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| 138: When Homeopathy Doesn't Work: The Clues Hiding in Plain Sight | 03 nov. 2026 | 01:03:13 | |
What happens when someone has seen several homeopaths, tried multiple remedies, and still isn't getting better? When a case isn't progressing, it's tempting to look for another remedy or a different approach. But what if some of the most important clues are already there, waiting to be recognized? In Episode 138, Denise and Alastair explore the many reasons homeopathy cases sometimes stall and the clinical skills that help practitioners recognize what might be missing. From the art of listening to the subtleties of prescribing and case management, they consider how experience, careful observation, and a willingness to keep learning can deepen our practice. Along the way: the relationship between practitioner, client, and remedy; letting the client lead during case-taking; potency and posology; the role of causation in case analysis; symptom hierarchy; and why sometimes the rubric you love most is the one you need to let go. They also answer a listener's question about miasmatic checklists, revisit Hahnemann's Paris neighborhood, and offer an important clarification about the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia Convention of the United States. When a case challenges what you think you know, what can it teach you? Go Back to the Source
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Strange Rare Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education.This season, we’re focusing on truth—what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring more than 50 years of experience to conversations designed to help you question assumptions, return to the sources, and deepen your understanding of homeopathy. 🎧 Ready to go deeper? • Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com • Access affordable virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com • Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org • Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/pgrn | |||
| 137: Bringing Homeopathy Into Primary Care with Kelly Callahan | 27 oct. 2026 | 01:03:15 | |
Why would an experienced homeopath and educator decide to go back to nursing school? After more than a decade of practicing and teaching homeopathy, Kelly Callahan is taking an unconventional path. She joins Denise and Alastair to share what led her back to school, what she's discovering about nursing and healthcare, and her vision for bringing homeopathy into primary care in her rural Maine community. Along the way: the surprising similarities between nursing and homeopathy; the importance of medical knowledge and critical thinking; evidence-based practice; informed consent; client safety and professional accountability; and what happens when the way homeopathy is practiced begins to move beyond its established principles. Kelly also shares her experiences with homeopathic provings, her approach to experiential education, and how studying another healthcare discipline is giving her a new perspective on the work she's been doing for years. Read It Yourself
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About Kelly Callahan Kelly Callahan is a registered homeopath who has been in private practice since 2011. She began teaching homeopathy at her alma mater, Baylight Center for Homeopathy, in 2016, bringing her background in experiential and individualized education into the classroom. A 2013 graduate of Jeremy Sherr's Dynamis School of Advanced Homeopathy, Kelly also contributed to the team behind the Repertory of Mental Qualities. In 2016, she launched 1M: A Homeopath's Podcast, producing episodes for five years and connecting with homeopaths around the world, including Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray. That connection led to her joining the Academy of Homeopathy Education faculty in 2019, where she continues to teach and work with students in the classroom and clinic. Now pursuing nursing education, Kelly hopes to combine her experience in homeopathy with a broader role in primary care. Visit Kelly's website — Concentric Healing Strange Rare Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education.This season, we’re focusing on truth—what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring more than 50 years of experience to conversations designed to help you question assumptions, return to the sources, and deepen your understanding of homeopathy. 🎧 Ready to go deeper? • Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com • Access affordable virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com • Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org • Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/pgrn | |||
| 136: Hahnemann in Paris — The Final Chapter | 20 oct. 2026 | 00:48:44 | |
Recording from Paris, Denise and Alastair explore the remarkable final chapter of Hahnemann's life, from his unexpected relationship with Mélanie d'Hervilly to their busy homeopathic practice and the controversies that followed his death. Along the way: a visit to Hahnemann's grave at Père Lachaise Cemetery; the exhumation and identification of his remains; Mélanie's reputation and her contributions to homeopathy; the fate of the sixth edition of the Organon; and historical accounts that offer a fascinating glimpse into the Hahnemanns' daily lives. Drawing on contemporary letters, biographical records, and an eyewitness account of a visit to the Hahnemanns' Paris practice, Denise and Alastair revisit a story that may be more complicated—and more human—than the version we've inherited. Go Back to the Source
Strange Rare Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education.This season, we’re focusing on truth—what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring more than 50 years of experience to conversations designed to help you question assumptions, return to the sources, and deepen your understanding of homeopathy.🎧 Ready to go deeper?• Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com• Access affordable virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com• Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org• Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/pgrn | |||
| 135: The Adaptive Organon with Jeremy Sherr | 13 oct. 2026 | 01:13:05 | |
Can Hahnemann's Organon be brought into the 21st century without changing the principles of homeopathy? Jeremy Sherr joins Denise and Alastair to discuss his new Adaptive Organon, a four-year project to make Hahnemann's teachings more accessible through contemporary language, examples, and explanations while remaining faithful to the original philosophy. Along the way: the four fundamental principles of homeopathy; why the search for the simillimum can keep practitioners stuck on the first prescription; the meaning of cure in Aphorisms 1 and 9; the challenge of interpreting dose, potency, and quantity; and what happens when Hahnemann's roasted pigeons become drive-through burgers. Jeremy also shares his fascinating project of assigning a homeopathic remedy to every aphorism, the addition of cross-references and a thematic index, and why he hopes the Adaptive Organon will help practitioners rediscover the depth of homeopathic philosophy. About Jeremy Sherr, PCH, FSHom. Jeremy Sherr is an internationally recognized homeopath, author, lecturer, and founder of the Dynamis School of Homoeopathy, established in 1986. He has conducted more than 40 Hahnemannian provings and is the author of The Dynamics and Methodology of Homoeopathic Provings, among other works. Jeremy lives in Tanzania with his wife, Camilla, where they founded Homoeopathy for Health in Africa, an organization providing free and low-cost homeopathic care. Go Back to the Source
Explore More Strange Rare Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth—what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring more than 50 years of experience to conversations designed to help you question assumptions, return to the sources, and deepen your understanding of homeopathy. 🎧 Ready to go deeper? • Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com | |||
| 134: From Doing Homeopathy to Thinking Homeopathically | 06 oct. 2026 | 00:40:19 | |
You can learn the principles of homeopathy. But when do you begin to understand why they fit together? While preparing a lecture on Psora, Denise revisited notes from 15 or 16 years ago and realized how much her own understanding had deepened. That sparked a bigger question: can we move from simply doing homeopathy to truly thinking homeopathically? This episode explores what deeper understanding can look like—and the difference between going deeper into homeopathy and simply adding more to it. Along the way: Hahnemann’s theory of Psora and chronic disease; miasms in homeopathy; infection and inheritance; the Organon and The Chronic Diseases; the law of similars; potentization and Hahnemann’s alchemical influences; metaphor versus mechanism; and how deeper study can shape the way we practice homeopathy. Go Back to the Source
Strange Rare Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth—what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring more than 50 years of experience to conversations designed to help you question assumptions, return to the sources, and deepen your understanding of homeopathy. 🎧 Ready to go deeper? Join the conversation. Explore more: • Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com | |||
| 133: Chronic Disease & Miasms in Homeopathy | 29 sept. 2026 | 01:08:13 | |
What are miasms actually supposed to tell us about chronic disease—and how does that information change what we do with a case? In this episode, Denise and Alastair go back to Hahnemann’s Chronic Diseases to look at what miasms were meant to help us understand, how they can inform a chronic case, and where modern interpretations may have oversimplified the idea. Along the way: Hahnemann’s theory of chronic disease; psora, sycosis, and syphilis; family patterns and miasmatic themes; larger versus constricted totalities; intercurrent remedies; acquired versus inherited miasms; familial predisposition; and, naturally, a few tangents. Listener questions take the conversation into what to do when someone can’t remember ever being well, how to use The Chronic Diseases and the Organon as working references, whether Hepar sulph supports the idea that Hahnemann used mixed remedies, how clinical symptoms make their way into the repertory, when multiple remedies may be appropriate in an emergency, and how to think about the Banerji protocols. Go Back to the Source
Strange Rare Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more: • Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com • Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com • Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org • Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/pgrn | |||
| 132: Which Symptoms Matter—and Which Don’t—in Homeopathy? | 22 sept. 2026 | 01:21:31 | |
