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Episode 251: Sam's Spoons - an interview with Sam and Carrie Perry

Sam's childhood Lyme experience inspired Carrie to create Sam's Spoons, a nonprofit organization that provides Lyme patient grants

Samantha Perry is a 23-year-old graduate of Penn State University. She is currently working as a traveling yoga teacher in Costa Rica. Next year she will move to Spain to commence a graduate studies program in Doctor of Chiropractic.

Samantha’s Lyme disease journey began during her junior year of high school. 

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Episode 250: Generation Lyme - an interview with Brooke Stoddard, Jennifer Hoffmann, Jesse Ruben, and Haley DiBiase

Generation Lyme has created a judgment free meetup platform to defeat the isolation caused by Lyme disease

This week Tick Boot Camp invited the "Core Four" of Generation Lyme, Brooke Stoddard, Jennifer Hoffmann, Jesse Ruben, and Haley DiBiase, to discuss the services the not-for-profit organization offer to the Lyme disease community. In this comprehensive interview the board of directors discusses: 

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Episode 249: The Nova - an interview with Amanda Tiberi

Ms. Tiberi's Lyme disease journey triggered a spiritual awakening

Amanda Tiberi is a multi-talented 33-year-old clinical nutritionist and founder of the Amanda Nova Wellness community. Ms. Tiberi is from Westchester County, New York.

Ms. Tiberi’s journey with chronic illness, triggered by Lyme disease, began when she “got sick in 2018 and never got better.” 

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Episode 248: The Lyme Resource - an interview with Gretel Adams

Ms. Adams realized the only way to overcome chronic Lyme was to become her own doctor

Gretel Adams is a 36-year-old small business owner from Columbus, Ohio. She has owned and operated Sunny Meadows Flower Farm since 2006 with her husband Steve.

Prior to contracting Lyme disease, Ms. Adams worked very hard and had to perform both physical labor and intense decision-making. 

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Episode 247: IGenex - an interview with Stuti Vora

Ms. Vora explains why it's important for you to know what tick-borne illnesses you may have

This week Tick Boot Camp invited Stuti Vora, customer service supervisor of IGeneX, to discuss how and why IGeneX has become the laboratory most trusted by patients in the Lyme disease community. In this comprehensive interview Ms. Vora discusses:

  • The IGeneX origin story 
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Episode 246: Forgiving Spirit - an interview with Gabriella Bordonaro

Ms. Bordonaro's forgiving spirit gave her a head start on her healing journey

Gabriella Bordonaro is a 21-year-old student majoring in Marketing at Le Moyne College located in Syracuse, New York. She plans to continue with her studies by attending graduate school in the fall.

Ms. 

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Episode 245: Starseed R/evolution - an interview with Dr. Richard Horowitz

Climate change has put the earth in peril and Dr. Horowitz is offering a solution

Dr Richard Horowitz is an internationally recognized Lyme Literate Medical Doctor (LLMD), author of 2 New York Times bestselling books and co-author of the 2018 Housing and Human Services (HHS) Tick-Borne Disease Working Group (TBDWG) report to Congress. He has treated more than 14,000 Lyme disease patients earning him the reputation as the LLMD to the

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Episode 244: The Milk Cleanse - an interview with Jody Levy

Ms. Levy is using her entrepreneurial skillset to share her healing vehicle to the masses

Jody Levy is a 42-year-old artist, designer and serial entrepreneur from Detroit, Michigan. She is the founder and co-founded of several successful businesses, including LabElymental, The Milk Cleanse, NeuroPraxis and WTRMLN WTR.

Ms. 

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Episode 243: Partner in Lyme - an interview with Grace and Jessica Snajder

The Snajder family grew stronger as a result of Grace's Lyme disease diagnosis resulting in each of them becoming healthier versions of themselves

Grace and Jessica Snajder are the dynamic mother-daughter founders of Partner in Lyme. The Connecticut based non-profit organization offers financial, emotional, and spiritual support to people diagnosed with Lyme disease.

The Snajder family’s journey with Lyme began when Grace suffered “headaches, light

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Episode 242: SOT Saved Me - an interview with Kelsey Watkins

Ms. Watkins battles social and medical gaslighting before discovering game changing SOT therapy

Kelsey Watkins is a 28-year-old wife and mother on leave from her career as a utility company office manager. She and her family reside in Meyersville, Maryland.

Ms. Watkins’ health challenges began with fainting spells when she would “go from sitting to standing.” At the age of 19, she would faint “upwards of 5 times per day.” 

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