxic mold. Prior to legally representing those going through mold, Karen was an active and successful employment attorney. She loved running, biking and skiing. But this all changed in 1997 when she moved into an apartment during her divorce. Suddenly she started to get ill. None of the prescriptions that she was given were helping any of her sudden on-set of debilitating symptoms. Then, one day she saw her complex on the news. Someone was suing them for mold; that is when she knew what was the root cause to all of her health issues. Being the fierce fighter that she is, she sued the complex and represented herself. From there, she made it her mission to fight for others that have been affected by toxic mold and make sure that they get the justice that they deserve. She knows first hand that mold can change your life and cause you permanent damage. To this day, Karen is still on seizure medication and still suffers from neuropathy.

PJ Harlow is a very well known name in the mold community. She is a Holistic Mold Consultant & Founder of PJ Harlow Wellness Inc. They are a virtual, IICRC-certified boutique Mold Consultancy dedicated to empowering health-minded homeowners (like you!) to navigate the path to a thriving healthy home.  Her company offers those going through mold many resources, tools, personal help; while also empowering her clients to become their own advocates. Learn all about what she does and hear first hand why having someone like her by your side is extremely beneficial.PJ is also a mold survivor. Her and her family went through an extremely devastating mold nightmare. You can find her personal mold story on our channel and see why she has so much passion to help others through her own company.

PJ was newly married, healthy, looking forward to having another baby, when she, her new husband and kids found themselves in a home riddled with hidden toxic mold. She went from the happiest time of her life to losing her health, everything that she owned, her job, her car and because of mold, she then found herself in the battle of her life: fighting for custody of her children.

This is such a great and extremely informative video. Brian shares what he sees in his industry and why there are so many problems with our HVAC's. One is that the Manual J, Manuel S and Manuel D isn't being performed for each new construction home. This can cause major problems that can lead to mold growth. We discuss why the fan should never be set in the "ON" position and how that can create moisture and mold issues. Is fogging your ducts really helpful? Go check out his full interview.  It will arm you with some great education that we all need to know in order to help prevent our own HVAC's from having moisture and mold issues. More about Brian below:Brian is a very popular HVAC person in Houston and surrounding areas. Not just because he is good at what he does; but because he has taken the time to learn about mold and understand how it can truly impact the health of the occupants of a home when it is causing an IAQ problem. Brian Wright owner of Crossway Mechanical LLC in Tomball TX.Brian haas been in the residential side of the HVAC industry for 28 years.Specializes in Retrofit replacement market.HE is a Nate Certified technician, NCI member and certified : Air balancing certified, Carbon monoxide and combustion analysis, duct system optimization, residential HVAC system performance specialist. He is also BPI certified blower door testing.

Meet Malachi's Message Foundation New Executive Director, Mariam Khalili, and see why she is now so passionate about helping those whom are going through mold. Mold severely impacted her and her daughters health in not just one but two separate rental homes in Texas. She went from doctors to doctors trying to figure out why her beautiful and once healthy and advanced daughter was now regressing developmentally and having these weird symptoms plague her. She too was sick. On several occasions, she ended up in the emergency room; only to be told that she was fine and maybe she just has anxiety. It wasn't anxiety. It was hidden toxic mold. She and her family are now on their healing journey and has seen so much progression in their health since leaving that toxic environment. Listen to her full story today.

Dr. Dorninger ND, LAc is a Registered Naturopathic Doctor and Licensed Acupuncturist. He graduated from Bastyr University (www.bastyr.edu), the leading accredited university for science-based natural medicine.Prior to medical school, he received his B.A. in Kinesiology from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1997. During this time he also finished his E.M.T. (Emergency Medical Technician) training and volunteering at Porter Care Hospice in Denver. This dual exposure of medical perspectives laid down the roots for Dr. Dorninger's integrated approach to diagnosis, treatment, and healing.Following undergrad, Dr. Dorninger served as an EMT for the Cranford First Aid Squad in Cranford, NJ. He then completed his doctorate in naturopathic medicine and his master's degree in acupuncture at Bastyr University in 2003, after which he returned to Boulder, Colorado to complete a 2-year residency in naturopathic primary care.In 2005, Dr. Dorninger founded Roots and Branches Integrative Health Care, a clinic dedicated to “Mystery Illness” where he focuses on elucidating the underlying causes of unrelenting chronic illness. Dr. Dorninger is not concerned with what you have as much as he is with why you have it. He has dedicated his professional life to a deeper understanding of differential diagnosis based in the tradition of “Remove Obstacles to Cure.”

