WISH Well Podcast: Women's Integrative Summit on Health & Wellness

By Dr. Michelle Dang

The Women's Integrative Summit on Health and Wellness: WISH Well Podcast

This podcast was created by Dr. Michelle Dang, a board certified anesthesiologist and pain management physician, fellowship trained in integrative medicine, a yoga instructor and a Lagree instructor. WISH Well - Women's Integrative Summit on Health and Wellness. A podcast connecting you with women from all walks of life discussing health and wellness topics. We hope to inspire, invigorate and enlighten. www.wishwell.health.blog Instagram @wishwell.health and michelledangmd.com

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78 - It’s a Wrap Season 2!

WISH Well Podcast: Women's Integrative Summit on Health & WellnessJul 08, 2021

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78 - It’s a Wrap Season 2!

Thanks for listening to Season 2 of the podcast! I’m so grateful to all of you listeners and to all of the amazing guests I’ve had on the show. I’m looking forward to a short break before getting ready for the next season so I hope you all stick around for more of this little podcast!

Jul 08, 202114:60

77 - To the Nines with Teresa Thuy

Welcome to the very last guest episode of Season 2! This episode features Teresa Nguyen, a HIIT fitness instructor based out of Houston TX and an entrepreneur who launched her own brand, To the Nines. Listen to how she first started her own blog on style and fitness and how she made the leap to turn that into her business. Her advice to others is to jump in and have faith. You can find out more information about Teresa on Instagram @teresathuy and her website teresathuy.com

Full bio at wishwell.health.blog

Jul 01, 202128:02

76 - Sleep as Holistic and Patient Centered with Dr. Valerie Cacho

This week's episode features a topic we know is so important yet we hardly ever discuss: sleep! I am excited to bring to you Dr. Valerie Cacho, aka Dr. Val on the podcast this week. She is a board certified internal medicine and sleep medicine physician. We chat about how she got into the field of sleep medicine to become a sleep expert. She discusses the high prevalence of insomnia and we chat about sleep hygiene and what it exactly means. Her advice to others to take the time to be still. You don't want to miss this episode!

Find out more about Dr. Val at
www.sleeplifemed.com
IG: @valerie.cacho.md (full bio at wishwell.health.blog IG wishwell.health)

Jun 24, 202129:27

75 - Self Care is Not Selfish

Episode 75: Self Care is Not Selfish with Dr. Sonal Haerter

This week’s episode features Dr. Sonal Haerter, an internal medicine physician with a special interest in wellness. She is in the process of completing her culinary medicine fellowship. She discusses the importance is self care especially amongst women.

Find out more information about Dr. Haerter on Instagram @drsonalzhaertnsoul

Full bio at wishwell.health.blog

Jun 17, 202128:46

74 - Shed the Shoulds with Dr. Wendy Schofer

This week's episode features pediatrician and life coach Dr. Wendy Schofer. We discuss her journey into becoming a life coach after seeing her patients in her practice struggle with obesity. "Should" is a word I've tried hard to eliminate from my vocabulary and so this episode really was close to home for me. I hope you all enjoy listening to this episode!

Find out more about Dr. Schofer at www.wendyschofermd.com

Dr Wendy Schofer is a pediatrician, lifestyle physician and family life and weight coach. Her 16+ years in clinical practice has taken her from military medical practice around the world, to primary care and then to nonprofit community work.
She brings experience having difficulty conversations, supporting parents through emotional and behavioral challenges, transitioning (repeatedly!) in the military, using lifestyle as medicine, and a big dose of fun to coaching. Coaching has brought a new level of personal satisfaction and enjoyment to her clinical practice, and is the elusive missing link for helping families enjoy health at home. She helps parents "shed the shoulds" to address the fears around nutrition and overweight, and become the confident role model for family health.

Bio at wishwell.health.blog IG @wishwell.health

Jun 10, 202132:50

73: Self Doubt is a Choice with Dr. Kristin Yates

This week's episode features Dr. Kristin Yates, an OB/GYN, coach, and podcast host. We discuss self doubt as part of the human condition and how it is 100% our choice. She shares how imposter syndrome led her to nearly leave medicine. She hosts the podcast, Imposter to Unstoppable where guests come on to share their stories with her.

