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The wall has been built between Western medicine and alternative healing, and it's time to demolish it. Wild Healers is an innovative, inclusive podcast bridging the divide between science-based Western medical expertise and more ancient, intuitive healing for the modern era. Visionary hosts Dr. Megan Galaske, MD and Sara Rosser, CPM bring an expansive, transformative, and powerful message of hope for a healthcare system that is split at its core. They teach us that when the polarizing world of medicine is approached by sage, educated women, healing can begin...and they hope to provide a good laugh along the way. Dr. Megan Galaske, MD, is a physician trained in contemporary Western medicine with a passion for alternative healing and whole patient care. Sara Rosser, CPM is a home-birth midwife practicing with revered experts in the field at The Farm Midwifery Center in Summertown, TN.

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The wall has been built between Western medicine and alternative healing, and it's time to demolish it. Wild Healers is an innovative, inclusive podcast bridging the divide between science-based Western medical expertise and more ancient, intuitive healing for the modern era. Visionary hosts Dr. Megan Galaske, MD and Sara Rosser, CPM bring an expansive, transformative, and powerful message of hope for a healthcare system that is split at its core. They teach us that when the polarizing world of medicine is approached by sage, educated women, healing can begin...and they hope to provide a good laugh along the way. Dr. Megan Galaske, MD, is a physician trained in contemporary Western medicine with a passion for alternative healing and whole patient care. Sara Rosser, CPM is a home-birth midwife practicing with revered experts in the field at The Farm Midwifery Center in Summertown, TN.

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Episodes

Intuitive Healing with Holly Ramey

9/28/2020
The healers get witchy in this episode of Wild Healers. We are honored to interview Holly! Holly Ramey is an intuitive Tarot reader, a Reiki Master (and Dr. Galaske’s Reiki teacher), an over 1,000hr yoga certified practitioner, and Chakra worker. Holly has been a healer for over 15 years and has so much deep knowledge and wisdom to share with Megan and Sara. Sara feels a close connection with Holly, being an assistant at her birth. Megan feels honored to have Holly, who gave her her Reiki...

Duration:01:18:59

Wellness Culture with TRILUNA

9/14/2020
Your hosts Sara Rosser and Dr. Megan Galaske were fortunate to interview the founders of TRILUNA Wellness, Ashley Brooke James and Elizabeth Moore. Join them as they discuss community, corporate and individual wellness that surpasses the boundaries of “wellness culture”. If you’re tired of being fed a version of this industry that is exclusive, inaccessible and one-size-fits-all, then we invite you to join this conversation. We’ll dig into necessary conversations about reforming and...

Duration:00:58:03

Back to School Part 3: Camp School

8/31/2020
Dr. Galaske makes a personal announcement on this special episode of Wild Healers. Dr. Megan Galaske and her husband Nathan are excited to announce their new online community for busy parents adjusting to schooling from home this year- Camp School. http://www.thecampschool.com They provide an interactive daily schedule, community, and enrichment courses in everything from axe wielding to ballet lessons. They have a passion for leading families from overwhelm to survival. They are ready to...

Duration:00:51:38

Back to School Part 2: Good Touch Bad Touch

8/17/2020
As we have our children in our homes, have them possibly around others outside the home (2020 will end one day...), and send them to school, how can we discuss our autonomy over our bodies in an effective way? It's a conversation we all need to be having, yet sometimes it feels so difficult to navigate we can find ourselves avoiding it. Maybe we feel uncomfortable due to the way we were raised or taught. Maybe we have experienced trauma ourselves and bringing it up is painful. We hope to...

Duration:01:37:18

Back To School: Part 1 of 3

8/3/2020
Homeschool! Masks! Public School! Ahhh! The next seemingly overwhelming but potentially transformative step in this pandemic is deciding what to do with our children’s schooling. What’s best for our family? What’s best for health? What’s best for the economy? What’s best for my immunocompromised neighbor? What’s best for me?! In a world of never-ending swirling questions that sometimes make it feel like we are more opposite than ever, we remember: We are more alike than we are different.

Duration:00:51:47

Mid 2020 Check Up

7/13/2020
2020, the year of rebirth. Your hosts check in on each other, in the midst of global upheaval. It’s a picture quite different than they had anticipated for the year they started this journey—but perhaps the perfect time for surrendering to birthing pains of a new world. As Dr. Galaske and Sara open up about how they feel during a global pandemic and social revolution, they give each other (and hopefully you) encouragement to keep up the fight even when weary. We are just, as Ram Dass said,...

