About this episode: This episode explores the intersection of psychedelics, mindfulness, and leadership with Neil Markey—CEO of Beckley Retreats and former U.S. Army Captain. Join host Cate Stillman and Neil as they dive into the healing potential of plant medicine, the importance of integration, and how leaders can shift from fear-driven action to grounded, purposeful service.

Key Takeaways:

From combat to consciousness: How Neil’s military service led to trauma, disconnection, and eventually a profound journey into meditation and psychedelics.

The power of psychedelics: Why psilocybin and ayahuasca, when used with respect and guidance, can help process trauma and open new perspectives.

Integration is the real work: How daily practices like breathwork, journaling, and community support ensure lasting benefits after retreats.

Leadership redefined: How presence, empathy, and authenticity replace control and fear in effective leadership.

Ancient meets modern: Why combining indigenous wisdom with scientific research creates safer, more impactful psychedelic experiences.

🔗 Resources: 🌐 Beckley Retreats → https://www.beckleyretreats.com 📘 Uninflamed by Cate Stillman → https://amzn.to/3UUBgJ2 🌿 Join Club Thrive → https://clubthrive.global 🧘 Yogahealer Website → https://www.yogahealer.com 📚 Cate’s Books: Body Thrive, Master of You, Primal Habits

👩‍💼 About Cate Stillman: Cate Stillman is an Ayurvedic practitioner, behavior change expert, and founder of Yogahealer and Club Thrive. With over 20 years of guiding wellness pros and conscious seekers, she empowers people to unlock deep healing, body intelligence, and aligned leadership. Cate is also the author of Uninflamed, Body Thrive, Master of You, and Primal Habits.

Author of: 📗 PRIMAL HABITS → https://amzn.to/3OvfPOx 📘 Uninflamed → https://amzn.to/3UUBgJ2 📙 Body Thrive → https://amzn.to/3udNFR0 📕 Master of YOU → https://amzn.to/3OlfoGn

🎧 Tune in and reflect: What’s one insight or practice you’re inspired to integrate after hearing Neil’s story?

In this in-depth conversation, Cate Stillman speaks with Dr. Michael Biamonte—clinical nutritionist, founder of the Biamonte Center for Clinical Nutrition, and author of The Candida Chronicles—about the misunderstood and widespread issue of Candida overgrowth. They explore the science behind Candida, the pitfalls of self-supplementation, the limitations of conventional testing, and how lab-guided, phase-based protocols can reverse chronic symptoms often misdiagnosed in traditional medicine. Discover the surprising links between Candida, COVID, heavy metals, leaky gut, and even thyroid disorders, and why radical testing and dietary precision matter more than ever.

• Candida overgrowth affects an estimated 35% of the population and is often medication-induced.

• Self-prescribing supplements without testing can worsen health by creating new nutrient imbalances.

• Candida can be missed in standard stool tests due to how it colonizes the gut.

• Anti-fungal treatment must rotate botanicals every 4 days to avoid mutation and resistance.

• Probiotics don’t work until Candida load is reduced—timing is critical.

• Candida often coexists with pathogens like H. pylori and is linked to symptoms like arthritis, chronic fatigue, sinusitis, neurological issues, and more.

• Detoxification of heavy metals (like mercury, copper, and uranium) is often essential for long-term Candida recovery.

• Long COVID symptoms may stem from Candida resurgence due to spike protein effects on gut flora.

Dr. Michael Biamonte is the founder of the Biamonte Center for Clinical Nutrition and a pioneer in treating Candida through lab-driven, individualized protocols. He is also the co-creator of BioCybernetics, a clinical software system originally developed for astronauts to optimize nutrition based on lab tests. With decades of clinical experience, Dr. Biamonte has become a leading voice in functional medicine, emphasizing the role of Candida, gut flora, and systemic toxicity in chronic disease. His book The Candida Chronicles offers a deep dive into his five-phase recovery system.

🔗 Learn more at: https://health-truth.com

Cate Stillman is an Ayurvedic practitioner, behavior change expert, and founder of Yogahealer and Club Thrive. With over 20 years of guiding wellness pros and conscious seekers, she empowers people to unlock deep healing, body intelligence, and aligned leadership. Cate is also the author of Uninflamed, Body Thrive, Master of You, and Primal Habits.

📚 Author of:

• Wellness Pro Academy: https://wellnesspro.academy

• Primal Habits: https://amzn.to/3OvfPOx

• Uninflamed: https://amzn.to/3UUBgJ2

• Body Thrive: https://amzn.to/3udNFR0

• Master of YOU: https://amzn.to/3OlfoGn

About this episode:

In this insightful conversation, Cate Stillman and Nicole Connor discuss navigating burnout, understanding 'collapse awareness,' and building true resilience by looking inward and questioning societal systems . Discover how to reclaim your personal power and thrive amidst external chaos. Don't forget to subscribe for more transformative conversations and tips for vibrant living.

