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White Coat Black Sheep
Hosted by Dr. Val Civelli, White Coat Black Sheep explores physiology, functional medicine, and the medical questions most people are told not to ask. This is where evidence meets curiosity, where dogma gets uncomfortable, and where real world medicine takes priority over headlines. From understanding your lab work to debunking hormone myths, medication misconceptions, and optimization strategies, this podcast helps you understand what is actually happening inside your body. If you care about…
Episodes
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Hospice, Peptides & Stem Cells: What 20 Years of End-of-Life Care Teaches You
SHOW NOTES Joey, founder of Linus Compassionate Care, and Rebecca, his first employee and a hospice nurse of nearly 20 years, drive in from LA to join Dr…
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The DJ Giving Local Artists Radio Play: Pearl Diver on Purpose, Healing & Going All In
Show Notes Pearl Diver is a Bakersfield singer-songwriter, DJ, and host of the Totally Normal Afternoon Show on 103.5 FM KSVG Savage Radio, a nonprofit…
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From Painkillers to Peptides: How Adam Hannah Got His Life Back
Adam Hannah is an Army veteran who has spent 20 years in the oil and gas industry. After injuries discharged him from the military in 2008, he lived with…
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Moving Forward, Not Moving On: Jesus Gonzalez on Suicide Loss and Healing
Intro: Jesus Gonzalez, a chief operating officer for primary care at a federally qualified health center, joins Dr. Civelli to talk about losing his partner, a…
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I'm Not Ruined: Marcus Garcia on Trauma, Addiction & Coming Back to Life
Intro Dr. Civelli sits down with Marcus John Garcia III, a hospice liaison based in Kern County, for a raw and unfiltered conversation. Marcus shares his story…
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From NBA Chef to Healing Hormones | Cindy, The Nourishing Cocina
Intro Dr. Civelli sits down with private chef Cindy, founder of The Nourishing Cocina, for a conversation that goes way beyond the kitchen. Cindy spent a…
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Dr. Sabine Hazan on the Microbiome Research Nobody's Funding
SHOW NOTES Dr. Sabine Hazan is a gastroenterologist and microbiome researcher, founder of ProgenaBiome and the Microbiome Research Foundation, with practices…
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The Cost of Saying Yes: Energy, Hormones, and Leading Without Burning Out
SHOW NOTES Andrea Gebhardt is a leadership and business coach, mother, and host of her own leadership podcast, reachable across social platforms as "Andrea…
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The $17 Billion Bottled Water Industry, and Why It Might Be Lying to You
SHOW NOTES Rhonda Vaughn works in a large orthopedic surgery practice and, outside of that role, has become an advocate for Kangen Water, a Japanese water…
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The Doctor Who Left Medicine for a $60 Million Car Wash Empire
SHOW NOTES "Dr. J," who goes by the Car Wash Doc online, is an internal medicine physician and former Kaiser hospitalist who spent eight years working in San…
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Parkinson's, Dementia & the Insurance Fight Nobody Talks About
SHOW NOTES Dr. Sulagshan "Shaun" Mahendrarajah is a board-certified neurologist practicing in Bakersfield, California, currently opening his own neurology…
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Selling Wellness to the World, Then Finding Her Own
Intro In this episode of White Coat Black Sheep, Dr. Civelli sits down with Mary Rose Gutierrez, a healthcare business development professional, aspiring…
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Banned or Not: The Real Truth About Peptides in 2026
Intro In this special episode of White Coat Black Sheep, Dr. Civelli isn't hosting, she's the guest speaker. She joined Empire Medical Training's live peptide…
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Annoyingly Happy: One Mom's Hashimoto's Comeback
Intro In this episode of White Coat Black Sheep, Dr. Civelli sits down with Jen, a mom, grandmother, and someone who calls herself a mom CEO, to talk about her…
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QB1 at 12: Marz Lopez on Football Dreams, Growing Pains, and Why Teen Steroid Use Is a Trap
Intro: Twelve-year-old quarterback Marz Lopez, aka "50 West Cowboy," sits down with Dr. Civelli to talk about life as a young athlete with NFL dreams — his…
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From the OR to Money Healing: Dr. Susan Nichols on the Spiritual Roots of Financial Trauma
Intro: Dr. Susan Nichols spent over a decade training to become a cardiothoracic surgeon — from the University of Iowa College of Medicine through a UCSF…
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The Cardiologist Who Biohacks: Heart Health, HRV, Cold Plunge, and the Medicine Nobody Is Teaching
Dr. Rasham Sandhu is an interventional cardiologist in private practice in Bakersfield, California, and the founder and host of the Next Phase Human podcast…
