Healthy Living by Willow Creek Springs

Joe Grumbine
  • 5.0 (4)
  • Self-Improvement
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A podcast about practices to promote healthy lives featuring experts, businesses, and clients: we gather to share our stories about success, failure, exploration, and so much more. Our subscription episodes feature some personal and vulnerable, real-life stories that are sensitive to some of the general public. 

  1. 3d ago

    Dance Therapy For Trauma Healing

    Send us Fan Mail Your body can tell the truth long before your mouth can. We sit down with Erin Wilkins, a dance teacher and dance therapy practitioner with 31 years of experience, to explore why movement therapy can be a lifeline for people carrying trauma, shame, and the feeling of being “stuck” inside themselves. We talk about dance therapy as a nonverbal healing modality, especially for people who don’t want to retell their story or who can’t find the words yet. Erin explains how he meets each client differently, from someone afraid to move at all to someone who was taught that dancing is “bad.” We also dig into the role of agency: choosing a song that matters, creating choreography, even teaching the dance back can rebuild confidence, voice, and a sense of safety in the body. If you care about somatic healing, nervous system regulation, and holistic health, this conversation connects the dots in a grounded, human way. We widen the lens to presence and everyday wonder: how slowing down, noticing what’s around you, and staying adaptable can be its own kind of medicine. Erin also shares how he defines dance as any movement, whether you’re standing, seated, or moving only your hands and face, making this practice far more accessible than most people assume. If this resonates, subscribe to the Healthy Living Podcast, share it with someone who needs a new door into healing, and leave a review so more listeners can find these conversations. What song would you choose for your first two minutes of movement today? Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the show Here is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

  2. 4d ago

    What If Cancer’s Weak Spot Is Nutrition with Dr Robert Hoffman

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  3. Aug 14

    Root Cause Detox with Angela Jenkins

    Send us Fan Mail Your body can look “fine” on the outside while a deeper problem keeps building underneath. Joe Grumbine sits down with Angela Jenkins, founder of Health is Local and a clinical nutrition veteran with 30 plus years in the field, to talk about what changes when you stop treating isolated symptoms and start using a root cause lens. Angela shares her own turning point with kidney failure and what finally helped her move from watchful waiting to real progress: investigating toxic burden, understanding detox cycles, and using testing strategies like hair analysis to uncover heavy metal issues such as cadmium exposure. We also get honest about why DIY cleanses can backfire, what a Herxheimer reaction can feel like, and how toxin recirculation happens when elimination pathways are not supported. From there, we get practical. We unpack the “boring” foundations that make healing possible: clean real-food nutrition, consistent daily movement for lymph flow, sleep and light hygiene, hydration, and a systematic approach that supports liver, gut, kidneys, and lymph. Angela also explains why nutrition is not one size fits all, how genetics testing and gut testing can personalize a plan, and why clean water matters in a world with PFAS forever chemicals, including why reverse osmosis is a strong baseline. If you want a smarter, safer way to detox and build long-term health without chasing the next trend, hit play, then subscribe, share this with a friend, and leave a review so more people can find the show. Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the show Here is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

  4. Aug 12

    The Freedom Of Letting Go with Erin Wilkins

    Send us Fan Mail Letting go sounds simple until you’re staring at the thing you swore you “needed” to keep. We get real about that moment when caretaking, collecting, or coping crosses the line and starts costing you your peace. From rehoming animals to downsizing daily obligations, we unpack the emotional attachment behind clutter and the quiet fear that says nobody else will do it right, so you have to carry it all. We also dig into practical self-awareness tools you can use right now: time tracking, journaling, and a brutally honest question to test attachment. If someone took this away, how would you react? That one prompt can reveal addiction substitution, avoidance, and the habits that keep your nervous system stuck in survival mode. We connect the dots between holistic healing and personal agency, including why some people resist change even when the “fix” seems obvious. Then we go deeper into body-based insight, including muscle testing and the idea that your body responds to thoughts, words, and environment even when your mind tries to rationalize everything away. We close with a perspective that cuts through perfectionism: healing doesn’t always come before love. Sometimes love, done well, is part of what heals you. If you want a lighter life, a clearer mind, and healthier patterns, press play. Subscribe, share this with a friend who’s carrying too much, and leave a review with the one thing you’re ready to release. Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the show Here is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

  5. Aug 11

    Breaking The Achievement Spell And Finding Meaning with Sonny Garg

    Send us Fan Mail A Fortune 125 executive seat, elite credentials, and a life that looks “made” from the outside and yet one sentence slips out at lunch: “My life sucks.” That surprising honesty kicks off our conversation with Sonny Garg, former C-suite leader and author of Desi 2.0: My Family’s American Dream and the Cost of Never Being Enough. We dig into the real engine behind nonstop striving: chasing validation. Sonny breaks down how self-worth can get welded to achievements, especially for kids of immigrants raised on relentless “shoulds” about school, status, and success. We talk about the comparison trap, the way social media amplifies performance over authenticity, and why even “good” habits can become part of the happiness industrial complex if you never question what you’re optimizing for. Then we get practical. Sonny explains his shift toward a “minimally viable me,” the core version of himself he wanted to build from, and why being a present husband and dad required redefining “enough.” That meant earning less, dropping status signaling, and changing his environment so his daily life matched his values. He also shares the harder inflection point: a seizure at work that left him with a fractured T7 vertebrae and forced a deeper reckoning about burnout, ego, and the painful limits of living for someone else’s approval. If you’ve ever wondered why the ladder still feels empty, Sonny leaves us with questions worth returning to: What are you chasing, and who told you it was worth chasing? Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs a reset, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway. Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the show Here is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