Find out more about Dr. Kristin Yates at kristinyatesdo.com and on Instagram @kristinyatesdo

FULL BIO at wishwell.health.blog

Jun 03, 202127:57

72 - Uncertainty with Dr. Ashley Maltz

This week's episode is a super fun one featuring my dear friend Dr. Ashley Maltz, an internal medicine and preventive medicine physician and fellowship trained integrative medicine physician. Hear her journey from college and attending her first yoga class and putting her health into her own hands. She shares her journey through her residency training in preventive medicine and then pursuing a clinical fellowship in integrative medicine. After practicing for several years, she moved back to Austin to start her own practice.

She discusses why she chose the word "uncertainty" for her episode, and sitting with herself in the discomfort of that uncertainty. She talks about experiencing significant changes in her life and being "productively unproductive" with those changes, of which so many of us can relate.

FULL BIO at wishwell.health.blog
Connect with Dr. Ashley Maltz
ashleymaltzmd.com
IG @ashleymaltzmd

May 27, 202134:21

71 - Integrative Interventional Pain & Ayurvedic Medicine with Dr. Harini Chenna

On this week's episode, I connect with a fellow integrative interventional pain management physician, Dr. Harini Chenna. As a former competitive gymnast along with the influence of her Indian cultural upbringing, she has always been passionate about fitness, nutrition, holistic healing and their vital role alongside modern medicine in building a mindset in which comprehensive wellness is a lifestyle. She shares her approach to chronic pain management in her patients. We also spend some time talking about Lagree fitness, which is how we connected on social media a few years ago!

Find out more about Dr. Chenna on Instagram @drharinichenna

Find out more about Lagree fitness on lagreefitness.com and you can save on your home microformer machine with code MICHELLEDANGMD

FULL BIO on wishwell.health.blog or IG @wishwell.health

May 20, 202131:24

70 - Fully Enjoying Life with Dr. Jordana Rothschild

Dr. Rothschild is a double board certified physician in Preventive Medicine and Occupational and Environmental Medicine with additional certification in mind-body medicine. Listen to her chat with me on today's episode on what it means to fully enjoy life in the body that we have. She talks about tapping into what we have in ourselves to accomplish the goals in how we want to live our lives to the fullest potential.

She shares her journey into mind-body medicine starting with her training in preventive medicine.

Her advice to others is to not be afraid to choose the life you want to live. Every morning, we are gifted with a new day. And each day we get to choose how we want to spend that day. It's ours alone, nobody can live it for us, we just have to be brave enough to own our choices.

Dr. Rothschild also has released a FREE 5 day mind-body boot camp starting May 24th *link in show notes or wishwell.health.blog*

Find out more information about Dr. Rothschild:
www.alpinehealthmd.com
Guided Meditations on YouTube: Alpine Health
www.youtube.com/channel/UC4ZlhRr1TBN2ueKoGji5How
Fitness Videos on YouTube: Adult Recess
www.youtube.com/channel/UCuJPA2XYFIdyBgK2VsJuDXA
Instagram:
@jordanarothschild
www.facebook.com/AlpineHealthMD
www.facebook.com/groups/alpinehealthcommunity

And you can even join our FREE 5 Day Mind-body Boot Camp starting May 24:
mailchi.mp/alpinehealthmd/bootcamp

FULL BIO at wishwell.health.blog

May 13, 202129:18

69 - Share Your Stories with Dr. Joanne Jarrett

This week's episode features Dr. Joanne Jarrett and her episode title is "Share Your Stories". She is the host of the Fancy Free Podcast. She realized over the years that we all have embarrassing funny stories and that sharing these with each other is a great way to bond, connect, laugh together, and feel less alone in our imperfections. She believes it also changes our mindset so that we are not only viewing our foibles through the lens of humor and story telling, but we also look for opportunities to share them with others as a gift. Her advice to others is to share your embarrassing funny stories every chance you get. It's addictive and infectious! She would love to start a movement whereby instead of being mired in isolating embarrassment, we are all laughing at ourselves together!

