hol+ with Dr. Taz MD | The Future of Medicine is Holistic

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What if the symptoms you feel in your body are not random, but signals of something deeper happening in your energy system? In this episode, Dr. Taz sits down with Dr. Sue Morter, master of bioenergetic medicine, founder of the Morter Institute for Bioenergetics, and author of The Anatomy of Awakening, to explore how energy medicine connects to the nervous system, chronic stress, emotional patterns, and the body’s ability to heal.
In this  episode Dr. Sue explains how energetic blockages can show up as a lump in the throat, tightness in the chest, a knot in the stomach, chronic tension, anxiety, digestive issues, allergies, pain patterns, and other symptoms that often appear disconnected from the deeper root cause.
Dr. Sue shares how the flow of energy through the body acts like a master system, influencing the nervous system, endocrine system, digestive system, respiratory system, cardiovascular system, and the body’s self-regulating capacity. When that flow becomes blocked by unresolved emotions, survival patterns, stress, fear, or disconnection from the self, the body may move into dysregulation and lose access to its natural healing intelligence.
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Healing is not just about treating symptoms. It is about understanding the deeper patterns beneath them, including stress, emotional suppression, nervous system dysregulation, breath, posture, self-compassion, and the relationship you have with your own body.

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Dr. Taz and Dr. Sue also discuss why affirmations and manifestation practices may not work if they are coming from the protective or performing personality, why posture and breath can help shift the body into a different state, and how reconnecting with the true self can open the door to healing, creativity, safety, and wholeness.
If you’ve ever felt stuck in chronic stress, disconnected from your body, frustrated by symptoms that don’t fully resolve, or curious about the connection between energy, emotions, and physical health, this episode will help you understand what may actually be happening beneath the surface.
In this episode, we cover:

 What energy medicine really means and why it belongs in the healing model
 How energetic blockages can dysregulate the nervous system
 Why symptoms like chest tightness, throat tension, stomach knots, and chronic pain may be body signals
 How unresolved emotions and survival patterns can affect physical health
 Why the body can get stuck in fight-or-flight, even when the original threat is gone
 How breathwork, posture, and internal awareness help energy move through the body
 Why affirmations may not work when they come from a place of lack or fear
 How self-compassion helps shift the relationship between the protective personality and the true self
 What Dr. Sue means by “the anatomy of awakening” and the five hidden codes
 How small daily practices can begin to restore a sense of safety, wholeness, and self-healing
This is not just about energy healing. It is about understanding the body as a connected system, learning how stress and emotion shape your physiology, and remembering that healing often begins by returning to yourself.
About The Guest:
Dr. Sue Morter is an international speaker, master of bioenergetic medicine, founder of the Morter Institute for Bioenergetics, and author of The Anatomy of Awakening. With more than 40 years of clinical experience, she is known for bridging energy medicine, neuroscience, consciousness, breathwork, and embodied healing practices to help people move from survival patterns into coherence, vitality, and wholeness.
About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician,
bestselling author, and founder of hol+ a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/about

