Marie Fratoni, CEO of Get Clients Everywhere and founder of the Women's Professional Development Network (WPDN) is on the podcast today to speak to all of us about the health of our businesses. We often do not think about this as business owners but Marie wants us to know that getting clients on a continuing basis is paramount to the health and wellbeing of a business! Join us for a frank, open discussion and some awesome wisdom from this very dynamic business coach and speaker!
Dr. Al Danenberg is a survivor of an aggressive cancer and his story must be shared. Join us for two back to back episodes with Dr. Al and find out how he courageously moves forward in his quest for optimal health while living with cancer! He is the author of "Crazy-Good Living", a certified Functional Medicine Practitioner as well as a certified Primal Health Coach. In this episode you'll learn: How an incurable cancer diagnosis created an unconventional path to wellness How Dr. Al thinks his cancer came about What protocols he follows to maintain his extraordinary health!
Dr. Al Danenberg is a survivor of an aggressive cancer and his story must be shared. Join us for two back to back episodes with Dr. Al and find out how he courageously moves forward in his quest for optimal health while living with cancer! He is the author of "Crazy-Good Living", a certified Functional Medicine Practitioner as well as a certified Primal Health Coach. In this episode you'll learn: How an incurable cancer diagnosis created an unconventional path to wellness How Dr. Al thinks his cancer came about What protocols he follows to maintain his extraordinary health!
Sal Schittino is our guest today and he talks to us about the challenges we face in this time of coronavirus uncertainty. The global pandemic of Covid 19 has left many of us feeling unsettled and confused. However, we can learn to manage many of the feelings and thoughts we have during this challenging time by shifting our outlook and developing new tools to help us move through the challenges we all face with the pandemic. Guest Bio Sal Schittino is a Licensed Psychotherapist and Public Speaker who specializes in trauma and adjustment disorders to help people transition from helplessness to growth. Through his life experience and academic background, he is passionate about teaching others how to overcome self-limiting beliefs, create resiliency from past pain, and develop a mastery of thought. Phone: 410.756.0035 Web: cmhahelps.com
In this episode, Jennifer Crisp introduces Erica Adams, PT, DPT, CKTP and founder/owner of Blue Sky Wellness in Millersville, MD. Erica is a physical therapist specializing in pelvic health physical therapy. She is passionate about her area of expertise and understands what lies “beneath your shorts” can be a delicate subject but one you definitely want to learn about. Episode Highlights What a pelvic therapist does. The signs and symptoms of pelvic health disorder in women and men. Why pelvic physical therapy is something you should speak with your doctor about if you’re having discomfort. Resources Erica’s Website
My guest, Jill Atcheson, talks about being diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer, how she, in her own words, “canvassed mind, body and spiritual approaches to shift cancer into remission within months.” Her curiosity about how she could empower herself in this journey led her to understand the importance of incorporating complementary modalities of health and healing into her treatment regimen in order to facilitate healing on many levels. Her story is one of hope, inspiration, and enthusiasm for life. Guest Bio Jill Atcheson is a wife, mother, and cancer patient. She also had a career in marketing and is now on a mission to bring awareness around the benefits of combining traditional western medicine with complementary healing modalities to other patients who are dealing with life changing health issues. You can find out more about Jill’s mission and sign up to receive her newsletter by visiting her the links below. Website Facebook
In this episode, Barbara Zabawa, a health and wellness attorney, talks about some of the confusion surrounding CBD, hemp derived products, THC and all the legal issues that make this topic an important discussion. Episode Highlights CBD in food products; is that legal? What are you really using, Hemp or THC? Federal laws vs. State laws Guest Bio Barbara Zabawa is an attorney and founder of the Center for Health and Wellness Law, LLC in McFarland, Wisconsin who specializes in helping health and wellness professionals stay compliant with the law. If you have questions about the law surrounding CBD and THC, you can reach her at her website. Website
Dr. Sarah Alemi introduces us to acupuncture in a way that really piques your curiosity to learn more about this ancient and amazing modality for healing. In this episode, learn about auricular medicine, the work Dr. Alemi does for veterans with PTSD, and then we delve into cosmetic acupuncture and its benefits. Who knew? Guest Bio Originally from Richmond, Sarah moved to Northern Virginia where she graduated from the Maryland University of Integrative Health with a Master’s degree in Acupuncture in 2016 and followed with a Doctorate of Acupuncture in 2017. While formally educated in classical 5-Element acupuncture, Sarah learned TCM-style acupuncture during her time as an apprentice at a local Chinese Medicine clinic from 2014-2018. Dr. Alemi’s Website Facebook LinkedIn
