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Tick Boot Camp
Tick Boot Camp is a Lyme disease and tick-borne illness podcast featuring interviews with leading doctors, researchers, scientists, patients, advocates, and experts. Explore Lyme disease symptoms, testing, diagnosis, treatment, recovery, chronic Lyme disease, coinfections, PANS/PANDAS, MCAS, neurological symptoms, emerging research, and the latest advances in tick-borne disease care. Through expert education and powerful patient stories, Tick Boot Camp provides hope, validation, practical…
Episodes
Tick Boot CampEpisode 185: Wisdom Beyond... an interview with Cole Elbel
Cole Elbel is a 25-year-old native of rural Pennsylvania residing in Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Elbel’s rural childhood experience caused him to suffer 3 attached…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 184: Gracefully Fed - an interview with Traci Weintraub
Traci Weintraub is a 40-year-old entrepreneur and sitcom television entertainment professional from West Hollywood, California. Originally from the Long…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 183: Pastoring Lyme - an interview with Dan Price
Dan Price is a 42-year-old married father serving as the Executive Pastor of a church located in Bend, Oregon. The Price family began a relationship with Lyme…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 182: A Hero's Journey - an interview with Noel Elie
Noel Elie is a 35-year-old actor, model, director, producer and entrepreneur from Los Angeles, California. Her acting resume includes appearances on CBS’s Blue…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 181: Captain America - an interview with John Tubbs
John Tubbs is a 41-year-old empathic Licensed Massage Therapist and Certified Health Coach from upstate Slingerlands, New York. His Lyme disease journey began…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 180: Love Wins - an interview with Tori Piskin
Tori Piskin is a 30-year-old comedian, producer, editor and podcaster from Los Angeles, California. Ms. Piskin was raised in a traditional close-knit New York…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 179: No is not the Answer - an interview with Danielle Cosgrove
Danielle Cosgrove is a 26-year-old sports management professional from Long Island, New York. Ms. Cosgrove’s Lyme disease journey began in 2012 when her…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 178: Targeted Treatment - an interview with Gary and Alex Shope, MD
Gary Shope and Doctor Alex Shope are the father and son team working to disrupt Lyme disease diagnostic testing at medical start up Contamination Source…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 177: Spiritual Resilience - an interview with Misty Rangel
Misty Rangel is a 33-year-old English Arts student from Fresno, California. Ms. Rangel’s Lyme disease journey began after a doctor assured her that a bug bite…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 176: Strength and Fortitude - an interview with Theora Dobronte
Theora Dobronte is a 33-year-old Registered Dietitian from California. Ms. Dobronte is one of six members of her family diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 175: Lyme Literate Lawyer - an interview with Paola Leichter
Paola Leichter is a 35-year-old attorney from New Jersey. During her senior year in college, she developed full body seizures. Soon thereafter, she suffered…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 174: Bite Me - an interview with Ally Hilfiger
Ally Hilfiger is a multi-dimensional artist residing with her husband and daughter in Los Angeles, California. Ms. Hilfiger’s Lyme disease journey began when…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 173: Healing Architect - an interview with Max Janssens
Maxine (Max) Janssens is a 27-year-old architect and project manager from Perth, Australia. In 2019, Ms. Janssens and her partner took a trip to explore the…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 172: The Healing Place - an interview with Sarah Hook
Sarah Hook is an Integrative Holistic Practitioner, Health Coach, Functional Diagnostic Practitioner and Reiki Master from London, England. She was bitten by a…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 171: Lyme Doctor's Doctor - an interview with Doctor Alan MacDonald
In this landmark episode of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast, hosts Richard Johannessen and Matt Sabatello sit down with Dr. Alan MacDonald, a pioneering hospital…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 170: LLMD Takes on IG Live - an interview with Doctor Casey Kelley
Dr. Casey Kelley is a Lyme Literate Integrative Medical Doctor from Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Kelley shared her personal and professional journeys with Lyme…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 169: Full Spectrum Healing - an interview with Danielle Pashko
Danielle Pashko is a nutritionist and author working at a clinical medical practice based in New York City, New York. After overcoming a battle and writing a…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 168: DNA ConneXions - an interview with Doctor Leslie Douglas
Dr. Leslie J. Douglas is a geneticist and molecular biologist from Colorado. Currently she is the Principal Investigator and Laboratory Manager for DNA…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 167: Beating Lyme - an Interview with Emma Pikoulas
