The Full Circle Healing Podcast is hosted by Rebel Health Founder and Wellness Educator, Michael Roesslein and features leading experts from a wide range of specialties, ranging from functional medicine to trauma healing, and everything in between. Each episode dives deep into the newest clinical insights, cutting-edge research, and actionable steps that listeners can apply immediately to reverse chronic symptoms and achieve long-lasting physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Tune in to hear from doctors, researchers, therapists, authors, and educators as they share the knowledge, tools, and resources needed to empower your healing journey and guide you back towards true wellness.
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Dr. Christina Bjorndal is a naturopathic doctor specializing in mental health.
In this episode, you're going to learn how Christina overcame severe mental health struggles, including bipolar disorder and suicidal depression, why nutrition and supplementation played a key role in her recovery, what role thoughts and emotions play in shaping mental health, how early life experiences and trauma can impact mental well-being, and why self-compassion is one of the most powerful tools for healing.
Dr. Christina Bjorndal, ND has lived experience with depression (suicide survivor - 3x), anxiety, bulimia, bipolar disorder type 1 (psychosis survivor - 6x) and cancer. She draws upon her personal experience as well as her clinical training in naturopathic medicine & her additional training in mind and body medicine when striving to address patients' mental health concerns. Having overcome many mental health challenges, Dr. Chris is a gifted speaker and best-selling author. She is recognized as a top ND to follow by two independent organizations. Her book “Beyond the Label: 10 Steps to Improve Your Mental Health with Naturopathic Medicine” is a comprehensive guide to mental health. She has created two courses 1) The Moving Beyond Mental Health Labels Program for individuals and 2) A Clinician’s Integrative Mental Health Program
Timestamps:
[00:00] Introduction
[06:10] How a book changed Christina’s perspective
[07:50] The impact of psychiatric medications
[09:15] Discovering naturopathic medicine
[10:40] First steps toward healing
[12:20] Importance of nutrition for mental health
[14:00] The role of supplements in recovery
[15:35] What happened after stopping medication
[17:05] Addressing emotional and spiritual health
[18:50] Understanding the root causes of mental illness
[20:30] The connection between trauma and mental health
[22:00] How early life experiences shape the brain
[23:45] Why self-compassion is critical for healing
[25:10] Breaking the cycle of negative self-talk
[26:50] The science behind thoughts and emotions
[28:30] Managing stress and nervous system regulation
[30:05] The dangers of high cortisol and inflammation
[31:40] How bipolar disorder is misunderstood
[33:20] Common gaps in mental health treatment
[34:55] The role of spirituality in recovery
[36:25] How to support someone struggling with mental illness
[38:00] The power of small, consistent actions
[39:45] Why showing up for others makes a difference
What does Dr Chris recommend you eat to obtain or maintain mental health balance? Learn all about it in her free eBook.
If you want to connect with Dr. Chris, follow her on Facebook and Instagram and visit her website.
A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson | Book or Audiobook
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28: How Color Transforms Your Brain, Gut, and Body with Dr. Deanna Minich
Episode 28
Monday, February 24, 2025 • Duration 42:27
Deanna Minich is a nutrition scientist and author of The Rainbow Diet.
In this episode, you're going to learn why the colors of food matter beyond aesthetics, how different food colors support specific organs and body functions, which foods are best for brain health and memory, how polyphenols help with stress resilience and gut health, and why dietary diversity is crucial for overall well-being.
Deanna Minich, PhD, is an international lecturer, educator, nutrition scientist, and author. She has over twenty-five years of experience in academia and the food and dietary supplement industries and is currently the Chief Science Officer at Symphony Natural Health. She has been active as a functional medicine clinician in clinical trials and in her own practice (Food & Spirit™). She is the author of six consumer books on wellness topics, four book chapters, and over fifty scientific publications. Through her talks, workshops, groups, and in-person retreats, she helps people transform their lives practically and artfully through nutrition and lifestyle.
