Best Pitta Podcasts (2025)

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Ep 86: How Dan Pitta Discovered Pain Relief and a Mission to Help Others 54:35

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Dan Pitta shares how chronic back injuries from his truck-driving career pushed him to search for pain relief that would not jeopardize his commercial license. Discovering Kratom in 2013 changed everything for him. Within 45 minutes of his first dose, he felt the relief he had been chasing for years. Dan opens up about how consistency, dosing sched…

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183. Truth About Ayurveda and Spirituality with Dr. JV Hebbar 1:02:19

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Ayurvedic practitioner and author Heather Grzych speaks with Dr. J.V. Hebbar, founder of EasyAyurveda.com and Easy Ayurveda Hospital in India, about the truth behind Ayurveda and spirituality, and what it actually means for busy, modern people. Together they explore what spirituality truly is (and isn't), whether Ayurveda itself is a spiritual prac…

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Yoga, Meditation and Mental Health with Dr. Ishan Shivanand - 424 56:21

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Colette is joined by Dr. Ishan Shivanand, mental health researcher, professor, bestselling author, and founder of Yoga of Immortals (YOI). Raised in Indian monasteries within a 21-generation yogic lineage, Dr. Shivanand brings a rare integration of ancient wisdom and modern science. His groundbreaking double-blind RCTs show up to 82% improvement in…

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OVERRATED & UNDERRATED: THE HOLIDAY EDITION!!! With DANA GOULD! 1:40:39

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DING DONG MERRILY ON HIGH! MAYBE TOO HIGH? JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD toast and roast the seasonal cinematic chestnuts that have been served to genre fans over the years. Not even The Grinch can stop… OVERRATED & UNDERRATED: THE HOLIDAY EDITION! Every holiday season, we Monster Partiers celebrate with an expansive…

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Kratom Stories Podcast Update, Holiday Break, and Our New YouTube Channel 2:39

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In this short solo episode, Madalyn shares an important update with the Kratom Stories Podcast community. After losing the Kratom Stories Podcast YouTube channel, Madalyn explains what happened, where listeners can now find the show on YouTube, and why this moment makes sense to take a brief holiday break. She also shares thoughts on the ongoing ch…

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Ayurvedic Guide to Nourishing Winter Skin - 423 21:28

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As we move fully into early winter, many of us begin to notice changes in our skin, tightness, dryness, rough patches, or increased sensitivity. In Ayurveda, these seasonal shifts are meaningful clues about what's happening internally. Winter, especially early winter, increases Vata dosha with its cold, dry, and mobile qualities, which can intensif…

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Ep 87: From Chaos to Clarity: Lea Lyden's Journey from Addiction to Healing with Kratom 58:06

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Lea Lyden spent her early life navigating trauma, addiction, and years of cycling through antidepressants, anti-anxiety medications, and stimulant misuse. Even as a licensed clinician and single mother, she carried intrusive thoughts, executive dysfunction, and the lingering effects of childhood abuse. Her first attempt at Kratom years ago went now…

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182. Being Ready for the Unexpected 12:45

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Author and Ayurvedic practitioner Heather Grzych explores how intuition, synchronicity, and those unexpected life changes often show up without warning, and how your body can sense new opportunities long before your mind does. If you're facing a transition, feeling stuck, or craving a breakthrough, this episode reveals why the biggest manifestation…

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Ayurvedic Wisdom for Blood Sugar Stability - 422 23:40

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In this episode, we explore how to support steady blood sugar during the holiday season using Ayurvedic wisdom. With more sugar, irregular meals, travel, and stress during the holidays, it's easy for the body's metabolic fire (agni) to become overwhelmed. Ayurveda offers practical, gentle tools to keep digestion strong, cravings balanced, and energ…

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Slowing Down to Reset: Sónia's Digestive Reset Cleanse Journey - 421 34:40

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In this inspiring episode, Colette is joined by her client, Sónia from Flores, a small and remote island in the Azores archipelago off the coast of Portugal. After an overstimulating and energetically demanding Summer season, Sónia felt called to reset her body and mind. She chose to do the private Digestive Reset Cleanse in October, but quickly re…

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Ep 85: Amanda Rainer: Finding Freedom After Thirty Years on Pain Meds 1:04:28

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Amanda Rainer shares her powerful story of living with extreme chronic pain since childhood and spending thirty years on prescription pain medication. She opens up about migraines, fibromyalgia, trigeminal neuralgia, severe back degeneration, Crohn's disease, and long-term anxiety that kept her bed bound and wiped out her quality of life. After wat…

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181. Sam Sussman on Parents and Family History 46:55

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Ayurvedic practitioner and author Heather Grzych talks with novelist Sam Sussman, author of the bestselling novel Boy from the North Country, in a candid conversation about parents, family history, and the stories we inherit without choosing. Together they explore how personal loss becomes fiction, how caregiving rewires the body, and what it means…

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Ayurvedic Tips for a Happy and Healthy Holiday Season - 420 20:37

