What if overweight and obesity aren’t simply about calories or willpower—but about lifestyle patterns that influence metabolism, stress, sleep, and behavior?In this episode of The Root Cause Reset, Dr. Trish Schneider sits down with Donovan Carper, a registered nurse, ACE-certified health coach, personal trainer, and master’s-prepared lifestyle medicine advocate at Lancaster Wellness.Donovan blends evidence-based medical knowledge with practical lifestyle interventions, helping people improve their health through sustainable habits rather than short-term fixes.Together they explore:• Why traditional weight-loss approaches often fail• The role of lifestyle medicine in metabolic health• Stress, sleep, and behavior patterns that drive weight gain• Why exercise alone isn’t enough• Sustainable strategies for long-term health and longevityIf you’ve struggled with weight loss or feel stuck in cycles of dieting and frustration, this episode will help you rethink what true health transformation looks like.

Strength training isn’t just about building muscle—it’s one of the most powerful tools we have for longevity, resilience, and healthy aging.In this episode of The Root Cause Reset, Dr. Trish Schneider sits down with Andrea Lepcio, founder of Mighty Fit and an experienced personal trainer, yoga teacher, Mat Pilates instructor, and Tai Chi practitioner.Andrea describes herself as “compassionately tough”—supportive and encouraging, while also being honest about what actually works. Her mission is to help people stop dabbling in fitness and start building real strength that supports their lives for decades to come.Together they explore:• Why strength training becomes more important as we age• The connection between muscle, metabolism, and long-term health• Why many people avoid strength training—and how to start safely• The role of mobility practices like yoga, Pilates, and Tai Chi• How building strength supports balance, confidence, and independenceIf you want to move better, feel stronger, and protect your health for the long run, this conversation will change how you think about exercise.

Relationships rarely fall apart overnight.More often, they slowly drift into patterns of conflict, emotional distance, and broken trust that feel impossible to repair.In this episode of The Root Cause Reset, Dr. Trish Schneider sits down with Dan Sneider, a private practice couples therapist and founder of Growth and Gratitude Therapy.Dan specializes in Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) — one of the most research-supported frameworks for helping couples move from conflict and disconnection back to trust, intimacy, and emotional safety.Drawing from both clinical research and personal experience as a trauma survivor, parent, athlete, and recovering perfectionist, Dan shares practical strategies couples can use to rebuild relationships that feel stuck.Together they explore:• Why couples get trapped in cycles of conflict• The emotional patterns beneath arguments• How broken trust and betrayal can be repaired• The science behind emotional intimacy• Proven techniques to reconnect emotionally and physicallyIf your relationship feels stuck, distant, or strained by stress, this episode offers a hopeful and practical path forward.

What happens when the very medications meant to help your mental health begin harming your body and brain?In this powerful episode of The Root Cause Reset, Dr. Trish Schneider sits down with Amber Cummings, holistic mental health coach and founder of Mental Health Rebels.Amber shares her extraordinary journey of healing after 22 years on psychiatric medications, including antidepressants and benzodiazepines, followed by a serious autoimmune condition affecting her brain.Through her own recovery process—combining daily healing practices, transpersonal psychology, shamanic traditions, and deep personal exploration—Amber began rebuilding her mental, physical, and spiritual health.Today she helps others reclaim their freedom through perspective shifts, nervous system practices, energy work, and soul-centered healing.Together they explore:• The long-term impact of psychiatric medications on the brain• Reclaiming agency in mental health recovery• Moving energy and trauma through the body• The role of spiritual and somatic practices in healing• Why true healing often requires questioning dominant narrativesIf you’ve ever felt trapped by a diagnosis, medication plan, or mental health label, this episode offers a bold and hopeful perspective on what healing can look like beyond the conventional system.

