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The Other Side of Potential
Over time, the conversations we choose to have begin to reflect what matters most.
If you’ve been part of this podcast, you’ve heard me speak about human development, systems thinking, and the ways we make meaning of our lives and work. That work continues—and remains at the core of my coaching and professional practice.
What has changed is the space where I am choosing to have a different kind of conversation.
After the death of my son, Michael, I felt called to create a more personal place—one that speaks directly to the experience of loss, and to the questions that emerge when life no longer looks the way it once did.
That space is now Beyond the Loss.
This podcast is for parents who have lost a child, and for those who support them. It is not about fixing grief or finding closure, but about understanding how we continue to live, to make meaning, and to become—after loss.
If you are looking for my current podcast,
you will now find me there.
I invite you to join me on Beyond the Loss.
You are welcome.
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The Other Side of Potential
Episode 351: Best Of: Healing from the Inside Out with Linn Rivers
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In this Best Of conversation, Dr. Sharon Spano revisits her powerful discussion with Linn Rivers, a holistic healthcare practitioner who has dedicated her life to helping people reclaim their health—especially those with “last resort” cases.
After growing up with chronic illness, overmedication, and losing loved ones far too early, Linn discovered a different path to healing—one that integrates functional medicine, the microbiome, and holistic practices. She also incorporates tools like NLP and human design to address not just physical health, but emotional and spiritual well-being.
In our conversation, we discuss the pivotal role the microbiome plays in our overall health and why traditional, mainstream healthcare can sometimes do more harm than good. Linn breaks down how she tests and treats her patients’ microbiomes, the incredible results she has seen, and why our guts are so quick to react to the food we eat. She also explains why the microbiome is all about balance, the trillions of bacteria that populate our gut, and why prioritizing your health is of the utmost importance.
If you’re curious about the mind-gut connection, how food can impact our overall health, or the microbiome in general, you’ll definitely want to tune in for today’s fascinating conversation!
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- Linn’s personal journey through chronic illness and healing
- Why gut health and the microbiome are foundational to long-term wellness
- The limitations of conventional medicine and where holistic care can fill the gap
- The role of functional medicine, NLP, and human design in integrative healing
- Why health is more than physical—it’s also emotional and spiritual
- How to take ownership of your health journey in a way that empowers lasting change
- A rundown of leaky gut and the impact it has on your system.
- The importance of taking a probiotic when you need to take antibiotics.
- Why Linn believes everyone should be taking probiotics.
- How our diets can affect the microbiome.
- Learning how to nourish your microbiome with a wide variety of healthy foods.
- How the microbiome impacts our hormones and why that is especially true for women.
- A breakdown of how the microbiome breaks down food and supports other organs.
- Some of the diseases that can be caused by a microbiome that is out of balance.
- The relationships between food, the microbiome, and our emotions.
- How treating the microbiome can help you uncover the root cause of your symptoms.
- The importance of prioritizing your health and why it’s worth financially investing in.
Transcript: Here
Additional Resources:
Linn Rivers:
Photography and Video Website: https://linnrivers.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/linnrivers/
Links Mentioned:
Pacific College of Health and Science: https://www.pacificcollege.edu/
Sharon Spano:
Website: sharonspano.com
Facebook: facebook.com/SharonSpanoPHD
Instagram: instagram.com/drsharonspano/
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sharonspano/
Book: thetimemoneybook.com
Contact: sharon@sharonspano.com
Substack: substack.com/@drsharon