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The FWD Think Tank

Jamie Mazza

Health & Fitness

Frequency: 1 episode/12d. Total Eps: 52

Have you or a loved one been diagnosed with a chronic health condition? Wondering if there is a better way of healing your body than standard of care? Perhaps there is a way integrative, holistic therapies and the best of modern medicine can work together, you're in the right place to learn more! This podcast is a place for sharing stories of inspiration and hope from those on the other side of their healing, the latest advancements in functional, holistic and integrative medicine, and out of the box conversations from wellness experts to help YOU get informed and live a fully healed life.

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What If Life Itself Is the Medicine? with Dr. Cassie Wuthrich

Wednesday, May 20, 2026 • Duration 01:54:26

What if the most powerful medicine you need is not another supplement, lab test, or treatment—but your own life?

In this deeply transformative episode of the FWD Think Tank Podcast, I sit down with the brilliant and thought-provoking Dr. Cassie Wuthrich for what can only be described as a master class in healing, intuition, and the art of trusting the body's innate wisdom.

Unlike a traditional Q&A interview, this conversation unfolds more like a poetic teaching. And I decided to sit back and listen and let this goddess of a human share her magic that can truly transform the way we go about healing. Dr. Cassie shares profound insights on why life itself can be our greatest medicine, and how true healing often begins when we stop chasing endless protocols and start listening to the intelligence already within us.

If you've ever felt:

Burnt out from trying every supplement, treatment, or wellness trend
Overwhelmed by conflicting health advice and "expert" opinions
Stuck in analysis paralysis, believing you need more data before you can heal
Exhausted from being on the healing hamster wheel despite doing "everything right"

...this episode is for you.

Dr. Cassie explores why she no longer relies heavily on supplements in her practice, how each person is truly an N of 1 when it comes to healing, and why wellness is about far more than IV therapies, medications, surgeries, and interventions designed to force the body into a response.

Instead, she invites us into a radically different perspective: that the body is not broken—it is communicating.

This rich and expansive conversation is filled with storytelling, wisdom, and truth that challenges the modern health paradigm and offers a more intuitive, embodied approach to healing. In this episode, we discuss:

Why life itself can be magical medicine
The hidden cost of over-relying on supplements and protocols
Healing burnout and the trap of "doing more"
Trusting your body's innate wisdom
Why every individual is an N of 1
Moving beyond analysis paralysis
Intuition, storytelling, and the deeper meaning of illness
How to stop forcing healing and start receiving it

Whether you're navigating chronic illness, recovering from cancer, struggling with burnout, or simply seeking a more meaningful relationship with your health, this episode will leave you feeling grounded, inspired, and profoundly hopeful.

🎧 Tune in and discover how healing may begin not with doing more—but with listening more deeply.

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This Non-Drug Treatment Is Helping People Heal from Depression, Anxiety & OCD with Hannah Lynch, Psychiatric NP

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 • Duration 01:09:09

What if there was a way to treat depression, anxiety, and OCD—without relying solely on medication?

In this episode of The FWD Think Tank Podcast, I sit down with one of my closest friends, Hannah Lynch, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and Founder of Onward Psychiatry located in Norwood Massachusetts, to break down the science and real-life impact of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) therapy—a non-invasive, FDA-approved treatment that’s changing the landscape of mental health care for both adults and adolescents.

If you or someone you love has felt stuck, frustrated, or unsupported by traditional approaches like medication or talk therapy alone, this conversation offers a powerful new perspective on what healing can look like.

We dive into:

What TMS therapy actually is and how it works to stimulate brain activity
How TMS supports neuroplasticity and the brain’s ability to heal itself
Who is a good candidate for TMS treatment
What sessions feel like + how long treatment typically lasts
The side effects and benefits of TMS vs. medication
Why medication doesn’t always move the needle for mental health
How to find a TMS provider near you
Why therapy + lifestyle changes still matter in the healing process
Where to start if you're struggling with depression, anxiety, or OCD

This episode is for anyone looking for alternative mental health treatments, deeper understanding, and real hope when it feels like nothing is working.

Hannah brings both clinical expertise and compassion to this conversation, and I’m so excited to share this with you.