Key Takeaways:

• Burnout often signals "collapse awareness" of flawed societal systems, not just personal exhaustion.
• The traditional "hero's journey" narrative can perpetuate external focus, hindering true self-responsibility.
• Radical self-accountability through honesty, acceptance, loyalty, and trust (HALT) fosters inner clarity.
• True resilience lies in inner wholeness and conscious participation, not just endurance.
• The "Pause, Prepare, Participate" framework guides a shift from external reaction to internal alignment.
• Recognizing "sovereign wealth" (wellth) across all life dimensions helps avoid feeling under-resourced.

About the Guest – Nicole Connor:

Nicole Connor is the co-creator of The Resiliency Code and has extensive experience in the corporate world, including international finance, where she gained unique insights into global operating systems. Her personal journey through severe burnout led her to explore holistic healing and develop frameworks for radical self-responsibility and understanding systemic flaws . She believes in changing the "plot" of the world by looking inward and understanding the contracts that bind us.

Cate Stillman is an Ayurvedic practitioner, behavior change expert, and founder of Yogahealer and Club Thrive. With over 20 years of guiding wellness pros and conscious seekers, she empowers people to unlock deep healing, body intelligence, and aligned leadership. Cate is also the author of Uninflamed, Body Thrive, Master of You, and Primal Habits.

Author of :

• Wellness Pro Academy: https://wellnesspro.academy
• "Primal Habits" by Cate Stillman: https://amzn.to/3OvfPOx
• "Uninflamed" by Cate Stillman: https://amzn.to/3UUBgJ2
• "Body Thrive" by Cate Stillman: https://amzn.to/3udNFR0
• "Master of YOU" by Cate Stillman: https://amzn.to/3OlfoGn

About This Episode:

Discover how building capacity for feeling in the body is the key to true healing. In this episode, Cate Stillman talks with Leah Murphy—somatic experiencing practitioner, herbalist, and yoga health coach—about nervous system wisdom, plant medicine, and the power of nature and community. Learn how “titration” and gentle somatic practices can help you process emotions, release trapped energy, and move from survival mode to genuine resilience.

Key Takeaways: 

• Understanding somatic experiencing as a gentle approach to processing trapped energy in the body

• How "titration" allows us to safely build capacity for feeling without becoming overwhelmed

• Why acknowledging fear and difficult emotions is essential for healing

• The importance of containment and safety in nervous system regulation

• How connection to nature and community supports nervous system health

• The relationship between Ayurvedic wisdom and modern somatic practices

About Leah Murphy:

Leah Murphy is a somatic experiencing practitioner, herbalist, and yoga health coach based in Sitka, Alaska. Drawing from her deep connection to nature and community, Leah integrates nervous system wisdom with plant medicine to help clients build capacity for feeling and healing. Her approach emphasizes the importance of safety, containment, and gradual exposure to sensations and emotions that have been previously overwhelming. Through her practice, Leah helps clients move from survival mode into states where true healing, connection, and creativity can flourish.

Website: leahpierramurphy.com 

Cate Stillman is an Ayurvedic practitioner, behavior change expert, and founder of Yogahealer and Club Thrive. With over 20 years of guiding wellness pros and conscious seekers, she empowers people to unlock deep healing, body intelligence, and aligned leadership. Cate is also the author of Uninflamed, Body Thrive, Master of You, and Primal Habits.

Author of :

• Wellness Pro Academy: https://wellnesspro.academy
• "Primal Habits" by Cate Stillman: https://amzn.to/3OvfPOx
• "Uninflamed" by Cate Stillman: https://amzn.to/3UUBgJ2
• "Body Thrive" by Cate Stillman: https://amzn.to/3udNFR0
• "Master of YOU" by Cate Stillman: https://amzn.to/3OlfoGn

✨ About This Episode:

In this powerful episode of the Wellness Pro Academy Podcast, host Cate Stillman sits down with David McConaghay, also known as Veda Dave, a board-certified advanced Ayurveda practitioner, Vedic astrologer, and wild mind guide. They dive deep into the upcoming Colorado Ayurveda Conference, scheduled for October 2nd to 5th, 2025. The conference's timely theme, "Indigenous Ayurveda: Celebrating Ancestral Forms of Nature-Based Medicine" , is explored as they uncover what Ayurveda truly is—a nature-based medicine originating from the Indian subcontinent —and delve into the profound concept of "indigenous Ayurveda," which aims to connect to the universal human experience of living in tune with nature's rhythms. This conversation reveals how ancient wisdom traditions, regardless of their specific origin, often share a conceptual understanding of elements like earth, water, fire, air, and ether. Discover how to embrace Ayurveda as "life wisdom" that is applicable to every time, place, culture, and ecosystem.

