# ask dr — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover ask dr. Page: Feed: --- ## [Nervous System Healing Program: What Rewrite the Signal Actually Does in Eleven Weeks](https://askdrgil.com/podcast/dr-gil-winkelman-nd/nervous-system-healing-program/) _2026-08-17 · Gil Winkelman ND MA · Dr. Gil Winkelman ND_ Nervous System Healing Program: What Rewrite the Signal Actually Does Many nervous system healing programs emphasize one primary layer. Somatic work may emphasize the body. Group therapy may emphasize the relational field. Naturopathic care may emphasize the biochemical terrain. For some people, each one helps while the underlying pattern persists. Rewrite the Signal brings these \[…\] [Listen](https://askdrgil.com/podcast-download/8132/nervous-system-healing-program.mp3) ## [A false story about him! (Erik, Age 7) | 158](https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/ep158-a-false-story-about-him-erik-age7) _2026-08-15 · Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD · Dr. Friendtastic for Parents_ Ep. 158 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Truth, falsehood, and different perspectives | Friendship advice for kids [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211191370/3b96ad63dc063c65f8ca6c481efd772d.mp3) ## [394. Why You’re Nicer to Strangers Than to the People You Love](https://abbymedcalfphd.substack.com/p/394-why-youre-nicer-to-strangers) _2026-08-14 · Abby Medcalf, PhD · Abby Medcalf, PhD_ You were perfectly nice to the guy at the coffee counter this morning, and you were patient with the coworker who asked you the same question for the third time, and then you walked through your own front door and said something to the person you love most that you would never in a million years have said to either of those strangers. ## [Recording | Ask Dr. Abby Live Q&A 8/13/26](https://abbymedcalfphd.substack.com/p/recording-ask-dr-abby-live-q-and-10f) _2026-08-13 · Abby Medcalf, PhD · Abby Medcalf, PhD_ Upcoming live date: Wednesday, August 26, at 12:00 p.m. ## [I Can Spot Insulin Resistance From Across the Room](https://drboz.substack.com/p/i-can-spot-insulin-resistance-from) _2026-08-12 · Dr. Boz · Dr. Boz_ One in three Americans have it, most have no idea, and getting rid of it has nothing to do with counting calories. ## [Reminder! Live Q&A today at 12 pm PT](https://abbymedcalfphd.substack.com/p/reminder-live-q-and-a-today-at-12-48a) _2026-08-12 · Abby Medcalf, PhD_ Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 12 p.m. PT ## [How to Know If Therapy Is Working: A Clinical Assessment](https://askdrgil.com/podcast/dr-gil-winkelman-nd/how-to-know-if-therapy-is-working-a-clinical-assessment/) _2026-08-10 · Gil Winkelman ND MA · Dr. Gil Winkelman ND_ How to Know If Therapy Is Working: What to Look for at Six Months Most people assess whether therapy is working by how they feel. If they feel better, it’s working. If they don’t, it isn’t. This episode argues that feelings are one data stream — and not always the most informative one at the \[…\] [Listen](https://askdrgil.com/podcast-download/8112/how-to-know-if-therapy-is-working-a-clinical-assessment.mp3) ## [Ask Dr. Abby Live Q&A](https://abbymedcalfphd.substack.com/p/ask-dr-abby-live-q-and-a-07d) _2026-08-10 · Abby Medcalf, PhD_ Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 12 p.m. PT ## [Will she lose her friends in a different classroom? (Lily, Age 11) | 157](https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/ep157-will-she-lose-her-friends-in-a-different-classrooms-lily-age-11) _2026-08-08 · Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD · Dr. Friendtastic for Parents_ Ep. 157 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Staying connected when you're not together | Friendship advice for kids [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210311654/d6e01c6477254f4c77ccb4c8fe5733ea.mp3) ## [393. You Can Become Securely Attached (Even If You Didn’t Start