1m: A Homeopath's Podcast

Roger Van Zandvoort is back for another installment of ‘Repertory with Roger’ this is Episode 20- a Case of Night Terror and Paralysis… Each month Roger Van Zandvoort of Complete Dynamics joins me for a look at one of the cases from his Clinical Repertory Project. This month it’s a case of Night Terror and Paralysis by Elizabeth Wright Hubbard.   Usually I repertorize using CD, but because Roger has already been through these cases and added the remedy to the necessary rubrics, the remedy in the case often comes out quite high. This time, I wanted to use a different Repertory- Synthesis in my RadarOpus- to see if there were any differences and also for those folks who may not be using Complete Dynamics. You can find where Roger posted the original case, a screen shot of his repertorization, as well as the discussion with other homeopaths from the original posting (12/2016) here:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/Completedynamics/search/?query=496  I’m always looking for ways to make these episodes really usabl

  You're invited! Please join me and other homeopaths from around the world for a Homeopath's Bookclub!  if you’ve been listening to the show for the last couple months, you've heard me talk about this book club I’m planning for the summer.   Well, I’ve planned it, I created a couple webpages about it with details, and there’s a page where you can sign up! It’s all ready to go. Kent’s Lectures on Philosophy is probably the homeopathic book I have toted around with me the most   It’s the most marked up- with notes in the margins, highlighting and underlining.   I find it to be like a Russian nesting doll- a new hidden surprise each time you peel back what you see on top.   But you know what makes those hidden surprises really meaningful?   Sharing them with someone else. Trading ideas and questions- looking at something in a new way.   So-   why a book club? Well, for the same reason that I started a podcast. I’m in a book club with friends who are not homeopaths, and it’s fun and all, but sometimes instead of

I believe the most effective study and training we can do is homeopathic to our own needs. But how do we figure out what our needs are- homeopathically- for our own skills and practice to progress? This episode- on doing a Case Inventory- is one step I’m taking to answer that question. This is where I remind you that way back in that first episode of the podcast I likened these shows to inviting you into my studio where everything is in progress and a mess- and not my gallery where the finished pieces are hanging up for sale. Because this episode and and next, on Case Inventory,  is pure experiment with a capital E. I have an idea and I’m trying it out and inviting you to witness and if it grabs you- try it too. Basically what I have done is look through my caseload over the last 2 years, give or take a few months, and pull out those cases that have gone cold- truly cold. Sometimes people come back years later, but in this case, these folks have not returned for treatment in many months or over a year, despit

Roger and I connected in March and went through 2 cases, S2014 was the first one: The Case of the Restless Child, # 313. Today I’m presenting the second case we talked through that evening, #262, which I am calling ‘Sinus Attack’ for reasons which should be obvious.   A friend helpfully pointed out that giving the case and case number ahead of time would enable the audience to participate by doing the case in advance…which is such a great idea. I have included the text of the case below, but you can find it here on Roger's Facebook page (SPOILER: if you access the case through Roger's page, the remedy is included in the write-up)  here on the 1M Facebook page  You can work the case however you like, using Complete Dynamics, but of course any other software as well. Since this was the 2nd case of the night and we had covered so many great points through the first case, this one went a bit quicker.  As I have done in previous episode, I'm going to list a few bullet points of the main points covered.  But first

Welcome to 1M: A Homeopaths Podcast! A podcast created by a homeopath, for homeopaths. This is a special episode of 1M…. About a month or so ago, I stumbled upon the website for Homeopathy-One, which I learned is a joint effort of Rajan Sankaran and Frederick Schroyens, who you likely know as the heads of two of homeopathy’s largest software companies that offer competing products: MacRepertory and RadarOpus respectively.  Together, however, they have co-founded this new non-profit , Homeopathy-One.   Their website introduces their mission, whose ‘sole purpose is to unite and strengthen the homeopathic community as a whole’   they go on to say-   Homeopathy-One offers a platform for leaders and followers of all schools of thought- traditional and contemporary - to come together, so that we can start to hear each other and find unity in diversity.   Shortly below this on the website, they offered an invitation to get in touch and involved and be a part of the movement…. and so I did!   I reached out to their c