Dr. Dorninger ND, LAc is a Registered Naturopathic Doctor and Licensed Acupuncturist. He graduated from Bastyr University (www.bastyr.edu), the leading accredited university for science-based natural medicine.Prior to medical school, he received his B.A. in Kinesiology from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1997. During this time he also finished his E.M.T. (Emergency Medical Technician) training and volunteering at Porter Care Hospice in Denver. This dual exposure of medical perspectives laid down the roots for Dr. Dorninger's integrated approach to diagnosis, treatment, and healing.Following undergrad, Dr. Dorninger served as an EMT for the Cranford First Aid Squad in Cranford, NJ. He then completed his doctorate in naturopathic medicine and his master's degree in acupuncture at Bastyr University in 2003, after which he returned to Boulder, Colorado to complete a 2-year residency in naturopathic primary care.In 2005, Dr. Dorninger founded Roots and Branches Integrative Health Care, a clinic dedicated to “Mystery Illness” where he focuses on elucidating the underlying causes of unrelenting chronic illness.  Dr. Dorninger is not concerned with what you have as much as he is with why you have it. He has dedicated his professional life to a deeper understanding of differential diagnosis based in the tradition of “Remove Obstacles to Cure.”

A single mom, who was being impacted at home and at work. How she made hard decisions that those around her didn't understand; to help herself and her daughter heal. She has a focus on faith and food. Believing the body is made to heal through the foods that the earth gives us. She is passionate and real about her Journey. Norma is a warrior in the truest sense of the word. 

You've heard of Trains, Planes and Automobiles. We bring to you the mold version; Houses, RV's and Tents. Kristi is a fierce woman who is the embodiment of perseverance and courage. After moving, we're talking into the double digits, due to mold; she has chosen to bring hope to those who have lost hope through creating bracelets. She is a firm believer that "Hope Lives Here", hope doesn't disappear even when life gets incredibly hard. This is a raw honest conversation that kleenex is a must for.  

Jenna Saxton, DO share her journey with treating a patient as a whole person, not merely treating symptoms. Dr. Jenna Saxton joined Dr. Offutt and the Heart and Soul Integrative Health team in October of 2021. Born in San Antonio, Texas, but raised in North Carolina, she is excited to be back in Texas working with Dr. Offutt and optimizing patient care with an integrative and functional medicine approach. She received her undergraduate degree in Chemistry from the UNCC and then went on to pursue her degree in Osteopathic medicine. She is passionate about applying her knowledge and skills as a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine to help fight illnesses, work with patients to set and achieve individualized health goals and optimize health. In addition, she enjoys learning and has received specialized training in genomics, bioidentical hormone therapy and ozone injections since transitioning over to integrative medicine and is looking forward to continuing to expand her training and knowledge and working with patients of all ages and from all walks of life.

Josh Rachal gives an inside view on the mold industry. Josh Rachal is the President of Texas Mold Inspectors, A company that specializes in Forensic Litigation Based Mold Assessments as well as mold assessments for the hypersensitive. Josh is licensed as a Mold Assessment Consultant in the state of Texas and  is also Certified as a Master Inspector. He has performed over 2000 Mold Assessments and has personally been involved in  representing his clients in over 120 individual cases  regarding mold exposure & property damage. His company Texas Mold Inspectors was created after his own family went through and experienced mold which severely injured himself,  his family and resulted in the death of their dog and their second son Malachi. Josh now travels the country to help Attorney's and their clients as well as  patients of doctors that refer him.  

When a person wonders what a parent advocate looks like; they need to not look further than Megan Olson. Megan shares, openly and honestly her two - year old's life long battle with mold exposure and CIRS. She shares how it has caused her to find faith, struggle with the balance of being a mom of two and how it has created a new sense of purpose for her family's journey. If you would like to reach out to Megan, you can email her at Meganolson4921@gmail.com  Resources discussed:-Mold Illness: Surviving and Thriving: A Recovery Manual for Patients & Families Impacted By Cirs (1) https://a.co/d/5yyal68 -Toxic: Heal Your Body from Mold Toxicity, Lyme Disease, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities , and Chronic Environmental Illness https://a.co/d/1XQkghU

After personally experiencing the impact of mold exposure, Ryan Richardson began to struggle with family and friends understanding the legitimacy of his illness. More than that he struggled with trying to convince people that mold is a prevalent issue that many people struggle with. He wanted to rectify this issue, desiring to create videos that those experiencing mold illness could show apathetic family and friends. From this came his YouTube Channel, "Toxic Mold in the Media". Here Ryan compiles news clips, from all over the world, of mold impacting those exposed to it. To view his channel go to https://m.youtube.com/@toxicmoldmedia