What if midlife isn’t a breakdown — but a threshold?In this episode of The Root Cause Reset, Dr. Trish Schneider sits down with Alison Litchfield, who works with the whole person — body, mind, and spirit — through somatic practice, psycho-emotional awareness, fascia work, posture, breath, and nervous system intelligence.Alison views physical symptoms not as problems to suppress, but as communication. She believes the body carries lived experience — stress, grief, resilience, adaptation — and that true healing begins when we stop overriding signals and start listening.Together, they explore:Why midlife is often when “the old ways stop working”The nervous system’s role in physical symptomsFascia as stored experienceWhy symptom management stops working in midlifeEmbodied practice as a path to sustainable healingListening to the body as an intelligent systemIf you’re in a season where pushing harder no longer works — and your body seems to be asking for something deeper — this conversation will feel like permission.

If you’ve been diagnosed with SIBO — or suspect you have it — but keep relapsing, this episode is for you.In this episode of The Root Cause Reset, Dr. Trish Schneider sits down with Kristen Blake, founder of Kristen Blake Wellness, an extremely high-touch functional medicine practice that refuses to let clients fall through the cracks.Kristen and her team walk alongside clients every step of the way — from biweekly appointments to 24/7 message support, coordination with specialists, referrals, research, and ongoing care.Today, they dive into one of the most misunderstood gut diagnoses: SIBO (Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth).Together, they explore:Why SIBO is often a symptom — not the rootThe hidden drivers behind recurring gut issuesNervous system dysfunction and digestive motilityHormones, stress, immune health, and structural causesWhy quick protocols often fail long-termWhat true root-cause gut healing actually looks likeIf you’re tired of temporary gut fixes and want to understand what your body is signaling, this episode will help you connect the dots.

What if the peace you’re searching for isn’t something you need to earn but something your nervous system needs to remember?In this episode of The Root Cause Reset, Dr. Trish Schneider is joined by Paty “Mariposa” Hernandez, a holistic healer and clinically trained social worker with over 20 years of experience bridging traditional mental health care and energy healing.Together, they explore how chronic stress, trauma, and over-functioning disconnect us from our intuition and how simple, accessible nervous system practices can gently shift us out of survival mode and back into inner peace.Paty shares how she blends clinical social work, somatic healing, and trauma-informed Reiki to support therapists, healers, and sensitive leaders in regulating their nervous systems, reclaiming their intuition, and leading from an aligned, soul-rooted place.This episode is especially for those who are high-capacity, heart-centered, and deeply intuitive but exhausted, dysregulated, or disconnected from themselves.If you’ve been doing “all the right things” but still don’t feel settled inside, this conversation will help you understand why and show you how to come home to safety again.

You don’t need another stress management hack.You need full-spectrum healing — from the cells in your body to the stories in your mind to the calling of your soul.In this episode, Dr. Trish sits down with Miriam Putnam, holistic mental health advocate and founder of the We Help Group, who’s been helping people heal from the inside out for 25+ years. Miriam’s work goes beyond quick fixes — her programs integrate physical healing, emotional regulation, and soul-level alignment to finally bring peace to the chaos.Inside the episode:– Why managing stress isn’t enough — and what freedom from stress really looks like– The three-dimensional healing model: body, mind, and soul– How trauma, nervous system dysregulation, and spiritual disconnect keep people stuck– The missing layers most conventional mental health care completely ignores– Real stories of transformation from Miriam’s groundbreaking programsIf you’ve been doing some of the work, but still feel fragmented, this conversation will help you see the whole — and start healing in all dimensions.

with Steven Wright, HealthyGut.comYou’ve cut the gluten. Ditched the dairy. Tried the low-FODMAP, AIP, keto, vegan, paleo — and somehow, your gut still feels wrecked.This episode flips the script on what’s actually keeping you sick.Steven Wright, founder of HealthyGut.com, has been in the gut health game since 2009 — before the microbiome became a buzzword. With a background in electrical engineering and a personal history of intense digestive issues, Steven brings a systems-thinking lens to what others miss:It’s not the food. It’s your gut’s ability to break it down.Inside this episode:– Why your “clean eating” might be doing more harm than good– The massive mistake of over-indexing on food instead of function– How organ-level breakdown (think bile, enzymes, acid) hijacks healing– What causes food fear, loss of tolerance, and supplement burnout– Why nervous system regulation matters more than the perfect protocolThis isn’t another diet dogma episode. This is root-cause reality. If you’re tired of being afraid of your plate — this one will set you free.

