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Lost or Found

My name is Dr. Michelle Choi, and I’m an Internal Medicine doctor in Santa Cruz, CA. I left my medical career in September, 2020, to become a podcaster. I practiced medicine in the inpatient and outpatient settings for over 10 years, before making the major life decision to leave my traditional career as a doctor. I do not believe that we’re doing enough to get to the underlying causes of what is causing illness. And the way in which healthcare is structured in our nation, if doctors simply don’t have the time to talk with our patients, or if it’s much easier to get insurance coverage for a pill for depression rather than counseling, whom are we really helping? Why not do more than just putting a band-aid on the issue?

After years of frustration, I decided to leave the career I’d worked my whole life for, in search of what may contribute to our feeling whole. I believe that we all have the capacity to be who we really are, not just a whiff of who we are. And perhaps by being honest with ourselves, can we unlock the key to our own healing, and find our path to a meaningful life. Join me on the Lost or Found podcast, as we contemplate the components of true health. Be your true advocate! Dare to be inspired!!

Copyright: © 2020 Lost or Found Productions L.L.C.

Latest Episodes:

Episode 62: Chiara Woods on Building a Life with Purpose May 04, 2022

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The psychologist Douglas LaBier believes all life forms have purpose, and we as humans feel a drive to define a purpose for our lives. Maybe it’s okay to be comfortable just existing, not being aware of why we do things or behave as we do, but the drive to find meaning may also be essential to our human experience. Your purpose is unique to you. Your purpose helps to create meaning in your life, and it offers a sense of direction guiding your path. If you’ve ever wondered about purpose, join us in this interesting conversation with Chiara Woods! She is a Mindset and Career Transition Coach, and host of The Soulicitor Podcast. In her prior career, Chiara worked as a corporate lawyer, when her life changed in 2009. Today, Chiara helps women who feel stuck in an unfulfilling career by helping them to overcome their fears, figure out what they want, and plan a life that they love. You can find her at chiarawoods.com.

Episode 61: Ayurvedic Medicine with Dr. Manas Kshirsagar, MS, AD Apr 28, 2022

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Meet Dr. Manas Kshirsagar: a board certified Ayurvedic doctor. Ayurvedic medicine is one of the world’s oldest holistic healing systems: where the goal is to cleanse the body and to restore the balance to the body, mind, and spirit. He provides Ayurvedic consultations at his clinic in Santa Cruz, CA, and teaches both health professionals as well as the community how to care for one’s health and well-being. Providing a holistic approach to medicine, his philosophy of healing revolves around diet, yoga, meditation, detoxification, nutrition, and effective stress management. Join us in this fascinating conversation. You can find Dr. Kshirsagar at ayurvedichealing.net.

Episode 60 – Family Secrets with Yvonne Liu Apr 21, 2022

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Family Secrets. We all have them. And while family secrets can seem terrifying or traumatic, these discoveries also have the power to liberate, heal, and transform us.

On today’s show, we have Yvonne Liu to talk about her life as an adoptee and childhood trauma survivor. She is a freelance writer, who lives in Los Angeles, whose her Huffpost adoption essay was viewed over 1.5 million times in one week. She has written multiple articles and essays, and is currently working on her memoir. Her work has appeared in the NY Times, Newsweek, salon, and NBC News. She had kept her family’s secret for over 60 years, and is now writing about it, telling her truth and her story. You can find her at yvonneliuwriter.com. Join us!

Episode 59: Redemption and Renewal with Rabbi Eli Cohen Apr 14, 2022

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On today’s episode, we have Rabbi Eli Cohen on the show again to talk with us about Passover, as it brings up the powerful theme of redemption. The holiday commemorates freedom and justice for all.

Passover is centered around the retelling of the biblical story of the Jewish people being freed from slavery in Egypt. The holiday is so rich in symbolism and meaning, as it incorporates themes of springtime, homeland, family, Jewish history, social justice, and freedom. The central ritual of Passover is the Seder, which is a ritual packed feast with symbolic foods, intended to help the Jewish people relive God’s great redemptive act. The overarching theme of Passover is redemption – the divine redemption of the Israelites for the understanding of God, divine morality, and ethics.

I’m really honored to have Rabbi Eli back on the show, to talk with us about redemption and renewal, as we can all think about how we can celebrate our freedom and the profound meaning it has on all of our lives.

You can find Rabbi Eli Cohen at cysantacruz.com.

Episode 58: Healthful Eating with Jonathan Miller Apr 07, 2022

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We have a super fun conversation today, as Jonathan Miller is on the show to talk about healthful food. He brings up the impact of globalization on food and how it’s changed how we eat. It’s certainly a reminder how the convenience and availability of food doesn’t necessarily mean it’s good for us. And he describes to us what real eating is! I promise you, he’s going to inspire you such that you’re going to want to make more one pot wonders, for your health!

Jonathan Miller is a personal chef cooking for clients in the central coast area. He has been cooking healthful, vegetable-forward, seasonal food for over 15 years, and less healthful but still tasty food even longer than that! Though he claims his favorite bean is the Good Mother Stallard bean, it’s actually impossible to have a favorite since almost all beans are delicious!

