Mind Body Medicine for Self Healers

Can you truly heal yourself from trauma when the system fails you? In this episode of Mind Body Medicine for Self Healers, I sit down with Simone Swartz an Army veteran, author and PTSD expert, to discuss her powerful journey from military sexual trauma (MST) to holistic recovery.

Simone opens up about the "silent battle" of surviving sexual assault SA within the military, the dangers of self-medicating with alcohol and how she even...

Are your hormones running the show? In this episode of Mind Body Medicine for Self-Healers, I welcome hormone health coach and yoga instructor Maddie Pollack. After surviving cancer at 25, Maddie discovered she was living with undiagnosed PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome). She shares how she moved from irregular cycles and adrenal fatigue to a life of balance using the pillars of nutrition, movement and nervous system regulation.

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Why does chronic pain return even after months of physical therapy and exercise? Today I sit down with chronic joint and back pain specialist Bonnie Ryckova to uncover the missing link in injury recovery.

Bonnie shares her powerful journey from childhood trauma and multiple accidents to discovering the "layers of compensation" the body builds over decades. Learn why traditional strengthening exercises often fail when the body is stu...

Today, I sit down with Shreya Vohora to uncover the invisible link between our homes and our health. Shreya shares her profound dual-recovery journey from PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) and chronic mold toxicity, offering a roadmap for anyone struggling with unexplained fatigue, weight gain or hormonal imbalances.

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01:34 The Subtle Signs of PCOS: Shreya discusses her diagnosis journey at age 21, the limitations of standa...

Why You Can’t "Force" Your Healing: From Survival to Safety

Are you trying too hard to heal?

In the final part of my healing journey trilogy, I reveal a counterintuitive truth: the harder we push, the harder it is for our bodies to recover. Many of us treat healing like a discipline, controlling our diets, pushing through fatigue and demanding results but your body cannot heal while it is in survival mode.

In this episode, we explor...

The Stories We Tell Ourselves: How Your Subconscious Shapes Your Health

Discover how your childhood "life filters" shape your physical health in the second part of this trilogy with myself, Sarah Dawkins.

Learn how the subconscious mind stores early experiences as truth, triggering the nervous system and creating physical symptoms as a survival strategy.

Explore why your body isn’t "broken," but rather responding perfectly to the s...

Beyond Symptom Suppression: Why You Aren’t Broken.

Are you searching for a "cure" but still feel broken? Join myself, Sarah Dawkins, in the first of a special three-part trilogy on the Mind Body Medicine for Self-Healers podcast. Drawing on my background as a nurse and my own personal battle with chronic conditions, including psoriasis, PTSD and adrenal burnout, I reflect on the pitfalls of my previous knowledge of the "medical mode...

Healing MS Naturally: Bridging Science and Soul Can you truly reclaim your health from the inside out?

In this episode of Mind Body Medicine for Self Healers, I sit down with holistic transformation guide Christine Ruch to discuss her incredible 20-year journey of healing Multiple Sclerosis (MS) naturally.

After moving beyond mainstream medicine, Christine utilized nervous system restoration, whole-food nutrition and spiritual practi...

Have you ever been told that a health condition is something you simply have to "manage" for the rest of your life? That the only way forward is through lifelong medication and constant vigilance?

Today’s guest, Kathryn Waldrom found herself at that exact crossroads. After a routine health check-up, Kathryn was diagnosed with diabetes and prescribed medication without a second thought. But Kathryn chose a different path, one of reme...

What do you do when you’re told there’s nothing left to be done and medicine cannot save you?

For Diane Langlois, a terminal diagnosis of Stage 4 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma wasn't the end, it was the beginning of a 30-year journey into the power of the human spirit.

In this episode, I sit down with Diane and discuss the moment she looked at her five young children and decided she wasn't going anywhere.

Diane reminds us that we aren't br...

Today, we have the immense pleasure of welcoming Professor Sebastian, known to us as Mike.

Mike is the co-founder of the Divine Guidance Institute and has dedicated over 30 years to researching, making intuitive guidance accessible to everyone. Drawing on his rich background in sociology and spiritual science, Mike has created a global movement focused on "knowingness," empowering individuals to fully trust their intuition and trans...

Today, I sit down with Dane Johnson, founder and CEO of Crohn's Colitis Lifestyle and a holistic nutritionist, to share his incredible journey of reversing life-threatening Crohn's and ulcerative colitis naturally.

After years of conventional medication failing and facing the prospect of colon removal, Dane rejected the surgery and chose a radical, natural healing path. He details his personal transformation, from being housebound, ...

Are you a parent at the end of your rope dealing with your child's complex neurological challenges like tics, Tourette's, ADHD or anxiety?

Today, we welcome pioneering functional health expert Dr Piper Gibson, founder of the Regenerating Health and Tic Disorder Institute. Dr Gibson shares her powerful, research-backed journey of helping her own son overcome a transient neurological tic disorder and how she now empowers families glob...

In this transformative episode, I speak with guest Frank Wright, a naturopathic practitioner and former pastry chef who radically healed his decades-long struggles with depression, anxiety, ADHD and addiction (including severe sugar addiction) using the carnivore diet.

Frank, who spent 13 years battling mental health challenges while surrounded by sugar in London's finest kitchens, shares his vulnerable journey from heavy drug and a...

Are you an empath or a highly sensitive woman struggling with persistent stress, anxiety, and trauma?

In this episode we speak with MarBeth Dunn, a leading expert in somatic healing and intuitive energy mastery, and the author of Awaken the Healer Within.

MarBeth, who healed her own severe asthma, shares her powerful journey of reconnecting with the body's wisdom to achieve health and emotional freedom.

We explore how physical sympt...

In this episode of the Heal Yourself podcast, I sit down with Johnny Miller to hear his incredible story of going from a health expert to near-death and how he finally healed by addressing the "resistance" in his nervous system.

He reveals the critical link between chronic stress, the lymphatic system, and the vagus nerve that most doctors overlook.

Johnny now teaches others how to heal by integrating somatic movement, lymphatic the...

Join me, Sarah Dawkins on the Heal Yourself podcast for a profound and inspiring conversation with Meilin Ehlke, a spiritual artist, sacred sound channel, and multi-dimensional healer.

Born with cerebral palsy, Meilin shares her powerful healing journey of defying doctors' limitations and learning to work with her body. She reveals her core message: your body is "not broken, it's listening."

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Discover an incredible story of survival and thriving on the Heal Yourself podcast as I interview 84-year-old John A. Brink, who went from surviving Nazi-occupied Holland to becoming a CEO, philanthropist and the oldest competitive bodybuilder in North America. John reveals his secrets to health, longevity and a powerful mindset, including the daily routines and diet that keep him thriving and why he considers his late-in-life ADHD...

Have you ever felt trapped by chronic pain with no clear physical cause?

What if the key to healing wasn't in a pill, but locked within your mind?

In this episode, I sit down with exercise science expert PJ Glassey, to explore the incredible world of mind-body healing. PJ shares his journey of overcoming debilitating back pain and a severe fractured collar bone, by harnessing the principles of brain rewiring, neuroplasticity and th...