What does it take to stay energetic, strong, and vibrant as we age? In this episode of Health Confidential, host Simone Gisondi sits down with Ray Schloss, founder of Thriving 247, to explore peptides, longevity, mitochondrial health, and the lifestyle choices that influence how we age. Ray shares how resistance training, sobriety, mindset, and self-care have helped him maintain his vitality into his 60s.

Ray also opens up about experiencing severe fatigue following mold exposure and long COVID, which led him to explore peptides as part of his recovery. Together, Simone and Ray discuss mitochondrial health, GLP-1 medications, nutrition, muscle preservation, and why peptides should be viewed as tools—not substitutes for the foundations of healthy living.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Lifestyle remains the foundation of longevity, with resistance training, nutrition, recovery, and consistent self-care playing essential roles in maintaining strength and vitality.
• Mindset can influence how we approach aging, and Ray explains why he made a conscious decision early in life to continue taking care of himself rather than accepting decline as inevitable.
• Mitochondrial health plays an important role in energy, and Ray shares how his experience with severe fatigue led him to investigate peptides and other approaches to recovery.
• GLP-1 medications and other peptides are tools rather than shortcuts, and their use should be considered alongside adequate nutrition, protein intake, resistance training, and appropriate medical guidance.
• The body is continually regenerating, making everyday choices around food, movement, sleep, environment, and recovery part of the larger longevity picture.

BEST MOMENTS

• “I just fundamentally started to believe that I’m going to stay youthful and vibrant as long as I can—and I refuse to decline.”
• “Seeing my father give up on taking care of himself made me decide early on: that is not going to happen to me.”
• “You owe it to your partner to keep taking care of yourself; they liked you for a reason, and it’s not fair to let yourself go once you feel ‘safe’.”
• “The body is in a constant state of regeneration—cells die, new cells are born—and every choice you make is either helping that process or hurting it.”
• “Peptides aren’t a magic bullet; if you don’t change your habits, the weight and the problems come back with a vengeance.”

GUEST INFORMATION

Ray Schloss is the founder of Thriving 247, a longevity and wellness platform shaped by his years of experience in biohacking, meditation, personal development, and coaching. A certified hypnotherapist, speaker, and music producer, Ray helps people explore practical ways to improve their health, energy, and overall quality of life.

Website: https://www.thriving247.com

Alchemy Flows — 4 Tracks: https://played.fm/s/alchemyflows

Peptide Support & Coaching: https://www.elliemd.com/t247

Products Discussed on the Show: https://prz.io/BJZdp8OHl

HOST BIO

Simone Gisondi is a seasoned coach, published author, and host of Health Confidential. She is dedicated to exploring root-cause healing, empowering individuals to transform their health through awareness, nutrition, mindset, and lifestyle change.

#RaySchloss #Peptides #Longevity #HealthConfidential #Biohacking #MitochondrialHealth #HealthyAging #GLP1 #Wellness #ResistanceTraining #Energy #SelfCare #PersonalResponsibility #Thriving247 #SimoneGisondi

Simone is a Holistic Health Practitioner and researcher exploring the deeper biological, emotional, and environmental roots of disease.

On this podcast, she examines how health, trauma, consciousness, lifestyle, and biology interesect and how the instructions we give the body through food, environment, belief, and emotional regulation shape our health outcomes.

Her work focuses on helping individuals understand the real drivers of illness and reclaim their health through customized lifestyle, nutritional, and mindset changes.

If you’re navigating a health challenge and would like personalized guidance, Simone offers a limited number of private consultations. By appointment only.

Inquire about working with her here: https://www.simonegisondi.com/book-online

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In this episode of Health Confidential, host Simone Gisondi sits down with Paula to explore heart–brain coherence and what it means to move from a mind-driven life to a heart-led one. Drawing from her work with HeartMath, breathwork, sound journeys, and energetic practices, Paula shares practical ways to quiet overthinking, reconnect with the body, and cultivate a greater sense of calm and presence.

Paula also opens up about the personal challenges that led her deeper into this work and the realization that transformation isn't always about learning something new—sometimes, it's about remembering what's already within us. Together, Simone and Paula explore self-love, emotional energy, manifestation, and how shifting attention from fearful mental stories toward the heart can change the way we experience ourselves and our lives.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Heart-focused breathing can be a useful practice for cultivating calm, presence, and emotional regulation.
• Where we place our attention can influence how we respond to stress, emotions, and everyday challenges.
• Breath and heart-focused practices can help interrupt overthinking and bring attention back to the present moment.
• Paula explores the idea of allowing the heart, rather than fearful mental narratives, to guide how we move through life.
• Self-love goes beyond an idea—it can become something we intentionally practice, feel, and embody.

