Building Health for the Community https://www.wdrt.org/series/building-health/ A series featuring talks on health and wellness. Presented by Driftless United for Health Freedom. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:11:07 +0000 en-US © 2022 WDRT A series featuring talks on health and wellness. Presented by Driftless United for Health Freedom. WDRT A series featuring talks on health and wellness. Presented by Driftless United for Health Freedom. WDRT toconnor@wdrt.org false https://www.wdrt.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/duhf-logo.png Building Health for the Community https://www.wdrt.org/series/building-health/ toconnor@wdrt.org A series featuring talks on health and wellness. Presented by Driftless United for Health Freedom. No yes 523b4fb7-7686-532c-91d9-4ffc147b7e60 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 59922426 Jai Lynn & Lamont McPheron – Mindfulness and Health https://www.wdrt.org/2022/05/05/jai-lynn-lamont-mcpheron-mindfulness-and-health/ Thu, 05 May 2022 16:07:26 +0000 https://www.wdrt.org/?p=6551 The recent cultural events have truly been traumatic for all people. Mindfulness skills are tools to overcome these wounds and patterns that could become deeply ingrained if not processed properly. In this talk, you'll learn some basic mindfulness skills, and how utilizing them can help regulate the nervous system, improve the immune system and help with decision-making.

]]> The recent cultural events have truly been traumatic for all people. Mindfulness skills are tools to overcome these wounds and patterns that could become deeply ingrained if not processed properly. In this talk, you'll learn some basic mindfulness skills, and how utilizing them can help regulate the nervous system, improve the immune system and help with decision-making.

]]> false no 01:00:23 No no Prudence Tippins – Whole and Connected: Creating Circles of Well-Being https://www.wdrt.org/2022/05/05/prudence-tippins-whole-and-connected-creating-circles-of-well-being/ Thu, 05 May 2022 16:01:39 +0000 https://www.wdrt.org/?p=6548 We are whole and also a larger and larger circles of wholeness. Prudence Tippins discusses how emotional healing is enhanced by a systemic perspective, and how the systems we are a part of benefit from our emotional healing. From a young age, Prudence has been holding the question, "How can we help each other to remember our connectedness?" This talk reflects her current thinking on the matter, informed by her education and experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist, and she is eager to gather answers from those in attendance to add to the ongoing conversation.

]]> We are whole and also a larger and larger circles of wholeness. Prudence Tippins discusses how emotional healing is enhanced by a systemic perspective, and how the systems we are a part of benefit from our emotional healing. From a young age, Prudence has been holding the question, "How can we help each other to remember our connectedness?" This talk reflects her current thinking on the matter, informed by her education and experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist, and she is eager to gather answers from those in attendance to add to the ongoing conversation.

]]> false no 01:00:34 No no Christina Derocher – It’s Not What You Think It is https://www.wdrt.org/2022/05/05/christina-derocher-its-not-what-you-think-it-is/ Thu, 05 May 2022 15:13:08 +0000 https://www.wdrt.org/?p=6546 Christina Derocher was born in the late 70's, reared on the Standard American Diet. At 19, a boy from poetry class asked her on a date and brought his own lunch! She discovered love and macrobiotics, and didn't look back for nearly 25 years... until perimenopause revealed a deep depletion. This is a story of letting go of deeply held notions of health, and finding a path to well... it's not what you think it is!

]]> Christina Derocher was born in the late 70's, reared on the Standard American Diet. At 19, a boy from poetry class asked her on a date and brought his own lunch! She discovered love and macrobiotics, and didn't look back for nearly 25 years... until perimenopause revealed a deep depletion. This is a story of letting go of deeply held notions of health, and finding a path to well... it's not what you think it is!

]]> false no 00:48:08 No no Laura Poe, RD – What’s Missing from your ‘Healthy’ Diet https://www.wdrt.org/2022/03/28/laura-poe-rd-whats-missing-from-your-healthy-diet/ Mon, 28 Mar 2022 12:43:38 +0000 https://www.wdrt.org/?p=6179 Watch Video

The modern diet – even the so-called healthy ones – are missing some key foods and nutrients that were present in traditional diets. In this talk, we will explore some of those missing foods and why focusing on what to add to the diet is more important than what to take out. This talk will be presented by Laura Poe Mathes, a registered dietitian in private practice in Viroqua. Her specialty is on gut health, with a focus on ancestral diet and lifestyle principles. She also teaches workshops on traditional food preparation, including fermentation and cooking with the whole animal.

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The modern diet – even the so-called healthy ones – are missing some key foods and nutrients that were present in traditional diets. In this talk, we will explore some of those missing foods and why focusing on what to add to the diet is more important than what to take out. This talk will be presented by Laura Poe Mathes, a registered dietitian in private practice in Viroqua. Her specialty is on gut health, with a focus on ancestral diet and lifestyle principles. She also teaches workshops on traditional food preparation, including fermentation and cooking with the whole animal.

