Here For Healing

In this episode, Carly chats with Certified Health Coach, non-toxic living expert, and Hashimoto’s patient and advocate, Carly Johnson Brawner about her journey from being diagnosed with and eventually healing from Hashimoto’s disease.

This episode covers:

How Carly’s Hashimoto’s disease first started presenting itself, what symptoms she experienced

Why she chose to change practitioners + how she found the perfect one

The healing plan that changed Carly’s life

Why Carly started sharing her story through her website and social media

The diet changes Carly made to manage her disease + how she learned to cook to fit her needs

Relationship advice for when you or your loved one are going through a healing journey

Why Carly changed her Hashimoto’s medication from Levo-T to a T4/T3 combination

Information about the lab tests used to diagnose thyroid disease

How the Thyroid Stimulation Hormone + Free t4 tests are used in treatment

What additional tests to ask for to get a full picture of thyroid function: T3, TPO antibodies, TG antibodies

How Hashimoto’s can be misdiagnosed as hypothyroidism

What it means to live a non-toxic life + products to watch out for

Why it is important to participate in your healing, take responsibility for your health + question everything

Resources:

Frolic and Flow – (Austin, TX)

Doing it Different Podcast

@FrolicandFlow

The Daily Detox 8-week course

Branch Basics:15% off Starter Kits with code “carlyloveskale”

Connect:

IG: @carlyloveskale

web: carlybrownwellness.com

Carly Brawner is a non-toxic living expert, Certified Health Coach and Hashimoto’s patient and advocate. She is a California native living in Austin, TX and the creator of Frolic & Flow.

In this episode, Carly chats with Naturopathic Oncologist, Dr. Sonia Malani, currently working at the Advanced Integrative Medical Science (AIMS) Institute in Seattle, WA. We discuss her personal experience with cancer through her father’s diagnoses, and how she was inspired to become a naturopathic physician beginning at the age of 19.

This episode covers:

What is Hippocrates Health Institute + why did Dr. Malani’s family choose it for treatment

How + why did Dr. Malani choose Bastyr University

What is integrative oncology

How is integrative oncology different from conventional oncology

Where + how do we see the integrative and conventional approaches successfully coming together in healing cancer

What is the role of IV therapy when it comes to healing cancer

The role of an integrative oncologist in a patient's healing journey

What is the therapeutic alliance + how does a collaborative medical team work together

The correlation between cancer and trauma: adverse childhood experiences can increase your risk of cancer as an adult

How resilience works as an antidote to trauma

Resources:

Fellow of the American Board Naturopathic Oncology

Hippocrates Health Institute

Bastyr University

AIMS Institute (To Schedule an Appt with Dr. Malani)

Find a Naturopathic Oncologist HERE

The Daily Detox

Connect:

IG: @drsoniamalani

Twitter: @drsoniamalani

IG: @carlyloveskale

web: carlybrownwellness.com

Dr. Sonia Malani is a physician, author, and researcher. She is currently working at the Advanced Integrative Medical Science (AIMS) Institute in Seattle, WA. Dr. Malani joined AIMS in 2018 as part of its inaugural residency class, with a clinical focus in Integrative Oncology and Palliative Medicine. During her residency, Dr. Malani helped build the intravenous (IV) therapy clinic at AIMS, and developed formulas for pain, hydration, cachexia and energy. She is a contributing author to Ann Berger’s 5th Edition of Principles and Practice of Palliative Care and Supportive Oncology. Dr. Malani is also a principal investigator of the AIMS Cancer Outcomes Study (ACOS) and is currently collaborating with George Washington’s Center for Integrative Medicine on a study assessing mercury levels in cancer patients.

In this episode, Carly chats with Certified Master Neuroscience and Life Coach, international speaker, and Forbes-Rated Top 11 Inspiring Female Entrepreneurs, Rachel Luna. We chat about Rachel’s journey through breast cancer; Rachel discusses how she was diagnosed and explains each step of her healing process.

