High On Healthy

Richard Zwicky explores the hidden depths of the mind with hypnotherapist Juliet Annerino, who specializes in high-performance environments. They dive into how the subconscious governs 95% of our actions and how techniques like hypnotherapy and lucid dreaming can bridge the gap between our conscious goals and subconscious roadblocks.

Annerino shares powerful methods for "reprogramming" recurring nightmares, reframing performance anxiety as excitement, and using somatic tools like the "Superman pose" to instantly boost confidence.

By addressing core issues like imposter syndrome and the "inner child" through integration rather than willpower, this episode provides a roadmap for anyone looking to achieve lasting self-acceptance and mental clarity.

Richard Zwicky speaks with Reverend Connie Habash—a licensed marriage and family therapist and interfaith minister—to explore how reconnecting with the physical body and the natural world can dissolve the blocks of anxiety and depression.

Habash introduces the "back to grazing" concept, explaining how we can retrain our nervous systems to shift from a constant state of "fight or flight" to the safety of the present moment. By utilizing "sit spots," sensory engagement with nature (even through something as simple as a houseplant or a river rock), and the yoga principle of santosha (contentment),

Habash demonstrates that healing isn't a destination to reach, but a journey of rediscovering joy and aliveness in the here and now.

Richard Zwicky sits down with certified sex educator and author Suzannah Weiss to explore pleasure not just as a physical act, but as a fundamental pillar of emotional resilience and nervous system regulation.

Weiss challenges societal stigmas and "gendered norms," explaining how mindfulness—from savoring a walk on the beach to intentional self-care—can help individuals, particularly trauma survivors, reconnect with their bodies. 

Dr. Tammy Nelson, a sex and relationship expert, and Richard Zwicky explore how modern life is fundamentally changing the nature of committed relationships.

]Dr. Nelson, author of Open Monogamy, argues that traditional models are no longer applicable due to longer lifespans and a cultural shift toward processing emotions and trauma.

She emphasizes that commitment today is less about moral promises and more about integrity, transparency, and frequently "rebooting the mission" of the partnership. 

Renelle Nelson, creator of The Pleasure Agenda, explores her unique approach as an intimacy and betrayal recovery specialist, focusing on healing after a relationship rupture.

Nelson emphasizes that betrayal often includes a "betrayal of self"—losing authenticity—which is frequently rooted in childhood trauma and attachment styles.

Her work is centered on helping individuals and couples reclaim pleasure as their birthright, a process that involves unlearning the societal narrative that pleasure must be earned through struggle.

Licensed psychotherapist Michelle Smith joins "High on Healthy" to discuss her trauma-informed, client-centric approach to therapy, emphasizing the importance of nervous system regulation and addressing the subconscious mind.

Working virtually across Florida, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, and Oregon, Smith utilizes modalities like EMDR, clinical hypnosis, and internal family systems to help clients struggling with feelings of being "stuck" due to trauma and chronic stress.

The conversation explores how unresolved adverse childhood experiences and a chronic "fight or flight" response can manifest in daily life as a struggle to rest, disconnection in relationships, and dissociation, which is often misinterpreted as normal life busyness.

Trauma-informed coach and researcher Melissa Swonger joins host Richard Zwicky to explore the profound connection between unresolved trauma and physical health. Swonger shares her personal journey of recovery after two life-altering accidents, illustrating how the body often "keeps the score" through chronic pain, inflammation, and emotional dysregulation.

She introduces her Integrative Transformation Blueprint, a three-step process of awareness, connection, and movement designed to help individuals move past "stagnant" healing by addressing the mind, body, and spirit as an interconnected system. Throughout the conversation, Swonger emphasizes the power of radical kindness and the importance of creating a safe internal environment to bridge the gaps between who we are at work, at home, and within ourselves.

In this episode of High on Healthy, host Richard Zwicky sits down with scientist and practitioner Brooke McKeever to explore the transformative power of Photobiomodulation (PBM).

McKeever explains how targeted light therapy works at a cellular level by stimulating the mitochondria to produce ATP (cellular energy), which accelerates tissue repair and reduces systemic inflammation.

Drawing from her personal journey of using light therapy to avoid a major spinal surgery after a severe car accident, she discusses how PBM can be used to treat everything from chronic pain and traumatic brain injuries to seasonal affective disorder.

By utilizing specific pulse frequencies, McKeever demonstrates how this non-invasive technology can "entrain" the brain into healing states, offering a holistic alternative to traditional symptom suppression and medication.

Akary Busto discussed the limitations in the Canadian medical community, particularly concerning women's healthcare, and the importance of addressing nervous system regulation before mindset changes.

Busto, a HeartMath certified coach and quantum human design specialist, emphasized the necessity of considering metabolism and nutrition in mental health conversations, linking metabolic health to feeling out of alignment with one's human design.

They detailed their focus on recognizing early physical signals of chronic stress, using gentle breath work and coherence training to create new neural pathways and somatic awareness, and employing human design as an energetic blueprint for nervous system mapping, while also highlighting the need for correct implementation of techniques like intermittent fasting and ketosis.

In this episode of High on Healthy, host Richard Zwicky speaks with Tim Schurr, a practitioner with over three decades of experience exploring the connection between unconscious belief systems and physical health.

Schurr details how chronic conditions like migraines, IBS, and fatigue are often rooted in "initial sensitizing events" from childhood that trap the body in a constant state of fight-or-flight.

Rather than simply managing symptoms with pharmaceuticals or reliving trauma through traditional talk therapy, Schurr utilizes hypnotherapy to "pull the weed out at the root" by upgrading limiting beliefs—such as moving from a core feeling of "I am not safe" to "I am secure".

By shifting a patient’s identity and resetting their internal "fire alarm," he helps individuals transition from merely surviving to living fully and authentically.+4