Podcasts about integrative family medicine

“Blood pressure is an important marker – the first red light on the dashboard that something is amiss.” – Dr. Ellie CampbellCardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for women. As practitioners, it's crucial that we're thinking about preventative care strategies and measuring blood pressure as a public health service to all of our patients. It's the first signal that something is out of balance with the body.While we don't think about it a lot, oral health and airway health are also significant, but often quiet, contributors to cardiovascular issues that we should proactively assess in our patients. Comprehensive screening and monitoring of these cardiovascular risk factors, especially for midlife women, can make all the difference in preventing serious health events.Today, I'm excited to share my conversation with Integrative Family Medicine physician Dr. Ellie Campbell. Dr. Campbell advocates for a whole-body view of health management and believes that we need to shift how healthcare providers view and address the interconnectedness of oral health and cardiovascular wellness to achieve better patient outcomes.In this conversation, Dr. Campbell and I discuss the connections between cardiovascular and oral health, why regular blood pressure and oral health screenings are essential, the new guidelines for blood pressure, special considerations for women in midlife, preventative strategies for reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease, the role of our lifestyle choices, the impact of COVID-19 and long COVID on cardiovascular health, supporting the immune system, and more.Enjoy the episode, and let's innovate and integrate together!---Learn more or watch the video version of this conversation at https://integrativewomenshealthinstitute.com/top-preventive-tests-every-woman-should-have-to-prevent-stroke-and-heart-attack-with-integrative-family-medicine-physician-dr-ellie-campbell-do/.Connect with me and access our entire platform at IntegrativeWomensHealthInstitute.com (https://integrativewomenshealthinstitute.com/). Find and follow us @integrativewomenshealth on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@integrativewomenshealth) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/integrativewomenshealth/).

Having a bodyworker with hands on during a release isn't popular, but it has profound results.  Dr Michael Geis, an Osteopath trained in Osteopathic Manual Manipulation and Cranial Techniques and has chosen to specialize in oral ties after dealing with his own ties and those of his kids.  During the residency in CT for the Holistic Lactation course, Katie Oshita was able to watch Dr Geis guide an adult release with Dr Kundel.  In this episdoe Katie and Dr Geis discuss but how a guided release can dramatically improve outcomes and how important buccal ties are. Podcast Guest:  Dr. Geis is a traditional Osteopathic Physician specializing in Neuromuscular Medicine (NMM) and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM). He graduated as a member of the Psi Sigma Alpha National Osteopathic Honor Society with honors from New York College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2011. During his time in medical school, Dr. Geis was awarded an academic teaching fellowship with an extra one year focus on Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine and was the recipient of the Stanley Schiowitz Award for Excellence in Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Geis completed his residency training and was the Chief Resident at one of the top programs in the country for NMM/OMM at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, NY.  Dr Geis practices at Integrative Family Medicine of CT in Stamford, CT.Podcast host: Katie Oshita, RN, BSN, IBCLC has over 24 years of experience working in Maternal-Infant Medicine.  While Katie sees clients locally in western WA, Katie is also a telehealth lactation consultant believing that clients anywhere in the world deserve the best care possible for their needs.  Being an expert on TOTs, Katie helps families everywhere navigate breastfeeding struggles, especially when related to tongue tie or low supply.  Katie is also passionate about finding the root cause of symptoms, using Functional Medicine practices to help client not just survive, but truly thrive. Email katie@cuddlesandmilk.com or www.cuddlesandmilk.com 

I'd LOVE to hear from you! Now you can send a TEXT MESSAGE!In Episode 163 of the My DPC Story Podcast, we welcome Dr. Melissa Ratliff, a dedicated integrative health-focused family physician and owner of Ratliff Integrative Medicine outside of Charlotte, North Carolina. This episode delves into Dr. Ratliff's unique journey into family medicine, highlighting her transition through various educational programs, which eventually led her to embrace Family Medicine and then Direct Primary Care (DPC). Dr. Ratliff shares her experiences of balancing motherhood and medicine, the strategic involvement of her family in her practice, and the essential role of her son in marketing her DPC venture. She discusses the challenges and rewards of taking a role at a concierge clinic before starting her own DPC practice in Waxhaw, a community new to the DPC model. The episode also covers her focus on preventive care and integrative health therapies, aiming to foster long-term patient relationships and community health advancements. Dr. Ratliff's story is a motivating example for physicians considering a shift to DPC or starting a medical practice later in life.  Join our PATREON for PRACTICE UPDATES and even more exclusive content from Dr. Ratliff as well an many other guests!Secure your spot at Hint Summit and take $50 off your registration with code MYDPCSTORY at summit.hint.com now through May 31st! REGISTER for the DPC Summit TODAY! It's perfect for anyone in DPC, from those starting out to seasoned owners! -> SPRUCE HEALTH: NEW USERS get 20% off your SPRUCE HEALTH paid plan with code: MARYAL20Support the Show.Get EXCLUSIVE CONTENT! Become a PATREON MEMBER! *SPONSOR THE POD! Book a sponsor meeting to learn more HERE*Have a DPC question?!? LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL HERE!*Visit the DPC SWAG store HERE!*Let's get SOCIAL! Follow My DPC Story! FACEBOOK * INSTAGRAM * LinkedIn * TWITTER * TIKTOK * YouTube

If you're enjoying this interview click this link to join Dr. Ramsey's weekly newsletter and to download free resources: https://drewramseymd.com/free-resources/ Tanmeet Sethi, MD, author of "Joy is my Justice", delves into the profound topic of finding strength through struggle and guides viewers on a transformative journey towards better mental health. With her compassionate and insightful approach, Dr. Sethi explores various key aspects that contribute to personal growth and resilience. She also reveals her practical strategies and insights to move from discomfort to authenticity, harness the lessons from pain, and make small but impactful changes in your well-being. Exploring the concept of in-sourcing our own validation, Dr. Sethi emphasizes the importance of cultivating self-compassion and finding validation from within, rather than solely relying on external sources for validation and self-worth. ==== 0:00 Intro 1:52 The Power of Vulnerability  5:39 Moving From Discomfort to Authenticity  10:22 Gratitude for Your Pain 17:06 Calling Upon Ancestors and Community 24:12 Social Justice: From Powerless to Liberation 28:01 In-Sourcing Our Own Validation 34:04 Small Steps Make Big Changes 44:30 Conclusion ==== Tanmeet Sethi, MD, is a board-certified Integrative Family Medicine physician and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She has spent the last twenty-five years on the frontlines practicing primary care, working in global trauma, and community activism. Dr. Sethi has devoted her career to caring for the most vulnerable and teaching physicians how to care for these communities in the most humane and skillful way possible. She is a highly sought-after speaker and her TEDx talk offers a radical way to practice gratitude. She lives in Seattle with her family. Website: https://www.tanmeetsethimd.com New Book "Joy is my Justice": https://www.tanmeetsethimd.com/joyismyjustice Blue Zones: https://www.bluezones.com/ Jim Gordon: https://cmbm.org/team/team-member/james-gordon/ Dr. Sethi's TED talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHTmiHB6aXk ==== Connect with Dr. Drew Ramsey: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drewramseymd/ Website: https://drewramseymd.com

Tanmeet Sethi is one of my favorite people I met in 2023. We immediately hit it off and found the sweetest friendship that feels like we have known each other forever. I have had the opportunity to listen to my dear friend Tanmeet talk about joy as a form of resistance multiple times this year. Every time my capacity for joy - especially in hard seasons - expands exponentially. I chose this episode to share as a Best Of episode as an invitation to you. I invite you to let joy in the new year- as your birthright and as a form of resistance. This interview will guide you on how to do that.  Tanmeet Sethi, MD, is the author of Joy Is My Justice: Reclaim What Is Yours. She is also a board-certified Integrative Family Medicine physician who has spent the last 25 years on the frontlines locally and globally practicing primary care and trauma work with the most marginalized communities. As a mother, she has received the impossible news that her youngest son has a fatal degenerative disease. She weaves together the expertise of both acquired knowledge with lived experience and translates them accessibly through the blend of ancient spiritual traditions and modern neuroscience. She is trained in Psychedelic Medicine, Integrative and Functional Medicine, and is a clinical researcher of psilocybin at the University of Washington. Listen in to hear Tanmeet share: How she came to embrace joy as an act of resistance and self-identify as a Joy Activist  How she has navigated mothering her son, Zubin, who was diagnosed with a fatal degenerative disease at age 3 The expansiveness of joy vs the narrow path of suffering The important difference between happiness and joy What her joy practice looks like when every day she sees there is something new to lose as her son's condition worsens How to fight against whitewashed wellness (“looking on the bright side” or “finding the silver lining" and how this dampens our power) How to show up for people in your life who are going through grief - and things to avoid saying The role of our nervous system in joy How can we all step into joy activism and make your joy revolution your own Links mentioned: Connect with Tanmeet: www.tanmeetsethimd.com Tanmeet's Book: Joy Is My Justice Tanmeet on IG Tanmeet on FB We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we're joined by Dani Williamson, a functional nurse practitioner and the owner of Integrative Family Medicine in Franklin, Tennessee. Our conversation dives deep into Dani's personal health journey, her approach to healing chronic illness from within, and her six common-sense steps to radical healing.For the complete show notes and transcript visit inspiredliving.show/117

“Find joy in everything you choose to do. Every job, relationship, home . . . it's your responsibility to love it, or change it." - Chuck Palahniuk In this episode, Dr. Sethi shares her perspective and highlights: Choosing to overcome pain by shifting to focus on joy The profound resistance we have to sitting with pain, and the experience of learning to actually feel our pain Healing as an intuitive way of being as opposed to a rigid practice Dr. Tanmeet Sethi is a board-certified Integrative Family Medicine physician and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She has spent the past 25 years working on the frontlines of the most marginalized communities, as well as globally with victims of school shootings, survivors of hurricanes, citizens impacted by police violence, and psychologists in Ukraine under attack. She is dedicated to guiding patients to find healing paradigms for ease in their bodies, to healing and shifting human consciousness through integrative patient treatment, guided psychedelic medicine, and group work. Her new book Joy Is My Justice is a radical guide to Joy as a path to liberation in your body, grab a copy at tanmeetsethimd.com/joyismyjustice Find out more about Tanmeet and the work she does by visiting her site tanmeetsethimd.com and finding her on IG @tanmeetsethimd Continue the conversation on Instagram @heatherchauvin_  Finish the year ALIGNED - we are accepting applications for my Mastery Coaching Program. Find out more information and fill out the application at heatherchauvin.com/mastery  For all things Emotionally Uncomfortable, including gifts for those you know would appreciate it, visit my new SHOP heatherchauvin.com/shop Grab a copy of my book Dying to Be a Good Mother at heatherchauvin.com/freebook I want to hear your questions, your comments, and your experiences! Connect with me personally at heatherchauvin.com/chat 

This week we are exploring the distinction between joy and happiness and why joy is a critical practice, especially in the face of suffering. Tanmeet Sethi is my special guest, who is the author of “Joy is My Justice.” She is also a board-certified Integrative Family Medicine physician and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine.   The podcast explores the intriguing concepts from Tanmeet's book, delves into joy as a path towards healing and even contributes to healing our ancestral wounds. Tanmeet spent the past 25 years working on the frontlines of the most marginalized communities, as well as globally with victims of school shootings, survivors of hurricanes, citizens impacted by police violence, and psychologists in Ukraine under attack.  Tune in to this enriching discussion as we navigate the intersection of joy, healing, and social justice with guidance from Tanmeet. In this episode, you'll hear: The difference between joy and happiness (5:29) Why joy is a critical practice when someone is suffering and why it's critical for marginalized communities as a path to healing from oppression (11:11) The tools in “Joy is My Justice” activate the vagus nerve of the nervous system and help cultivate Joy (21:57) Healing our trauma and finding our Joy affects our genes and heals our ancestry (26:36) Psychedelics as a way to harness inner wisdom and inner healing; it is a potent way to catalyze joy (30:35) Tanmeet answers the question, “What is “embodied micro-resistance?” (40:11) Resources from this episode: Private coaching with Andrea Tanmeet's website Tanmeet's book Tanmeet's TEDxTalk Join Andrea LIVE on TikTok on November 15th at 3pm PST / 6 pm EST @heyandreaowen Submit your questions for this fun AMA-type TikTok live - email support (at) andreaowen.com with your questions. Book recommendations: I love a good personal development book, and you do too, right? I've compiled a list of book recommendations, as mentioned in past episodes. Check out these amazing book recommendations here. Happy reading!   MSN is supported by: We love the sponsors that make our show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: andreaowen.com/sponsors/ Show notes link: http://andreaowen.com/560 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join us for this very powerful interview with Dr. Tanmeet Sethi, author of the book, “Joy is my Justice.  Dr. Sethi is a board-certified Integrative Family Medicine physician and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine.  Tanmeet speaks with raw authenticity about our capacity for healing through the mystical, ancient wisdom and modern science.  She speaks about the science of trauma and grief and its impact on our DNA and its impact on our family tree.  She also speaks about the power of gratitude to change our brains!  This is an interview you will not want to miss.  You can sign up for her newsletter at tanmeetsethimd.comSupport the show