In this interview with Wendi Evans, we discuss the signs and symptoms of Lyme disease as well as the post Lyme syndrome that some people suffer with. You’re not alone, you’re not crazy and there is help. Guest Bio: Wendi Evans is a holistic physical therapist specializing in manual therapy and craniosacral therapy. She uses a variety of gentle, hands-on techniques to release restrictions throughout the body that are causing pain or dysfunction, or limiting the flow of energy in the body. She started her career as a traditional physical therapist in 1988, working with patients with orthopedic issues and arthritis. She expanded her skill-set by learning various types of manual therapy in order to address the causes of pain and dysfunction, instead of just focusing on modalities and exercises. In 2000, she began training in CranioSacral Therapy through the Upledger Institute. She has also studied other techniques like Fascial Counterstrain, Muscle Energy Technique and Functional Indirect Technique, which are derived from osteopathic concepts. In her private practice she combines these techniques with energy work for a more comprehensive approach to healing. Wendi’s Website Wendi’s Email
Dr. Jennifer Kungle is a Neuro Developmental Optometrist who specializes in vision therapy for infants, children with ADD/ADHD or Autism, as well as patients recovering from traumatic brain injuries or stroke. In this episode Dr. Kungle explains that there is more to our vision than simply having 20/20 eyesight, vision therapy goes far beyond the typical eye exam, and you can have a visual impairment and still have 20/20 eyesight. About Our Guest Dr. Jennifer Kungle, OD, is a graduate from the University of Saskatchewan with a Bachelor of Science degree, Magnis Cum Honoribus, in Physiology. Upon earning her degree, she attended Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee, where she graduated, Magnum Cum Laude, in 2000 with her Doctor of Optometry degree. She then undertook several years of additional post-graduate training in the areas of visual development and vision rehabilitation. In 2004 she received her fellowship with the College of Optometrists in Vision Development and is currently board certified in vision development and vision therapy. Originally from a farming community in Saskatchewan, Canada, Dr. Kungle now resides in South Anne Arundel County with her husband and two young daughters. Connect with Dr. Kungle Website: www.marylandvisiontherapy.com
In this episode, Abby Dixson, the owner of Rocky Gorge Wellness talks about why movement is medicine for your body, mind and spirit, how to put the "FUN" into FUNctional Fitness, and what steps YOU can take to start a fitness routine that works for you at any age. Abby has earned many certifications in her career as a fitness expert and she is excited to share her extensive knowledge and experience with you. She is also a member of A Bridge To Wholeness community. Fitness for fun, functionality and wellness; it's all available to you. Find out how in this episode of A Bridge To Wholeness podcast. About Our Guest Abby's passion is to help individuals achieve a healthier lifestyle through safe and effective exercise and balanced nutrition. Abby Dixson, MES, is a certified Medical Exercise Trainer / Post Rehab conditioning specialist with the American Academy of Health, Fitness and Rehabilitation Professionals. (AAHFRP). Abby is an ACE Gold Certified Advanced Health and Fitness Coach, holding certifications in: Group Fitness Personal Trainer Lifestyle Weight Loss Consultant. Clinical Exercise Specialist Abby is also certified as wellness coach with Wellcoaches TM. She also has been a fitness instructor for Body and Soul Fitness teaching a variety of programs including cardio strength, power strength, Pilates and dance blast. She also serves as a consultant for Body and Soul Fitness. Abby is a featured speaker in seminars and conferences and has served as a faculty member in the area continuing education with the American Council of Exercise (ACE). As the owner of Medifit, Inc, Abby's passion is to help individuals achieve a healthier lifestyle through safe and effective exercise and balanced nutrition. Connect with Abby Website: www.rockygorgewellness.com
Constance Kerrigan, RN, certified Whole Health Educator and Reiki Master Teacher has definitely bridged the gap between the western medicine world and the world of alternative health and wellness modalities through her own experiences of helping patients and being a patient herself. She guides us to know when to seek the help of an MD and what we can do for ourselves to help maintain our health and wellness outside of acute care. She wants you to be as informed as possible for your best possible sustainable health. About Our Guest Attended Towson University & Western MD College in medical technology & biology for 3 years RN - Newton-Wellesley Hospital School of Nursing-Home Health & Orthopedics 30+ years with other therapies Usui Reiki Master-Teacher certificate, 1996 in California Sound Healer certificate, 1996 - Tom Kenyon Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Reiki Master-Teacher certificate in 1998 at Uluru, Australia with Simon Treselyan Amazing Grace Healing-Integrative Nursing Practice in Hong Kong-1996-2002 Certified Whole Health Educator®, 2014 - National Institute of Whole Health Crossroads Whole Health -2014 - present Constance’s Gift I’d like to offer you all my Grounding Meditation and the first five people who accept will also get $15 off a Discovering Choices session with me. Please contact me at crossroadswholehealth@gmail.com Connect with Constance Facebook: www.facebook.com/CrossroadsWholeHealth