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What if looking fit on the outside is hiding how much your body is struggling underneath? Cameron Mathison was known as the healthy, camera-ready guy on television. Behind the lean physique, however, he was under-eating, overtraining, living in a constant state of stress, and dealing with reflux, bloating, low energy, and bloodwork that did not make sense.
When Cameron could not shake the feeling that something more serious was wrong, he advocated for an MRI. It revealed kidney cancer.
In this episode of hol+ with Dr. Taz MD, the Emmy-nominated actor and Emmy-winning television host shares how listening to his body helped detect his cancer before it spread, what recovery taught him, and why looking healthy is not the same as being healthy.
Cameron and Dr. Taz explore how functional health coaching helped him rethink nutrition, recovery, gut health, hormones, blood sugar, cortisol, sleep, and movement. Cameron also shares the personalized protocol he followed with professional guidance, how meditation became part of his healing, and why he now feels stronger and healthier in his 50s than he did at 30.
Dr. Taz also opens up about her husband suffering a heart attack at only 41, highlighting why men cannot afford to wait for a major health crisis before paying attention to persistent symptoms.
In this episode:
Why looking fit does not always mean your body is healthy
Cameron’s childhood battle with Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease
How extreme dieting, fasting, and overtraining affected his health
The reflux, gut symptoms, fatigue, and abnormal bloodwork that left him searching for answers
Why Cameron kept asking for an MRI
Finding kidney cancer before it had spread
The fear and vulnerability that followed his diagnosis
How functional health coaching changed his approach to recovery
The personalized gut-health protocol Cameron followed
Why rest, sleep, nutrition, and metabolic flexibility matter
How meditation supports the connection between physical and emotional health
Why simple changes can make a meaningful difference for men’s longevity
Chapters:
00:00 Looking healthy while knowing something was wrong
00:32 Dr. Taz’s personal warning about men’s health
04:28 Cameron’s childhood diagnosis and pursuit of fitness
09:20 Years of reflux, gut symptoms, and unanswered questions
13:28 Why Cameron insisted on getting an MRI
18:48 How functional health coaching changed his recovery
31:15 The personalized gut protocol Cameron followed
40:05 Why healing changes how you show up
48:01 Health360 and a whole-person approach to care
54:45 Why men cannot wait for a health crisis
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About Cameron Mathison
Cameron Mathison is an Emmy-nominated actor and Emmy-winning television host known for his roles on All My Children and General Hospital, as well as co-hosting Hallmark Channel’s Home & Family. A kidney cancer survivor and longtime health advocate, Cameron created Health360 to help make personalized, whole-person health coaching more accessible.
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About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician, bestselling author, and founder of hol+, a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/about
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What if your ovaries influence your metabolism, inflammation, sleep, and long-term health, not just your ability to have children? In this episode of hol+, Dr. Taz MD speaks with reproductive biologist and Celmatix founder Dr. Piraye Beim about the emerging field of ovarian health.
Dr. Beim explains why the ovary should be understood as a metabolic, immune, and endocrine organ that communicates with tissues throughout the body. She reveals what may happen when ovarian function begins declining, why perimenopause can feel so sudden, and how those changes may influence weight, insulin signaling, inflammation, and healthy aging.
The conversation also explores AMH and ovarian reserve, the overlooked 300-day process behind egg development, and the experimental treatments scientists are developing to regulate ovarian function and potentially extend ovarian health.
Dr. Beim also shares practical ways women can support the ovarian function they have today, including reducing smoking and toxin exposure, managing inflammation, protecting sleep, getting appropriate morning light, exercising, and supporting metabolic health.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
• Why ovarian health affects much more than fertility
• How ovarian function interacts with metabolism and inflammation
• Why weight management can become harder during perimenopause
• What high or low AMH may reveal about ovarian function
• How PCOS and endometriosis can affect ovarian health
• Why sleep and light exposure matter for hormone signaling
• Whether lifestyle changes may influence ovarian aging
• What the future of fertility and menopause treatment could look like
The AMH-mimicking treatment discussed in this conversation remains experimental and is still being developed.
Dr. Taz and Dr. Beim also discuss PCOS, endometriosis, diminished ovarian reserve, fertility treatments, and the overlooked 300-day process behind the development of an egg. Dr. Beim shares how Celmatix is developing an experimental therapy designed to mimic AMH and potentially regulate how quickly ovarian follicles are used over a woman’s lifetime.
If you have struggled with fertility, PCOS, painful periods, perimenopause, menopause, unexplained weight changes, or low AMH, this conversation offers a new way to understand the connection between your ovaries and your overall health.
The AMH-mimicking treatment discussed in this episode is still under development and has not been proven or approved to extend ovarian function in humans.
About Dr. Piraye Beim:
Dr. Piraye Beim is a reproductive biologist, women’s health innovator, and founder and CEO of Celmatix. For more than 20 years, she has worked to advance the scientific understanding of female biology, fertility, ovarian aging, and reproductive health. Through Celmatix, she is helping pioneer the field of ovarian health and develop new therapies intended to improve fertility care, regulate ovarian function, and support women’s health across the lifespan. She also shares ovarian-health education and her personal journey through Boss Ovary.
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https://www.linkedin.com/company/celmatix/

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician, bestselling author, and founder of hol+, a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/about
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Your children do not just hear what you say. They can also sense your stress, anxiety, and emotional state. So how can parents regulate themselves before that stress spreads throughout the family?

