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Hi, it's Dr Manon Bolliger, ND and I want to welcome you to the Healers Cafe.

I am so excited to be doing this series of interviews and what I'll be doing is, is asking all kinds of healthcare practitioners, doctors, healers of all types, to really share with all of you their experience, why they became healers, what called them what they think about this being a healer thing. Is it, a thing? Who's really healing in this, what they've experienced from their their interaction with clients and patients and what the takeaways and understanding of what the process of healing is all about and the process of life. So that's the essence of what I'm doing. I'm hoping that this will serve also for patients that have issues and are looking for different ways of approaching it.

* De-Registered, revoked & retired after 30 years of practice. Now resourceful & resolved to share with you all the tools to take care of your health & vitality!

The Healers Caf‪é‬ Dr M - Manon Bolliger, [ND] (De-Registered*)

    • Health & Fitness
    • 5.0 • 18 Ratings

Hi, it's Dr Manon Bolliger, ND and I want to welcome you to the Healers Cafe.

I am so excited to be doing this series of interviews and what I'll be doing is, is asking all kinds of healthcare practitioners, doctors, healers of all types, to really share with all of you their experience, why they became healers, what called them what they think about this being a healer thing. Is it, a thing? Who's really healing in this, what they've experienced from their their interaction with clients and patients and what the takeaways and understanding of what the process of healing is all about and the process of life. So that's the essence of what I'm doing. I'm hoping that this will serve also for patients that have issues and are looking for different ways of approaching it.

* De-Registered, revoked & retired after 30 years of practice. Now resourceful & resolved to share with you all the tools to take care of your health & vitality!

    Stop Self-Sabotaging and Instead Make It Fun with Josh Mathe on The Healers Café with Manon Bolliger

    Stop Self-Sabotaging and Instead Make It Fun with Josh Mathe on The Healers Café with Manon Bolliger

    In this episode of The Healers Café, Manon Bolliger, FCAH, RBHT (facilitator and retired naturopath with 30+ years of practice) speaks with Josh Mathe on how you can be motivated to get healthy and fit by making the work fun! 
    For the transcript and full story go to: https://www.drmanonbolliger.com/josh-mathe        
     
    Highlights from today's episode include:
    Josh Mathe 
    You know, bicep curls are awesome. And eating broccoli is awesome. But I really try to also help people connect with what is the, you know, state of family and friends and connections in your life? What are you doing with your brain every day? How was your spiritual health?
    Josh Mathe 
    So you know, it's a lot of psychology, a lot of mental and spiritual and emotional work to make change, it's definitely not just about knowing the amount of carbs, protein and fat you should eat or how many bicep curls you should be doing. It's, about fundamentally changing who you are and how you move through the world.
    Josh Mathe 
    But for simplistic reasons. I think there is a voice that is kind of sabotaging ourselves. And that's the voice that is speaking that is driving the bus. I think when we are negotiating with ourselves like that might sound like I had a really hard day you, I've been working really hard, I deserve to sit on the couch and watch the show and not go for a walk, I can go for a walk tomorrow.
     
    ABOUT JOSH MATHE
    Coach, award winning author, fitness expert, nutritionist, ultra endurance athlete, and life adventurer - Josh Mathe is passionate about squeezing every last drop from life, and helping others do the same.  Josh co-owns One10 Performance and is also the Director of Performance Nutrition for Colorado Mesa University. When Josh isn’t working with clients he is usually running through the wilderness or lifting heavy things...and sometimes both at the same time!
    Core purpose/passion: As I said above, my passion is helping people find and step into the strongest, truest versions of who they are.
    Website | Facebook | 
     
