In today's episode I speak to Rithana Srikanth, the Advocacy Partnerships Specialist for LeapCure. Leapcure's mission is for clinical trials to be tailored for people. They make patient voices and concerns a priority for researchers, while connecting patients with clinical trial options. To learn more about Leapcure: https://www.leapcure.com/ Thank you for listening Autoimmune warriors. I want you to be aware of three companies. One, Aila Health is helpful to tracking your lifestyle to reduce flares. But it is more than a tracking app. Aila Health uses data develop a personalized car ..read more

In this episode of the Stronger Than Autoimmune podcast I interview Gina Ramirez. She is a Certified Health Coach, Licensed Professional Counselor, and Certified Worksite Wellness Specialist. She specializes in guiding professional women who are struggling to establish a stable and sustainable way to have the career they love and life they crave. Gina guides her clients to a gentle understanding of integration; creating a beautiful tapestry of lifestyle, exercise, attitude, and nutrition around current life circumstances. Her coaching programs foster a partnership to find the best so ..read more

In this week's episode, I speak to Allison Samon. Allison is a Functional Nutrition and Lifestyle Practitioner who works virtually with people to get out of chronic illness, escape from mystery symptoms, and help re-design their lifestyle so they can be fit, energized, and pain free in ways that are easy, fun, and sustainable. Allison struggled with unexplained chronic pain for over 10 years. Her remarkable healing journey became the basis for her programs: Reboot from Chronic Illness and the Chronic Illness Recovery Blueprint. She’s also written an ebook “Detoxing Endocrine Disruptors: Essent ..read more

Hello Stronger Than Autoimmune Warriors! This week's podcast is with Nishi Bhopal MD is board certified in Psychiatry, Sleep Medicine, and Integrative Holistic Medicine. She is the founder and medical director of Pacific Integrative Psychiatry, an online practice in California where patients receive a whole-person approach to anxiety, depression, and sleep disorders, including nutrition, psychotherapy, and integrative and functional medicine. In addition to her private practice, Dr. Bhopal is the founder of IntraBalance, an educational platform for physicians and therapists that includes a You ..read more

Happy New Year Stronger Than Autoimmune listeners! It’s my pleasure to introduce you to Michelle Mills. She is the founder of Nature’s Willow a pain relief cream product made with White Willow bark and essential oils. She originally created the brand to ease her mother's fibromyalgia pain. I brought her on the show to talk about how she started experimenting with pain cream. To buy Nature's Willow: https://natureswillow.com/ Thank you for listening Autoimmune warriors. I want you to be aware of three companies. One Aila Health is helpful to tracking your lifestyle to reduce flares. But it more ..read more

Happy New Year Stronger Than Autoimmune listeners! It’s my pleasure to introduce you to Michelle Mills. She is the founder of Nature’s Willow a pain relief cream product made with White Willow bark and essential oils. She originally created the brand to ease her mother's fibromyalgia pain. I brought her on the show to talk about how she started experimenting with pain cream. To buy Nature's Willow: https://natureswillow.com/ Thank you for listening Autoimmune warriors. I want you to be aware of three companies. One Aila Health is helpful to tracking your lifestyle to reduce flares. But it more ..read more

This week's podcast features Amanda Chay. Mrs. Chay is an author, entrepreneur, and lifelong health nut who has helped countless businesses and individuals put their health first. With a master's degree in counseling and as the owner of a stress reduction and mindfulness training company, Amanda brings a wealth of expertise to her work. She is a member of the University of North Carolina Lupus Stakeholder Advisory Board and is a Lupus Foundation of American external affairs committee member for NC. When she’s not planning her next travel adventure with her daughters and husband ..read more

In this week's Stronger Than Autoimmune podcast episode. We discuss marriage. Marriage is already tough but when you bring chronic illness into the mix it gets more tough. My guest is a marriage coach, Claire Jørgensen has experience in both failing a marriage, a blossoming marriage and being a caregiver. Claire Afua Jørgensen, is based in Denmark, married and with two kids. She is an NLP Practitioner and a Christian Marriage Coach. She is currently immersed in the pursuit of a Ph.D. in Neuroscience, Psychology, and Faith. Over the past few years, she has worked with countless couples and indi ..read more

In this week's Stronger Than Autoimmune podcast episode, I discuss chronic pain with Dr. Afton Hassett. A subject that autoimmune warriors know all too well. Dr. Afton L. Hassett is an Associate Professor and Director of Pain and Opioid Research in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Michigan. She is a principal investigator at the Chronic Pain & Fatigue Research Center who has over $14M of research funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Viewed as a leader in the field of chronic pain and resilience, she recently gave the Keynote address at the 20 ..read more

In today's podcast, I speak to reflexologist Hamish and Marcia. We discuss what reflexology is and how it helps different chronic illnesses but especially in fibromyalgia. Hamish Edgar, a Reflexologist and mental health nurse in South Yorkshire, UK. He worked all his life in the field of mental health, he began to develop a reflexology approach to mental health problems called  Limbic Reflexology. He teaches Limbic Reflexology and since 2018 he has a course online. Also, let me also introduce you to Marcia Edwards, Reflexologist and First Aid for Mental Health Instructor. She became a Ref ..read more