Happiness and joy are NOT the same. Dr. Tanmeet Sethi wants you to not only understand the differences, but to live them out by claiming JOY for yourself, no matter what your circumstances are, and no matter how unfair life has been for you—joy is your justice. Dr. Tanmeet Sethi, MD, is a board-certified Integrative Family Medicine physician who has spent the last 25 years on the frontlines locally and globally practicing primary care and trauma work with the most marginalized communities. Tune in to understand the brain-body connection behind joy, learn what it can mean for your personally, and identify touchstones in your own life. Referenced video of Dr. Sethi's son. Finding Me Academy My FREE DSL Training My FREE habits class Full Show Notes Sticky Habit Method Today's episode is brought to you by HelloFresh, use code '50ABOUTPROGRESS' for 50% off plus free shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this podcast episode, Brenda interviews Tanmeet Sethi who shares her journey from being an activist and integrative physician to becoming an integrative and psychedelic medicine physician. They discuss the importance of joy, embodiment, and reclaiming cultural wisdom in mental wellness. Tanmeet talks about her recently released book, "Joy is My Justice," which explores how joy is accessible to all. Tanmeet and Brenda also touch on topics such as micro-dosing psychedelics, serving marginalized communities, plant-based diets, mental health coaching, and the importance of gratitude and movement in daily routines. The conversation emphasizes the power of finding joy and purpose in the face of suffering and oppression, as well as promoting equity and anti-racism. About Tanmeet Sethi Tanmeet is a board-certified Integrative Family Medicine physician and ClinicalAssociate Professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She hasspent the past 25 years working on the frontlines of the most marginalizedcommunities, as well as globally with victims of school shootings, survivors ofhurricanes, citizens impacted by police violence, and psychologists in Ukraineunder attack. Tanmeet has created entire Integrative medicine programs fromthe ground up, including the first-ever fellowship in Washington state. Herexpertise is widely recognized in both local and national work which includesleading programs on healing from trauma, thought-provoking presentations (toboth medical and non-medical organizations), and multiple articles andtextbook chapters on Integrative Medicine. Here are the takeaways... Joy, embodiment, and reclaiming cultural wisdom are essential components of mental wellness. Tanmeet emphasizes the importance of finding joy in everyday life and reconnecting with our bodies. Tanmeet also emphasizes the significance of cultural wisdom, recognizing that different cultures have valuable insights and practices that can contribute to mental well-being. As an expert in psychedelic medicine, Tanmeet is well-versed in the safety considerations of microdosing psychedelics. She emphasizes the importance of responsible and informed use, highlighting the need for proper dosing, set, and setting. Tanmeet also advocates for working with trained professionals to ensure a safe and supportive experience. Tanmeet encourages ethical considerations when it comes to plant-based diets and meat consumption. She believes in the importance of mindful eating and making choices that align with our values and the well-being of animals and the environment. Tanmeet advocates for a balanced approach, recognizing that individual dietary needs and cultural practices may vary. There are concerns about the coaching industry. Coaching can be valuable but make sure your coaches have a solid foundation in what issues are actually mental health concerns and need to be referred out to a mental health provider, and that coaches are equipped to address the complex needs of their clients. Anti-racism training is crucial for coaches to create inclusive and equitable spaces for their clients. By finding joy and purpose, you can create positive change and contribute to a more equitable and just society. It's worth being intentional in amplifying marginalized voices and actively engaging in conversations about systemic racism and social justice. Collective action, no matter how small, can have a profound impact on creating a more inclusive and equitable world. 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Have you ever wondered how joy and social justice intersect in our lives, and how healing trauma and finding joy can affect our genes? In this episode, Dr. Kara Wada sits down with Dr. Tanmeet Sethi to explore the powerful connection between joy and social justice. They delve into how healing trauma and embracing joy can affect our genes and contribute to personal and societal transformation. Dr. Sethi shares insights from her book, "Joy is My Justice," and discusses the integration of psychedelic medicine into her clinical practice, highlighting its potential to catalyze healing and transformation in individuals and communities. Tune in to this enlightening conversation to gain new insights on the power of joy, social justice, and healing, and how they intersect to create a more compassionate and resilient world. EPISODE IN A GLANCE-The Interplay of Social Justice and Joy-Joy as my Justice-Healing Ancestral Trauma-Resilience Redefined-Integrating Psychedelic Medicine-Embracing Indigenous Wisdom-The Power of Human Connection-The Journey of Healing Healers ABOUT TANMEET SETHI, MDTanmeet is a board-certified Integrative Family Medicine physician and ClinicalAssociate Professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She hasspent the past 25 years working on the frontlines of the most marginalizedcommunities, as well as globally with victims of school shootings, survivors ofhurricanes, citizens impacted by police violence, and psychologists in Ukraineunder attack. Tanmeet has created entire Integrative medicine programs fromthe ground up, including the first ever fellowship in Washington state. Herexpertise is widely recognized in both local and national work which includesleading programs on healing from trauma, thought provoking presentations (toboth medical and non-medical organizations), and multiple articles andtextbook chapters on Integrative Medicine. CONNECT WITH TANMEET SETHI, MDWebsite → https://www.tanmeetsethimd.com/ LinkedIn → https://www.instagram.com/tanmeetsethimd/ Instagram → https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanmeet-sethi-md-8550a2114/ Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/tanmeetsethimd/ GET DR. TANMEET'S JOY IS MY JUSTICE BOOK HERE → https://www.tanmeetsethimd.com/joyismyjustice ABOUT DR KARA WADAQuadruple board-certified pediatric and adult allergy immunology & lifestyle medicine physician, Sjogren's patient and life coach shares her recipe for success combining anti-inflammatory lifestyle, trusting therapeutic relationships, modern medicine & our minds to harness our body's ability to heal. CONNECT WITH DR WADAWebsite → http://www.drkarawada.com/ LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/crunchyallergist/ Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/crunchyallergist/ Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/CrunchyAllergist Twitter → https://twitter.com/CrunchyAllergy TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@crunchyallergist SUBSCRIBE TO NEWSLETTER → https://www.drkarawada.com/newsletter Get Dr. Kara's weekly dose of a naturally-minded and scientifically-grounded approach to immune system health. JOIN THE 12-WEEK BECOMING IMMUNE CONFIDENT PROGRAM! Feel confident, energetic, and more like that bad*** you used to be.Apply Here→ https://www.immuneconfident.com Be the first to know when registration opens for the Demystifying Inflammation Summit A free 3-day event to empower families with allergies, asthma & autoimmune conditions SIGN UP FOR THE WAITLIST HERE→ https://www.drkarawada.com/demystifying-inflammation-summit-2023

Tanmeet is a mother, physician and author of "Joy is my Justice". Listen in on our conversation as she talks about how a devastating diagnosis changed her life, making her stronger and a thought leader in helping others find joy in the most difficult times. Dr. Tanmeet Sethi is a board-certified Integrative Family Medicine physician and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She works on the frontlines of the most marginalized communities, as well as globally with victims of school shootings, survivors of hurricanes, citizens impacted by police violence, and psychologists in Ukraine under attack. Her expertise is recognized nationally and she is the author of multiple articles and textbook chapters in Integrative medicine. Dr. Sethi is always on the cutting edge of medicine including clinical research on psilocybin, the first psychedelic research of its kind at the University of Washington. More about Dr. Sethi HERE: https://www.tanmeetsethimd.com/ Sign up for podcasts & special tips in your inbox HERE --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mindbodyspace/support

In today's episode, we speak with Tanmeet Sethi, a board-certified Integrative Family Medicine physician and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine.She shares her experiences in the US Healthcare system as a healer and medical practitioner. Tanmeet shares her perspective on balancing Eastern & Western philosophies, and why that balance is essential for her as a healer.We also speak about bringing justice and equity to marginalized communities by provoking and encouraging a cultural shift towards self-care as a form of collective healing.Listen in as we speak about:Benefits of mindfulnessAlternative healing methodsInequities in the US Healthcare systemOur culture's view on self-care and wellnessConnect with Tanmeet: InstagramWebsiteConnect with Fearless Foundry:Fearless FoundryMadeline ReevesFinding Fearless is an exploration of human-centric leadership and a celebration of ambition, releasing every other week on Wednesdays, 6AM PST. If you liked the show, please rate, review, and share! You can also visit our website to learn more about how to become a sponsor of Finding Fearless! Finding Fearless is produced by Fearless Foundry, a creative consultancy focused on advancing ambitious humans from around the globe to amplify their impact through branding, marketing, and business development. You can contact us at hello@fearlessfoundry.com if you are interested in our services and can follow us on all social media @fearlessfoundry. Season 4 music is by Premium Beats. All audio is recorded and owned by Fearless Foundry.

Dani Williamson joins me today to talk about overcoming past childhood trauma and share her six steps to radical healing and living wild and well.  Dani's six steps to radical healing and living wild and well Eat well Sleep well Move well Poop well De-stress well Cultivate community well About Dani Williamson: Dani Williamson (MSN, FNP) owns Integrative Family Medicine and Wild & Well a Wellness Emporium in Franklin, TN. She focuses on gut health, autoimmune thyroid diseases, and hormone and adrenal health with her patients. Her approach embodies a physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual process to healing.  Dani is a graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Nurse-Midwifery and Family Nurse Practitioner programs. She is on the board of the Middle Tennessee chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and believes strongly in addressing issues of adverse childhood trauma and its relation to overall long-term health conditions.  Her first book Wild & Well Dani's Six Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing was released on November 9, 2021, by Morgan James Publishing. In this episode: The first time in 24 years that a doctor ever spoke to Dani about her diet. (2:43) How Dani helps men and women heal decades of chronic lifestyle disease. (4:32) Why Dani always incorporates the Aces questionnaire with all her new patients. (7:23) How the Aces questionnaire came about. (9:43) How Dani healed her trauma. (13:46) Where Dani starts with helping her patients. (16:10) Addressing the trauma will change the trajectory of the whole family. (17:05) What EMDR and EFT are. (17:17) Dani breaks down each of her six steps:  Eat well (19:40) Move well (22:32) Sleep well (23:24) Poop well (25:46) De-stress well (26:55) Cultivate community well (30:08) The seven foods to be eliminated for healing. (34:10) What inspired Dani to write Wild and Well? (38:50)   Dani's quotes: “Don't you know your diet controls your disease?” (2:53) “What's at the end of your fork could heal you or kill you.” (3:13) “What affects you before the age of 18 can set you up for a lifetime of chronic disease.” (3:43) “When you address the trauma, you change the trajectory of the entire family.” (17:05) “If you think the food industry has your health in mind, you are sadly mistaken.” (21:25) “If you don't cook, I can't help you get well because cooking is self-care.” (22:03) “Automate, eliminate, and delegate everything you can in your life so that your vessel is filled up and you're not pouring from an empty vessel.” (27:48)   Links and resources: Dani Williams on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube   Dani's Inflammation course Sign up for Dani's newsletter at www.daniwilliamson.com and get her swapping list as a gift! ACES test Body Keeps Score Book The Deepest Well Follow Your Longevity Blueprint on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedIn Get your copy of the Your Longevity Blueprint book and claim your bonuses here Find Dr. Stephanie Gray and Your Longevity Blueprint online   Follow Dr. Stephanie Gray on Facebook | Instagram | Youtube | Twitter | LinkedIn Integrative Health and Hormone Clinic Podcast Production by the team at Counterweight Creative 

Tanmeet Sethi, MD (she/her) is an Integrative Family Medicine physician who has devoted her career to caring for the most vulnerable and spent the last 25 years on the frontlines practicing primary care, global trauma, and community activism. Her first book, Joy Is My Justice (Hachette, 5/2/23) is a radical push on the cultivation of Joy in a whitewashed wellness world as a revolutionary healing practice and human right accessible to all. In this episode, Tanmeet and I discuss: - Tanmeet's background and what brought her to her work with joy and justice - What joy actually is and how to know when we're experiencing it - Today's toxic white-washed wellness industry and the harmful impacts it's having on people of color and marginalized communities - How is joy a pathway to liberation - Ancestral and generational trauma and how we heal our lineages - Resilience and what it actually means to be resilient - Tanmeet shares two of her practices for finding and experiencing joy You can find Tanmeet's book, Joy Is My Justice, wherever you buy books and learn more on her website tanmeetsethimd.com You can connect with Tanmeet on IG at @tanmeetsethimd We'd love to hear your biggest takeaway from our conversation, what landed in your heart? Share it on IG stories/posts and tag @tanmeetsethimd and I and we will randomly choose two people to get a free hardcover copy of the book! I hope you love this beautiful and wise conversation as much as Tanmeet and I do! If you do love this episode, if it nourishes you in some way, please subscribe to the pod, leave a review and rating, and share it with a friend, thank you! Join my upcoming virtual sound bath series, 2001: A Sound Odyssey, beginning THIS FRIDAY, May 5: waverlydavis.com/2001 Sponsor the podcast