BEST MOMENTS

• "Our heart, the energy in our heart, is the driving force… as you focus your attention on the heart, that energy expands."
• "The mind will love to create many, many stories that aren't true—that's where the anxiety and the depression come in… using the breath is my mechanism to bring it back home to me."
• "It's not that I need to learn this—it's remembering. It's reminding our bodies what they're capable of and how they're meant to operate."
• "That emotion, that energetic feeling, is literal bliss… nothing else matters, what appeared to be challenges just isn't even a thing."
• "Manifesting isn't a thing we try to do—it's our way of life. We're doing it all the time, like right now it's happening."

GUEST INFORMATION

Paula Star Finney is a practitioner whose work explores heart–brain coherence, breathwork, sound, energy, and personal transformation. Drawing from her own journey and practices inspired by HeartMath, meditation, yoga, and consciousness work, she helps people reconnect with themselves, move beyond overthinking, and cultivate a more heart-centered approach to life.

Website: https://linktr.ee/CreatingFromBeing?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&ltsid=c1bbede8-b6ce-4a27-8248-b043550cb396

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paula_star_finney/

Services: https://tr.ee/UbYFSuCPCA

HOST BIO

Simone Gisondi is a seasoned coach, published author, and host of Health Confidential. She is dedicated to exploring root-cause healing, empowering individuals to transform their health through awareness, nutrition, mindset, and lifestyle change.

⚠️ DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT HEALTH OR MEDICAL ADVICE. This episode is for educational purposes only. The views expressed are those of the guest. Consult your healthcare practitioner before making health-related decisions.

#HeartBrainCoherence #HeartCoherence #Breathwork #NervousSystem #SelfLove #MindBodyConnection #HeartCentered #PersonalTransformation #InnerWork #Mindfulness #Consciousness #EmotionalWellbeing #HealthConfidential #SimoneGisondi

Simone is a Holistic Health Practitioner and researcher exploring the deeper biological, emotional, and environmental roots of disease.

On this podcast, she examines how health, trauma, consciousness, lifestyle, and biology interesect and how the instructions we give the body through food, environment, belief, and emotional regulation shape our health outcomes.

Her work focuses on helping individuals understand the real drivers of illness and reclaim their health through customized lifestyle, nutritional, and mindset changes.

If you’re navigating a health challenge and would like personalized guidance, Simone offers a limited number of private consultations. By appointment only.

Inquire about working with her here: https://www.simonegisondi.com/book-online

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Five years after COVID changed the world, what have we actually learned? In this episode of Health Confidential, host Simone Gisondi sits down with Dr. Robert Malone to revisit the pandemic years and examine the questions, decisions, and controversies that continue to shape how we understand that period. Dr. Malone reflects on his own experience in early 2020, how his understanding evolved as new information emerged, and why he believes the pandemic exposed deeper problems involving public health, scientific institutions, government, pharmaceutical interests, censorship, and the flow of information.

Looking back five years later, Simone and Dr. Malone explore what the COVID era may have taught us about institutional trust, propaganda, fear, medical debate, personal autonomy, and the consequences of allowing centralized systems to determine what information can be questioned. The conversation ultimately moves beyond COVID and asks a larger question: What do we do with what we've learned? Dr. Malone shares his perspective on rebuilding personal sovereignty through critical thinking, stronger local communities, food independence, regenerative living, and becoming less dependent on centralized institutions.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Dr. Malone reflects on how early COVID narratives were shaped and how his own understanding changed as more information emerged.
• Questions around COVID's origins, public-health decisions, and institutional transparency continue to fuel debate.
• The treatment of dissenting clinicians raised important questions about censorship and open scientific discussion.
• Dr. Malone examines the role of fear, messaging, and social pressure during the pandemic.
• Five years later, he argues that critical thinking, self-reliance, and personal sovereignty are among the most important lessons.

BEST MOMENTS

• "I took at face value a number of the what are now clearly the kindest thing we could say would be misleading statements… and I had to confront that I'd been caught up in propaganda myself."
• "You had physicians in the field… actively testing repurposed drug strategies… and in their hands they were being very effective at keeping people from dying and helping them recover and get out of the hospital."
• "I told people: you have to think for yourself rather than trusting centralized authorities… because what we've seen is that those authorities are not insulated from financial and political interests."
• "We decided to live on a small farm, to grow food, to work with animals… and that's not just about food security, it's about mental health and freedom—about reclaiming a sense of sovereignty in your own life."

