Autoimmune Hour On Life Interrupted Radio With Sharon Sayler

This week's guest, Gary Stuart, Master Constellation Facilitator, Speaker, and Author of the #1 international bestseller A.I. Ancestral Intelligence: Constellation Insights from Beyond shares with us how Constellation Work helps address challenges we may not be aware of like negative patterns and other life-long challenges. In this episode, Gary shares with us:• Simple techniques to help expand your conscious awareness, • What are Constellations and how do they work,• How uncovering inner turmoil, such as unrecognized guilt and shame can help gain perspective, • A fun Oracle Card reading plus so much more...More About Our Guest: Gary Stuart has been facilitating transformative healing experiences for over two decades. His skills and techniques help expand consciousness while resolving life-long challenges, stagnation, and negative family patterns through Constellation Work and other transformation modalities. Gary’s passion is to help people heal and resolve lifelong habits that stop them from living their l

What if one moment your child seemed ‘normal’ and then suddenly as if 'out-of-the-blue' their behaviors changed radically? They wet the bed, pull their hair, have obsessive-compulsive or repetitive behaviors, motor, and verbal tics, maybe they even rage inexplicably. Ms. Maloney wants you and your doctor to consider whether an infection might be the cause before jumping to the conclusion that it’s psychiatric. The disorder is called PANDAS or PANS.Ms. Maloney shares:• What causes PANDAS and PANS?• How are they diagnosed?• What if my child’s doctor does not understand or does not want to consider PANDAS?• What are the treatment options for children with PANDAS?Plus so much more...More about our Guest: Beth Alison Maloney is an attorney and leading national advocate for the recognition and treatment of PANDAS/PANS. She was thrust into the public role following the publication of her memoir 'Saving Sammy.' Her son, Sammy, suffered severe mental illness as a result of an undiagnosed strep infection. He fully reco

I recently caught up with our dear friend Swamiji also known as The Orange Cowboy, out on another adventure. I wanted to see how a new life choice was going. I found him out in a remote Florida forest, learning how to train horses humanely and lovingly… Recently he made a life shift, and in this episode, he shares with us how he decided to start living based on the question, does this bring celebration and joy? He also shares:• How safety is an illusion• How to move past the shadows of beliefs that hold us back• Why now is the time to go and live our dreamsplus so much more…More about Swamiji: He is the #1 bestselling author of 'The Ayurveda Encyclopedia' with more than 30,000 copies in print. Plus, four other powerful books, including his latest book, is '21 Days of Joy' brings Swamiji's mission to the forefront to help bring world peace through each individual finding joy and celebration in their heart and peace in their mind. He is an international trainer and speaker with more than four decades teachin

After Robert Clancy's life spiraled out of control, he had an extraordinary encounter with one of God’s messengers who inspires him through hope, compassion, and love to discover his own life purpose, and how to show millions around the world to do the same. In this episode, Robert shares his real and raw story behind his life's work plus• What faith, hope, and love have to do with healing • Tips for changing a negative attitude• Ways to connect deeper with yourself and others to enjoy and appreciate the human experience and so much more...About our guest: Robert Clancy is a creative visionary, #1 international bestselling author, and spiritual teacher. At age nineteen, Robert had a divine spiritual encounter that altered his life in profound ways. In 2012, he created the Robert Clancy - Guide To The Soul Facebook fan page, where he shares his inspirational thoughts, now followed by nearly one million people worldwide. He is a sought after speaker, presenter, and guest. He's also co-host and producer of The M

This week we welcome back to The Autoimmune Hour Roberta Mittman, health and wellness expert, author, speaker, and founder of Park Avenue Center for Wellbeing in New York. She shares ways to ease your journey to better health, why most resolutions do more harm than good, and what to do instead, including her ‘pause’ technique plus:• How to escape self-sabotaging behavior,• What is a seasonal detox,• Wellness and nutrition tips for winter weatherAnd, so much more….Roberta Mittman is on a “quiet” revolution to help women over 40 redefine what they think their age means and spreading the word that it’s never too late to attain the life (and body) you want. She’s a dedicated alternative healthcare practitioner, health and wellness coach, international speaker, author, and licensed acupuncturist. Learn more about Roberta at www.RobertaMittman.com and get her free 10-day food-based “no juicing required” Detox Guide at www.RobertaMittman.com/Detox/Join your host, Sharon Sayler, for The Autoimmune Hour at 7 PM ET Jan