Does the “totality of symptoms” mean every symptom belongs in the prescription? In this episode, Denise and Alastair dig into one of the more difficult skills in homeopathic case analysis: determining which symptoms are actually relevant to the case in front of you. Sometimes the picture is broad. Sometimes it is surprisingly small. And getting that wrong can cause you to miss the mark. Through clinical examples—including PCOS, a recurring joint complaint, and a memorable Berberis case—they explore what Hahnemann meant by the totality of characteristic symptoms, why the biggest possible symptom picture is not always the right one, and why good case analysis takes more than simply collecting symptoms. The conversation also continues a question raised by the response to the single-remedy episode: if cases are more complex today, does homeopathy need different principles—or do practitioners need greater skill in applying them? Read for yourself: •Samuel Hahnemann, Organon of Medicine — Aphorisms 3, 5, 6, 7, 26–29, 148 and its footnote, 151, 153, 171, 211, and 269 •Samuel Hahnemann, The Chronic Diseases Also mentioned: •Homeopathy Help Now: https://homeopathyhelpnow.com/•Dynamis: https://dynamis.edu/ •RadarOpus Related listening: Episode 131: Is It Still Homeopathy Without the Single Remedy? Strange Rare Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more: • Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com • Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com • Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org • Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/pgrn | |||
| 131: Is It Still Homeopathy Without the Single Remedy? | 15 sept. 2026 | 01:05:27 | |
Is the single remedy principle foundational to homeopathy—or simply one prescribing style among many? Claims that Hahnemann supported the use of multiple remedies often point to a brief period of experimentation in 1833. But what happens when you follow the historical record beyond that moment? In this episode, Denise and Alastair go back to the primary sources: Hahnemann’s correspondence with Boenninghausen, Aegidi’s reported 233 cases, the 5th and 6th editions of the Organon, and Aphorism 273. They trace the chronology, examine the arguments being made today, and ask a bigger question: if the single remedy is removed as a principle, is it still homeopathy? Read for yourself
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| 130: Not All Homeopathic Provings Are Created Equal | 09 sept. 2026 | 01:14:31 | |
If a remedy is in your kit, your software, or your materia medica, do you know where that information came from? In this episode, Denise and Alastair unpack homeopathic provings—how they are conducted, how symptoms make their way into the materia medica and repertory, and why proving methodology matters. They look at Hahnemann’s approach, the role of toxicology and clinical confirmation, and the very different kinds of provings used today, including meditation, dream, seminar, and trituration provings. References mentioned in this episode: Organon of the Medical Art by Samuel Hahnemann— 6th Edition Wenda Brewster O’Reilly translation The Chronic Diseases by Samuel Hahnemann Dynamis provings by Jeremy Sherr: https://www.dynamis.edu/provings LMHI-ECH Provings Guidelines: https://lmhi.org/proving-guideline Homoeopathic Pharmacopoeia Convention of the United States proving guidance: https://www.hpus.com/ Strange Rare Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more: • Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com • Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com • Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org • Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/pgrn | |||
| 129: Can Homeopathy Evolve Without Losing Its Principles? | 01 sept. 2026 | 01:15:21 | |
Homeopathy has evolved considerably since Hahnemann’s time. The materia medica has expanded, new methods of case analysis have emerged, education has changed, and new questions continue to push the profession forward. But what can change—and what can’t? Recording together in Copenhagen, Denise and Alastair return to some of the foundational principles of homeopathy and ask what they mean for modern homeopathic practice. If only one similar disease can actively occupy the organism at a time, what does that mean for the totality of symptoms, single-remedy prescribing, complex disease, and the search for the “simillimum”? And what happens when prescribing moves away from those principles? From there, the conversation widens: How should homeopathy evolve? What would Hahnemann have done with thousands of remedies available to him? Where is there room for innovation in case analysis, materia medica, provings, and homeopathic education? And before we keep expanding the system, are there parts of what we already have that need to be better understood, verified, or revisited? It’s a wide-ranging conversation about homeopathic philosophy, prescribing, Hahnemann’s Organon, the history and future of homeopathy—and the difference between developing a system and changing the principles that define it. References mentioned in this episode:
Strange Rare Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more: | |||
| 128: Homeopathy: Understanding Acute, Chronic & Constitutional Care | 25 août 2026 | 01:19:06 | |
In this episode, Denise and Alastair take on three terms that get thrown around a lot in homeopathy: acute, chronic, and constitutional. What do they actually mean? How does each one change the way a case is approached? And what happens when those lines get blurred? They also get into the growing problem of oversimplified prescribing—and what responsibility looks like in a profession that largely governs itself. Resources Mentioned: SRP Episode 41: Constitutional Prescribing & Chronic Remedies in Homeopathy https://academyofhomeopathyeducation.com/srp-41/SRP Episode 95: Constitutional Remedies in Homeopathy https://academyofhomeopathyeducation.com/srp-95/ Organon of Medicine, 6th Edition https://a.co/d/08o6EZfK The Chronic Diseases by Samuel Hahnemann: https://a.co/d/08o6EZfK Strange Rare Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more: • Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com • Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com • Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org • Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/pgrn | |||
| 127: Homeopathy: Misophonia, What to Expect from Chronic Care & Too Many Remedies | Listener Q&A | 18 août 2026 | 01:12:01 | |
In this listener Q&A, Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray answer questions from the Strange, Rare & Peculiar community about working with a homeopath, chronic case management, misophonia, remedy repetition, potentization, and bowel nosodes. Listener Q&A begins at 20:00. Before that, Denise and Alastair take on the growing conversation around “gatekeeping,” remedy access, and safety in homeopathy. Questions answered in this episode:
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| 126: The Intellectual History and Origins of Homeopathy | 04 août 2026 | 00:54:27 | |
Where did Hahnemann’s ideas come from? Denise and Alastair explore the scientific and philosophical traditions surrounding the development of homeopathy, including alchemy, chemistry, metallurgy, medicine-making, and the work of figures such as Paracelsus, Robert Boyle, and Isaac Newton. They also challenge the familiar story that potentization began with remedies being shaken in a horse-drawn carriage and discuss how Hahnemann deliberately refined both the principles and pharmacy of homeopathy over time. The conversation concludes with why understanding this history matters when defining homeopathy, supporting safety, and establishing professional standards today. Mentioned in this episode: Strange Rare Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more: • Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com • Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com • Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org • Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/pgrn | |||
| 125: How Should Nosodes Be Used in Homeopathy? | 22 juil. 2026 | 00:44:24 | |
How should nosodes be used within the principles of homeopathy? Denise and Alastair examine the original use of bowel nosodes, Paterson’s warning about repetition, and the difference between individualized prescribing and routine protocols. They also explore homeoprophylaxis, epidemic prescribing, and whether fixed nosode schedules remain consistent with a dynamic, individualized system of medicine. Mentioned in this episode: Paterson, John. "The Bowel Nosodes." British Homoeopathic Journal 40, no. 3 (July 1950): 153–162. Strange Rare Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more: • Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com • Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com • Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org • Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/pgrn | |||
| 124: Homeopathy Best Practices: Beyond the Remedy | 15 juil. 2026 | 00:57:12 | |
Homeopathy is not just about using potentized substances. Drawing on what they are seeing in the clinic and their research into the history and education of homeopathy, Denise and Alastair ask what happens when the remedy becomes the center—and the system meant to guide its use is lost. Mentioned in this episode: Episode 100: Homeopathy Mythbusters: Did Hahnemann Use More Than One Remedy at a Time? https://open.spotify.com/episode/1q0P9mKQ19zqQPKk59yBz2?si=kyPaVJoGRDi8l6DEF0rnig 📚 Comfort Care Practitioner Course Dates: July 22nd and July 29th Host: Denise Straiges Focus: Homeopathy hospice and bedside supportive care for end-of-life Registration: https://academyofhomeopathyeducation.com/comfort-care-course/ 🎙️ Inside AHE: Clinic, Community, and Student Life Date: July 22 at 7:00 PM Eastern Time An event is for prospective students who are considering professional training and want a clearer sense of what it’s really like to learn at AHE. Registration: https://academyofhomeopathyeducation.com/events/ Strange Rare Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more: • Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com • Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com • Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org • Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/pgrn | |||
| 123: Healing vs. Hype: What to Expect With Homeopathy | 07 juil. 2026 | 00:51:50 | |
In this episode of the SRP Podcast, hosts Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray dive deep into one of homeopathy's most misunderstood concepts: what does real healing actually look like—and what should clients truly expect when working with a homeopath? From Hahnemann's original writings to modern practice debates, they unpack the difference between gradual health restoration and quick-fix protocols that can overwhelm the vital force. Whether you're a practicing homeopath, a student, or someone considering working with a homeopath, this conversation will reshape how you think about outcomes in homeopathy. Episode Highlights ✔️ What Does "Cure" Really Mean? ✔️ Acute vs. Chronic: Different Expectations ✔️ The Vital Force Does the Work ✔️ Case Study: An Eight-Year Healing Journey ✔️ "Fake Homeopathy" vs. Hahnemannian Practice ✔️ Miasmatic Disease in Context ✔️ Mansplain Corner Mentioned in this Episode: 🎙️ Live Q&A: Becoming a Homeopath 📚 Comfort Care Practitioner Course Focus: Homeopathy hospice and bedside supportive care for end-of-life Strange Rare Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education.This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity.🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is.Explore more: • Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com • Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com • Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org • Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/pgrn | |||