GUEST INFORMATION

Dr. Robert Malone is a physician, scientist, author, and biotechnology researcher known for his early work involving mRNA and DNA vaccine technology. He is also a prominent voice in discussions surrounding COVID-19 policy, public health, censorship, medical freedom, and personal sovereignty.

Website: https://www.malone.news/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrRobertWMaloneMD

Book: Homesteading for Health: One Farm Family's Guide to Food, Land, and Self-Sufficiency — https://a.co/d/01mWVvcx

HOST BIO

Simone Gisondi is a seasoned coach, published author, and host of Health Confidential. She is dedicated to exploring root-cause healing, empowering individuals to transform their health through awareness, nutrition, mindset, and lifestyle change.

⚠️ DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT HEALTH OR MEDICAL ADVICE. This episode is for educational purposes only. The views expressed are those of the guest. Consult your healthcare practitioner before making health-related decisions.

#RobertMalone #DrRobertMalone #COVID19 #FiveYearsLater #HealthConfidential #PublicHealth #MedicalFreedom #PersonalSovereignty #CriticalThinking #COVIDLessons #InstitutionalTrust #Censorship #FoodSovereignty #SelfReliance #SimoneGisondi

Simone is a Holistic Health Practitioner and researcher exploring the deeper biological, emotional, and environmental roots of disease.

On this podcast, she examines how health, trauma, consciousness, lifestyle, and biology interesect and how the instructions we give the body through food, environment, belief, and emotional regulation shape our health outcomes.

Her work focuses on helping individuals understand the real drivers of illness and reclaim their health through customized lifestyle, nutritional, and mindset changes.

If you’re navigating a health challenge and would like personalized guidance, Simone offers a limited number of private consultations. By appointment only.

Inquire about working with her here: https://www.simonegisondi.com/book-online

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In this episode of Health Confidential, host Simone Gisondi takes a deeper look at vaccines through the lens of the immune system, bodily sovereignty, informed consent, and personal responsibility. Drawing from her holistic health perspective, Simone explores questions around how the immune system works, how different forms of immunity are understood, and what it means to make informed decisions about medical interventions.

Simone discusses the importance of understanding what is being introduced into the body, why it is being recommended, and the potential risks and benefits before making a decision. She explores questions surrounding vaccine ingredients, vaccine-induced versus naturally acquired immunity, and the role of nutrition, sleep, movement, sunlight, and other lifestyle factors in supporting overall immune health.

A major focus of this episode is the difference between recommendation, requirement, and genuine informed consent. Simone shares a personal experience involving an HPV vaccination campaign at her son's school and how the situation led her to question medical authority, parental rights, and the boundaries of bodily autonomy. The conversation expands into broader questions surrounding vaccine mandates, pharmaceutical liability, COVID-era policies, and what can happen when people feel pressured to make healthcare decisions without fully understanding their choices.

Ultimately, this episode is an invitation to ask questions, understand your options, and take an active role in decisions involving your health and your family's wellbeing.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Informed consent requires understanding what is being recommended, why it is being recommended, and the potential risks and benefits involved.
• There is an important distinction between something being recommended and something being legally required, making it important to understand the policies and rights that apply to each situation.
• Simone explores the idea that supporting immune health also involves foundational lifestyle factors such as nutrition, sleep, movement, sunlight, and overall wellbeing.
• Medical decisions can raise important ethical questions when individuals feel pressured, threatened, or unable to make a genuinely voluntary choice.
• Taking responsibility for your health means asking questions, seeking information from qualified sources, and making informed decisions rather than surrendering your ability to think critically.

BEST MOMENTS

• "Informed consent means very little if you don’t actually understand what you’re consenting to—or what you’re consenting to being done to your kids."
• "You should never let anybody from the medical community coerce you, force you, intimidate you, push you, or in any way pressure you to inject anything into your body."
• "You are the steward of your body, not the state, not the school, not the government, not public health, not anybody."
• "I was not willing to betray my values, my beliefs, or my role as a mom."
• "Do not hand over your power and your sovereignty. Ever."

HOST BIO

Simone Gisondi is a seasoned coach, published author, and host of Health Confidential. She is dedicated to exploring root-cause healing, empowering individuals to transform their health through awareness, nutrition, mindset, and lifestyle change.

Website: https://www.simonegisondi.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simone.gisondi/

⚠️ DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT HEALTH OR MEDICAL ADVICE. The views and perspectives shared in this episode are for educational and informational purposes only. Always consult your healthcare practitioner before making any health-related decisions.