    ABOUT MANON BOLLIGER, FCAH, RBHT 
    As a de-registered (2021) board-certified naturopathic physician & in practice since 1992, I’ve seen an average of 150 patients per week and have helped people ranging from rural farmers in Nova Scotia to stressed out CEOs in Toronto to tri-athletes here in Vancouver. 
    My resolve to educate, empower and engage people to take charge of their own health is evident in my best-selling books:  'What Patients Don’t Say if Doctors Don’t Ask: The Mindful Patient-Doctor Relationship' and 'A Healer in Every Household: Simple Solutions for Stress'.  I also teach BowenFirst™ Therapy through and hold transformational workshops to achieve these goals.
    So, when I share with you that LISTENING to Your body is a game changer in the healing process, I am speaking from expertise and direct experience".
    Manon’s Mission: A Healer in Every Household! 
    For more great information to go to her weekly blog:  http://bowencollege.com/blog. 
    For tips on health & healing go to: https://www.drmanonbolliger.com/tips
     Follow Manon on Social – Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube | Twitter | Linktr.ee | Rumble
     
    ABOUT THE HEALERS CAFÉ: 
    Manon's show is the #1 show for medical practitioners and holistic healers to have heart to heart conversations about their day to day lives.
     
    Subscribe and review on your favourite platform:
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    * De-Registered, revoked & retired naturopathic physician after 30 years of practice in healthcare. Now resourceful & resolved to share with you all the tools to take care of your health & vit

    • 33 min
    Do Your Home Products Have Carcinogens with Therese Forton Barnes on The Healers Café with Manon Bolliger

    Do Your Home Products Have Carcinogens with Therese Forton Barnes on The Healers Café with Manon Bolliger

    In this episode of The Healers Café, Manon Bolliger, FCAH, RBHT (facilitator and retired naturopath with 30+ years of practice) speaks with Kavita Sahai about being told she was healthy even though she was suffering and how essential oils changed her life for the better.
     
    For the transcript and full story go to: https://www.drmanonbolliger.com/therese-forton-barnes       
     
    Highlights from today's episode include:
    Therese Forton Barnes 
    No perfume will ever tell you what, what ingredients are in their perfume because of this law. But that law, so you can take...you can make a product and you can put fragrance in it. You can put 50 carcinogens in there. And nobody's going to question you.
     
    Therese Forton Barnes 
    Same with laundry detergent, exact same thing. What's in your laundry detergent, you're sleeping in it. You're breathing in the fumes that are off gassing from your clothes all day long. Your dryer is heating up all these chemicals.
     
    Therese Forton Barnes  17:52
    But try just eliminating what you're using for a month and see if you're having ailments. And I'll tell you 100% of the time that I get people to do this, they realize they're not waking up with a sore throat, they're not wheezing in the middle of the night, they're sleeping better.
     
     
    ABOUT THERESE FORTON BARNES
    Therese Forton-Barnes, is a Household Toxins Health Specialist and Coach and owner of The Green Living Gurus and Tee’s Organics. She will guide you on a road to avoid toxicants and chemicals that could cause cancer and other illnesses and lead you towards living a healthier low-tox life. She will help you navigate through the process of making healthier choices and inform you of alternative products and options that are not harmful to your health and the environment. She will help you decrease your exposure to chemicals and hopefully reduce the risk of illnesses and increase your odds of a long, healthy vital life.
    She helps you reduce your exposure to toxicants and ease the overwhelm and nerves of chemical confusion. She guides you in creating a non-toxic home to reduce the risk of illnesses and toxic poisoning and increase the odds of a long, healthy, vital life and a safe environment for you and your family.
    She does this through her weekly podcast show, newsletter, blog posts, social media, healthy home coaching and Tee’s Organics, a line of household cleaners and products that are healthy for you and your home.
    Therese lives in her beloved hometown of Buffalo, New York with her husband Tom and Australian Labradoodle Murphy. After earning a degree from Ithaca College with a major in Business and a minor in Health Studies, she had a business plan to open a health food store so everyone could have access to healthy eating and living, just like she had growing up. But out of college she ended up on another path and founded Events 2 A Tee, an event planning business that has operated in the WNY area for more than 37 years. But, on the side and for the last three decades, she has helped many people and cancer survivors learn how chemicals can be affecting their health. Her mother taught her everything about living a non-toxic life, but unfortunately, chemicals eventually took her mom’s life after swimming in a chlorinated pool everyday for over 50 years.
    In 2020, Therese pivoted to her true passion: healthy, natural, non-toxic living. Therese brings over 40 years of hands-on, real-world experience in living a holistic, non-toxic lifestyle. She is also furthering her education and training all the time.
    In 2021 she started a new business called Tee’s Organics. The product line consists of: An all-purpose cleaning spray and three room sprays that are also good for linens, sneakers, hockey/athletic bags, cars, offices, and more. Her slogan is “Healthy for You and Your Home!” More products are in the works. Also, all purchases on her website support 1% for the planet https://www.onepercentfortheplanet