“You’re fine.”That’s what the labs say.That’s what the doctor says.But you know something’s off.In this episode of The Root Cause Reset, we sit down with Jeanine Tackla — a board-certified Nurse Practitioner who’s rewriting the rules of what “fine” really means. As a provider at BWell Clinic, Jeanine specializes in root-cause medicine for women who are done being gaslit by normal labs, vague symptoms, and cookie-cutter protocols.If you've ever been told "everything looks good" — while battling brain fog, burnout, hormone chaos, or mystery symptoms — this episode will validate your frustration, and hand you the roadmap to reclaim your health.💥 What we cover:Why “normal” labs mean nothing without contextHow conventional medicine misses chronic symptoms every dayThe most common root causes hiding behind fatigue, anxiety, and weight gainHow Jeanine helps patients rebuild from the inside out — without the BS🎧 This is the episode you send to every woman who’s been dismissed, dismissed again, and is finally ready to take her power back.Because you’re not crazy. You’re not lazy.You’re not fine.And now, you don’t have to pretend to be.

You’re not stuck because you’re weak.You’re stuck because your nervous system is fighting for survival.In this episode, Dr. Trish sits down with Jim Hall — 40-year fitness coach, Parkinson’s specialist, and alignment-based wellness author — to talk about the real root cause most people miss: chronic, unrelenting stress.With over 60,000 coaching sessions under his belt, Jim shares why even the most “motivated” people burn out, and how alignment, not willpower, is the missing link for both the everyday weight-loser and the Parkinson’s warrior alike.If you’ve tried everything and nothing’s sticking — this one’s for you.

In this episode of The Root Cause Reset, Dr. Trish Schneider sits down with Kayzim Suarez of Sure Psychological Services for a powerful conversation about what truly sits beneath behavior, emotional dysregulation, and persistent mental health struggles.Together, they explore why so many individuals and families feel stuck after “trying everything,” how nervous system overwhelm and relational dynamics often drive symptoms, and why behavior is not the problem—it’s communication.This episode challenges the quick-fix, symptom-focused approach to mental health and offers a more compassionate, regulated, and sustainable framework for healing—one rooted in understanding, safety, and context rather than blame or labels.If you’ve ever felt like something deeper was being missed, this conversation will help you finally connect the dots.

We’ve been labeling kids with ADHD, anxiety, and defiance for decades — but what if those “problems” were actually protective responses? In this jaw-dropping episode of The Root Cause Reset, clinical psychologist Dr. Elie Saltzman pulls back the curtain on what’s really going on in your child’s brain — and why the system keeps getting it wrong.From trauma to toxic school environments, and the mental gymnastics kids are forced to perform just to fit in — this conversation will challenge everything you thought you knew about behavior.Dr. Saltzman’s work spans therapeutic schools, trauma programs, anti-bullying interventions, and… high school wrestling mats? Yup — and it all connects.💥 What we cover:Why behavior is rarely the problem — and what isThe silent trauma cues every parent missesHow to raise regulated, resilient kids in a dysregulated worldThe BS behind “bad kids” and what schools keep getting wrongIf you want to stop managing your child’s behavior and start understanding their brain — this episode is your new playbook.

You’re exhausted. Your labs are “normal.” Your doctor says you’re fine — but you know you’re not.In this powerful episode, Dr. Trish sits down with Board-Certified Nurse Practitioner and Functional Medicine expert Chelsey Leveling], who shares her own story of being failed by conventional care — and how it led her to uncover the deeper answers most providers miss.Together, they unpack why symptoms like fatigue, anxiety, hormonal imbalance, and chronic bloat are often dismissed, misdiagnosed, or medicated instead of investigated — and what it actually takes to get to the root of what's going on.

In this episode, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Mental Health Specialist Melissa Smith exposes how the current system overdiagnoses, overmedicates, and overlooks the real root causes.

In this episode of the Root Cause Reset Podcast, host Trish Schneider talks with Dr. Dorothy Novitskie, a forensic and clinical psychologist, about her journey into forensic psychology, the realities of working in correctional settings, and what her work reveals about trauma, resilience, and human behavior.