Find out more information about Joanne and her podcast at www.fancyfreepodcast.com and her clothing line at www.shelfieshoppe.com

Full bio at wishwell.health.blog and Instagram @wishwell.health

May 06, 202135:47

68 - Air Health with Dr. Erika Maria Moseson

On this week's episode I chat with Dr. Erika Maria Moseson, a lung and ICU doctor in Oregon. Her phrase for health and wellness is air health. She says don't light things on fire and breathe them into your lungs. This applies to tobacco, diesel, forests and more. She shares how as a lung and ICU doctor she realized how many patients she saw in the critical care setting due to people breathing in unhealthy air. She discussed how that is compounded by economic instability and racial inequities. We chat about vaping, the tobacco industry, wildfires, diesel and more. Her advice to others is to be an advocate for yourself and for your patients. She hosts her own podcast, Air Health Our Health, so please head over to her podcast and take a listen!

Find out more about Dr. Moseson at:
airhealthourhealth.org
Podcast: anchor.fm/airhealthourhealth/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AirHealthOurHealth/
Instagram: @airhealthourhealth

FULL BIO: wishwell.health.blog

Apr 29, 202134:00

67 - Anatomy of Well-Being with Dr. Monisha Bhanote

his week's episode features Dr. Monisha Bhanote, who comes onto the podcast to discuss the "Anatomy of Well-Being". She shares her journey as being a long windy road - from internist, to pathologist, to integrative medicine, yoga medicine therapeutic specialist and culinary medicine - but she shares that the journey has been been well worth it! She discussed what well-being means to her personally as well as for her patients. She sees herself as applying this holistic approach to the concept of well-being and her advice to others is to embrace a growth mindset.

Check out her full bio at wishwell.health.blog and you can follow her at all the following links:

www.drbhanote.com
www.instagram.com/drbhanote/
www.facebook.com/drbhanote
www.linkedin.com/in/drbhanote/

Apr 22, 202135:06

66 - Osteoporosis & Bone Health with Dr. Arinola Dada

Today's episode features Dr. Arinola Dada, a rheumatologist in Bellevue, Washington at Overlake Arthritis and Osteoporosis Center. She says that as a rheumatologist I work with women who have a higher incidence of autoimmune disease and osteoporosis so she is very passionate about educating women on the importance of screening and exercise for bone health. Her advice to women is stressing the importance of exercise, weight bearing activity, and strengthening for bone health.

We chat about the different kinds of arthritis and what osteoporosis is. We talk about the risks associated with osteoporosis, such as increased risk of fractures, and what we can do to decrease those risks.

Take a listen to find out more about this important topic! You can find out more about Dr. Dada on overlakearthritis.com

Full bio available at wishwell.health.blog

Apr 15, 202133:53

65 - Solocast on 365 Days

Today is my birthday, and I'm releasing a solo episode reflecting on 365 days. I've journaled and blogged a lot over the years, and thought it would be a fun trip down memory lane to read some old entries of a journal I wrote in over 8 years ago. I entitled it 365 Days of Zen because at the time, I was reading a book of daily quotes from mindfulness leader, Thich Nhat Hanh. When we are in the moment and feeling overwhelmed, it is challenging to remember how far we have come. I don't like to look "backwards" often, but when I do take a moment to reflect on and read some of the things I've written years ago, it is a gentle reminder that yes, I have come a long way. I hope that you enjoy listening to some of my old writings! And yes, today I am allowing myself to celebrate ME! Send me a message on Instagram @michelledangmd or @wishwell.health

Apr 08, 202114:08

64 - Neuroendometabolic Stress Response with Dr. Carrie Lam

This week's episode features Dr. Carrie Lam, MD, DABFM, ABAARM, FAAMFM. She is a board certified family medicine physician with additional certification in anti-aging, regenerative medicine and functional medicine. We discuss in this episode adrenal fatigue. She describes her journey into this field by learning from her father, Dr. Michael Lam, who has been doing nutritional telephone coaching since 2008 to help people recover from adrenal fatigue. She discusses how now we understand that stress actually affects the whole body in many different ways. She is a part of the Lam Clinic, a team of physicians and health professionals who believe in whole-person care. Dr. Lam hopes to change the future of medicine by being able to provide integrative medicine as regular medicine for all. Her advice to others is that the way to wellness is not a bandaid or narrow focus, but to get to the root cause and make sure to look at the big picture with all systems in place. She advises people to take a good listen to your body's symptoms and ask yourself why you're having the symptom and investigate the root cause. Your body has the ability to heal if given the right tools.