#Vaccines #InformedConsent #BodilyAutonomy #ImmuneHealth #HealthFreedom #HealthSovereignty #HolisticHealth #CriticalThinking #NaturalHealth #WellnessPodcast #HealthConfidential #SimoneGisondi

Simone is a Holistic Health Practitioner and researcher exploring the deeper biological, emotional, and environmental roots of disease.

On this podcast, she examines how health, trauma, consciousness, lifestyle, and biology interesect and how the instructions we give the body through food, environment, belief, and emotional regulation shape our health outcomes.

Her work focuses on helping individuals understand the real drivers of illness and reclaim their health through customized lifestyle, nutritional, and mindset changes.

If you’re navigating a health challenge and would like personalized guidance, Simone offers a limited number of private consultations. By appointment only.

Inquire about working with her here: https://www.simonegisondi.com/book-online

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What if one of the biggest assumptions in modern medicine has never been questioned the way you think?

In this thought-provoking conversation, Dr. Tom Cowan explains why he believes viruses have never been isolated in the way most people imagine—and why that distinction changes everything.

Whether you agree with him or not, this episode will challenge you to think more critically about virology, scientific methodology, and how medical consensus is formed.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What “viral isolation” actually means.
• Why Dr. Cowan believes the methods used to identify viruses deserve closer examination.
• The laboratory process he argues is misunderstood.
• HPV, polio, and other viruses through the lens of his interpretation of virology.
• Why questioning scientific assumptions is not the same as rejecting science.
• How critical thinking begins with asking better questions.

This conversation isn’t about telling you what to believe.

It’s about inviting you to hear an argument in full before deciding what you think.

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🎙 Guest: Dr. Tom Cowan 

@talkinturkeywithtom

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Question everything. Especially the things you’ve never been told to question.

This is Health Confidential.

Simone is a Holistic Health Practitioner and researcher exploring the deeper biological, emotional, and environmental roots of disease.

On this podcast, she examines how health, trauma, consciousness, lifestyle, and biology interesect and how the instructions we give the body through food, environment, belief, and emotional regulation shape our health outcomes.

Her work focuses on helping individuals understand the real drivers of illness and reclaim their health through customized lifestyle, nutritional, and mindset changes.

If you’re navigating a health challenge and would like personalized guidance, Simone offers a limited number of private consultations. By appointment only.

Inquire about working with her here: https://www.simonegisondi.com/book-online

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One of the most downloaded episodes in Health Confidential history is back.

For decades, we've been taught that cancer is primarily a genetic disease—a consequence of damaged DNA and genetic mutations.

But what if that isn't the whole story?

In this episode, I sit down with internationally renowned cancer researcher Dr. Thomas Seyfried, whose work has challenged conventional thinking by proposing that cancer is fundamentally a metabolic disease. His research has sparked worldwide discussion about the role of cellular metabolism, mitochondrial function, and the biological conditions that may contribute to the development and progression of cancer.

Together, we explore one of the biggest questions in medicine:

Have we been looking at cancer through the wrong lens?

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why Dr. Seyfried believes cancer is primarily a metabolic disease rather than a genetic one
• The role of mitochondria in cellular health
• What the Warburg Effect is—and why it continues to shape cancer research
• The relationship between metabolism and cancer
• Why scientific debate is essential to medical progress
• What current cancer research may be overlooking
• The future of cancer research and metabolic therapies

Whether you're a healthcare professional, someone navigating a cancer diagnosis, or simply curious about emerging scientific perspectives, this conversation will challenge assumptions and encourage you to think more deeply about one of medicine's most important questions.

About Dr. Thomas Seyfried

Dr. Thomas Seyfried is Professor of Biology at Boston College and has spent decades researching the metabolic origins of cancer. He is the author of Cancer as a Metabolic Disease and is internationally recognized for his work on cancer metabolism, mitochondrial function, and therapeutic ketosis.

Connect with Dr. Thomas Seyfried

Website: https://tomseyfried.com/ 

Book: Cancer Metabolic Disease Management Prevention

Research Publication: PubMed

Instagram: thomasseyfriedbc

Connect with Simone Gisondi

Instagram: @simone.gisondi

Substack: https://simonegisondi.substack.com/

Website: www.simonegisondi.com

If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the podcast, leave a rating and review, and share this conversation with someone who wants to better understand the evolving science of cancer.

Disclaimer: The information shared in this episode is intended for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The views expressed by the guest are his own and reflect his interpretation of the available scientific evidence. Always consult your qualified healthcare provider regarding any medical concerns or treatment decisions.

Simone is a Holistic Health Practitioner and researcher exploring the deeper biological, emotional, and environmental roots of disease.

