Dialed In Health

About Dialed In Health

Dialed In Health connects you with real providers answering the questions you're actually searching for: hormones, peptides, longevity, weight loss, end-of-life care, and more. Every episode is structured around high-search questions so when you're on Google, YouTube, ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Claude, you find real expertise from practicing professionals. Hosted by Melissa Goodwin. With 20+ years in health and wellness innovation, Melissa has brought over 36 products to market for major U.S. health systems and emerging healthcare startups. She's watched regular, frustrated people take their health into their own hands - sometimes brilliantly, sometimes dangerously. This show exists to close that gap. Providers: apply to be a guest at https://www.vitalitygrowthlabs.com/the-dialed-in-health-podcast. Topic requests: melissa@vitalitygrowthlabs.com. Powered by Vitality Growth Labs.

Publisher

Melissa Goodwin

Category

health & fitness · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Mar 2026

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

41 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Oct 2026

   Healing With Horses: What a Horse Sees in You That You Miss

   Healing with horses: a horse reads what you are carrying and shows it back to you. Dr. Kimberly Ammerman, pharmacist and founder of Healing Hearts with Horses, explains what horses pick up on that people miss. Dr. Kimberly Ammerman is a practicing pharmacist, a lifelong horsewoman and a coach. She keeps 17 horses on 100 acres in the Black Hills near Whitewood, South Dakota. Host Melissa Goodwin asks what really happens in a session, how this is different from equine therapy, and who it is for. In this episode Why a horse runs when an anxious person steps into the round pen, and walks right up to a calm one What "the horse mirrors you" means in plain words Why Dr. Kimberly trains horses and will not "break" them What happens in a session, and why grooming a horse can be the whole lesson The man who called it stupid, and what a horse named Oakley did next How equine-assisted coaching is different from equine therapy Whether you need horse experience (you do not), and what if horses scare you How Dr. Kimberly trains other people to do this work, in three levels Her answer to "this sounds a little woo woo" Chapters 0:00 What a horse does when an anxious person walks in 0:35 Meet Dr. Kimberly Ammerman: pharmacist, horsewoman, healer 1:12 Why she became a pharmacist 2:46 The drive home from Denver that started it all 4:56 The farrier's girlfriend becomes her first client 7:39 Why she does not use a barn 8:12 Growing up on horseback: Sugar and Tiny 10:15 Training a horse without breaking its spirit 12:03 What "horse whisperer" really means 12:22 Misty and Starfellow: trading horses with her twin brother 14:27 Working cattle and the barbed wire fence 16:35 What do horses pick up on that people miss? 17:59 How a horse mirrors your energy 18:36 What happens in a session: on the ground, no riding 19:36 "I don't think this horse likes me" 21:50 Coach, not therapist: the man who called it stupid 24:17 Who comes to Healing Hearts with Horses? 24:55 What if you are afraid of horses? 26:03 Training others: the three-level program 28:29 Is this too woo woo? 29:45 What to wear and what a retreat is like 30:50 If you feel stuck, start here 31:58 How to find Healing Hearts with Horses About the guest Dr. Kimberly Ammerman, PharmD, is a Doctor of Pharmacy, a practicing pharmacist, a published author and the founder of Healing Hearts with Horses. She has been riding since she was three. She offers equine-assisted coaching, retreats, private sessions and a three-level training program. Website: healingheartswithhorses.com Retreats: healingheartswithhorses.com/retreats Training: healingheartswithhorses.com/certification Facebook: Healing Hearts with Horses Instagram: @healing.hearts.with.horses Watch and read Watch on YouTube: YOUTUBE-LINK-HERE Episode page, transcript and FAQs: dialedin.health/podcast/episode-41-healing-with-horses Find a provider: dialedin.health/the-directory Help more people find the show Follow Dialed In Health in your podcast app. Leave a rating and a review. It is how new listeners find us. Send this episode to one person who feels stuck. This episode is educational and informational only. It is not medical advice and is not a substitute for evaluation, diagnosis or treatment by a licensed provider. Healing Hearts with Horses offers equine-assisted coaching and personal-development programs. These are coaching services. They are not psychotherapy, counseling or medical care.

2. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Tantrum vs Meltdown: What to Do When Your Child Loses It