Find out more information about Dr. Lam on Instagram @Lam_Clinic ; website www.lamclinic.com Podcast: The Dr. Lam Show TikTok: @LamClinic and on Facebook LamClinic FULL BIO at wishwell.health.blog

Apr 01, 202130:52

63 - Empowered Relationship with Dr. Yara Demo

This week's episode features Dr. Yara Demo, a board certified neurologist and marriage and relationship coach. She shares feeling burnt out as a new attending and how it affected her professional and personal relationships. She describes how coaching has helped her learn how to manage her mind, her expectations, and take back her power. Her advice to others is that learning how to manage your mind and being deliberate about the thoughts you choose to have is life altering, allowing you to have empowered relationships.

Find out more about Dr. Yara Demo at:
www.yarademomd.com
www.coachmestat.com

Mar 25, 202127:23

62 - Individual & Corporate Wellness with Dr. Bergina Isbell

Meet Dr. Bergina Isbell, a board certified psychiatrist who shares her thoughts on individual and corporate mental wellness. Dr. Isbell recounts taking a "radical sabbatical" to learn how to better take care of herself and her patients. She now practices 90 minutes of self-care daily. She created her own business from the ground up via reverse engineering and now she helps other practices and corporations in the field of wellness. Her advice to others is to reverse engineer everything!

Find out more info about Dr. Isbell:
@berginaisbellmd www.LedLifeLLC.com FULL BIO: wishwell.health.blog

Mar 18, 202136:31

61 - Overwhelm with Dr. Marion McCrary

This week's episode features Dr. Marion McCrary, an Internal Medicine Physician and Certified Integrative Health and Wellness Coach in Durham, NC. She discusses the feeling of overwhelm in her own personal life and how to address this feeling that is so prevalent amongst not only women but in people in general.

She talks about discovering health coaching to help patients and others as she was able to address the overwhelm in her own life.

Her advice to others is if you find yourself overwhelmed and yearning for more time for yourself, follow these steps:
1. Determine your priorities: Do, Delegate, Delete, and Defer
2. Set boundaries to protect yourself and your relationships
3. Avoid relapse

Find out more information about Dr. McCrary:
Website: www.marion-wellness.com;
FB and IG @marionmccrarywellness
Twitter @marionmccrarymd Full Bio on podcast blog wishwell.health.blog

Mar 11, 202130:05

60 - Solocast on Embracing Change

It's our One Year Anniversary of the Women's Integrative Summit on Health and Wellness Podcast! So much has happened in this past year not only in the world but in each and every single one of our lives. I chat with you all today on what's been going on with me. If you recall the very first episode I posted was on Balance and why I wanted to start this podcast. Balance isn't the end point but it's a journey and that journey has twists and turns and forks in the road. I am grateful to you all who are listening, and grateful to all the women I have had on this podcast. It's been an interesting year but there have been so many positives that have come out of this.

"When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us." - Helen Keller

Connect with me on Instagram @michelledangmd ; michelledangmd.com ; the podcast on Instagram @wishwell.health

Mar 05, 202115:50

59 - Preventive Cardiovascular Health with Dr. Nicole Harkin

This week's episode features board certified cardiologist, Dr. Nicole Harkin, who comes on to share so much information about cardiovascular health, particularly as it pertains to women! She discusses lifestyle modifications such as diet and exercise, and she additionally goes into a discussion on the lipid panel. She moved across the country recently and started her own telecardiology practice, Whole Heart Cardiology, and is currently licensed to practice in New York, California, and Florida. Her advice is to focus on prevention and lifestyle changes now; progress over perfection; lifestyle can dramatically reduce risk even in those with high genetic risk. She can be found on IG @nicoleharkinmd. Visit her website at www.wholeheartcardiology.com to sign up for her newsletter and learn more about her practice.
FULL BIO: wishwell.health.blog

Mar 04, 202134:39

58 - Lifeboat with Dr. Ariana Witkin

Dr. Ariana Witkin is a pediatrician and postpartum coach who shares on this week's episode about what a lifeboat means. She shares how her experience as a new mom compelled her to become a postpartum coach. She talks about different strategies she utilizes for her postpartum clients and the different types of postpartum education she offers. Her advice she gives to new moms or expecting moms is don't forget your lifeboat - create your postpartum plan and to trust yourself.