This episode covers:

What are some emotional- and trauma-based roots of disease

The differences between emergency room-given and specialized, diagnostic ultrasounds

The Gerson Therapy: What is it, how do you implement it, its benefits, and other vital information

The many factors that can lead to a cancer diagnosis including diet, water quality, stress, and exhaustion

Information on the C.H.I.P.S.A. Therapy Hospital and Advanced Immunotherapy Center for Cancer

Survivor’s guilt and ways to honor loved ones who have passed away

Resources:

IG: @girlconfident

Permission to Offend Podcast

Journaling Program: My Faith Activated

The Gerson Therapy + Healing the Gerson Way

C.H.I.P.S.A. Hospital

Pure Juicer Hydraulic Cold Press Juicer

The Daily Detox

Connect:

IG: @carlyloveskale

web: carlybrownwellness.com

Rachel Luna is a highly sought-after international speaker, Certified Master Neuroscience & Life Coach to 7 + 8-figure earning entrepreneurs and host of the popular podcast, Permission to Offend which has listeners in over 90 countries around the world. Rachel is a former U.S. Marine and was named by Forbes as one of The 11 Most Inspiring Female Entrepreneurs to Follow on Instagram. Rachel teaches you how to completely transform your life and manifest your desires in just 5 min per day through her Faith Activated Journaling Experience program. Often referred to by clients as their "secret weapon," Rachel has a reputation for inspiring confident action and helping her clients double, triple and quadruple their income. Follow Rachel on Instagram @girlconfident and make sure you plan to attend her live event, Confidence Activated if you want to have an experience that goes beyond cliches, rah-rah speeches and platitudes and helps you get deep into the root of the issue.

In this episode, Carly chats with Faith Ashenden, Graves Disease Ambassador and Patient Empowerment Coach.

This episode covers:

• navigating pregnancy during a pandemic
  
• what patient empowerment is and how to show up as an empowered patient
  
• common symptoms of Graves disease
  
• Faith's personal journey with an autoimmune disease and how it led her to take a stand for her health
  
• the shift that came from working with a functional medical doctor
  
• the dietary and lifestyle upgrades that helped the most
  
• how Faith overcame the challenges of making changes to her diet and daily routine
  
• the benefits of having a team of go-to practitioners
  
• where Faith is today on her healing journey and how her life has changed
  
• the importance of a healthy mindset and how to reduce stress and prioritize mental health
  
• practices to shift into a parasympathetic mode (rest and digest)
  

Resources:

• Faith's website
• Faith's Instagram
• The Daily Detox Course
• Dr. Phyllis Light

Connect:

IG: @carlyloveskale

website: carlybrownwellness.com

Faith Ashenden is a Patient Empowerment Coach who publishes courses, blogs, and social media content on the importance of non-toxic living, eating to prevent and reverse disease, and optimizing health through biohacking and root cause medicine. She's a new mom who lives with her husband, baby, and dog in Austin, Texas, and her favorite hobbies include being in nature, spending time with her family, and researching new ways to heal, grow, and find true health.

In this episode, Carly chats with Mike Perrine, a detoxification consultant, certified colon hydro therapist, and certified holistic health counselor.

This episode covers:

• the role of detoxification and how it relates to a healing journey
• Mike's personal story and how it led him to a path of clean eating and clean living
• detoxification as spiritual work
• the benefits of colonics as a means to detox toxins and increase vitality
• how to enable the body's own innate healing mechanisms
• how a colonic works, what to expect, what the ideal method is, and when/why to do them
• gut health, intermittent fasting, and how to pair juice fasting and colonics
• juicing as the ultimate superfood
• how a three month trip around India inspired Carly's wellness journey and becoming a Health Coach
• Mike's three practices that serve him on a daily basis

Resources:

• Vitality Broom Cleanse
• The Daily Detox Course
• Vitality NYC (is open!)
• EveryDayDetox YouTube
• EveryDayDetox Instagram
• Individual + Group Coaching with Mike Perrine

Connect:

IG: @carlyloveskale

website: carlybrownwellness.com

Mike Perrine Bio

Michael Perrine is a detoxification consultant, certified colon hydro therapist, certified holistic health counselor and the founder of Vitality NYC, a nutritional detox studio in New York City offering gravity colon hydrotherapy, whole body cryotherapy and nutritional coaching. Over the last eighteen years, Michael has performed over 25,000 colonic irrigations and supervised thousands of people through various methods of internal cleansing including fasting, colon cleansing and liver flushing.

Michael has also studied natural food preparation, nutritional science and diet philosophy at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Food & Health and The Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Michael is also an instructor at the Natural Gourmet Institute and a member of the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. Before working as a health counselor, he worked for eight years as a natural foods chef at Angelica Kitchen in New York City. When not in New York he practices and teaches out of a private studio in Ashland Oregon. He is also the host of the EveryDayDetox Podcast.