Tick Boot Camp

Season 1

A Graphic Curator of the Lyme Experience

An Interview with Lauren Walters

Richard Johannesen’s and Matt Sabatello's guest today is graphic artist Lauren Walters, founder of Life in Lyme Light, who will show you how to share your Lyme disease journey story and help other people.

Healing Out Loud: An Interview with Jackie Shea

Jackie is a healing coach and is remission from chronic Lyme disease

Jackie Shea is a professional health, life and business coach in Lyme disease remission. She also hosts the "Healing Out Loud" podcast to provide hope, guidance and education to the community. In this interview, Jackie walks through her Lyme disease journey and will show you how to better understand and communicate with a chronically ill loved one.

Medical Bill Gurus - an interview with co-founder Daniel Lynch

What every tick disease patient needs to know about medical billing advocacy services!

Here's what every tick disease patient needs to know about medical billing advocacy services! In this brand new interview, Tick Boot Camp and Medical Bill Gurus co-founder Daniel Lynch show you how to make sure your insurance company pays for necessary diagnostic testing and treatment for tick diseases. Download this episode now to get started!

Western Medicine Fails a Nurse’s Family - an Interview with Nurse, Mother and Wife Ashley Marba

Ashley has done so much for the Lyme community, including partnering with the Avril Lavigne Foundation, partnering with the the LymeLight Foundation, and hosting a virtual Lyme disease dance party / fundraiser!

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is a nurse, mother and wife from Santa Barbara California, Ashley Marba. Ms. Marba, her husband and two of her children have all been diagnosed with Lyme Disease. Ms. Marba believes her children contracted Lyme Disease in utero. Ms. Marba and her family have shared their tick disease experience on Instagram and Facebook. Ms Marba does not want her family’s experience to be repeated. If you would like to learn more about how to help your family avoid the Marba’s tick disease nightmare, then tune in now!

Beauty and the Invisible Beast - an interview with Fashion Blogger Kelly Bibza

To share her tick disease story, spread awareness and to fill others suffering from chronic illnesses with hope, she started her fashion and wellness blog “Dress Well, Be Well” and an inspirational Instagram DressWellBeWell

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Kelly Bibza, a fashion and wellness influencer from suburban Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. To share her tick disease story, spread awareness and to fill others suffering from chronic illnesses with hope, she started her fashion and wellness blog “Dress Well, Be Well.” If you would like to learn more about how Kelly Bibza is combining fashion and wellness to inspire people suffering from chronic illnesses, including Lyme Disease, then tune in now!

A Beautiful Heart in Bloom - an interview with Taylor Brune

Ms Brune’s Lyme Disease journey has transformed her into the “girl with the heart that yearns for other people to be healed”

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Taylor Brune, a 28 year old blogger, Instagram curtor, author and aspiring medical student from San Diego, California. Ms Brune’s Lyme Disease journey has transformed her into the “girl with the heart that yearns for other people to be healed” which has inspired her Instagram and her blog. If you would like to learn more about how Taylor Brune is sharing her healing journey to inspire people suffering from chronic illnesses, then tune in now!

Episode 30: The Social Networker - an interview with Elizabeth Tikoyan

Elizabeth Tikoyan is the talented creator of a social network for people suffering from chronic illness and disabilities.

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is the talented creator of a social network for people suffering from chronic illness and disabilities. Elizabeth Tikoyan has suffered from chronic Lyme Disease from the age of 14. She employed the life lessons she learned from Lyme Disease as inspiration to create the Riley.co social network. If you would like to learn more about how a young entrepreneur overcame long odds to study at 2 of the top universities in the US and then created a social network to connect people that understand disability and chronic illness, then tune in now!

Episode 31: The Artistic Brave Heart - an interview with Donna Grant

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Lyme Disease social media activist Donna Grant, a 32 year old woman from Scotland.

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Donna Grant, a 32 year old woman from Scotland. She is an artist, writer and University educated therapy dog trainer. Ms Grant is also a Lyme Disease social media activist with 2 instagram accounts: Febstarsblog and Febstarsart. If you would like to learn more about how an artist and writer utilized the Vital Plan herbal therapy created by American Doctor and author Bill Rawls and her attendance at the Infusio clinic in Germany to secure a life saving tick disease healing and treatment plan, then tune in now!

Episode 32: The Blessed Mama Interrupted - an interview with Jolynn Desch

Jolynn Desch and 2 of her children have been diagnosed with Lyme Disease

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Jolynn Desch. Jolynn Desch and 2 of her children have been diagnosed with Lyme Disease. Unfortunately, she had to visit with 15 doctors over the course of 6 months before she was diagnosed with Lyme Disease. Ironically, the first doctor to suspect and test for Lyme Disease was the doctor that delivered her children: her OB/GYN. If you would like to learn more about how a family worked to endure the challenges presented by the tick diseases that attacked the health of a mother and her children, then tune in now!

Episode 33: The Game Changer (Episode 1): an interview with Doctor Bill Rawls

Dr Bill Rawls discusses the difference between acute and chronic Lyme Disease, antibiotics, the human immune system and the use of CBD oil.

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Doctor Bill Rawls. In this first of a three episode marathon, inspired by Scottish guest Donna Grant (episode 31), Dr. Rawls discusses the difference between acute and chronic Lyme Disease, antibiotics, the human immune system and the use of CBD oil. If you would like to learn more about when and how to use antibiotics, immune system enhancing herbal therapy and CBD oil, then tune in now!

The goal of the Tick Boot Camp Podcast is to help people liberate themselves and others from suffering caused by Lyme disease through validation, community building, belief that healing is possible, and modeling success. Listen to our Tick Boot Camp podcast using all major podcast streaming services such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube Music. Our podcast is also integrated with smart home devices, such as Amazon Alexa and Apple TV. Ask your device to "play the Tick Boot Camp Podcast!"