On this podcast, she examines how health, trauma, consciousness, lifestyle, and biology interesect and how the instructions we give the body through food, environment, belief, and emotional regulation shape our health outcomes.

Her work focuses on helping individuals understand the real drivers of illness and reclaim their health through customized lifestyle, nutritional, and mindset changes.

If you’re navigating a health challenge and would like personalized guidance, Simone offers a limited number of private consultations. By appointment only.

Inquire about working with her here: https://www.simonegisondi.com/book-online

Visit her website: https://www.simonegisondi.com/

Follow Simone: https://www.instagram.com/simone.gisondi/

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⚠️ DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT HEALTH OR MEDICAL ADVICE. The views and experiences shared in this episode are for educational and informational purposes only. Always consult your healthcare practitioner before making any health-related decisions.

In this episode of Health Confidential, host Simone Gisondi shares the powerful and deeply personal healing journey of Jane, whose life story is a testament to resilience, transformation, and the possibility of rebuilding after unimaginable pain.

Jane opens up about beginning to drink at just 11 years old as a way to cope with bullying, family dysfunction, trauma, and the deep belief that something was wrong with her. What began as an attempt to numb emotional pain developed into years of addiction, repeated rehabilitation stays, shame, trauma, and a struggle to find her own worth.

Through decades of challenges—including substance abuse, emotional suffering, physical health struggles, strokes, and moments when she felt beyond saving—Jane discovered that healing required more than changing behaviors. It required transforming the beliefs she held about herself. Through recovery work, affirmations, spirituality, and a deeper understanding of consciousness, she began shifting from a place of shame and self-destruction into self-love, empowerment, and purpose.

Together, Simone and Jane explore the connection between trauma, addiction, shame, the nervous system, and the power of changing the stories we tell ourselves. This inspiring conversation reminds listeners that healing is possible, no matter how far someone feels they have fallen.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Addiction is often connected to unresolved emotional pain, trauma, and the desire to escape suffering—not simply a lack of willpower.
• Changing an addiction without addressing the deeper wound can leave the same patterns showing up in different ways.
• Shame can become a powerful cycle that fuels relapse, self-destruction, and feelings of hopelessness.
• Our thoughts, beliefs, and inner dialogue can play an important role in how we experience ourselves and our lives.
• No one is beyond healing or transformation. Even after years of struggle, it is possible to reclaim your power, rebuild your life, and reconnect with your worth.

BEST MOMENTS

• “It’s weird that you shared that—that’s my life… that’s me, and I survived, and then I thrived.”
• “Alcohol hijacks your brain so fast.”
• “I started telling myself new truths… I am powerful, I am loved, and I am capable of healing.”
• “You are not broken. You are deeply loved, and you have more power to change than you realize.”
• “Through compassion and self-love, we can begin to transform the parts of ourselves we once thought were impossible to heal.”

GUEST INFORMATION

Jane is a survivor, spiritual teacher, and advocate for personal transformation whose journey reflects the power of healing after trauma, addiction, and profound life challenges. After years of struggling with addiction, shame, and physical limitations, Jane discovered a new relationship with herself through recovery, spiritual growth, and conscious transformation. Today, she shares her story to inspire others to recognize their own worth, reconnect with their inner strength, and believe that change is always possible.

Reach out to Jane Dawson: [email protected]

HOST BIO

Simone Gisondi is a seasoned coach, published author, and host of Health Confidential. She is dedicated to exploring root-cause healing, empowering individuals to transform their health through awareness, nutrition, mindset, and lifestyle change.

Reach out to Simone Gisondi: [email protected]

#AddictionRecovery #TraumaHealing #HealingJourney #SelfLove #PersonalTransformation #MentalHealthAwareness #RecoveryStory #SpiritualAwakening #EmotionalHealing #Resilience #MindBodyConnection #HealthConfidential #SimoneGisondi

Simone is a Holistic Health Practitioner and researcher exploring the deeper biological, emotional, and environmental roots of disease.

On this podcast, she examines how health, trauma, consciousness, lifestyle, and biology interesect and how the instructions we give the body through food, environment, belief, and emotional regulation shape our health outcomes.

Her work focuses on helping individuals understand the real drivers of illness and reclaim their health through customized lifestyle, nutritional, and mindset changes.

If you’re navigating a health challenge and would like personalized guidance, Simone offers a limited number of private consultations. By appointment only.

Inquire about working with her here: https://www.simonegisondi.com/book-online

Visit her website: https://www.simonegisondi.com/

Follow Simone: https://www.instagram.com/simone.gisondi/

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One of the most downloaded episodes in Health Confidential history is back.