| 122: Homeopathic Case Management: What Happens After the Remedy? | 30 juin 2026 | 01:04:14 | |
Choosing the remedy is only one part of homeopathic practice. What happens next may be even more important. In this episode of Strange, Rare & Peculiar, Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray continue the conversation from case analysis into case management: how a homeopath evaluates the action of a remedy after it has been given. Was that reaction an aggravation? A proving symptom? A return of an old symptom? A sign that the dose needs to be adjusted? Or a reason to retake the case? This episode asks some of the most important clinical questions in homeopathy: How do we know what the remedy is doing? How do we manage chronic cases over time? And what happens when multiple remedies, repeated potencies, nosodes, sarcodes, and “clearing” protocols make it impossible to know what actually happened? Denise and Alastair also discuss why single-remedy homeopathy is not just a philosophical preference, but a practical foundation for safety, observation, and clear clinical decision-making. When too many interventions are layered together, the homeopath may lose the very thing needed to manage the case: the ability to evaluate the remedy response. They also touch on remedy reactions, aggravations, the difference between homeopathy and isopathy, the ethics of prescribing based on disease names, and common myths around menthol, camphor, coffee, and antidoting. Mentioned in this episode Homeopathy and Integrative Wellness Comfort Care Practitioner Course Homeopathy Help Now Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy Strange, Rare & Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education.This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity.🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is.Explore more:• Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com• Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com• Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org• Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/pgrn | |||
| 121: Homeopathy Case Analysis: Why One Method Isn’t Enough | 23 juin 2026 | 01:07:33 | |
How does a homeopath move from case taking to a remedy recommendation? In this episode, Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray explore the complexities of homeopathy case analysis and why there is no single method, shortcut, protocol, or formula that works for every case. They discuss the many ways to look at a case — including totality, mapping, organ affinity, physical generals, symptom constellations, miasms, polarity, keynotes, and the clinical judgment required to know which lens fits. This conversation is about what happens between case taking and remedy selection, and why careful analysis is essential to the practice of classical homeopathy. They also answer listeners’ questions about how to describe homeopathy accurately and legally, whether homeopaths should participate in provings, and which materia medica and repertories are best for students and newer practitioners. Links mentioned in this episode:
Strange, Rare & Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more: • Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com • Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com • Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org • Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/hohm-pgrn | |||
| 120: What is Homeopathy, Actually? | 08 juin 2026 | 00:48:45 | |
Homeopathy has become a bit like a game of telephone. A system of medicine grounded in clear principles — similars, totality, the single remedy, the minimum dose, and careful observation of response — has often been reduced to “take this remedy for that symptom,” or stretched to include any protocol, combination, detox, or nosode-based approach that uses potentized substances. In this episode, Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray ask what homeopathy actually is — and what it is not. They trace how the definition has shifted over time, from Hahnemann’s original principles through later debates in education, pathology, germ theory, and modern prescribing trends. The question is not whether people can use homeopathic medicines in different ways. The question is whether all of those uses should be called homeopathy. For students, practitioners, and serious home prescribers, this conversation is an invitation to go back to first principles — and to ask whether the word homeopathy still means the medicine Hahnemann gave us. AHE is currently enrolling for fall. Find details and registration links for these and other upcoming events at AHE.online.
Have a question you’d like Denise and Alastair to answer in a future episode? Leave us a comment! Strange, Rare & Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more: • Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com • Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com • Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org • Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/hohm-pgrn | |||
| 119: Homeopathic Provings: How Do We Know What a Remedy Does? | 26 mai 2026 | 01:11:01 | |
How do we know what a homeopathic remedy actually does? That question takes Denise and Alastair into one of the things that truly sets homeopathy apart: provings. In this episode, they talk about how remedy knowledge is gathered, why Hahnemann insisted that it come through experience — not “mere intellectual exertion” — and why the paper trail behind our materia medica matters. They also look at what happens when that trail gets muddy: incomplete provings, speculative remedy pictures, intellectual shortcuts, and remedies being used or sold without clear proving information. The conversation moves from Causticum and Hahnemann’s own proving symptoms to Langhammer, Scholten’s periodic table work, nosodes, isopathy, and the modern temptation to simplify what was never meant to be simplistic. If you’ve ever wondered where remedy pictures come from — or how to think more critically about what’s in the materia medica — this episode is for you. Strange, Rare & Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education.This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more: • Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com • Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com • Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org • Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/hohm-pgrn | |||
| 118: How Hahnemann’s Chronic Diseases Changed Homeopathy | 19 mai 2026 | 00:49:20 | |
In Episode 118 of Strange, Rare & Peculiar, Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray begin with a question from the AHE teaching clinic, which opens into a discussion of Hahnemann’s evolving understanding of chronic disease, the “1816 problem,” and why relapsing chronic conditions required him to ask deeper questions about disease, miasms, and cure. In this episode:
Strange, Rare & Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more: • Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com • Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com • Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org • Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/hohm-pgrn | |||
| 117: Homeopathy: Polypharmacy, Veterinary Cases & When it “Doesn’t Work” | Listener Q&A | 12 mai 2026 | 01:04:17 | |
In Episode 117 of Strange, Rare, and Peculiar, Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray answer listener questions about what happens when homeopathic principles meet real-life complexity. They take on polypharmacy in emergency situations, veterinary homeopathy with traumatized rescue dogs, and the harder question many people quietly carry: What if I’ve tried homeopathy—and nothing changed? Get your Organon out for this one. Denise and Alastair discuss Aphorisms 148 and 260, exploring what Hahnemann had to say about the labor of true homeopathic practice, obstacles to cure, and why homeopathy asks for more than shortcuts. In this episode:
This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more: • Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com • Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com • Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org • Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/hohm-pgrn | |||
| 116: Homeopathy and Autoimmunity: Rethinking Germ Theory | 29 avr. 2026 | 00:40:50 | |
In Episode 116 of Strange, Rare & Peculiar, Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray recap the final Joint American Homeopathy Conference (JAHC), including Alastair’s research workshop on AI in homeopathy and Denise’s talk on autoimmune disease, chronic disease, and Hahnemann. From there, the conversation moves into a bigger question: What is homeopathy, really? Is it the remedies themselves—or the medicine and principles working together? Denise and Alastair explore why autoimmune and chronic disease challenge “kill the bug” thinking, why germ theory only takes us so far, and how a well-selected remedy may help give energy back toward life and vitality. Strange, Rare & Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more: • Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com • Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com • Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org • Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/hohm-pgrn Hosted by Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray. | |||
| 115: Homeopathy in Practice: Integrative Care and the Direction of Cure | 14 avr. 2026 | 00:56:43 | |
In Episode 115 of the Strange, Rare & Peculiar podcast, Denise and Alastair begin with major updates from the Academy of Homeopathy Education (AHE) and Homeopathy Help Network (HHN)—including clinical growth, research outcomes, and new international accreditation. They then move into a listener question from Sweden: Can therapies like psychotherapy, acupuncture, chiropractic care, or deep tissue work interfere with homeopathic treatment? They explore when integrative care supports healing, when it may disrupt a chronic case, and why timing and case management matter. The episode also examines Hahnemann’s use of adjunct therapies such as mesmerism, electricity, and baths, then closes with a deep look at the origins of so-called “Hering’s Law.” Denise and Al explain why it is not truly a law, how the idea of direction of cure developed, and why complex chronic cases do not always follow simple formulas. Referenced in this episode:
Strange, Rare & Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more:• Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com• Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com• Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org• Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/hohm-pgrn Hosted by Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray. | |||
| 114: Chronic Case Management in Homeopathy: 4th vs. 6th Edition Prescribing | 07 avr. 2026 | 00:51:22 | |