Out That Way)](https://abbymedcalfphd.substack.com/p/393-you-can-become-securely-attached) _2026-08-07 · Abby Medcalf, PhD · Abby Medcalf, PhD_ You’ve taken the quiz and you’ve read the books, so you know your attachment style. ## [Refer a Friend, Earn Rewards (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/sW8kUeeKmr9M) _2026-08-07 · **Sponsored**_ Earn rewards when friends get the Graphite Business Card through your referral. ## [A Guide to Fat, Protein, and Chemistry](https://drboz.substack.com/p/a-guide-to-fat-protein-and-chemistry) _2026-08-05 · Dr. Boz · Dr. Boz_ What is the ideal Protein vs Fat Ratio? ## [The Emotional Healing Process: What Happens After the Pattern Loosens](https://askdrgil.com/podcast/dr-gil-winkelman-nd/emotional-healing-process/) _2026-08-03 · Gil Winkelman ND MA · Dr. Gil Winkelman ND_ What happens after insight? What happens after the pattern you’ve spent years trying to understand actually begins to lose its grip? Most content about the emotional healing process describes a destination — regulation, integration, relief. It rarely describes what arrival actually feels like. In Week 12 of the AskDrGil healing arc, Dr. Gil describes three \[…\] [Listen](https://askdrgil.com/podcast-download/8106/emotional-healing-process.mp3) ## [August Live Q&A Dates](https://abbymedcalfphd.substack.com/p/august-live-q-and-a-dates) _2026-08-01 · Abby Medcalf, PhD · Abby Medcalf, PhD_ Mark your calendars! ## [Friend’s new friend doesn’t like him (Ian, Age 11) | 156](https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/ep156-friends-new-friend-doesnt-like-him-ian-age11) _2026-08-01 · Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD · Dr. Friendtastic for Parents_ Ep. 156 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Having another friend isn't a betrayal | Friendship advice for kids [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/209337410/14ed2f96c3d1713ae9a36ce2a8986d6d.mp3) ## [The Peptide Playbook](https://drboz.substack.com/p/the-peptide-playbook) _2026-07-31 · Dr. Boz · Dr. Boz_ What they are, what they do, whether they're safe—and the eight compounds worth knowing about ## [Recording | Ask Dr. Abby Live Q&A 7/29/26](https://abbymedcalfphd.substack.com/p/recording-ask-dr-abby-live-q-and-412) _2026-07-30 · Abby Medcalf, PhD · Abby Medcalf, PhD_ Upcoming live dates: Wednesday, August 12, and Wednesday, August 26, at 12:00 p.m. ## [A few things you can do when they keep bringing up the past.](https://abbymedcalfphd.substack.com/p/a-few-things-you-can-do-when-they) _2026-07-30 · Abby Medcalf, PhD · Abby Medcalf, PhD_ A few things you can do when they keep bringing up the past.⁠ [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208248172/4f69953c45679c4d19bfd000f6db48b3.mp3) ## [Your Relationships Made Easy Archive Is Here](https://abbymedcalfphd.substack.com/p/your-relationships-made-easy-archive) _2026-07-29 · Abby Medcalf, PhD · Abby Medcalf, PhD_ You can now browse our Relationships Made Easy archive, starting with Season 8, all in one convenient place. ## [The GLP-1 Exit Strategy](https://drboz.substack.com/p/the-glp-1-exit-strategy) _2026-07-29 · Dr. Boz · Dr. Boz_ The proper way to use GLP-1 ## [Reminder! Live Q&A today at 12 pm PST](https://abbymedcalfphd.substack.com/p/reminder-live-q-and-a-today-at-12-6ad) _2026-07-29 · Abby Medcalf, PhD_ Wednesday, July 29, 2026 at 12 pm PST ## [Open coordination for humans & AI (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/q4DObZ0Jo1Jy) _2026-07-29 · **Sponsored**_ Shared schemas and CLI tooling to validate, route, and audit human-agent workflows. ## [How to Build Real Emotional Intimacy in Your Relationship](https://abbymedcalfphd.substack.com/p/how-to-build-real-emotional-intimacy) _2026-07-29 · Abby Medcalf, PhD · Abby Medcalf, PhD_ You can be married for thirty years and still feel lonely with the person sleeping next to you. ## [Taking space, or stonewalling?](https://abbymedcalfphd.substack.com/p/taking-space-or-stonewalling) _2026-07-28 · Abby Medcalf, PhD · Abby Medcalf, PhD_ (Be honest) ## [Therapy Not Working? Why the Level of the Intervention Has to Match the Level of the Pattern](https://askdrgil.com/podcast/dr-gil-winkelman-nd/therapy-not-working/) _2026-07-27 · Gil Winkelman ND MA · Dr. Gil Winkelman ND_ Therapy Not Working? Why the Level of the Intervention Has to Match the Level of the Pattern If therapy isn’t working — not because it was bad therapy, but because something is still running despite genuine insight and real effort — this episode is for you. The standard explanations for why therapy plateaus focus on \[…\] [Listen](https://askdrgil.com/podcast-download/8099/therapy-not-working.mp3) ## [Office Hours #2 - Ask Dr. Boz](https://drboz.substack.com/p/office-hours-2-ask-dr-boz) _2026-07-27 · Dr. Boz · Dr. Boz_ This is the thread where you'll post the questions I'll answer in the next Dr. ## [How to Know If You’re In Love (Or Just Afraid)](https://abbymedcalfphd.substack.com/p/how-to-know-if-youre-in-love-or-just) _2026-07-27 · Abby Medcalf, PhD · Abby Medcalf, PhD_ If you’ve ever been awake at 2 am wondering whether what you feel for your partner is actually love, or whether you’re just used to them, just scared to start over, or simply attached because you’ve been together for a decade, you’re asking the right question and you’re not the only one. ## [8 fights a day!](https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/8-fights-a-day) _2026-07-27 · Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD · Dr. Friendtastic for Parents_ Siblings constantly fighting at home? Here's what you can do about it ## [Friend is jealous and possessive (Miranda, Age 8) | 155](https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/ep155-friend-is-jealous-and-possessive-miranda-age8) _2026-07-25 · Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD · Dr. Friendtastic for Parents_ Ep. 155 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Finding a balance between caring and freedom | Friendship advice for kids [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208410267/b8b2108b7cf2fa596611a3902978073d.mp3) ## [I Took a Quarter Cup of MCT Oil a Day to Help My Son’s Back](https://drboz.substack.com/p/i-took-a-quarter-cup-of-mct-oil-a) _2026-07-24 · Dr. Boz · Dr. Boz_ We started it to fix my son’s wrestling injury. I didn’t expect what it did to my metabolism. ## [It's Not About What They're Doing...](https://abbymedcalfphd.substack.com/p/mirroring-is-a-red-flag) _2026-07-23 · Abby Medcalf, PhD · Abby Medcalf, PhD_ We Feel The Way We Think [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207358417/4723d362637fc96cdf7e1499eee8a8fe.mp3) ## [Working with People You’d Never Choose](https://abbymedcalfphd.substack.com/p/working-with-people-youd-never-choose) _2026-07-22 · Abby Medcalf, PhD · Abby Medcalf, PhD_ When You Don’t Like Your Team ## [Realtime AI Arbitrage Terminal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/9BeiAWYuULZY) _2026-07-22 · **Sponsored**_ Realtime auto-trading across exchanges with scored setups, backtesting, and risk controls. ## [Office Hours #1: Carb cycling, stalled ketones, thyroid storms, GLP-1 tapering, and insulin burnout](https://drboz.substack.com/p/office-hours-1-carb-cycling-stalled) _2026-07-22 · Dr. Boz · Dr. Boz_ Dr. Boz answers questions that she usually only sees inside the 21-Day Metabolic Kick. ## [Why “just let it go” has worked exactly zero times for you](https://abbymedcalfphd.substack.com/p/why-just-let-it-go-has-worked-exactly) _2026-07-21 · Abby Medcalf, PhD · Abby Medcalf, PhD_ I had a client who couldn’t stop replaying one dinner. ## [How to Know If You’re In Love](https://abbymedcalfphd.substack.com/p/how-to-know-if-youre-in-love) _2026-07-20 · Abby Medcalf, PhD · Abby Medcalf, PhD_ (Or Just Afraid) ## [How to Regulate Your Nervous System: What Actually Changes When the Work Goes Deep