In November of 2020 Olivia was diagnosed with Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, but that was not where her health journey began. In 2016 she moved into her first apartment that unbeknownst to her, had black mold hiding in the crawlspace of the home. Olivia's health quickly started to decline, at first just feeling more tired than normal, then leading to infections I couldn't not get over, then continuous antibiotics, then antibiotic resistance, then multiple surgeries, nothing was fixing the problem. My mom put it together that these issues only began after moving into the home. After having the home tested, we got a call on the weekend of July 4th in 2018, that we couldn't spend one more night in the home, the levels we categorized as uninhabitable. At that moment, I didn't know that news would change my life forever and put me on a mission to regain my health as well as fight for others in this situation.I was told after getting out of that environment that I would see improvement, but I did not. An infectious disease doctor put me on a picc line for antibiotics, this didn't fix the problem but did land me in the hospital with a blood clot in my arm. All of these unexplainable systems continued to occur though the doctors would tell me “your young and healthy”, everything looked good on paper. I was starting to feel hopeless that I would never regain my health until I came across the website called Survivingmold.com. As I continued to read more about CIRS, everything started to make sense. I could finally see that all of my symptoms were not random at all and in fact, I was not a hypochondriac!Links:Olivia Farabaugh on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/oliviafarabaughofficial/CIRS Support Pagehttps://malachismessage.org/cirs-support-fund/To Donate to the CIRS Support Fundhttps://malachismessage.org/cirs-support-fund-form/Book Enough https://www.amazon.com/Enough-Silencing-Lies-Steal-Confidence/dp/0736973540/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1Interview on Tiny Homes Giant Journeyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMkOBVGcBBI&t=1s

Megan Carson shares her journey with mold exposure and how mold impacted every aspect of her life. Megan noticed gaps in the mold industry and in mold victims knowing how to advocate for themselves. From this place she founded The Guided Well. She talks openly about both in this open interview with guest co-host Cristina Greenfield.

Dr. Osborne talks nutrition, mold illness symptoms, what to do and not to do if you've been exposed to mold, mold and cancer; and so much more!  Dr. Peter Osborne is a doctor of chiropractic, doctor of pastoral science, an expert in functional nutrition, and is Board Certified with The American Clinical Board of Nutrition.Often times referred to as “The Gluten Free Warrior”, he is one of the most sought after alternative and nutritional experts in the world. He has had the honor and privilege or sharing the stage with some of the world's most well known and internationally recognized experts to include Alessio Fasano, MD, Russell Jaffe, MD, PhD, Steven Gundry, MD, Joe Mercola, DO, Yehuda Shoenfeld, MD, and Dr. Josh Axe.He is one of the world's leading authorities on gluten sensitivity, and lectures nationally to both the public as well as doctors on this and many other nutritionally related topics. He is the founder Gluten Free Society, the author of The Gluten Free Health Solution and The Glutenology Health Matrix, a series of digital videos and ebooks designed to help educate the world about gluten. In addition, he is the author of the international best selling book, No Grain No Pain, published by Touchstone (Simon & Schuster), which was also printed in 5 languages and turned into a PBS special that aired nationwide.Because of his work with gluten, Dr. Osborne was invited to speak at the Harvard Faculty Club with functional medicine advocate, New York Times best selling author and TV icon, Suzanne Somers.  Because of his passion to educate the world about the relationship between gluten and autoimmune disease, he founded, financed, and hosted, The Autoimmune Revolution I & II– a free online educational series featuring more than 40 of the world's leading experts on autoimmune disease and nutrition.Dr. Osborne has been a featured expert in a number of documentaries including, Betrayal, Autoimmune Secrets Revealed, and the Netflix series, Afflicted.Dr. Osborne has served as the executive director and the vice president for the American Clinical Board of Nutrition. He was an adjunct professor at HCC and Texas Women's University teaching nutrition and neurophysiology to nursing and occupational therapy students.  He currently serves on the advisory board for Functional Medicine University.He has been featured in or on Netflix, Fox News, CBS, PBS, The New York Post, Muscle & Fitness Hers, Celiac.com, The Gluten Summit, Radio MD, The People's Pharmacy Radio, The Journal of Gluten Sensitivity, and many other nationally recognized publications.