Our guest best Selling author Yvonne Heath, a registered nurse since 1988, became disheartened by our society’s reluctance to talk about grief. Working within many areas of healthcare, including emergency, intensive care, chemotherapy, and hospice, Yvonne has seen how not ‘talking about ‘it’ causes excessive suffering in life and at the end of life. She took a leap of faith, left her nursing career, and now shares her message of how to transform grief and sadness with her book ‘Love Your Life to Death,’ and as a Speaker, TV and Radio host, and through social media. In addition to her crucial message of “Just Show Up,” she shares
• How to transform how we talk about grief into healing moments,
• How to escape the ‘silo of silence and suffering,’
• Graceful ways to assert yourself when others think ‘they know best,’
• Ways to defuse the fear as we ask for what we need and hold our boundaries,
plus so much more…Grief is something we all face; diagnosis, divorce, financial stress, bullying, mental health issues,

Life is meant to be enjoyed not endured is the motto of our guest Whitney Gordon-Mead. Whitney has overcome fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, and burnout… Now, she’s dedicated her life to helping others avoid and recover from burnout, reclaim their passion and create the life they desire, because as she says ‘life is meant to be enjoyed, not endured!’ She will share with ways to transform our daily routines and optimize the energy we have that are easy to implement and have big pay-back including: • What is the ‘Burn-Out-Cycle,’
• Simple ways to take control of your symptoms,
• Why knowing your sleep deficit number is essential to restoring health,
• Ways to budget and optimize your energy to go from burn out to balance…
plus much more.About our guest: Whitney Gordon-Mead is a Speaker, Certified Life Coach, Ordained Minister, and on track to have her Doctorate in Metaphysics by the end of 2019. She has three decades of experience researching personal growth and how we heal from within and has turned her diagnosi

When your doctor prescribes medication, they say something like, “It will be ready at the pharmacy, your insurance will cover it, and the pharmacist will help you understand the dosing.” Great! Yet, what about the behavioral-change prescriptions (advice) you are given, such as exercise more, eat better, and reduce stress? Too often, the doctor gives you behavioral-change ‘prescriptions’ and says, “Good luck. See you in 6 months.” Leaving you with thoughts like ‘well, that sounds good, but how do I start?’ Or ‘I thought I was eating properly?’ Without the right behavioral-change setting, these types of behavioral prescriptions, while well-intended, go no-where. 
Our guest has co-created a solution to ease the implementation of those behavioral-prescriptions. Elizabeth Markle, Ph.D., is co-founder of Open Source Wellness, a nonprofit place-based space offering experiential behavioral health and wellness. She shares with us this powerful wellness model designed to function as a ‘Behavioral Pharmacy.’Open Source

Self-sabotage and negative self-talk can erode self-confidence, self-esteem, and your health. In this week’s episode, Roberta Mittman, founder of Park Avenue Center for Wellbeing in New York, will show us how to escape self-sabotaging behavior, how to change our internal negative messages and tips for healthy eating during this season of indulgence. She also shares how to reduce stress, focus on what’s important, and ways you can support your path to better health including:• How to stop blaming, shaming and criticizing yourself and others.
• Ways to get rid thoughts of fairness and stop taking misguided comments to heart.
• Techniques to reduce feeling stressed and anxious at this time of year
• Nutrition tips for well-being and successful Holiday diet survival.
Plus so much more….Roberta’s on a “quiet” revolution to help women over 40 redefine what they think their age means and spreading the word that it’s never too late to attain the life (and body) you want. She’s a dedicated alternative healthcare pract

In this episode, we welcome, Elizabeth Kipp. Elizabeth is a best-selling author, yoga-informed addiction recovery coach, stress and chronic pain management specialist, Ancestral Clearing Practitioner, Bilateral EFT/Tapping Practitioner, and Kundalini Yoga teacher. She overcame chronic pain and addiction caused by childhood abuse and chronic health issues by acknowledging trauma and using spiritual and scientific methods to change a life-time of pain to peace. She believes she is proof that if she can heal from chronic pain, anyone can. She shares with us• How the 80/20 rule applies to healing• How you can accept how you feel in the moment and quickly move through pain• What you might be doing that contributes to pain• And what to do if you or someone you know is an ‘Olympic-level control freak’ plus so much more…. Today Kipp’s mission is to spread the word that we can heal from chronic pain—it does not have to be a life sentence. She now works to help others achieve the same healing for themselves that she ex