For decades, we’ve been told that cholesterol is one of the primary causes of heart disease and that lowering it is the key to protecting our hearts.

But what if the story isn’t that simple?

In this episode of Health Confidential, I sit down with Dr. Stephen Hussey—chiropractor, functional medicine practitioner, author, and heart attack survivor—to explore the assumptions many of us have accepted about cholesterol, heart disease, inflammation, and cardiovascular health.

After experiencing a heart attack himself, Dr. Hussey began questioning many of the ideas he had been taught about the heart and what truly drives cardiovascular disease. What followed was a journey that challenged conventional thinking and led him to a very different understanding of heart health.

In this conversation, we discuss:

• The cholesterol myth and why it remains so controversial

• Why healthy people can still suffer heart attacks

• The role of inflammation and metabolism in cardiovascular disease

• What Dr. Hussey learned after his own heart attack

• Why questioning assumptions in medicine matters

• A different perspective on how the heart functions

Whether you’re concerned about your cholesterol, have been prescribed a statin, or simply want to understand heart health from a different perspective, this conversation will give you plenty to think about.

Connect with Dr. Stephen Hussey

Website: https://resourceyourhealth.com

Instagram: @drstephenhusse

Books: Book Links

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Instagram: @simone.gisondi

Website: https://www.simonegisondi.com/

If you enjoyed this episode, please follow the show, leave a rating and review, and share this conversation with someone who has ever been told their cholesterol is “too high.”

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Disclaimer: This podcast is intended to encourage education, critical thinking, and informed conversations about health. It is not medical advice and should not replace consultation with a qualified healthcare professional.

Simone is a Holistic Health Practitioner and researcher exploring the deeper biological, emotional, and environmental roots of disease.

On this podcast, she examines how health, trauma, consciousness, lifestyle, and biology interesect and how the instructions we give the body through food, environment, belief, and emotional regulation shape our health outcomes.

Her work focuses on helping individuals understand the real drivers of illness and reclaim their health through customized lifestyle, nutritional, and mindset changes.

If you’re navigating a health challenge and would like personalized guidance, Simone offers a limited number of private consultations. By appointment only.

Inquire about working with her here: https://www.simonegisondi.com/book-online

Visit her website: https://www.simonegisondi.com/

Follow Simone: https://www.instagram.com/simone.gisondi/

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⚠️ DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT HEALTH OR MEDICAL ADVICE. The views and experiences shared in this episode are for educational and informational purposes only. Always consult your healthcare practitioner before making any health-related decisions. 

In this episode of Health Confidential, host Simone Gisondi sits down with MJ Renshaw, founder of The Being Method, somatic breathwork educator, bestselling author, and mentor, to explore how breath can become one of the most powerful tools for healing, transformation, and self-discovery.

Drawing from her background in philosophy, osteopathy, and breathwork, MJ shares her deeply personal journey through loss, trauma, emotional suppression, and chronic stress, and how discovering breathwork transformed her relationship with her body, mind, and spirit. Together, Simone and MJ discuss the profound connection between breathing patterns, nervous system regulation, emotional wellbeing, and overall health.

The conversation explores how common habits such as mouth breathing and chronic hyperventilation may contribute to stress, anxiety, and illness, while also examining emerging research on breath, mitochondrial health, trauma, and longevity. Blending science with spirituality, MJ explains how conscious breathing can help release stored emotional pain, reconnect individuals with their intuition, and support deep personal healing. This inspiring discussion offers a fresh perspective on how something as simple and accessible as the breath can become a gateway to lasting transformation.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Most people breathe inefficiently, often through chronic hyperventilation or mouth breathing, which may contribute to ongoing stress and nervous system dysregulation.
• Breathing patterns and VO₂ max are among the strongest indicators of long-term health and longevity, yet are often overlooked in conventional healthcare.
• Trauma may be carried not only emotionally but also within the body, and breathwork can support the release of stored stress and unresolved emotional experiences.
• Breathwork serves as a bridge between science and spirituality, offering practical tools for both physiological regulation and personal growth.
• Healing often involves emotional release, and conscious breathing can help people reconnect with themselves, access deeper awareness, and create meaningful change in their lives.

BEST MOMENTS

• "I just became really interested in making my pain my mission."
• "It’s not just you thinking about someone bullying you one time… at the cellular level, we can hold trauma."
• "There isn’t a person out there who cannot be helped with breathwork."
• "You can read about it all you want, but you’re not going to get good at it until you actually do it."
• "This is not just going to change your physiology and change your lineage, but it’s also going to change your personality."