Emma Pikoulas is a 22-year-old lifelong resident of tick endemic Long Island, New York. Ms. Pikoulas was bitten by ticks on numerous occasions during her…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 166: Unlocking Lyme Giveaway - an interview with Doctor Bill Rawls
To honor Lyme Disease Awareness Month and all those suffering from Lyme disease, Dr. Bill Rawls, MD joined the Tick Boot Camp podcast to announce that his…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 165: Giant's Shoulders - an Interview with Doctor Joseph Burrascano
Dr. Joseph Burriscano is America's first Lyme Literate Medical Doctor (LLMD). He began practicing medicine in Lyme endemic eastern Long Island, New York, a…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 164: Fighting Spirit - an Interview with Lindsay Ruiz
Lindsay Ruiz is a 44-year-old large scale corporate organizational change leadership professional from Charlotte, North Carolina. Ms. Ruiz earned her B.S. in…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 163: East + West = Healing - an Interview with Layla Perchal Neal
Layla Perchal Neal is a Jacksonville, Florida based media professional and photographer originally from Leicester, England. Ms. Perchal Neal was bitten by…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 162: The Lyme Polymath - an Interview with Freddie Kimmel
Freddie Kimmel is the host of the Beautifully Broken Podcast and part of the management team at AmpCoil. He is also a functional health coach through IFHC, Gut…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 161: Cowboy Up - an Interview with Elizabeth Brannan
Elizabeth Brannan is a 33-year-old cowboy from Ventura, California. Ms. Brannan identified as a cowboy for most of her life. Her Lyme disease journey began…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 160: Self Advocacy - an Interview with Max Noir
Max Noir is a 25-year-old self-described nomad originally from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She is currently the head of operations for a Chinese virtual…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 159: The Lyme Therapist - an interview with Christina Kantzavelos
Christina Kantzavelos is a UCLA educated licensed psychotherapist, professional content writer and blogger from Joshua Tree, California. Ms. Kantzavelos is the…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 158: Lyme Educator - an interview with Sara Tyghter
Sarah Tyghter is the 55-year-old Director of Education and Outreach at the Global Lyme Alliance. Ms. Tyghter is a lifelong resident of the state of…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 157: Lyme Sleuth - an interview with Kymberlie Stansell
Kymberlie Stansell is a 38-year-old Duke University educated Lyme disease coach and “Wellness Sleuth.” Ms. Stansell’s Lyme disease journey began after she…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 156: All Things - an interview with Jaime Jamgochian
Jaime Jamgochian is a touring musician and worship artist from Nashville, Tennessee. Several of Ms. Jamgochian’s singles play on Christian radio stations and…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 155: The Awakened State - an interview with Ashley Bobe
Ashley Bobe is a business development specialist from Kansas City, Missouri. Ms. Bobe’s Lyme disease journey began at the age of 6 when she discovered an…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 154: Whole Body Healing - an Interview with Georgia Grey
Georgia P. Grey is the 30-year-old founder of WBH Nutrition, a holistic nutrition business. Ms. Grey’s Lyme disease symptoms began at the age of 24. Prior to…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 153: Be True to Yourself - an interview with Renata Lindoso
Renata Lindoso is a 40-year-old woman from Brasilia, Brazil. Ms. Lindoso’s Lyme disease journey began when she traveled to the United States (US) and was…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 152: Early Success - an interview with Rachel Barnes
Rachel Barnes is a 35-year-old woman from Northern Virginia. Ms. Barnes was Pursuing an active career as a commercial interior designer and project manager…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 151: Podium Performance - an interview with Arianne Jones and Paige Lawrence
Arianne Jones is an Olympic gold medal athlete, holistic nutritionist and Lyme disease activist (episode 83). Paige Lawrence is an Olympic athlete and…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 150: Advocacy Express - an interview with Alexandra Moresco and DJ McKerr
Alexandra Moresco is a well-known Lyme disease activist (episode 101) married to University of Chicago MBA DJ McKerr. Ms. Moreso and Mr. McKerr merged their…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 149: Mystery In Style - an interview with Lena @Panthere_InStyle
Lena is a health, fashion and beauty influencer currently residing in California. Lena was born and raised in the former Soviet Union where she was exposed to…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 148: The Integrator - an interview with Romy Rosen
Romy Rosen is a 19-year-old college student from Portland, Oregon. Ms. Rosen and her family lived in Connecticut until she was diagnosed with Lyme disease at…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 147: Authenticity - an interview with Michele Nicole
Michele Nicole is a 38-year-old Penn State University educated Teacher and Behavior Specialist from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Michele's Lyme disease journey…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 146: Freestyle - an interview with Skye Cowie
