The Truth Prescription

Good People, 

In 2020 I had the pleasure of interviewing Heather Grzych, an Ayurvedic practitioner. Ayurveda is an ancient Indian medicine that has had huge impacts on her life and work. Heather is also the author of The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility. 

To get our conversation started, Heather shared her personal truth: she held on to all this pain and anger for the ways her father treated her. She detailed the events and thought processes that led up to her breakthrough in that moment, where during an argument she was able to disarm him and connect with him. With this, we shifted slightly to talk about the power of speaking truth in the face of negativity

Going deeper, Heather shares about her research and personal experiences with Ayurveda, what her fasting practice looks like and why she does it, and how women can naturally conceive a child through Ayurveda without having to go through heroic scenarios like surgery, implantation, or IVF. 

This is a powerful conversation. So sit back, relax, and I’ll see you soon. 

Some Questions I Ask: 

• Why is fasting important? (22:36)
• Why did you decide to write your book? (36:06)
• How can people get in contact with you? (43:43)

In This Episode You Will Learn: 

• How yoga unlocked Heather’s personal truth. (3:02)
• How meditation taught Heather to recognize her father’s abusive patterns and see the truth. (14:37)
• What health benefits come from fasting. (28:37)
• What spiritual benefits come from fasting. (29:18)
• What women will learn from Heather’s book The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility. (42:37)

Connect with Heather Grzych: 

Website

Facebook

Instagram

Resources: 

The Ayurvedic Guide to Fertility by Heather Grzych

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This week’s Truth Prescription features Michelle Miller, CBS Anchor and Host (CBS in the Morning, CBS Sunday and CBS Evening News). This fellow HBCU Alumni, a Howard University graduate, kicks off a candid conversation about her time in college, the life-changing lessons that she learned while studying abroad and the power of failure.

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Good People,

Today's episode is a special one. For the first time in five years, I'll be co-hosting this episode about love and intimacy with my lovely wife, Carine Gathers. Together, we interview Elisa Romeo and Adam Foley, authors of "Holy love: The essential guide to soul-fulfilling relationships."

Their truth was about understanding to differentiate the ego from the soul and realizing that if they wanted to have a healthy relationship, they had to surrender who they thought they were. 

Elisa is a licensed marriage and family therapist, intuitive and bestselling author of "Meet Your Soul." Adam is a certified somatic practitioner and yoga instructor. They are the founders of Holy & Human, a space created to offer support for souls having a human experience, and hosts of the Holy & Human podcast, a podcast for mystics. 

We had a conversation about intimacy during uncertainty, tips on how to fight with our partners consciously, and the difference between the ego, the personality, and the soul. Elisa and Adam talked about their truth, their interpretation of the ego, and the ego's role in relationships. We also talk about how destructive a word during an argument can be, the importance of finding a method to connect with our inner voice, and more.

In This Episode, You Will Learn:

• The power couple's truth. Elisa and Adam talk about how they met, their highs and lows, and their truth (4:39)
• The ego is an iceberg, even the good parts of it; what is visible is a small portion of it (9:37)
• Your trauma hurt my feelings. About how hard and essential it is to pause in the middle of a heated argument (14:35)
• About the challenges, the pandemic brought to couples' doors and how to deal with them (19:21)

First Impressions:

• Love (27:05)
• Children (27:12)
• Marriage (27:17)
• Meditation (27:38)
• Possibility (27:41)
• Soul (27:48)
• Spirit (27:52)
• Body (28:11)
• Health (39:16)

Resources:

• Holy & Human website
• Holy & Human Instagram
• Holy & Human podcast
• Book: Elisa Romeo, Adam Foley - Holy Love: The Essential Guide to Soul-Fulfilling Relationships
• Book: Elisa Romeo - Meet Your Soul: A Powerful Guide To Connect With Your Most Sacred Self

Connect with Elisa:

• [email protected]

Connect with Adam:

• [email protected]

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Kelli Reese has spent over 17 years as an executive in a $30 million company in the natural food market. She also owned a bakery in Brooklyn. Kelli then moved and settled in Tulum which is on the eastern side of Mexico. She is the author of The Destiny Roadmap: The Little Guidebook to Face Your Fears, Embrace Change, and Follow Your Heart and The Relationship Roadmap: The Spiritual Guidebook to Ditch the Uncertainty and Find Clarity in Your Marriage.