Tanmeet Sethi, MD, is a board-certified Integrative Family Medicine physician who has spent the last 25 years on the frontlines locally and globally practicing primary care and trauma work with the most marginalized communities. As a mother, she has received the impossible news that her youngest son has a fatal degenerative disease. She weaves together the expertise of both acquired knowledge with lived experience and translates them accessibly through the blend of ancient spiritual traditions and modern neuroscience. She is trained in Psychedelic Medicine, Integrative and Functional Medicine, and is a clinical researcher of psilocybin at the University of Washington. Tanmeet and I had such a fantastic conversation here that we immediately scheduled a time to meet in person following this interview. A couple of weeks ago, I got to go on a walk with her and her dog (who is the cutest thing in the world - don't tell Piper). It was such a fun and inspiring conversation that brought me so much JOY. Tanmeet radiates joy in so many ways and I'm so grateful to call her a new friend. If you're in Seattle, please come meet Tanmeet, Ijeoma Oluo, and me in person at her book launch at Elliott Bay Books on May 3, 2023. Listen in to hear Tanmeet share: How she came to embrace joy as an act of resistance and self-identify as a Joy Activist  How she has navigated mothering her son, Zubin, who was diagnosed with a fatal degenerative disease at age 3 The expansiveness of joy vs the narrow path of suffering The important difference between happiness and joy What her joy practice looks like when every day she sees there is something new to lose as her son's condition worsens How to fight against whitewashed wellness (“looking on the bright side” or “finding the silver lining" and how this dampens our power) How to show up for people in your life who are going through grief - and things to avoid saying The role of our nervous system in joy How can we all step into joy activism and make your joy revolution your own Links mentioned: Parent Prep for Pride Month 2023! Join me on Tuesday, May 16th for a virtual panel to learn how to use this Pride Month 2023 as a powerful way to increase the safety and well-being of our LGBTQ+ youth:  www.PrideandJoyParents.com Meet Tanmeet, Ijeoma Oluo (and me!) at Tanmeet's Book Launch on May 3rd: https://www.elliottbaybook.com/events/20230503 Connect with Tanmeet: www.tanmeetsethimd.com Tanmeet's Book: Joy is my Justice Tanmeet on IG Tanmeet on FB We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: https://shamelessmom.com/sponsor Interested in becoming a sponsor of the Shameless Mom Academy? Email our sales team at sales@adalystmedia.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Dr. Taz is joined by Tanmeet Sethi, MD, to explore the space of joy and how it can be an act of resistance or your internal revolution which allows you to reframe how you interpret the unfairness in our world. Tanmeet is a board-certified Integrative Family Medicine physician and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine. She has spent the last twenty-five years on the frontlines practicing primary care, working in global trauma, and community activism. Dr. Sethi has devoted her career to caring for the most vulnerable and teaching physicians how to care for these communities in the most humane and skillful way possible. She is a highly sought-after speaker and her TEDx talk offers a radical way to practice gratitude.Today on Super Woman Wellness: Reframing resilience and purpose as unique human rightsAntidotes to toxic positivityJoy as a liberation practice of recovering a sense of safety in an unfair worldRewriting how your brain interprets and translates your life This show is supported by:EastWest | Use code SWW30 to get 30% off at theeastwestway.com. Follow Tanmeet Sethi:Website: tanmeetsethimd.comInstagram: @tanmeetsethimdBook: Joy is My Justice: Reclaim What Is Yours HardcoverFollow Dr Taz:Instagram: @drtazmdWebsite: doctortaz.com  This show is produced by Soulfire Productions

