Not Alone With Melissa-Sue Methven
Welcome to the Not Alone With Melissa-Sue Methven podcast, where it is a safe haven where we embrace our truth and break the silence surrounding our struggles. Here, we believe in the power of sharing our stories, fostering a loving community filled with hope, tools, and resources for healing. Together, we’ll explore the journeys of those who have faced adversity, offering insights and support to ensure no one suffers alone. Join us as we shine a light on the path to healing, one authentic conversation at a time.
Episodes
What if the person best equipped to explain what today's teenagers are going through is a teenager herself? Mélissa sits down with Jada Lauren, a 17-year-old author who wrote her debut novel, Dear Tomorrow, as a diary-style story blending her own experiences with fiction, to talk about what pushed her to start writing and why she believes it took someone her own age to put real words to what teenagers are actually f...
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Is your tap water quietly working against your health?
Melissa sits down with Paula Silveira, CEO of MAW Wellness, to talk about what most people never think to question about the water they drink, cook with, and bathe in every day.
They discuss chlorine levels that are sometimes...
Is your dental practice spending more time managing software than caring for patients? Melissa sits down with Grey Bonin, CEO and Founder of Prahsys, to break down how disconnected dental technology, payment systems, and outdated processes can create unnecessary stress and lost revenue.
They discuss software sprawl, payment transparency, credit card fees, fraud prevention, and how better systems can make dental pract...
What do you do when a normal night out suddenly turns into a situation you can’t control? Sarah Haspel, founder of Bestie Defense, joins Melissa to share the experience that completely changed how she thinks about personal safety.
They talk about what really happens when adrenaline kicks in, why having a safety tool isn’t enough, and how training, awareness, and quick access can make a difference when thi...
A heart attack can make you rethink everything you thought mattered. Dan “Big D” Sakowski joins Melissa for an honest conversation about success, entrepreneurship, family, faith, and the cost of building a life around achievement.
Dan shares how chasing money, status, and business success strained the relationships that mattered most, and how a major health scare forced him to rethink his legacy. They exp...
Women are often told their symptoms are normal, stress-related, or simply something they have to live with. Colette Schnabel is challenging that idea. In Cannes, Melissa sits down with the casting director of She Healed to talk about women’s health, chronic pain, anxiety, hormones, and the importance of becoming your own health advocate.
They explore nervous system regulation, trauma, gut health, environmental ...
Chronic fatigue, gum inflammation, thyroid issues, and recurring cavities may have more in common than you think.
Melissa sits down with biological dental hygienist Amber White to explore the connection between oral health, the nervous system, nutrition, minerals, and whole-body wellness.
Amber explains how biological dentistry looks beyond routine dental care, including the role of the oral microbiome, ...
A heart attack at 33 changed Dr. Nammy Patel’s life and the way she practices dentistry. In this episode, Melissa explores the connection between biological dentistry, oral health, airway health, and longevity.
Dr. Patel breaks down hidden dental infections, sleep apnea, nasal breathing, the oral microbiome, gum inflammation, and mercury amalgam fillings, while explaining how oral health may influence inflammat...
Could hidden dental infections, mercury fillings, or poor airway health be affecting your chronic health? Melissa sits down with biological dentist and author Dr. David Porter to explore the connection between oral health, inflammation, sleep, and brain health.
They discuss mercury amalgam, dental implants, root canals, cavitations, mouth breathing, and sleep apnea, along with how informed dental decisions can suppor...
Your mouth could be revealing more about your health than you realize. Dr. Seb, a UK biological dentist, explains how breathing, tongue ties, airway health, sleep, and even anxiety can all be connected to what's happening inside your mouth.
We get into biological dentistry, myofunctional therapy, root canals, inflammation, and why treating the source often matters more than treating the symptoms.
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Are peptides worth the hype, or are they just another wellness trend? After a year of personal experience, Melissa sits down with SSRP health coach Anthony Castore to separate fact from fiction and explore how peptides may support energy, recovery, metabolism, and cellular health.
Together, they break down popular peptides like tirzepatide, BPC-157, SS31, MOTS-c, and thymosin alpha 1, explaining how they work, who th...
No one tells you how easy it is to lose yourself while chasing a career in healthcare.
Melissa sits down with Dr. Daisy Clark for an honest conversation about the pressure to perform, the fear of falling behind, and why so many students and clinicians end up exhausted before their careers truly begin.
Together, they unpack the hidden cost of perfectionism, academic stress, ADHD, and the constant drive to...
Most people never think to connect their mouth with their brain, sleep, energy, or chronic health symptoms.
In this conversation, Melissa sits down with biological dentist Dr. Sachin Karande to explain why that connection may be one of the most overlooked pieces of modern healthcare.
Drawing from his experience in both traditional and biological dentistry, DDr. Sachin Karande shares why hidden oral infec...
What if your dentist says everything looks fine, but your body says otherwise?
In this episode, Melissa sits down with wellness entrepreneur Marissa Maggio Herelson to explore hidden jaw infections, cavitations, root canals, and why a CBCT scan can reveal what traditional X-rays often miss.
Marissa shares the health journey that changed everything, including a last-minute decision that uncovered jawbone ...
What if 15 minutes a day could help prevent burnout before it takes over?
Melissa sits down with holistic dentist and Rest to Thrive founder Dr. Diana Liu to explore why so many high achievers live in fight or flight, and how that shows up as chronic pain, poor sleep, anxiety, and exhaustion.
They unpack the unique stress of dentistry, from precision work and patient anxiety to packed schedules and perfe...
What if the best thing you do for your family this summer is slow down?
In this episode, Melissa shares how summer break can become a powerful time for nervous system regulation, deeper connection, and healthier rhythms for the whole family.
From breathwork and morning sunlight to boredom, creativity, and one-on-one time with your kids, this conversation is full of simple ways to reduce stress and build resil...
Mercury exposure in dentistry, brain fog, and heavy metal toxicity can show up quietly even in high performers.
In this episode, Melissa sits down with Dr. Jigar Gandhi, who shares the moment his memory started slipping during surgery and his team noticed something was wrong.
From there, we explore mercury exposure in dentistry, heavy metal toxicity, and how symptoms can be dismissed or misunderstood for...
A marathon qualifier one week before a biopsy, then the words no 31-year-old expects to hear: breast cancer. In this episode, Melissa sits down with Marina Blackford for a raw, practical, hope-filled conversation about what happens when your body speaks and you finally listen.
Marina shares her stage two triple negative breast cancer diagnosis, learning she is BRCA1 positive, and the decisions that followed, includin...
What if healing after dental work has as much to do with your nervous system as the procedure itself? In this episode, we explore why some people recover quickly after extractions while others struggle with lingering pain, inflammation, and delayed healing.
We dive into cavitations, bone health, and the connection between stress, fear, and the body's ability to repair. From biological dentistry to nervous system regu...
What if beef is not the problem, but how we farm it is?
This episode breaks down how regenerative agriculture and regenerative ranching can shift the climate conversation by focusing on better grazing and smarter manure management.
We explore rotational grazing in simple terms and how it supports soil health, plant regrowth, and microbial balance. We also look at how captured manure can be converted into renew...
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