Healthy Discourse with Dr. Wiggy and Emily Saunders Wiggy and Emily Saunders

Do your kids struggle with allergies? Caroline Jones, Integrative PA, joins the show to share all things allergies.
Why do we get allergies? Why are they so common in kids today?
Caroline also shares how to treat both seasonal and food allergies from a holistic perspective and shares how sublingual immunotherapy can help!
This episode is important for parents of kids of all ages!

Caroline Jones is an Integrative PA providing full service pediatric wellness, acute and chronic care for children ages newborn to 21 at Robinhood Integrative Pediatrics. Click here to learn more about the new pediatrics options at Robinhood Integrative Health.


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"Underground" homebirth is a huge thing as state laws and statutes vary widely as do the preferences for how homebirth should be regulated. Evie Solheim, independent journalist, interviewed Emily for a fascinating article featured HERE in The American Conservative and they continue their discussion today about all things homebirth and shifting cultural priorities in motherhood. A must listen!


Evie Solheim is a soon-to-be mom of two, freelance journalist, and author of newsletter The Girl's Guide about what she wishes she knew in her early 20s. She and her husband Nick live in West Virginia.




https://www.theamericanconservative.com/the-women-having-babies-underground/


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Author Susan Salenger joins the show today with a fascinating perspective on the approach women take the healthcare, what her research revealed about the challenges women face in our broken healthcare system, tips for being prepared for every medical appointment and much more! We also discuss how Susan has continued power lifting at the age of 81!!


Susan Salenger is the author and researcher behind SIDELINED: How Women Can Navigate A Broken Healthcare System. Sidelined examines the many ways in which some women manage and sometimes mismanage their healthcare.Susan explores how women, typically the medical gatekeepers for their families, tend to be extremely conscientious about taking care of themselves, yet at the same time inadvertently undermine their own care. They often hesitate to call the doctor when they don’t feel well and worry that their doctor visit will take time away from their families or work. They may hesitate to ask doctors the necessary questions and don’t always comply with the doctor’s instructions. Salenger’s research reveals how conflicted many women are about the medical decisions they ultimately make.

Find Susan's book on Amazon HERE

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There is no question that our society is isolated, anxious, depressed and overwhelmed. We lack community in ways that we never have before.


Having “community” is so important in today’s landscape because we are so isolated.  Finding support is critical to our mental health, but sometimes that support has to come from within- is that how we are designed?

The team from Dooable- Dr. Joe and Jeanine join the podcast today to share some practical tips on why community matters and how we can build it in a culture that's more isolated than ever.

Learn more about Dooable and download their free guide here.






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Dr. Steve Hodges joins the show today to share his unique work as a urologist studying childhood bedwetting and its link to constipation.

We talk about the causes of childhood constipation and its link to bedwetting in kids, why so many kids are constipated without knowing it, how to tell if your child is constipated, when is "too old" for normal bedwetting and so much more. My favorite question was a hot take on asking Dr. Hodges about his views on Miralax and experiences with kids who have negative reactions.

We even discuss why we designed our Raise Them Well Mag Go to help give kids an alternative to Miralax. If your child struggles with bed wetting, this is a must listen episode.

Dr. Hodges is a Professor of Pediatric Urology at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, is a leading authority on childhood toileting issues. He is dedicated to debunking common myths surrounding enuresis (bedtime and daytime wetting) and encopresis (poop accidents), emphasizing that these issues are never a child's fault.

Dr. Hodges, residing in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, with his family, has authored eight books for both parents and children, such as "The M.O.P. Anthology" and "Bedwetting and Accidents Aren't Your Fault." He shares valuable insights through his blog at BedwettingAndAccidents.com.




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Ever wondered what it would REALLY be like to grow up Amish? Today's guest, Elizabeth Yoder, shares about her upbringing in the Amish community and why she ultimately left as an adult. She gracefully shares her real life story of the good, bad and ugly of her own experience and the values she has taken with her into adulthood as well as those she left behind.

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