Denise and Alastair respond to a listener’s questions about the management of chronic homeopathic cases, with particular attention to prescribing method, follow-up, and patient autonomy. Topics include:
This listener also asked about whether or not chiropractic care, massage therapy, and psychotherapy are contraindicated when working with a homeopath…we’ll cover adjunct therapies in a future episode so stay tuned! Strange, Rare & Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more:• Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com• Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com• Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org• Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/hohm-pgrn Hosted by Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray. | |||
| 113: Understanding PANS & PANDAS: A Conversation with Dr. Nancy O’Hara | 03 avr. 2026 | 00:54:27 | |
Denise speaks with pediatrician Dr. Nancy O’Hara about PANS and PANDAS, and why these children need a skilled team. This conversation offers something rare: the chance to listen in as two experienced clinicians—one in functional medicine pediatrics, one in homeopathy—talk through the complexity of these cases together. Together, they explore how these cases are understood medically, why they can be difficult to identify, why deeper individualized care matters, and why homeopathy can be an important part of a broader root-cause approach. This is a thoughtful conversation for parents and practitioners alike—grounded in complexity, collaboration, and hope. Dr. Nancy O’Hara is a board-certified pediatrician who specializes in treating PANS, PANDAS and BGE and other neurodevelopmental disorders. She is a leading trainer and mentor of clinicians in the US and globally, educating medical professionals to recognize, diagnose and treat PANS, PANDAS and BGE. She is also the author of Demystifying PANS/PANDAS. 🔗 Learn more: https://www.drohara.com/podcast/ https://www.drohara.com/demystifying-pans-pandas-book/ Denise will be presenting on this topic at JAHC 2026 this month:Complex Autoimmunity: Hahnemann had the answer all along Hahnemann’s homeopathy is based on universal laws that don’t change—despite scientific “progress” or alterations to human circumstance. This philosophical roadmap is more important today than ever as homeopaths are faced with case after case of complex autoimmunity—including pediatric cases that vex even the most competent prescriber. Using PANS/PANDAS as the therapeutic through line, this talk positions Homeopathy as the bridge between the Hippocratic roots of healing and the biomedical paradigm of the 21st century and uses clinical cases to demonstrate the capacity of Hahnemann’s elegant system to unravel even the most complicated cases of autoimmunity. Strange, Rare & Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more: • Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com • Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com • Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org • Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/hohm-pgrn | |||
| 112: A Festival of Repertories + Professionalism vs. Tribalism in Homeopathy | 27 mars 2026 | 01:06:42 | |
In this episode of Strange, Rare & Peculiar, Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray dig into one of the most important tools in classical homeopathy: the repertory. What is it, where did it come from, and why does it matter so much in case analysis? From Hahnemann’s earliest attempts to organize proving data to Kent, Boenninghausen, Hering, Gentry, and modern repertories like Murphy, this conversation explores the history, strengths, limits, and real-world use of repertory work in homeopathic practice. They also get into a bigger question: is the repertory a precision instrument, or are people treating it like an oracle? If you’ve ever wondered how homeopaths move from symptoms to remedy selection — or why different repertories can lead to different results — this episode opens that door. This is a rich conversation on the skill it takes to practice homeopathy well. Strange, Rare & Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more: • Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com • Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com • Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org • Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/hohm-pgrn
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| 111: How Homeopathic Remedies Are Made (And Why Trituration Matters) | 19 mars 2026 | 01:16:16 | |
Episode 111 begins with listener questions from Episode 110, including an important discussion on provings, aggravations, and remedy reactions. Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray then turn to a question few people ask—but should: how are homeopathic remedies actually made? At the center of that conversation is trituration—a critical part of remedy preparation that is often ignored or misunderstood. Along the way, Denise and Alastair explore why precision, language, and method matter, and what is lost when homeopathy is reduced to shortcuts and simplifications. Strange, Rare & Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more:• Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com• Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com• Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org• Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/hohm-pgrn Hosted by Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray. | |||
| 110: Homeopathy: Proving Symptoms and Dilution vs Dynamization Explained | 06 mars 2026 | 01:03:37 | |
What happens when new symptoms appear during homeopathic treatment? A listener commented that after a year of care for chronic illness, her original symptoms haven’t improved — but deeper, more troubling symptoms have emerged. Is this part of healing? Or is something being misunderstood? In this episode, we explore:
We revisit the foundational principle: That which does not cure proves. Homeopathy is powerful. But it isn’t a supplement system, and it isn’t neutral just because it’s diluted. If you’ve ever followed protocols, taken combination remedies, or developed new symptoms after a remedy, this episode will help you think more clearly about what’s happening — and what to do next. Strange, Rare & Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more:• Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com• Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com• Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org• Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/hohm-pgrn Hosted by Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray. | |||
| 109: Valentine’s Special — Famous Homeopathy Couples + Autoimmunity (Part 2) | 18 févr. 2026 | 00:58:18 | |
What does Valentine’s Day have to do with autoimmunity? In this episode, Denise and Alastair begin with stories of love in homeopathy — from Hahnemann’s marriages to the many professional partnerships that have shaped the field — and move into a deeper discussion about chronic disease and clinical responsibility. Using autoimmune cases as a lens, they explore:
They also reflect on the evolution of homeopathic education, accreditation, and why serious clinical training matters. At its heart, this episode is about loving homeopathy enough to practice it safely. Strange, Rare & Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more:• Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com• Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com• Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org• Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/hohm-pgrn Hosted by Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray. | |||
| 108: Homeopathy and Autoimmunity: What Hahnemann Understood Before Modern Medicine | 11 févr. 2026 | 00:43:20 | |
In this episode of the Strange Rare Peculiar homeopathy podcast, we talk about one of the fastest growing health challenges of our time: autoimmune disease. Unfortunately, most of the focus is on symptom suppression or palliation—without asking the deeper question: why is the body reacting this way in the first place? We explore how homeopathy approaches autoimmunity differently—and why Samuel Hahnemann was already grappling with these questions long before the term autoimmune disease existed. Whether you’re new to homeopathy, living with an autoimmune condition, or considering formal study, this episode invites you to slow down, think critically, and reconsider what true healing asks of both practitioner and client. Strange, Rare & Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more:• Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com• Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com• Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org• Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/hohm-pgrn Hosted by Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray. | |||
| 107: Homeopathy Down Under | 04 févr. 2026 | 00:48:58 | |
In this episode of the Strange Rare Peculiar podcast, Denise and Al tune in from New Zealand to talk about the rise and fall of homeopathy in Australia—and why it’s a lesson for us all. They look back at a time when Australian homeopathy was genuinely thriving: busy urban practices, families using care routinely, insurance reimbursement, and multiple schools training practitioners—and what changed it. And like Flexner, it’s not what most people think. If you care about the future of homeopathy, give this episode a listen! Strange, Rare & Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more: • Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com • Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → • Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org • Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/hohm-pgrn Hosted by Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray. | |||
| 106: Aphorism 9 and the Ethics of Oversimplifying Homeopathy | 29 janv. 2026 | 01:19:48 | |
Homeopathy is growing —and that’s a good thing. But growth raises real questions. In episode 106 of the SRP podcast, Denise and Alastair dive into Aphorism 9 and Hahnemann’s definition of health to explore how homeopathy is being used, taught, and shared today. They reflect on the appeal of simplified approaches—protocols, shortcuts, and single-symptom-focused prescribing—and ask what happens when homeopathy is simplified for speed, scale, and market appeal. We're calling the community into a thoughtful conversation about how we carry this medicine forward without losing what makes it whole. Here’s the link for the culmination of Aphorism Friday, a weekly special production of 1M a Homeopath's Podcast by Kelly Callahan we referenced. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1m-podcast-presents-the-organon/id1635602485 Where homeopathy lives and breathes. Strange, Rare & Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more:• Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com• Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com• Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org• Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/hohm-pgrn Hosted by Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray. | |||
| 105: Alchemy, Romance & Rumors Revisited- Melanie Hahnemann | 13 janv. 2026 | 01:01:31 | |
Melanie Hahnemann has been judged for generations — especially after Hahnemann’s death.