Full Interview will be Released on 2/1/2023. Dr. Peter Osborne is a doctor of chiropractic, doctor of pastoral science, an expert in functional nutrition, and is Board Certified with The American Clinical Board of Nutrition.Often times referred to as “The Gluten Free Warrior”, he is one of the most sought after alternative and nutritional experts in the world. He has had the honor and privilege or sharing the stage with some of the world's most well known and internationally recognized experts to include Alessio Fasano, MD, Russell Jaffe, MD, PhD, Steven Gundry, MD, Joe Mercola, DO, Yehuda Shoenfeld, MD, and Dr. Josh Axe.He is one of the world's leading authorities on gluten sensitivity, and lectures nationally to both the public as well as doctors on this and many other nutritionally related topics. He is the founder Gluten Free Society, the author of The Gluten Free Health Solution and The Glutenology Health Matrix, a series of digital videos and ebooks designed to help educate the world about gluten. In addition, he is the author of the international best selling book, No Grain No Pain, published by Touchstone (Simon & Schuster), which was also printed in 5 languages and turned into a PBS special that aired nationwide.Because of his work with gluten, Dr. Osborne was invited to speak at the Harvard Faculty Club with functional medicine advocate, New York Times best selling author and TV icon, Suzanne Somers.  Because of his passion to educate the world about the relationship between gluten and autoimmune disease, he founded, financed, and hosted, The Autoimmune Revolution I & II– a free online educational series featuring more than 40 of the world's leading experts on autoimmune disease and nutrition.Dr. Osborne has been a featured expert in a number of documentaries including, Betrayal, Autoimmune Secrets Revealed, and the Netflix series, Afflicted.Dr. Osborne has served as the executive director and the vice president for the American Clinical Board of Nutrition. He was an adjunct professor at HCC and Texas Women's University teaching nutrition and neurophysiology to nursing and occupational therapy students.  He currently serves on the advisory board for Functional Medicine University.He has been featured in or on Netflix, Fox News, CBS, PBS, The New York Post, Muscle & Fitness Hers, Celiac.com, The Gluten Summit, Radio MD, The People's Pharmacy Radio, The Journal of Gluten Sensitivity, and many other nationally recognized publications.

Dr Gruning is a Christian physician and seeks to heal the whole person-body, mind and spirit-because that is what provides the greatest long term success for our patients.  He is the author of Prescription for Health, a comprehensive guide to living a balanced life in a toxic world, and was the host of his own TV program of the same name, still visible on his YouTube channel.  He is the founder, Executive and Medical Director of the Southwest Florida Free Pain Clinic, the only free medical clinic in the US specializing in the comprehensive treatment of low income, uninsured patients with acute and chronic pain.  Dr. Gruning speaks frequently about numerous topics to many different groups around SW Florida and at national conferences.

Full Interview Available on 1/25/2023Dr Gruning is a Christian physician and seeks to heal the whole person-body, mind and spirit-because that is what provides the greatest long term success for our patients.  He is the author of Prescription for Health, a comprehensive guide to living a balanced life in a toxic world, and was the host of his own TV program of the same name, still visible on his YouTube channel.  He is the founder, Executive and Medical Director of the Southwest Florida Free Pain Clinic, the only free medical clinic in the US specializing in the comprehensive treatment of low income, uninsured patients with acute and chronic pain.  Dr. Gruning speaks frequently about numerous topics to many different groups around SW Florida and at national conferences.

Jason Kester talks about the mold industry, standards of testing, what to be wary of when hiring a Mold Inspector or Mold Remediator and how his reputation truly sets him apart. Jason Kester owns and has operated Kester Clear, KCES, since 2013. KCES is a Pacific-Northwest company, which has been well known in the industry for its superior expertise in Mold and Mycotoxin assessments in both residential and commercial settings. What sets them apart from traditional mold inspectors is their positive relationship with local healthcare practitioners and testing laboratories in order to fully understand the biochemical effect of Toxic Mold and Mycotoxin on their clients. KCES has pioneered a new standard in the field of Mold Assessments.KCES supports customers and doctors across Washington and Oregon as well as throughout the US.https://kesterclear.com/environmental-assessments-and-tools/

Dr. Peter Osborne is a doctor of chiropractic, doctor of pastoral science, an expert in functional nutrition, and is Board Certified with The American Clinical Board of Nutrition.Often times referred to as “The Gluten Free Warrior”, he is one of the most sought after alternative and nutritional experts in the world. He has had the honor and privilege or sharing the stage with some of the world's most well known and internationally recognized experts to include Alessio Fasano, MD, Russell Jaffe, MD, PhD, Steven Gundry, MD, Joe Mercola, DO, Yehuda Shoenfeld, MD, and Dr. Josh Axe.He is one of the world's leading authorities on gluten sensitivity, and lectures nationally to both the public as well as doctors on this and many other nutritionally related topics. He is the founder Gluten Free Society, the author of The Gluten Free Health Solution and The Glutenology Health Matrix, a series of digital videos and ebooks designed to help educate the world about gluten. In addition, he is the author of the international best selling book, No Grain No Pain, published by Touchstone (Simon & Schuster), which was also printed in 5 languages and turned into a PBS special that aired nationwide.Because of his work with gluten, Dr. Osborne was invited to speak at the Harvard Faculty Club with functional medicine advocate, New York Times best selling author and TV icon, Suzanne Somers.  Because of his passion to educate the world about the relationship between gluten and autoimmune disease, he founded, financed, and hosted, The Autoimmune Revolution I & II– a free online educational series featuring more than 40 of the world's leading experts on autoimmune disease and nutrition.Dr. Osborne has been a featured expert in a number of documentaries including, Betrayal, Autoimmune Secrets Revealed, and the Netflix series, Afflicted.Dr. Osborne has served as the executive director and the vice president for the American Clinical Board of Nutrition. He was an adjunct professor at HCC and Texas Women's University teaching nutrition and neurophysiology to nursing and occupational therapy students.  He currently serves on the advisory board for Functional Medicine University.He has been featured in or on Netflix, Fox News, CBS, PBS, The New York Post, Muscle & Fitness Hers, Celiac.com, The Gluten Summit, Radio MD, The People's Pharmacy Radio, The Journal of Gluten Sensitivity, and many other nationally recognized publications.

