Beyond Diagnosis

Why do you still feel unwell when your blood test results come back normal? Learn how to get the answers you deserve.

Many people experience persistent health issues, yet standard screenings often fail to provide a clear explanation. Host Rita De Michele sits down with naturopath Susan Hunter, author of The Health Edit, to discuss why you might be struggling with unexplained symptoms despite receiving a clean bill of health from your doctor.

They explore practical strategies for women over 40 who are navigating chronic fatigue and feeling dismissed by the medical system. You will learn how to advocate for your own care, ask more effective questions during consultations, and adopt a naturopathic approach to identifying the root causes of your health concerns.

0:00 When Normal Blood Tests Aren't Enough
0:59 Why Women Are Often Left Without Answers
3:39 Decoding Your Fatigue and Blood Work
5:48 The Role of Muscle in Metabolic Health
7:13 Navigating the Long Road of Perimenopause
14:03 Developing Your Personal Discernment Filter
34:42 Where to Start Your Health Journey

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WHEN YOUR HEALTH STILL DOESN’T MAKE SENSE

Unresolved symptoms? Normal tests, but still unwell? A diagnosis that does not explain everything or conflicting advice leaving you unsure what to do next?

Beyond Diagnosis helps you look beyond symptoms, uncover what else may be worth exploring and connect with whole-person practitioners.

Hosted by health advocate Rita De Michele, the podcast brings you expert conversations across functional medicine, holistic, alternative and mindset practices.

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Can stress affect your period and menstrual cycle?

Your period may be telling you more about your overall health than you realise. Rita De Michele speaks with Robyn Llewellyn, holistic kinesiologist trained in traditional Chinese and mind-body medicine, about the connection between menstrual health, stress, the nervous system and feeling safe enough in your body to slow down.

Robyn explains why simply telling women to “do less” or “manage stress” may not be enough, and explores how understanding your menstrual cycle and supporting your nervous system can provide important insights into your health and wellbeing.

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WHEN YOUR HEALTH STILL DOESN’T MAKE SENSE

Unresolved symptoms? Normal tests, but still unwell? A diagnosis that does not explain everything or conflicting advice leaving you unsure what to do next?

Beyond Diagnosis helps you look beyond symptoms, uncover what else may be worth exploring and connect with whole-person practitioners.

Hosted by health advocate Rita De Michele, the podcast brings you expert conversations across functional medicine, holistic, alternative and mindset practices.

Providing actionable insights and solutions on the podcast and Beyond Diagnosis Collective. https://www.beyonddiagnosis.app/

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How do you stay mentally strong when cancer changes your life more than once?

Australian author, motivational speaker and cancer advocate Kate Gale joins Rita De Michele on Beyond Diagnosis to share her extraordinary experience of living through breast cancer, supporting others through cancer, and now facing Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

After more than 18 years of as a cancer survivor, caregiver and patient, Kate speaks openly about resilience, fear, family, mental strength and what life really looks like after a cancer diagnosis.

Through her upcoming memoir Angry. Grateful. Still Alive., Kate is using her experience to help cancer patients, survivors and their families feel seen, supported and less alone.

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WHEN YOUR HEALTH STILL DOESN’T MAKE SENSE

Unresolved symptoms? Normal tests, but still unwell? A diagnosis that does not explain everything or conflicting advice leaving you unsure what to do next?

Beyond Diagnosis helps you look beyond symptoms, uncover what else may be worth exploring and connect with whole-person practitioners.

Hosted by health advocate Rita De Michele, the podcast brings you expert conversations across functional medicine, holistic, alternative and mindset practices.

Providing actionable insights and solutions on the podcast and Beyond Diagnosis Collective. https://www.beyonddiagnosis.app/

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Can grief live in the body?

Rita De Michele speaks with Somatic Grief Therapist Jason Wendroff-Rawnicki about how grief affects us physically and emotionally, and how somatic therapy, mindfulness and yoga may support healing after loss. 

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WHEN YOUR HEALTH STILL DOESN’T MAKE SENSE

Unresolved symptoms? Normal tests, but still unwell? A diagnosis that does not explain everything or conflicting advice leaving you unsure what to do next?

Beyond Diagnosis helps you look beyond symptoms, uncover what else may be worth exploring and connect with whole-person practitioners.

Hosted by health advocate Rita De Michele, the podcast brings you expert conversations across functional medicine, holistic, alternative and mindset practices.

Providing actionable insights and solutions on the podcast and Beyond Diagnosis Collective. https://www.beyonddiagnosis.app/

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Greg Johnson reflects on working as a pharmacist on Sydney's Oxford Street during the HIV AIDS history.

Greg served a community facing uncertainty, stigma, and loss. This episode explores the vital role of pharmacy community care in providing support beyond just prescriptions, as patients sought trust and a listening ear during a time of immense struggle.

We also discuss the medical shift that occurred roughly 30 years ago when the introduction of antiviral therapy changed the course of the epidemic. This conversation offers a perspective on how Sydney healthcare professionals can support patients through their most challenging moments.

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WHEN YOUR HEALTH STILL DOESN’T MAKE SENSE

Unresolved symptoms? Normal tests, but still unwell? A diagnosis that does not explain everything or conflicting advice leaving you unsure what to do next?

Beyond Diagnosis helps you look beyond symptoms, uncover what else may be worth exploring and connect with whole-person practitioners.

