In this intro episode, Alicia Hawes shares the lived experience that shaped her into a clinical herbalist and Ayurvedic health counselor—from surviving spinal meningitis as a baby, to a childhood of poverty and limited care, to a major scoliosis surgery that left decades of pain, misdiagnosis, and years on hydrocodone before getting sober and finding a better way. She explains how chronic health challenges pushed her into formal herbalism training in 2014, how she now runs a telehealth practice for people who feel dismissed by conventional care, and why this new show carries the same edge and honesty as Herbalism Uncensored—just with room for deeper dives and new guest voices. Expect real talk on women’s health, chronic pain, autoimmunity, trauma recovery, detox myths, parasites, herbs, and Ayurveda, with the first full episode dropping April 19 on “filling the gap.”
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n this introduction to The Holistically Correct podcast, clinical herbalist and Ayurvedic health counselor Alicia Hawes shares the personal health journey that led her into holistic care—surviving spinal meningitis as an infant, living with long-term effects of scoliosis surgery, years of chronic pain management with hydrocodone and muscle relaxers, and a misdiagnosis that resulted in unnecessary hormone therapy. She explains how those experiences pushed her to find better solutions and why she now runs a telehealth practice for results-oriented clients who’ve felt dismissed by conventional care. Alicia outlines the show’s mission: honest, practitioner-level conversations that “fill the gap” conventional medicine often can’t, through time, listening, and personalization. Expect guest interviews and solo deep dives on women’s health, chronic pain, autoimmunity, trauma, herbs, Ayurveda, detox misconceptions, and parasites, with the first full episode dropping April 19.
00:00 Welcome to the Podcast
00:09 Why I Do This
00:30 Childhood Illness and Poverty
01:25 Scoliosis Surgery Fallout
03:00 Misdiagnosis and Hormones
04:18 Breaking Free from Opioids
05:20 Finding a Better Way
06:00 Credentials and Clinical Work
07:05 Yoga and Whole Person Health
08:30 Herbalism Uncensored Origins
10:16 Courageous Wellness Conversations
11:10 What to Expect on This Show
11:53 Topics and Listener Requests
13:34 First Episode and The Gap
15:18 Wrap Up and Where to Follow
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