In this episode of hol+ with Dr. Taz MD, New York Times bestselling author Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt opens up about the anxiety and overwhelm that can come with modern motherhood. She explains how learning about co-regulation changed the way she responds to tantrums, meltdowns, running late, and other stressful parenting moments.
Katherine shares how introducing meditation into her morning routine helped her feel calmer, become less reactive, and better handle whatever the day brings. She emphasizes that the solution will look different for every parent, whether it involves meditation, walking, exercising, asking for help, or simply creating a few quiet moments before the day begins.
Dr. Taz and Katherine also discuss:
• Why children often absorb and respond to their parents’ stress
 • How regulating your own nervous system can help your children feel safer
 • Why today’s parents may feel more anxious and overwhelmed
 • The importance of asking for help instead of trying to do everything alone
 • How grandparents can provide connection, support, and stability
 • Staying connected with your partner when traditional date nights are difficult
 • Why clear communication matters when dividing parenting responsibilities
 • Katherine’s experience with postpartum anxiety during the pandemic
 • How Ayurvedic practices supported her postpartum recovery
 • Preparing older children and the wider family for a new baby
Katherine also shares how she and her husband, Chris Pratt, navigate parenting as a team. Rather than expecting each other to instinctively know what is needed, they focus on honest communication, regular check-ins, and clearly asking for support.
If parenting sometimes leaves you feeling overstimulated, anxious, or stretched beyond your limits, this conversation is a reminder that you do not need to be a perfect parent. Finding your own calm, accepting help, and reconnecting with the people around you can create a positive ripple effect throughout your family.
About Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt:
Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt is a New York Times bestselling author, animal advocate, and mother. She is an ambassador for Best Friends Animal Society and the ASPCA and a global ambassador for Special Olympics. Through her books, interviews, and BDA Baby platform, Katherine explores motherhood, pregnancy, family relationships, wellness, and the experiences that connect parents across different stages of life.
Connect with Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt:
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https://www.youtube.com/@KatherineSchwarzenegger

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician, bestselling author, and founder of hol+, a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/about
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What if being productive, successful, and dependable is not proof that you are okay, but the mask hiding how much you are struggling?
In this episode of hol+ with Dr. Taz MD, board-certified psychiatrist and High Functioning author Dr. Judith Joseph explores the hidden patterns often described as high-functioning depression. These are the people who continue working, parenting, achieving, and caring for everyone around them, even while feeling emotionally empty inside.
Dr. Joseph explains why depression does not always look like sadness, how anhedonia can leave you feeling disconnected from joy, and why people-pleasing often comes at the expense of your own mental and physical health.

She also breaks down her five Vs for thriving:
• Validation: acknowledging and naming what you feel
• Venting: expressing emotions in a healthy, authentic way
• Values: reconnecting with what gives your life meaning
• Vitals: supporting your brain through food, movement, sleep, technology boundaries, and healthy relationships
• Vision: planning joy and celebrating your wins
Dr. Taz and Dr. Joseph also discuss how culture shapes mental health, the effect of toxic relationships, nutritional psychiatry, why children and teenagers are struggling, and how families can create more open communication and emotional connection at home.
If you are always “the strong one,” but privately feel exhausted, numb, or disconnected, this conversation may help you recognize what has been hiding beneath the surface.

About Dr. Judith Joseph:
Dr. Judith Joseph is a board-certified psychiatrist, researcher, speaker, and author who works across pediatric and adult mental health. She is the author of High Functioning: Overcome Your Hidden Depression and Reclaim Your Joy, which explores the hidden emotional struggles experienced by people who appear successful and capable on the outside but feel numb, overwhelmed, or disconnected internally. Through her clinical practice, research, speaking, and educational content, Dr. Judith focuses on making complex mental-health concepts understandable and helping people develop practical tools for greater emotional awareness, meaning, and joy.

Connect with Dr. Judith Joseph:
https://drjudithjoseph.com/
https://www.instagram.com/drjudithjoseph/
https://highfunctioningbook.com/

About Dr. Taz:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz) is a triple board-certified integrative medicine physician, bestselling author, and founder of hol+, a multi-location integrative medicine practice.
Learn more: https://doctortaz.com/about
Stay Connected:
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