🎯 What You’ll Learn:

• What Ayurveda is and its origins as a nature-based medicine.

• The concept of indigenous Ayurveda and its connection to universal human consciousness and nature-based living.

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  How ancient wisdom traditions, including Ayurveda, utilize elemental understanding (ether, air, fire, water, earth) as conceptual constructs that shape reality.

• The importance of recognizing Ayurveda as "life wisdom" that is relative to every time, place, culture, and ecosystem, rather than solely tied to the Indian subcontinent.

• Insights into the relationship between humans and their ecosystems, emphasizing direct healing through connection with the cosmos, sun, water, earth, and air.

• Discussions on community building and fostering healthy relationships with ourselves, each other, and the land we inhabts.

👤 About the Guest – David McConaghay (Veda Dave): David McConaghay, also known as Veda Dave, is a board-certified advanced Ayurveda practitioner, Vedic astrologer, and a wild mind guide. He is also the founder and runs the Colorado Ayurveda Conference (Colorama) , which in 2025 will focus on "Indigenous Ayurveda: Celebrating Ancestral Forms of Nature-Based Medicine". David's master's thesis is titled "The Periodic Table of Ayurvedic Elements" , exploring the connection between ancient elemental wisdom and modern science. He offers resources like the Inner Physics Starter Kit on his website, vedadave.com.

• Colorado Ayurveda Conference: https://coloradoayurvedaconference.com/
• Veda Dave Website: https://vedadave.com
• Inner Physics Starter Kit by Veda Dave: https://vedadave.com (Includes David's master's thesis on "The Periodic Table of Ayurvedic Elements")

Cate Stillman is an Ayurvedic practitioner, behavior change expert, and founder of Yogahealer and Club Thrive. With over 20 years of guiding wellness pros and conscious seekers, she empowers people to unlock deep healing, body intelligence, and aligned leadership. Cate is also the author of Uninflamed, Body Thrive, Master of You, and Primal Habits.

Author of :

• Wellness Pro Academy: https://wellnesspro.academy
• "Primal Habits" by Cate Stillman: https://amzn.to/3OvfPOx
• "Uninflamed" by Cate Stillman: https://amzn.to/3UUBgJ2
• "Body Thrive" by Cate Stillman: https://amzn.to/3udNFR0
• "Master of YOU" by Cate Stillman: https://amzn.to/3OlfoGn

Episode Description 

In this episode of the Wellness Pro Show, Cate sits down with Antoniette Roze of SpeakPact.com, a leading expert in helping speakers transition into the professional business model of speaking. Antoniette shares her personal journey into the wellness speaking space, sparked by a health issue at a young age and a realization that people were ill-informed about their health. This led her to a career in publishing, producing large-scale natural wellness events for 18 years, and ultimately becoming the CEO of WPC Speakers Global Agency.

✅ What you’ll learn:

• Becoming Findable and Not a Gamble: Learn why decision-makers prioritize speakers who are easily discoverable and have a strong, consistent online presence, rather than those who are a "gamble".

• Marketing for Different Audiences: Understand how to tailor your talk titles and proposals for corporate settings versus wellness conferences, focusing on clear results over cleverness for corporate gigs.

• The Ecosystem of Speaking Gigs: Antoniette emphasizes that getting paid speaking engagements is a combination of outreach, social presence, and strategic appearances, not a silver bullet.

• Leveraging LinkedIn for Business Growth: Get actionable tips on how to use LinkedIn as a business platform for connections, content, and maximizing visibility for engagements.

💡 Whether you’re a coach, healer, or entrepreneur, this conversation is packed with actionable insight to help you lead with purpose, not pressure.

Antoniette Roze, CEO of WPC Speakers Global Agency, shares her journey from event production to empowering wellness professionals to build impactful and profitable speaking careers. She reveals strategies for getting noticed, securing paid gigs, and owning your business in the competitive speaking industry, emphasizing the importance of strategic presence and a robust back-end "engine" for sustainable success.

Cate Stillman is an Ayurvedic practitioner, behavior change expert, and founder of Yogahealer and Club Thrive. With over 20 years of guiding wellness pros and conscious seekers, she empowers people to unlock deep healing, body intelligence, and aligned leadership. Cate is also the author of Uninflamed, Body Thrive, Master of You, and Primal Habits.