    • 33 min
    How to Find Essential Oils That Work with Kavita Sahai on The Healers Café with Manon Bolliger

    How to Find Essential Oils That Work with Kavita Sahai on The Healers Café with Manon Bolliger

    In this episode of The Healers Café, Manon Bolliger, FCAH, RBHT (facilitator and retired naturopath with 30+ years of practice) speaks with Kavita Sahai about being told she was healthy even though she was suffering and how essential oils changed her life for the better.
    For the transcript and full story go to: https://www.drmanonbolliger.com/kavita-sahai       
     
    Highlights from today's episode include:
    Kavita Sahai 
    But the oils, I think what they really helped me because at the time I had a leaky gut, and I wasn't absorbing anything. So there were no the nutrition nor vitamins nor supplements, nothing was absorbing, but the oils go right into your bloodstream, right? So that I was actually feeling the effect of and so I could start to sleep, which was the biggest issue. 
    Manon Bolliger  07:22
    Yeah, and I think it is using it the right way. I mean, I do think that things do have side effects if you don't know what you're doing, right, which is why like being trained, properly matters.
    Kavita Sahai  07:37
    It matters, formulation matters, safety around products, and dilution. And so that was part of my discovery was I was using them wrong, I was putting oils directly onto the body, I was probably doing more harm than good.
     
    ABOUT KAVITA SAHAI
    Kavita went from wall street to plant medicine as a result of her own health Issues. She is passionate about all-natural wellness & beauty. She is certified in aromatherapy, Ayurveda and yoga and has formulated products to only use the best that nature has to offer.
    Core purpose/passion: I am passionate about connecting people to their own nature and nature while creating natural cycles of giving back. 
    Website | Facebook | Instagram |
     
    ABOUT MANON BOLLIGER, FCAH, RBHT  
    As a de-registered (2021) board-certified naturopathic physician & in practice since 1992, I’ve seen an average of 150 patients per week and have helped people ranging from rural farmers in Nova Scotia to stressed out CEOs in Toronto to tri-athletes here in Vancouver. 
    My resolve to educate, empower and engage people to take charge of their own health is evident in my best-selling books:  'What Patients Don’t Say if Doctors Don’t Ask: The Mindful Patient-Doctor Relationship' and 'A Healer in Every Household: Simple Solutions for Stress'.  I also teach BowenFirst™ Therapy through and hold transformational workshops to achieve these goals.
    So, when I share with you that LISTENING to Your body is a game changer in the healing process, I am speaking from expertise and direct experience".
    Manon’s Mission: A Healer in Every Household! 
    For more great information to go to her weekly blog:  http://bowencollege.com/blog. 
     
    For tips on health & healing go to: https://www.drmanonbolliger.com/tips 
    Follow Manon on Social – Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube | Twitter | Linktr.ee | Rumble
     
    ABOUT THE HEALERS CAFÉ: 
    Manon's show is the #1 show for medical practitioners and holistic healers to have heart to heart conversations about their day to day lives. 
    Subscribe and review on your favourite platform:
    iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | Libsyn | iHeartRadio | Gaana | The Healers Cafe | Radio.com | Medioq |
     
    Follow The Healers Café on FB: https://www.facebook.com/thehealerscafe  
     
    Remember to subscribe if you like our videos. Click the bell if you want to be one of the first people notified of a new release.
    * De-Registered, revoked & retired naturopathic physician after 30 years of practice in healthcare. Now resourceful & resolved to share with you all the tools to take care of your health & vitality!