Follow Dr. Ariana Witkin on Instagram @arianawitkinmd and www.arianawitkin.com

Feb 25, 202126:39

57 - Chronic Stress Management with Dr. Bindiya Gandhi

Welcome to this week's episode on stress management! What an important topic especially in the time of COVID-19 when we are all feeling so incredibly stressed in different ways. In this week's episode, I chat with Dr. Bindiya Gandhi about chronic stress management. She says she's always known that she wanted to practice more than a traditional medicine practice. She became yoga and Reiki certified in medical school and started learning about integrative medicine while in medical school. After completion of her family practice residency, she completed her integrative medicine and functional medicine fellowships.

During residency, she talks about dealing with stress and the ability to heal herself through her knowledge of integrative and functional medicine. She discusses how chronic stress can be a gateway to other chronic medical conditions, notably decreasing your immune system. How do we react to stress in a positive way? How do we manifest stress in our lives?

Make sure you tune in and listen to get some tips!

Find out more about Dr. Bindiya Gandhi on Instagram @DrBindiyaMD website drbindiyamd.com mindbodygreen.com cleanplatesacademy.com

Feb 18, 202134:59

56 - Self Love & Acceptance with Dr. Mously Le Blanc

Welcome to this week's episode where I chat with Dr. Mously Le Blanc otherwise known as Dr. Mo! She shares her story of burnout as a physician as the driving force for her to look into becoming a relationship coach. She calls the way she practices as a "lifestyle architect" - finding all the pieces of the puzzle for each person. She also discusses what energy medicine is and how to utilize that to complement traditional medicine. She discusses her shift to aspects of complementary medicine as a means of practicing self love and acceptance. She says the power of self love reflects our relationship with ourselves, our body, our partners, and our money. Self love is the foundation of all healing. Acceptance is having compassion for yourself despite the imperfections, which she says is difficult for high achieving women.

Fear is False Evidence Appearing Real (FEAR)

Find out more information about Dr. Mo's book at UnleashTheHealingWithin.com

Connect on Facebook Mously Le Blanc Twitter @leblanc_mo IG @doctor_mo_leblanc

Feb 11, 202132:53

55 - Destigmatization with Dr. Jessica Lubahn

Destigmatization with Dr. Jessica Lubahn of ONDRwear

In this week's episode I chat with Dr. Jessica Lubahn, a urologist and founder of the company ONDRwear. Hear how she decided to embark on this journey and what made her decide to start this company. She says that she witnessed not only the daily frustrations and embarrassment that arose from urinary leakage (urinary incontinence) in both men and women, but also the limitations and potential side effects of more invasive treatment.

The word that she chose was "destigmatization" because she wants to bring awareness about just how common this issue is with the hopes of having open conversations without the shame or stigma that sometimes comes with living with incontinence.

Find out more about ONDRwear at www.ondrwear.com and on Instagram @ondrwear

Feb 04, 202134:15

54 - Authenticity with Dr. Jessie Benson

In this week's episode, I chat with Dr. Jessie Benson and her topic, Authenticity.

She shares her journey through clinical medicine and her decision to step away and pursue her passions. She is now a certified life coach, mindfulness teacher, professional artist, and most recently professional baker with her bakery Buffalo Mountain Bakery. Her advice is to "live true to yourself".