In this episode of A Bridge To Wholeness, we welcome Cheryl Castner, a Speech Language Pathologist whose passion and purpose in life is communication. After retiring as a speech-language pathologist for 38 years, Cheryl is now a certified Natural Health Professional and Body Talk Practitioner. Listen in to find out more about this very unique modality of working with the body to allow healing on many levels. Cheryl also gives us a look into the fascinating world of epigenetics. About Our Guest Cheryl Castner is a Certified BodyTalk Practitioner who has been practicing various forms of energy healing for more than 20 years. After recently receiving extensive training in the area of epigenetics, she now offers an integration of BodyTalk and cutting-edge scientific research used to improve a person's health on all levels. These sessions can often provide a "key" to clear the "locks" on your DNA helping to resolve issues with skin rashes, pain management, emotional balance, environmental sensitivities and more. A Certified Natural Health Professional, BodyTalk Access Technician, Reiki Master/Teacher and licensed and certified speech-language pathologist, Cheryl's life passion has centered around communication. When she's not helping others access their natural healing abilities, you may hear her sing with the National Philharmonic Chorale at Strathmore in North Bethesda, Maryland. Cheryl’s Gift Cheryl would like to offer our listeners free 20-minute telephone consultations to determine if her services are appropriate for you. Connect with Cheryl Email: ccastner@verizon.net Phone: (301) 919-0712
Wendi Evans is a Physical Therapist who integrates several different techniques to bring her patients to a place of sustained well being. She really gets how the connections of the physical body are so tied in with other aspects of health and wellness. Listen in as she explains the associations of body, mind and spirit. About Our Guest Wendi Evans is a holistic physical therapist specializing in manual therapy and craniosacral therapy. She uses a variety of gentle, hands-on techniques to release restrictions throughout the body that are causing pain or dysfunction, or limiting the flow of energy in the body. She started her career as a traditional physical therapist in 1988, working with patients with orthopedic issues and arthritis. She expanded her skill-set by learning various types of manual therapy in order to address the causes of pain and dysfunction, instead of just focusing on modalities and exercises. In 2000, she began training in CranioSacral Therapy through the Upledger Institute. She has also studied other techniques like Fascial Counterstrain, Muscle Energy Technique and Functional Indirect Technique, which are derived from osteopathic concepts. In her private practice she combines these techniques with energy work for a more comprehensive approach to healing. Connect with Wendi Phone: (240) 401-4891 Website: www.wendievanspt.com Email: wendi@wendievanspt.com To learn more about CranioSacral Therapy: www.upledger.com
Meet Heather Zivkovitch and learn about the many benefits of craniosacral therapy. Do you know anything about this modality? If not, tune in and find out they how behind this gentle yet very powerful therapy. About Our Guest Heather Zivkovich is founder of Balanced Being Therapeutic Bodywork in the Annapolis area of Maryland. Through Balanced Being Therapeutic Bodywork, Heather provides an integrated approach to massage incorporating multiple styles or techniques to treat a range of issues. She addresses numerous issues and treat her client’s body as a whole. Heather’s Gift Heather is offering $10 off services for A Bridge To Wholeness listeners. Connect with Heather Phone: (443) 302-9119 Website: www.balancedbeingwellness.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/BalancedBeingAnnapolis
Meet Kim K. Johnson, the official "Herb Nerd" and founder of Good Life To Go. Kim is so passionate about educating people to be responsible for their medicine cabinets and she has some great suggestions on how to go about doing that. Herbs, spices, tinctures and health, and while we're at it, saving the planet! About Our Guest I’m Kim K Johnson and I’m an Herb Nerd. Teaching people to Own Their Own Health, while Saving The Planet is my passion. Providing healthy resources and product is my business. Refusing to be a nurse, teacher or social worker when I graduated from high school in 1974; I instead became a theater electrician. In 1977 I became one of the first women hired as a WDW stage technician. In 2009 I left my career as a Producer for Disney. MY job at Disney was incredible, but there were thousands of people whose lives weren’t as magical. As my health crashed, so did my desire to make a living on the backs of others. Good Life began in Arcadia, FL – a sleepy antique town – in 2009 as a small organic store. In 2011 we went online only. Kim’s Gift Get the “12 Herbs to Start an Herbal Medicine Cabinet” PDF on Kim’s website at www.goodlifetogo.net Connect with Kim Website: www.goodlifetogo.net Facebook: www.facebook.com/goodlifetogo Facebook: www.facebook.com/goodlifehappenings Twitter: http://twitter.com/GoodLifeKim