Enough](https://askdrgil.com/podcast/dr-gil-winkelman-nd/how-to-regulate-your-nervous-system-what-actually-changes-when-the-work-goes-deep-enough/) _2026-07-20 · Gil Winkelman ND MA · Dr. Gil Winkelman ND_ How to Regulate Your Nervous System: What the Destination Actually Looks Like Learning how to regulate your nervous system is one of the most common goals people bring to integrative and naturopathic practice. But the goal is usually framed around symptom management — reducing anxiety, improving sleep, feeling less reactive. What rarely gets described is \[…\] [Listen](https://askdrgil.com/podcast-download/8086/how-to-regulate-your-nervous-system-what-actually-changes-when-the-work-goes-deep-enough.mp3) ## [Friends say she’s bossy, but they’re bossy (Lola, Age 8) | 154](https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/friends-say-shes-bossy-but-theyre) _2026-07-18 · Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD · Dr. Friendtastic for Parents_ Ep. 154 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Listen to be heard | Friendship advice for kids [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207515679/9b06c9de6a55de9ab2606426b53b455d.mp3) ## [392. How Do You Actually Build Emotional Intimacy?](https://abbymedcalfphd.substack.com/p/392-how-do-you-actually-build-emotional) _2026-07-17 · Abby Medcalf, PhD · Abby Medcalf, PhD_ You can be married for thirty years and still feel lonely with the person sleeping next to you. ## [The Keto Grocery List I Give Every Patient](https://drboz.substack.com/p/image-keto-shopping) _2026-07-17 · Dr. Boz · Dr. Boz_ Before you spend a dollar at the store, read this ## [Recording | Ask Dr. Abby Live Q&A 7/15/26](https://abbymedcalfphd.substack.com/p/recording-ask-dr-abby-live-q-and-79b) _2026-07-16 · Abby Medcalf, PhD · Abby Medcalf, PhD_ Read more ## [The keto mistake I wish I could undo.](https://drboz.substack.com/p/the-keto-mistake-i-wish-i-could-undo) _2026-07-13 · Dr. Boz · Dr. Boz_ The first few weeks felt incredible. Then I stalled for months, and three mistakes were the reason. ## [Healing Generational Trauma: 3 Mechanisms Behind Inherited Family Patterns](https://askdrgil.com/podcast/dr-gil-winkelman-nd/healing-generational-trauma/) _2026-07-13 · Gil Winkelman ND MA · Dr. Gil Winkelman ND_ Healing generational trauma begins with understanding what you’re actually working with — because not all inherited patterns come from the same place. You’re in a conflict with someone you love and you hear yourself say exactly what your father said. Or you carry a grief you can’t locate in your own history. Or you react \[…\] [Listen](https://askdrgil.com/podcast-download/8083/healing-generational-trauma.mp3) ## [Not invited to the sleepover! (Jim, Age 12) | Ep. 153](https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/ep153-not-invited-to-the-sleepover-jim-age12) _2026-07-11 · Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD · Dr. Friendtastic for Parents_ Ep. 153 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Don't give up a good friendship because it's not perfect | Friendship advice for kids [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206503094/c68989c92f5eb157cc4101a2f6abe6b8.mp3) ## [Why Kids Tattle (And What Actually Helps)](https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/why-kids-tattle-and-what-actually) _2026-07-09 · Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD · Dr. Friendtastic for Parents_ Before you say "stop tattling" again, read this ## [Salt Isn’t Why Your Blood Pressure Is High](https://drboz.substack.com/p/salt-isnt-why-your-blood-pressure) _2026-07-07 · Dr. Boz · Dr. Boz_ The real driver is one hormone your prescription can’t fix, and every pathway it uses is reversible. ## [PFAS Is in That, Too](https://share.transistor.fm/s/e69a0786) _2026-07-06 · Stuart Carlton | Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant · Teach Me About the Great Lakes_ In this episode, Stuart and Natty talk with Dr. Sarah Balgooyen of