Life Coaching: jessiebenson.com
Art: www.jessiebensonfineart.com
Bakery: www.buffalomountainbakery.com

FULL BIO at wishwell.health.blog

Jan 28, 202125:17

53 - Education & Empowerment with Dr. Kara Wada

Dr. Kara Wada is an Assistant Clinical Professor and Associate Fellowship Program Director of Allergy/Immunology at the Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. She graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine and completed her Internal Medicine and Pediatrics Residency and Allergy/Immunology Fellowship at the Ohio State University and Nationwide Children’s Hospital. After having completed additional fellowship training in medical education, she is passionate about building meaningful connection and therapeutic relationships with her patients and inspiring future physicians to do the same. She seeks to empower her patients and clients with a naturally-minded and scientifically-grounded approach to care. She speaks nationally on topics including medical education, allergic and immunologic conditions. Outside of her work, she is an autoimmune patient, a food allergy mom of 2 spunky daughters, and wife to another Dr. Wada.

Find more information at www.crunchyallergist.com and follow her @crunchyallergist on IG and Facebook.

Jan 21, 202128:47

52 - Constantly Evolving with Kim Thai

Kim Thai is a writer, Emmy-award winning producer and the founder of GaneshSpace, a community organization dedicated to pursuing equity through mindfulness.

Find out more info at:
Instagram @kthai6 / thekimthai.com /
Instagram @ganeshspace / ganeshspace.com

Kim's article on Being Asian American During Trump's 'China Virus': bit.ly/3oMEkry

Jan 14, 202159:46

51 - Adaptive Yoga with Dr. Ingrid Yang

Ingrid Yang, MD, JD, E-RYT-500*, C-IAYT** is a board-certified physician hospitalist in San Diego, CA who has been teaching yoga for over 21 years. She is also the author of two books: Hatha Yoga Asanas and Adaptive Yoga. She is an incredibly creative and inspiring yoga teacher, who has made it her purpose to incorporate medicine into yoga, and yoga into medicine. Dr. Yang leads classes, trainings, and workshops all over the United States, Australia, Europe and Asia. She is a certified yoga therapist under the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT) and a Reiki master of the Usui tradition. In her past lives, Ingrid was an intellectual property attorney, founder and owner of Blue Point Yoga Center, and a jazz singer in Australia. When she is not doctor-ing or yoga-ing, Ingrid loves to surf at sunset, travel the world, and play on the beach with her dogs Rusty and Juno. Find out more at www.ingridyang.com or instagram.com/ingridyangyogamd

*E-RYT500 = experienced registered yoga teacher with Yoga Alliance and the 500 level (highest level)

**C-IAYT = Certified with International Association of Yoga Therapists (a 2000 hour training requirement)

Jan 07, 202138:34

50 - Solocast on Reflections 2020

In this week's episode I recap the first season of the podcast. What a year this has been for us all. I'm grateful for all the little positives that have come out of this year and am looking forward to the new year. Thank you all for coming along and listening. I'm excited for Season 2 which is just around the corner! In this next season we will shift gears and discuss specific women's health & wellness topics! Look forward to yoga, coaching, postpartum issues, stress management and many many more! Also a new logo reveal coming soon!

Dec 31, 202013:48

49 - Keeps Getting Better with Dr. Ali Novitsky

Ali Novitsky, MD specializes in Life Coaching for Professional Women, including fellow female physicians. She is a Certified Life and Weight Loss Coach, Board Certified Pediatrician, Board Certified Neonatologist, Blogger, International Speaker, and Host of the Podcast, “Life Coaching for Women Physicians.” Ali has a membership program for women physicians called Life Coaching Society where she focuses mind, body, and relationship fitness.

Find out more info about Dr. Novitsky:

Website: www.lifecoachingforwomenphysicians.com

Facebook group for women physicians: www.facebook.com/groups/LCWPwithAliNovitskyMD/

Instagram: alinovitskymd

Twitter: ARemakus

Linkedin: Alexandra Novitsky MD

Dec 24, 202032:35

48 - Restoration with Dr. Melissa Mondala

Dr. Melissa Mondala is a Southern California native and a board-certified Family Medicine physician. She obtained her medical degree from Chicago Medical School and completed her Family Medicine residency, in addition to a fellowship in Lifestyle Medicine, both from Loma Linda University Health. Last year, she served as Preventive Medicine Junior Faculty at Loma Linda University Health, where she worked in a Lifestyle Medicine specialty clinic and inpatient lifestyle medicine service in an acute rehabilitation setting. She served as President (2018-2019) and Secretary (2017-2018) for the American College of Lifestyle Medicine Professionals in Training (PiT) Division, now known as the ACLM-Trainees division. She carried out PiT’s mission to expand PiT nationally and globally through Lifestyle Medicine Interest Groups (LMIGs), social media campaigns, and personally inspiring a neighboring medical school, Western University, to create a LMIG. She has accelerated the lifestyle medicine movement within academic institutions, social media, community fairs, and podcasts. Dr. Mondala is committed to the American College of Lifestyle Medicine’s collective efforts to elevate Lifestyle Medicine in the medical, political, and social communities.

