Thriving Dry Eye – Details, episodes & analysis

This is the last episode of the Thriving Dry Eye Podcast with your host, Laura.

I have healed my eyes and my membership in the dry eye community has expired. Please listen to the last of my dry eye journey and know that you have all you need for healing.

If you would like to continue the Thriving Dry Eye Podcast yourself, please reach out! I know the podcast would love to continue with the right host.

If you would like to follow me along my next journey, please visit my website at yourlightllc.com

In the words of Alex Ferrari, "Trust the journey, it's there to teach you."

Emily’s eye healing journey began after she was diagnosed with a shingles lesion on her cornea and later diagnosed with corneal disease.  Discovering and implementing Medical Medium information has led her to heal and find relief from many eye symptoms and conditions including dry eye.  After conquering these symptoms and helping her husband heal his thyroid, she cultivated a strong passion to help others heal which inspired her to become a Certified Holistic Health Coach.  Healing is available to everyone, and she’s on a mission to help guide and empower others to take back control of their health and overcome chronic illness. 

If you would like to connect with Emily, you can follow her on Instagram @emilyconsadine

Please like and follow us on Instragram @thrivingdryeye and Facebook on Thriving Dry Eye.

If you need relief from dry eye disease, you can purchase our Meditation for MGD at thrivingdryeye.com

As a Disclaimer: This podcast contains general information about dry eye and other medical conditions and is for educational purposes and inspiration only. Thriving Dry Eye, LLC is not responsible or liable for the accuracy of information contained in this podcast. The information contained in this episode is the personal views of the host and guests respectively. This podcast is not meant to replace the advice of your healthcare provider and is not intended to prescribe, prevent, treat, or diagnose disease. Listeners acknowledge that the information contained does not constitute professional advice from the host or guest speaker. By listening to this podcast, you assume all risks.

All the way from India, Anoushka is making waves in her company that is producing innovative technology for prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment for those at risk and with dry eye. As a mild dry eye sufferer herself, Anoushka is working on the app, EyeD, that helps people "remember" to blink while using their devices! She talks to individuals with dry eye disease and is collecting information to improve the software so it can be an all encompassing app to help guide you through your good and bad days! I love that they are actively including dry eye patients in it's development and that's why we need your help!!

Download EyeD on the Google Play Store, soon to be on Apple App Store, to learn simple exercises, get reminders for breaks from your device, and be alerted when you are not blinking enough!! Anoushka knows that we can't just be off our devices, but we need to know how to use them with some safety measure, so we do not suffer more with our dry eye. Then, please connect with Anoushka and provide ways to improve the app! What are you looking for in an all emcompassing app to help you navigate your dry eye?!?!?

If you have questions or comments, you can email Autoyos at info@autoyos.com. Anoushka K can also be reached on most dry eye support communities on Facebook. I wish her the best on her dry eye journey!

For up to date information, you can follow @thrivingdryeye on Instagram or "Thriving Dry Eye" on Facebook! For products and other information, check out the website at thrivingdryeye.com  The Healing Meditation for MGD is also available on the website! I am very excited to soon be offering reiki for dry eye. Reiki has help me and my family in so many ways and I am excited to be able to offer this service to push you forward in your healing journey!

As a Disclaimer: This podcast contains general information about dry eye and other medical conditions and is for educational purposes and inspiration only. Thriving Dry Eye, LLC is not responsible or liable for the accuracy of information contained in this podcast. The information contained in this episode is the personal views of the host and guests respectively. This podcast is not meant to replace the advice of your healthcare provider and is not intended to prescribe, prevent, treat, or diagnose disease. Listeners acknowledge that the information contained does not constitute professional advice from the host or guest speaker. By listening to this podcast, you assume all risks. 

In this episode, I talk about tips for making your life better, not in days, months, or years, but today! This is an episode that you do not want to miss! It's short, but it packs a punch!