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2018 Throwback!

As a filmmaker, actor and fellow creative, I've admired this guy from afar for quite some time now. He's a true hustler and knowledgeable about all things film. 

The legend himself, Alex Ferrari joins The Truth Prescription Podcast and even though he served me some truth about my geographical location. He's an author, filmmaker and fellow podcaster who lives in Los Angeles (but we won't hold that against him, will we),  and I'm so honoured to have him on The Truth Prescription.

You can connect with Alex here:

Indie Film Hustle

Indie Film Hustle Podcast

Bulletproof Screenplay Podcast

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Good People,

On today’s episode, I dive into a personal story of mine about me before consciousness. I had to find and discover my own consciousness. Being self-aware and conscious doesn't just happen. It's not something you're able to have without one day and have the next morning when you wake up. It takes time. It takes practice and self-discipline. And sometimes it takes certain circumstances to get you to that point. For me, this point happened a couple of years ago.

Through a series of events, I could have never seen coming I chose myself. My health, relationship, and career were at stake. When I looked around these three things became harder to hold onto. However, in a moment of self-reflection, I chose my own consciousness and well-being. And that choice was everything.

Host: Dr. Seku Gathers

Time Stamps:

[1:52] Back in 2007, I worked in the E.R department. Back then I didn’t know anything about consciousness. This lack of consciousness translated into my work. One night, on the fourth or fifth consecutive night of working overnight shifts, I tended to a patient in tooth pain. She appeared to be homeless. She came into the emergency room around 3 or 4 a.m. My shift started earlier that night at 7 p.m. and I was tired. Nonetheless, I wanted to help and see what I can do to relieve her pain. I performed a dental block to numb her pain until she could go to a dentist for further diagnosis. However, during the procedure, I got distracted and accidentally stuck the needle--previously used on the patient--into my own finger. I found out months later that I contracted hepatitis. I started treatment, but the treatment (and my willingness to comply with treatment regimens) worked poorly. As a result, I ignored my condition and kept on working.

[5:15] Years later I am still working. I’m working a lot. I’m working mostly to stay away from home. My relationship was not doing well at the time and work allowed me to avoid confronting those issues. However, along the way, the condition of my hepatitis worsened. It worsened to a point where I could no longer ignore it and work despite it. One day, I went from working as a doctor to be becoming a patient myself. I realized that I needed to take my condition seriously. In order to so, I needed to stop working. The effects of treatment and medicine would not allow me to do otherwise. So I left work and started treatment. I had to take 8 pills and an injection every day. I was sick as a dog. This kind of treatment felt like having the flu every day. Meanwhile, during treatment, my marriage was still in decline.

[8:56] After having a huge argument with my ex, I had an epiphany. The argument acted as a catalyst for me.  I thought to myself, here I was fighting for my health and I had to ask myself (and her) if the relationship was worth salvaging. For me and my circumstances, I could die or live. It all depended on what I chose to do.

[12:07] From all appearances I had nothing. My relationship was going to end, I was no longer receiving sick time from my job, and my health was at one of it’s lowest points. I was devoid of everything. But then I decided to choose myself. I decided to choose me. I decided to take care of me and my well-being. In choosing to take care of myself, I had everything. For the first time in my life I chose me and there my consciousness began.

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2018 Throwback episode:

This guest is no stranger to media - he's be featured on NBC News, CBS' The Doctors and Dr Oz - Dr David Greuner is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of NYC Surgical Associates. As a new guy coming out of college, he found his niche which he has now been able to turn into a lucrative business. We talk about his truth around suffering and satisfaction and how it's paved the way to his current success.

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This week’s episode brings an outstandingly talented guest to The Truth Prescription airwaves. He’s been featured on the big screen’s on films like The Amazing Spider-Man and An Ode to Hannibal Buress and his podcast In The Conversation has left many of us in tears of laughter.

