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QB1 at 12: Marz Lopez on Football Dreams, Growing Pains, and Why Teen Steroid Use Is a Trap

QB1 at 12: Marz Lopez on Football Dreams, Growing Pains, and Why Teen Steroid Use Is a Trap

Episode 24 · · 20:50

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 training, his diet, his fa...

From the OR to Money Healing: Dr. Susan Nichols on the Spiritual Roots of Financial Trauma

From the OR to Money Healing: Dr. Susan Nichols on the Spiritual Roots of Financial Trauma

Episode 23 · · 54:06

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 residency and a Stanford fel...

The Cardiologist Who Biohacks: Heart Health, HRV, Cold Plunge, and the Medicine Nobody Is Teaching

The Cardiologist Who Biohacks: Heart Health, HRV, Cold Plunge, and the Medicine Nobody Is Teaching

Episode 22 · · 43:24

Dr. Rasham Sandhu is an interventional cardiologist in private practice in Bakersfield, California, and the founder and host of the Next Phase Human podcast. His practice focuses on ...

It's Not In My Head

It's Not In My Head

Episode 21 · · 56:50

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 camera, he's spent almost as...

Where Everybody Trains: Fitness, Gut Health, and the Business of Feeling Seen

Where Everybody Trains: Fitness, Gut Health, and the Business of Feeling Seen

Episode 20 · · 54:18

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? Dr. Civelli sits down ...

The Candor Code: What End-of-Life Care Taught One Nurse About Living Better

The Candor Code: What End-of-Life Care Taught One Nurse About Living Better

Episode 19 · · 01:06:42

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 over two decades watchin...

Francisco Padilla's Road From Prison to Doctor of Physical Therapy

Francisco Padilla's Road From Prison to Doctor of Physical Therapy

Episode 18 · · 55:44

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 he didn't know anyone ...

The Album I Owe Myself

The Album I Owe Myself

Episode 17 · · 45:31

SHOW NOTES About This EpisodeBrandon Benjamin Benavidez — known as B3 — is a Bakersfield native, hip-hop artist, and labor foreman in the film industry. He's worked on major product...

Your Body Is Keeping Score — and It's Time to Listen

Your Body Is Keeping Score — and It's Time to Listen

Episode 16 · · 01:04:17

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 alignment all the way to t...

Forged in Fire: Vinni Morais on Hunger, Discipline, and the Long Road to the Arnold Classic

Forged in Fire: Vinni Morais on Hunger, Discipline, and the Long Road to the Arnold Classic

Episode 15 · · 01:00:58

SHOW NOTESIntro 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 to the US on a soccer s...

A PI, a New Dad, and a Doctor Walk Into a Podcast

A PI, a New Dad, and a Doctor Walk Into a Podcast

Episode 14 · · 01:02:04

Intro Miguel Morales is a California-licensed private investigator, content creator, new father, and self-proclaimed aspiring Norteño accordion performer. He was born in Florida, fou...

Your Vibe IS Your Brand

Your Vibe IS Your Brand

Episode 13 · · 52:10

Intro  Terri Agcaoili is a healthcare marketing strategist born and raised in Kern County, working across cardiology, neurology, and OBGYN to build the practices and brands of some o...

Your Labs Are Normal. So Why Do You Feel Like Trash?

Your Labs Are Normal. So Why Do You Feel Like Trash?

Episode 12 · · 58:06

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 full listener mailbag w...

When Your DNA Knows Better Than Your Doctor

When Your DNA Knows Better Than Your Doctor

Episode 11 · · 48:01

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 clinic with a growing ...

Why Functional Medicine Changes Everything

Why Functional Medicine Changes Everything

Episode 10 · · 01:00:05

About This Episode Dr. Hugh Beatty has spent over four decades in medicine, including 25 years in anesthesiology and pain management before pivoting to functional medicine in 2013. ...

The Pace of Life

The Pace of Life

Episode 9 · · 49:28

In This EpisodeDr. Civelli sits down with Tim Pace — physician assistant, 20-plus year clinical veteran in orthopedic surgery, and doctoral candidate in lifestyle medicine graduating...

The 30-Minute Body

The 30-Minute Body

Episode 8 · · 01:00:55

In This EpisodeDr. Civelli sits down with Jerry Teixeira — founder of Bodyweight Strength, Marine Corps veteran, competitive jiu-jitsu athlete, and coach helping busy professionals o...

You Can’t Do Everything At Once

You Can’t Do Everything At Once

Episode 7 · · 53:40

Dr. Civelli sits down with Kristin Saban — real estate agent, insurance specialist, mom of two, and peptide enthusiast — for a candid conversation about managing health, hormones, an...

Grind, Recover, Repeat

Grind, Recover, Repeat

Episode 6 · · 28:28

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 grind culture, recovery, an...

Addiction, Aging, and Patient-Centered Medicine

Addiction, Aging, and Patient-Centered Medicine

Episode 5 · · 44:47

Dr Civelli sits down with addiction medicine specialist Dr Matt Bear to discuss harm reduction, opioid policy, functional medicine, and why patient-centered care may be the most powe...