The Western Hippie | Holistic Healing for dogs, horses, and humans
Welcome to the Western Hippie Podcast! I’m on a journey to find the best w-holistic remedies for my dogs, horses, myself, and YOU! Because we’re not just one thing. We’re not just an arm, an emotion, or a heart, we’re ALL OF THE THINGS, and it’s all connected.
My goal is to
1) Share my findings with you
2) Teach you how to develop your own holistic healing philosophy
3) And take care of your dogs and horses in a way that’s best for you and them
I promise to talk about all the things: the good, the hard, the beautiful, and the ugly and share those in the most honest and authentic way I can.
If you have a subject you want me to cover, please send an email with the subject line PODCAST TOPIC to michaelalpaluck@gmail.com
Thank you for being here at The Western Hippie. Willie and I appreciate you ♥️
The Western Hippie | Holistic Healing for dogs, horses, and humans
HOW we think is MORE important than WHAT we think.
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In this foundational episode of The Western Hippie Podcast, Michaela lays out one of the core principles behind everything she teaches, shares, and stands for: learning how to think is far more important than being told what to think.
Drawing from her background in horse training, home building, health, and personal healing, Michaela explains why foundations matter — and how the habits, beliefs, and thought patterns we build early on determine whether something can withstand pressure over time.
This episode explores why values matter, how discernment works, and why blindly following information (even well-intentioned information) can quietly lead us away from where we actually want to go. Michaela shares how she learned to stop outsourcing her authority — in health, dog care, spirituality, and life — and instead build what she calls bumper lanes that allow for experimentation without losing sovereignty.
You’ll hear about:
- Why foundations determine long-term outcomes (in horses, health, and life)
- How to identify whether someone’s values align with where you want to go
- The difference between believing blindly and discerning deliberately
- Why overcomplication is often a fear tactic
- How to audit your thoughts instead of adopting them
- Establishing “bumper lanes” so you can experiment safely
- Why certainty is often more persuasive than truth
- How to stay in control of your mind in an information-saturated world
This episode is for anyone who wants to feel more confident in their decisions — whether for themselves, their dogs, or their horses — without outsourcing their intuition or authority.
This is the episode Michaela will continue to point people back to as they enter her world, because everything else builds on this foundation.
🔗 Referenced Episode
Why I chose NOT to take Ozempic: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1968454/episodes/16290788
What’s Coming Next
An upcoming interview with Danielle from Detoxify to Purify, sharing how her 18.5-year-old dog is thriving — and what happens when we’re willing to question mainstream narratives and test what actually works.
Keywords / Tags
discernment, critical thinking, holistic health philosophy, western hippie podcast, intuition and logic, thought audits, values and identity, animal health advocacy, sovereignty, healing foundations
