Mawish Syed shares her story of being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2019 and how it prompted her to embark on a profound exploration of the interplay between environmental beauty, health, and the healing journey. Together, we explore the epigenetic factors contributing to illness and focus on the almost always overlooked factor of the experience and toxicity of our physical environment in which we live and work every day and how you can cultivate a sanctuary of healing and renewal.

As we get older, our bodies will change. Our skin, our muscles, our functioning of our organs. But what if most of the low energy, loss of sex drive, dullness, and lack of a sense of lust for life is not a given and can be addressed with the right restorative practices? In this episode, medical doctor and hormone expert Dr. Prudence Hall and I distinguish the world of regenerative medicine and discuss how it is the next frontier to optimal, radiant aging.

I am joined by Gina Cotner, founder and CEO of Athena Executive Services. Together we discuss real, authentic work life balance and what it takes to build a culture of wellness in business today. We discuss the importance of taking breaks, rejuvenating oneself, and maintaining a clear time boundary around work life.

Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Lorna Bush, PhD, joins me as we delve into the profound realm of psychedelic assisted therapy and discuss the importance of intention setting, supported and properly guided therapeutic experiences, and explore the diverse and often truncated integration process.  Today we delve into ketamine as a therapeutic tool for treating severe depression, suicidal ideation, and giving us access to mystic states of wisdom.

I am joined by John and Lorian Roethlein, farmers and founders of Arizona Mushroom Company. From their unexpected transition from high tech headhunters to passionate mushroom cultivators, John and Lorian share their journey and insight into the profound impact of mushrooms as daily food medicine.

Kathy Harmon-Luber and I delve into the world of vibrational therapy and healing chronic pain and illnesses by harnessing the power of sound. Grounded in ancient indigenous chanting, drumming, singing, and music, vibrational healing techniques have unlocked a long overlooked critical component of aligning the body's physiology and healing capacity to overcome disease Depression and chronic pain, unleashing joy and giving us access to fulfilling our highest purpose.

We are joined by Dr. Paul Anderson, one of my heroes in integrative naturopathic medicine, to delve into the complex and ever evolving landscape of COVID 19 pandemic. Nearly five years since its onset, Dr. Anderson and I explore the trajectory of the COVID 19 virus, our continued inconsistent social responses, and the need for widely accepted lifestyle and integrative medicine treatment protocols for the millions of people with post COVID syndrome.

David Miller and I unravel the complexities of the cannabis industry. As the Chief Strategy Operator of Flow Gardens, an indoor cannabis cultivation company, David shares insights on industry challenges such as product quality disparities, state regulations, and the lack of consumer education. We discuss the impact of cannabis hybridization, commercialization, and the potential oversight of beneficial cannabinoids like CBG and CBC due to the focus on high THC strains. Lastly, we address the stigma surrounding recreational versus medical wellness use, emphasizing the importance of adopting a holistic approach to appreciate the plant's healing potential. Join us!

On this episode, we welcome peak performance coach and former psychotherapist Hina Khan to explore the nuanced experiences of navigating personal growth, overcoming fears and limited beliefs, and finding fulfillment in both professional and personal domains. Hina invites us to challenge conventional notions of success and delve into the importance of defining it on our own terms.

Our host, Dr. Sarah Marshall, introduces season 9 of HEAL, featuring clips from upcoming episodes. Mark your calendars for the launch of HEAL, season 9 on March 7 as we dive head-first into the cutting edge of wellness. This season of HEAL will challenge your perceptions, expand your understanding, and inspire you to take control of your own well-being. Subscribe now on Apple iTunes, Google play, Spotify, or Stitcher.

We wrap up season 13 with a discussion between Dr. Sarah Marshall and HEAL producer Kendra Sanchez. As we enter the new year, Dr. Sarah Marshall leads us in a reflective conversation on completion and creation. And we explore the question, what does completing and creating have to do with healing? Join us!