*Disclaimer: All patient information shared in this episode has been used with the expressed consent of the individual. No identifying information or names were disclosed in order to protect patient privacy and confidentiality.

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Metabolic Nutrition for Cancer Care & Healing with Jen Nolan of Remission Nutrition

Season 3 · Episode 39

Tuesday, November 4, 2025 • Duration 01:10:59

In this episode, I sit down with Jen Nolan, Nutritional Oncology Consultant and founder of Remission Nutrition, to explore the powerful connection between metabolic health, blood sugar balance, and cancer care. Jen shares her expertise on how metabolic flexibility—the body’s ability to efficiently switch between fuel sources—plays a key role in preventing and healing from chronic disease.

We discuss the relationship between carbohydrate intake, inflammation, and disease progression, and why balancing blood sugar is essential for both prevention and healing. In her work as a nutritional oncology consultant, Jen more often than not recommends carbohydrate restriction and/or getting her clients in ketosis for optimal results that can also complement treatment. Jen also emphasizes the importance of addressing stress, emotional health, and mindset as critical components of any healing journey.

Jen and her team at Remission Nutrition work with clients around the world to create personalized, functional nutrition plans that support the body’s innate ability to heal. Using tools like the Nutrition Genome test and other functional lab testing, they tailor each plan to the individual’s genetic and metabolic profile—meeting clients exactly where they are in their journey.

If you’re interested in understanding how nutrition, lifestyle, and metabolic health intersect to create a foundation for healing, this conversation is full of science-backed insight and compassionate wisdom.

See below for resources and to get in touch with Jen and her team.

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RESOURCES:

Use code JAMIE10 for 10% off a Starter Package with Remission Nutrition, book here: https://remissionnutrition.practicebetter.io/#/5db86b122a83260698517c74/bookings?r=65df58b0625ee4f724ad9963&step=services

Join The Nest Membership, giving community access and group support via 2 monthly Zoom calls with the Remission Nutrition Team. Learn more here: https://www.remissionnutrition.com/the-nest

Living with Chronic Illness: Nitika Chopra on Myasthenia Gravis, Nervous System Healing & Persevering Through Health Challenges

Tuesday, October 28, 2025 • Duration 01:01:53

This week I had the honor of sitting down with the delightful Nitika Chopra — founder of Chronicon and The Chronicon Foundation, a pioneering platform and nonprofit uplifting those living with chronic illness through community, advocacy, and education. A seasoned host, speaker, and entrepreneur, she’s collaborated with brands like Google, Microsoft, and Bristol-Myers Squibb, hosted a globally distributed talk show, and now leads Truth Talks via her publication The Truth Today.

Her mission: to create healing spaces where people are empowered to live fully and thrive—on their terms, and truly a beautiful human who has navigated most of her life living with multiple (and at times debilitating) chronic illnesses — to discuss her journey navigating these health challenges, how her pain turned to purpose in her work, and why she believes your challenges in life are not the WHOLE truth of who you are.

Nitika shares her personal journey of being diagnosed with psoriasis at a young age, later developing psoriatic arthritis, and most recently, being diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, including symptoms she was experiencing and how her diagnosis She opens up about the early symptoms she experienced, how she’s learned to listen to her body, and the healing practices that have supported her — from therapy and learning about nervous system regulation to creating safe, empowering spaces for others through her foundation, Chronicon.

We explore how her struggles led her to create Chronicon, a movement and community for people living with chronic illness, and her Life Mastery program that helps individuals reclaim joy, purpose, and connection even in the midst of health challenges. We also discuss the importance of the relationships in her life and how those have helped her persevere during challenges with her health and the hard days.

Whether you live with chronic illness yourself or support someone who does, this conversation is filled with wisdom, compassion, and hope.

This conversation touched my heart personally, as Nitika was the first person I have interviewed who has been diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune condition that has also affected me the last two years. She is a true inspiration and example that so much goodness is possible despite our challenges we face. See below resources for how to get in touch with Nitika.

This 27 Year Ovarian Cancer THRIVER Shares Her Story with Hayley Dubin

Tuesday, October 21, 2025 • Duration 47:08

Imagine being 29 years old and being faced with a devastating diagnosis of advanced stage ovarian cancer. This week, Hayley Dubin, a Certified Health Coach, owner of reVIVE wellness and host of the Cancer Liberation Project Podcast and I sit down and discuss her inpsiring journey healing ovarian cancer with strength, courage and purpose.