This is Episode 15, and today in our journey of learning through failure, I’m diving into case-taking. If you think about it, what we do as homeopaths when taking a case is different than any other holistic or medical practice. Like doctors, we want to know about the body- was ails it, what makes it better or worse, the quality of the pain, when it started, what started it, the medical history, effects of medications and so on. Unlike a doctor, we care about *all* the physical symptoms, not just the ones that ail them.  We want to know their general physical disposition, and details about symptoms in addition to the chief complaint. Boy- do we want detail. And we listen. Like a therapist, we want to know how the patient feels, emotionally. How do they respond to challenging situations in their life? what traumas and upsets have they weathered in life? How are their relationships? Do they get angry? about what? what does that anger look like? and so on. Unlike a therapist, we do not counsel. We don’t interpret

This month I bring you another round of "Repertory with Roger". If you missed our first round, this is a regular monthly component where Roger Van Zandvoort of Complete Dynamics and I look at a case from his Clinical Case Comparison Project. Roger chooses cases from the old Homeopathic Recorder Journal issues, and enhances his repertory by making sure the remedies in those cured cases are represented under their corresponding rubrics. In this way, he is expanding the CD repertory, and small and lesser known remedies are better represented and more likely to come up- all from reliable cured cases.   All of these cases are accessible on his Facebook page, and as always there will be a link in the show notes to that Facebook page, as well as the case.   I have gone through and chosen about a dozen cases, copied, pasted and removed the remedy information so that when I sit down to repertorize them, they are “blind” to me.   I apologize for the audio on my end, which has an echo. I hope it’s not too distracting to

I am so excited to bring you today’s episode which I have called-  Failing with Anne Vervarcke. Anne is a Belgian homeopath, she’s been in practice for 30 years and brought a wealth of insights and experience to our conversation.  As well as being a long-time homeopathic educator, she is the creator of The Vital Approach.  In thinking about guests to have this year as I explore the theme of learning through our failures, I considered homeopaths who have been innovative in their approach. I believe that innovation and experimentation are the cousins of failure, because when we don’t get the results we want, either through outright failure, OR knowing that we could do better, that feeds our desire and motivation to look more carefully at our process and try something new. If you’ve been a long-time listener of the podcast, you might remember that in the introduction to the podcast - pre episode 1-Ii quoted quite a bit from Austin Kleon’s Steal Like an Artist. Here’s a quote that goes well with my conversation w

Here I present nearly the full conversation Roger Van zan Voort and I had, discussing and repertorizing a case of Fagopyrum from H.Farrington,  published in The Homeopathic Recorder, 1953.    The case is part of Roger's Case Comparison Project, and he shares about that in the call.   This episode, part 2, is for those who want to sink in and hear our full discussion of this case and the resulting repertorization. If you are interested in hearing some tips and key take-aways, check out part 1, where I pulled out some main points and added some personal commentary.  Helpful links:  https://www.patreon.com/1mpodcast to support the show.  https://www.facebook.com/1Mpodcast/ to like the podcast on Facebook and be part of the conversation Roger's Complete Dynamics Facebook Page for following the Case Comparison Project    Thanks again for your support and time listening- 1M is growing and it's exciting!  Next month: Anne Vervarcke of Belgium. 

Hey hey! 1M is back with the first full episode of the year in two parts: Repertory with Roger.  As the theme for the year is failure, what better place to start than the repertory, that treasure trove of goodness wrapped in a maddening structure of hard-to-decipher rubrics and overwhelming choices??!!  Because the rep. is such a fertile ground for failing and succeeding, I'll be re-visiting it regularly with these Repertory with Roger episodes. Roger is Roger VanZandvoort, of course, the mind behind the Complete Repertory and Complete Dynamics online software.  Each month Roger will be joining me while we go head-to-head on a case from his Case Comparison Project. The CCP is the Roger's systematic effort to repertorize the cured cases from The Homeopathic Recorder, old and respected journals from the early 20thc. These cases are providing grounds for expanding both the repertory representation and materia medica for many remedies of all sizes.  So here is how it's going to go down: I picked a case from his p