In this episode, we explore the interrelationship between the access psychedelic medicine provides to our subconscious healing, and the need for a compassionate, therapeutic guide to support integration of this deep work into impacting our daily lives. With psychedelic medicine on the rise in accessibility and popularity, integration has become almost a buzzword. But what does that really mean? And what does it take to have these profound and powerful, sometimes deeply challenging, mystical experiences be grounded into our lives in such a way as to create lasting change? Tune in to find out.

We get to learn from master herbalist Tammi Sweet, who has just recently launched a new course on the physiology of sleep and how to restore natural deep healing sleep with lifestyle changes and supportive herbs. Tammi emphasizes the significance of cultivating a relationship with plants and highlights her journey with cannabis, emphasizing its role in her life as an ally rather than merely a substance for pain or sleep. Tammi stresses the need to move beyond denial about the impact of modern lifestyles on sleep and acknowledges the global health pandemic related to sleep deprivation. We conclude with simple yet impactful changes that you can make to enhance your sleep patterns, improving both quality and quantity of sleep, and explore the critical role of sleep and overall well being as a remedy for emotional resilience, immune system function, hormone balance, and circadian rhythms.

We speak with Golden Ring Snake, Kristin Viken, a gifted teacher and facilitator with over 30 years of rigorous shamanic training and apprenticeship. In a society where we are facing an epidemic lack of sexual education, Kristin and I discuss the misconceptions around sex. We expand beyond the physicality of sexuality to include spiritual sexuality. Kristin challenges the goal oriented approach to sex and encourages us all to explore our sexual selves, emphasizing the importance of imagination, self love, and embracing the flow of sexual energy for a holistic and empowering sexual experience. Join us.

On today's episode, we explore healing pain from a very different approach. The Bowen Technique. Manon Bollinger has trained over 2, 500 healthcare practitioners in her body mind methodology. Through remarkably light touch and intuitively listening to the body's needs, long term chronic pain can be unwound in mere days, if not hours. In this podcast episode, we will discuss applications of Bowen beyond pain relief, addressing the mental and emotional aspects of pain, the interdependent nature of physical and emotional well being, the importance of understanding trauma to unraveling root causes of pain, And the Listen Principles of Love, Inquiry, Symptoms as Symbols, Touch, Trust, Engage, and Empower, and Now.

Dr. John Neustadt and I talk about healing osteoporosis, cultivating bone health, and the power of building supportive daily habits to maximize our longevity.

Cara Matsukane and I talk about the missing in our society to fully support parents, and especially mothers. We dive into the opportunity as parents to break the cycles of family patterns, recognizing and consciously choosing what to pass down to future generations. We explore the impact of guilt on wellbeing and the significance of releasing it and the importance of conscious parenting to create healthy attachment. Connection and authenticity. We look at the role of embodiment and the need for mothers to reconnect with their bodies and the addiction to constant activity and filling every moment with something. Join us.

We get to talk with Cori Lovejoy, again. Now nearly two and a half years later, she's in a whole new stage of her transition. From cisman, to transwoman, to recognizing the spiritual growth and evolution of her humanity in the process of exploring gender. Now, in a new conversation of the fluidity of all energies of expression of who we are, she recognizes the universal nature of her story for all of us in being willing to fully love ourselves, accept our darkness, heal our shame, and find comfort in our own skin.

Dr. Jeoffry Drobot gives us the straightforward, cutting edge information about longevity medicine, from bio tracking to high density nutrient diets, supplementation, and the unavoidable reality that longevity is a practice of healthy living, not a protocol. We discuss how to measure health versus emergency metrics of disease and the essential practices that will result in aging gracefully and maximizing aliveness and vitality long into life.

We get to talk to Dr. Amy Rothenberg, a leader in the naturopathic profession about how to restore your health after cancer treatment and what you can do to make your body inhospitable to future cancer development. She not only supports others in how to treat and heal from cancer, she shares about her own journey with cancer. Join us!