Skye Cowie is a 21-year-old college student and professional athlete from Raleigh, North Carolina. Ms. Cowie’s Lyme disease symptoms began shortly after she…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 145: Timing is Everything - an interview with Chris and Amanda Dahl
Amanda and Christopher Dahl are the 44-year-old founders of Dahl Holistic Health from San Diego California. Mrs. Dahl is a certified herbalist, health…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 144: The Healing Prodigy - an interview with Natalie Torres
Natalie Torres is a 27-year-old life coach, entrepreneur and model from Houston, Texas. Ms. Torres was infected twice with Lyme disease, first at the age of 12…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 143: Lyme 360 - an interview with Mimi MacLean
Mimi Maclean is a 49-year-old Ivy League educated entrepreneur, Lyme disease platform curator and dual podcast host from Los Angeles, California. Ms. Maclean…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 142: The Reality of Lyme - an interview with Johanna Laliberte
Johanna Laliberte is a 35-year-old registered behavior technician, life skills coach and small business owner serving the special needs community in Bergen…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 141: Balancing Pathways - an interview with Michelle McKeon
Michelle McKeon is a Certified Mold Specialist, teacher, Board-Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS) and the founding owner operator of Lyme and Cancer Services…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 139: Lyme in Japan - an interview with Mariko Sato
Mariko Sato is a sales representative for an IT Company and a professional Samba dance entertainer from Tokyo, Japan. Ms. Sato’s Lyme disease journey began…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 138: Lady of Lyme - an interview with Christina Kovacs
Christina Kovacs is a 32-year-old Lyme disease blogger, advocate and lobbyist from Kentucky. Ms. Kovac’s Lyme disease journey began shortly before she left…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 137: The Dynamic Duo - an interview with Olivia and Holiday Goodreau
Olivia and Holiday Goodreau are the dynamic mother-daughter team from Denver Colorado that co-founded the LivLyme Foundation and the Tick Tracker App. The…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 136: You Survived. Now What? - an interview with Sam McLaren-Fahey
Sam McLaren-Fahey is a 31-year-old Citizenship Assimilation program manager and the creator of the acclaimed trauma survivor podcast: “Your Survived. Now…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 135: Healing with Laughter - an interview with Christa Nannos
Christa Nannos is a 30-year-old American actor, writer and Lyme disease educator from Los Angeles, California. Ms. Nannos was bitten by a tick when she was 9…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 134: Multi-System Failure - an interview with Christine Lydon
Christine Lydon is an Ivy League educated American Medical Doctor (MD), Author and Attorney (JD) living in Rossland, British Columbia, Canada. Ms. Lydon moved…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 133: Humorous Empathy - an interview with Brianna
Brianna is a 26-year-old digital media content creator and the curator of the Official Green Soup platforms. Brianne began her Lyme disease journey when she…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 132: Healing Boundaries - an interview with Chris Kontopidis
Chris Kontopidis is a 32-year-old person living a nomadic life in New Mexico’s desert. After suffering a tick bite in 2017 and discovering mold at their home…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 131: The Butterfly - an interview with Christina Ricucci
Christina Ricucci is a 22-year-old American actor, musician and dancer. Ms. Ricucci won national recognition when she was named “Teen Best Dancer” at the age…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 130: The Lyme Kobra - an interview with Kobra Paige
Kobra Paige is a 32-year-old touring musician and recording artist from Calgary, Canada. The lead vocalist for the band Kobra and the Lotus began her Lyme…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 129: Holistic - an interview with Doctor Tiffany Brown-Bush
Dr. Tiffany Brown-Bush is a 41-year-old Naturopathic Doctor, Certified Mental Health professional, creator of the EAT-FIT safe weight control program and…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 128: Shark Tank - an interview with Emily Strauss
Emily Strauss is a 28-year-old native of New York City, New York. At the time Ms. Strauss began to exhibit the symptoms of Lyme disease, she founded a…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 127: The Humble Advocate - an interview with Alexis Najarian
Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Alexis Najarian. Ms. Najarian is a fitness trainer, Ms. Nebraska USA ’19 and Lyme advocate with the Twin Cities Lyme…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 126: Life Cycle and Lyme - an interview with Leeann Escobar
Leeann Escobar is a lifelong resident of tick-endemic New Jersey. She began to exhibit the symptoms of Lyme disease during her early childhood but was not…
Tick Boot CampEpisode 125: Life's Greatest Lesson - an interview with Carly Taylor
Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is the uber talented Carly Taylor. Ms. Taylor grew up in tick-endemic Connecticut and left her home community with Lyme disease…