The Healthification Podcast

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The Stress Paradox: How Good Stress Can Help You Live Longer and Healthier with Dr. Sharon Bergquist. Aug 26, 2025

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Today I’m joined by Dr. Sharon Bergquist—a Yale and Harvard-trained internal medicine physician and scientist, with nearly three decades of experience working at the forefront of preventive care, healthy aging and lifestyle medicine. Her new book, The Stress Paradox, completely changed the way I think about stress—and I can honestly say our conversation is one of the most eye-opening I’ve ...

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Joe Gagnon on Living Intentionally: Ultra-Endurance, Inner Alignment, and the Grit to Go Deep. Aug 10, 2025

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My guest today is ultra-endurance athlete, CEO, and author Joe Gagnon — a man who’s run 6 marathons on 6 continents in 6 days, six Ironman Triathlons and over 90 marathons and ultra-marathons. What I find most powerful about Joe’s story is not the epic nature of his physical and business achievements — it’s the intentionality behind them. Joe describes ...

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Colleen Patrick-Goudreau and a Cruelty-Free, Plant-Based, Zero-Waste Life of Compassion. Jul 26, 2025

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Colleen Patrick-Goudreau has been a guiding voice in the world of compassionate living for nearly three decades. She’s an award-winning author of eight books, a powerful speaker, longtime podcaster, and someone who’s helped shift the way we think about animals, food, and our role on this planet. Her latest book, A Year of Compassion: 52 Weeks of Living Zero-Waste, Plant-Based, ...

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Bridging Science and Holistic Nutrition: A Balanced Approach to Plant-Based Health with Shawna Barker. Jul 13, 2025

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Today, I’m joined by Shawna Barker—a long-time vegan, nutritionist, plant-based chef, and college instructor who brings a rare depth of experience to the plant-based health space. Vegan for over 20 years, Shawna holds both a Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and a diploma in Holistic Nutrition. With more than a decade working in the field, she’s seen what works—and what ...

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From Philosophy to Flourishing: A Compassionate Case for Going Vegan with Matthew C. Halteman. Jun 29, 2025

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There’s a way to talk about going vegan that doesn’t involve shame, blame, or rigid rules. A way that invites people in, instead of pushing them away. Philosopher and author Matthew C. Halteman, has written one of the most generous, wise, and unexpectedly funny books I’ve read in a long time—Hungry, Beautiful Animals. It’s a love letter to what’s possible ...

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How to Influence Power and Change the Food System: Robert Grillo of Free From Harm. Jun 15, 2025

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If you’ve ever wondered how to pair fierce compassion with effective strategy to change the food system for good—this conversation is for you. I’m speaking with activist, author and speaker Robert Grillo, Director of Free from Harm, a US based grassroots activist group working at the frontlines of power—where the biggest decisions about our food system are being made. Decisions ...

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What Vets Aren’t Taught About Animal Rights with Dr. Crystal Heath. May 25, 2025

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I found this conversation to be shockingly enlightening. It’s no surprise that most vets study Veterinary Medicine because of their love and compassion for animals. Yet ironically, as Dr. Crystal Heath will share today, many of them face bullying and retaliation when voicing ethical concerns. Dr. Crystal Heath is a 2012 UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine graduate. She grew ...

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The Psychology of Going Vegan: Empowerment, Healing, and Hope with Angela Crawford Ph.D. May 11, 2025

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If you’ve ever felt a pull toward something more—a life that feels aligned, authentic, and deeply meaningful—you’re going to love today’s conversation. I’m joined by Angela Crawford, Ph.D.—a psychologist, vegan lifestyle educator, and someone who speaks straight to the heart of what it means to live with purpose and compassion. After 25 years as a psychotherapist helping clients heal from ...

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Why Going Vegan Feels Hard—and how this 3-Step Framework Makes Veganism Stick. Apr 27, 2025

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If you care deeply about animals, the planet, and your health—yet going vegan still feels overwhelming or, it’s just not sticking—this episode is for you. Although I went vegan overnight – I had 23 years of figuring out how not to do a vegetarian lifestyle, before I made the change! And even then, I still made plenty of mistakes. I ...

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Moving with Meaning, Lara Heimann on Redefining Yoga and Feeling at Home in Your Body. Apr 13, 2025

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Lara Heimann is a physical therapist, international yoga pioneer and creator of the LYT Method® combining physiology, kinesiology, neurology, and functional movement patterns to yield a more cohesive philosophy. She’s also a passionate vegan chef and activist who’s collaborated with Farm Sanctuary. Lara’s all about helping people feel at home in their bodies—using movement as a way to connect not ...

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