Questions? Questions, you say? I learned long ago that the smarter (and maybe older) you get you never stop having questions. And, you know you are getting smarter when you start asking better, more profound questions about more important matters - like your life.Dr. Ganz Ferrance, the author of ‘The Me Factor© - Your Systematic Guide to Getting What the HELL You Want’ will share with us those powerful, life-changing questions plus:• How to harness your intuition to improve your decisions dramatically• How to uncover and remove hidden beliefs that are holding you back• How to release both physical and mental stressand more...Registered Psychologist, Dr. Ganz Ferrance, is a Speaker, Author, and Coach. Since the early ’90’s Dr. Ganz has been helping individuals, couples, families, and corporations beat BURNOUT reduce their levels of stress, improve their relationships, and enjoy more success.Dr. Ganz is known for working with the toughest of the tough, including gang bangers, hardened oil and gas workers, battl

In this week’s episode, we are talking ‘all things vagus nerve’ and why our guest Melanie Weller, affectionally dubbed the body whisperer by her clients, says we are making healing way too hard. Melanie is the world’s leading expert in treating the vagus nerve as a pinched nerve, and she will share with us how we accidentally lock into our body past traumas plus• Why chronic pain is locked in our limbic system.• How the vagus nerve allows our heart to ‘speak.’• Why our bodies often take the path of least resistance• The theory of how our nervous system syncs with the electromagnetic field of the earth... plus so much more.In this wide-ranging, fascinating interview, Melanie and I explore overlooks areas of dis-ease and why it’s essential to study. Melanie Weller PT, MPT, OCS, ATC has an extensive background in treating patients no-one else could help. She now focuses on mitigating burnout and optimizing performance in entertainers, athletes, and medical professionals. She is a Physical Therapist, board-certi

It’s all around us, runny noses, coughing, sneezing, oh my…! It makes you want to run and hide this time of year... No need, as our guest, Dr. Jenny Tufenkian, ND, shares with us great tips and tricks for staying healthy during this time of year, even with an autoimmune. Having cured herself of CFS, Dr. Jenny has been practicing and teaching functional medicine for over two decades. In this episode, she shows us the steps we can take to protect ourselves, family, and friends from the dreaded ‘crud’ including: • What to do immediately upon feeling, “I might be coming down with something...”• How to reduce the 'spread of germs' if a family member brings 'it' home• Things we can do to strengthen our immune systemPlus so much more...Our guest, Dr. Jenny Tufenkian, works primarily with complex medical issues and chronically ill patients. She digs deep into the available research to leave no stone unturned when helping patients... as she says she was ‘a hard case’ herself. Using what she has learning healing hersel

BAck by popular demand, Sharon Sayler welcomes Sarah Peyton sharing her Alarmed Aloneness wisodm. Alarmed aloneness is that state that’s not ‘fight-or-flight’ and yet not contentment or social engagement… Alarmed aloneness is the place in which we get an elevated heart rate and increased cortisol because somebody (or something) who is important to us has disappeared. When Sarah Peyton, shared her theory with me, I knew we had to have her back as she is the person who has given a name to this emotional state that many with long-term conditions can relate. Sarah is an international speaker and #1 best selling author who has a passion for weaving together neuroscience knowledge and experiences of healing to unify our emotional brains and bodies. She makes Interpersonal Neurobiology research available to all, so we, too, can understand how this new area of study can dynamically change the trajectory of our healing. In this episode, Sarah shares:• What is alarmed aloneness and why it is essential to be aware of

In this episode, host Sharon Sayler welcomes Caroline Aylward, the creator of ‘Get A Helmet,’ a company focused on heart-centered storytelling through video + audio. Caroline’s journey through body image issues, anxiety, and depression have taught this resilient thriver essential life lessons that she is now sharing with us, and in a film, she is producing and directing on womxn’s body image challenges and self-worth. Caroline shares with us her hard-won insights, tips, and techniques, including:• How to overcome media stereotypes that create a culture of disempowering thoughts and feelings, • Ways to move through ‘it all’ with ease, even in those moments when it feels painful and scary, • What to do when you uncover festering feelings of resistance and• Her personal experience of body image recovery plus so much more...About our Guest: Caroline Aylward creates brand documentaries for female-identifying small business owners, artists, and makers. She also offers 1:1 mentorship sessions for womxn ready to unap