Duration:00:33:40

Racial Disparities in Healthcare (Installment 2 with Dr. Kooka Joseph)

6/29/2020
In our continuing mini series "Racial Disparities in Healthcare", we have the great honor of hearing from Dr. Kooka Joseph, a palliative/hospice care healer, mother of two, and all-star doctor. She discusses her experiences in moving to the US from Haiti to continue her medical education, and what she has seen from both a patient and physician viewpoint. She enlightens us on what it means to provide end-of-life care for patients and families, and how much culture and racial/ethnic...

Duration:01:02:43

Racial Disparities in Healthcare (Installment 1 with Kiki Beswick)

6/22/2020
In this first installment of our series "Racial Disparities in Healthcare", we are so pleased to open the floor to Kiki Beswick, a doula in the Minneapolis area. Your hosts feel so honored to hear from Kiki and her perspective on the state of healthcare for Black people in America. The Chocolate Milk Club https://www.chosenvesselsmidwiferyservices.com/ provides breastfeeding education and support to low income African American women at no cost. We provide education and support through...

Duration:01:40:51

Enneagram for the Healer and the Healing

6/1/2020
Today we dig deep into what makes your hosts work. What lights up their brains? What are some of their greatest challenges? Some of you may be sick of the Enneagram, and some may have never heard of it...we try to cater to both. For those of you that have been hiding under a rock, here are the Enneagram types: 1) The Reformer- High moral standard; perfectionistic tendencies 2) The Helper-Thrives off of helping others; often acts young in the best way 3) The Achiever- Loves hitting goals;...

Duration:01:05:23

Respect and Consent with Dr. Nathan Riley

5/18/2020
In this episode of Wild Healers, we interview Dr. Nathan Riley, OBGYN and Palliative Care Physician. Following his viral article on his departure from hospital based birth, we discuss respect, consent & collaboration. Dr. Riley’s advocacy and dedication to human rights in obstetrics is unmatched. Join Dr. Megan Galaske, Midwife Sara Rosser & Dr. Nathan Riley as they delve into the necessary discussion of consent and autonomy in obstetrical...

Duration:01:07:05

Frame Work: Building Body Positivity and Health

5/11/2020
If you've ever loved your body, hated your body, missed how your body was, wished your body was different, or all of the above...this is your episode. Megan Galaske, MD and Sara Rosser, CPM sit down to have a frank discussion on the body positivity movement, diet culture, obesity, and health. Yes, we said it, the "O" word-obesity. In a time were a celebrity is simultaneously applauded and shamed for losing weight, which side is right? Is there a way back to loving and accepting our bodies...

Duration:01:17:58

Bridging the Great Divide

5/4/2020
In this episode, hosts Megan Galaske, MD and Sara Rosser, CPM approach the cause of the divide among cultures within medicine. They’ll discuss the history of their practices, the social response, and then practical approaches to healing. How did we get here and what to we do about it? Join us for this pivotal episode of Wild Healers. Resources: AMA Journal of Ethics - Sneha Mantri “Holistic Medicine and the Western Medical Traditio Witch...

Duration:01:29:27

Mindful Healing with Dr. Ni-Cheng Liang

4/27/2020
In this episode, we bring you our first powerhouse guest, Dr. Ni-Cheng Liang, a pulmonologist and mindfulness expert based out of California. COVID-19 has brought a wave of uncertainty and (let's be honest) brings up our deepest fears, old habits, and stress responses that we feel in our minds and bodies. Enter the perfect doc for healing those wounds-- Dr. Liang. We talk about mindfulness as a way of living, beating breast cancer, and ummmm...toilet meditations? She also leads us through a...

Duration:01:05:07

A Physician and a Midwife Walk into a Bar

4/13/2020
The wall has been built between Western medicine and alternative healing, and it's time to demolish it. In this inaugural episode, we introduce your hosts Dr. Megan Galaske MD, and Sara Rosser, CPM-a vivacious, mouthy, and whip-smart duo that guide you through the seemingly dichotomous world of modern medicine. These wise women want to bridge the gap between the apparent discordance of Western medicine and more holistic, ancient healing. They spread a message of unification rather than...

Duration:00:37:47