Dr. Georgianna Donadio, Founder of National Institute of Whole Health is our guest today. Since 1977, Dr. Donadio has been the pioneer in Whole Health Education® and Whole Person Health Care™. Her book, Changing Behavior has won several awards and is a Number 1 selling book on Amazon. Tune in to hear her story and the impact she has made in the world of health and wellness. About Our Guest For over 35 years, Dr. Georgianna Donadio has been a pioneer in the fields of Behavioral Health and Whole Person Health Care™, working with patients to change lifestyle behaviors and improve their health. She is the founder and director of the National Institute of Whole Health, established in 1977, which has led the transformation of health care towards the Whole Health movement we see today. Georgianna is one of only six American Florence Nightingale Scholars and an award-winning Nurse Advocate. Her pioneering research was the foundation for the 3x award winning, #1 Amazon Bestselling book Changing Behavior: Immediately Transform Your Relationships with Easy-to-Learn, Proven Communication Skills (SoulWork Press, 2012). As a sought-after, Best of Boston, integrative health practitioner and behavioral health and relationships expert, her work has led to dramatic lifestyle changes in millions of people worldwide. Her expertise has been showcased in hundreds of print, online, radio and TV interviews including on Oprah.com, WebMD, CNN News, Today / MSNBC, Fox News, Reader's Digest, Ladies' Home Journal and Self Magazine, to name a few. Connect with Dr. Donadio Whole Health Education® Website: www.niwh.org Changing Behavior website: www.changingbehavior.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/NationalInstituteofWholeHealth
Gregory Anne Cox, copywriter, message wizard, health coach, author, and host of the podcast The Divine Wild Ride, is our guest on today's episode. Greg shares the message of story, the beauty of "I am" and her innate ability to bring your message of purpose forward to help you with your passion and purpose. About Our Guest Gregory Anne is a copywriter and message wizard creates stand out messages for coaches and others in the worlds of personal development, spirituality, and doing well by doing good. She believes in living fully expressed and than includes using her creativity in various ways. She’s began her careers in the food industry during which time she wrote for a national magazine on staying healthy on the road. She transitioned to health coaching to make a difference and make people aware of alternatives to the health care industry's prescription pad solutions for everything. She’s an author of 2 books and her secret life as one of the woo clan is called The Divine Wild Ride. She realized after all these years that the soul has a lot to say and it was time to take note. Connect with Gregory Anne The Divine Wild Ride podcast: www.thedivinewildride.com Be More Marketable website: www.bemoremarketable.com Facebook business page: www.facebook.com/moremarketable Facebook profile: www.facebook.com/gregoryanne Instagram: www.instagram.com/gregoryanne117
Kevin Ryan-Young is a Parent, Speaker, Coach and Business owner. Kevin helps entrepreneurs embrace the challenge of being a success in business while being an awesome parent. Tune in to find out and learn why Kevin believes we can redefine parenting in the 21st century so that children can be seen and heard in ways that empower families to be great communicators and better listeners. About Our Guest Kevin Ryan-Young is a Parent, Speaker, Coach, and Business Owner. As a speaker and coach, Kevin influences families so they can be present in their personal life and in their business life. He believes that all people should be seen, heard and able to impact the world as their fully expressed, authentic self. Kevin lives in Brooklyn, NY with his husband, daughter and two Labradoodles. Kevin’s Gift Five Challenges to Playing the Game of Life (family edition): www.sunbridgecoaching.com/5-challenges-family-edition Connect with Kevin Website: www.sunbridgecoaching.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/SunBridgeCoaching
Debbie Ulrich is a Certified Energy Kinesiologist with over 20 years of experience working to help her clients regain their health and wellness. In this episode, Debbie takes us on an informative journey about the Epstein Barr Virus and its effects on our immune system. She also talks about the benefits of liposomes to address EBV. About Our Guest Debbie Ulrich is a Professional Energy Kinesiologist providing holistic healing services. She specializes in learning challenges, pain reduction, stress management, stress reduction, emotional issues, illnesses, and improving one’s sense of well being and quality of life. Debbie’s clients see her for pain reduction, stress reduction, stress management, illnesses, and sometimes just to feel better. This wonderful technique can significantly impact you and others in your life for the better. It can be used to assist you in learning to heal yourself by eliminating the things in your life that are preventing you from experiencing better health. Connect with Debbie Ulrich Website: www.debbiesnrg.com