Tick Boot Camp

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!

She’s Got Lyme in the Coconut - an interview with Ryann McIntire

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Ryann McIntire, a 24 year old woman from Cape Cod (aka the Lyme capital of the world), Massachusetts.

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Ryann McIntire, a 24 year old woman from Cape Cod (aka the Lyme capital of the world), Massachusetts. She is also the creative force behind the Lyme Disease awareness and advocacy Instagram @lyme_inda_coconut. If you would like to learn more about how a Lyme Disease social media activist and her family overcame the incompetence of 21 doctors before securing a tick disease diagnosis, then tune in now!

The Model Lyme Disease Awareness Advocate - an interview with Jacqueline Sposito

Jacqueline Sposito is a model, college student and social media influencer from New York City.

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is the dynamic Lyme Disease awareness advocate Jacqueline Sposito. Jacqueline Sposito is a model, college student and social media influencer from New York City. In 2016, Ms. Sposito began to grow increasing ill. She obtained an early Lyme Disease diagnosis despite the failures of the medical community, because her mother became Lyme symptom literate through following the plight of “House Wife” and activist Yolanda Hadid. If you would like to learn more about how a Lyme Disease activist’s advocacy resulted in an early Lyme diagnosis that may have saved a young woman’s, life then tune in now!

Model for Recovery - an interview with Melissa Labak

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Melissa Labak, an education marketing professional, Certified Nutritionist, and model from Raleigh, North Carolina. Inspired by her personal battle with Lyme Disease, she began to share her healing journey through blogging and Instagram platforms. In her blog entitled The Path to Healing Chronic Neurological Lyme Disease she shares the 10 steps she took to heal from Lyme disease. If you would like to learn more about how model Melissa Labak is sharing her journey to inspire healing from Lyme disease, then tune in now!

The Sooner the Better - an interview with Think Lyme founder Randi Goodman

After a personal battle with Lyme Disease, Randi Goodman leveraged her marketing skill set and launched the platform “Think Lyme” to advocate for advancing physician and patient awareness for early Lyme Disease diagnosis

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Randi Goodman, a Marketing Executive and Manager that has developed programs for several of the largest companies in the US. After a personal battle with Lyme Disease, she leveraged her marketing skill set and launched the platform “Think Lyme” to advocate for advancing physician and patient awareness for early Lyme Disease diagnosis. If you would like to learn more about how Randi Goodman is sharing her journey to inspire doctors and patients to pursue early tick disease diagnosis and treatment, then tune in now!

Follow Your Gut - an interview with Julie Richard

A chemical engineer turns to gut health to heal from Lyme Disease

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Julie Richard, a chemical engineer from southern Louisiana. Ms. Richard battled Chronic Lyme Disease for over a decade and discovered that her gut was actually the most reliable indicator when it came to healing from Lyme disease. Her healing journey took focus when she exited from the “doctor hamster wheel” and focused on nutrition and gut health. If you would like to learn more about how this chemical engineer used her gut to heal from 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!

It's Not Just Lyme: the Alpha-gal meat allergy

Tick Boot Camp and Sarah Sheneman discuss the life altering impact of the Alpha-gal meat allergy.

In this brand new interview, Tick Boot Camp and Sarah Sheneman discuss the life altering impact of the Alpha-gal meat allergy. In August of 2018, Sarah Sheneman was bitten by a Lone Star Tick that caused a severe allergic reaction to contact with mammal products. If you would like to know more about how to protect yourself and your family from the little known and misunderstood Alpha-gal tick bite allergy, download this episode now to get started!

The Humble Academic Superhero - an interview with Dr. Thomas Mather, Professor of Entomology and Director of the University of Rhode Island Tick Encounter Resource Center

Dr. Mather’s programs include a focus on tick ecology, tick control strategies, tick bite protection and tick disease protection

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Dr. Thomas Mather, PhD., Professor of Entomology and founding Director of the University of Rhode Island’s Tick Encounter Resource Center. The Tick Encounter Resource Center is an internationally recognized institution for its’ tick research and outreach programs that include the Tick Smart and Tick Spotter programs.

If you want to learn about Dr. Mather’s programs that include a focus on tick ecology, tick control strategies, tick bite protection and tick disease protection, then tune in now!

Cookbook for the Afflicted: an interview with Author, Blogger and Health Coach Erika Schlick

Ms. Schlick's work has been featured on network television and radio affiliates from around the country (ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox) and the Netflix original series Afflicted.

Tick Boot Camp’s guest today is Erika Schlick who will share a chronic Lyme Disease journey that resulted in her regaining 99.9% of her health. Ms. Schlick is an architect, co-founder of a user experience design agency, certified health coach, Blogger, Instagram curator and author of a cookbook. Her work has been featured on network television and radio affiliates from around the country (ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox) and the Netflix original series Afflicted.

If you want to learn more about how a Renaissance Woman overcame her chronic Lyme Disease and the actionable steps she recommends to protect and heal your family from tick diseases, 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!"