Episode 57: Aging Joyfully with Connie Sobczak Mar 31, 2022

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We live in a youth-obsessed society, that tells us our value declines as we get older. Simply being alive implies growing older, but after a certain point, what may lie ahead becomes more real. We may desire something that we can’t humanly have, as we are made to believe that our youthfulness is our ticket to remain relevant. Then, we might feel shamed for not better preserving that youth. It’s exhausting. And it’s merciless. Instead of seeing aging as something to fight, what joys can we amplify to mitigate the losses of youth, so that we continue to embrace who we are?

Join us for today’s conversation! Connie Sobczak is here to share her thoughts on aging. She is the founder of The Body Positive https://thebodypositive.org/. Plus, Connie has authored two outstanding books – Embody: Learning to Love Your Unique Body (and quiet that critical voice!) and The Wise Woman Guidebook. You can also find her at conniesobczak.com. And check out her AMAZING TedX talkhttps://www.ted.com/talks/connie_sobczak_embracing_your_critical_voice_the_gateway_to_self_love

Episode 56: The Journey through Grief with Kim Rodriguez Mar 24, 2022

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The death of someone we love, changes our lives forever. And after someone dies, it’s almost always a long and painful journey.

According to Dr. Alan Wolfelt, after working with thousands of grieving people over the years, he writes that he has “learned that if we are to heal we cannot skirt the outside edges of our grief. Instead, we must journey all through it.” Grief is what we think and feel on the inside when someone we love dies. It’s the internal meaning given to the experience of loss. Mourning is the outward expression of our grief, the difficult journey that we define.

On today’s show, we have my friend Kim Rodriguez to talk about her husband’s death and she speaks about rediscovering what it means to live a full life.

Episode 55: Integrative Manual Therapy with Kathy Nuss Mar 17, 2022

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“Everyone’s body has some story to tell.” Integrative Manual Therapy (IMT) is a unique set of techniques, approaches, and methodologies that address pain, dysfunction, disease, and disability. IMT achieves health and healing by taking into account the whole body, identifying the primary source of dysfunction or the underlying cause of a problem, rather than just treating symptoms. Practitioners use their hands to diagnose and treat clients, for the opportunity of healing and rehabilitation, as an alternative to or complement of more traditional treatments. Kathy Nuss is an occupational therapist who focuses on self-empowerment, by helping her patients find their path to wellness and identifying underlying causes and needs. You can find her wellnessfromwithinpg.com.

Episode 54 – Roman Catholic Womenpriests with Dr. Chris Fahrenbach Mar 10, 2022

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I guess we’re going there today. And it’s a hella interesting conversation!

And as Dr. Chris Fahrenbach says in the interview, “If you can’t talk about something…Why is that?”

I am a Catholic. And I don’t understand why Womenpriests are not formally accepted. As a Catholic, I often find myself at a crossroads. When I feel lost, confused, or really sad, going into a church makes me feel safe and heard. As a child, we started to attend church as our family started to fall apart. Although I believe God exists everywhere, and it doesn’t necessarily have to be in a place of worship, sometimes that faith is more obvious to me in a church or in the woods. Although I feel called to the Catholic faith, I am tolerant of all religions, as I believe, to each his or her own. As much as the church comforts me, I don’t agree with everything the it teaches. For example, why can’t women be priests? Why can’t priests marry?
On today’s episode, Dr. Chris Fahrenbach, a psychologist here in Santa Cruz, CA, talks with us about Roman Catholic Womenpriests, as she, herself, is one. And, well, I can’t hide my adoration for Dr. Fahrenbach. She is so thoughtful and introspective as she guides us into this discussion. Join us! To learn more, goto romancatholicwomenpriests.org

Episode 53: Emotionally Immature Parents with Cierra Ryczek Mar 03, 2022

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We’re baaaaaaack!! Season 2 begins today! Hello! Welcome! We’ve missed you!!

On today’s episode, my friend Cierra Ryczek and I discuss Lindsay Gibson’s book, Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents. Even the title made me pause, because, well, it feels like a gigantic dose of reality. Like a bit of vomit plus a good cry. It’s definitely an Ouch (plus probably a couple of expletives). The book teaches us that emotionally immature parents cause emotional neglect and rejection, which have long term effects, with the reality that our parents could have been toxic. But she says that this neglect wasn’t about us, it was about them. If you’ve felt lonely as a child, join us in this interesting and super fun conversation as we try to begin to understand. Two women together in a room, who have experienced emotional loneliness as children – who are not going to continue to live that way as adults. Spiritual Gangsters, we are!

You can find Cierra and her beautiful store at lumengal.com.

And thank you for giving us a listen! We are a relatively new podcast, and if you are loving the show, please don’t forget to give us a great rating, and tell all your friends. I am rooting for the badass that is you because the truth is, if you put your mind and soul into it, there is nothing that you can’t do. For Sure.

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