PFAS@Mines at the Colorado School of Mines about her team's surprisingly good news: PFAS levels in Great Lakes fish have been declining since the mid-2000s. They get into how you actually find that out — freeze-drying and blending 50-year-old lake trout pulled out of an EPA freezer. PLUS: a New Yorker cartoon pitch! Warren Dunes… [Listen](https://media.transistor.fm/e69a0786/5e73d7c8.mp3) ## [Achievement Identity: The Hidden Cost of Being the Capable One](https://askdrgil.com/podcast/dr-gil-winkelman-nd/achievement-identity/) _2026-07-06 · Gil Winkelman ND MA · Dr. Gil Winkelman ND_ Achievement Identity: The Hidden Cost of Being the Capable One Achievement identity — the pattern of organizing your sense of self around what you’re capable of — is one of the most socially rewarded and least examined patterns in high-functioning people. You deliver. You solve problems. People trust you with the hard things. From the \[…\] [Listen](https://askdrgil.com/podcast-download/8079/achievement-identity.mp3) ## [How to be a good friend | re-release Ep. 42](https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/ep152a-ep42-how-to-be-a-good-friend-re-release) _2026-07-04 · Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD · Dr. Friendtastic for Parents_ Listen now | Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: 4 Areas of Friendship| Friendship advice for kids [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/205044791/4e3ee0361fd014eaf4b9930e7e78a973.mp3) ## [Signs Your Nervous System Is Healing (Even When You Can’t Tell)](https://askdrgil.com/podcast/dr-gil-winkelman-nd/signs-your-nervous-system-is-healing-even-when-you-cant-tell/) _2026-06-29 · Gil Winkelman ND MA · Dr. Gil Winkelman ND_ If you’ve been doing healing work and wondering whether anything is actually changing, these are the signs your nervous system is healing — even when it doesn’t feel like it. Most people making real progress are missing it entirely. That’s not a motivation problem. It’s a measurement problem. We’ve been taught to look for peak \[…\] [Listen](https://askdrgil.com/podcast-download/8075/signs-your-nervous-system-is-healing-even-when-you-cant-tell.mp3) ## [How to reconnect with old friends (Georgia, Age 10) | 152](https://drfriendtastic.substack.com/p/ep152-how-to-reconnect-with-old-friends-georgia-age10) _2026-06-27 · Eileen Kennedy-Moore, PhD · Dr. Friendtastic for Parents_ Ep. 152 - Kids Ask Dr. Friendtastic: Why reaching out to former friends is scary and also kind | Friendship advice for kids [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/203790470/a05298d6c25b4c1f9c44ca9c7e225886.mp3) ## [Spiritual Bypassing: When Your Practice Becomes the Problem](https://askdrgil.com/podcast/dr-gil-winkelman-nd/spiritual-bypassing-when-your-practice-becomes-the-problem/) _2026-06-22 · Gil Winkelman ND MA · Dr. Gil Winkelman ND_ Spiritual bypassing is one of the most common ways well-intentioned healing work quietly stalls. Most people doing it have no idea it’s happening. In this episode, Dr. Gil breaks down what spiritual bypassing actually looks like in clinical practice. It’s not a failure of sincerity — it’s a nervous system that has gotten very good \[…\] [Listen](https://askdrgil.com/podcast-download/8071/spiritual-bypassing-when-your-practice-becomes-the-problem.mp3) ## [Spiritual Practice and Healing: What the Managing Mind Can’t Reach](https://askdrgil.com/podcast/dr-gil-winkelman-nd/spiritual-practice-and-healing/) _2026-06-15 · Gil Winkelman ND MA · Dr. Gil Winkelman ND_ When Healing Has a Ceiling: Spirituality, Surrender, and What the Managing Mind Can’t Reach Some people do everything right — the therapy, the somatic work, the self-awareness — and still hit a wall. In this episode, Dr. Gil explores why certain forms of healing require states that effortful self-management can’t consistently produce, and what spiritual \[…\] [Listen](https://askdrgil.com/podcast-download/8068/spiritual-practice-and-healing.mp3)