]]> false no 00:54:11 No no Joshua Estep, BSN, RN – Womb to Tomb Wellness https://www.wdrt.org/2022/03/11/joshua-estep-bsn-rn-womb-to-tomb-wellness/ Fri, 11 Mar 2022 15:31:40 +0000 https://www.wdrt.org/?p=6078 Joshua Estep is a local nurse who provides wellness coaching and client advocacy services through his business, Womb to Tomb Wellness, LLC. He works to help people optimize their wellbeing and prevent, reverse or better manage the root causes of many chronic diseases.

Joshua received his BS in Kinesiology Exercise & Movement Science from UW Madison, and his BSN from UW Oshkosh's Accelerated BS to BSN program.

In this talk, Joshua focuses on understanding some of the most impactful root causes of chronic mental and physical health issues, and what simple lifestyle 'hacks' can do to address them and restore vitality to life.

]]> Joshua Estep is a local nurse who provides wellness coaching and client advocacy services through his business, Womb to Tomb Wellness, LLC. He works to help people optimize their wellbeing and prevent, reverse or better manage the root causes of many chronic diseases.

Joshua received his BS in Kinesiology Exercise & Movement Science from UW Madison, and his BSN from UW Oshkosh's Accelerated BS to BSN program.

In this talk, Joshua focuses on understanding some of the most impactful root causes of chronic mental and physical health issues, and what simple lifestyle 'hacks' can do to address them and restore vitality to life.

]]> false no 01:02:06 No no Dr. Paul Bergquist, MD – Building Health with Integrated Medicine https://www.wdrt.org/2022/03/08/dr-paul-bergquist-md-building-health-with-integrated-medicine/ Tue, 08 Mar 2022 14:35:07 +0000 https://www.wdrt.org/?p=6050 Watch Video

Recently retired after 35 years in family practice, Dr. Paul Bergquist earned his medical degree from the University of Minnesota in 1986 and completed a residency in family medicine in St. Paul, MN. His practice included acupuncture, botanical medicine, homeopathy, functional medicine, shamanism, and art therapy, in addition to regular allopathic medical practice. In this talk, Dr. Bergquist discusses preventing disease and building health with integrative medicine techniques, emphasizing naturopathic approaches.

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Recently retired after 35 years in family practice, Dr. Paul Bergquist earned his medical degree from the University of Minnesota in 1986 and completed a residency in family medicine in St. Paul, MN. His practice included acupuncture, botanical medicine, homeopathy, functional medicine, shamanism, and art therapy, in addition to regular allopathic medical practice. In this talk, Dr. Bergquist discusses preventing disease and building health with integrative medicine techniques, emphasizing naturopathic approaches.

]]> false no 01:06:28 No no Gayle Nielson, Hypnotherapist – Thought are Things https://www.wdrt.org/2022/02/24/gayle-neilson-hypnotherapist-thought-are-things/ Thu, 24 Feb 2022 15:16:36 +0000 https://www.wdrt.org/?p=5992 Watch Video

Learning to use the power of the subconscious mind isn't just useful - it's fun! Humans have the ability to tap into creativity and inspiration, to states of consciousness where physical, mental, emotional and spiritual healing can take place, and even to create radical transformation in what appears to be reality. Health and harmony begin with the mind. Let's journey into the realm of consciousness where our minds play with frequency, vibration and resonance.

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Learning to use the power of the subconscious mind isn't just useful - it's fun! Humans have the ability to tap into creativity and inspiration, to states of consciousness where physical, mental, emotional and spiritual healing can take place, and even to create radical transformation in what appears to be reality. Health and harmony begin with the mind. Let's journey into the realm of consciousness where our minds play with frequency, vibration and resonance.

]]> false no 00:56:46 No no Dr. Paul Grenier, DC – Consciousness Matters More Than Matter https://www.wdrt.org/2022/01/30/dr-paul-grenier-dc/ Mon, 31 Jan 2022 01:45:46 +0000 https://www.wdrt.org/?p=5695 Download Slides

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Dr. Paul Grenier has been a chiropractor for 30+ years and has come to realize that practicing chiropractic deals with more than just the physical release (adjustment) of the nervous system. A person's outlook, attitude and basic beliefs on health have just as much input with how one experiences wellness on this planet. In other words, how a person believes, thinks and acts will have a significant impact on the expression of their health. Consciousness on a personal health and wellness level does matter.

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Dr. Paul Grenier has been a chiropractor for 30+ years and has come to realize that practicing chiropractic deals with more than just the physical release (adjustment) of the nervous system. A person's outlook, attitude and basic beliefs on health have just as much input with how one experiences wellness on this planet. In other words, how a person believes, thinks and acts will have a significant impact on the expression of their health. Consciousness on a personal health and wellness level does matter.

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