Is joy the missing piece of the puzzle in your life? Do you want to feel more energized and connected to yourself? In this special episode of The Hormone Prescription Podcast, our guest, Dr. Tanmeet Sethi, will help midlife women to reclaim their joy and use it as a powerful weapon to improve their health. Tune in to learn more about the importance of joy in your life, why you need to embrace it now, and how you can start reclaiming yours now!   Tanmeet Sethi, MD, is a board-certified Integrative Family Medicine physician who has spent the last 25 years on the frontlines locally and globally practicing primary care and trauma work with the most marginalized communities. As a mother, she has received the impossible news that her youngest son has a fatal degenerative disease. She weaves together the expertise of both acquired knowledge with lived experience and translates them accessibly through the blend of ancient spiritual traditions and modern neuroscience. She is trained in Psychedelic Medicine, Integrative and Functional Medicine, and is a clinical researcher of psilocybin at the University of Washington. TEDx talk on gratitude.   You will learn:   - Why joy is essential to your physical, mental, and emotional well-being. - How to recognize when you are missing out on joy in your life. - What tools and techniques you can use to rediscover and reclaim your lost joy. - Strategies for incorporating more joy into your daily routine for improved health.   Don't miss this inspiring episode of The Hormone Prescription Podcast with Dr. Tanmeet Sethi! Join us as we discuss why joy is your justice - why it's so important to reclaim it now and how doing so can improve your health. You will leave feeling inspired, energized, and motivated to create the life of joy that you deserve! Tune in today!   (00:00): What your mind can't resolve, your body will hold onto Dr. Cei. Find out how to let go and reclaim your health now with joy. (00:18): So the big question is, how do women over 40 like us, keep weight off, have great energy, balance our hormones and our moods, feel sexy and confident, and master midlife? If you're like most of us, you are not getting the answers you need and remain confused and pretty hopeless to ever feel like yourself Again. As an ob gyn, I had to discover for myself the truth about what creates a rock solid metabolism, lasting weight loss, and supercharged energy after 40, in order to lose a hundred pounds and fix my fatigue, now I'm on a mission. This podcast is designed to share the natural tools you need for impactful results and to give you clarity on the answers to your midlife metabolism challenges. Join me for tangible, natural strategies to crush the hormone imbalances you are facing and help you get unstuck from the sidelines of life. My name is Dr. Kyrin Dunston. Welcome to the Hormone Prescription Podcast. (01:12): Hi everyone. Welcome back and thank you so much for joining me today for the podcast. So glad that you're here, my guest, you are gonna love and be inspired by her. She has a powerful story and you know it's a shame that sometimes our purpose comes from our pain and sometimes that's where the greatest gifts come from. If we say yes to the call, to the invitation of the pain, to lean into it and find the answers, when we get those answers, we can then bring them back to our tribe, all of you and me, to help them overcome similar struggles and improve our health. I think that almost every doctor and healer that I've had on the podcast has a journey of pain that led to some breakthrough that caused them to seek new answers. And then that's what they're doing here is bringing them back to the tribe, which is kind of brave and revolutionary. (02:11): So I think you're gonna really love my guest today. I know I did after meeting her and speaking with her. So I'll tell you a little bit about her and then we'll get started. But first, the title of the episode is Joy is Your Justice. And I know some of you are like, do I wanna listen to this? What am I gonna get out of this? What does this have to do with my health and my hormones? Well, she's gonna tell you because she too brings the science and that's why I love the incredible guests that I have on the podcast. Cause they bring the science that brings the truth and then you can just cut through the nonsense and know what's true about your health that you're not hearing elsewhere. So I'll tell you a little bit about Dr. Tanmeet Sethi. She's a medical doctor and board certified in integrated family medicine. (02:59): And she spent the last 25 years on the front lines locally at globally practicing primary care and trauma work with the most marginalized communities as a mother. She's received the impossible news that her youngest son named Zin, has a fatal degenerative disease. She weaves together the expertise of both acquired knowledge with lived experience and translates them accessible through the blend of ancient spiritual traditions and modern neuroscience. She's also trained in psychedelic medicine. We're gonna have her back another time to talk about that cuz that's a whole episode in itself. Also, she's trained in integrative and functional medicine, and she's a clinical researcher of psilocybin at the University of Washington. And she has a wonderful TEDx talk on gratitude. So please help me welcome Dr. Tanmeet Sethi to tell you why joy is your justice and why you need to reclaim yours now to improve your health and many other things. Welcome Dr. Tanmeet.  (04:07): Thank you so much. I'm so happy to be here. (04:09): I'm really excited to have you. We had Dr. Ellen Vora on and she was amazing and lovely, and she recommended having you on and told me all about you, and I said, yes, absolutely, please. And I know you have a book that you're getting ready to publish, and so it was kind of challenging to get it set up, but I'm so glad that you're here. Thank you for joining us. (04:37): Oh, thanks. I'm so excited to really spend some time with you and your listeners. (04:42): And the first question I have to ask you is, as a physician, how did Joy become the topic for your book? (04:53): Yeah, well, there are a couple of different reasons. One is that as a primary care physician for the last 25 years, I've really found that a lot of what I do is really managing spiritual needs in the exam room. People really feeling lost and disconnected and feeling like they've lost meaning in their life, and also managing all the physical symptoms related to stress and really trying to help them navigate how they refined meaning and joy in their lives so that they can actually have a better quality of life. And so that was an ongoing theme in my visits as an integrative physician, I do a lot more counseling around lifestyle and spirituality than most docs do. And so I was really doing a lot of that. And then on top of that, you know, something happened in my own life that was really tragic, which is that my second child was diagnosed with a fatal disease. (05:50): So he has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which is for your community, is like an a l s for children. So it's degenerative and fatal. And he was diagnosed when he was three and while I was pregnant with my third child. And so I really had a really big milestone in my life where I realized that as doc who had been practicing and advocating for patients and doing a lot of social justice activism in the community, that this was finally something I couldn't really fight against. There was no cure, there was no hope. It felt like, and I really had a point where I realized how am I going to truly have joy in this life? You know, sure, I can fake it or I could function, or I could, as people were saying, think positive, which really drives me crazy, which you'll read about in my book. But I finally had to figure out how do you hold joy when you have something that is completely unchangeable? And that really was an ongoing theme for a lot of my patients who are managing trauma, oppression and suffering. And so it really culminated in my personal and professional lives. (07:02): Yes, I'm sorry to hear about your child having that. And I can imagine that reaching for joy and figuring out a way to do that is al almost, it's a spiritual practice. And that I know having worked with patients clinically for many years, that it's not so much the physical ailments, but I actually was hearing Dr. Gabo matte, I love him, talk about instinct, the myth, myth of normal the other day, and the statistics on really that all physical illness is emotional, spiritual, mental, it, all of it, almost a hundred percent right? Except for the, the less than 5% of genetic disorders. And the fact that mainstream medicine completely, almost completely, let's say, ignores this fact in this day and age is, is really a travesty and does a disservice. So I want everyone listening to know that all of you should be treated not just your physical body. And there are clinicians out there who can work with you on that life, Dr. Tanmeet. So you had a tragedy and were trying to figure out how to find joy. And so what were the steps that you took to figure that out? (08:25): Yeah, . Well, I feel like that's the whole book, right? Is all the tools I used. But what I would say is that what I really, just to give everyone a sense of how it all started is that I think it really started with one really big milestone question, which was right after Zin was diagnosed, and I talk about this in the book, is that my husband and I were sitting there kind of going through the expected and normal, why me, why us? Why him? Why, why, why? Feeling unfair, feeling like we didn't deserve it, feeling like there was no way out, which is what we all say, why me to everything, right? Whether it's traffic in the morning or it's a devastating diagnosis, right? And it's natural. It feels like how could this happen? But there was a pivotal moment there where we looked at each other, and we still can't remember who said it first, but we said, why not us? (09:22): Why, why not him? Why not us to lead this life and still find joy and meaning. And also you can see how, why me is a very victim, powerless role. Mm-Hmm. , you can feel your body even contract and hunch when I even remember saying that. And when I say, why not me? My body opens up, I feel expansive, I feel powerful. And it defeats all those really kind of ridiculous, if you think about it, ideas of why me? Because it kind of insinuates that tragedy comes to those who deserve it. You know that why me as I deserve this, when you realize that bad things just happen, bad, bad, bad things happen. And it's not because we deserved it. It's not cuz we did wrong or did bad, it's because we're human and we're leading this human life. And why not me opens us up to also the humanity of all of us who are suffering and managing that which we cannot understand. (10:25): And so that was really the beginning of this journey, I was really saying, why not us? Why not us to teach all of our children that life does not need to be dictated by the length of our lives or the dreams that were now shattered that we had conceived of, that he would play sports or go to college, or, you know, have a family, kind of the general things we think of and why not open ourselves up to the dreams that can be created once we let that go. And once we did that, it's not that it was easy, let me tell you, it wasn't an easy journey. Joy isn't an easy practice, but it is actually quite simple. And every day, if you commit to it as a healing practice, it becomes a way of life instead of a destination to get to. I (11:13): Love that you, you turned it around to why not us. And I've heard people say that, and it's by no means on the same level, but even just this morning, the airline ripped apart my luggage and I just, I went to pick it up, the carousel and the whole handle that, that you're supposed to drag it with on wheels just came flying out and it was a big gaping hole. And I was like, oh, that's interesting. And I've seen people spin out about a wheel getting broken on their luggage, and I just, it's not worth it. It's just luggage. It's different when you're talking about human life. And so I think it's, it's such a testament to you and your husband's fortitude, insight, openness to be able to make that pivot with such rapid pace. And I know that you talk about the crucial distinction between joy and happiness, and yes, people sometimes will say, well, I just wanna be happy. I just wanna be happy. What is the difference? (12:12): Oh, it's so big. It's really so big. And I'll tell you, I was much happier before my son Zubin was diagnosed. But I am way, way more joyful now. So I'll tell you the difference is that happiness is a cognitive evaluation. It's a sense of how things are going, and it's attached to outcome. I will tell you, there's nothing, let me preface this by, there's nothing wrong with happiness. The more the better, right? It's a pleasurable feeling. Mm-Hmm. . So I'm not discounting that happiness is wrong or bad, but there is a difference because happiness being attached to an outcome and how things are going, keeps it in the brain. Also, it's a very mind, head, heady kind of feel, experience. I shouldn't say feeling. And joy on the other hand, is a deep embodied feeling. My, one of my favorite quote quotes is actually from Rumi, who says, when you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in. (13:07): You are a joy. Because joy is that deep, deep primal experience that no one can take care of us, take away from us. Happiness is, you can think of it as being given to you because it's attached to those things and that outcome. And they're all good like jobs or families or whatever. But joy is something no one can take away if you really dig deep down into the core of your body. And that's what a lot of the practices in the book explain that if you can lightly step into your body exactly where the pain lives, you can access joy. Because joy actually draws on the same deep well as your pain and as meaning in your life. So if you can really meet your pain with love and acceptance, you can actually feel a joy like you've never felt before. And so really, I also wanna just tell people, I feel this very strongly. (14:07): I'm someone who's worked with marginalized communities for my whole life. I myself experienced racism throughout my childhood, death, threats for my family, all kinds of things. I'm also still a brown woman who looks like a terrorist family to everyone in this country. You know, that kind of thing lives on. And at the same time, I have the right, not just to suffer as a human, but to live with joy. And so joy is my act of resistance. It lives in my body, and every time I access it, I'm actually boldly saying to things that have taken my power away, that you may have done that. But I still stand here and I still rise despite that. (14:47): It is so powerful when you, you, some of the things you just said, I get got chills all the way through my legs, that joy draws from the same deep well as your pain. And that's so powerful. And joy is something no one can take away. And happiness Yeah. Is given to you by things. I'm happy because things are working out the way I want. But are you joyful? You know, even if you have a cancer diagnosis on your way to the doctor, are you enjoying the people that you meet and the sunrise and the trees? And I watched the movie Soul from Disney recently. I don't know how I missed that one. I (15:22): Haven't seen that. (15:23): And oh, it was amazing. A friend recommended it this weekend. And it basically is about exactly what we're talking about, finding the joy in a leaf, falling off a tree onto the ground, finding the joy in the simplest of things. And you're right, no one can take away your right, your ability, your desire to, I see it as a gratitude practice, really. Yeah. Because you're appreciating these small parts of your day in the now, and that can tap into the joy of just being alive. (16:02): Right. And there's another big difference, and you can feel, it seems so simple, but it's hard to see it until I could see it, right? Is that happiness feels very binary. So people think, if I'm sad, I can't be happy, and if I'm happy, then I don't, you know, I'm not sad. So it's very binary. And so it is a way because of the confusion between happiness and joy. People feel joy is binary, but it's not because the thing is, joy actually acknowledges all the pain, the sadness, the grief, the, the hard and all joy is not a solution. It's not a binary, I am joyful or I'm not. It's a way to hold everything. So I can be deeply sad in one moment about, I'll take, give for example, my son. You know, things aren't so, it's not like it's easy. He's actually declining steadily. (16:53): It's getting harder and harder. And I have grief every day, things that we lose every day. And I can be deeply sad about that. And in the same moment, I can feel joyful that I'm alive and can feel that sadness and that I'm so, my humanity has not been stripped away from me. Because one thing that trauma, oppression and suffering do is strip our humanity away and make us numb to life in general. And if I can feel the joy of that leaf falling, the walk, the fresh air in the same moment that I'm crying about my son, then I have won. You (17:31): Sure have you really have. And I think we can get so tied into the, the purpose of our existence is this materialistic. I've got more stuff, I've accomplished more things. I win, I'm happy as, and anyone who's done the things and earned the money knows that doesn't bring joy. Usually . It's not what happens. And so I've heard people say we all have, well, you should look on the bright side. Yeah. Find the silver lining to the cloud. And you say that that's not going to bring joy. Can you talk a little bit about that? (18:08): Yeah. And it's actually one of the big reasons, you know, I mean, my book is really about joy in this whitewashed wellness world of these contrived positivities, this toxic speak of look on the bright side. I mean, you can't think yourself on the bright side of oppression and poverty. Come on, give me a break. Right? You can't think yourself on the bright side, out of deep hate and racism. I mean, this just doesn't work. It doesn't work. So, you know, people get your mind on straight, you know, that's easy for someone with a lot of privilege, but not for someone who's either in a marginalized community in poverty or, I mean, I could name all the things, right? What I really talk about is how that kind of toxic positivity actually is so harmful. I think it's dangerous because what it does is it doesn't let you be seen, right? (18:59): So anytime that I'm really sad, of which there are many, many, many moments, , and someone says to me, at least you have, oh, I mean, the amount of time at least you blah, blah, blah. Oh, I can't imagine. You know, they go on and on about they're trying to be good. Really they are. I have empathy for them, they just don't know what to say. But every time they do that, no one's acknowledging that I'm angry or sad or frustrated, and that's all I need to feel in that moment. And actually, a true joy practice is feeling what you feel and then allowing that to move through you. There's good science I talk about in the book that shows that if you suppress those feelings, you actually activate your threat centers more. And so we think, look on the bright side, just push that away. (19:50): But actually we're stimulating all those threat centers in our amygdala, in our limbic system, which then stresses our sympathetic nervous system out, which causes more cortisol release, which reeks havoc with our whole body. Right? Our hormones, as you talk about a lot, right? I mean, so brightness, looking on the bright side, toxic positivity, I feel is actually quite dangerous. I honestly will tell you, I never ever tried to cheer someone up. What I do is try to sit with them in their pain and hold them so they know that they're not alone. Because actually the isolation of sadness and grief is damaging. Right? And so when someone says, look on the positive side and you can't do it, what do you feel more excluded, more stressed out, more unseen (20:39): And ashamed. (20:40): Exactly. Exactly (20:42): Right. And we really do have this almost toxic avoidance of negative emotion, sadness, particularly for women. Anger, grief. We don't know how to grieve. We don't know how to be sad. And so I think that's what, when people wanna placate and say, oh, well look on the bright side is they're uncomfortable with their own grief and pain and sadness. So they can't sit with you in their, and I love what you're saying about how it affects your limbic system. And you know, everybody listening, I talk about hormones all the time, but one thing I can't talk about enough is that it's not a mind body connection, it's a body mind. You have a body mind, right? . Right. And it's psycho neuro endocrine immunology. Right? It's all one system. So you are affecting your hormones when you don't allow free flow of emotion. (21:37): Yes, exactly. Exactly. You're actually, you know you're actually getting more stuck in physically, energetically, and biochemically, and most of your listeners probably know this, but the more cortisol we make, the less we're able to make our reproductive hormones and manage our testosterone, estrogen, progesterone. I mean, all of those come from the same precursor as cortisol. So the more we're stressed out, right? And people will say, well, I can't change the stress. No, we can't change what's in our lives, but we can change how our nervous system receives it, and we can change how our body feels it. Right? And so it's why I'm sure you've experienced this many times clinically, but people will often tell, you know, I I manage a lot of symptoms that frankly don't get a diagnosis, right? Mm-Hmm. , I mean, there frankly not an answer. And so people will say you know, I just don't understand, I don't understand. (22:34): And I always say, what your mind and heart cannot resolve, your body will hold onto. And that's something to understand that it's not making it up. Your body is actually holding onto what you have been unable to navigate. And that doesn't mean that you were wrong or bad, it means you just needed more time. You, your, your nervous system does what it needs to do to protect you. It's a beautiful intricate system, but sometimes it serves us for too long, you know? And then we need to help our nerve, our nervous system, come to a different place. So it's really about joy as an ongoing practice. It's really, if you ask me, been underestimated and under really realized in this wellness world of that you just find joy. Have you found joy? Right? I found joy. It's, (23:29): I found it at the Walmart . Yeah. It's (23:32): Seeking joy every day, every time you can, because the more you swim in joy, the easier it is to hold the hard. And the more you swim and remember the joy and hold onto that, it reminds you that there are ways that you can come back to it. It's like a soothing mantra, right? It's not meant to be, I realize a destination, a place you get to like some nirvana land. So that's why I can say I cry a lot. I scream, I'm angry. I'm angry a lot. Let me tell you, this world is not easy. This world me off every day. The amount of violence in inequality, oppression, ongoing hate and division, it's really quite frustrating and stressful. Right? And at this, no matter what side, quote unquote, you're on, this is not about who's right and wrong, right? It's just, it, it is easy to suffer in this world. (24:31): That's what I would say. But my anger, or my stress, or my frustration around that is actually held by my joy. Because my joy allows me to feel all that and know that I'm also flowing in between that and gratitude, love, self-compassion, and my breath, you know, all and on and on. Mm-Hmm. . And so I just think that people need to understand that joy is really a revolution. It's not a place to get to. It's an ongoing act of resistance. And it's your way of actually boldly calling out to this world that you are actually good and you deserve to be here, (25:10): And you deserve to have grace and flow, and I'm gonna say happiness, but in the moment, the joy. Yes. Yes. Right? So what does that look like for you on a, on a day-to-day basis? I have a friend, and she shared with me something that she and her husband do every night at the end of the day before they go to bed with their pillow talk, is they ask each other, what was your favorite part of the day? What part of the day or what happening or thing in your day brought you the most joy? And they share that with each other. I (25:47): Love that. (25:48): So yeah, they don't do the gripe session, they ask