Currently, she is in private practice in Newport Beach and is an ACLM Board Member. She is a uniquely engaging motivational speaker that brings evidence based methods to combat chronic disease and uplifts potential barriers through self-empowerment and self-compassion.

Find out more info on melissamondalamd.com and on Instagram @melissamondala.md

Dec 17, 202030:14

47 - Renaissance Woman with Dr. Nancy Yen Shipley

Dr. Nancy Yen Shipley is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon, with additional fellowship training in sports medicine and arthroscopy. Her professional interests include sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery, injuries and conditions of the shoulder and knee, fracture care and general orthopaedic surgery. Dr. Yen Shipley received her B.A. degree in Psychology at the University of California, Los Angeles. She spent time after her undergraduate training working in the snowboarding industry and event planning, before finding her true passion, medicine. She attended Drexel University College of Medicine, in Philadelphia, where she discovered her love for Orthopaedics. Dr. Yen Shipley completed internship and residency in orthopaedic surgery at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, then completed additional fellowship training in arthroscopy and sports medicine at Orthopaedic Research of Virginia. Dr. Yen Shipley is a partner at Multnomah Orthopedic Clinic. In addition to her her clinical practice, Dr. Yen Shipley enjoys caring for athletes of all levels, as a team physician for U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team, Multnomah University and Portland Interscholastic League. She has also been involved as a part of the medical team for track and field’s IAAF World Indoor Championships, the University of Richmond and the Virginia Special Olympics. Dr. Yen Shipley is passionate about sharing her path to medicine with others, in particular our next generation of future physicians. She is a mentor and champion for women and diversity in surgical specialties, and brings awareness to this through speaking engagements and an active online presence. She has been a featured contributor on KevinMD.com, called “a must-read blog” by Rebecca Ruiz of Forbes, among multiple other online sources of medical news. In her free time, Dr. Yen Shipley enjoys spending time with her family, snowboarding, stand up paddleboarding, playing (i.e. learning) tennis, and enjoying the great outdoors and the great food in her adopted hometown of Portland.

www.NancyMD.com www.instagram.com/_nancymd www.youtube.com/c/NancyMD www.twitter.com/_nancymd

Dec 10, 202028:19

46 - Ever Evolving with Dr. Lynn Stiff

Lynn Stiff, MD, RD, MS is a dietitian-turned-physician passionate about empowering individuals to make realistic and sustainable diet and lifestyle choices that can prevent, treat and reverse chronic disease. She is a board-certified Family Medicine physician and is faculty at a local Family Medicine residency program. She recently sat for her Lifestyle Medicine board certification in November and started an Integrative Medicine Fellowship through the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine. Lynn takes a holistic approach to health and believes that health is not determined by a number on the scale, but by a collection of behaviors each individual engages in. She is passionate about promoting wellness for patients and health care providers. For more information and education, check out her blog nutritionhealthlife.com, or podcast, Medicine for Life.

Dec 03, 202029:48

45 - (Part 2) Unbridled Conviction with Dr. Sirichand Khasla

Dr. Khalsa has had a life-long interest in mindful living as the basis for long term vitality. She completed a residency in Internal Medicine at The Mayo Clinic in 2005 and is board certified in Integrative Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Hospice Medicine. Dr. Khalsa has deepened her studies on health and healing by becoming a Kundalini Yoga Instructor, Reiki Master, and participating in a 2-year full-time program on Ayurveda at the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque and India. Through these other educational pathways, she has spent many years observing herself and patients in a different light from what was offered in her initial medical training. Serving as both an Integrative Medicine PCP and consultant to other medical practices, she has dedicated time and energy to promoting an increased understanding of the link between long term health and the daily choices we make. She is currently focusing her energy on supporting people to make the shift to intuitively living healthy through hands-on experiences in Phoenix, Az. Learn more at DrSiriChand.com. Social Media Facebook: www.facebook.com/luminousfoods Instagram: www.instagram.com/luminousfoods/ Pinterest: www.pinterest.com/luminousfoods/ Twitter: twitter.com/LuminousFoods Youtube: www.youtube.com/sirichandkhalsamd