    • 33 min
    Your Trauma May Actually Not Be Your Trauma with Jack Blackwell on The Healers Café with Manon Bolliger

    Your Trauma May Actually Not Be Your Trauma with Jack Blackwell on The Healers Café with Manon Bolliger

    In this episode of The Healers Café, Manon Bolliger, FCAH, RBHT (facilitator and retired naturopath with 30+ years of practice) speaks with Jack Blackwell about his experience in the trauma that affects us today could actually go back generations.
    For the transcript and full story go to: https://www.drmanonbolliger.com/jack-blackwell      
     
    Highlights from today's episode include:
    Jack Blackwell 
    Yeah, we're about 40%, childhood trauma and about maybe, let's say, 40% of our problems and challenges come from that. But we're not a blank slate as an infant, we have inherited the family patterns, we have inherited the family energies. And if the family is super traumatized, that's the energy we inherited.
     
    Jack Blackwell 
    And so they get into the lineage, and then these energies get passed down, and they have an entry point into us and into our family system. And they cause havoc, they wreak havoc. They're sometimes they're the voices in our heads. Sometimes the voices in our heads are not ours. They're not ours, there's something that's messing with us.
     
    Jack Blackwell 
    We don't know why, but we can't stop hoarding things. You know, many times it's because our people didn't have anything and the ancestral imprint of I don't have anything, and I would just so desperately need food I so desperately need sustenance to survive. Those imprint our DNA and imprint the energetics, and we inherit them.
     
    ABOUT JACK BLACKWELL: 
    Jack is a respected leader in the field of family constellation work, with 15 years of experience leading healing events and training facilitators. As the founder of Healing Family Trauma, Jack offers a wealth of resources and guidance to those seeking healing and resolution in their lives.

    His work emphasizes the role of ancestry and generational patterns in shaping our lives, and how these patterns can be addressed and transformed through family constellation work. Through his facilitation, Jack helps individuals and families unravel the complex patterns and dynamics that have been passed down through the generations, enabling them to move towards greater harmony and connection.

    With his expertise and compassionate approach, Jack has helped countless clients overcome the challenges of family trauma and find greater peace and fulfillment. As a mentor and trainer, Jack is dedicated to empowering others to share in the benefits of family constellation work, spreading healing and transformation to communities across the globe.

    Core purpose/passion: I used to think my purpose was helping people heal and though this is a part, it is not my main purpose. A few years ago, I realized my purpose was waking people up to our spiritual natures. The tool family Constellation work being a Spiritual process that leaves a powerful imprint, by demonstrating our Spiritual natures, to those attending.
    Website | YouTube 
     
    ABOUT MANON BOLLIGER, FCAH, RBHT  
    As a de-registered (2021) board-certified naturopathic physician & in practice since 1992, I’ve seen an average of 150 patients per week and have helped people ranging from rural farmers in Nova Scotia to stressed out CEOs in Toronto to tri-athletes here in Vancouver. 
    My resolve to educate, empower and engage people to take charge of their own health is evident in my best-selling books:  'What Patients Don’t Say if Doctors Don’t Ask: The Mindful Patient-Doctor Relationship' and 'A Healer in Every Household: Simple Solutions for Stress'.  I also teach BowenFirst™ Therapy through and hold transformational workshops to achieve these goals.
    So, when I share with you that LISTENING to Your body is a game changer in the healing process, I am speaking from expertise and direct experience".
    Manon’s Mission: A Healer in Every Household! 
    For more great information to go to her weekly blog:  http://bowencollege.com/blog. 
    For tips on health & healing go to: https://www.drmanonbolliger.com/tips  
    Follow Manon on Soc

    • 32 min
    True Healing Can’t Happen Until You Release Trauma with Helen Dobra on The Healers Café with Manon Bolliger

    True Healing Can’t Happen Until You Release Trauma with Helen Dobra on The Healers Café with Manon Bolliger