  6. Aug 11

    Therapeutic Horticulture That Builds Real Strength

    Send us Fan Mail Your “gym” doesn’t need mirrors, machines, or a monthly bill. Sometimes it looks like a wheelbarrow, a shovel, and a stretch of uneven ground that forces you to pay attention. From our nonprofit Gardens of Hope in Perris, California, I share how therapeutic horticulture turns outdoor work into real functional fitness and real mental health support, especially when you need a path back to strength. I also get personal about recovery after stage four squamous cell carcinoma and the lingering side effects of chemotherapy. Weakness, neuropathy, dizziness, and chemo fog can make your body feel unfamiliar. The garden gives me a way to rebuild coordination, endurance, and confidence through purposeful work. You can scale the intensity up or down, track your progress in what you’ve built, and get that honest endorphin lift that comes from sustained effort. We break down three “heavy lifting” therapeutic horticulture activities we use all the time: pushing a loaded wheelbarrow uphill for full-body strength and cardio, digging and moving sand with different shovels for grip and back strength, and lifting and hauling logs using smart techniques like levers and dollies. Along the way, I talk safety, joint awareness, hydration, and how to avoid pushing past the point where training becomes injury. If you’ve been searching for gardening for mental health, nature therapy, or strength training that doesn’t feel like a chore, this is a practical starting point. Subscribe for more Healthy Living Podcast conversations, share this with a friend who needs a nudge to move again, and leave a review with your favorite way to turn outdoor work into recovery. Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the show Here is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

  7. Aug 6

    When The Air Feels Electric with Erin Wilkins

    Send us Fan Mail Some nights you’re tired, but your body acts like it just drank a gallon of espresso. That’s where our conversation with Erin Wilkins begins: the strange, charged feeling a lot of people report during big weather, seasonal transitions, and astrological windows like Lions Gate. We don’t treat it like a rulebook or a horoscope you have to obey. We treat it like a real human experience worth examining, especially when it impacts sleep, mood, and your ability to feel calm in your own skin. We zoom out to ask what “energy” even means. We talk about photons from the sun, Earth’s magnetic field, electricity in storms, and the steady forces that hold the solar system together. From there, we explore the more mysterious side: portals, dimensions, intuition, and those moments when people seem to get a sudden “download” of insight they never studied. Joe shares a perspective shaped by deep curiosity and lived experience, including a powerful account from a cancer healing period that felt like stepping into a microscopic, quantum-like inner world through intense focus alone. Then we get practical. Erin describes how sensitivity can show up physically, including sleep disruption that feels like vibration, chest pressure, and a racing mind, and why grounding outdoors can help you come back to baseline. We also talk about electromagnetic radiation, how modern EMF exposure can be loud enough to drown out subtler signals, and why protecting your sleep and nervous system is a core part of holistic health. Aaron shares tools like cautious use of binaural beats for pineal gland activation and simple EMF protection strategies, and we close with a clear reminder to embrace change rather than fear it. If this conversation sparks something for you, subscribe, share it with a friend who hasn’t been sleeping, and leave a review so more people can find the show. What’s the clearest sign your body gives you when the “energy” shifts? Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the show Here is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

  8. Aug 4

    One Last Hit By Austin Rampt

    Send us Fan Mail Addiction doesn’t always announce itself with a dramatic first hit. Sometimes it starts as a kid trying to quiet a loud, painful mind. Joe Grumbine sits down with author and recovery speaker Austin Rampt, whose memoir One Last Hit spans three decades of substance use, eight rehabs, a heart attack at 21, and a stretch living as a fugitive in Mexico after being forced into treatment under Florida’s Marchman Act. We talk about the real mechanics of relapse prevention, including the slow “drift” that happens when daily recovery habits fade and life looks good on the outside. Austin gets specific about what changed for him: rebuilding sobriety through 12-step recovery, sponsor honesty, nightly inventory, prayer and meditation, service, and staying connected to a recovery community. He also shares a detail many listeners will recognize, how relapse can begin with a rationalized substitute like kratom before the obsession pulls you back to what you swore you left behind. The Mexico chapter is intense: cartel-controlled access, escalating risk, trauma, and the moment the money finally runs out. But the heart of this conversation is hope and identity, learning that you don’t have to achieve anything to have value, and how vulnerability, relationships, and fatherhood helped him become someone he can live with. If you care about mental health, sober living, or recovery from addiction, this one stays with you. Subscribe for more honest conversations, share this with someone who needs it, and leave a review with your biggest takeaway. Intro for podcast information about subscriptions Support the show Here is the link for Sunday's 4 pm Pacific time Zoom meeting

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