mm-hmm. , you know, what brought you the most joy today? And I love that. How, what does it look like for you? (25:56): I'll tell you what it typically looks like, and I'm also gonna tell you, some days it doesn't look like this at all. I'm gonna be real with you. And then some days I forget to do things. Or some days right? It's just too hard. And those heart. And so I'll, I'll tell you what I do is that in the morning, I really try to commit, and it, it happens most mornings to sometime alone in the darkness of the morning. And in that time, I use breath and some movement to really help me come to my center. It's a time for me to check in with myself actually. And I tell people this, it's my form of resilience. I really don't like the way resilience is handed to us. And my form of resilience is to check in with myself and say, what do I need today to be who I need to be, be today? (26:43): And maybe that's more breath, maybe that's more exercise, and maybe that's none. Right? Maybe it's such a busy day that I just need to remind myself to breathe a little. I really check in with myself every day. I also do a gratitude practice at dinner with my family. So we do an up and a down and a grateful is what we call it. So what was our up of the day? What was our down? And that's the best way for me to find out what's really happening with my kids . And I think it also just models that sadness is there, things let us down, you know? It's okay. We don't need to brush them away. But I'll have some nights where, you know, one of my kids, mostly my son actually will say, I don't have a down. And I'll say, okay, you're, you don't have to have a down, but you have to have a grateful mm-hmm. (27:29): . There's just no way. You cannot leave this table without a grateful mm-hmm. . And, you know, and they never do. But those are the ways that we institute it in our family day-to-day. But it is much more insidious than that. So it's, you know, when I take a walk, I try to take at least a short walk every day outside so I can re sort of convene with some greenery and the fresh air. I live in Seattle, so that's challenging. But I try my best. And it is often just a simple feeling my feet on the earth and reminding myself how grateful I am that I got. One more day, I got a day where I got to walk outside my house. If it's been a very hard day, and I've done no gratitude practice, no breath, no movement. That's a rare day. But it happens where I've done none of that. (28:17): I go to bed at night, I close my eyes, I take a few breaths, and I do a little, I guess you could call it a prayer, but I do a little meditation to the river gods, I call them mm-hmm. . And I say, you know, I did not flow down this river the way I wanted to today. May I flow tomorrow in a different way? And I really just give myself that grace and that self-compassion. And so it really comes in just at all points of the day, something bad will happen, my luggage or you know, whatever, something bad will happen. I'll get upset, I'll get annoyed, I'll get stressed, and then I will come back to my breath or a walk or my gratitude practice pretty quickly, you know, and just use those as ways to hold them. It doesn't mean the sadness passes or the anger passes right away. It just reminds me that it's all okay. Mm-Hmm. , whatever I'm feeling. Does that make sense? (29:16): Absolutely. Absolutely. And I, I love those times of intentional practice at different times of the day that you're mentioning. For me, nature, it's all about nature. , the way the sun filters through the blinds or drapes, the way the trees sway in the wind. I mean, it's just the simple, oh, and birds. Birds so much (29:39): Fun. Oh, yes, yes, yes. So, I mean, there's so many ways, right? And I mean, you know, some days I could almost cry that hot water comes outta my faucet when I want . You know? And you know, you can really have awe at so many things in this world. And at the same time, you know, we can get swamped in our suffering, right? Because suffering, what it does is create such a narrow sliver we can't see past it, right? And it's all about these practices that I talk about are really about expanding ever so slowly, gently, that sliver so that you can see more. And really, joy practice is all about that. It's about seeing more. So yes, I'm angry, yes, I'm grieving, but can I just see a little more, can I see a little more today? And really, you'd be amazed at how that can change your life. (30:34): Yeah. I find that the more, more I appreciate, the more I get to appreciate more things come into my awareness. And you shared this quote from Alice Walker that I, I would love for you to talk about the grace with which we embrace life in spite of the pain. The sorrow is always a measure of what has gone before. Can you talk a little bit about what that means? (30:57): Yeah. I mean, the reason that quote means so much to me is that for me, it really embodies a very deep reverence I have for ancestral lineages. Hmm. So you know, I actually really feel strongly, there's actually studies to show and, and epigenetics and studies to show that trauma lives in our bodies, right? Mm-Hmm. the trauma that our ancestors have experienced lives in our bodies as well, and we can do things to change that. But just, I also think their re their persistence, their resilience lives in me. I also think that everything that my ancestors have gone through has helped shape who I am and has given me the privilege to be here on this earth. And I actually not only mean my blood lineage, which I, I have deep reverence for, but I mean my global ancestry. And so I think of everyone who has ever fought for justice and what they have taught me, that that is the reason I have the privilege to stand on this earth and fight for justice myself. (31:58): I think of everyone, all the mothers. Sometimes I just sit and do a meditation when I'm feeling very hopeless or sad, I do a meditation to all the mothers who have suffered before me and yet moved forward day in and day out. And I gain strength and love from them. And I say, I too have the privilege to stand here and do that. You know? So for me, the grace of, I mean, the ancestry of the land I live on was not my, is not mine, right? It, it was taken from people who toiled and tended, in my case, as the Duwamish people where I live, have still toil and tend to this land and yet get no equity. Right? And so everything I have the land I live on, the soul I inhabit, the ability and capacity I have to fight for myself and others is all a measure of the grace of those who have walked before me. Always. And if you think about it, that's a gratitude practice, right, too. (32:58): It is. And I, I think it's something that we don't think about that often most of us or talk about, but the, the idea that everything that we've received in this lifetime is standing on the shoulders of everyone who came before, I think. And, and I think having to be intentional about gratitude is necessary. I don't know that it's the default in, at least the way I was raised, it, it wasn't the default. And as I've gotten older, it's something that becomes more and more the default . It's like, oh my gosh, you know how much I have been given in this life, this human body, this ancestors who did all this hard work, and yes. Did they pass the trauma down? Yes. But they also passed a lot of other things down. (33:51): Right? And I will just give the caveat, because I think gratitude, you know, really becomes a contrived platitude. And, and actually people really get turned off whenever you say gratitude sometimes. Mm-Hmm. , because they say, well, I, I don't wanna be thankful right now. Like, that's contrived positivity, right? So I get a lot of questions around, how is it that you want me to be grateful right now? How can that be possible? And I, and I always say a couple of things. One is it's just an invitation. So really no one should feel forced to feel grateful again, that's not okay. Two, I actually, I did a whole TEDx talk on this. So it, you know, I feel very strongly about it, but I was taught by a mentor to thank my son for his disease and for this pain in my life. Now, I'll tell you, when she told me to go say thank you, Tim, every night after he went to sleep, I said, there's no freaking way I'm doing that. You know, like, how could a mother be thankful that her son is suffering and will not be here? That felt like blasphemy to (34:54): Me, right? Yes, I get that. And (34:56): At the same time, , you know, I was like, well, what the hell I got nothing else. And also, you know, this sucks. So I'm gonna try it. And I tried it. And that's what the Ted talk is about, is it opened me, I had never once in my life thanked any pain in my life, ever. And what happened for me after that was monumental, because thank gratitude is not about contrived positivity. It's about saying, here is what is, and here I am with it. It allows you to say thank you, means you actually face what's happening. You don't resist it. You don't say, I wish, wish it weren't happening. You say It is happening. It's horrible, it's tragic. It's actually the most devastating thing for me. And yet it's happening. I cannot change that. Now, when you look and face that you can have more clarity, you actually, there's neuroscience around this that you actually feel less threat. You dampen that threat center, you get more clarity in the parts of your brain that need that, and then you get compassion for yourself. It's, it's actually quite a intricate beautiful process. And then after that, you really understand that it's not the pain that I'm, I'm not thankful my son's suffering. That was contrite, that I thought that was trite, that I thought that was what she was saying. (36:23): Right? (36:23): It's that I'm thankful for the gifts that I now see despite the suffering, right? And so it's not that I don't believe in this. Everything happens for a reason. I actually don't believe that. I don't believe it's all good. You can find a silver lining. I don't believe that. What I believe is we have suffering and then we make meaning out of it. And that's what leads us to joy. And so my meaning is big, you know, my son. It is a constant grieving process for us. And at the same time, I mean, I would not be who I am today. I would not be the teacher that I am. I would not be the physician I am, I would not be the mother that I am. I would not, my children have a deep sense of compassion and understanding in this world. I am not saying it's great, it happened, but it did happen. And now what can I make out of that? Mm-Hmm. . Because none of us deserve pain or suffering, but we all deserve the right to make meaning and joy out of it. (37:27): And I guess that is the ultimate justice, right? Yes. What, yes, exactly. What could destroy you, you're going to turn and churn and use to support your joy in this life. I think that is the ultimate justice. And I know that you talk about how the vagus nerve creates a literal link between joy and justice. How does that work? Well, (37:52): The vagus nerve, as many people might know, is the main nerve of our parasympathetic nervous system. And a vagus comes from the Latin for wandering. So it wanders from the base of our brainstem all the way through our chest to the deepest organs of our gut. And there's more traffic from the vagus nerve to the brain than the reverse. And what that really means is that our nervous system is giving us information constantly. Our body is giving us information. And so it's not about changing your thoughts or making life, right, because you think it's right. It's about noticing that if you can settle more comfortably in your body, more peacefully in your body by activating your vagus nerve. And there's a vast amount of ways that I describe that, and I'm sure people have heard about meditation doing that and so forth. The more you can calm your body through your vagus nerve, the more information you can send to your brain about how to interpret and translate this life as one of justice. The more you can stand boldly in this world and say, I am peaceful and calm in my skin and I'm here to stand up and be here in this world other, rather than contract it powerless, oppressed all the time, right? The bo the world will continually oppress us, will continually try to strip our power away. And the way to take our power back is in our body, period. I just really believe that. (39:22): Yes, I agree. And the parasympathetic nervous system and hormones are intricately linked together, like you mentioned cortisols. Do you wanna tie that in for everyone so they get a really clear picture of what, when they're not in joy and they're not in gratitude and appreciation and they're in that victim mentality, how that affects the nervous system and the hormones? (39:46): Yeah. So there's different hormones. There's the neurological hormones of serotonin, dopamine, oxytocin and so forth. And then there's the reproductive hormones, right? A progesterone, estrogen. And there's different ways that it does that. One is, as we described, that the stress hormones go down. And so then we can put more energy into making our reproductive hormones. It's why people, you know, people will say like, oh, you don't have a libido cuz you're stressed out and people will think that's all in your head. It's actually not. You cannot, you know, I had a patient once where, you know, we looked and I showed her, you know, with testing to show her her hormones, what we were saying, I said, look like there's no juice here. Like there's just no juice, right? Like, how would, it's not your fault that you don't wanna have sex. It's your body saying, we don't have time for sex. (40:35): We're trying to take care of danger. Right? And so there's this intricate relationship between our nervous system and our hormones. There's also an intricate relationship between our serotonin and dopamine and oxytocin. The more you practice these tools that calm your vagus nerve, the more you stimulate dopamine, which brings reward into the brain and asks us, it puts us, you actually said this in the beginning, I thought about it when you said this, that the joy builds on itself. The neuroscientists actually called a spiral of joy. The more you notice, acknowledge and swim in the joy, the more dopamine is secreted to remind you to want it again, to look for it again. The more you do these practices of gratitude, self-compassion, et cetera, the more you produce oxytocin that makes you want to connect and tend to not only others but yourself, right? Mm-Hmm. . And so there are ways that our vagus nerve and our nervous system are the main regulators of every way that actually leads us to wellbeing. All the things people talk about, all the medications, all the practices, they start right there. I would imagine many of your listeners are very much wanting to feel more energy, feel more alive. (41:57): Yes. (41:59): , right? (41:59): Yes. I mean people, women, there's such an epidemic of, I hear this so many times, I've lost my joy and I don't know how to get it back. I don't have the joy. I mean, sure, there're what I call midlife mayhem. The 60 or so symptoms that women start experiencing once they hit 40 and above, sometimes in the thirties. And they're those physical complaints. But the result, and I guess it's compounded because the hormonal poverty is what I call it that they go into and that includes neurotransmitter poverty. Cuz neurotransmitters are, were intimately, they're brothers and sisters to hormones. Yes. Is that there's no joy. (42:40): Yes. Yes. I love that description. Hormonal poverty. I'm gonna remember that one. I love that. And I also love it because what we don't realize is that it's such a form of justice when we can replenish those hormones as well. Now we don't, I'm not saying everyone can solve all their problems with tools, mind, body medicine tools, but you sure as hell can help them and sometimes solve them. So you really just reminding people when they say, I can't find the joy. I would say, you know, it's time to step into your body. It's time to get back into your body out of your head and into your body so your body can mind your mind. Right. I mean, , I think it's more like you said, body mind than mind body. It's just, you know, Bessel VanDerKolk has well established this concept that trauma lives in our body. Mm-Hmm. and I actually, you know, I explain to people all the time, patients and people I work with in trauma groups, that trauma lives in the body. But that's also where it can heal. Understand that, that you actually need to get into your body to heal it. And so we need to do certain practices to step back into our body. It's not just thinking ourselves out of everything. In fact, only that will not do it. (44:01): Right. I love this conversation and I'm gonna encourage everyone to get the book. We'll put all of your links in the show notes and I'm gonna have you share with everyone, and I agree with you. I just wanna be clear that neither one of us is saying that if you do a joy practice, you're gonna solve all your hormonal, neuroendocrine, immunologic health problems. But I say you have to do all the things. They're so tired of me saying that all the things , it's like a puzzle. And if you're missing any one piece, it won't work. So a joy practice, I would say is necessary but not sufficient. Without it, you'll never achieve what's possible. (44:40): Yes. Yeah. And I think that's the main thing to, you know, Brian Stevenson is one of my justice mentors. I don't know him, but he's my mentor from afar. He says hope is about seeing the unseen. And I really believe that he's really helped me feel that, you know, because he fights for against the prison slave system. Really? And I mean, what more, what could be more hopeless at times, right? Mm-Hmm. . And what he says is, the reason I can do this work is because I commit to seeing what cannot be seen. (45:13): Yeah. Isn't he the one who did the a Ted talk with something more views than he's like in the top 10 of all TED Talks? (45:20): I'm sure he is. His TED Talk's amazing . (45:22): Yeah. Right. Yes. So I think it's super powerful. I think your story is super powerful. Hopefully you're hearing what Dr. Theit is saying and if she can do it, we can do it. (45:38): Yes. Right. I'm not, I'm not special. Yeah, for (45:41): Sure. Yes. And how is your son Zubin doing? (45:44): You know, his spirit seems to get stronger the more his body breaks down is what I would say. But he is declining. Yeah. So we're in a hard place, (45:54): But I'm sorry to hear that. And, and in the same breath, it sounds like you have a powerful, grounded spiritual practice that will hopefully help. (46:05): Yeah, and I appreciate that and I would encourage everyone to really understand that. I get a lot of people who say, I can't imagine, you know, what you're doing or how you do this. And in on the days where I have the energy to not just say, okay, I'm walk away. I tell people, you know, I would urge you to imagine, I would say imagination is the bridge that you need to imagine my pain will allow you to become closer to yours. So saying I can't imagine is also not seeing what's possible. If I can do it, I'm only human, then you can do it too with whatever your pain is. So build bridges of imagination every chance you get. (46:44): That's so powerful. And as you were saying it, I'm thinking that's what the capacity of empathy is that you can imagine. Yes. And then you can be with someone in their pain and in their devastation. That's so powerful. Thank you so much for sharing that. Yes. And please tell everyone where they can get the book and where they can find out more about you and connect with you. (47:08): So the book is Joy is My Justice, and it's on every book Online seller or in your bookstores. Or you can go to my website, which is www.ceimd.com. I'll give you that link. Yeah. Okay. (47:23): Either we'll have it either show notes. All right. And on social media. (47:26): Yeah, I'm mostly on Instagram, so I, I love to connect with people there. So my handle's md, so yeah, that confined, please. I would love for people to tell me what their biggest takeaway is, and maybe let us both know and feel free to tag us, because I love hearing from people who are moved. And I mean, you know, I'm sure you felt this in your career, Karen, but story is medicine, right? And that's how we really connect to each other and how we also heal. So when I hear people how story moves them, it's really a healing practice for me too. And so I really would love for anyone to connect. (48:06): Yes, please do. And as we were talking, it was reminding me of, is it Rachel Naomi Reman at my grandmother's table? Who, yes. Is that the book? Yes. So if anyone's listening, also another second book to get is her book. It's Beautiful Stories. Yes. That will really warm your heart. And not in a cliche way, but in a soulful way. So definitely look, get joy as my justice and read it, but I'm excited for its release. And thank you so much for joining us today. (48:41): Oh, it was really an honor to be with you. Thank you so much. (48:44): And thank you for listening today and joining us. We're so grateful that you chose to spend your time with us today, and hopefully you heard something that you can use to positively impact your life, and by doing that, you'll impact your hormones positively. And you know I'm all about the hormones. Thanks so much for joining us. I'll see you again next week for another episode of The Hormone Prescription with Dr. Kiran. 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Dani Williamson joins me today to talk about overcoming past childhood trauma and share her six steps to radical healing and living wild and well.  Dani's six steps to radical healing and living wild and well Eat well Sleep well Move well Poop well De-stress well Cultivate community well Guest Bio: Dani Williamson (MSN, FNP) owns Integrative Family Medicine and Wild & Well a Wellness Emporium in Franklin, TN. She focuses on gut health, autoimmune thyroid diseases, and hormone and adrenal health with her patients. Her approach embodies a physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual process to healing.  Dani is a graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Nurse-Midwifery and Family Nurse Practitioner programs. She is on the board of the Middle Tennessee chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and believes strongly in addressing issues of adverse childhood trauma and its relation to overall long-term health conditions.  Her first book Wild & Well Dani's Six Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing was released on November 9, 2021, by Morgan James Publishing. In this episode: The first time in 24 years that a doctor ever spoke to Dani about her diet. (2:43) How Dani helps men and women heal decades of chronic lifestyle disease. (4:32) Why Dani always incorporates the Aces questionnaire with all her new patients. (7:23) How the Aces questionnaire came about. (9:43) How Dani healed her trauma. (13:46) Where Dani starts with helping her patients. (16:10) Addressing the trauma will change the trajectory of the whole family. (17:05) What EMDR and EFT are. (17:17) Dani breaks down each of her six steps:  Eat well (19:40) Move well (22:32) Sleep well (23:24) Poop well (25:46) De-stress well (26:55) Cultivate community well (30:08) The seven foods to be eliminated for healing. (34:10) What inspired Dani to write Wild and Well? (38:50)   Dani's quotes: “Don't you know your diet controls your disease?” (2:53) “What's at the end of your fork could heal you or kill you.” (3:13) “What affects you before the age of 18 can set you up for a lifetime of chronic disease.” (3:43) “When you address the trauma, you change the trajectory of the entire family.” (17:05) “If you think the food industry has your health in mind, you are sadly mistaken.” (21:25) “If you don't cook, I can't help you get well because cooking is self-care.” (22:03) “Automate, eliminate, and delegate everything you can in your life so that your vessel is filled up and you're not pouring from an empty vessel.” (27:48)   Links and resources: Dani Williams on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube    Dani's Inflammation course Sign up for Dani's newsletter at www.daniwilliamson.com and get her swapping list as a gift! ACES test Body Keeps Score Book The Deepest Well Follow Your Longevity Blueprint on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedIn Get your copy of the Your Longevity Blueprint book and claim your bonuses here Find Dr. Stephanie Gray and Your Longevity Blueprint online   Follow Dr. Stephanie Gray on Facebook | Instagram | Youtube | Twitter | LinkedIn Integrative Health and Hormone Clinic Podcast Production by the team at Counterweight Creative 