GUEST INFORMATION

MJ Renshaw is the founder of The Being Method, a somatic breathwork educator, bestselling author, and mentor whose work bridges science and spirituality. Drawing from her backgrounds in philosophy, osteopathy, and breathwork, she helps people regulate their nervous systems, release emotional patterns, and reconnect with themselves through embodied healing. Inspired by her own journey through trauma and chronic stress, MJ has supported thousands of people worldwide through her certifications, mentorship programs, and breathwork teachings.

Website: https://www.beingmethod.ca/

Instagram: @beingmethodbreathwork

HOST BIO

Simone Gisondi is a seasoned coach, published author, and host of Health Confidential. She is dedicated to exploring root-cause healing, empowering individuals to transform their health through awareness, nutrition, mindset, and lifestyle change.

#Breathwork #NervousSystemHealth #TraumaHealing #EmotionalHealing #MindBodyConnection #HolisticHealth #WellnessPodcast #PersonalTransformation #StressManagement #ConsciousBreathing #HealingJourney #SelfHealing #HealthConfidential #SimoneGisondi #TheBeingMethod #MJ

Simone is a Holistic Health Practitioner and researcher exploring the deeper biological, emotional, and environmental roots of disease.

On this podcast, she examines how health, trauma, consciousness, lifestyle, and biology interesect and how the instructions we give the body through food, environment, belief, and emotional regulation shape our health outcomes.

Her work focuses on helping individuals understand the real drivers of illness and reclaim their health through customized lifestyle, nutritional, and mindset changes.

If you’re navigating a health challenge and would like personalized guidance, Simone offers a limited number of private consultations. By appointment only.

Inquire about working with her here: https://www.simonegisondi.com/book-online

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⚠️ DISCLAIMER: THIS IS NOT HEALTH OR MEDICAL ADVICE. The views and experiences shared in this episode are for educational and informational purposes only. Always consult your healthcare practitioner before making any health-related decisions. 

In this episode of Health Confidential, host Simone Gisondi sits down with Lisa M. Harrison, a researcher and speaker known for her work exploring consciousness, human potential, and the nature of reality. For nearly two decades, Lisa has encouraged people to question conventional perspectives and examine the deeper relationship between awareness, perception, and what it means to be human.

Together, Simone and Lisa explore the idea that unconditional love is humanity's original healing frequency and discuss how thoughts, beliefs, and self-perception may influence wellbeing. Drawing from her years of research, awakening experiences, and her widely discussed communication with a conscious intelligence she calls "Leeloo," Lisa shares her perspective on fear, sovereignty, intuition, heartbreak, and self-remembrance. This thought-provoking conversation invites listeners to reflect on healing, personal empowerment, and the connection between consciousness and transformation.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The body possesses an innate capacity for healing when supported by the right internal and external conditions.
• Thoughts, beliefs, and self-talk can significantly influence emotional well-being, behavior, and health outcomes.
• Unconditional love can be viewed as a foundational state that supports connection, resilience, and personal transformation.
• Fear and chronic stress can disconnect people from their sense of empowerment, intuition, and well-being.
• Difficult experiences, including heartbreak and loss, can become catalysts for profound growth, self-discovery, and expanded awareness.

BEST MOMENTS

• "The body in its infinite wisdom under divine design can heal anything, and it's equipped to heal anything."
• "If we truly understood the power of our thoughts and our words, we would be different people, and we would be in a completely different physical state."
• "Unconditional love is our foundational frequency. Love is not an emotion—it's a state of being, a literal frequency."
• "If we were left alone with no interference, no distortion, no manipulation, no lies, we would naturally rise into that state of love."
• "Through absolute heartbreak comes heart expansion—and with that comes consciousness expansion and touching that frequency of unconditional love."

GUEST INFORMATION

Lisa M. Harrison is a researcher, speaker, and consciousness explorer who has spent nearly two decades investigating the nature of reality, awakening, human potential, and the intersection of spirituality and lived experience. Through projects including Deconstructing the Construct, Energetic Updates, and The Collective Imagination, Lisa continues to support individuals navigating their own awakening and self-discovery journeys.

Website: www.lisamharrison.com/ 

YouTube: www.youtube.com/@lisamharrison 

HOST BIO

Simone Gisondi is a seasoned coach, published author, and host of Health Confidential. She is dedicated to exploring root-cause healing, empowering individuals to transform their health through awareness, nutrition, mindset, and lifestyle change.

#LisaMHarrison #Consciousness #SpiritualAwakening #MindBodyConnection #HolisticHealth #HealingJourney #PersonalTransformation #SelfHealing #EnergyHealing #Awakening #HumanPotential #SelfDiscovery #SpiritualGrowth #HealthConfidential #WellnessPodcast #SimoneGisondi

Simone is a Holistic Health Practitioner and researcher exploring the deeper biological, emotional, and environmental roots of disease.

