Holistic Christian Life - Worshiping God - Mind, Body, Soul

Try not to be sidetracked by all of the flyfishing references today! Cynthia and Fr. Evan have fun talking about their shared interests, but also go deep on how our personal spiritual health is instrumental to the health of our parish. In his new book, Father Evan has a gem that can be used personally, in small groups, and also as a whole parish. This podcast may make you reconsider your role at church!

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Father Evan received his Bachelor's Degree in Philosophy from Boston College with an emphasis in business management and Christian apologetics in 1991. He earned his Master of Divinity from Holy Cross in 2002 and served as an assistant priest for five years at Saint Catherine Greek Orthodox Church in Greenwood Village before being assigned as St. Spyridon's first full-time priest in August of 2007. Father Evan currently serves the parish of Saint Spyridon which began humbly, in its first year only six families called St. Spyridon home. Today it is a vibrant and growing parish of several hundred.

Lori Ann Wood - Divine Detour

Today Cynthia helps you kick off American Heart Month with a story of how illness can strengthen your faith and the warning signs you need to know that may be signaling heart disease. Lori Ann Wood's life took a detour she never expected which has led to her upcoming book that will help many!

This podcast is brought to you by Team for the Soul! Their newest online program, Growing in Christ, was specifically designed for you to learn to live in this world, but not of this world, and continue to serve others in Christ with joy, energy, patience and peace of mind. Dr. Popa wants to extend to this community a 2 week trial! Join me by going to https://www.teamforthesoul.com/a/2147527368/tks35oM4

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Lori Ann Wood lives in an empty nest in beautiful Bentonville, Arkansas, with her husband and miniature dachshund, Pearl. Having discovered a serious heart condition almost too late, Lori Ann writes to encourage others to embrace deep faith questions along the detours of life.

She has been awarded the Frederick Buechner Narrative Essay Award, and awards from the Evangelical Press Association as well as from Colorado Christian Writers. Her work has been published in several anthologies and numerous print and online venues, including The New York Times, The Christian Century Magazine, The Joyful Life Magazine, Just Between Us Magazine, Bella Grace Magazine, Truly Magazine, Pepperdine University Press, Sweet to the Soul FAITH Magazine, and yahoo.com.

Lori Ann's first book releases February 21, 2023, with CrossRiver Media, Divine Detour: The Path You'd Never Choose Can Lead to the Faith You've Always Wanted, available at https://loriannwood.com/books/.

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Living with a chronic, invisible illness and struggling with deep faith questions, Lori Ann knows that sometimes we want to give God the silent treatment. If you are on a detour, and find it difficult to communicate with God, get her free gift, 5 Prayers & Promises When You Can't Talk to God at https://loriannwood.com/hope/.

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Cynthia talks with Fr. John Vlahos today about how we, as living icons, should be relating to others. What does this look like? In a world full of judgement and friction, we can be vessels of love...spreading the love and grace of God to others put in our path. Let us as Christians be the example. Today we talk about how.

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Fr. John was born and raised in Merrillville, Indiana. He received a Bachelor's Degree in Public Financial Management from Indiana University in 1997 and his Masters of Divinity Degree in 2001 from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, Massachusetts. Fr. John is married to Presvytera Tina and they have two daughters (19 years old and 12 years old). Fr. John comes to us with over 19 years of experience as a clergymen of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese. He joined the St. Paraskevi Community in Greenlawn, NY in October 2020. Prior to joining there, Fr. John was the Dean of the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in NYC from 2014 to 2020. Previous to that, he was the priest of the Church of the Holy Resurrection in Brookville, New York from 2008-2014 and the Associate Priest of St. Paul's Cathedral in Hempstead, New York from 2006-2008. He began his ordained ministry as a Deacon to Archbishop Demetrios of America from 2002-2006.

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Join Cynthia as she promotes Nurse Practitioner Susan Julian to the title of Doctor. (Embarrassing) Once that was cleared up, their conversation about autoimmunity and its connection with the gut and hormones is very informative. How are all of these linked? Why is autoimmunity becoming more common? They also talk a bit about estrogen and birth control and the connection to autoimmunity…and…forgiveness!

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Susan Julian worked as an RN since 1986 and in a variety of emergency departments and home care settings. She received her master's degree in nursing from Indiana University in 2004 as a family nurse practitioner and worked in a traditional family practice setting for a hospital system until 2017.

In 2008 she was attending a nurse practitioner conference when she heard about female hormone imbalance symptoms, testing, and treatment with compounded "bio-identical" hormones and the science behind it. She thought "oh my gosh…this describes a large number of females that I see." They come seeking a solution for their anxiety, weight gain, depression, insomnia, etc. and I give them a pill which doesn't make them better. It was a real "aha!" moment and a huge revelation from God that started her journey toward Integrative Medicine and then Functional Medicine. Since then, her patients' lives have been changing in ways they never did before.

At the end of 2016, God opened doors that led her to fulfill a long-time dream of owning her own clinic and Julian Healthcare was born.

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Join Cynthia today as she welcomes Fr. Nicholas Louh to the podcast. They discuss how to discover your purpose, understand your mindset, look closely at your thoughts, and the importance of routines. Sound familiar? Father Nicholas is a man after our own heart here at Holistic Christian Life. Together with his wife Dr. Roxanne, they wrote Renewing You, which is an excellent resource for going even deeper into these topics.