It's a new year, but not a new podcast anymore! I'm BACK, excited and inspired for another year of podcasting, homeopath to homeopaths.  Rather than skipping around topics, this year I'm going to go deep with one topic, explored through the same great modalities of interviews, archives, materia medica talk, and inspiration from my own practice.  The goal this year is to make the podcast be a treasure trove of information that is not only fun to listen to, but valuable to you as a practitioner. Roger Van Zandvoort will be back as a regular guest to tackle cases with Complete Dynamics, and we'll go head to head, his repertorization against mine. How do you think THAT's going to go? ;) Subscribe so you don't miss an episode and find out.  And what is that main topic for the year, you might be wondering? Take a listen. I think you'll be surprised.  Be well, stay observant, and tune in!   

 Jeremy and Camilla Sherr and their volunteers have treated over 5000 patients in Tanzania through their non-profit organization, Homeopathy for Health in Africa. With incredible results, they are helping people feel better, eliminate symptoms and side effects of ARV's, and reclaim their ability to provide for their families.  In today's special episode, in honor of December 1st, World AIDS Day, I bring you two interviews: Camilla Sherr, and Jane Davy, long-time volunteer and now full time Program Manager. Their stories and experiences will ignite your love of homeopathy, and hopefully inpsire you to support this project and maybe even become a volunteer yourself!  Special music by Rayms B, written especially for Homeopathy for Health in Africa.    www.homeopathyforhealthinafrica.org www.dynamis.edu www.unaids.org  

In just 3 short days from when I write this, Americans will go to the polls to elect a new president in what has been one of the most disturbing, bizarre, and contentious elections in memory, if not ever.  I wanted to get in an episode before the election, before the results are in, to explore the intersection of the history of homeopathy in America and the issues and themes that have emerged during this election cycle.  Iman Pour Navab is my guest this month. He discovers and shares amazing photos of homeopathic history- the hospitals, schools, homeopaths, and pharmacies that were part of a period of homeopathic vibrancy in the US that is virtually unknown.  Harris Coulter's book Divided Legacy, the articles of Dana Ullman (https://www.homeopathic.com), and the site www.mnwelldir.org provided the source material for the basic story I tell throughout the episode.     

The Present:  Lucky are the children whose parents choose homeopathy as their primary mode of healthcare and prevention. What happens when a parent *is* a homeopath? How does that influence the life and career choice of their children?  Today, interviews with Leiah Golden, daughter of Isaac Golden of Australia, pioneer of modern homeoprophylaxis; and Jane Frederick, daughter of Nancy Frederick founder and principal of the Baylight Center for Homeopathy in Portland, Maine and long-time student of Lou Klein and Jan Scholten.  Leiah and Jane share their experiences as children with homeopathy as a dominant influence in their early years, as well as how they each have embraced homeopathy, in different ways, to both practice and forward the work of their respective parents.    The Past:  A more recent archival reading from the 1999 American Homeopath journal: I read excerpts from an interview with Dr. Ronald Whitmont, son of influential homeopath Dr. Edward Whitmont, on his life and contribution to homeopathy.   

This month I tackle the beast that is the homeopathic Repertory. Roger van Zandvoort of Complete Dynamics generously joined me for a detailed conversation about the repertory and Complete Dynamics that ranged from clarifying the meaning of grades, his work vetting clinical remedy information from The Homeopathic Recorder, the challenges for homeopaths not working in their mother tongue with the repertory, to how all homeopaths can improve their skills with this essential tool. From Thailand to Maine... I think that's an interview-distance record!  If you are not familiar with Roger's work and Complete Dynamics, you can check out the Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Completedynamics/ Also, be sure to check out the Complete Dynamics webpage if you are not already utilizing the repertory. It makes an excellent stand-alone resource, or companion to your current setup: http://completedynamics.com/ The archival reading this month comes from The Homeopathtician (gah! what a mouthful), a British jour