Timestamps:
[00:00] Introduction
[02:35] What eating the rainbow really means
[03:15] How colors in food have functional benefits
[04:05] The connection between color and the body
[05:02] Why red foods are linked to a stress response
[06:10] How red foods impact inflammation and immunity
[07:30] When red foods can be pro-inflammatory
[08:45] The link between red foods and adrenal health
[10:20] Why polyphenols help plants and humans with stress
[11:15] The effect of environmental stress on plant nutrition
27: Why Women Over 40 Feel Exhausted with Brie Wieselman
Episode 27
Monday, February 17, 2025 • Duration 38:59
To learn more about the role of the gut microbiome in hormone balancing and be added to the waitlist for the Rebel Health Hormone Optimization Masterclass go to rebelhealth.co/hormones/
Brie Wieselman is a women's health expert and the founder of Brie Wieselman Integrative Health, specializing in hormone balance, fertility optimization, and digestive health.
In this episode, you're going to learn why perimenopause is the perfect time to reset your health for the decades ahead and how to do it, how to naturally prevent hormone crashes that cause inflammation and aging, why lifting weights is crucial for metabolic health and longevity, how to shift from fixing problems to building long-term health and resilience, and important information about the safe use of bioidentical hormones.
Brie’s mission is clear, to provide women with the comprehensive guidebook we all should have received at age 35: a blueprint for keeping our cells young, vibrant, and healthy as we transition through perimenopause and beyond. Her work is not just about alleviating symptoms, but about fostering joy, fulfillment, and purpose in every woman’s life.
The Brie Wieselman Integrative Health Clinic is a leading clinic that has been at the forefront of functional and integrative medicine since 2007. With over 20 years of clinical experience, Brie has been a trailblazer in the online paleo and functional medicine telehealth space, serving clients worldwide via the internet since 2012.
Timestamps:
[00:00] Introduction
[04:02] Why perimenopause is the perfect time to reset health
[05:14] How hormone crashes contribute to aging and inflammation
26: Your Gut CAN Flourish (If You Do THIS) with Anu Simh, NBC-HWC
Anu Simh is an author, board-certified functional health coach, and microbiome expert specializing in gut health and weight management.
In this episode, you're going to learn why microbial diversity is essential for maintaining long-term weight control, how restrictive diets can negatively impact the microbiome and strategies to recover from them, simple food swaps that improve gut health, the importance of fibre diversity, and practical cooking tips to create gut-friendly meals that fit into a busy lifestyle.
Anu Simh is a board-certified functional health coach and the founder of 9 Arms of Wellness. She specializes in helping busy women lose weight and maintain their goal weight by focusing on gut health. Her personalized and unique philosophy has successfully guided hundreds of women in achieving and maintaining their goals. Anu is now training other coaches in her methodology.
Based in La Jolla, California, Anu sees clients nationwide virtually. Her passion lies in the microbiome; she is also a skilled plant-based chef. Her soon-to-be-published book, "Feed Your Microbiome to Flourish," reveals the importance of gut health for overall well-being and includes over 50 plant-based recipes. Anu's guiding principle is to help people get off medications for lifestyle diseases through diet and lifestyle changes. She is also a co-host of the podcast "Bad Medicine".
In her free time, Anu loves to paint, laugh, have fun, create microbiome-supporting recipes, and go on long hikes with her dog, Bosco.
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25: How Trauma from Childhood Impacts Your Health with Dr. Stephanie Davis
In this episode, you're going to learn why Dr. Stephanie transitioned her practice from functional medicine to emotional and trauma healing, how childhood experiences shape lifelong health patterns, the link between chronic conditions like autoimmunity and emotional suppression, why major life transitions often surface unprocessed emotions, and how Dr. Stephanie personally navigated these challenges to better support her clients.
Dr. Stephanie Davis, DC, MS (c) has been in the health world for over 25 years as a microbiologist, functional medicine doctor, research consultant and trauma healer. Her own healing journey guided her experience and desire for vibrant health after realizing that there was a missing piece in overcoming her autoimmune issues and those of her patients- the emotional and traumatic piece. In her practice, she works with various methods including breathwork, neuroplasticity, HeartMath and Holographic Manipulation Therapy (HMT). Being trained and certified in many modalities, she truly can address the triad of mind, body, and spirit.