The root cause of your migraines, body aches, high cholesterol, or sleep apnea is inflammation. Inflammation is the root cause of most of your chronic diseases. So when you reduce chronic inflammation, your entire world will start to turn around. There are six common sense practical medicines that you can start doing right now. These are to eat well, sleep well, move well, poop well, de-stress well, and commune well. Do all these six and your life will begin to change for the better. Join Tim Westbrook, MS as he talks to Dani Williamson MSN, FNP about those six common sense medicines. Dani owns Integrative Family Medicine and Wild & Well A Wellness Emporium in Franklin, TN. She focuses on gut health, autoimmune thyroid diseases, and hormone health. Learn more about her book, Wild & Well, as she talks more about it today. Discover why inflammation is the devil and why you should stay away.

Dani Williamson MSN, FNP owns Integrative Family Medicine in Franklin, TN; focusing on gut, autoimmune thyroid (Hashimoto's Thyroiditis is her passion), hormone and adrenal health with her patients. Her approach embodies a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual process to healing. Dani is a graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Nurse Midwifery and Family Nurse Practitioner program. She is on the board of Middle Tennessee chapter of the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention and believes strongly in addressing issues of adverse childhood trauma and its relation to overall long-term health conditions. Her first book Wild & Well Dani's Six Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing was released November 9, 2021 by Morgan James Publishing. SHOW LINKS: Take the Anxious Personality Type Quiz: https://www.anxiousquiz.com evo HEMP products: use code WITCHY for 20% off your purchase! Dani Williamson Wellness: daniwilliamson.com

Kara, MSN ARNP FNP-BC, is the CEO & Founder of Integrative Family Medicine. Kara's own health journey led her to this place. After traditional medicine held no answers and she faced undiagnosed symptoms and ineffective treatments, she found her own answer in integrative medicine that included lifestyle changes and a multi-pronged approach to total healthcare that not only changes health, but that changes lives. After discovering the number of people who had stories similar to her own, she found herself in a unique position to do something about it. Not only did the integrative model open up treatment opportunities not available in traditional medicine, but it also allows her, as a provider, to become independent of healthcare systems that prioritize revenue over patient care. This where IFM comes in. It brings together multi-faceted healthcare in one location through services provided by independent providers gathered together under one roof. They offer office visits, walk-ins, virtual visits, and home visits. They serve patients in all situations and stages of life. We provide care for all ages, birth to elderly, and offer disciplines that include medical-complimentary care. At Integrative Family Medicine, Kara assures clients that they will be heard and their symptoms validated. In this community, the patient has an opportunity to do the same as she did; to access everything they need to attain health and healing.CONNECT WITH KARA:Linkedin CONNECT WITH INTEGRATIVE FAMILY MEDICINE:Linkedin InstagramFacebookwww.integrativemediowa.comYouTube  Produced by: Northgate Marketing, Inc. Host: David Allen Tracy  CONNECT WITH DAVID:InstagramLinkedin FOLLOW NORTHGATE:LinkedinInstagramFacebookYouTubewww.wearenorthgate.comSUBSCRIBE TO MIDNIGHT FOOD COMA

How can Functional Medicine support you on your autoimmune healing journey? Why would someone choose a Functional Medicine practitioner over a conventional doctor? Listen to this episode with Amanda John, PA-C to find out! Amanda's story and knowledge are so inspiring and bring us hope that healing is possible for each and every one of us. Amanda is a functional medicine Physician Assistant currently practicing at Integrative Family Medicine of San Antonio. She is passionate about helping people uncover the root cause of their diagnoses and steer them back toward a path of health and well-being. The goal of this episode and any other episode is to help move the needle towards taking action that leads to better health and understanding you are worth investing in your health to become a healthier, better version of yourself. Each day you do not take action towards supporting your health, you and your loved ones are missing out on the best parts of you. My hope and wish are that you find this worthiness within yourself to invest in yourself and take actions towards becoming this healthy, wonderful, beautiful, amazing version of yourself. Don't give up on yourself, you are worth it Make sure you subscribe to this podcast so you never miss an episode. Don't forget to leave a rating and review for the show! If you know someone who could benefit from this show, please share it with them. Connect With Amanda John: If you live in the state of Texas and would like to work with Amanda John, here is the link to connect with her: https://www.ifm.org/practitioners/amanda-john/ Find a Functional Medicine Practitioner: If you don't live in the state of Texas, don't worry, here is the link to find a Functional Medicine Practitioner in your area: https://www.ifm.org/find-a-practitioner/ Connect With Me: Follow me on Instagram: @thirmanda.zavala https://www.instagram.com/thirmanda.zavala/ Join the A Woman Worth H.E.A.L.ing Community Facebook group to continue the conversation and find other women like you and I to support each other on our healing journey! http://www.facebook.com/groups/awomanworthhealing/ Work with me for Free!: https://www.subscribepage.com/womens-autoimmune-mini-session

Join me for this high-spirited conversation with Dani Williamson. She is a family nurse practitioner with a thriving functional medicine practice called Integrative Family Medicine located in Franklin, Tennessee. Dani is proof that there is vibrant health after a lifelong diagnosis is handed to you. She is the author of a brand-new book, Wild & Well: Dani's Six Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing. We cover a lot of ground together. First, we explore the connection between unprocessed childhood trauma and autoimmune disease. She stresses how important it is that we address adverse childhood experiences so we can lessen their impact on the physical body and reverse disease. Then we discuss her common-sense method of holistic healing which includes the following pieces: Eat well, sleep well, move well, poop well, de-stress well, and commune well. Finally, she explains how you can AED your life: automate, eliminate and delegate everything you can to make space for YOU and your healing. You will love her sense of humor and down-to-earth approach!

Are you feeling stuck or resigned to settle for “just OK”? Then you'll want to listen to this inspiring episode of Ask the Health Expert with Dani Williamson, FNP. Dani did a complete 180, going from owning a maternity store and being a fashion designer to becoming a nurse practitioner, ending an unhappy marriage, all while raising two young children on food stamps. Along her journey, Dani was diagnosed with various health conditions, including lupus, anxiety, depression, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Her philosophy is simple but powerful: To overcome past trauma and reclaim your health, you need to do 6 things that she explains in this episode. Over time, Dani discovered food was the missing link that her doctors weren't talking about. She used elimination diets (namely, The Virgin Diet) to address her health concerns and find healing. She uses these same physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual processes she outlines in her new book, Wild & Well: Dani's Six Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing, to help people heal at her Integrative Family Medicine in Franklin, Tennessee. Dani's story will inspire you if you've ever felt stuck or believe that things can never get any better. You won't want to miss this episode! Get Dani's Food Swapping List (wait for pop up on screen) http://daniwilliamson.com/

This episode is the third episode in our physical attraction series. It's an insightful and powerful show that you'll want to save and listen to again. You are going to learn about adverse childhood experiences, how you may have been affected before the age of 17, and how it relates to your health and physical well-being. Our guest today is Dani Williamson, a family nurse practitioner specializing in functional medicine. You are going to learn so much about childhood trauma, food sensitivity, and how the gut affects everything that is going on in your life. Share this episode with your family and friends and don't forget to take notes. Check the show notes at the bottom of this page for links to Dani's book as well as the ACE questionnaire.Today's Speaker: Dani Williamson, MSN, FNP Integrative Healthcare Nurse PractitionerA graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Nurse-Midwifery and Family Nurse Practitioner program. Dani incorporates the art of medicine by balancing traditional and integrative therapies. Dani encourages her patients to step out of the realm of “normal” and reach “optimal” health.Dani owns Integrative Family Medicine in Franklin, TN. She focuses on gut, thyroid (Hashimoto's Thyroiditis is her passion), hormone, and adrenal health with her patients. Her approach embodies a physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual process to healing. She believes that God designed our bodies to heal themselves, we simply must give our bodies what they need. She teaches her patients that we are not designed to break down in our 40's, 50's, 60's or even 70's. She stresses the importance of eating real food, as well as cleaning up the environment around us one step at a time. She is a sought-after speaker at various conferences and workshops where she leads discussions on the gut, adrenal, thyroid, hormone, and brain health.Website: https://daniwilliamson.com/ Dani's Book: Wild & Well Dani's Six Commonsense Steps to Radical HealingACE Questionnaire PIES Website: www.PIESUniversity.comTake the Attraction AssessmentThanks for listening!Connect on Instagram: @kimberlybeamholmes @pies_universityBe sure to SUBSCRIBE to the podcast and leave a review!You'll Learnadverse childhood experienceshow your health is affected by your pasthow your past is affecting your gut health and so much more! Episode 85 - How Childhood Experiences Affect Your Health with Dani Williamson

In this episode of Intuitively Rich Ani talked to Dani about sexual abuse, childhood trauma, trauma healing, gut healing, the connection between mental health and gut health, and more. A graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Nurse-Midwifery and Family Nurse Practitioner program. Dani incorporates the art of medicine by balancing traditional and integrative therapies. Dani encourages her patients to step out of the realm of “normal” and reach “optimal” health. Dani owns Integrative Family Medicine in Franklin, TN. She focuses on gut, autoimmune thyroid (Hashimoto's Thyroiditis is her passion), hormone, and adrenal health with her patients. Her approach embodies a physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual process to healing. She believes that God designed our bodies to heal themselves, we simply must give our bodies what they need. She completely reversed 24 years of chronic lifestyle diseases by healing her gut and building her immune system. She is a sought-after speaker at various conferences and workshops where she leads discussions on gut, adrenal, thyroid, hormone, and brain health. She is on the board of the Middle Tennessee chapter of the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention and believes strongly in addressing issues of adverse childhood trauma and its relation to overall long-term health conditions. Her first book Wild & Well Dani's 6 Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing is being released November 9, 2021, by Morgan James Publishing. She believes that your health is not rocket science, and healing shouldn't be either. FOLLOW Dani: Website: https://daniwilliamson.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daniwilliamsonwellness/?igshid=3cjln40lzjj8 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DaniWilliamson LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dani-williamson-2370275b/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wildandwelldani?s=11 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/daniwilliamson Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/daniwilliamsonwellness/_saved/ Ani Rich is a Life Coach, an Embodiment Yoga Teacher, a Mother, a Podcast Host, and a Life Coach. FOLLOW Ani: https://bio.site/anirich Much love Ani Rich --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ani-rich/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ani-rich/support

Our guest this week is author, MSN, FNP and founder of Integrative Family Medicine, Dani Williamson. Originally studying fashion, Dani did not pursue a degree in nursing until after her divorice, which inspired her to go back to school and study nursing. With experiences as a Doula and a passion to help others, Dani went to school on food stamps, eventually becoming an FNP. Despite her rough past, Dani finally decided to put herself first 11 years ago, which resulted in a transformational change and the start of her business; Integrative Family Medicine. Dani's practice is centered around dealing with childhood trauma, healthy eating, and inside-out transformations. Discussing her relationship with food and health, Dani recalls her complicated past with food and how she's found freedom in eating one-ingredient, fresh foods. Dani also has a supplement store and is the author of Wild & Well: Dani's Six Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing. To learn more about Dani visit her website at http://www.daniwiliamson.com. You can also pick up a copy of her book on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Powell's Books , BAM-Books a Million, or Parnassus Books. Connect with her directly on Facebook or Instagram and keep up with her journey! Don't Miss These Moments: Overcoming obstacles to achieve healing. How Integrative Family Medicine helps clients achieve optimal wellness. Dangers of unhealthy and unnatural foods. Wild & Well: Dani's Six Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing. Be a Featured Guest On the NursePreneur Podcast Want to be a guest on the NursePreneur Podcast? We are looking for nurse entrepreneurs who are living their passion and building a thriving business. We want to inspire nurses to be like you. If you are an experienced NursePreneur, making an impact on the world and helping others, then we would love to chat! Before applying, you should have a website and a successful business model. No MLM or businesses that “tripled your income and got you out of nursing.” We want nurses who are proud to be in nursing. ______________________________________________________________ WATCH OUR FREE IV Hydration WEBINAR THE 3 SECRETS How to Start a Successful IV Hydration Business First, you have to want it, then the rest is pretty straightforward. Come find out what is involved in starting this type of business in our free Masterclass with Program Director Kimble Bradley, owner of DripChattanooga. WATCH NOW and get something for FREE - https://nursepreneurs.com/ivhydrationwebinar1/ Catie Harris, CEO & Founder NursePreneurs I'm In! Take Me To The Offer! -https://nursepreneurs.com/ivhydration/ or visit our www.nursepreneurs.com for more....

