What happens when your holistic lifestyle collides with a medical reality you can't ignore?
In this vulnerable episode, parents Johanna and Peter share what it was like to step into a world they had spent years intentionally avoiding. After a lifetime of natural remedies, chiropractic care, and avoiding unnecessary interventions, their son's diagnosis forced them to make impossible choices and find a way to merge their values with the care he needed.
Whether you're a holistic parent feeling blindsided by a medical diagnosis or searching for ways to support your child through surgery without losing your values in the system, this episode offers hope, solidarity, and practical tools.
In this episode:
The internal conflict of choosing surgery in a holistic home
How Johanna's childhood shaped her path toward natural healing
What they did to support their son through anesthesia and recovery
Hyperbaric oxygen, red light therapy, and other natural healing tools
💬 "Trust yourself to find the path that feels right for your family. Keep questioning, keep learning, and know that choosing both worlds doesn't mean compromising who you are."
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