In this episode of The Chiropractic Philanthropist Revival Series, Dr. Ed Osburn sits down with Canadian chiropractor, educator, speaker, podcaster, and practice owner Dr. Don MacDonald.

With nearly three decades in practice, Dr. Don shares his journey from a basketball player struggling with chronic knee pain to becoming one of Canada's most respected chiropractic educators.

The conversation explores practice growth, mentorship, leadership, communication, chiropractic certainty, and one of the hottest topics in healthcare today: nervous system regulation and Polyvagal Theory.

Dr. Don also opens up about discovering his dyslexia later in life, the challenges he faced early in practice, failing board exams multiple times, and the lessons he learned building a successful practice and international education platform alongside his wife, Brandy MacDonald.

This is an honest conversation about authenticity, resilience, clinical mastery, and the future of chiropractic.

In This Episode

• How chiropractic transformed Dr. Don's life after years of knee problems
• Why authenticity matters more than image in today's chiropractic profession
• The reality of practicing chiropractic in Canada
• Lessons learned from nearly 30 years in practice
• The importance of mentorship for young chiropractors
• Why new patients are essential early in practice
• Clinical skill versus volume versus conversions
• Understanding chiropractic practice seasons
• Failing board exams and overcoming self-doubt
• Discovering dyslexia later in life
• The impact of COVID on chiropractors and patients
• Polyvagal Theory and nervous system regulation
• The vagus nerve and chiropractic care
• Why chiropractors are uniquely positioned to help today's stressed population
• Communication, confidence, and chiropractic certainty
• The future of chiropractic education

Quotes From This Episode

"Authenticity is everything."

"The biggest opportunity chiropractors have is helping people regulate their nervous systems."

"You don't need to be a martyr and sacrifice your practice."

"The challenge you're facing today may become your greatest strength tomorrow."

"Connection is what people are truly missing."

"What you think is the worst thing ever can sometimes become the best thing ever."

"The power is often found in the nuance."

About Dr. Don MacDonald

Dr. Don MacDonald has been in practice for nearly 30 years and is the co-founder of The Informed Chiropractor, an educational platform dedicated to helping chiropractors improve clinical outcomes, communication, and patient experience.

Together with his wife, Brandy MacDonald, Dr. Don teaches chiropractors around the world on topics including patient communication, nervous system regulation, Polyvagal Theory, clinical excellence, and chiropractic leadership.

His mission is helping chiropractors become more confident, effective, and fulfilled in practice while creating extraordinary experiences for the people they serve.

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About The Chiropractic Philanthropist Revival Series

The Chiropractic Philanthropist Revival Series features conversations with the profession's most influential chiropractors, entrepreneurs, educators, and thought leaders.

Real conversations. Real stories. Real impact.

In this powerful and deeply personal episode of The Chiropractic Philanthropist Revival Series, Dr. Ed Osburn sits down with Dr. Josh Bonine for one of the most raw and vulnerable conversations ever featured on the podcast.

Years ago, Dr. Bonine found himself navigating a devastating divorce, mounting legal expenses, overwhelming stress, alcohol dependence, and the challenge of keeping his chiropractic practice alive while fighting for time with his children.

Today?

He owns five chiropractic practices across Texas, leads a growing team, helps other chiropractors through personal and professional transitions, and has become a powerful advocate for fathers, mental health, recovery, and authentic connection.

This episode goes far beyond practice growth.

It's a conversation about identity, addiction, fatherhood, divorce, entrepreneurship, purpose, healing, and the courage required to rebuild your life when everything seems to be falling apart.

In This Episode

• Growing from one struggling practice to five thriving clinics
• The devastating impact of a contested divorce
• Spending over a million dollars navigating the legal system
• Alcohol, addiction, and the ways entrepreneurs "sedate" pain
• The hidden struggles many chiropractors never talk about
• Fatherhood and fighting for time with your children
• Why connection is the antidote to isolation
• The mental health crisis affecting professional men
• Entrepreneurship during personal crisis
• Building teams and scaling multiple practices
• Personal injury, decompression, laser, shockwave, and cash-based services
• Why new patients solve more problems than most chiropractors realize
• Marketing, patient retention, and creating compelling offers
• The importance of mentorship and community
• Why "You're Already Somebody" may be the message every chiropractor needs to hear

Quotes From This Episode

"You're already somebody."

"Everything I'm projecting is what I'm seeing in myself."

"Connection is what we're really missing."

"New patients don't solve some of your problems. New patients solve all of your problems."

"Give people a compelling reason to take action and they will."

"There is no get-rich-quick. There is only get-rich consistent."

"All pathology originates from a disconnection from our true selves."

"If you're searching for peace, you're not alone."

About Dr. Josh Bonine

Dr. Josh Bonine is a chiropractor, entrepreneur, father, and owner of multiple practices throughout Texas, including South Texas Spine & Knee.

Having personally navigated divorce, addiction recovery, entrepreneurship, and major life transitions, Josh now helps other chiropractors and professionals reconnect with their purpose, build thriving practices, and create greater freedom in both business and life.

Today, his passion extends beyond chiropractic care into helping fathers, entrepreneurs, and professionals find connection, recovery, and peace through some of life's most difficult seasons.

Connect with Dr. Josh Bonine

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About The Chiropractic Philanthropist Revival Series

The Chiropractic Philanthropist Revival Series brings together chiropractors, entrepreneurs, thought leaders, and change-makers for real conversations about business, leadership, personal growth, health, adversity, and impact.

Because behind every successful chiropractor is a story worth telling.

In this episode of The Chiropractic Philanthropist Revival Series, Dr. Ed Osburn sits down with Nerissa Brumley, founder of ChiroConnect and one of the most experienced email marketing specialists serving the chiropractic profession today.