After enduring chemotherapy, multiple surgeries, and a life-changing hysterectomy, she faced the emotional reality of infertility and made the courageous choice to adopt a child and expand her family- this story alone gave me goosebumps im how it unfolded!

Through it all, she transformed her pain into purpose—becoming a coach and mentor for other cancer survivors navigating life during and after treatment.

We discuss how cancer can become a catalyst for personal growth, how to find meaning in adversity, and what it takes to rebuild your life after a devastating diagnosis.

Topics covered:

Signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer and the road to diagnosis
Emotional and physical challenges of chemo and surgery
Healing after hysterectomy and infertility
The adoption journey after cancer
Turning survivorship into service and support for others

If you or someone you love has been touched by cancer, this episode offers hope, guidance, and a reminder that purpose can grow from even the deepest pain.

See below for resources to get in touch with Hayley.

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RESOURCES:

Website: www.revivewellness.com

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She Saved Herself from the "Widow Maker" Heart Attack at Age 26, with Lauren Jeffrey

Tuesday, October 14, 2025 • Duration 45:31

At just 26 years old, Lauren Jeffrey survived what doctors call “the Widow Maker” — a massive heart attack that very few people live to tell about. In this powerful episode we dive deep into her life-saving experience, the warning signs and symptoms of heart attacks in women, and the critical steps to take if you think you’re having one.

Lauren opens up about the moment she realized something was wrong, how she drove herself to the hospital, advocated for herself in the ER, and what her health scare and recovery journey has taught her about self-awareness, relationships, given her a unique perspective on life, and taught her not to sweat the small stuff.

Whether you’re passionate about heart health, have a family history of cardiovascular disease, or simply want to learn how to protect yourself and others, this conversation is a must-listen.In this episode, we cover:

Early warning signs of a heart attack in women
How to recognize and respond to cardiac distress
Emotional and physical recovery after a heart attackLife perspective shifts and healing through gratitude and resilience
The importance of women’s heart health awareness and self-advocacy--RESOURCES: Support the podcast + road to recovery: https://gofund.me/5a8764f20

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Tips for Anxiety, Overwhelm & Mental Health from Two Millennial Therapists w/ The Founders of Peace Project

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 • Duration 50:35

Andrea Rockefeller & Casandra Musemeci are the Co-Founders of Peace Project Mental Health Counseling, located in Rochester, NY where they work with Millennial women navigating the anxiety of being millennials in 2025.

As a HUGE advocate of supporting your mental health on any healing journey you find yourself facing, this conversation around emotional wellness and mental health support was so important to me to have here on the platform. In this episode, we discuss:

-Benefits of therapy and why it's not something you only should seek when something is "wrong"

-Tips for managing anxiety, setting boundaries, regulating your nervous system, and not identifying with your emotions

-How "people pleasing" can often lead to seeking of approval while setting boundaries

-Why seeking therapy while managing a chronic illness can be helpful for your healing journey

-How social media can be both beneficial and detrimental to your mental health, depending how you use it

-The importance of the PAUSE

& so much more!

The amount of personal growth I have seen in myself by utilizing therapy and working on my psychological wellbeing are SIGNIFICANT, and I have no doubt that Andrea and Casandra are helping women not just gain emotional self-awareness and relationship boundaries in their day to day lives, but they are helping their patients create awareness around what it truly means to support your mental health and helping them create lasting tools for managing their emotions and embracing a healthy life.

In addition to their private practice at Peace Project, they are also the creators of YourHumanTherapists, a platform dedicated to empowering fellow therapists to embrace their humanness and prioritize self-care through their free community, exclusive book club, and therapist-curated wellness space. Through their work, they emphasize the importance of “holding space for ourselves so we can better hold space for others.”

A Disability Doesn't Define You + Lessons in Growth After a Spinal Cord Injury with Jesi Stracham

Tuesday, September 30, 2025 • Duration 01:07:54

Jesi Stracham was in a motor cycle accident over a decade ago causing a spinal cord injury that left her paralyzed and using a wheelchair. And she refused to let that disability define her by society's standards- she continues to redefine living with limitations and it is truly remarkable.