Strange, Rare & Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Where homeopathy lives and breathes. Explore more: • Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com • Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com • Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org • Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/hohm-pgrn Hosted by Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray. | |||
| 104: Part 2: Homeopathy for Acute Conditions | 23 déc. 2025 | 00:58:49 | |
Acute cases aren’t always simple — and there’s often more to think about than you might realize. In Part 2 of this special conversation on Strange, Rare & Peculiar, Denise and Alastair explore the art of clinical decision-making in homeopathy for acute care. From case tools like LoCoMoCo (Location, Complaint, Modality, Concomitant) and CLAMS (Condition, Location, Aetiology, Modality, Sensation), to key concepts from the Organon, they break down what it really takes to prescribe well in acutes. You’ll hear:
📍New here? Start with Episode 103 (Part 1) before diving into this one. 🎧 Listen now and rethink what it really means to observe, understand, and act in acute cases.
Welcome to Strange, Rare & Peculiar — a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more: • Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com • Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com • Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org • Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/hohm-pgrn Hosted by Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray. | |||
| 103: Part 1: Homeopathy for Acute Conditions | 16 déc. 2025 | 00:38:39 | |
This week, we’re talking about acute prescribing in homeopathy—what it is, what it isn’t, and why it’s so often misunderstood.
And why don’t homeopaths just take a remedy every time they get sick?
Welcome to Strange, Rare & Peculiar — a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more: • Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com • Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com • Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org • Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/hohm-pgrn Hosted by Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray. | |||
| 102: Homeopathic Posology, Fibonacci Homochords, & the Organon | 30 nov. 2025 | 01:05:27 | |
In this episode, Denise and Al answer a question from a listener in New Zealand: "I would love for you guys to do a podcast on posology. I'm seeing all these 'miraculous' cures being posted by people using Fibonacci Homochords and all other high potencies and I'd love to know what Hahnemann wrote about this…and the history behind potencies." Where homeopathy lives and breathes. Welcome to Strange, Rare & Peculiar — a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more: • Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com • Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com • Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org • Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/hohm-pgrn Hosted by Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray. | |||
| 101: X Potencies & Homeopathic Alchemy — Plus a Shocking Prescription | 26 nov. 2025 | 01:02:20 | |
In this episode we give you a taste of the types of questions and conversations that happen throughout all programs and cohorts at AHE. We discuss:
Where homeopathy lives and breathes. Welcome to Strange, Rare & Peculiar — a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more: • Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com • Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com • Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org • Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/hohm-pgrn Hosted by Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray. | |||
| 100: Homeopathy Mythbusters: Did Hahnemann Use More Than One Remedy at a Time? | 11 nov. 2025 | 00:49:08 | |
Did Hahnemann Use More Than One Remedy at a Time? Let’s hit the books and find out! Welcome to Strange, Rare & Peculiar — a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. Where homeopathy lives and breathes. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more:• Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com• Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com• Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org• Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/hohm-pgrn Hosted by Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray. | |||
| 99: Certified, Licensed, Accredited...What Does It All Mean for Homeopathy? | 04 nov. 2025 | 00:51:17 | |
Considering your educational options for becoming a professional homeopath? We were joined by Carli Auer from the North American Homeopathy Examiners (NAHE) to talk about it. In this episode we cover:
Mentioned in this episode: 84: Homeopaths: The Truth Might Change Your Opinion (The Flexner Report) 67: An Alternative Route For Student Homeopaths 65: Homeopathy Education- Accreditation Matters Where homeopathy lives and breathes. Welcome to Strange, Rare & Peculiar — a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray of the Institute for the Advancement of Homeopathy and the Academy of Homeopathy Education. This season, we’re focusing on truth — what it means to Aude Sapere (“dare to know”) in homeopathy today. From Hahnemann’s original insights to the realities of modern practice, research, and education, Denise and Alastair bring over 50 years of experience to conversations that challenge assumptions and invite curiosity. 🎧 If you’re ready to look deeper — beyond trends, beyond opinion — join the conversation and rediscover what homeopathy truly is. Explore more: • Study homeopathy professionally → academyofhomeopathyeducation.com • Access affordable, virtual homeopathy care → homeopathyhelpnow.com • Support the future of homeopathy → advancehomeopathy.org • Join the practitioner-generated research network (PGRN) → advancehomeopathy.org/hohm-pgrn Hosted by Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray. | |||
| 98: Homeopathy -Creating a Searchable Index in Pre-Digital Times | 16 oct. 2025 | 00:33:14 | |
The organization of information is at the core of every Homeopath’s practice, and it's been that way from the beginning. In this episode we introduce you to some of the early names in Homeopathy with a penchant for organization who helped Dr. Samuel Hahnemann to create a searchable index in pre-digital times and more! Pour yourself a cup of tea, and you may also want to grab your favorite dictionary... There’s still time to register→https://homeopathyusa.org/homeopathy-groundbreaking-science-and-global-health/ October 17-19 “Homeopathy – Groundbreaking Science and Global Health. Online registrations will close at 3:00 PM EDT on Sunday, October 19. We will also be accepting walk-up registrations on-site all weekend. Strange Rare Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray discussing everything you REALLY need to know about homeopathy. We’ll look at philosophy, practice, research, and education–all with a little bit of history. If you want to know why we still can’t get enough homeopathy after a combined 50+ years of study and practice, we invite you to join the conversation! Please help us spread the word by sharing this with someone in your life who would like to learn more about homeopathy. If you’d like to study homeopathy, visit: https://academyofhomeopathyeducation.com/ Denise Straiges MA, CCH, RSHom(NA), PCH is fiercely committed to raising the bar in academic and clinical training for all Homeopaths. She is the President and Clinical Director of The Academy of Homeopathy Education (AHE), and established HOHM Foundation, whose initiatives include the Homeopathy Help Network, a not-for-profit, research-based initiative focused on delivering high quality, affordable Homeopathy care to all. Under her leadership, AHE was named exclusive educational provider for the American Institute of Homeopathy (AIH), the oldest medical society in the US.Denise is a 2023 graduate of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her dissertation, Contingent Evolution: Homeopathy and 19th Century Biomedicine explores how the uptake of bacteriological discoveries into the canon of 19th century medical knowledge was an interdependent and non-linear process in both orthodox and heterodox spaces. In conjunction with HOHM Foundation, she has published numerous peer-reviewed articles on clinical outcomes and education in integrative medicine, and her dissertation was released as a book in 2023. She is completing a compendium of homeopathic case analysis with expected publication in 2024/25.Denise maintains a busy practice in classical homeopathy with a focus on complex neurological and autoimmune conditions and provides clinical supervision and mentorship to students and professional homeopaths around the world. Alastair Gray has a Ph.D. in Public Health. More specifically he is an expert in the field of Complementary Medicine education. Much of his research has a focus on technologies in the field of CM and learning technologies in the education of future practitioners. He teaches at and heads the academic, operations, and research at the Academy of Homeopathy Education. In addition, he holds various consulting roles: academic (College of Health and Homeopathy, NZ), educational (National Centre for Integrative Medicine, UK), as well as consulting to many organizations on homeopathic provings and e-learning worldwide. A regular seminar and conference presenter worldwide and having spent a decade in the higher education arena in Australia, he is the author of 23 books and numerous articles on primary research in natural medicine. Originally educated as a historian, he teaches the history of health, healing, and medicine at schools, colleges, and universities in multiple countries. Alastair has been in practice for more than 30 years. | |||
| 97:Homeopathy's Season of Seeking Truth | 08 oct. 2025 | 00:42:40 | |