Shelley Federico and Shane Lashley, from Environmental Brain Health Clinics of America, join Malachi's Message to talk about their clinic with a focus on CIRS. What CIRS is, how it's diagnosed and how it impacts a person's relationship, spirituality and even a person's sex life. Shelley FedericoShelley has joined Environmental Brain Health Clinics of America (EBHCofA) as their National Military Liaison. Shelley is without question the most famous mold/biotoxin litigation plaintiff in America. Her case was the first to prove in federal court that mold exposure causes neurological damage. Her case is cited by lawyers fighting these battles today. She is often referred to as, "The Erin Brockovich of Mold."Shelley has been a fierce advocate for safe housing for our men and women in military service. She has gone to Congress and worked to change laws, including advocating for The Tenant Bill of Rights.Shelley will support military patients as they navigate the unique process they must face when being diagnosed with a mold/biotoxin-related illness. She will also support the growing number of law firms turning to EBHCofA to help them understand the intersection of the medical process and legal process necessary to obtain the best outcomes for their clients.Shane Lashley, ABAAHP, MBA, M.Mgt.Director, Lifestyle Medicine ProgramsShane collaborates with the medical team and each EBHC patient so that their personalized medicine program aligns with their needs and goals. Shane's passion for health began after he experienced his own health crisis in 2008 that disrupted a successful business career. He became passionate about helping empower others who experience complex or chronic diseases.Shane has completed the most advanced and comprehensive training in mold, Lyme, and biotoxin-related illness known as Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS).  He serves as a consultant to both clinicians and patients regarding the assessment and treatment process, and he serves as a consulting expert to law firms engaged in litigation related to biotoxin exposures.Shane is not a physician and does not diagnose or treat EBHC patients. He is Board-certified as an anti-aging Health Practitioner by the American Academy of Anti-Aging Health Practitioners. He is in the final stages of completing an advanced fellowship in Metabolic and Functional Medicine.Shane is also pursuing a Master of Science in Health Sciences (MSHS) degree in Integrative Medicine at The George Washington School of Medicine & Health Sciences, and a Board Certification in Medical Nutrition Therapy. Prior to entering the health profession, Shane earned his Master of Business Administration and Master of Management in Corporate Finance, both through the University of Dallas Graduate School of Business.  For nearly two decades, Shane served as an international business consultant to companies ranging in size from start-ups to thousands of employees.

Cristina Greenfield is a lawyer by trade, a mold survivor and has created a passionate hobby around building practices. She is the founder of @rebuildingrevival and wants to ensure people are fully equipped as they look at finding safe housing after mold. 

