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This bi-weekly podcast combines personal stories of the autoimmune experience, with interviews with experts in the field of health and nutrition. We are empowering ourselves to reclaim our l...
Two years after retiring from Phoenix Helix, I return to celebrate my novel's publication!
Ten years ago in 2014, I recorded the very first episode of this podcast. Today is the last episode. In this final conversation, I celebrate...
If you’re a regular listener of my podcast, you know that I start every year with a Healing Stories episode. It features back-to-back interv...
Our imagination is powerful, because our brain responds to imaginary experiences very similarly to real-life experiences. If we're spinning...
This is one of the most popular podcast episodes - for good reason! The topic is Resilience, that ability to bounce back from life’s hardshi...
Many of us love to help others and also love to please others, which can make it hard to say no. The trouble is that there are limited hours...
The connection between gut health and autoimmune disease is very strong. 70% of our immune system lives in our gut. If we have inflammation...
The onset of autoimmune disease is a before and after moment for many of us. We feel like a completely different person, not just in our bod...
This is a very special episode featuring two of my colleagues and friends: Dr. Terry Wahls & Dr. Sarah Ballantyne! I’ve known these wonderfu...
With autoimmune disease, we sometimes strive to live "perfectly" as a way to improve our health. What if this is backfiring? In this 7 minut...
My goal with the Phoenix Helix Podcast is to help people with autoimmune disease thrive. Today’s episode is dedicated to our transgender lis...
If you're feeling sad, insecure, or anxious today, kindness is a powerful mood boost and stress reliever. In this 6 minute episode, I share...
I believe in being an empowered patient, and that means understanding the care we receive. Sometimes tests are ordered and interpreted by ou...
When our mind convinces us something is impossible before we've even tried, that's a self-limiting belief. It's common for autoimmune diseas...
Ayurvedic Medicine is an ancient medical tradition with roots in India, which contains wisdom that still applies to our health in modern day...
One of the fastest ways to tap the relaxation response is to tune into our senses. It immerses us in the present moment, offering a break fr...
We are more than our genes! Epigenetics is a field of science that studies what influences our genetic expression. These are the things that...
We spend a lot of time on social media without necessarily noticing how it's impacting our mental, emotional, and physical health. Social me...
When it comes to chronic illness, Western Medicine can be very helpful, but it’s rarely enough on its own to restore a high quality of life....
Our brains have a negativity bias - paying more attention to what's wrong than what's right. It's not uncommon to have a silent soundtrack i...
Sound Healing is a therapy that uses sound and vibration to balance the mind, body, and spirit. I know that might sound woo-woo to some list...
Can we befriend a body in pain? With autoimmune disease, we've been told that our body is attacking us which sets up war imagery in our mind...
Spring is a visually beautiful season. The earth comes alive, the trees start to bud, and flowers pop up everywhere. After a hard winter, th...
Emotions are part of the human experience, and when life is hard, challenging emotions often arise alongside - feelings like grief, anger, a...
Food sensitivities are a common and frustrating side effect of autoimmune disease. What's happening in our immune systems when our body reac...
With autoimmune disease, we often have a complex relationship with our bodies. When we hear that our immune system is attacking us, it can f...
When it comes to autoimmune disease, inflammation plays a big role. The higher our inflammation, the higher our symptoms and disease activit...
Something new is coming to the Phoenix Helix Podcast. Mindset Minisodes! The long-form interviews you know and love will continue every 4 we...
If you’re a regular listener of my podcast, you know that I start every year with a Healing Stories episode. It features back-to-back interv...
This is one of the most popular podcast episodes - for good reason! Why does exercise feel so different after an autoimmune diagnosis? Activ...
This is one of the most popular podcast episodes - for good reason! There’s a community of 38 trillion microorganisms living in and on our b...
Life with chronic illness can inspire strong emotions that trigger emotional eating. If the foods chosen are inflammatory, autoimmune flares...
We tend to notice boundaries most when they’re getting crossed – by other people, or by ourselves. We also notice when we struggle to set th...
Morning and bedtime routines are a wonderful way to bookend your day, starting and ending it with some joy and self-care. They can also make...
The modern scientific approach to medicine focuses on disease rather than wellness, it focuses on parts of the body instead of the whole, an...
If you have an autoimmune disease that attacks the GI tract, these procedures are important for diagnosis and monitoring your health. They’r...
With autoimmune disease, flares are part of the experience, and we cannot prevent every single one. However, that doesn't mean we're powerle...
When we develop autoimmune disease, our body becomes more sensitive and that often includes food sensitivity. Many of us turn to healing die...
You may know Shauna Ahern as The Gluten-Free Girl, author of the award-winning food blog and cookbook series. Now, her career has gone in a...
I listen to a lot of podcasts myself and some of my favorite episodes are Listener Q&A's. It allows a lot of topics to be covered in a short...
Food is the foundation of autoimmune health, but there are a few nutrients that are difficult to get through food, and magnesium is one of t...
If you ask people with autoimmune disease to name their biggest flare triggers, stress often tops the list. And if you ask people to name th...
When you see the power of food as medicine for yourself, it’s natural to want your children to benefit as well. It doesn't mean they need to...
When you have autoimmune disease, it's common to feel disconnected from your body and even betrayed by your body. Yet we live in our bodies,...
If you get referred to a rheumatologist and they suspect autoimmune disease, there's a list of tests they run as part of the diagnosis proce...
When we think of skin, we usually think of the outside of the body, but our skin reflects what's happening inside our body as well. It's rar...
This is one of the most popular podcast episodes - for good reason! While not everyone has a sweet tooth, a lot of us do, and it's often har...
Today we have a very special episode. I’m celebrating the publication of my new book: Healing Mindset. It’s a guide to the mind-body connect...
Autoimmune disease brings a lot of changes to our lives, and as we all know, it doesn't just impact us alone. It also impacts those we love...
This podcast is all about autoimmune empowerment! Making choices in our daily lives that minimize symptoms and maximize our joy in living. T...