Living a life of wholeness means connecting mind, body, and soul – and each episode of Sparking Wholeness promotes what holistic health and holistic living really can look like in the day to day.
This show brings together health experts from various fields in order to discuss popular wellness topics and offer hope and support for mental health issues. Whether it’s addressing trauma, healing the gut microbiome, biohacking genes, dealing with body image concerns, or exploring the struggles of motherhood and parenting, every episode is designed to spark wholeness.
Each episode averages 75,000 downloads in the first 30 days. Past experts and best-selling authors include Dr. James Gordon, Dr. Lori Shemek, Dr. Uma Naidoo, Ali Miller, Del Bigtree, and Melissa d’Arabian.
Podcast is available on the show page here, iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Play, and iHeart Radio.
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Most Played Solo Episodes
- Episode 218: How I Overcame the Labels of PTSD, Depression, and Bipolar Disorder I share my personal story, sharing the root causes of my illness and laying the foundation for why I take a functional medicine approach to mental health.
- Episode 239: Understanding the Purpose of Anxiety In this episode, I break down what anxiety is from a Biblical and scientific standpoint. I also share how to know your triggers and advocate for yourself from a holistic perspective.
- Episode 234: How to Use Food to Support Your Mood – I cover the topic of “food as mood,” including my principles for mental health nutrients, how to increase those nutrients practically, how blood sugar plays a role in mental health, and top brain foods.
- Episode 177: Root Causes of Adolescent Depression There are many things contributing to adolescent hopelessness, and while there are differences between the world of today and the world when I was diagnosed, the treatment options haven’t changed. The treatment options available in the 90s are the same being offered today, 30 years later: medication and therapy. Unfortunately, those limited options are not treating the root of the issue, and in some cases, may make things worse. I created a list of contributing root causes to my depression from the functional medicine lens, in hopes that it will help someone take a closer look at potential factor that are not being offered through traditional treatment.
- Episode 137: Understanding the Gut-Brain Connection Our microbes modulate our mood. Understanding the gut-brain axis is crucial to advocating for your mental health. In this episode, I tackle the latest research in this growing field, based on dozens of published studies and publications, in order to give a comprehensive overview of how the gut and brain “talk” to each other, and how to support our mental health even better!