In the fall of 2010, Shelley Federico moved to Norfolk, Virginia with her family, where her husband was to be stationed. They were placed into the Lincoln Military Housing complex. Within a year, they knew something was terribly wrong. The illnesses they began to experience pointed to a possible mold infestation. After testing revealed several toxic mold strains, Federico contacted an attorney who specialized in mold cases, who eagerly took her case. Late in 2011, Federico contacted a local television news station, who interviewed her and agreed to produce a segment, which aired live in November of 2011. Federico became the first whistleblower around what would turn out to reveal a severely chronic issue of mold in military base housing facilities nationwide. After the segment aired, hundreds of military families contacted her, creating what would later become a cascade of lawsuits regarding the issue. Federico became a legend in the fight for families locally and then nationally. The producer for the original segment would go on to win an Emmy for her continued coverage of how mold affects military families living in base housing. A month later, Federico initiated a town hall meeting on-base in Norfolk, which included Virginia senators whom she'd contacted directly. Each of them had seen the segment air on local television. Spokespersons from the Navy, the Lincoln Military Housing President, along with hundreds of military personnel and their families were in attendance. In that room, in what would later become a life-changing crusade for protection of her fellow military families, Federico described her own series of events, from relocation to Virginia, to the illnesses that she and her family endured. That town hall meeting would be the catalyst for what is now a nationwide movement to clean up military housing facilities. In January of the following year, the Federico family's case was filed and immediately remanded to federal court, after which CNN interviewed Shelley. That CNN report aired nationally, opening the floodgates for exposing more issues on various bases around the country. The work that Federico did then culminated in the first legislation being passed in April of 2012, entitled ‘Military Oversight and Accountability Act', which was signed into law by President Obama. Two years after Federico's 2016 win in federal court, Reuters published the first in a series of articles on mold and related issues regarding privatized military base housing, soon opening the door for congressional hearings on the matter. Those hearings began in January of 2019, where both the House and Senate Arms Services Committees heard testimony from many families who suffered severe consequences due to their toxic mold exposure. After completing her paralegal certification from Oklahoma State University, Federico went on to create the L14 Consulting Group, which specializes in all things mold-related. While she works tirelessly on an issue that took so much from her, she continues to give back to others, to assure that moving forward, families will live in a toxin-free environment while serving in the nation's armed forces.

Dr. Offutt is an extensively trained Integrative Medicine physician who treats patients with complex health issues using a wide array of individualized strategies for healing. She cherishes her relationships with her patients and approaches her care, viewing each patient as a whole person. Her goal is to partner with patients to empower them to regain vitality, strength, mental clarity, energy, purpose, and a desire to share their gifts with others. Dr. Offutt was recently appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to the Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council. In addition, she serves on the Board of Directors for ILADS (International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society).

After struggling with years of chronic illness due in large part to mold exposure (which led to Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome), heavy metal toxicity and Lyme disease, Mary Cornwell dove into healing her body, mind and soul using a natural, holistic approach.  Two years later, she was still very much feeling stuck and sick, so she studied Building Biology through the Building Biology Institute and also started practicing using principles of regenerative nutrition and detoxification. Now feeling more vibrant in her health, she is passionate about helping clients find root causes to dis-ease, elevate their nutrition, create healthy living spaces and tap into their potential for vibrant health. 

Jason Boritz is an entrepreneur with a passion for health and wellness. He is the owner of clean homes, a company based around building mold free, chemical free homes with a goal of revolutionizing the real estate industry   He himself, dealt with health issues and that led him to write a book which led him to Begnosis, a health platform based around preventing disease before it happens using a health algorithm and other health information and that led him to Clean Homes.  With Clean Homes, he saw such a need for safe, healthy housing not just for those suffering with chronic illness and having a hard time finding safe housing, but for even the normal individual who does not know they are living in mold. 

Kealy Severson is a toxic mold survivor, holds a Master's degree in Oriental Medicine, Nutrition, and Acupuncture is an environmentally acquired injury specialist offering special health consultations and herbal formulations for those that have been mold injured, and is the Founder and President of Exposing Mold Inc.

Gabriella True is the President of ASPIRE, Alliance to Solve PANS & Immune-Related Encephalopathies. She and her two children have PANS PANDAS. She has been a leader in the PANS and autism communities since 2008. She focuses on educating about PANS PANDAS while providing crucial support to patients and families living with this disorder.

Leah Segedie helps women make safer consumer choices for their families. She's a consumer watchdog, author, activist, community organizer, & strategist. Leah founded award-winning consumer activist website Mamavation.com and the leading eco-friendly influencer conference,  ShiftCon Social Media Conference. She also wrote Green Enough: Eat Better, Live Cleaner, Be Happier (All Without Driving Your Family Crazy!) to democratize scientific findings and help families make safer & greener product choices.

I am a Wife and Momma of 3 I've been Practicing acupuncture and herbal medicine for 10 yearsI am a Licensed acupuncturist + herbalist with a Masters degree in Oriental Medicine, BA in nutrition & philosophy I Founded Exposing Mold in 2020 

Author, educator and former healthcare consultant, Beth Lambert has monitored and documented the escalating rates of childhood chronic conditions for over a decade.  Her first book, A Compromised Generation, provides a thorough analysis of the origins of this modern health crisis and documents how modifications to environmental and lifestyle factors can profoundly influence health outcomes, including full disease reversal. Beth is also the co-author of Brain Under Attack: A Resource for Parents and Caregivers of Children with PANS, PANDAS, and Autoimmune Encephalitis.Links to Find out More:https://documentinghope.com/https://epidemicanswers.org/

Braiden is a musician who just put out his debut single. I'm a lyme, CIRS, MCAS and mental illness survivor. Since recovering from CIRS I'm now living out of my truck doing the #vanlife thing traveling the U.S.