This month, in the middle of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, I share a bit of my experience as a teacher and musings on education and specifically, homeopathic education.  It's a big subject, and this hour barely scratches the surface. But it's a fascinating and thought provoking journey.    The Present:  Segments of interviews with homeopaths turned teacher: Robert Field of the Resonance School of Homeopathy, and Nancy Frederick of the Baylight Center for Homeopathy.  Wendy Pollock, chiropractor and certified homeopath shares her first homeopathic educational experience, as well as how teaching is a part of the work of Homeopaths Without Borders in Haiti.  Leiah Golden, daughter of well-known Australian homeopath Isaac Golden, describes a dreamy early homeopathic education: playing homeopath in her father's clinic.  And finally Jeremy Sherr brings to light his thoughts on teaching for 30 years, all around the world.    The Past: There are so many articles and references to homeopathic education and studen

Episode 4: Homeopathy in Japan The Present, an interview with Torako Yui As a bridge out of the homeoprophylaxis theme, Torako Yui shares her extraordinary journey to, and with, homeopathy. I was introduced to Torako through my interview with Kate Birch. Torako has been very active with homeoprophylaxis and offering Hp kits to families in Japan. But her work reaches far and wide. Recognizing the blocks to health in diet and lifestyle, Torako has started organic farms as well as developed organic body care products.  The Past, 1931 The Management of the Chronic Case and Removal of Obstacles to Recovery: a paper presented by Eugene Underhill at the Bureau of Homeopathic Philosophy, June 1931 I read the words of E. Underhill, describing the necessary task of removing obstacles from cure so that our patients *may* truly be cured.  The Future, Mosquitoes as vectors of viruses Thinking about the theme of Japan, I looked up Japanese Encephalitis to get a bit more acquainted with the disease. I followed my questions

Award-winning filmmaker Laurel Chiten of Blind Dog Films turns her exceptional talent for storytelling and tackling the unexplained, to homeopathy.  In this episode I bring you a full one-on-one interview with Laurel. Seven-years in the making, the film is in its final stages. I'm so grateful Laurel found time in her busy editing schedule to share her journey with me, and in turn with you, the homeopathic community.  Please find more about the film at www.justonedropfilm.com where you can see the trailer, learn more about Laurel and her team and- of course- donate!!  All donations are being doubled by an angel donor until the end of May, so whether you've given before or are finding out about this for the first time- chip in!  Let's support homeopathic history. 

Part 1- The Present: Val Lovelace of Wiscasset, Maine shares her story and the power of homeopathy at the end of life Part 2- The Future: A new proving of an old remedy inspires me to take some creative license with rubrics, trying to expand my understanding- and yours- of the remedy state.  Part 3- The Past: Not too long ago, a pair of homeopaths from California took a trip to Kent's final resting place. A beautiful remembrance of a distinct time in history, the creation of a place, and Kent's final years within it.  Please direct comments and correspondence to the Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/1Mpodcast/?fref=ts or the podcast website:  http://1mpodcast.libsyn.com/podcast You can also email me, Kelly Callahan, at concentrichealing@gmail.com  

Part 1- The Present: I ask every homeopath I interview how they found homeopathy and came to be a homeopath. I've selected four of those stories to share with you in this first episode, from Kate Birch CCH author of Vaccine Free... Robert Field CCH of the Resonance School of Homeoapthy... Sangita Pedro ND, Maine, and Pat Deacon RS(Hom) of Ontario.  Part 2- The Future: The little (big) remedy of Ignis alcoholis encapsulates beginnings and endings through purity of purpose, the destructive and purification energies of fire. Proving by Nuala Eising of Ireland.  Part 3- The Past: And extraordinary letter correspondence between two medical students just before the turn of the 19th century in America. Tom shares his brush with Homeopathy with his friend, John and subsequently changes a life...  'How I Became a Homeopath' The Hahnemannian Advocate, 1896-1898 Volumes 35-37   Please direct comments and correspondence to the Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/1Mpodcast/?fref=ts or email me, Kelly Callahan, at con