In this episode, Jesi and I dive deep into her journey living with a spinal cord injury; from finding God the night before her accident , why she believes it's important for wheelchair users to take care of themselves emotionally, physically and spiritually and how that has a SIGNIFICANT impact on your independence, how she uses holistic recovery therapies to heal her body, what it's like to author a book where she can unapologetically herself, and how working through her own BS and empowering herself to be better led her to find a loving relationship she never dreamed possible.

She is a HUGE advocate of mental health and shares mental health tips for people who are learning to live with a disability, why it's necessary to communicate with your support system during healing, and so much more.

This woman blows me away by her transparency on this journey and how authentically she shares the ups and downs of life with a disability on her social channels. In fact, she discovered by sharing a Youtube video having a meltdown on the floor in a hotel room where she was struggling with her disability just how powerful her voice is in this world. This moment changed everything.

Being able to sit with Jesi and share our struggles together and how we've overcome these situations and chosen to pivot and empower ourselves was something I didn't know my soul needed. Jesi is a HUGE inspiration to me, and I know will be for all of you.

Jesi Stracham is a soon to be author of her memoir Roll With Me, releasing in November 2025, and is a speaker, entrepreneur and advocate of transforming lives. She is the cofounder of Freedom Longevity + Wellness LKN, a co-developer of Wheel With me Adapt Fit, an adaptive fitness app for wheelchair users and she has an INCREDIBLY inspiring social media platform where she shares the raw and real truths of her healing journey.

RESOURCES:

Jesi Stracham Contact- 704-736-3222

How to Handle Curveballs in Your Healing Journey

Tuesday, September 23, 2025 • Duration 28:07

Season 3 of the FWD Think Tank kicking off talking about how to handle the curveballs that life throws at you while on your healing journey. This was not an easy episode to record, as I have had some big hurdles the past few months. If you are on a cancer healing journey and find yourself faced with news you weren't hoping to hear, a scan result that brings emotional charges, blood work that isn't what you'd hoped to see, this episode is for you.

After spending some time off of social media after going through an unexpected second surgery this summer, I've put some thoughts together on how to help others navigate a health hurdle including focusing on facts first, processing and moving THROUGH your feelings and not internalizing them, the importance of protecting your peace and not oversharing your journey in the moment if that feels stressful for you, the NECESSITY of advocating for yourself because on YOU know your body, why it's important to relinquish control, move at your own pace and let God guide you forward when you feel like you can't do it on your own, and the importance of finding moments of JOY despite the heartaching moments of setback.

If this episode resonated with you, PLEASE share it. It means the world to me.

RESOURCES:

Below are resources mentioned for attending/supporting the Nightbirdie Foundation Fundraiser with Dr. Kaplan and the OWM Integrative Wellness Team on Thursday October 9, 2025 from 5:30-8pm at 891 Delaware Avenue in Buffalo, NY.

Learn more and purchase tickets here: https://owmintegrativewellness.com/nightbirde/

Support my healing journey with a charitable donation:

https://gofund.me/e95ab1aeb

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Can Your Physical Space Influence Your Health? Tips from Design Psychology Expert Hoda Jaludi

Tuesday, July 15, 2025 • Duration 01:02:33

Do you feel better when your home is tidy? Does bringing in flowers, colors or scents into your home change your mood? There is a psychology and science behind that.

This week, I bring Hoda Jaludi to the podcast- a Design Psychology Expert, Lifestyle Designer & Coach, and author of her brand new book: A Retreat Within: A self-help guide to find the retreat within you.

Hoda and I discuss how she works with clients to help them create spaces that nurture healing, bring comfort and peace to the eye and also to the soul. We discuss the importance of creating a space based on the five sensorial experiences, and how colors, scents, sounds and tangible items you can touch can create healing, harmony and a safe space to let your feelings out and create that retreat within your home.

Hoda and I also discuss the importance of taking social media breaks, and how the modern world is altering our psyche, the importance of real human connection and so much more. To learn more about Hoda, connect with her and find her new book, see the resources listed below:

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https://karamabyhoda.com/

Retreat Within on Amazon

Retreat Within on Barnes & Noble

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