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Holiday season is here and this time of year often brings a beautiful mix of joy, connection, nostalgia and let's be honest, a little chaos. The festive season can easily throw us off rhythm. We may be travelling, eating differently, staying up later, or navigating emotionally layered gatherings. Ayurveda offers practical tools to support digestion…

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THE MONSTER PARTY HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2025!!! With KEVIN SMITH! 2:19:04

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MONSTER PARTY SAYS, "PUT DOWN THAT TURKEY LEG AND GO SHOPPING!" JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD once again put together the ultimate yuletide wishlist. What better way is there to prepare for a seasonal shopping spree than with… THE MONSTER PARTY HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2025?!!! Having trouble finding the perfect holiday gi…

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Ep 84: Kaden Bradway's Journey from Medical Gaslighting to Finding Relief with Kratom 1:04:42

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Kaden Bradway opens up about his incredible journey through years of unexplained health issues and medical dismissal. Growing up with escalating symptoms of severe chronic pain, neuropathy, joint instability, and episodes of passing out, Kaden faced countless ER visits and unhelpful appointments. After years of struggle, he finally received a diagn…

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Navigating Perimenopause with Ayurveda: My Sister Niamh's Story - 419 1:00:22

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In this heartfelt and deeply personal episode of the Elements of Ayurveda Podcast, Colette is joined by her sister, Niamh, an Occupational Therapist who specializes in mental health for children and young adults. Together, they explore Niamh's honest and vulnerable journey through perimenopause, a time that tested even her professional understandin…

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Ep 83: From Advocacy to Action: Jordan Richard's Fight to Protect Kratom from 7OH 43:54

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Jordan Richard, founder of New Hope Botanicals, returns to share crucial updates on the Kratom landscape since his first appearance nearly two years ago. This time around, he's here to explain the difference between natural Kratom leaf and the chemically altered compound 7-hydroxymitragynine (7OH), which he calls "deception, not innovation." Jordan…

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180. Heather Grzych on the Tragic History of the Swastika 23:40

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Author and Ayurvedic practitioner Heather Grzych explores the tragic and complex history of the swastika — a sacred symbol of well-being and auspiciousness in Indian traditions that was later twisted by the Nazis into one of the most feared emblems of hatred in modern history. Heather traces how the symbol's meaning shifted as it crossed cultural a…

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MONSTER PARTY'S MEAL AND A MOVIE!!! With JASON LENZI! 2:32:16

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MONSTER PARTY PRESENTS A PSYCHOTIC CINEMATIC FEAST! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD invite you (and possibly a fictitious lady friend) to a multi-course, film-themed dinner party that is guaranteed to cause a confrontation with the chef! Get ready for some monstrous Michelin star mayhem as we present… MONSTER PARTY'S M…

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Understanding Sneha – Ayurvedic Love and Nourishment - 418 23:29

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In this episode of the Elements of Ayurveda Podcast, we're exploring a truly beautiful concept in Ayurvedic wisdom, Sneha, a Sanskrit word that means both oil and love. And that's no coincidence. Sneha is the essence of softness, warmth, and care that keeps our body, mind, and heart supple. It's both nourishment and an act of conscious love, a dail…

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Ep 82: Living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: How Kratom Changed Everything for Araya Light 57:52

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Araya Light shares her powerful journey from being a vibrant, go-getter bartender to suddenly becoming bedridden with rheumatoid arthritis, only to later discover she also had Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Frustrated by the failure of conventional medicine, she turned to natural health approaches—changing her diet, eliminating processed foods, and findin…

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Ayurveda and the Power of Sangha: Healing Through Community - 417 13:32

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In this heart-centered episode, Colette explores the vital role of community in Ayurveda and how sangha, a gathering of like-minded souls, nurtures our healing, balance, and wellbeing. In a world where loneliness has become a quiet epidemic, Ayurveda reminds us that true healing doesn't happen in isolation. It happens through connection, in shared …

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179. Wendy Valentine on Midlife Crisis vs. Awakening 49:15

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Wellness expert and author Heather Grzych talks with Wendy Valentine, author of Women Waking Up: The Midlife Manifesto for Passion, Purpose, and Play and host of The Midlife Makeover Show. Together they explore how midlife can be a time of awakening rather than crisis: a moment to shed old roles, rediscover joy, and say yes to the life waiting beyo…

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Ep 81: From Pain to Purpose: Inside the Kratom Industry with MitWellness Founder Todd Underwood 51:39

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Todd Underwood, founder of MitWellness, shares his powerful story of living with chronic pain and then finding hope through Kratom. Diagnosed as a child with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a progressive form of muscular dystrophy, Todd endured decades of severe pain that led to years of heavy opioid use following a heart attack and quadruple bypass. …

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Ayurvedic Gut-Heart-Mind Connection with Dr. Sujatha Kekada - 416 42:11

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Ayurveda teaches that the heart (Hridaya) is not just a physical pump for blood, it is central to our physical, emotional, and psychological wellbeing. Together, we explore how chronic stress, unresolved grief, and emotional trauma can affect both the heart and mind, and how Ayurvedic wisdom can guide us toward healing from the inside out. We also …