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It's Not In My Head
David has spent nine years building a following of more than half a million subscribers for his police accountability work in the San Joaquin Valley. Off…
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Where Everybody Trains: Fitness, Gut Health, and the Business of Feeling Seen
What if your gym was more than a place to lift weights? What if it actually knew your name, saw your struggle, and refused to let you disappear into the crowd?…
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The Candor Code: What End-of-Life Care Taught One Nurse About Living Better
Angelina Rodriguez has been in rooms most people only read about. As a hospice nurse, HMO case manager, healthcare liaison, and now consultant, she has spent…
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Francisco Padilla's Road From Prison to Doctor of Physical Therapy
Francisco Padilla's path to becoming a Doctor of Physical Therapy started about as far from a classroom as possible. He grew up in a rural part of Mexico where…
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The Album I Owe Myself
SHOW NOTES About This Episode Brandon Benjamin Benavidez — known as B3 — is a Bakersfield native, hip-hop artist, and labor foreman in the film industry. He's…
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Your Body Is Keeping Score — and It's Time to Listen
SHOW NOTES Dr. Valerie Civelli welcomes Dr. Anna Marie — known as the Mindset Doctor — for a conversation that moves from entrepreneurship and ego vs. soul…
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Forged in Fire: Vinni Morais on Hunger, Discipline, and the Long Road to the Arnold Classic
SHOW NOTES Intro Vinni Morais grew up in one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Brazil, using jujitsu as a survival tool before it became a career. He came…
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A PI, a New Dad, and a Doctor Walk Into a Podcast
Intro Miguel Morales is a California-licensed private investigator, content creator, new father, and self-proclaimed aspiring Norteño accordion performer. He…
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Your Vibe IS Your Brand
Intro Terri Agcaoili is a healthcare marketing strategist born and raised in Kern County, working across cardiology, neurology, and OBGYN to build the…
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Your Labs Are Normal. So Why Do You Feel Like Trash?
Intro Ten weeks into the podcast, Dr. Civelli and Justin take stock — what the show is doing, why it matters, and where it's headed. Then they get into it: a…
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When Your DNA Knows Better Than Your Doctor
About the Guest Jinal Patel is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner at Adventist Health's Chester location, where she practices in an internal medicine…
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Why Functional Medicine Changes Everything
About This Episode Dr. Hugh Beatty has spent over four decades in medicine, including 25 years in anesthesiology and pain management before pivoting to…
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The Pace of Life
In This Episode Dr. Civelli sits down with Tim Pace — physician assistant, 20-plus year clinical veteran in orthopedic surgery, and doctoral candidate in…
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The 30-Minute Body
In This Episode Dr. Civelli sits down with Jerry Teixeira — founder of Bodyweight Strength, Marine Corps veteran, competitive jiu-jitsu athlete, and coach…
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You Can’t Do Everything At Once
Dr. Civelli sits down with Kristin Saban — real estate agent, insurance specialist, mom of two, and peptide enthusiast — for a candid conversation about…
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Grind, Recover, Repeat
In this episode of White Coat Black Sheep, Dr. Civelli sits down with personal trainer David Watkins aka S.I.L.A.S. Black for an honest conversation about…
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Addiction, Aging, and Patient-Centered Medicine
Dr Civelli sits down with addiction medicine specialist Dr Matt Bear to discuss harm reduction, opioid policy, functional medicine, and why patient-centered…
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Vulnerability Is Strength
Dr Civelli sits down with Lord Elliot, owner of NAS Power Gym, to talk about fear, identity, discipline, vulnerability, and reversing the trajectory of type 2…
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Wholeness Over Hustle
White Coat Black Sheep with Dr Civelli In this episode Dr Civelli sits down with Jose Gonzalez to talk about the long path from grinding to wholeness They…
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Why You Are Not Dreaming
White Coat Black Sheep with Dr Civelli In this episode, Dr Civelli breaks down why you can sleep eight hours and still wake up exhausted. If you are not…
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Reference Ranges Are Not Reality
Welcome to White Coat Black Sheep — where science gets curious and dogma gets uncomfortable. In this episode, Dr. Civelli and Nurse Sarah unpack what it…