Nov 27, 202018:20

45 - (Part 1) Unbridled Conviction with Dr. Sirichand Khasla

Dr. Khalsa has had a life-long interest in mindful living as the basis for long term vitality. She completed a residency in Internal Medicine at The Mayo Clinic in 2005 and is board certified in Integrative Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Hospice Medicine. Dr. Khalsa has deepened her studies on health and healing by becoming a Kundalini Yoga Instructor, Reiki Master, and participating in a 2-year full-time program on Ayurveda at the Ayurvedic Institute in Albuquerque and India. Through these other educational pathways, she has spent many years observing herself and patients in a different light from what was offered in her initial medical training. Serving as both an Integrative Medicine PCP and consultant to other medical practices, she has dedicated time and energy to promoting an increased understanding of the link between long term health and the daily choices we make. She is currently focusing her energy on supporting people to make the shift to intuitively living healthy through hands-on experiences in Phoenix, Az.

Learn more at DrSiriChand.com.

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Nov 05, 202027:06

41 - Dynamic and Ever Evolving with Dr. Tania Booker

I am an internist turned wellness MD, marathon runner and blogger in Houston, TX. I started running for stress relief as a medical student in my twenties but when I started racing in my thirties, I became hooked. I’ve completed 2 marathons, 5 half marathons and a ton of 5K and 10K races.

I’ve reached a pivotal point in my career where I am in transition from practicing traditional internal medicine (working in the hospital) to becoming a wellness MD who focuses on using movement, nutrition and meditation to treat common medical conditions as opposed to prescription drugs.

As I learn more about ways to improve my personal health and well-being, I hope to also help my patients live their healthiest life with fewer medications and physical limitations.

Find out more info on Instagram @doctor.tania and www.moveovermedicine.com

Oct 29, 202029:37

40 - Living My Life without Limits with Dr. Naty Chaimowitz

I am a pediatric allergy & immunology fellow, wife and mom to two amazing girls. After what seems like a lifetime long struggle with my weight, I decided that I was done living a life of limitations imposed by my obesity. Little by little, I changed my lifestyle. I changed my diet, introduced exercise and improved my health. While my journey has not and is not easy, it is so rewarding. My current mantra is “I am worth the effort”. Follow Dr. Chaimowitz' journey on Instagram @natygetslight

Oct 22, 202033:19

39 - Solocast on Self-Compassion

On this week's solo episode, I share my thoughts on Self-Compassion on how it relates to health & wellness. Send me a comment and let me know what you think! Instagram @michelledangmd

Oct 20, 202019:44

38 - I am Enough with Dr. Payal Patel Ghayal

I am a Pediatric Integrative Physician, wife and mother to two beautiful boys. In 2009 I graduated from Goryeb Children’s Hospital in Morristown, NJ. After working 60 hours a week in Private Practice for 3 years, I gave birth to my precious baby boy. My original plan was to return back to work part-time but everything changed once he was born. I decided to be a stay-at-home mom. During this time I also gave birth to my my second son. Before I knew it, 4 years had gone by in beautiful, chaotic, perfect life. After returning to work I realized I was no longer the same practitioner. My years at home as a mom helped me redefine my practice mindset. What I learned theoretically was not necessarily practical for all families. This real life experience combined with my Pediatric Knowledge led me to pursue a certification in Integrative Medicine at the Andrew Weil Center of Integrative Medicine. With this approach, healing takes into account the whole person, including all aspects of lifestyle. Dr. Ghayal is currently a parent and life coach and obtaining her certification through the Life Coach School. Follow her at: mdthemindfuldoctor.com, FB-Payal Patel Ghayal, IG @mdthemindfuldoctor

Oct 15, 202033:19