Author of :

• PRIMAL HABITS: https://amzn.to/3OvfPOx

• Uninflamed: https://amzn.to/3UUBgJ2 

• Body Thrive: https://amzn.to/3udNFR0

• Master of YOU: https://amzn.to/3OlfoGn

What if your wellness business could run with a waitlist of ideal clients—without hustle or burnout?

In this episode, Cate Stillman talks with Jennifer Orechwa, CEO of Salt Marketing, about how storytelling, clear strategy, and aligned offers can transform your marketing and attract the right people—consistently.

Jennifer shares practical frameworks to move from transactional selling to transformational client relationships, why so many wellness pros struggle with conversions, and how you can create a system that keeps your calendar full.

✅ What you’ll learn:

• How story-based marketing builds trust and demand

• Steps to create offers that naturally generate a waitlist

• The role of strategic clarity in scaling your business

• Common marketing mistakes wellness pros make—and how to fix them

💡 Whether you’re a coach, healer, or entrepreneur, this conversation is packed with actionable insight to help you lead with purpose, not pressure.

Jennifer Orechwa is the founder and CEO of Salt Marketing, where she helps purpose-driven professionals create story-based marketing systems that generate consistent leads and build powerful personal brands. With a background in content strategy and a passion for transformation, Jennifer empowers clients to design businesses that reflect their values—while attracting clients who are truly aligned.

Cate Stillman is an Ayurvedic practitioner, behavior change expert, and founder of Yogahealer and Club Thrive. With over 20 years of guiding wellness pros and conscious seekers, she empowers people to unlock deep healing, body intelligence, and aligned leadership. Cate is also the author of Uninflamed, Body Thrive, Master of You, and Primal Habits.

Author of :

• PRIMAL HABITS: https://amzn.to/3OvfPOx

• Uninflamed: https://amzn.to/3UUBgJ2 

• Body Thrive: https://amzn.to/3udNFR0

• Master of YOU: https://amzn.to/3OlfoGn

In this powerful episode, Cate Stillman is joined by Patrick Heffernan and Bill Hershey for a raw, insightful conversation about the hidden money wounds affecting yoga teachers, healers, and holistic practitioners.

They explore the “money shadow”—the subconscious resistance many wellness professionals have around finances, sales, and success—and how that resistance is directly tied to development stages, trauma, and nervous system conditioning.

Whether you’re feeling stuck financially or seeking a more empowered relationship with business, this episode delivers practical insights and soulful strategies for evolving beyond scarcity.

• What creates financial resistance for spiritual entrepreneurs

• The role of trauma and development stages (Spiral Dynamics) in money mindset

• Why the words “goal” and “income” are often taboo in holistic communities

• Tools for integrating wins, recalibrating energy, and claiming your worth

• How to design a business that honors your values and generates income

• Wellness Pro Academy → https://www.wellnessproacademy.com

• Body Thrive by Cate Stillman → https://www.yogahealer.com/body-thrive/

• Art of Money by Bari Tessler → https://baritessler.com

• Livestream Business (Bill Hershey) → https://livestreambusiness.com

Cate is the founder of Yogahealer and Club Thrive. As an Ayurvedic practitioner and business coach, she guides wellness professionals to step into leadership, structure, and abundance with spiritual integrity. She's the author of Body Thrive and Master of You.

🎧 Listen now to break the silence around money, dismantle your shadow, and evolve into the next phase of your wellness leadership.

Is your wellness practice a true business—or just a hobby with a logo? In this transformative episode, Cate Stillman shares the hard truths wellness pros need to hear. With decades of experience helping coaches, healers, and wellness educators scale, Cate breaks down the mindset, math, and models required to build a business that actually pays you back. What You’ll Get Out of Tuning In:

• Understand the ROI mindset and how to start treating your wellness work like a strategic business.
• Why most wellness pros are over-trained in their modality—but under-trained in business.
• How to use simple math to set realistic income goals and price your club or program accordingly.
• Discover how Cate helps clients transition from trading time for money to scalable membership models.
• How to approach investing in business training and what kind of return to expect.