Timestamps:
[00:00] Introduction
[04:46] Layers of health beyond functional medicine
[05:33] Recognizing the need for deeper healing
[06:13] The impact of inner work on health outcomes
[09:54] Recognizing misalignment in life and career
[10:45] Overcoming fear in major life transitions
[11:42] The connection between emotions and health
[13:10] Childhood experiences shaping adult health patterns
24: The Hidden Link Between Long COVID And Chronic Illness with Dr. Eric Gordon
Episode 24
Monday, January 27, 2025 • Duration 01:20:18
Dr. Eric Gordon is the Medical Director of Gordon Medical Associates and an expert in chronic illness.
In this episode, you're going to learn how COVID affects the body's immune system and why it can be harder to recover from chronic illness now, why addressing musculoskeletal imbalances is key to healing, how chronic infections like Lyme and Epstein Barr can silently impact health, what whole-body approaches can do to support healing, and much more!
In addition to 40+ years of clinical practice, Dr. Gordon is a consulting expert and engaged in clinical research. He has worked with Dr. Robert Naviaux, who has done research into metabolomics, mitochondrial function, and chronic inflammatory disease. In 2016, Dr. Gordon was co-author with Dr. Naviaux on a groundbreaking study, “Metabolic Features of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome”, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS).
Timestamps:
[00:00] Introduction
[04:07] How COVID impacts the body's immune system
[10:15] Exploring long COVID and chronic illness
[15:32] The role of the innate immune system
[22:19] Detoxification and gut health connection
[23:35] The impact of overnight metabolism on health
[29:34] COVID aftermath and persistent effects
[31:00] Long COVID symptoms and treatment challenges
[33:57] Managing chronic inflammation effectively
[46:51] Epstein Barr virus and low-level infections
[48:38] Issues with functional medicine testing
23: How Modern Life is Destroying Men’s Testosterone with Dr. Jerry Bailey
Dr. Jerry Bailey is a functional medicine physician and men’s health expert.
In this episode, you’re going to learn why testosterone levels in men have dropped by 70% since the 1970s and what’s causing this crisis, how environmental toxins and poor diet are driving low testosterone, the importance of free testosterone levels and why most doctors miss it, simple lifestyle changes to naturally boost testosterone, and how short, intense workouts can increase testosterone by up to 400%.
Dr. Jerry Bailey is a certified nutritionist, acupuncturist, chiropractic and functional medicine physician at Lakeside Holistic Health with over two decades in his field. Bailey is also a prominent expert on men’s medicine and leads the world in the emerging science of Poly-Hormonal Adrenal Testosterone Syndrome.
His clinical experience and acute awareness of current research, as a former faculty at the University of Western States in the Graduate Studies department in the Masters of Science of Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine, affords him a unique ability to apply current research to clinical practice to be a truly evidence-informed practicing physician.
He and his physician wife have been the top Functional/Natural medicine practice in the inland northwest for many years. Their clinic is at the forefront of cutting-edge evidence-informed practice along with the development of new protocols to aid in reversing most of the chronic illness and hormone imbalances seen today. He is a dad to two amazing sons. He is also a triathlete and a drummer. He has been featured in Bloom, Parade, HGTV, VeryWell Health, Spy, Medium, NBC News, QardioMD, Entrepreneur and Byrdie.
22: The Vagus Nerve Shuts OFF Inflammation with Dr. Navaz Habib
Episode 22
Sunday, January 5, 2025 • Duration 46:50
Navaz Habib is a functional medicine practitioner and an expert on the vagus nerve.
In this episode, you're going to learn what the vagus nerve is and why it matters, how chronic stress can disrupt your body's healing ability, practical ways to stimulate the vagus nerve for better health, the role of breathing in calming your nervous system, and how new health technology like Tru Vaga can improve vagal tone and support recovery.
Dr. Navaz Habib is the bestselling author of “Activate Your Vagus Nerve”, and the newly released “Upgrade Your Vagus Nerve”. He is also the host of The Health Upgrade Podcast.
He graduated as class valedictorian from Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in 2010 and went on to practice traditional chiropractic for years until he utilized the power of functional medicine to transform his own health. Dr. Habib is the founder of Health Upgraded, an online functional health consulting clinic, supporting optimal health by elevating the awareness and function of the vagus nerve.