In addition, my Healing Meditation for Meibomian Glad Dysfunction (MGD) is now available in the Store at thrivingdryeye.com

The Healing Meditation for Meibomian Gland Dysfunction is a meditation to help you along your healing journey with Dry Eye Disease. I added multiple techniques that I use to reduce my symptoms of dry eye including using colored light, pulling out energies, long blinks, energy activation, flow breathing, gratitude, affirmations, and intentions for healing. You can use this meditation daily or take bits and pieces that speak to you. I hope this meditation can bring you peace, relaxation, and healing along your journey with Dry Eye Disease. Thank you for supporting this podcast and I hope you keep coming back for more episodes. Guest episodes will start again 9/29.Follow us on Facebook at "Thriving Dry Eye" Page and/or Instagram @thrivingdryeye As a Disclaimer: This podcast contains general information about dry eye and other medical conditions and is for educational purposes and inspiration only. Thriving Dry Eye, LLC is not responsible or liable for the accuracy of information contained in this podcast. The information contained in this episode is the personal views of the host and guests respectively. This podcast is not meant to replace the advice of your healthcare provider and is not intended to prescribe, prevent, treat, or diagnose disease. Listeners acknowledge that the information contained does not constitute professional advice from the host or guest speaker. By listening to this podcast, you assume all risks.

Erica Wheeler is THE person who was able to reduce my pain level from an 8/10 down to a 2/10 in a matter of minutes. We talk about her journey into functional health, deep dive into emotions and how they can play a large part into your physical health, discuss using muscle testing to allow your body to tell you what it needs, and bring it all together to improve your dry eye. This episode will force you to think outside of the box and when traditional medicine is not working, sometimes that is exactly what you need.

Erica is a certified Functional Health Coach specializing in mindset coaching, lifestyle changes, and functional bodywork. She has a passion for helping others free themselves from lifetime health challenges. In her free time you will find her exploring her new passion for homesteading and spending time with her husband and pets. 

You can find Erica on her website evolvewithinnow.com

For up to date information, you can follow @thrivingdryeye on Instagram or "Thriving Dry Eye" on Facebook! For products and other information, check out the website at thrivingdryeye.com

As a Disclaimer: This podcast contains general information about dry eye and other medical conditions and is for educational purposes and inspiration only. Thriving Dry Eye, LLC is not responsible or liable for the accuracy of information contained in this podcast. The information contained in this episode is the personal views of the host and guests respectively. This podcast is not meant to replace the advice of your healthcare provider and is not intended to prescribe, prevent, treat, or diagnose disease. Listeners acknowledge that the information contained does not constitute professional advice from the host or guest speaker. By listening to this podcast, you assume all risks.   

Matt has been working on this with Dr Maskin and his staff for some time now and we have finally put it together. Dry Eye Specialist Steven L Maskin MD will be hosting a LIVE Q/A on Wednesday, Aug 23rd at 7pm EST! 

Register for the event and submit a question by using the link below. We will put together the most popular questions and I will ask them to Dr. Maskin during this zoom event. 

https://www.eventcreate.com/e/drmaskin

Matt Borcina has been a dry eye sufferer for 2.5 years and patient of Dr Maskin for a little over a year now. He was diagnosed with Aqueous Tear Deficiency which led to my Meibomian gland dysfunction. Matt has made it his mission to help others who suffer from dry eye including being a patient advocate for Dr Maskin, being a board member on a dry eye non-profit, and assisting in creating a crisis hotline for those who are suffering from dry eye disease.

Please visit the website for additional information on the podcast: thrivingdryeye.com

Follow us on Instagram @thrivingdryeye and Like our Facebook page "Thriving Dry Eye"

As a Disclaimer: This podcast contains general information about dry eye and other medical conditions and is for educational purposes and inspiration only. Thriving Dry Eye, LLC is not responsible or liable for the accuracy of information contained in this podcast. The information contained in this episode is the personal views of the host and guests respectively. This podcast is not meant to replace the advice of your healthcare provider and is not intended to prescribe, prevent, treat, or diagnose disease. Listeners acknowledge that the information contained does not constitute professional advice from the host or guest speaker. By listening to this podcast, you assume all risks.   

It's your host, Laura, and the second part of her story. What started as a tragedy ended up catapulting her to a life that she could not have imaged. She tells about all the things she changed in order to heal. Functional medicine, diet changes, figerprick autologous blood, clean water, clean air, functional health coaching, red light therapy, whole food, sleep, job, friends, and spirit! What she learned was that the events that transpired were there to lead her on a path to find her purpose in life and save her family. Listen to the question she poses to you and sit with the answer to catapult you to a life that you never dreamed possible! You can heal and you can THRIVE!