On this podcast, she examines how health, trauma, consciousness, lifestyle, and biology interesect and how the instructions we give the body through food, environment, belief, and emotional regulation shape our health outcomes.

Her work focuses on helping individuals understand the real drivers of illness and reclaim their health through customized lifestyle, nutritional, and mindset changes.

If you’re navigating a health challenge and would like personalized guidance, Simone offers a limited number of private consultations. By appointment only.

Inquire about working with her here: https://www.simonegisondi.com/book-online

Visit her website: https://www.simonegisondi.com/

Follow Simone: https://www.instagram.com/simone.gisondi/

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In this episode of Health Confidential, host Simone Gisondi explores the powerful connection between emotional healing, spiritual awakening, nervous system regulation, and physical recovery through the extraordinary healing journey of Malka Shivdasani. This conversation dives into holistic healing, mind-body medicine, trauma release, meditation, and the emotional roots of chronic illness and cancer.

After years of living as a people-pleasing wife, mother, and business owner, Malka experienced a major spiritual awakening following her son’s devastating spinal cord injury in 2006. Searching for healing beyond conventional medicine, she immersed herself in meditation, emotional healing, subconscious reprogramming, and the teachings of renowned spiritual teachers including Joe Dispenza, Wayne Dyer, Louise Hay, and Bruce Lipton. Years later, in 2024, Malka was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer, including lymph node involvement and a rectal tumor. Rather than pursuing chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery, she chose a deeply integrative path focused on meditation, hypnotherapy, trauma healing, emotional release, energetic healing, nervous system healing, and holistic medical support. Through deep inner transformation and unwavering trust in the body’s innate intelligence, Malka eventually received scans showing no visible cancer.

Together, Simone and Malka discuss colon cancer healing, emotional trauma, spiritual healing, self-love, subconscious beliefs, and how chronic stress and self-abandonment can impact long-term health. This episode is a powerful exploration of holistic cancer recovery, personal transformation, and reclaiming the body’s ability to heal.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Chronic people-pleasing and self-abandonment can contribute to emotional and physical imbalance.

• Trauma and unresolved emotions may remain stored in the nervous system and body.

• Meditation, subconscious healing, and spiritual practices can support emotional transformation.

• Healing often requires addressing emotional, energetic, mental, and physical health together.

• Listening to intuition and inner alignment can play a powerful role in personal healing journeys.

BEST MOMENTS

• “There's this wisdom, and it's so beautiful inside that what we carry, the power that we carry.”

• “Of course nothing worked, and then we started going inward, of course the way out is in.”

• “So, as we were healing, we were healing the community.”

• “It was feeding the fear and doing it anyway, because I knew I did not want to do chemo.”

• “These thoughts are just coming in to be released. It's all about a healing process.”

GUEST INFORMATION

Malka Shivdasani

Soul alignment coach, meditation teacher, and founder of Infinite Love meditation center helping individuals reconnect with their inner healing power through meditation, emotional healing, trauma release, and spiritual transformation.

Instagram: malkasshiv

HOST BIO

Simone Gisondi is a coach, published author, and host of Health Confidential, dedicated to exploring root-cause healing through nutrition, mindset, emotional wellness, and holistic health practices.

#ColonCancer #ColonCancerHealing #Stage3ColonCancer #CancerRecovery #HolisticHealing #MindBodyHealing #MeditationHealing #TraumaHealing #EmotionalHealing #SpiritualHealing #IntegrativeMedicine #NervousSystemHealing #SubconsciousHealing #AlternativeHealing #HolisticHealth #WellnessPodcast #HealthPodcast #CancerJourney #SelfHealing #JoeDispenza

Simone is a Holistic Health Practitioner and researcher exploring the deeper biological, emotional, and environmental roots of disease.

On this podcast, she examines how health, trauma, consciousness, lifestyle, and biology interesect and how the instructions we give the body through food, environment, belief, and emotional regulation shape our health outcomes.

Her work focuses on helping individuals understand the real drivers of illness and reclaim their health through customized lifestyle, nutritional, and mindset changes.

If you’re navigating a health challenge and would like personalized guidance, Simone offers a limited number of private consultations. By appointment only.

Inquire about working with her here: https://www.simonegisondi.com/book-online

Visit her website: https://www.simonegisondi.com/

Follow Simone: https://www.instagram.com/simone.gisondi/

Subscribe and leave a review.

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