Rebel Clinicians Podcast
The Rebel Clinicians Podcast is your home for daring conversations and innovative insights designed to transform the world of mental health and holistic healing. Hosted by seasoned therapists and healers who refuse to be confined by the traditional therapy model, each episode explores the intersection of spirituality, ancient wisdom, and modern therapy. Whether you’re a therapist, social worker, energy healer, or simply someone seeking deeper healing and personal growth, we’re here to inspire, challenge, and guide you on your path.
In each episode, we dive into powerful topics like integrating psychedelics and indigenous wisdom, breaking free from the constraints of “the couch,” financial freedom, and building an authentic practice that reflects your unique magic. We’ll share stories of clinicians who are thriving by being true to themselves, and we’ll reveal practical tools for expanding your practice beyond boundaries while nurturing your soul. From financial strategies and marketing tips to shamanic practices and spiritual journeys, this podcast brings together everything you need to become an empowered and revolutionary healer.
Join us in our mission to disrupt the field, heal deeply, and redefine what it means to be a clinician—one episode at a time. Welcome to the tribe.
Episodes
48 episodes
S2E15: “Delegate, Automate, Eliminate: A Rebel Clinician's Guide to Diversifying Your Income”
S2E15: “Delegate, Automate, Eliminate: A Rebel Clinician's Guide to Diversifying Your Income”Hosts: Alex Runolfson & John Cottrell In this episode of The Rebel Clinicians Podcast, Alex and John...
S2E14: “The North: Eldership, Integration, and the Wisdom of Winter”
S2E14: “The North: Eldership, Integration, and the Wisdom of Winter”Hosts: Alex Runolfson & John Cottrell Alex and John complete the Sacred Directions series with the North--the direction of el...
S2E13: “West Medicine: Letting Go, Grief, and the Courage to Transform”
S2E13: “West Medicine: Letting Go, Grief, and the Courage to Transform”Hosts: Alex Runolfson & John Cottrell The Sacred Directions series continues on this week's episode of The Rebel Clinician...
S2E12: “South Medicine: Fire, Adolescence, and the Art of Authentic Action”
S2E12: “South Medicine: Fire, Adolescence, and the Art of Authentic Action”Hosts: Alex Runolfson & John Cottrell In this week's episode of The Rebel Clinicians Podcast, airing December 8th, Ale...
S2E11: “The East -- New Beginnings, Breath, and Clinical Rituals”
S2E11: “The East -- New Beginnings, Breath, and Clinical Rituals”🎧 Listen on [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/2CgnaxzPtvDCdQIbhxi9OM?si=hRzhkKSuTfCURWqyHjhkHg)Hosts: Alex Runolfson &am...
S2E10: “Baking as Healing -- Intention, Magic, and the Art of Clinical Practice”
S2E10: “Baking as Healing -- Intention, Magic, and the Art of Clinical Practice”Hosts: Alex Runolfson & John Cottrell Baking as Healing -- Intention, Magic, and the Art of Clinical P...
S2E9: “Energy, Reiki & Community Healing with Amy Conn”
S2E9: “Energy, Reiki & Community Healing with Amy Conn”Hosts: Alex Runolfson & John Cottrell In this week's Rebel Clinicians, Alex Runolfson and John Cottrell sit down with healer, author, and longtim...
S: 02 Epi 08: “The Story You Tell Yourself”
Epi 36: “The Story You Tell Yourself”Hosts: Alex Runolfson & John Cottrell What story are you telling yourself--and is it one worth living?In this expressive, heartfelt, and often hilarious ...
S: 02 Epi 07: “Redefining Healer: Magic, Medicine & the Clinician's Path”
Epi 35: “Redefining Healer: Magic, Medicine & the Clinician's Path”In this bold and soulful episode of The Rebel Clinicians Podcast, Alex and John explore what it truly means to be a healer--and why it's time for clinicians...
S2E6: “Mythic Allies for Healing & Therapy -- Series Finale”
S2E6: “Mythic Allies for Healing & Therapy -- Series Finale”Available on Spotify | Air Date: October 27thListen on [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/2CgnaxzPtvDCdQIbhxi9OM?si=hRzhkKSuTfCURWqyHjhkHg)Hosts: Alex R...
S2E5: “Creepy Crawlies: Finding Medicine in the Overlooked and Feared”
S2E5: “Creepy Crawlies: Finding Medicine in the Overlooked and Feared”Hosts: Alex Runolfson & John CottrellWhat can bees, spiders, snakes, mosquitoes, and frogs teach us about healing,transformation, and resilienc...