What does it really mean to practice homeopathy today? Strange Rare Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray discussing everything you REALLY need to know about homeopathy. We’ll look at philosophy, practice, research, and education–all with a little bit of history. If you want to know why we still can’t get enough homeopathy after a combined 50+ years of study and practice, we invite you to join the conversation! Please help us spread the word by sharing this with someone in your life who would like to learn more about homeopathy. If you are a practicing homeopath and would like to join the Practitioner-Based Research Network (PGRN), visit: https://hohmfoundation.org/hohm-pgrn/ If you’d like to study homeopathy, visit: https://academyofhomeopathyeducation.com/ To support homeopathy research and help make homeopathy accessible to all, visit: https://hohmfoundation.org/ For accessible homeopathy care, visit: https://homeopathyhelpnow.com/ | |||
| 96: Homeopathy – Groundbreaking Science and Global Health 2025 with Lisa Amerine, ND, DABHM | 30 sept. 2025 | 00:37:53 | |
Will you be attending the upcoming conference Homeopathy – Groundbreaking Science and Global Health 2025 at UConn Health in Farmington, CT in October? Today we are joined by a special guest Lisa Amerine, ND, DABHM and after you listen to this episode we hope your answer is yes! Find all the conference details here —> Strange Rare Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray discussing everything you REALLY need to know about homeopathy. Lisa Amerine, ND, DABHM, is a Naturopathic Doctor with an expertise in homeopathy practicing in Lafayette, Colorado. After attaining her Naturopathic Doctorate degree from Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (now Sonoran University), Dr. Amerine went on to become one of few doctors in the country who have achieved Diplomate status with the American Board of Homeopathic Medicine. In addition to her busy practice, she is the current president of the American Institute of Homeopathy, the oldest medical organization in the United States. She represents the United States as the National Vice President for an international organization known as the Liga Medicorum Homeopathica Internationalis. Dr. Amerine also serves on the Homeopathic Academy of Naturopathic Physicians where she is a past president and the current treasurer. She has spent countless hours serving on other boards and consulting with different associations with in the homeopathic profession. Dr. Amerine has spoken nationally and internationally sharing and teaching her passion of homeopathy. Denise Straiges MA, CCH, RSHom(NA), PCH is fiercely committed to raising the bar in academic and clinical training for all Homeopaths. She is the President and Clinical Director of The Academy of Homeopathy Education (AHE), and established HOHM Foundation, whose initiatives include the Homeopathy Help Network, a not-for-profit, research-based initiative focused on delivering high quality, affordable Homeopathy care to all. Under her leadership, AHE was named exclusive educational provider for the American Institute of Homeopathy (AIH), the oldest medical society in the US.Denise is a 2023 graduate of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her dissertation, Contingent Evolution: Homeopathy and 19th Century Biomedicine explores how the uptake of bacteriological discoveries into the canon of 19th century medical knowledge was an interdependent and non-linear process in both orthodox and heterodox spaces. In conjunction with HOHM Foundation, she has published numerous peer-reviewed articles on clinical outcomes and education in integrative medicine, and her dissertation was released as a book in 2023. She is completing a compendium of homeopathic case analysis with expected publication in 2024/25. Alastair Gray has a Ph.D. in Public Health. More specifically he is an expert in the field of Complementary Medicine education. Much of his research has a focus on technologies in the field of CM and learning technologies in the education of future practitioners. He teaches at and heads the academic, operations, and research at the Academy of Homeopathy Education. In addition, he holds various consulting roles: academic (College of Health and Homeopathy, NZ), educational (National Centre for Integrative Medicine, UK), as well as consulting to many organizations on homeopathic provings and e-learning worldwide. A regular seminar and conference presenter worldwide and having spent a decade in the higher education arena in Australia, he is the author of 23 books and numerous articles on primary research in natural medicine. Alastair has been in practice for more than 30 years. https://academyofhomeopathyeducation.com/professional-program/ | |||
| 95: Constitutional Remedies in Homeopathy | 05 août 2025 | 00:59:01 | |
What’s the origin story of this concept of a constitutional remedy in Homeopathy? Join us as we meander down the timeline of Homeopathy’s history and separate fact from fiction. Strange Rare Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray discussing everything you REALLY need to know about homeopathy. We’ll look at philosophy, practice, research, and education–all with a little bit of history. If you want to know why we still can’t get enough homeopathy after a combined 50+ years of study and practice, we invite you to join the conversation! Please help us spread the word by sharing this with someone in your life who would like to learn more about homeopathy. If you are a practicing homeopath and would like to join the Practitioner-Based Research Network (PGRN), visit: https://hohmfoundation.org/hohm-pgrn/ If you’d like to study homeopathy, visit: https://academyofhomeopathyeducation.com/ To support homeopathy research and help make homeopathy accessible to all, visit: https://hohmfoundation.org/ For accessible homeopathy care, visit: https://homeopathyhelpnow.com/ Denise Straiges MA, CCH, RSHom(NA), PCH is fiercely committed to raising the bar in academic and clinical training for all Homeopaths. She is the President and Clinical Director of The Academy of Homeopathy Education (AHE), and established HOHM Foundation, whose initiatives include the Homeopathy Help Network, a not-for-profit, research-based initiative focused on delivering high quality, affordable Homeopathy care to all. Under her leadership, AHE was named exclusive educational provider for the American Institute of Homeopathy (AIH), the oldest medical society in the US.Denise is a 2023 graduate of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her dissertation, Contingent Evolution: Homeopathy and 19th Century Biomedicine explores how the uptake of bacteriological discoveries into the canon of 19th century medical knowledge was an interdependent and non-linear process in both orthodox and heterodox spaces. In conjunction with HOHM Foundation, she has published numerous peer-reviewed articles on clinical outcomes and education in integrative medicine, and her dissertation was released as a book in 2023. She is completing a compendium of homeopathic case analysis with expected publication in 2024/25.Denise maintains a busy practice in classical homeopathy with a focus on complex neurological and autoimmune conditions and provides clinical supervision and mentorship to students and professional homeopaths around the world. Alastair Gray has a Ph.D. in Public Health. More specifically he is an expert in the field of Complementary Medicine education. Much of his research has a focus on technologies in the field of CM and learning technologies in the education of future practitioners. He teaches at and heads the academic, operations, and research at the Academy of Homeopathy Education. In addition, he holds various consulting roles: academic (College of Health and Homeopathy, NZ), educational (National Centre for Integrative Medicine, UK), as well as consulting to many organizations on homeopathic provings and e-learning worldwide. A regular seminar and conference presenter worldwide and having spent a decade in the higher education arena in Australia, he is the author of 23 books and numerous articles on primary research in natural medicine. Originally educated as a historian, he teaches the history of health, healing, and medicine at schools, colleges, and universities in multiple countries. Alastair has been in practice for more than 30 years. https://academyofhomeopathyeducation.com/professional-program/ | |||
| 94: Homeopathy – Groundbreaking Science and Global Health w/ Peter Gold! | 02 août 2025 | 01:13:57 | |
Join us for a special episode of SRP with Peter Gold as we catch up and discuss The American Institute of Homeopathy’s up coming International Research Conference, happening October 17-19, 2025. The American Institute of Homeopathy (AIH), The Faculty of Homeopathy (the preeminent homeopathic organization in the U.K.), The Homeopathic Academy of Naturopathic Physicians (HANP), the Cato T. Laurencin Institute for Regenerative Engineering and the Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at UConn Health are hosting an international homeopathic research conference in the U.S. – on October 17-19 titled “Homeopathy – Groundbreaking Science and Global Health.” The Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine (AIHM) is also supporting the conference. The event will be held at UConn Health. UConn Health is a major medical school and a teaching hospital in Connecticut. The event will feature leading research scientists and physicians from around the world presenting the latest basic science, pre-clinical and clinical research, and clinical insights in homeopathy. Learn more —> https://homeopathyusa.org/homeopathy-groundbreaking-science-and-global-health/ Strange Rare Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray discussing everything you REALLY need to know about homeopathy. If you’d like to study homeopathy, visit: https://academyofhomeopathyeducation.com/ For accessible homeopathy care, visit: https://homeopathyhelpnow.com/ Denise Straiges MA, CCH, RSHom(NA), PCH is fiercely committed to raising the bar in academic and clinical training for all Homeopaths. She is the President and Clinical Director of The Academy of Homeopathy Education (AHE), and established HOHM Foundation, whose initiatives include the Homeopathy Help Network, a not-for-profit, research-based initiative focused on delivering high quality, affordable Homeopathy care to all. Under her leadership, AHE was named exclusive educational provider for the American Institute of Homeopathy (AIH), the oldest medical society in the US.Denise is a 2023 graduate of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her dissertation, Contingent Evolution: Homeopathy and 19th Century Biomedicine explores how the uptake of bacteriological discoveries into the canon of 19th century medical knowledge was an interdependent and non-linear process in both orthodox and heterodox spaces. In conjunction with HOHM Foundation, she has published numerous peer-reviewed articles on clinical outcomes and education in integrative medicine, and her dissertation was released as a book in 2023. She is completing a compendium of homeopathic case analysis with expected publication in 2024/25.Denise maintains a busy practice in classical homeopathy with a focus on complex neurological and autoimmune conditions and provides clinical supervision and mentorship to students and professional homeopaths around the world. Alastair Gray has a Ph.D. in Public Health. More specifically he is an expert in the field of Complementary Medicine education. Much of his research has a focus on technologies in the field of CM and learning technologies in the education of future practitioners. He teaches at and heads the academic, operations, and research at the Academy of Homeopathy Education. In addition, he holds various consulting roles: academic (College of Health and Homeopathy, NZ), educational (National Centre for Integrative Medicine, UK), as well as consulting to many organizations on homeopathic provings and e-learning worldwide. A regular seminar and conference presenter worldwide and having spent a decade in the higher education arena in Australia, he is the author of 23 books and numerous articles on primary research in natural medicine. Originally educated as a historian, he teaches the history of health, healing, and medicine at schools, colleges, and universities in multiple countries. Alastair has been in practice for more than 30 years. | |||
| 93: Homeopathy: Is An Aggravation A Real Thing? | 02 août 2025 | 00:56:20 | |
Are aggravations real? There’s been a lot of chatter happening online about the reality of aggravations. Like any game of telephone the further away you are from the primary source of the original message the more mixed up the communication gets. This an important topic, join us as we parse this one out! Strange Rare Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray discussing everything you REALLY need to know about homeopathy. We’ll look at philosophy, practice, research, and education–all with a little bit of history. If you want to know why we still can’t get enough homeopathy after a combined 50+ years of study and practice, we invite you to join the conversation! Please help us spread the word by sharing this with someone in your life who would like to learn more about homeopathy. If you’d like to study homeopathy, visit: https://academyofhomeopathyeducation.com/ To support homeopathy research and help make homeopathy accessible to all, visit: https://hohmfoundation.org/ For accessible homeopathy care, visit: https://homeopathyhelpnow.com/ Denise Straiges MA, CCH, RSHom(NA), PCH is fiercely committed to raising the bar in academic and clinical training for all Homeopaths. She is the President and Clinical Director of The Academy of Homeopathy Education (AHE), and established HOHM Foundation, whose initiatives include the Homeopathy Help Network, a not-for-profit, research-based initiative focused on delivering high quality, affordable Homeopathy care to all. Under her leadership, AHE was named exclusive educational provider for the American Institute of Homeopathy (AIH), the oldest medical society in the US.Denise is a 2023 graduate of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her dissertation, Contingent Evolution: Homeopathy and 19th Century Biomedicine explores how the uptake of bacteriological discoveries into the canon of 19th century medical knowledge was an interdependent and non-linear process in both orthodox and heterodox spaces. In conjunction with HOHM Foundation, she has published numerous peer-reviewed articles on clinical outcomes and education in integrative medicine, and her dissertation was released as a book in 2023. She is completing a compendium of homeopathic case analysis with expected publication in 2024/25.Denise maintains a busy practice in classical homeopathy with a focus on complex neurological and autoimmune conditions and provides clinical supervision and mentorship to students and professional homeopaths around the world. Alastair Gray has a Ph.D. in Public Health. More specifically he is an expert in the field of Complementary Medicine education. Much of his research has a focus on technologies in the field of CM and learning technologies in the education of future practitioners. He teaches at and heads the academic, operations, and research at the Academy of Homeopathy Education. In addition, he holds various consulting roles: academic (College of Health and Homeopathy, NZ), educational (National Centre for Integrative Medicine, UK), as well as consulting to many organizations on homeopathic provings and e-learning worldwide. A regular seminar and conference presenter worldwide and having spent a decade in the higher education arena in Australia, he is the author of 23 books and numerous articles on primary research in natural medicine. Originally educated as a historian, he teaches the history of health, healing, and medicine at schools, colleges, and universities in multiple countries. Alastair has been in practice for more than 30 years. https://academyofhomeopathyeducation.com/professional-program/ | |||
| 92: Homeopathy, The Flexner Report And The Facts That May Change Your Mind | 22 juil. 2025 | 00:54:39 | |
Was The Flexner Report really responsible for Homeopathy losing its place within the medical landscape? Strange Rare Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray discussing everything you REALLY need to know about homeopathy. We’ll look at philosophy, practice, research, and education–all with a little bit of history. If you want to know why we still can’t get enough homeopathy after a combined 50+ years of study and practice, we invite you to join the conversation! Please help us spread the word by sharing this with someone in your life who would like to learn more about homeopathy. If you’d like to study homeopathy, visit: https://academyofhomeopathyeducation.com/ To support homeopathy research and help make homeopathy accessible to all, visit: https://hohmfoundation.org/ For accessible homeopathy care, visit: https://homeopathyhelpnow.com/ Denise Straiges MA, CCH, RSHom(NA), PCH is fiercely committed to raising the bar in academic and clinical training for all Homeopaths. She is the President and Clinical Director of The Academy of Homeopathy Education (AHE), and established HOHM Foundation, whose initiatives include the Homeopathy Help Network, a not-for-profit, research-based initiative focused on delivering high quality, affordable Homeopathy care to all. Under her leadership, AHE was named exclusive educational provider for the American Institute of Homeopathy (AIH), the oldest medical society in the US.Denise is a 2023 graduate of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her dissertation, Contingent Evolution: Homeopathy and 19th Century Biomedicine explores how the uptake of bacteriological discoveries into the canon of 19th century medical knowledge was an interdependent and non-linear process in both orthodox and heterodox spaces. In conjunction with HOHM Foundation, she has published numerous peer-reviewed articles on clinical outcomes and education in integrative medicine, and her dissertation was released as a book in 2023. She is completing a compendium of homeopathic case analysis with expected publication in 2024/25.Denise maintains a busy practice in classical homeopathy with a focus on complex neurological and autoimmune conditions and provides clinical supervision and mentorship to students and professional homeopaths around the world. Alastair Gray has a Ph.D. in Public Health. More specifically he is an expert in the field of Complementary Medicine education. Much of his research has a focus on technologies in the field of CM and learning technologies in the education of future practitioners. He teaches at and heads the academic, operations, and research at the Academy of Homeopathy Education. In addition, he holds various consulting roles: academic (College of Health and Homeopathy, NZ), educational (National Centre for Integrative Medicine, UK), as well as consulting to many organizations on homeopathic provings and e-learning worldwide. A regular seminar and conference presenter worldwide and having spent a decade in the higher education arena in Australia, he is the author of 23 books and numerous articles on primary research in natural medicine. Originally educated as a historian, he teaches the history of health, healing, and medicine at schools, colleges, and universities in multiple countries. Alastair has been in practice for more than 30 years. https://academyofhomeopathyeducation.com/professional-program/ | |||
| 91: A.I. & The Future of Professional Homeopathy with Rachael Doherty | 10 juil. 2025 | 01:12:16 | |