Bianca Gilmore is a doctor of Physical Therapy who has worked primarily in the pediatric setting. She is also a wife and a mother of two who enjoys spending as much time with her family as possible. Her family has recently been diagnosed with mold toxicity, and have only been on their journey of healing from mold for a few months. However, Bianca's new found knowledge of mold and its detrimental effects on the body has sparked a great interest in spreading awareness in both the public and professional communities. 

How many times have you looked at who you were before mold and have gotten frustrated with yourself because you can't seem to keep up with your "old life"? How many times have you found excuses to not make changes in your recovery process? Both Emily Rachal and Elizabeth Cripe lived active lives before their family's mold exposures. They talk honestly about mindset, self-imposed expectation, 1% changes, "I Am" Statements, self-talk and more! 

Video Description:Did you know that the #1 cause of lung cancer, for non-smokers, is Radon exposure?"It's very important information that people should know. Especially people who are suffering from mold or other environmental problems. It's all connected, homes are a system, bodies are a system. We can't just isolate and say there's only this one problem that we need to deal with, these can all influence one another." (Tim Swackhammer)Mold is an environmental issue that is on the forefront of people's minds. It can impact the quality of a person's life in every way. Another environmental issue that is also often overlooked but impacts the quality of a person's life is Radon. Tim Swackhammer, of The Mold Medics, shares with Malachi's Message what Radon is, how it is easily mitigated, why it is often overlooked and how mold and radon are part of the same system. 

Analytics Global (www.blackmoldscan.com) has developed a patented process for DIY collection of mold mycotoxins from surfaces.   The Toxic10TM panel detects up ten families of mycotoxins (up to 20 compounds).The Mold DNA ScanTM (HC45) is a similar DIY test which is an improvement over the ERMI test.  It quantifies 45 important species of mold from indoor environments. Purchasing the testing wipes via Malachi's Message does not pay for the testing lab fee ($96 and up). It simply covers the cost of processing the order and shipping the order.Purchase Wipes https://malachis-message.myshopify.com/collections/testing-wipes

Emilee Brown is the wife of an Army Veteran and is one of the military families who were harmed,by mold, on the Fort Hood Army Installation. Emilee is pursuing her degree in public health and is obtaining a Mold Assessment Consultant license. Emilee is volunteering as an Equine Specialist implementing equine assisted learning to assist those who have been impacted by Trauma.

Marijke McCandless is an author, communication specialist, and long-time awareness practitioner dedicated to living life imperfectly but with great delight. Her recipe? Listen. Play. Write. She leads a popular online writing practice called Write Now Mind and offers immersion experience playshops in meditation, writing, and enlivenment. She is an award-winning author; her essays have appeared internationally.Marijke opens up about her and husband's journey with mold. Their journey starts with pursuing a concern overAlzheimer's. Marijke opens up about Mental Health Awareness in correlation to mycotoxin exposure and how their knowledge and perspective on mold has changed greatly. To find out more about Marijke visit https://marijkemccandless.com/To read her piece, "How Undiagnosed Mold Toxicity Caused my Husband's Mental Illness" visit Here

Tim Swackhmmer is the Founder and CEO of Mold Medics and Mold Medics Franchising. Mold Medics is dedicated to helping people improve the environmental quality of their homes through Mold Remediation, Air Duct Cleaning, Radon Mitigation, and other environmental services. In this interview Tim dives into how his company is set apart when working with chemically sensitive individuals as well as discussion around the common issues that he's seen that cause or contribute to mold issues, as well as practical actions that can be taken to help prevent these issues from occurring.Why Mold Medics?We noticed that there was a big gap in the level of service that contractors were providing; not just in mold removal. It became really apparent to us that there was a large opportunity for being contractors who provide excellent customer service. Not to mention the whole class of people who have mold sensitivities, and weren't being properly cared for and avoided by typical remediators. Mold Medics was created to provide a consumer-first home care service that no other business currently offers, and to have a lasting impact on the indoor environmental health of our community. We achieve this by having a transparent process, outstanding communication with customers and honest assessments backed by a proven track record of the best customer experience in the industry.

