Born to Heal: Holistic Healing for Optimal Health

Born to Heal: Holistic Healing for Optimal Health

Your Body Knows How to Heal Join Dr. Katie Deming, M.D., a seasoned Radiation Oncologist, Healthcare Leader, and inspiring Tedx speaker, as she bridges the gap between Western Medicine and Holistic Healing. Our bodies intrinsically know how to heal, but we've been conditioned to believe that we need to look outside ourselves for that power. Learn how Dr. Katie's transformative experience as a doctor within the Western medical system made her realize that our healthcare system is broken and keeps people sick. This pivotal moment ultimately inspired her to leave Western Medicine for Integrative Oncology and embark on a path that blends scientific knowledge with spirituality, including the latest breakthroughs in quantum physics. Every week, Dr. Katie, alongside a variety of guests, will introduce you to holistic methods that not only prevent illness but also empower you to activate your innate healing capabilities. "Born to Heal" is a weekly infusion of wisdom for healthcare professionals, and anyone on a healing journey Subscribe wherever you enjoy podcasts, and embrace the message at the heart of this podcast — because just like Dr. Katie, you were Born to Heal. DISCLAIMER: The Born to Heal Podcast is intended for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for seeking professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Individual medical histories are unique; therefore, these episodes should not be used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease without consulting your healthcare provider.

Episodes

November 25, 2025 56 mins

What if cancer risk has far less to do with your weight than your insulin?

Dr. Katie Deming sits down with Dr. Christy Kesslering, a fellow radiation oncologist who made the same unconventional leap out of Western medicine. Their conversation opens doors to understanding how metabolism influences cancer in ways most doctors never discuss with their patients.

Dr. Kesslering reveals how her personal health struggles uncovered something...

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What if the key to healing your body is trapped deep inside your nervous system?

You've probably heard that changing your mindset can change your health. While there's truth to that, it's missing something crucial. 

Dr. Katie sits down with Jakob Gričar, a trauma-informed coach and somatic expert, to explore why so many people spend years in therapy without real relief. He shares why  when you work with your nervous sy...

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What if the real healing from cancer isn't solely focused on making the tumor disappear, but transforming the person carrying it?

When therapist Geneva Jacobs learned she had cancer, she remembered watching her mother go through chemotherapy, radiation, and surgeries at the same age. 

She knew she'd take a different path. That decision led her to a 29-day water fast that changed everything about who she is. 

Dr. Katie Deming...

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What if the cancer treatment that works best is the one pharmaceutical companies can't profit from? 

What if one of the cancer treatments that works best is the one the pharmaceutical companies can't profit from?!

Dr. Katie sits down again with Professor Thomas Seyfried to explore why the medical system resists alternative approaches to a disease that claims over 1,700 lives daily in the U.S., and what's actually drivi...

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What if pleasure could be your most powerful healing tool?

Imagine a healing journey that doesn't feel like a grueling marathon, but a gentle, sensory-rich exploration of wellness.

Dr. Katie Deming sits down again with Faith Laux, a somatic sex and relationship coach who knows the transformative power of pleasure, especially when facing serious health challenges.

Faith shares her profound personal journey after being diagnosed wi...

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What if your body isn't broken, but speaking a language you haven't learned to understand yet?

Dr. Katie Deming sits down with Amy and Andrey Derevyanko, creators of an app helping everyday people explore the emotional roots of physical illness. Using principles from German New Medicine, their tool connects what’s happening in your body to what’s happened in your life.

Amy shares her journey from health anxiety to empowerme...

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What if cancer is a teacher inviting you to uncover the imbalances in your life?

Dr. Katie Deming sits down with Brandon LaGreca, an licensed acupuncturist, author, and traditional Chinese medicine practitioner who once faced stage IV lymphoma, to explore a completely different lens on cancer.

Brandon shares how Chinese medicine views cancer not as bad luck, but as a messenger pointing toward imbalances in our emotional, ph...

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Most of us have been taught that loving our pets means keeping their bowls full, but what if that instinct is actually shortening their lives?

Dr. Katie Deming welcomes Dr. Maureen McMichael, a board-certified veterinary emergency and pet health specialist, to explore how fasting for pets, time-restricted eating, and caloric restriction can transform animal health. 