Notable Quotes:

“So is it a hobby or is it a business? There’s no wrong answer—but if it’s a business, you need to act like one.” → Cate Stillman

“Most wellness pros have invested $10k to $100k in modality training. What if they invested half that into business training?” → Cate Stillman

“If you can help someone lose 20 pounds, get a raise, and feel better in their life—$2,500 is a no-brainer. You just need to learn how to package and sell that transformation.” → Cate Stillman

“Once they realize the club model is the only path to real scale, the whole game changes.”→Cate Stillman

Cate Stillman:

Website: https://catestillman.com/

Facebook: /yogahealer  

Instagram:  / yogahealer  

Yogahealer: https://yogahealer.com/

ClubThrive.Global: https://clubthrive.global/

Wellness Pro Academy: https://wellnesspro.academy/

Author of: PRIMAL HABITS: https://amzn.to/3OvfPOx

Uninflamed: https://amzn.to/3UUBgJ2

Body Thrive: https://amzn.to/3udNFR0

Master of YOU: https://amzn.to/3OlfoGn

Dr. Breetholt's Healing Club: A German Doctor's Journey Through Two Medical Worlds

In this enlightening episode of Wellness Pro Academy, Cate sits down with Dr. Anja Breetholt, a doctor and mentor specializing in holistic health, Ayurveda, and mindset. Dr. Breetholt shares her journey from conventional medicine to Ayurveda, exploring the gaps she saw in modern healthcare and how she integrated holistic healing practices into her life and work. Together, we uncover the limitations of conventional approaches, the power of Ayurvedic wisdom, and the mindset shifts necessary for true well-being.

1. The moment Dr. Breetholt realized conventional medicine wasn’t enough and how she turned to Ayurveda for deeper healing. (00:05:12)

2. The key differences between Western and Ayurvedic medicine, and how they can complement each other.  (00:18:47) 

3. The role of mindset in healing: why knowledge alone isn’t enough to create lasting health.  (00:27:30)

4. Ayurvedic daily routines that help prevent burnout and support long-term vitality.  (00:35:10) 

5. Practical steps to integrate Ayurveda into your life—without feeling overwhelmed.  (00:47:20)

1. From Burnout to Balance: Dr. Breetholt’s Personal Journey - Dr. Breetholt opens up about her own struggles with exhaustion, stress, and the feeling of constantly chasing time. Despite her medical training, she found herself unwell and unfulfilled—until she discovered Ayurveda.

2. The Missing Link in Conventional Medicine - While modern medicine excels at acute care and diagnostics, it often falls short in long-term prevention and personalized healing. Ayurveda, on the other hand, offers a tailored approach based on an individual’s constitution, lifestyle, and environment.

3.  The Power of Ayurvedic Daily Rhythms - Dr. Breetholt explains how small, consistent habits—such as eating with the circadian rhythm, mindful movement, and breathwork—can create profound changes in health.

4. The Mindset Shift: Knowledge vs. Embodiment - Understanding health isn’t just about having the right information—it’s about integrating wisdom into daily life. She shares mindset tools to shift from passive learning to active transformation.

“I had all the knowledge about health, but I wasn’t living it. That was the moment I realized—knowing isn’t enough.” – Dr. Anja Breetholt (00:12:45)

“Modern medicine treats diseases. Ayurveda teaches us how to prevent them before they even start.” – Dr. Anja Breetholt (00:19:30)

“True healing happens when we stop outsourcing our health and start listening to what our bodies need.” – Dr. Anja Breetholt (00:33:10)

“Ayurveda is not about restriction—it’s about creating a rhythm that allows you to thrive.” – Dr. Anja Breetholt (00:44:55)

Dr. Anja Breetholt is a German medical doctor and holistic health mentor specializing in Ayurveda and mindset coaching. Driven by a lifelong curiosity about what it truly means to be healthy and fulfilled, she embarked on a transformative journey from conventional medicine to integrative healing. After years of feeling exhausted, time-starved, and disconnected despite her extensive medical knowledge, Dr. Breetholt turned to Ayurveda and holistic wellness to reclaim her vitality and balance. Now, she combines the best of both worlds—bridging modern medical science with ancient healing traditions—to guide others toward sustainable health and deeper life satisfaction. Through her work, she empowers individuals to take charge of their well-being, fostering a lifestyle that supports both physical health and inner fulfillment.

Dr. Anja Breetholt

• Visit Dr. Breetholt’s Website

• Explore her Facebook

Cate Stillman

• Explore Wellness Pro Academy

• Discover wellness in 2025 through Thrive with Cate

• Meet the microbiota-gut-brain axis

• Founder of Yogahealer, ClubThrive.Global, and Wellness Pro Academy

• Author of PRIMAL HABITS, Uninflamed,  Body Thrive, Master of YOU, and more!

This episode with Dr. Anja Breetholt reminds us that true healing is a journey, not a quick fix. By bridging the wisdom of Ayurveda with the advancements of modern medicine, we can create a more balanced, sustainable approach to health. If you found this conversation valuable, share it with someone who needs to hear it, and don’t forget to subscribe for more deep-dive discussions on holistic well-being.