Dani Williamson MSN, FNP owns Integrative Family Medicine in Franklin, TN, focusing on gut, autoimmune thyroid (Hashimoto's Thyroiditis is her passion), hormone and adrenal health with her patients. Her approach embodies a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual process to healing. Dani is a graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Nurse Midwifery and Family Nurse Practitioner program. She is on the board of Middle Tennessee chapter of the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention and believes strongly in addressing issues of adverse childhood trauma and its relation to overall long-term health conditions. Her first book, Wild & Well: Dani's Six Common Sense Steps to Radical Healing, is now available. Join us for a conversation about how our childhood, lifestyle, diet, and more affect our health and what you can do to heal.

All working parents know that “all kids get sick” is the mother of all truisms. But what do doctors and other health care providers do when they or their loved ones come down with a cold, tummy ache, or something more serious? Today, we get to be a fly on the wall for a free-wheeling conversation between physicians Marianna Shimelfarb, MD, who specializes in Integrative Family Medicine, and Mikhail “Misha” Kogan, medical director of the GW Center for Integrative Medicine and geriatrician with GW Medical Faculty Associates and the GW University Hospital. These long-time friends let loose on everything, from kids with bloody head injuries requiring sutures to one of them being recently diagnosed with Lyme disease. They talk about conventional modalities vs. integrative; and why physicians fear losing their own agency when they get sick, being subject to someone else making decisions, and more. Dr. Shimmelfarb has a passion for providing quality care with an integrative approach. She practices patient-centered care and uses her knowledge of evidence-based complementary medicine treatments in combination with her training as an allopathic physician. Dr. Shimmelfarb is an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. She is the recipient of several teaching awards, including Preceptor of the Year Award at the NYU College of Nursing. ◘ Related Content ◘ Transcript bit.ly/3xBrEJb ◘ This podcast features the song “Follow Your Dreams” (freemusicarchive.org/music/Scott_Ho…ur_Dreams_1918) by Scott Holmes, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial (01https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) license. ◘ Disclaimer: The content and information shared in GW Integrative Medicine is for educational purposes only and should not be taken as medical advice. The views and opinions expressed in GW Integrative Medicine represent the opinions of the host(s) and their guest(s). For medical advice, diagnosis, and/or treatment, please consult a medical professional.

Finally, a book with simple, commonsense steps for health from a woman with an unlikely source of inspiration. Whether you've had adverse childhood trauma, know it, or not, this is an episode (and a book, and a woman) you will find inspirational. My Guest: Dani Williamson MSN, FNP owns Integrative Family Medicine in Franklin, TN; focusing on gut, autoimmune thyroid (Hashimoto's Thyroiditis is her passion), hormone and adrenal health with her patients. Her approach embodies a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual process to healing. Dani is a graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Nurse Midwifery and Family Nurse Practitioner program. She is on the board of Middle Tennessee chapter of the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention and believes strongly in addressing issues of adverse childhood trauma and its relation to overall long-term health conditions. Her first book Wild & Well Dani's Six Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing was released November 9, 2021 (Morgan James Publishing) and I have a copy… and you should too! In fact, I think even for the reluctant, it is a perfect holiday gift. Simple, easy-to-read, beautifully laid out... this is a great gift book for so many reasons. (Start with you!) -Debra Questions and Discussions we answer in this podcast: Your mother has Alzheimer's Disease, and you are an only child. I read your story of molestation and physical and verbal abuse from 2 stepfathers. How have you managed to resolve the pain and now single-handedly take care of your mom as the Alzheimer's progresses? This is an issue for 10's of millions of people worldwide. How do you do it? Your childhood was traumatic, how have you worked through the trauma? Do you incorporate your knowledge of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) in your patient care? You spent 24 years struggling with chronic lifestyle diseases (IBS, LUPUS, including hives/welts, and depression) what was the turning point for you to begin healing your body from the inside out? You had trauma as a child, had an affair during your marriage, fell on hard times and put yourself though nurse practitioner school while raising your kids the past 18 years as a single mother. How did you do it all and still take time to eat well, sleep well, exercise? How important is community and support at home when you ask a patient to make changes in what they eat and how they eat? What if the spouse/partner/children are not on board with lifestyle changes? In addition to the book, you have an "Inflammation is the Devil", online course for our listeners. Tell us about that. You clearly live Wild & Well and your life has for sure been wild and now well on top of it. What was the inspiration for your new book (Wild & Well: 6 Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing)? Why now? Connect with Dani: https://daniwilliamson.com/ Dani on social: Facebook: Dani Williamson Wellness Instagram: @daniwilliamsonwellness YouTube: Dani Williamson Wellness   Wild & Well: Dani's Six Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing Other recent episodes: Episode 500! How I'm Coping with Grief and Goodbye Why You Self-Sabotage Your Weight Loss  Resources: STRONGER Tone & Define Flipping 50's Membership Cafe 

Knowing how to reduce inflammation in the body is important for our health. There are many things we can do to help us along the way! Inflammation can wreak havoc on your body, and the culprits are many. Join us as we chat with expert Dani Williamson to dive deep on how to deal with it all! Dani Williamson MSN, FNP owns Integrative Family Medicine in Franklin, TN; focusing on gut, autoimmune thyroid (Hashimoto's Thyroiditis is her passion), hormone and adrenal health with her patients. Her approach embodies a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual process to healing. Dani is a graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Nurse Midwifery and Family Nurse Practitioner program. She is on the board of Middle Tennessee chapter of the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention and believes strongly in addressing issues of adverse childhood trauma and its relation to overall long-term health conditions. You can check out her course, Inflammation is the Devil, for more info and special discount for readers. Her first book Wild & Well Dani's Six Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing is being released November 9, 2021 by Morgan James Publishing. What is Inflammation? Inflammation is a cellular response in your body to some sort of injury. Cytokines are the proteins in your blood that create the inflammatory response. When you have cellular injury you get capillary dilation, increase in white blood cells, redness and warmth/heat. You have acute inflammation, which you need to protect you and heal you (like if you cut your hand). But there is also chronic inflammation, which is long lasting inflammation and this is the issue. Things that end in "-itis" basically are types of inflammation. For example like sinusitis (inflammation of the sinuses), gastritis (inflammation of the gut) and colitis (inflammation of the colon). Dani believes that inflammation is your bodies response to a poor diet, lack of exercise, inadequate sleep chronic bowel issues and lack of community connection. A few other things that can cause inflammation are mold, breast implant illness and viruses. Classic Signs of Inflammation Many things can be signs of inflammation. We need to look at the why and the root cause of things versus just treating the symptom because sometimes you don't even have symptoms until you develop a disease. Here are some things to look out for that may be signs of inflammation: AcneHeadachesExzcemaJoint pain, back pain, etc that are not injury relatedFatigueMigrainesSeasonal allergiesDepressionAnxietyBleeding gumsSkin conditions like acne and excema Ways to Reduce Inflammation While our western medicine seems to treat the symptoms of inflammation versus looking for the root cause, there are things you can do to keep your body less likely to have inflammation. First, increase fresh whole foods consumption. The more fresh food we eat, like veggies and fruit, the more nutrients we will get to keep us healthy. A mostly plant-based diet is a great way to eat. There are also foods we want to avoid. The top inflammatory foods are: GlutenDairySugarEggsPeanutsSoyCorn This isn't to say that everyone should not eat these at all, but if you are having issues start eliminating these foods to see what may be bothering you. There is a big connected with our gut health, inflammation and our mental health so making sure to pay attention to what you are eating is so important. Other things you can do to help fight inflammation is move your body regularly, get enough sleep and practice gratitude! More and more research is showing how much this is all connected. Natural Anti-Inflammatory Agents There are also other things you can take to help fight inflammation. While medication can be necessary in some cases, there are natural ways to help support your body as well that your medical provider may suggest. Here are a list of things out there that people...

How to live a wild, healthy and fulfilled life at midlife and beyond?   The first step is to accept where we are at this moment. We are all going through an internal transformation, but it doesn't have to be a painful one. You don't have to spend your whole life in a state of pain and suffering.   Our guest for this episode, Dani Williamson is a functional medicine specialist who helps women at midlife experience radical healing and live wild and well. Her TN based practice, Integrative Family Medicine, uses specialized testing to identify the root causes of symptoms and disease and reverse them naturally.    Dani knows firsthand the role that adverse childhood events and mental health play in chronic health conditions and is on the board of the Middle Tennessee chapter of the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention. Her book Wild & Well: Dani's 6 Common Sense Steps to Radical Healing is available for preorder on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.   We talk about how we can take better care of ourselves during this age, but also how we can work on our relationship with self-care. We discuss how to stop trying to force yourself to do things you don't want to do and start focusing on what you want and need to do in your life. We explore the steps that we can take to be more in balance and harmony.   Let's hear about this awesome topic. Share your thoughts with us by leaving your comments.   Get Dani's Food Swapping List for free! Swap as if your life depended on it. https://daniwilliamson.com/

In today's episode I have the pleasure of speaking with Evelin Dacker.  We have a juicy conversation on creating sexual safety in non-monogamy.  She tackles the most asked questions from my listeners on STIs, new relationship energy and she breaks down STARS, and how she uses it to create healthy relationships and communication around sex.Evelin Dacker is a sex-positive Integrative Family Medicine physician. She is active in creating a safe space for LGBTQIA youth and adults and helping people through illness, trauma, and life transitions towards finding balance and joy. In addition to practicing medicine, Evelin created the safer sex communication model STARS to help facilitate open and honest sex conversations. She is a consent and sex educator, sexual health activist and TEDx speaker (on STARS).

Do you have Hashimoto's thyroiditis? Hashimoto's thyroiditis is the number one cause of low thyroid function.Symptoms of Hashimoto's thyroiditis include anxiety, depression, fatigue, high cholesterol, weight gain, achy pain, brain fog, migraine headaches, chronic sinus infections, high cholesterol, poor immune function, hair loss, cold hands and feet, and constipation.Often triggered by chronic stress, anemia, viruses, gluten intolerance, food allergies, low vitamin D, and immune system imbalance this thyroid condition can cause numerous unwanted symptoms including:Hashimoto's thyroiditis is the most common cause of hypothyroidism in the United States. It is named after the first doctor who described this condition, Dr. Hakaru Hashimoto, in 1912. Hashimoto's thyroiditis is a condition caused by inflammation of the thyroid gland. It is an autoimmune disease, which means that the body inappropriately attacks the thyroid gland–as if it was foreign tissue.Conventional doctors rarely test for this disease causing millions to suffer needlessly.ESSENTIAL THERAPEUTICS DELTA SLEEP Delta Sleep is designed to promote relaxation and helps alleviate occasional sleeplessness. It's a uniquely effective combination of nature's greatest stress management-supportive ingredients...LEARN MOREINFLAMMATION SUPPORT FORMULA Inflammation has long been linked to both rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Now, there's emerging research that also links chronic inflammation to allergies, asthma, Alzheimer's disease, cancer, diabetes, digestive disorders, heart disease, hormonal imbalance, strokes, heart attacks...LEARN MOREESSENTIAL THERAPEUTICS THYROID 200 A sluggish thyroid gland can make an individual feel tired, heavy and achy. Thyroid 200 mg by Essential Therapeutics is a dietary supplement designed to support healthy functioning of the thyroid gland. It aids this endocrine gland located in the neck ...LEARN MOREAbout Podcast Guest:Dani WilliamsonDani owns Integrative Family Medicine in Franklin, TN. She focuses on gut, thyroid (Hashimoto's Thyroiditis is her passion), hormone and adrenal health with her patients. Her approach embodies a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual process to healing. She believes that God designed our bodies to heal themselves, we simply must give our bodies what they need. She teaches her patients that we are not designed to break down in our 40's, 50's, 60's or even 70's. She stresses the importance of eating real food, as well as cleaning up the environment around us one step at a time.She has a weekly health show on her Dani Williamson Wellness Facebook page and posts daily on her Dani Williamson Wellness Instagram page on various health issues and topics. She has a YouTube channel with 100's of health videos.Join her private Facebook Community Inside Out Healing From Within with over 10,000 other members who are searching for a better way to manage their health.Her first book Wild & Well Dani's Six Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing is already a best seller on Amazon.

Kara Dobelis Pohren is a MSN RN and ​​Founder & CEO of Integrative Family Medicine. Kara wore several medical hats since the start of her nursing career in 2008. She practiced in Critical Care, Surgery, and operations management before starting IFM. Kara completed her undergraduate (BSN) degree at the University of Iowa, her master's (MSN) degree at Grand Canyon University, and is currently completing her Nurse Practitioner degree. Her own health journey led her to this place. After traditional medicine held no answers and she faced undiagnosed symptoms and ineffective treatments, she found her own answer in integrative medicine that included lifestyle changes and a multi-pronged approach to total healthcare that not only changes health, but that changes lives. After discovering the number of people who had stories similar to her own, she found herself in a unique position to do something about it. Not only did the integrative model open up treatment opportunities not available in traditional medicine, but it also allows her, as a provider, to become independent of healthcare systems that prioritize revenue over patient care. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/womeninwellness/support

A graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Nurse-Midwifery and Family Nurse Practitioner program, Dani Williamson practices the art of medicine by balancing traditional and integrative therapies. She was diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome in 1985 and Lupus in her early 30's and then, not surprisingly, prescribed psych medications to manage her emotions. Not once was she ever told “your diet controls your symptoms” or asked “what are you eating?” by the 10 specialists she saw over 24 years. She continued eating a Standard American Diet as her symptoms progressed, and prescriptions to treat those increased as well. It wasn't until she began practicing integrative medicine after graduating from nurse practitioner school that she was educated on the importance of healing the gut. Dani owns Integrative Family Medicine in Franklin, TN, where she focuses on gut, thyroid, hormone and adrenal health with her patients. Her approach embodies a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual process to healing. She believes God designed our bodies to heal themselves in our 40's, 50's, 60's or even 70's. Her first book Wild & Well: Dani's Six Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing is being released November 9, 2021. She believes your health is not rocket science, and healing shouldn't be either. Connect with Dani/Links: Inflammation is the Devil online course discounted for listeners to $29.00 (originally $129.00): https://dani-williamson.thinkific.com/courses/inflammation-is-the-devil Sign up for her weekly newsletter and receive the Swapping List to begin your healing journey: www.daniwilliamson.com Connect with Dr. Aaron Tressler: www.in8life.com Facebook & Instagram: @in8life --- What happened to Making Pittsburgh Healthy? Go back to episode #79 to listen to the final episode and understand why the podcast is now called Restoring Innate Health!