Damien Lemon is one of the country’s most exciting comedians. We discuss:

•  How life for him was not always about fun and laughter. 
• We learn of the loss, the struggle and the sadness Damien faced in his early teens losing his mother and stepfather. 
• How his path of truth lead him to the success he has today

Now, with a successful podcast, a buddying acting and comedic career, Lemon has built himself up to be one of the most promising talents to watch. Connect with Damien here. 

Facebook

Twitter

Instagram

Podcast

Website

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Good people, 

On this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Heather Parady. Heather is a content coach and podcast host who teaches masterminds for those who want to start their own podcasts, and so much more. She is also the host of the Unconventional Leaders Podcast. Her business and podcast are built on saving time, preventing overwhelm, and helping people find true meaning in their work. 

During our conversation, Heather combines her personal and professional truths, as this true affects all aspects of life. She delves into how she realized her personal and professional motivations were all based on seeking the external approval of others. 

Now, she’s constantly working on rewiring her brain for the better, creating positive thoughts out of the negative ones. 

Resources

The Path Made Clear by Oprah Winfrey

[5:25] Personal & Professional Truth: Heather combined her personal and professional truth: that many decisions in her life were (and are) fueled by response and a fear of rejection. She’s lived in fear of being alone and people not accepting the important decisions she makes, whether they relate to the personal or professional aspects of her life. Over the last couple of years, she’s made some major career shifts and taken leaps into things that are a little unconventional. Acknowledging the truth about her fear of rejection has taught her to listen to that still, small voice, and lean into things that scare her. 

[8:19] Find Your Competitive Advantage: Heather talks to us about the concept that we’re all born with a sense of inferiority. In other words, we always feel that something’s a little off with us, whether it’s the way we look, how we grew up, or our relationships with our parents. Heather shares the idea, based off of psychologist Alfred Adler’s theories, that instead of fighting that thing, lean into it. Find out how it can be your competitive advantage. Use it to fuel your mission and find purpose in it. Heather believes that this thing that you think disqualifies you is actually the very thing that can qualify you to make the greatest impact. It’s what makes us human and drives connection. 

[16:19] Rewire Your Brain: Heather and I talked a bit about neuroplasticity: the idea that your brain can be rewired. Your thought patterns can be rewired, changing the way you think. Of course, this is not an overnight thing; it’s more like a muscle that you have to grow and develop. Heather uses this concept to find a way to stop entertaining negative thoughts and start replacing those thought patterns with positive ones. It’s uncomfortable, but that’s an indicator that you’re really doing something right. 

[25:05] Yes or BS:

1. Anyone can be a podcaster. 
2. The role of wife is easier than the role of mother. 
3. The prototypical southern gentleman is still alive & well. 
4. College prepares you for adult life. 
5. There is too much content on the internet. 
6. There are just too many podcasters. 
7. Homeschooling is better than public schooling. 
8. Building a podcast audience is simple. 

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Good People, 

Today I had the pleasure of interviewing Ellen Meredith, who has worked as an energy medicine healer for 40 years. She’s worked with over 10,000 clients and students worldwide, helping them hear their inner truth, activate healing, and cultivate awareness and well-being. 

The first thing Ellen and I talk about was how fear affects your immunity. We talk about different types of movements, different types of location, and how all that affects your energy, and how your energy helps to connect you to your higher self or inner voice. We also discuss the importance of your day-to-day choices on your overall energy and how that affects your life’s success. 

If the idea of energy medicine turns you off, I encourage you to listen in anyway. You just might be surprised. 

So close your eyes and open your ears. Let’s get into it. 

Some Questions I Ask: 

• What is energy? (4:52)
• What would you say to someone who doesn’t believe all this “energy” talk? (11:25)
• What are some of the biggest lies that you hear about energy medicine? (15:18)
• What does an energy medicine session look like? (17:40)

In This Episode You Will Learn: 

• How our language is used to describe our perception of other people’s energy. (5:01)
• The truth about energy medicine. (15:31)
• How Ellen helps you rebalance your energies with the pace of life. (20:25)
• How to channel inspiration, motivation, and positive energy. (22:18)

Connect with Ellen Meredith: 

Website

The Language Your Body Speaks by Ellen Meredith

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