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Visit our website at thrivingdryeye.com

As a Disclaimer: This podcast contains general information about dry eye and other medical conditions and is for educational purposes and inspiration only. Thriving Dry Eye, LLC is not responsible or liable for the accuracy of information contained in this podcast. The information contained in this episode is the personal views of the host and guests respectively. This podcast is not meant to replace the advice of your healthcare provider and is not intended to prescribe, prevent, treat, or diagnose disease. Listeners acknowledge that the information contained does not constitute professional advice from the host or guest speaker. By listening to this podcast, you assume all risks.   

Dr. Richard Maharaj is the director of interventional dry eye services at the Prism Eye Institute, a leading medical and surgical eye care and research institute with multiple locations in Southern Ontario. He obtained his Doctor of Optometry from the University of Waterloo School of Optometry and is an active Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. 

He is a clinical adjunct faculty for the University of Waterloo School of Optometry, the Canadian  Association of Optometrists Section Chair for Ocular Surface Disease, Editorial Board Member  for The Journal of Dry Eye and Ocular Surface Disease, and Chief Education Officer at  MyDryEye.ca and co-founder for the Canadian Dry Eye Summit - a national conference  dedicated to educating eye doctors in dry eye disease management. He also serves as the  chief scientific officer for AI4Eyes, developing artificial intelligence diagnostics for eye care. In  2018, he was honoured as one of the Top 40 Canadian Optometrists under 40 by Johnson and  Johnson Vision Care. As a published international speaker and clinical scientist on diseases of  the ocular surface and the psychology of health care, he remains an active member of both  national and international professional associations.

I talk to Dr Maharaj about his clinical practice, being able to zoom in and out of dry eye disease, misconceptions, research, positivity, body/mind/spirit, anxiety, and more!

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Visit our website: thrivingdryeye.com

As a Disclaimer: This podcast contains general information about dry eye and other medical conditions and is for educational purposes and inspiration only. Thriving Dry Eye, LLC is not responsible or liable for the accuracy of information contained in this podcast. The information contained in this episode is the personal views of the host and guests respectively. This podcast is not meant to replace the advice of your healthcare provider and is not intended to prescribe, prevent, treat, or diagnose disease. Listeners acknowledge that the information contained does not constitute professional advice from the host or guest speaker. By listening to this podcast, you assume all risks.   

Dr Trina Winner is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Pevic Health Therapist, Birth with Spirit Doula, Certified Lactation Counselor, Craniosacral Therapist, and Certified Wonem's Health Functional Nutritionist. In this episode we talk about pregnancy, menopause, whole food nutrition, listening to your body, and clean water with minerals! This is an episode that really digs down to the root cause of dry eye, which can often times be multifactorial. Make one small change at a time and you will reap the benefits to improve and heal your dry eye.

You can find Dr Trina Winner on Instagram @drtrina.win or visit winningedgetherapy.com

Follow us on Instagram @thrivingdryeye

Visit our website: thrivingdryeye.com

As a Disclaimer: This podcast contains general information about dry eye and other medical conditions and is for educational purposes and inspiration only. Thriving Dry Eye, LLC is not responsible or liable for the accuracy of information contained in this podcast. The information contained in this episode is the personal views of the host and guests respectively. This podcast is not meant to replace the advice of your healthcare provider and is not intended to prescribe, prevent, treat, or diagnose disease. Listeners acknowledge that the information contained does not constitute professional advice from the host or guest speaker. By listening to this podcast, you assume all risks.   

All the way from Scotland, Ross experienced dry eye as a result of Lasik eye surgery. He talks about finding a dry eye doctor, being aggressive with treatment from the start, probing, hormones, finger autologuous blood (FAB), and B vitamins. Ross has dug deep into the research to help himself get better and he talks about the vital pieces to his healing.

Articles discussed in this episode:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9724572/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7508221/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9504679/

Please visit my website for more information: thrivingdryeye.com

Disclaimer: This podcast contains general information about dry eye and other medical conditions and is for educational purposes and inspiration only. Thriving Dry Eye, LLC is not responsible or liable for the accuracy of information contained in this podcast. The information contained in this episode is the personal views of the host and guests respectively. This podcast is not meant to replace the advice of your healthcare provider and is not intended to prescribe, prevent, treat, or diagnose disease. Listeners acknowledge that the information contained does not constitute professional advice from the host or guest speaker. By listening to this podcast, you assume all risks.