What’s happening when someone goes to an A.I. tool with their set of symptoms and asks for a remedy recommendation? How will A.I. impact the future of Homeopathy? Pour yourself a cup of tea, get out your favorite note taking tools and let’s get into it! Strange Rare Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray discussing everything you REALLY need to know about homeopathy. We’ll look at philosophy, practice, research, and education–all with a little bit of history. If you want to know why we still can’t get enough homeopathy after a combined 50+ years of study and practice, we invite you to join the conversation! Please help us spread the word by sharing this with someone in your life who would like to learn more about homeopathy. Rachael Doherty CCH has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Ohio State and a Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from Tufts. Learn more about her work with HOHM’s newest homeopathy and artificial intelligence project https://hohmfoundation.org/people/rachael-doherty/ If you are a practicing homeopath and would like to join the Practitioner-Based Research Network (PGRN), visit: https://hohmfoundation.org/hohm-pgrn/ If you’d like to study homeopathy, visit: https://academyofhomeopathyeducation.com/ To support homeopathy research and help make homeopathy accessible to all, visit: https://hohmfoundation.org/ For accessible homeopathy care, visit: https://homeopathyhelpnow.com/ Denise Straiges MA, CCH, RSHom(NA), PCH is fiercely committed to raising the bar in academic and clinical training for all Homeopaths. She is the President and Clinical Director of The Academy of Homeopathy Education (AHE), and established HOHM Foundation, whose initiatives include the Homeopathy Help Network, a not-for-profit, research-based initiative focused on delivering high quality, affordable Homeopathy care to all. Under her leadership, AHE was named exclusive educational provider for the American Institute of Homeopathy (AIH), the oldest medical society in the US.Denise is a 2023 graduate of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her dissertation, Contingent Evolution: Homeopathy and 19th Century Biomedicine explores how the uptake of bacteriological discoveries into the canon of 19th century medical knowledge was an interdependent and non-linear process in both orthodox and heterodox spaces. In conjunction with HOHM Foundation, she has published numerous peer-reviewed articles on clinical outcomes and education in integrative medicine, and her dissertation was released as a book in 2023. She is completing a compendium of homeopathic case analysis with expected publication in 2024/25.Denise maintains a busy practice in classical homeopathy with a focus on complex neurological and autoimmune conditions and provides clinical supervision and mentorship to students and professional homeopaths around the world. Alastair Gray has a Ph.D. in Public Health. More specifically he is an expert in the field of Complementary Medicine education. Much of his research has a focus on technologies in the field of CM and learning technologies in the education of future practitioners. He teaches at and heads the academic, operations, and research at the Academy of Homeopathy Education. In addition, he holds various consulting roles: academic (College of Health and Homeopathy, NZ), educational (National Centre for Integrative Medicine, UK), as well as consulting to many organizations on homeopathic provings and e-learning worldwide. A regular seminar and conference presenter worldwide and having spent a decade in the higher education arena in Australia, he is the author of 23 books and numerous articles on primary research in natural medicine. Originally educated as a historian, he teaches the history of health, healing, and medicine at schools, colleges, and universities in multiple countries. Alastair has been in practice for more than 30 years. | |||
| 90: When to DIY and When to Call a Homeopath | 01 juil. 2025 | 01:03:30 | |
Have you been pondering the big question of when to DIY with remedies you've selected and when to call a Homeopath? Then pour yourself a cup of tea and let's get into it! Strange Rare Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray discussing everything you REALLY need to know about homeopathy. We’ll look at philosophy, practice, research, and education–all with a little bit of history. If you want to know why we still can’t get enough homeopathy after a combined 50+ years of study and practice, we invite you to join the conversation! Please help us spread the word by sharing this with someone in your life who would like to learn more about homeopathy. If you are a practicing homeopath and would like to join the Practitioner-Based Research Network (PGRN), visit: https://hohmfoundation.org/hohm-pgrn/ If you’d like to study homeopathy, visit: https://academyofhomeopathyeducation.com/ To support homeopathy research and help make homeopathy accessible to all, visit: https://hohmfoundation.org/ For accessible homeopathy care, visit: https://homeopathyhelpnow.com/ Denise Straiges MA, CCH, RSHom(NA), PCH is fiercely committed to raising the bar in academic and clinical training for all Homeopaths. She is the President and Clinical Director of The Academy of Homeopathy Education (AHE), and established HOHM Foundation, whose initiatives include the Homeopathy Help Network, a not-for-profit, research-based initiative focused on delivering high quality, affordable Homeopathy care to all. Under her leadership, AHE was named exclusive educational provider for the American Institute of Homeopathy (AIH), the oldest medical society in the US.Denise is a 2023 graduate of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her dissertation, Contingent Evolution: Homeopathy and 19th Century Biomedicine explores how the uptake of bacteriological discoveries into the canon of 19th century medical knowledge was an interdependent and non-linear process in both orthodox and heterodox spaces. In conjunction with HOHM Foundation, she has published numerous peer-reviewed articles on clinical outcomes and education in integrative medicine, and her dissertation was released as a book in 2023. She is completing a compendium of homeopathic case analysis with expected publication in 2024/25.Denise maintains a busy practice in classical homeopathy with a focus on complex neurological and autoimmune conditions and provides clinical supervision and mentorship to students and professional homeopaths around the world. Alastair Gray has a Ph.D. in Public Health. More specifically he is an expert in the field of Complementary Medicine education. Much of his research has a focus on technologies in the field of CM and learning technologies in the education of future practitioners. He teaches at and heads the academic, operations, and research at the Academy of Homeopathy Education. In addition, he holds various consulting roles: academic (College of Health and Homeopathy, NZ), educational (National Centre for Integrative Medicine, UK), as well as consulting to many organizations on homeopathic provings and e-learning worldwide. A regular seminar and conference presenter worldwide and having spent a decade in the higher education arena in Australia, he is the author of 23 books and numerous articles on primary research in natural medicine. Originally educated as a historian, he teaches the history of health, healing, and medicine at schools, colleges, and universities in multiple countries. Alastair has been in practice for more than 30 years. https://academyofhomeopathyeducation.com/professional-program/ | |||
| 89: Homeopathy School - Summer Break Conversations | 26 juin 2025 | 00:59:17 | |
Catch up with us as we prepare for the next academic year to begin and share what’s on our minds about the past, present and future of Homeopathy. Strange Rare Peculiar is a weekly podcast with Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray discussing everything you REALLY need to know about homeopathy. We’ll look at philosophy, practice, research, and education–all with a little bit of history. If you want to know why we still can’t get enough homeopathy after a combined 50+ years of study and practice, we invite you to join the conversation! Please help us spread the word by sharing this with someone in your life who would like to learn more about homeopathy. If you are a practicing homeopath and would like to join the Practitioner-Based Research Network (PGRN), visit: https://hohmfoundation.org/hohm-pgrn/ If you’d like to study homeopathy, visit: https://academyofhomeopathyeducation.com/ To support homeopathy research and help make homeopathy accessible to all, visit: https://hohmfoundation.org/ For accessible homeopathy care, visit: https://homeopathyhelpnow.com/ Denise Straiges MA, CCH, RSHom(NA), PCH is fiercely committed to raising the bar in academic and clinical training for all Homeopaths. She is the President and Clinical Director of The Academy of Homeopathy Education (AHE), and established HOHM Foundation, whose initiatives include the Homeopathy Help Network, a not-for-profit, research-based initiative focused on delivering high quality, affordable Homeopathy care to all. Under her leadership, AHE was named exclusive educational provider for the American Institute of Homeopathy (AIH), the oldest medical society in the US.Denise is a 2023 graduate of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her dissertation, Contingent Evolution: Homeopathy and 19th Century Biomedicine explores how the uptake of bacteriological discoveries into the canon of 19th century medical knowledge was an interdependent and non-linear process in both orthodox and heterodox spaces. In conjunction with HOHM Foundation, she has published numerous peer-reviewed articles on clinical outcomes and education in integrative medicine, and her dissertation was released as a book in 2023. She is completing a compendium of homeopathic case analysis with expected publication in 2024/25.Denise maintains a busy practice in classical homeopathy with a focus on complex neurological and autoimmune conditions and provides clinical supervision and mentorship to students and professional homeopaths around the world. Alastair Gray has a Ph.D. in Public Health. More specifically he is an expert in the field of Complementary Medicine education. Much of his research has a focus on technologies in the field of CM and learning technologies in the education of future practitioners. He teaches at and heads the academic, operations, and research at the Academy of Homeopathy Education. In addition, he holds various consulting roles: academic (College of Health and Homeopathy, NZ), educational (National Centre for Integrative Medicine, UK), as well as consulting to many organizations on homeopathic provings and e-learning worldwide. A regular seminar and conference presenter worldwide and having spent a decade in the higher education arena in Australia, he is the author of 23 books and numerous articles on primary research in natural medicine. Originally educated as a historian, he teaches the history of health, healing, and medicine at schools, colleges, and universities in multiple countries. Alastair has been in practice for more than 30 years. https://academyofhomeopathyeducation.com/professional-program/ | |||