Healthy Living by Willow Creek Springs
A podcast about practices to promote healthy lives featuring experts, businesses, and clients: we gather to share our stories about success, failure, exploration, and so much more. Our subscription episodes feature some personal and vulnerable, real-life stories that are sensitive to some of the general public.
Episodes
The day after the solstice feels different for a reason: the light begins to return, and with it a chance to reset our bodies and our outlook. We dive into what short days really do to mood, immunity, and motivation, then map out simple ways to bring light back into daily life—through sunlight, sleep, food, and community.
We start with the science behind seasonal affective dips and why morning light is a powe...
What if the story we tell about dementia is upside down? Jill sits down with author and advocate Marilyn Raichle to trace her path from reluctant caregiver to devoted care partner for her mother, Jean—a journey sparked by a single painting class that turned fear into curiosity and connection. Instead of bracing for loss, Marilyn learned to invite joy first, and everything changed: colors warmed, conversations opened, ...
A teenage diagnosis of achalasia set Sara on a path she never asked for—esophageal surgery, years of nausea and vomiting, and a later diagnosis of gastroparesis that made eating unpredictable and exhausting. Add the weight of a “permanent” feeding tube, depression, and the slow drift into binge drinking, and you get a life that looked functional from the outside but felt unsustainable from the inside. We sit down with...
What if the cure you’re seeking is less about fixing a body part and more about meeting your whole self with honesty and skill? That’s the thread we follow with Rachel Krentzman—yoga therapist, physical therapist, and certified Hakomi psychotherapist—whose life journey moves from an Orthodox childhood in Montreal to San Diego’s studios and finally to Israel, where reconnection and reconciliation take center stage. Her...
Some moments feel like they were made just for you. That’s where we begin: with signs that don’t demand worship, but invite movement. Joe shares a mysterious “divine download” memory and Bishop Kevin reframes it as a signal that did its job. From there we trace a throughline of purpose: how to recognize direction, how to respond without getting stuck, and how to keep evolving even when the road dips into a valley afte...
A whispered “he’s tombstone” in a silent hospital hallway became the pivot point. John Stewart Hill chose to stay, and that decision reshaped his life—and the way homeowners find trustworthy help. What began with a weak heart and a yellow legal pad turned into The Good Contractors List, a national network that vets pros with FBI-level checks and backs every job with a $25,000 guarantee.
We walk through John’s...
A “good scan” can feel like a finish line, but we dig into why it’s often just the start of smarter decisions. Joe walks through a favorable MRI, an attentive ENT visit, and the practical next move: get a CT to clarify what’s scar, what’s necrosis, and what—if anything—still needs attention. Along the way, we unpack the real limits of imaging, the differences between diagnostic radiation and therapeutic doses, and how...
A routine mammogram, a life-altering call, and a decision that would shape everything that followed: who holds the wheel. Author Cara Lockwood joins us to talk about facing HER2-positive breast cancer, reclaiming agency, and transforming a frightening diagnosis into a blueprint for action, humor, and hope.
We start with the fog of early days—the “white room” where language blurs and time stretches—then move i...
What if aging isn’t decline but the door to becoming who you were meant to be? That’s the heart of our conversation with educator and author Suzanne Eden, who at 87 shares a candid, hard-won perspective on health, purpose, and wholeness. We unpack the critical difference between curing and healing, why trauma and lifelong pressure can show up as physical illness, and how a purely biomedical approach often misses the d...
A stadium full of strangers rose to their feet, Bruce Springsteen smiled into the camera, and Ann Abel felt something she hadn’t in years: possibility. What followed wasn’t a fairy tale; it was a series of small, stubborn yeses that moved her from severe, recurrent depression and ECT-induced memory loss to a late-life surge of storytelling, two memoirs, and a social media community of more than 720,000 people.
Ever tried to outrun your brain? Ron Souers did—until speed and stress nearly cost him his job. Our conversation traces that moment of reckoning to a new framework for ADHD: not a defect to hide, but a different wiring to understand, support, and leverage. Ron is a coach, advocate, and host of “Don’t Mind Me, I Just Have ADHD,” and he brings hard-won lessons from the shop floor to the therapist’s chair to practical ro...
Ever notice how a single thought can steer your whole day? We take that idea seriously and put it to work with two powerful tools: gratitude and time in the garden. Joe shares why focusing on what’s working—rather than what’s wrong—can shift your mood, your choices, and even your stress response, then shows how a living, breathing landscape makes that shift easier and more natural.
We explore the psychology o...
A desert hillside turns brown each summer, but tucked inside it is a living stream, layered shade houses, and a nonprofit garden built to calm the nervous system. We walk you through how Gardens of Hope grew from a family project into a community resource where people heal by planting, pruning, and simply breathing near water. The message is simple and radical: nature works, and it belongs in our mental health toolkit...
The urge feels harmless at first: a tiny bump on the scalp, a rough edge on the skin, a moment of boredom. Then comes the pull or the pick, the trance-like focus, the fleeting relief—and the shame that follows. We invited certified clinical hypnotherapist and hair loss specialist Keisha Reynolds to help us unpack body-focused repetitive behaviors like trichotillomania and dermatillomania, and to share a roadmap that a...
Change doesn’t start with willpower; it starts with honesty. Joe opens up about the habits that held him back, from tobacco cravings to the quiet compromises that sneak in during hard seasons, and lays out a practical path to break negative cycles without losing your sanity. If you’ve ever wondered why you keep doing what you swore you wouldn’t, this conversation gives you the map—and the courage—to try again, smarter...
Feeling stuck between wellness hype and real results? We sat down with Eddie Stone, founder and CEO of Touchstone Essentials, to cut through the noise and focus on what actually moves the needle: reducing daily toxic load and fueling the body with clean, verifiable nutrition. Eddie shares the wake-up calls that shaped his approach, from early labs that didn’t make sense to a family health crisis that spotlighted how h...
What if a childhood built on criticism and distance teaches your nervous system to disappear? We sit with author and advocate Blair Sorell to uncover how schizoid personality disorder can form as a learned defense—and how clarity, therapy, and the right environment can turn fog into focus. Blair opens up about growing up between a terminally ill mother and an absent father, the slow drift from daydreaming to dysfuncti...
Sleepless nights don’t just steal your energy; they tax your memory, your mood, and the way every system in your body repairs itself. We sit down with Lori Oliver, a former executive who turned years of burnout into a mission to make better sleep achievable with simple, science-backed habits and a surprising piece of performance gear: a reengineered sleep mask designed for true blackout and cooling comfort.
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Resilience shouldn’t live on a poster. It should live in your day. We sat down with Dr. Kate Lund—psychologist, TEDx speaker, and host of The Optimized Mind—to turn big ideas about mental health into tools you’ll actually use. From childhood surgeries to two decades of clinical practice, Kate has learned that real strength starts with a steady baseline, not superhuman willpower.
We unpack the relaxation respo...
A tumor melting on camera, a radiology scan to match, and a paper that moved from submission to PubMed faster than we expected—this is the story of how careful documentation turned a personal win into shared evidence. We walk through the case report step by step: how we assembled photos, methods, results, and discussion without overstating what a single case can prove, and why that restraint makes it more valuable to ...
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