Lisa Piper and her family own "Natural Living Food Co-Op and Cafe". They believe in communities taking care of one another. In this spirit the Piper family were some of the heroes during Hurricane Harvey and even when Covid started. They offered care packages, food, vitamins and so much more to Harvey Victims and first responders. When they took in Lisa's mom who had Alzheimer's, they were diligent about finding a home that had not been impacted by Harvey. This, due to things out of their control, was not the case. They were blindsided and were taken on a journey that has left them with over $100,000 in medical bills and life altering realities. In Part 2 here directly about the previous owners didn't disclose the issues that had taken place due to Harvey, how the mold was so bad a Remediation Crew quit because they were getting sick, to the tens of thousands of dollars spent on a process that would not end in the Piper's family favor.To find out more about their store, visit https://shopnaturalliving.com/index.htmlTo directly assist with their medical bills visit https://malachismessage.org/help-a-family/

Lisa Piper and her family own "Natural Living Food Co-Op and Cafe". They believe in communities taking care of one another. In this spirit the Piper family were some of the heroes during Hurricane Harvey and even when Covid started. They offered care packages, food, vitamins and so much more to Harvey Victims and first responders. When they took in Lisa's mom who had Alzheimer's, they were diligent about finding a home that had not been impacted by Harvey. This, due to things out of their control, was not the case. They were blindsided and were taken on a journey that has left them with over $100,000 in medical bills and life altering realities. In Part1 here directly about the medical issues the family has faced and is facing. Lisa is honest and raw about how their mold journey has essentially ripped any form of adulthood from her two adult children. She talks about her husband's experience with death and how a person's mental health is impacted.To find out more about their store, visit https://shopnaturalliving.com/index.htmlTo directly assist with their medical bills visit https://malachismessage.org/help-a-family/

Casey is an Executive Assistant at WithersRavenel as well as working Caseload Intake for Just Well Law. Casey has experience with Military Housing and is a passionate woman who is a powerhouse of a mamma and wife. Casey shares her honest journey through mold, military, children being ill and how she is working towards mold not being Taboo but something that is accompanied by action and justice. Casey is a friend of Malachi's Message who is helping us with an upcoming project that we hope to announce soon. Be on the lookout! 

Dr. Hailey Eddington is a board certified Naturopathic Doctor, Board Certified Functional Health Practitioner

Glenn Wilhelm - VP of Business Development of AMD Ion CleanseGlenn shares with passion about the mission and science behind the product (yes there are slides!)Glenn dives into the difference between the Ion Cleanse and the foot detoxes that you can buy on Amazon or at CVS. He shares about how mycotoxins are positively or negatively charged and about AMD's passion for working with families in the Autism community. Glenn is VP of Business Development for AMD and is a multifaceted sales and marketing executive with over 30 years of in-depth sales and business development experience. Glenn joined the company in 2011 to manage the sales department. He is responsible for growing AMD's international distribution network, working directly with the consumer market, and educating practitioners on how to increase revenue while improving client outcomes. Prior to joining AMD, Glenn had a long and successful career at Cooper Industries as a National Accounts Manager working with major retailers such as Walmart and Sears Hardware. In 2006 he and his family relocated to Denver, Colorado where entered the real estate industry for RE/MAX International selling franchises and consulting with brokerages to improve their sales and profitability.

From thinking that their relationship was never going to recover, to their daughter regressing and being misdiagnosed as Autistic. The Greenfield's share how mold impacted them on every level and how today they're on a mission to help educate others. 

Listen to this Raw conversation about how mold impacted both Emily and Elizabeths mental health. They talk candidly on how mold caused them to develop depression, anxiety, have thoughts about suicide and what they learned from it all. More importantly, things they learned that they could do to help cope, recovery and protect their mental health moving forward.

Dr. Jill Crista shares insight into what to do if you're still in mold and aren't able to leave, and highlights which foods to eat and stay away from. She talks about how mold is mean, dusting with Gusto, Essential Oils, Mattresses, Breast Feeding while still in mold and more. Dr. Crista earned her Naturopathic Doctor Degree with honors from the National university of Naturopathic Medicine and completed the Physician Training Program with the International Lyme & Associated Diseases Today. Her current mission is to help Doctors learn about Mold Illness. Links to content in the interview: https://drcrista.com/skin-care/https://drcrista.com/air-filter/https://drcrista.com/mattress/https://drcrista.com/cpap/https://drcrista.com/product-category/supplements/https://drcrista.com/doctor-finder/https://drcrista.com/faves/

Listen as Chris and Christina Greenfield share their journey with their daughter being diagnosed with Autism. Their Journey to the diagnosis of Autism actually led the family to find that their home had toxic mold. There were many bumps and valleys along the way. They went through deep sadness, sorrow, grief, denial. They fought for answers with a fierce passion out of a place of total love for their daughter.

Sebastian's Mother, Emily Rachal, shares his story about how mold caused him to regress into what others thought was severe Autism. Sebastian was formerly diagnosed as Autistic at 35 months of age. However, he is no longer on the spectrum since it was mold causing him to exhibit the symptoms and challenges that many children on the spectrum have. Listen to Sebastian's story today and how mold can cause a child to regress into autism.