S2E4: “Flow, Depth, & Play: Spirit Animals of the Water”
S2E4: “Flow, Depth, & Play: Spirit Animals of the Water”🎧 Listen on [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/2CgnaxzPtvDCdQIbhxi9OM?si=hRzhkKSuTfCURWqyHjhkHg)Hosts: Alex Runolfson & John Cottrell <...
S: 02 Epi 03: “The Winged Ones: Spirit Animals, Healing, and Therapy”
S: 02 Epi 03: “The Winged Ones: Spirit Animals, Healing, and Therapy”Hosts: Alex Runolfson & John Cottrell In this week's episode of The Rebel Clinicians Podcast, Alex and John continue their S...
S: 02 Epi 02: “The Four-Leggeds: Grounded Medicine for Clinicians”
S: 02 Epi 02: “The Four-Leggeds: Grounded Medicine for Clinicians”Hosts: Alex Runolfson & John Cottrell In this week’s Rebel Clinicians Podcast, Alex and John continue their series on spirit an...
S: 02 Epi 01: “The Language of Spirit Animals: Wisdom, Respect, and Therapy”
S: 02 Epi 01: “The Language of Spirit Animals: Wisdom, Respect, and Therapy”Hosts: Alex Runolfson & John Cottrell The Rebel Clinicians Podcast returns with its Season Two premiere, and Alex and...
Epi 34: “Shedding Old Skins: Embracing Change in Midlife”
Epi 34: “Shedding Old Skins: Embracing Change in Midlife”Available on Spotify | 🎧 Listen on [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/2CgnaxzPtvDCdQIbhxi9OM?si=hRzhkKSuTfCURWqyHjhkHg)
RERUN!!!! Epi 5: “Exploring Ancestral Work in Therapy”
Epi 5: “Exploring Ancestral Work in Therapy”In this RERUN episode, Alex and John discuss the transformative potential of Ancestral Work as a therapeutic modality. They define what Ancestral Work entails, offering con...
RERUN!!!! Epi 3: “Burnout: The Barrier to Your Inner Rebel”
Epi 3: “Burnout: The Barrier to Your Inner Rebel”In Rerun episode, this thought-provoking episode of The Rebel Clinicians, Alex and John dive deep into one of the most significant obstacles men...
Rerun! Episode 2: How did we become Rebels
In this rerun your hosts, Alex and John, discuss how they became Rebel Clinicians. John shares how his training in clinical psychology eventually led him to yoga and becoming a Certified Yoga Therapist. Alex links his stories of being an adv...
Epi 34: “Shedding Old Skins: Embracing Change in Midlife”
Epi 34: “Shedding Old Skins: Embracing Change in Midlife”This week on The Rebel Clinicians, Alex and John are pulling back the curtain on one of the rawest and most relatable challenges clinicians, healers, and humans face: the...
Epi 33: “Entrepreneurship as a Healing Art”
Epi 33: “Entrepreneurship as a Healing Art”The Rebel Clinicians Podcast returns with an episode that every healer stepping into private practice needs to hear.Entrepreneurship isn't a backup plan--it's a calling.<...
Epi 31: “Altar Spaces -- Sacred Tools for Healing and Transformation”
Epi 31: “Altar Spaces -- Sacred Tools for Healing and Transformation”In this week's episode of The Rebel Clinicians, Alex and John invite you into a meaningful conversation about altar spaces--the sacred, symbolic, and wildly p...
Epi 29: “From Drugs to Medicine: Psychedelics and the Return of Spirit”
Epi 29: “From Drugs to Medicine: Psychedelics and the Return of Spirit”This week on The Rebel Clinicians, Alex and John take you into the transformative world of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy--a realm where ancient plant w...
Epi 28: “Spirit: The Fifth Element That Connects Us All | Part 4 of the Elements Series”
Epi 28: “Spirit: The Fifth Element That Connects Us All | Part 4 of the Elements Series”In the final episode of The Rebel Clinicians Elemental Series, hosts Alex and John explore Spirit--the elusive, mystical, and powerful fift...
Epi 27: “The Power of Water: Cleansing, Creativity & Connection | Part 4 of the Elements Series”
Epi 27: “The Power of Water: Cleansing, Creativity & Connection | Part 4 of the Elements Series”In this week's episode of The Rebel Clinicians, Alex and John continue their Elemental Series by exploring the powerful and tra...