    In this episode of The Healers Café, Manon Bolliger, FCAH, RBHT (facilitator and retired naturopath with 30+ years of practice) speaks with Helen Dobra about the how numerous therapies can’t work until stored trauma is released form the body and mind.
    For the transcript and full story go to: https://www.drmanonbolliger.com/helen-dobra     
     
    Highlights from today's episode include:
    Manon Bolliger  06:50
    We’re in a system, generally, where people don't understand yet the full impact of trauma and the emotional aspect of trauma. So, they see injury, and they have no idea how to address that part, you know, so they go to chiropractors to, you know, different types of body workers that try to put the pieces together. But until you release the trauma, nothing really happens.
    Helen Dobra  11:16
    You know, we can release a certain amount from the body somatically. But if those events are happening in the subconscious, it's like, the brains already overloaded, so it doesn't take much to get overloaded again.
    Helen Dobra 
    And I believe no one escapes everyone that, you know, this intergenerational trauma that we've inherited, that it'll come up to the surface for anyone, everyone at some point. And we can either decide, am I going to continue down that path or not?
     
    ABOUT HELEN DOBRA: 
    Bachelor of Science Degree – MQ
    Diploma Bowen Therapy – BTA
    Massage Therapist
    TRTP practitioner – The Richards Trauma Process
    Mindful Wellness Mentor
    Applied Kinergetic Kinesiology
    Wellness Educator
    Meditation Facilitator
    Qigong Instructor
    Wilderness Treking Guide

    Previous career:
    Tafe Teacher Environmental/Eco Education
    Outdoor Education Instructor
    Eco Tourism Guide
    Busland Regeneration and Restoration Leader

    Core purpose/passion: My purpose is to love deeper...
    share my gifts with the world, walk softly and shine my light .
    Website SeedsofWellbeing.com  |  NaturalTherapyInstitute | Instagram | Facebook | BowenTherapyDocumentary | YouTube  
     
    ABOUT MANON BOLLIGER, FCAH, RBHT 
    As a de-registered (2021) board-certified naturopathic physician & in practice since 1992, I’ve seen an average of 150 patients per week and have helped people ranging from rural farmers in Nova Scotia to stressed out CEOs in Toronto to tri-athletes here in Vancouver. 
    My resolve to educate, empower and engage people to take charge of their own health is evident in my best-selling books:  'What Patients Don’t Say if Doctors Don’t Ask: The Mindful Patient-Doctor Relationship' and 'A Healer in Every Household: Simple Solutions for Stress'.  I also teach BowenFirst™ Therapy through and hold transformational workshops to achieve these goals.
    So, when I share with you that LISTENING to Your body is a game changer in the healing process, I am speaking from expertise and direct experience".
     
    Manon’s Mission: A Healer in Every Household! 
    For more great information to go to her weekly blog:  http://bowencollege.com/blog. 
    For tips on health & healing go to: https://www.drmanonbolliger.com/tips  
    Follow Manon on Social – Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube | Twitter | Linktr.ee | Rumble
     
    ABOUT THE HEALERS CAFÉ: 
    Manon's show is the #1 show for medical practitioners and holistic healers to have heart to heart conversations about their day to day lives. 
    Subscribe and review on your favourite platform:
    iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | Libsyn | iHeartRadio | Gaana | The Healers Cafe | Radio.com | Medioq |
     
    Follow The Healers Café on FB: https://www.facebook.com/thehealerscafe  
     
    Remember to subscribe if you like our videos. Click the bell if you want to be one of the first people notified of a new release.
     
    * De-Registered, revoked & retired naturopathic physician after 30 years of practice in healthcare. Now resourceful & resolved to share with you all the tools to take care of your health & vitality!

    • 45 min
    No Matter Your Body Type You Can Do Yoga with Kimberly Evering on The Healers Café with Manon Bolliger

    No Matter Your Body Type You Can Do Yoga with Kimberly Evering on The Healers Café with Manon Bolliger

    In this episode of The Healers Café, Manon Bolliger, FCAH, RBHT (facilitator and retired naturopath with 30+ years of practice) chats with Kimberly Evering about the opportunity for everyone to do yoga no matter their fitness level or body type.
     
