Radical Remission Project ”Stories That Heal” Podcast

A year after starting a business that took off like wildfire, Wally noticed her health began to suffer. Her hair started falling out in clumps, she was sleeping a lot, had a sore neck, and just couldn't get up in the morning. She saw several doctors who all agreed it was a cyst. But In August of 2018, when she began to have problems swallowing and breathing, she had a biopsy. The results showed that it was squamous cell carcinoma o...

Dr Jen Green is a Naturopathic Doctor (ND) who is board certified in Naturopathic Oncology (FABNO) and has been practicing integrative oncology for 25 years. Dr Green founded the Naturopathic Department at Beaumont Hospitals, Michigan in 2008 and served as the department head for five years. 

Jen is currently a Research Director for KNOW, the Knowledge in Integrative Oncology Website (www.knowoncology.org). KNOW is an educational p...

Jennifer Dickenson is an author, cancer survivor, lawyer and wellness advocate. In 2011 she was diagnosed with brain cancer, grade 4, glioblastoma. She has been in remission since 2012. Through her experience fighting brain cancer she discovered many healing tools that she now shares with others. When she read Kelly Turner’s book Radical Remission in 2014, she actually wept with joy because the tools Turner researched matched exact...

Jerome was diagnosed with muscle invasive bladder cancer on January 29, 1997. The diagnosis was based on a transurethral resection surgery.

Having done his research, he contacted a doctor at Harvard and Mass General Hospital about a clinical trial for a bladder sparing protocol. To Jermoe’s surprise, Dr.Shipley called back and shared the protocol with Jerome’s medical team and the treatment began a couple of weeks later. The treatm...

Tara Graham is a Certified Integrative and Functional Nutritionist and Certified Terrain Advocate in Oncology Nutrition with a Degree in Complementary and Alternative Medicine. After her mother’s terminal cancer diagnosis in 2014, Tara embarked on a mission to discover the root cause of disease. 

She redefines the relationship with nourishment and food to uncover true healing within illness to include alternative cancer treatment ...

Lindsay was diagnosed at 31 years old with stage IV salivary gland cancer and later with mets to lungs, and brain. She went through 3 years of consistent surgeries and treatment. She knows conventional medicine kept her alive, but her will to thrive is the reason she is still here. 

Overhauling the life she had, and choosing to follow her intuition set her on a completely different path. One where all of her desires became a realit...

At 57, Ronnie was living a healthy, active life as a health coach, marathon runner, and triathlete. She had always taken great care of her health and never imagined that cancer would be part of her story—until June of 2018 after a routine colonoscopy, Ronnie was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer that had spread to liver, lungs, peritoneum and lymph nodes.  

Faced with this grim prognosis, she chose to take an active role in her t...

Dr. Lopez is a board-certified medical oncologist and integrative oncologist with the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Her clinical focus is women’s cancers and integrative oncology. She is working with the Integrative Medicine team to establish both an inpatient and outpatient integrative oncology service. 

Dr Lopez is committed to working with patients to facilitate healing o...

Nancy was diagnosed in 2004 with Stage 4 ovarian cancer with metastases to her liver. 2 1/2 years later she completed treatment and has not had a recurrence since. Nancy attributes increasing positive emotions, embracing social support, and having strong reasons for living as the most influenced healing factors in her recovery. You may recognize Nancy's name from her internationally-known contribution to the cancer world - Nancy's ...

Charlene is a determined single mom of three who has overcome cancer twice. First diagnosed in 2014 with stage 2 breast cancer, she faced an even greater challenge in 2019 when it returned as metastatic breast cancer. Refusing to accept a hopeless prognosis, she trusted her deep intuition, knowing that if she kept following the voice of wisdom within, it would lead her to healing.

Leaving no stone unturned, she explored ev...

Dr. Mark Bricca earned degrees in Naturopathic Medicine and Classical Chinese Medicine from the National University of Natural Medicine. A long-time practitioner of Buddhism and a student of Sufism, over time Mark’s practice of medicine and his healing work has become less about patients’ pathology and test results, and more about encouraging them to lovingly tend to their bodies, as well as helping them find ways to fully open to ...

Dr. Neja Zupan is a trailblazer in holistic health and personal empowerment, whose journey of overcoming aggressive hormone-dependent ductal breast cancer has become a source of inspiration worldwide. Diagnosed in 2013 with a grim prognosis and only a 5% chance of survival without medical intervention, she chose an unconventional path—rejecting chemotherapy, radiation, and hormonal therapy. Instead, she embraced natural healing met...

After living with a metastatic breast cancer diagnosis for many years, in 2020 Belinda was in a wheelchair, on oxygen and not expected to live. Facing her own mortality helped Belinda to realize what is most valuable in life… the ability to find peace in the middle of turmoil, the discovery of joy in the smallest of things, to be held in love, to allow ourselves to receive support, to listen to our own wisdom, and to live with mean...

Liz Gold has a Master of Science in Dietetics and is a registered dietitian and licensed dietitian nutritionist specializing in oncology. Liz has been at the Block Center for Integrative Cancer Treatment for eight years and works with patients at all stages and with all types of cancer. Grounded in the Block Center’s whole-food, plant-based dietary program and evidenced-based philosophy that diet can be a powerful anti-cancer treat...

In 2017 Sharon was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She underwent a radical surgery and chemotherapy. She had a recurrence in late 2019 and after more chemotherapy was told she had widespread bone metastacies. At that point, Sharon stopped all conventional treatment and opted for mistletoe and a functional medicine approach. She has been NED since late 2020 and continues with functional medicine and mistletoe. Today Sharon lives in L...

Alicia is a passionate life enthusiast whose perspective was profoundly transformed by her experience with Stage 3 Pancreatic cancer in April 2021. There were ups and downs every step of the way, there were many teachings and challenges. She had 7+ hour robotic Whipple surgery with a very challenging recovery followed by chemotherapy. During her treatment and recovery Alicia adopted all 10 of the Radical Remission Healing Factors. ...

For more than 25 years, Britta has been studying, practicing and teaching various methods of holistic health management and personal development based on the principles of Zhineng Qigong science and Hunyuan Qi therapy. She has been teaching internationally since 2006, including in South Africa, China, the USA and Europe. She has been trained by various international coaches and trainers from the USA and Europe as well as various Zh...

Surviving stage IV cancer was a journey of faith, transformation, and inner strength. Embracing faith gave Amber hope when the path seemed dark. She changed her diet, nourishing her body with what it needed to heal. Meditation became her sanctuary, helping her find peace amidst the storm. Acceptance was her turning point— She accepted her diagnosis, her journey, and the changes she needed to make. Through this, Amber discovered res...

A nurse and mother of four, Marissa was initially diagnosed with stage 3b adenocarcinoma of the lung . She was to be treated with 12 weeks of chemo & radiation, but on day 1 of radiation, a new tumor was found, as well as pleural effusion. She was then given a stage 4 diagnosis, for which there was no treatment.

However, Marissa had done genomic testing of her tumor and knew she had a specific mutation which made her eligible f...