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THE MONSTER PARTY HALLOWEEN SPECIAL PRESENTS: MONSTER TEETH 1:48:35

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THIS HALLOWEEN, MONSTER PARTY IS GIVING YOU A MOUTHFUL! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD, celebrate All Hallows' Eve with a pulse-pounding potpourri of petrifying pearly whites! Can your orthodontist stand the gum-numbing terror of… MONSTER TEETH!!!? For many of us monster kids, our introduction to creepy cosplay was ge…

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Ayurvedic Formula for Sustainable Change: From Intention to Action - 415 15:50

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If you've ever set out to make healthy changes but found your willpower fading after a few weeks, this episode is for you. In this final episode of my trilogy on Ayurvedic habits, we explore how to make change sustainable. While episode 412 looked at habits as anchors in uncertain times, and episode 413 explored the big results that come from small…

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178. Heather Grzych on Reinventing Primary Care 27:46

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Author and Ayurvedic practitioner Heather Grzych explores what it means to reinvent primary care through the lens of Ayurveda. She reflects on how modern medicine is good at fixing the body when it breaks, while Ayurveda teaches us to listen long before disease appears. Drawing from her own journey — from studying ancient Ayurvedic methods to partn…

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Ep 80: From Pills to Plants: Diana's Path to Wellness with Kratom 1:03:53

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Diana-Ashley Krach shares her journey from being a chronically ill pain patient on multiple prescriptions to finding lasting relief and freedom through Kratom. Living with Crohn's disease, endometriosis, and anxiety, she recalls the chaos of being prescribed handfuls of pills, some to counteract the side effects of others, until a sudden crackdown …

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The Liver and Perimenopause: Tending Your Inner Fire - 414 19:42

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In this episode, Colette explores the liver, not just as an organ, but as your body's fire keeper, the great transformer of food, hormones, and emotions. Ayurveda teaches that the liver, or Yakrut, is the home of Pitta dosha and plays a vital role in keeping your inner fire balanced. During perimenopause, when hormones fluctuate and emotions rise a…

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'90s HORROR VOL. 2!!! With DAVID WEINER! 2:02:19

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MONSTER PARTY REVISITS THE ERA OF ROLLERBLADING, BEANIE BABIES, THE MACARENA… AND TERROR!!!! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD honor the last part of a decade that brought us so many seminal films. If you thought our previous '90s HORROR episode was "da bomb," you're guaranteed to go nuclear when you hear… '90s HORROR VO…

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Ep 79: From Exhaustion to Empowerment: How Kratom Changed Sarah Pitta's Life 57:11

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Sarah Pitta, co-founder of MitraSpec, shares how her search for a natural solution to pain and fatigue led her to discover Kratom in 2014. What began as a way to help her husband manage chronic back pain and keep his trucking job quickly became life-changing for both of them. Sarah found herself with more energy, better focus, and a brighter mood, …

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Ayurvedic Habits for Holistic Health: Small Rituals, Big Results - 413 20:47

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We often think that transformation requires big, dramatic changes, but Ayurveda teaches us that it's the small, steady habits that create the deepest, most sustainable impact. In this episode, I share how small rituals act as anchors for your health, energy, and emotional balance. We'll explore why habits conserve mental energy, how Ayurveda person…

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177. Kirti Tewani on Ayurveda, Beauty and Vulnerability on Social Media 48:44

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Author and Ayurvedic practitioner Heather Grzych sits down with Kirti Tewani to explore a refreshingly holistic and creative approach to beauty, wellness, and Ayurveda. They discuss everything from resisting cultural norms like gray hair and navigating natural beauty influences, to the lessons we inherit from our mothers about health. Kirti shares …

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Ep 78: Kratom as a Lifeline: Cassie Craft's Story of Recovery and Relief 50:56

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Cassie Craft shares her deeply personal journey from years of opioid addiction, nursing-related injuries, and struggles with depression to finding hope and relief through Kratom. After cycles of prescription pills, heroin, Suboxone, and even poppy seed tea, Cassie discovered Kratom at a local shop. She quickly realized it not only helped manage her…

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Ayurveda's Anchor for Uncertain Times - 412 18:11

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Life can often feel unpredictable, whether from work pressures, social shifts, or simply the pace of the world. Ayurveda reminds us that stability isn't found in controlling the external world, but in cultivating steady rhythms and anchor habits within ourselves. In this episode, Colette explores how small, consistent daily habits can serve as anch…

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TOXIC FANDOM!!! With KEN DALY! 1:45:39

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MONSTER PARTY WANTS EVERYONE TO THE CALM THE F**K DOWN! JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, and MATT WEINHOLD, wave an olive branch to all those monstrous malcontents of the nerdverse! It's time to lower the temperature of the raging dumpster fire that is… TOXIC FANDOM!!! To most genre enthusiasts, the love of science fiction, horror, and f…