Timestamps:
[04:40] What is the vagus nerve and why does it matter?
[06:56] Understanding the autonomic nervous system
[08:10] How the vagus nerve regulates inflammation
[11:05] The importance of balance between stress and recovery
[13:48] Why the vagus nerve impacts chronic inflammation
[16:27] The body's need for safety to heal effectively
[18:30] The vagus nerve's role in immune cell communication
[22:25] How chronic stress lowers vagal tone
[24:50] The connection between physical and psychological safety
21: Blueprint for a Healthy Family with Dr. Elisa Song
Episode 21
Monday, December 30, 2024 • Duration 45:20
Dr. Elisa Song is a Stanford-trained integrative pediatrician and bestselling author of “Healthy Kids Happy Kids.”
In this episode, you're going to learn how the gut-brain connection impacts kids’ health, immunity, and emotions, simple ways to build a child’s microbiome with food, how to make meals fun and healthy using the "Plants on Purpose" method, easy breathing and mindfulness practices to help kids regulate their nervous system, and why limiting screen time and increasing face-to-face connection is crucial for children’s mental health.
Dr. Elisa Song, MD is a Stanford-, NYU-, UCSF-trained integrative pediatrician, pediatric functional medicine expert, and mom to 2 thriving children, who is on a mission to revolutionize the future of children’s health. Dr. Song is the bestselling author of the “Healthy Kids Happy Kids: An Integrative Pediatrician’s Guide to Whole Child Resilience.” Dr. Song created Healthy Kids Happy Kids as an online holistic pediatric resource to help practitioners and parents bridge the gap between conventional and integrative pediatrics with an evidence-based, pediatrician-backed and mom-approved approach. In her integrative pediatric practice, she’s helped 1000’s of kids get to the root causes of their health concerns and empowered parents to help their children thrive by integrating conventional pediatrics with functional medicine, homeopathy, acupuncture, herbal medicine and essential oils. Dr. Song is chair of A4M’s pediatric education and has lectured around the world at leading integrative and functional medicine conferences and premier parenting events. She has also been featured in hundreds of top podcasts, print and online media outlets, including the Wellness Mama podcast, BloomTV, Forbes, Healthline, MindBodyGreen, National Geographic, PopSugar, Parents, Motherly, Parade, Verywell Health, and New York Post.
Timestamps:
[04:25] The importance of brain plasticity in children
20: Hormones, Chronic Illness and Long COVID with Dr. Jessica Drummond
Episode 20
Monday, December 23, 2024 • Duration 49:23
Jessica Drummond is a leading expert in women’s health, founder of the Integrative Women's Health Institute, and author of "Outsmart Endometriosis”.
In this episode, you're going to learn why chronic conditions like autoimmune disease and long Covid are increasing in women during perimenopause and menopause, how hormonal shifts amplify symptoms of conditions such as chronic fatigue, POTS, and histamine issues, why low cortisol is a major risk factor for women under chronic stress, how viral persistence may be a root cause of chronic illnesses, and practical steps to stabilize symptoms and improve daily life.
Dr. Jessica Drummond, DCN, CNS, PT, NBC-HWC is the founder and CEO of The Integrative Women’s Health Institute and the best-selling author of Outsmart Endometriosis. Dr. Drummond has 22 years of clinical experience as a licensed physical therapist, licensed clinical nutritionist, and board-certified health coach working with women with pelvic pain, including endometriosis, vulvodynia and bladder pain syndrome. She brings a unique, conservative and integrative approach to supporting women to overcome hormonal imbalances and chronic pain conditions. She is a sought-after international speaker on topics such as integrative pelvic pain management, natural fertility options, optimal hormone health, menopause, and female athlete nutrition. Her clinical, coaching programs and educational programs reach thousands of clients and professional students in over 60 countries. Dr. Drummond has a BA in Biology from The University of Virginia, a Master's in Physical Therapy from Emory University, and a Doctorate in Clinical Nutrition from Maryland University of Integrative Health.
Timestamps:
[03:29] Rising rates of chronic illness in midlife women
[04:47] Hormonal shifts and their connection to long Covid
[05:38] How declining estrogen affects symptoms
[07:16] Common comorbidities like histamine issues and dysautonomia
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