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The Rev. Dr. Nicholas G. Louh was born in Jacksonville, Florida, where he was raised as a member of St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church, the same church he has served as a senior pastor since 2007. He shares daily inspirational messages on sports radio and television and is a member of "The God Squad," a local public radio program featuring members of the clergy of other faiths for discussions of ethical and moral issues. His daily inspirational messages on social media have attracted thousands of followers from all over the world. He is Chaplain of the Jacksonville Sharks of the Arena Football League and an Adjunct Professor of World Religions at Florida State College of Jacksonville. Fr. Nicholas and his wife, Dr. Roxanne Louh, have two children, George and Gabriella.

Cynthia is delighted to introduce you to two new friends. Both Christian health coaches, Aimee and Naomi are knowledgeable about all things toxin related. We know you will find their stories empowering, learn things you never knew before, and come away with a sense of purpose when it comes to taking control of the future of yourself, your family, and generations to come.

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Aimee Carlson: Aimee Carlson is a best-selling author, podcast host of The Toxin Terminator and certified Toxicity and Detox Specialist helping women to restore and renew their health by removing hidden toxins from their homes and their lives.

Naomi Damask: Naomi Damask is a certified holistic health coach and entrepreneur in the epigenetics, bio-hacking and nutrigenomics field passionately helping women learn that to be healthy, it is more than a diet and exercise. A preventative lifestyle is the best "diet" out there!

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Cynthia and Father Joshua Makoul talk about healing from trauma, both past and present as they delve into his new book Healing Your Wounded Soul: Growing from Pain to Peace. What are the tools we can use? How can we help others? If you are struggling right now or know someone who is, this interview could be very helpful.

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Fr. Joshua Makoul has been serving as the Dean of St. George Cathedral in Pittsburgh since 2012. Before that time, Fr. Joshua worked in the Counseling Field for 16 years. This involved work in a family-based, school-based, and an outpatient setting. Fr. Joshua received two years of training in family therapy at the Philadelphia Child Guidance Center and completed a one year certificate course in Cognitive Behavior Therapy at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. During his last six years working in a small outpatient group, he was supervised by Dr. Jesus Salas who supervises at the Beck Institute in Philadelphia.

Fr. Joshua received his Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology from Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia and his Bachelors in Psychology from Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA. He is licensed in the state of Pennsylvania for counseling. For seminary he attended Holy Cross Seminary in Boston and received an M.Div.

He is the author of Healing Your Wounded Soul: Growing From Pain to Peace, https://store.ancientfaith.com/healing-your-wounded-soul-growing-from-pain-to-peace/ and blogs at A Healing Driven Life https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/ahealingdrivenlife/ for Ancient Faith Ministries.

The National Directory of Orthodox Mental Health Providers developed by the Assembly of Bishops can be found here: https://www.assemblyofbishops.org/directories/mental-health/

Cynthia brings you the next most popular episode with Dr. Lauren Noel...or Dr. Lo! They talk about so many aspects of health from an integrative perspective...not just hormones as the title suggests! Enjoy getting insight into some health issues that you may be experiencing with ways to uncover the root cause, and hopefully nip them in the bud!

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Dr. Lauren Noel aka Dr. Lo is a licensed naturopathic doctor and expert in natural medicine. She received her doctorate from National College of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon. Since 2010, Dr. Noel has treated over 5,000 patients using natural therapies.

Her areas of expertise include natural fertility, thyroid/hormonal health, digestive disorders, and autoimmune conditions. She is a frequent lecturer on health radio shows and at medical conferences, and she is the host of Dr. Lo Radio, a top rated podcast on Apple Podcasts that has attracted over 2 million listens.

Dr. Noel owns Shine Natural Medicine in Solana Beach, CA where she treats patients locally and all over the country.

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Another top episode in the countdown!

Cynthia was blessed to sit down with Mother Macrina from The Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery to chat about that hole we sometimes feel in our souls. It is closely related to anxiety which many of us experience…but what is the cause? Cynthia specializes in the physical, but Mother Macrina specializes in the spiritual!

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Mother Macrina is a professed nun with 23 years of monastic experience. She holds a B.S. degree from St. Cloud University in Minnesota. She taught school for five years, and was a Realtor for 18 years. As a member of St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church in Minneapolis, MN she served on the Board of Trustees, the Philoptohos, the choir, was youth director for 5 years, and a mission team member in `988 to Kenya. She joined the Dormition Monastery in 1996 and has been a community member ever since. Her main obedience is to mount icons for the gift shop.

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This can be an eye opening interview for everyone. If you suffer from anxiety, panic attacks, depression, fatigue, inability to forgive, worry, over thinking, perfectionism, shame, ADD, irritability…or any other symptom not listed here…you will be inspired. The remedy is easy, cheap, and involves eating good food!

This podcast is brought to you by Team for the Soul! Dr. Ioana Popa and her husband Sabastien Falardeau have created the Effortless Will in Action course to help you balance the demands of your day with the projects and dreams of your heart. To get 50% off use the code WILL50OFF and click here!

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Christina T. Veselak is the founder and director of the Academy for Addiction and Mental Health Nutrition. She has been a licensed psychotherapist for over 30 years, and currently provides online Relapse Prevention Coaching and Mental Health Nutrition to a wide variety of clients.

Christina consults for supplement companies as well as IV detox programs and residential addiction treatment, helping them integrate this life-saving nutritional approach into their programs.

She is an experienced public speaker and has presented at conferences and trainings around the country. Christina is also a founding member and former Executive Director of the Alliance for Addiction Solutions, a non-profit organization that promotes the use of nutritional and other natural modalities to support the repair of the addicted brain.

Christina is committed to staying abreast of the rapidly growing science of orthomolecular psychiatry and functional nutrition & biochemistry for mental health and is passionate about sharing her knowledge with both the general public and professionals in the fields of addiction recovery & mental health treatment."