With more than 17 years of experience in chiropractic marketing, Nerissa has helped hundreds of chiropractors improve patient retention, reactivate inactive patients, and build stronger relationships through one of the most overlooked communication tools in business: email.

But this conversation goes far beyond marketing.

Nerissa shares her deeply personal journey through loss, burnout, entrepreneurship, rebuilding after tragedy, and how creating ChiroConnect became both a business and a lifeline after losing her husband to veteran suicide and experiencing a complete professional reset.

This is a powerful conversation about resilience, communication, business growth, and why chiropractors are sitting on a goldmine they rarely use.

In This Episode

• How Nerissa accidentally found chiropractic marketing through a Craigslist ad
• Why email marketing is still the most valuable communication asset in business
• The biggest mistake chiropractors make with patient communication
• Why most doctors are sitting on thousands of inactive patient contacts
• Patient retention vs. patient reactivation
• How email marketing differs from social media marketing
• Building trust through consistent communication
• Why open rates matter less than relationships
• The dangers of burnout in business
• Rebuilding life after personal tragedy
• The story behind launching ChiroConnect
• Why chiropractors need to stop ignoring their email lists
• Entrepreneurship, resilience, and starting over

Quotes From This Episode

"Email isn't marketing. It's communication."

"You're sitting on a goldmine and don't even know it."

"If you can only commit to one email a month, start there."

"You can't automate trust."

"If you can't control it, stop worrying over it."

"You've got this. Stop doubting yourself."

About Nerissa Brumley

Nerissa Brumley is the founder of ChiroConnect, a chiropractic-focused email marketing and patient communication company helping chiropractors improve retention, reactivation, and patient engagement through customized email campaigns.

For nearly two decades, she has worked behind the scenes helping chiropractic practices build stronger patient relationships through consistent communication and strategic messaging.

Connect with Nerissa

🌐 Website: https://getchiroconnect.com

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The Chiropractic Philanthropist Revival Series is dedicated to sharing the stories, strategies, struggles, and successes of chiropractors and health professionals who are making a meaningful impact in the world.

In this episode of The Chiropractic Philanthropist Revival Series, Dr. Ed Osburn sits down with Dr. Parm Rai for a powerful conversation about chiropractic, family, entrepreneurship, adversity, and building a life rooted in freedom and purpose.

Dr. Parm Rai shares his journey from immigrant roots in the United Kingdom to becoming a successful chiropractor, entrepreneur, speaker, and founder of LUX Talks in Vancouver, British Columbia.

This episode dives deep into:

• consistency versus intensity
• chiropractic philosophy
• mentorship
• communication
• burnout
• creating multiple streams of income
• family
• travel
• and why chiropractors must stop limiting themselves.

Dr. Rai also shares the deeply personal story of his brother's catastrophic brain hemorrhage and how that tragedy transformed his perspective on life, success, and urgency.

This is a conversation about living fully, building intentionally, and refusing to hold back.

In This Episode

• Growing up in the UK with immigrant parents
• Discovering chiropractic without ever being adjusted first
• Gonstead missions in El Salvador
• Building a vitalistic pediatric-focused practice
• Why chiropractors need better communication
• The importance of consistency over intensity
• Entrepreneurship beyond chiropractic
• Financial freedom and passive income
• The personal tragedy that reshaped Dr. Rai's life
• Why travel and family experiences matter
• The philosophy behind LUX Talks
• Advice for young chiropractors entering practice
• Why chiropractors should "stop watering it down"

Quotes From This Episode

"Consistency over intensity wins every single time."

"If you miss two days, it becomes a habit."

"Do not limit yourself if your time is limited."

"Don't water it down."

"Financial freedom is knowing your bills are paid even when you step away."

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After three years dormant… The Chiropractic Philanthropist is back.

In this first episode of the Revival Series, Dr. Ed Osburn sits down with longtime friend and chiropractor Dr. Alain Desaulniers for a raw, reflective, and deeply personal conversation about the return of one of chiropractic's most recognized podcasts.

This is not just a relaunch episode.

It's the real story behind:

• burnout

• identity loss

• illness

• divorce

• rebuilding

• entrepreneurship

• podcasting

• the evolution of chiropractic

• and why meaningful conversations matter now more than ever.

Dr. Ed opens up about the personal health crisis that changed his life, the creation of TCP during recovery from emergency surgery, the rise of the podcast to hundreds of thousands of downloads, and why he ultimately walked away from it all.

The conversation also explores:

• the changing philosophy of chiropractic

• authenticity in leadership

• the future of AI in healthcare

• wisdom versus certainty

• and what the profession needs most right now.

This episode marks the beginning of a brand-new era for TCP — one rooted in curiosity, deeper conversations, honesty, and reconnecting chiropractors through shared humanity.

Because as TCP has always believed:

"We are way more alike than we are different."

In This Episode

• Why Dr. Ed bought back TCP

• The original story behind launching the podcast

• Building a podcast while recovering from major surgery

• Crohn's disease, burnout, and losing identity

• What success actually cost behind the scenes

• Why Dr. Ed stopped podcasting

• The emotional impact of divorce and personal struggle

• Lessons learned from 480+ podcast interviews

• The evolution of chiropractic philosophy

• AI, robotics, and the future of chiropractic care

• Why authenticity matters more than perfection

• The vision for the future of TCP

Quotes From This Episode

"Success loves speed. Just go."

"We are way more alike than we are different."

"If I had more time to think about it, I probably never would have launched."

"You actually experience true wisdom in your 50s. In your 40s, you think you're wise."

"Podcasting lets you really get to know someone."

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