Evelin Dacker, MD and I speak about decolonizing the body, the importance of deculturating the language around relational communication, and the role of the STARS talk in these endeavors. Dr. Evelin Dacker is a Latinx-American and sex-positive Integrative Family Medicine physician. She is active in creating a safe space for LGBTQIA youth and adults and helping people through illness, trauma, and life transitions towards finding balance and joy. She incorporates a multidisciplinary approach with principles of gratitude and pleasure to support her patients in creating their own wellness. In addition to practicing medicine, Evelin (pronounced Ev-ah-leen), was the Executive Director of SexPositive Portland from 2017-2020. She created the safer sex communication model STARS to help facilitate open and honest sex conversations. She is a consent and sex educator, sexual health activist and TEDx speaker (on STARS). I hope you'll try the STARS talk with the people you know and care about -- enjoy our conversation!! INTERVIEW STARTS AT 2:55 Hey hey hey! It's so great to be back on the podcast today again! We have a big treat for you today and an awesome topic that a lot of people can relate to - decolonizing the body. The public imagination is starting to care more about how to listen to the body, how to ground oneself in the body, etc. so I'm so excited for you to hear our conversation around what that can mean. This episode reminds me of the fact that I purposefully didn't want to talk so much about the physical aspects of sexuality at first because that's the typical lens through which sexuality is viewed. I strayed far away from the physical level to normalize the fact that sexuality is more than the physical. Especially because that's where toxic sexuality often lives, like the male gaze, etc. But once I got these ideas out of the way, I wanted to integrate them back into the body of this podcast. We can learn from the teachings of Indigenous POC about the insights we can gain when we attempt to view art itself as metaphors for living things/living beings. So this is why I want this podcast to be whole. I don't want to leave any parts out that are integral to the message of positive sexuality. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/decolonizingsexuality/support

191: Wild & Well: Dani's Six Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing Dani Williamson is my guest today, and let me tell you, she has been through so much with her health until she found functional medicine after she was diagnosed with lupus. Today she is thriving! Yes, she is another example that you can overcome autoimmunity!   She's coming out with her new book, "Wild and Well, Dani's 6 Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing."   Dani Williamson MSN, FNP is a graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Nurse-Midwifery and Family Nurse Practitioner program, Dani practices the art of medicine by balancing traditional and integrative therapies. Dani encourages her patients to step out of the realm of “normal” and reach “optimal” health. Dani was diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome in 1985.  She struggled with chronic itching of her arms and legs for several years, was diagnosed with Lupus in her early 30's and then, not surprisingly, prescribed psych medications to manage her emotions. Not once was she ever told “your diet controls your symptoms” or asked, “what are you eating?” by the 10 specialists she saw over 24 years. She continued eating a Standard American Diet as her symptoms progressed, and prescriptions to treat those increased as well.  It wasn't until she began practicing integrative medicine after graduating from nurse practitioner school that she was educated on the importance of healing the gut. Her story of healing is an inspiration and source of hope to her patients. Dani owns Integrative Family Medicine in Franklin, TN. She focuses on gut, thyroid, hormone, and adrenal health with her patients. Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, which is autoimmune thyroid disease, is her passion.  Her approach embodies a physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual process to healing.  She believes God designed our bodies to heal themselves in our 40's, 50's, 60's or even 70's.  She stresses the importance of eating real food, as well as cleaning up the environment around us one step at a time. Dani is a sought-after speaker at various conferences and workshops where she leads discussions on gut, thyroid, adrenal, hormone, and brain health. She is on the board of Middle Tennessee chapter of the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention and believes strongly in addressing issues of adverse childhood trauma and its relation to overall long-term health conditions. Dani is a single mother of two grown children and attends Brentwood Baptist Church.  She loves traveling and participating in medical mission work. She runs a support group for her Hashimoto's thyroiditis patients, offers community education at the clinic and has a weekly Facebook Live show on Sunday evenings named “Sunday Night Service” which addresses various health topics.  She is also the founder of a Facebook community that continues to grow monthly with members from across the world that are dedicated to healing their bodies from the INSIDE OUT:  Inside~Out Healing from Within. Her first book Wild & Well: Dani's Six Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing is being released November 9, 2021.  She believes your health is not rocket science, and healing shouldn't be either.   Please join Dani's email list for her weekly newsletter at http://www.daniwiliamson.com  and follow her on social media. Links below.   Facebook- private community:  Inside Out~Healing from Within: Facebook:  Dani Williamson Wellness Twitter: @wildandwelldani Instagram: @daniwilliamsonwellness YouTube: Dani Williamson Wellness Click your favorite bookstore to Pre-order Dani's book Wild & Well: Dani's Six Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing: Amazon                Barnes & Noble               BAM!: Books a Million                    Powell's              Parnassus Books Want to connect with Margaret? Follow and connect with Margaret on Instagram  - https://www.instagram.com/margaretromero/   Learn more on her Website - https://www.margaretromero.com/   Take a walk with Margaret as she goes deeper into her personal journey when she was first diagnosed with multi-organ involvement lupus nephritis - From Flare to Fabulous -https://amzn.to/3uGsLoM Now is your time to start feeling better & finally living the life you have always wanted! Grab your copy of Margaret's free e-book: https://margaretromero.us16.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=a7ca94b07bda863bfdad3a311&id=edd1c9600b   New Lupus Masterclass: 7 Daily Habits to Prevent Lupus Flares From Ever Coming Back Register here- www.margaretromero.com/masterclass   Want to learn the simple steps that have helped so many others transform their lives?  Join the 7-day Lupus Challenge - https://margaretromero.com/challenge/ If you've been loving The Sacred Medicine Podcast, please be sure to subscribe and leave a review!

Dani Williamson MSN, FNP owns Integrative Family Medicine in Franklin, TN; focusing on gut, autoimmune thyroid (Hashimoto's Thyroiditis is her passion), hormone and adrenal health with her patients. Her approach embodies a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual process to healing. Dani is on the board of Middle Tennessee chapter of the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention and believes strongly in addressing issues of adverse childhood trauma and its relation to overall long-term health conditions. Her book, Wild & Well Dani's Six Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing, is being released November 9, 2021 and is currently an e-book on Amazon. In today's interview we discuss the impact Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE's) have on our health and what steps we can take to overcome them. Dani is an engaging speaker with a lot of important insights.   Links Dani's website - www.daniwilliamson.com where you can order her new book, Wild & Well! Dani's Six Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing  Take the ACE Quiz https://developingchild.harvard.edu/media-coverage/take-the-ace-quiz-and-learn-what-it-does-and-doesnt-mean/       Timestamps [01:39] Dani's painful early childhood experiences & how they shaped her future[10:00] What is an ACE score?[16:14] The first steps to healing[20:14] A great and easy tip for bone health[21:06] “7 Sinister Foods”

Dani is the owner of Integrative Family Medicine in Franklin, TN, where she focuses on gut, autoimmune thyroid, hormone and adrenal health with her patients. Her approach embodies a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual process to healing.    She completely reversed 24 years of chronic lifestyle diseases by healing her gut and building her immune system.  She uses this experience to speak at various conferences and workshops where she leads discussions on gut, adrenal, thyroid, hormone and brain health. She is on the board of Middle Tennessee chapter of the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention and believes strongly in addressing issues of adverse childhood trauma and its relation to overall long-term health conditions.   Her first book Wild & Well Dani's 6 Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing is being released November 2021!   Today we talk about radical healing, and taking a complete holist approach embodying a physical, emotional, mental and spiritual process of healing, as well as Dani's 6 steps to racial healing you can implement in your own life! Highlights from the episode: How Dani was able to reverse 24 years of chronic illness What is integrate medicine The importance of a healthy gut and the immune system to our overall health How inflammation affects every aspect of our health The 6 steps to radical healing Resources: Website: http://www.daniwilliamson.com  To Pre-order Dani's book Wild & Well: Dani's Six Commonsense Steps to Radical Healing: https://amzn.to/3xgS56g  Join her email list for her weekly newsletter at http://www.daniwilliamson.com  Facebook:  Dani Williamson Wellness Instagram: @daniwilliamsonwellness  

Is there a connection between adverse childhood experiences and suffering from an eating disorder in adulthood? What is an adverse childhood experience? Can it be healed?In this podcast, I speak with Dani Williamson about how childhood trauma can affect you and your eating. Dani owns Integrative Family Medicine in Franklin, a practice that is dedicated to digging deeper, listening to the patient's story, and partnering with the patient to find a solution to their illness.Sign up for the FREE e-course to understanding your eating disorder and embarking on the road to recovery. SHOW NOTES: Click hereFollow me on Instagram @behind_the_bite_podcastVisit the website: www.behindthebitepodcast.com

Is there a connection between adverse childhood experiences and suffering from an eating disorder in adulthood? What is an adverse childhood experience? Can it be healed? In this podcast, I speak with Dani Williamson about how childhood trauma can affect you and your eating. Dani owns Integrative Family Medicine in Franklin, a practice that is dedicated to digging deeper, listening to the patient's story, and partnering with the patient to find a solution to their illness. Sign up for the FREE e-course to understanding your eating disorder and embarking on the road to recovery.  SHOW NOTES: Click here Follow me on Instagram @behind_the_bite_podcast Visit the website: www.behindthebitepodcast.com

Is there a connection between adverse childhood experiences and suffering from an eating disorder in adulthood? What is an adverse childhood experience? Can it be healed?In this podcast, I speak with Dani Williamson about how childhood trauma can affect you and your eating. Dani owns Integrative Family Medicine in Franklin, a practice that is dedicated to digging deeper, listening to the patient's story, and partnering with the patient to find a solution to their illness.Sign up for the FREE e-course to understanding your eating disorder and embarking on the road to recovery. SHOW NOTES: Click hereFollow me on Instagram @behind_the_bite_podcastVisit the website: www.behindthebitepodcast.com

Is there a connection between adverse childhood experiences and suffering from an eating disorder in adulthood? What is an adverse childhood experience? Can it be healed? In this podcast, I speak with Dani Williamson about how childhood trauma can affect you and your eating. Dani owns Integrative Family Medicine in Franklin, a practice that is dedicated to digging deeper, listening to the patient's story, and partnering with the patient to find a solution to their illness. Sign up for the FREE e-course to understanding your eating disorder and embarking on the road to recovery.  SHOW NOTES: Click here Follow me on Instagram @behind_the_bite_podcast Visit the website: www.behindthebitepodcast.com

In this show, I discuss with Allyson Chrystal and Guillermo Ruiz a variety of ways to collaboratively reduce the barriers to one's wellness and more specifically, what exactly will the future "integrative" family medicine clinic look like? What types of providers should be involved? What kinds of therapies should be available?  Is this even possible? And lastly, who is actually running the show?    Allyson Chrystal, OTD, OTR/L is an occupational therapist and clinical instructor specializing in pediatrics. In her clinical work and research, Allyson has focused on sensory integration and self-regulation in children with behavioral and developmental disorders. More recently, she has expanded her work with self-regulation to typically developing children and adolescents. Allyson is also currently completing a Master's degree in Functional Medicine and Clinical Nutrition.   Guillermo Ruiz is a fourth-year naturopathic medical student at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine. His aim is to use his research to advance Naturopathic medicine using an evidence-based approach, and focuses on finding evolutionary connections between our modern and traditional health care systems. Guillermo is currently a research assistant at SCNM and associate researcher at Arizona State University Biodesign Institute, where he focuses on botanical medicine research. His hobbies include researching, learning, practicing and teaching the benefits of adhering to an appropriate evolutionary diet.   You can access more information and notes from this episode on our podcast page.   You can see all of our content including blogs, poetry, meditations, and our weekly newsletter at our webpage: A Medicinal Mind  You can also follow A Medicinal Mind on Facebook and Instagram If you enjoyed the show, please subscribe in I-Tunes and leave us a review. Your feedback and reviews allow our message and this space of nourishment to grow,       Disclaimer: The content at A Medicinal Mind and the content of this podcast are educational and informational in nature. They are not intended to be medical advice, spiritual counsel or a substitute for working with a health professional or a trained spiritual counselor. We cannot guarantee the outcome of any of the recommendations provided on our page or by the guests on the podcasts and statements about any potential outcome are expressions of opinion only.

Just what is Integrative Family Medicine? Google the phrase and you come up with different answers.Traditional medicine is integrated with what -- acupuncture, yoga, special diets, massage therapy, hypnosis, meditation or some combination of all of these? Why?Tune in to SMG Radio to hear Dr. Marianna Shimelfarb demystify the issue and explain how integrative family medicine works, which holistic practices can be incorporated in patient treatment, and the health benefits you and your family will accrue if you choose to embrace integrative medicine.