Hosted by health advocate Rita De Michele, the podcast brings you expert conversations across functional medicine, holistic, alternative and mindset practices.

Providing actionable insights and solutions on the podcast and Beyond Diagnosis Collective. https://www.beyonddiagnosis.app/

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Why do you still feel unwell when your doctor says everything is normal?

Rita De Michele speaks with Dr Jonathan Carp, board-certified dermatologist and lifestyle medicine physician, about the connection between nutrition, lifestyle, skin health, longevity and overall wellbeing.

Dr Carp explores how lifestyle medicine, stress management, nutrition and therapeutic mental imagery may help people look beyond symptoms and become more active participants in their own health.

If your tests look normal but you still feel like something is missing, this conversation offers another perspective on what may be worth exploring.

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WHEN YOUR HEALTH STILL DOESN’T MAKE SENSE

Unresolved symptoms? Normal tests, but still unwell? A diagnosis that does not explain everything or conflicting advice leaving you unsure what to do next?

Beyond Diagnosis helps you look beyond symptoms, uncover what else may be worth exploring and connect with whole-person practitioners.

Hosted by health advocate Rita De Michele, the podcast brings you expert conversations across functional medicine, holistic, alternative and mindset practices.

Providing actionable insights and solutions on the podcast and Beyond Diagnosis Collective. https://www.beyonddiagnosis.app/

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Can you rewire your brain to improve anxiety, ADHD, trauma responses and cognitive health?

On Beyond Diagnosis, host Rita De Michele speaks with Dr Michael Bagnell, Functional Neurologist, Chiropractic Physician and brain health educator, about mental health through the lens of functional neurology. They explore anxiety, ADHD, trauma, dementia, brain health and how neuroplasticity may help us better understand the way the brain can adapt and change.

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WHEN YOUR HEALTH STILL DOESN’T MAKE SENSE

Unresolved symptoms? Normal tests, but still unwell? A diagnosis that does not explain everything or conflicting advice leaving you unsure what to do next?

Beyond Diagnosis helps you look beyond symptoms, uncover what else may be worth exploring and connect with whole-person practitioners.

Hosted by health advocate Rita De Michele, the podcast brings you expert conversations across functional medicine, holistic, alternative and mindset practices.

Providing actionable insights and solutions on the podcast and Beyond Diagnosis Collective. https://www.beyonddiagnosis.app/

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Rita De Michele speaks with Emily Roper, a Neuro-Developmental Delay Therapist and certified Midwife’s Assistant, about how pregnancy, birth, and early new born experiences may influence long-term neurological development.

Emily shares insights from more than a decade of working with children experiencing ADHD, autism, anxiety, dyslexia, sensory challenges, and developmental delays, helping parents and professionals better understand what may be happening beneath the symptoms.

Emily has attended more than 600 births and supported hundreds of families during the postpartum period. She also trains professionals, teaches postgraduate students, speaks at conferences, and hosts The Early Roots Podcast, where she makes complex developmental topics easier for parents and professionals to understand

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WHEN YOUR HEALTH STILL DOESN’T MAKE SENSE

Unresolved symptoms? Normal tests, but still unwell? A diagnosis that does not explain everything or conflicting advice leaving you unsure what to do next?

Beyond Diagnosis helps you look beyond symptoms, uncover what else may be worth exploring and connect with whole-person practitioners.

Hosted by health advocate Rita De Michele, the podcast brings you expert conversations across functional medicine, holistic, alternative and mindset practices.

Providing actionable insights and solutions on the podcast and Beyond Diagnosis Collective. https://www.beyonddiagnosis.app/

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His approach combines consciousness, psychology, energetic insight and practical coaching to help uncover potential sources of emotional pressure, physical imbalance and inner blockages.

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WHEN YOUR HEALTH STILL DOESN’T MAKE SENSE

Unresolved symptoms? Normal tests, but still unwell? A diagnosis that does not explain everything or conflicting advice leaving you unsure what to do next?

Beyond Diagnosis helps you look beyond symptoms, uncover what else may be worth exploring and connect with whole-person practitioners.

Hosted by health advocate Rita De Michele, the podcast brings you expert conversations across functional medicine, holistic, alternative and mindset practices.

Providing actionable insights and solutions on the podcast and Beyond Diagnosis Collective. https://www.beyonddiagnosis.app/

Subscribe for weekly episodes.

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Why can life look good on the outside, yet still feel unsettled on the inside?

Rita De Michele speaks with Charu Moorjani about finding happiness within when success, achievements and the “right” life still do not bring the peace you expected.

Charu shares her personal journey through healing, loss, resilience and reinvention, and opens up about why happiness is not something we arrive at once life looks perfect. It is something we build through self-awareness, self-love, boundaries, kindness and intentional daily choices.

This conversation is for anyone who feels like they are doing well on the outside, but quietly craving more meaning, peace and alignment within.

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WHEN YOUR HEALTH STILL DOESN’T MAKE SENSE

Unresolved symptoms? Normal tests, but still unwell? A diagnosis that does not explain everything or conflicting advice leaving you unsure what to do next?

Beyond Diagnosis helps you look beyond symptoms, uncover what else may be worth exploring and connect with whole-person practitioners.

Hosted by health advocate Rita De Michele, the podcast brings you expert conversations across functional medicine, holistic, alternative and mindset practices.

Providing actionable insights and solutions on the podcast and Beyond Diagnosis Collective. https://www.beyonddiagnosis.app/

Subscribe for weekly episodes.

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