You’ll learn why free-feeding dogs may be harmful, how fasting can e...

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What if you could stop your racing mind in the middle of a stressful day without meditating for an hour?

Dr. Katie Deming welcomes clinical hypnotherapist Amy Budden, whose path from Hollywood comedy editor to healing practitioner started with a terrifying night watching her toddler struggle to breathe.

Through a moment of maternal desperation, Amy discovered she could guide her daughter into a healing state usin...

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What if the most profound grief could coexist with the deepest gratitude?

When Christie Miller lost her husband Mark to cancer just seven weeks before this conversation, she made a choice that might surprise you.  Dr. Katie Deming sits down with her to explore how someone can navigate devastating loss while finding meaning, purpose, and even peace in the process.

Christie is a mindset coach who has walked through...

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What if the very services meant to ease your symptoms could also extend your life and yet most people don’t learn about them until it’s far too late?

Dr. Katie Deming sits down with Dr. Lisa Tartaglia, a dual board-certified palliative care and hospice physician, to clear up the confusion around two of healthcare's most misunderstood services.

You'll discover the real difference between palliative care and hospic...

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What would happen if you pressed pause on everything, food, routines, even the noise of everyday life and gave your body the space to speak?

Dr. Katie Deming sits down with Faith Laux, a somatic sex and relationship coach who faced stage 4 colon cancer and turned to a 14-day water fast. What unfolded went far beyond phys...

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What if the most powerful cancer treatment costs nothing and has been hiding in plain sight for over a century?

Join Dr. Katie Deming MD as she sits down with Dr. Nasha Winters, who survived terminal ovarian cancer at age 19 without conventional treatment. Dr. Winters now trains doctors worldwide in metabolic approaches that challenge everything we've been taught about cancer and healing.

Dr. Deming brings he...

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What lifestyle choices can reduce your risk before cancer develops? (Video Re- Release - Watch here: https://youtu.be/fAZ81saCTOA?si=3PipGywmSY5mOlxS)

Dr. Katie Deming sat down with Dr. Thomas Seyfried, professor of biology at Boston College and author of Cancer as a Metabolic Disease.

Together, they...

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What if the biggest obstacle to your healing isn't your diagnosis but the beliefs hiding in your subconscious mind?

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Revisit Dr. Katie Deming and Peter Crone, known as "The Mind Architect," conversation from last year. They explored how our deeply embedded beliefs and thought patterns shape our reality in ways we often don't recognize.

Peter shared compellin...

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What if the very words your doctor uses could help or harm your healing journey?

Dr. Katie Deming joins fellow physician Dr. Nasha Winters, host of the Metabolic Matters podcast to share a story that may forever change how you view cancer care. 

Her journey from conventional oncology to holistic healing uncovers why so ma...

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What if everything you’ve been told about preventing cancer is actually making you sicker?

Dr. Katie Deming guests on Chris and Kevin Carton’s Science and Spirituality Podcast to share her radical shift from respected radiation oncologist to pioneer of Conscious Oncology. 

Dr. Deming is helping people achieve what many doctors...

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Do you believe the most powerful healing happens when you strip everything down to the basics?

In this deeply personal episode, Dr. Katie Deming opens up about a major shift happening in her integrative oncology practice – one that might surprise even her longtime listeners. 

After spending over a year helping cancer patients navigate both conventional and holistic approaches, she's discovered something that's changing how ...

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What if supporting a loved one through cancer could become a path to personal healing and deeper connection?

Dr. Katie Deming is joined by psychotherapist Sandra Wallin and Kim Scanlon, whose husband, Keith, is navigating a cancer diagnosis. Kim shares how her journey from overwhelmed “caregiver” to empowered partner began with discovering PSYCH-K, a powerful yet gentle technique for shifting limiting beliefs stored in the subconsci...

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What drives a respected oncologist to step away from a prestigious career for the healing potential of plant medicine?


Dr. Jason Konner, medical oncologist and full professor at one of America's leading cancer hospitals, sits down with Dr. Katie Deming to reveal his transformation from skeptical scientist to advocate for consciousness-based healing. 

After two decades in academic medicine, a transformative experience with p...

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