Celebrating our 250th episode! Today, we explore how we create our narratives and assign meaning to them help determine our current and future well-being. Join me, host Sharon Sayler and fellow 'word-nerd' Stephen Hobbs as we examine how we co-create the stories we tell our selves and how they often foretell our future.Stephen Hobbs, co-founder of the International Mentoring Community is committed to the development of natural educators who deliver extraordinary experiences with their communities 'in their words.' In this episode, Stephen shares the importance of being mindful of the stories we are telling our self plus• How we frame stories based on our past, present, and/or future create our outcomes,• Why the way we share our life stories form our future including our health,• Ways to design your future based on both history and mystery language and so much more...About our Guest: Stephen Hobbs is also an eco-creator, entrepreneur, writer, and philanthropist for children and trees. Stephen has published 15

While most of living with a chronic condition isn’t funny, sometimes I just have to laugh at the absurdity of it all — from the embarrassment of my a** hanging out the back of a hospital gown to my body sometimes having a mind of its own... Recently, I’ve been working on finding my funny bone and enjoying the well-being benefits of laughter with the award-winning stand-up comedian and comedy-coach Alicia Dattner.  I like to say she has helped me maintain my ‘sanity through laughter’ at times…  In this week’s episode, Alicia shares tips on using humor and laughter to create a positive mindset and well-being, plus • How humor and laughter are positive disruptions to the status quo,• How fun can be part of your spiritual path,• Overcoming the illusion of what is a reality,• Simple ways to exercise your laughter muscle,and so much more...More about Alicia Dattner: Like most of us, Alicia learned early to find the humor in the dysfunction she saw all about her. She has turned that learning into a fantastic career

Is it a daily battle with feeling like your mind is full of glitches and error messages? Often with autoimmune, it can feel like not just our body is out of control, your mind and emotions are too. In this episode, Dr. Don Wood from InspiredPerformanceInstitute.com shares some of the effects of trauma on the human brain and ways to restore optimal brain function in the aftermath of trauma. His methodology uses advancements in neuroscience and proprietary techniques known as ‘The Inspired Performance Program (TIPP)’ and ‘NEURO XP.’ He shares how to reset your mind when it is burdened with trauma so that you can clear the way to greater calm, focus and optimal performance, plus • How to move between a quiet mind and am active state,• How your unconscious mind works when it perceives danger,• How unresolved trauma creates inflammation, And so much more... Dr. Don Wood Ph.D. is the author of ‘You Must Be Out of Your Mind’ and founder of the Inspired Performance Institute, a company devoted to a better understandi

An encore presentation of 'One Warrior’s Success Story Battling Fibromyalgia' in honor of Invisible Disabilities Week. Invisible Disabilities Week is to remind us we never know what someone is going through... We will explore what it’s like dealing with hard to diagnosis conditions like Fibromyalgia and how to be a strong advocate for your well-being with Fibromyalgia patient advocate, patient-rights leader, and Army veteran Kristal Kent. With 20 years of social service professional experience, Kristal’s advocacy work focuses on educating the Fibromyalgia community on the illness, and how to best advocate for their healthcare needs. And as a veteran with Fibromyalgia, Kristal also advocates on behalf of military veterans diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. After sharing some time with Kristal, I discovered she's a true transformation catalyst. And in this episode, she will show us ways to transform into being our best, and ways to move past our fears and diagnosis to live our best life including: • Ways to move pas

Ever thought about re-parenting yourself due to your ‘de-formative years?’ as our guest Dr. Jamie Turndorf, calls childhood. In this raw, real, and slightly blunt chat, Dr. Jamie shares her personal story of spiritual reconnection with her beloved deceased husband, internationally renowned former Jesuit priest Emile Jean Pin. Dr. Turndorf has created a groundbreaking grief therapy method that combines her acclaimed conflict-resolution techniques with after-death communication. Using the same methods, Dr. Jamie shares how we can re-parent our self to let go of old traumas; she also shares:• How to use your current intimate relationship for healing • Overcoming resistance to re-parenting your inner child• Ways to stop activation from past trauma and more... More about our guest: Dr. Jamie Turndorf is known to millions as Dr. Love, through her website, AskDrLove.com, and author of the book ‘Love never Dies.’ Dr. Turndorf is a highly sensitive, skilled doctor with 35 years of experience at helping people disco