    For the transcript and full story go to: https://www.drmanonbolliger.com/kimberly-evering    
     
     
    Highlights from today's episode include:
    Kimberly Evering  02:59
    I think it was because I loved how it was like empowering, like the poses are very bold, and it doesn't matter what your like body type is. You can, you know, find a way into a pose that works for your body. So it's such an inclusive form of fitness.
     
    Kimberly Evering  21:01
    Like, I kind of used to think that energy was not so impactful, and that it was kind of just this thing, but it wasn't concrete. But what I've learned from all the different crowds, and all the different types of people that show up is that energy is real energy.
     
    Kimberly Evering 
    What I feel to be very comforting is place one hand on your heart, and one hand on your belly. And close your eyes for just a moment. And with your mouth closed, you take a nice deep inhale through your nose pause at the top and release that breath for a count of three.
     
    ABOUT KIMBERLY EVERING: 
    Kimberly, the founder and CEO of Rock n Flow Yoga, brings years of expertise as a certified Vinyasa and Yoga Sculpt instructor to her events-based yoga business. Immerse yourself in a movement and mind fusion through invigorating sequences in harmony with diverse music genres. In addition, Kimberly developed two educational workshops — Elevate Your Practice: The Fundamentals of Blocks + Straps and Balance Your Energy Centers: The Seven Chakras. Rock n Flow Yoga redefines wellness experiences from private functions to public events! Fun Fact: In 2019, Kimberly was the first yogi in the Washington Metropolitan Area to secure a permit and regularly lead classes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial.

    Core purpose/passion: | I am passionate about bringing people together and sharing joyful moments.
     
    Instagram |
     
     
    ABOUT MANON BOLLIGER, FCAH, RBHT 
    As a de-registered (2021) board-certified naturopathic physician & in practice since 1992, I’ve seen an average of 150 patients per week and have helped people ranging from rural farmers in Nova Scotia to stressed out CEOs in Toronto to tri-athletes here in Vancouver. 
    My resolve to educate, empower and engage people to take charge of their own health is evident in my best-selling books:  'What Patients Don’t Say if Doctors Don’t Ask: The Mindful Patient-Doctor Relationship' and 'A Healer in Every Household: Simple Solutions for Stress'.  I also teach BowenFirst™ Therapy through and hold transformational workshops to achieve these goals.
    So, when I share with you that LISTENING to Your body is a game changer in the healing process, I am speaking from expertise and direct experience".
    Manon’s Mission: A Healer in Every Household! 
    For more great information to go to her weekly blog:  http://bowencollege.com/blog. 
    For tips on health & healing go to: https://www.drmanonbolliger.com/tips
     
    Follow Manon on Social – Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIn | YouTube | Twitter | Linktr.ee | Rumble
     
    ABOUT THE HEALERS CAFÉ: 
    Manon's show is the #1 show for medical practitioners and holistic healers to have heart to heart conversations about their day to day lives. 
    Subscribe and review on your favourite platform:
    iTunes | Google Play | Spotify | Libsyn | iHeartRadio | Gaana | The Healers Cafe | Radio.com | Medioq |
     
    Follow The Healers Café on FB: https://www.facebook.com/thehealerscafe  
    Remember to subscribe if you like our videos. Click the bell if you want to be one of the first people notified of a new release.
     
    De-Registered, revoked & retired naturopathic physician after 30 years of practice in healthcare. Now resourceful & resolved t

    • 29 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
18 Ratings

18 Ratings

Adriana Keefe ,

SUCH cool guests and topics!

My mind is so blown open with the cool guests and topics on this show! If you’re looking for something that really feels connected for you and what you need, I guarantee you’ll find it here. Highly recommend!

Thordawwwgggss ,

Very informative!

The world needs more grass roots, holistic healing advice and this is excellent!

Yanira Puy ,

Trauma and how to heal

I really like this podcast. I recently heard Tanya Baldwin interview and loved the way she talks about trauma and how she healed herself: exercise, food, meditation and of course being present, among others. We all have what it takes inside of us. We just need to take action.

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