   Tantrum vs meltdown: a tantrum can be bargained with. A meltdown is an overwhelmed nervous system, and reasoning will not reach it. Pediatric occupational therapist Kristin Wittmayer explains the difference and what to do in the moment. Kristin Wittmayer, MS, OTR/L, is a pediatric occupational therapist with 20 years of experience and the Director of Move U, a pediatric therapy clinic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Host Melissa Goodwin asks how to tell a tantrum from a meltdown, when "just a phase" is worth a phone call, and why Move U builds its sessions on DIR Floortime. In this episode How a meltdown differs from a tantrum, and why bartering stops working What to do in the moment: get to their level, stop talking, give space and time The empty threat, and why follow through matters How to tell a phase from something that keeps coming back Why a sticker chart works for behavior and not for sensory overload Picky eating: the sensory side and the oral motor side Engine speeds: too slow, too fast and just right Why parents are the child's safe person, and have to regulate first What DIR Floortime is, and how Kristin compares it with ABA Four myths, answered: boys talk late, therapy needs a diagnosis, tantrums are manipulation, child-led play teaches nothing Insurance, session length and how often kids come to Move U Chapters 0:00 Tantrum or meltdown? What this episode covers 0:23 Welcome to Dialed In Health 1:04 Meet Kristin Wittmayer, pediatric occupational therapist 1:48 What is Move U? 3:13 Why would a parent call a pediatric OT? 4:42 What is happening at home before the first call 6:15 Picky eating: sensory or oral motor? 7:11 Why Move U was built in Sioux Falls 9:23 Is it just a phase? How to tell 10:37 Who Move U works with 12:38 Signs it is time to call 13:34 Connection over compliance 14:25 What is DIR Floortime? 15:57 Why Move U chose DIR Floortime 16:49 Neurodiversity affirming play, explained 18:38 Motor planning: why play matters 20:18 DIR Floortime vs ABA therapy 21:29 What the research says about Floortime 22:27 Behavior is communication 24:38 Fidgeting in class: what is typical? 25:47 Tantrum vs meltdown: the difference 28:01 What parents do that makes it worse 28:43 What to do during a meltdown 29:56 How to prevent the next one 31:47 Band-aid strategies vs the root cause 33:01 What a regulated child looks like 34:08 Why parents have to regulate first 35:45 Myth: boys talk late 36:52 Myth: therapy is only for kids with a diagnosis 37:44 Myth: a tantrum is manipulation 38:59 Myth: child-led play teaches nothing 40:16 What parents can stop feeling guilty about 41:21 Insurance, cost and session length 43:27 How often kids come to therapy 44:24 How to find Move U 45:11 Thanks for watching About the guest Kristin Wittmayer, MS, OTR/L, is a pediatric occupational therapist and the Director of Move U. She is certified in sensory processing and integration and in DIR Floortime. Move U offers pediatric occupational, physical and speech therapy, from infancy through the teen years. Move U, 5020 S Tennis Ln Ste 6, Sioux Falls, SD 57108 (605) 409-9533 themoveu.com (https://themoveu.com) Resources Full transcript, chapters and FAQ Watch on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@dialedinhealth) Move U in the Dialed In Health directory Find a vetted provider (https://dialedin.health/the-directory) Newsletter and guest applications (https://dialedinhealth.kit.com) If this helped, follow the show and leave a rating and review. It is how other parents find it. Then send this episode to one parent who needs it. Educational and informational only. Not medical advice, and not a substitute for evaluation, diagnosis or treatment by a licensed provider.

3. 

   30 Sept 2026

   Stuck in Survival Mode? How to Make Your Body Feel Safe Again

   Stuck in survival mode? Your body has to feel safe first. Spiritual director Jada Dobesh shares why, and a 30 second reset you can do anywhere. Jada Dobesh is a certified spiritual director and the owner of Selah Space, a holistic wellness cooperative for women in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Host Melissa Goodwin asks what a spiritual healer actually does, why so many high functioning women live in survival mode, and how somatic healing helps the body come back online. In this episode What a spiritual director does, and how it differs from therapy Why Jada says the root is a lack of safety in the body Why stress management is not enough, and what stress elimination means Where unfelt emotions tend to show up: neck, shoulders, belly Why so many women are afraid to let their emotions out What fragmentation feels like when you only feel your chest How her Reiki sessions work, with touch or without How she answers Christians who ask if Reiki fits their faith What The Body Keeps the Score gets right, and where she goes further Freeze and fawn: the stress responses women fall into most Why repair matters more than perfect parenting The 30 second hug that helps reset your nervous system Why emotions are tourists, not residents Chapters 0:00 Your body is not supposed to hurt every day 0:39 Welcome to Dialed In Health 1:22 Meet Jada Dobesh of Selah Space 1:55 What is a spiritual healer? 2:58 What happens in a spiritual direction session 4:06 Parts work: how old is the version of you in charge? 4:30 Reiki and Brainspotting, explained 4:56 How she became a spiritual director 6:40 Why she added Reiki 7:39 The Catholic roots of spiritual direction 8:10 Companionship, not teacher and student 8:55 The daughter wound and your relationship with God 9:53 Why she works with women 10:54 Carrying the weight of the world 12:01 You are not supposed to have headaches every day 12:52 The root: no safety in the body 13:42 Stress management vs stress elimination 14:02 Being held and witnessed in your pain 15:20 Opening Selah Space in 2020 16:57 The belief that it has to be your fault 18:31 The client who had no neck 19:36 Where unfelt emotions show up in the body 20:47 Why women are afraid to let emotions out 22:11 That energy has to go somewhere 22:46 Fragmentation: when your body goes quiet 23:54 How Reiki helps women reconnect 24:46 Melissa's first Reiki session 25:11 Touch, oxytocin and relaxation 26:26 Types of Reiki, including Holy Fire Reiki 26:58 How to choose a spiritual director or Reiki practitioner 28:33 Is Reiki Christian? How she answers 30:48 The Body Keeps the Score: what it gets right 31:42 The goal is to become unbothered 32:52 The little girl in charge of your nervous system 34:22 Flipping your lid 34:46 Freeze and fawn, explained 35:51 Fight turned inward 36:22 Parenting: repair over perfection 38:34 A Gen X mom asks about teen mental health 40:18 Grit vs emotional resilience 42:11 Emotions are tourists 43:30 Done with shoulds 43:56 The 30 second hug that resets your nervous system 45:14 The mom sway 45:43 Find connection 45:56 Jada Dobesh Healing, Selah Space and Circles of Care 48:25 How to find Jada 49:07 Thanks for watching About the guest Jada Dobesh, Spiritual Director and Owner, Selah Space. 117 W 39th St, Sioux Falls, SD 57105. selahspacesd.com and jadadobeshhealing.com Listen and watch Watch on YouTube (https://youtu.be/ymq68HQjDJA). Full transcript, chapters and FAQ at dialedin.health. Find a vetted provider at the directory. Follow Follow Dialed In Health so you never miss an episode, and please rate and review. It is the biggest thing that helps someone else find this one. Educational and informational only. Not medical advice and not a substitute for evaluation, diagnosis or treatment by a licensed provider. If you are in crisis, call or text 988.

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