In this episode of Roots of Healing, Dr. Siri Chand Khalsa MD speaks with Dr. Stacey Funt, a radiologist and wellness travel curator who designs nature-based, lifestyle-medicine-inspired adventures for women and couples. Together, they explore how holistic healing, purposeful travel, and community can help us move through grief, prevent burnout, and reconnect with what restores us.

Stacey shares her journey from decades in radiology to creating transformational travel experiences grounded in integrative medicine, nature, and human connection. They discuss the neurobiology of new experiences, the importance of awe, and why intentional time in nature supports nervous system healing and long-term physician wellness.

Whether you are a clinician seeking renewal, someone navigating transition, or a traveler drawn to healing experiences, this conversation offers inspiration, grounded insight, and evidence-based guidance.

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• How personal loss opened the door to a calling in wellness travel

• Travel as a modality of holistic healing and personal transformation

• The relationship between burnout, grief, and midlife reinvention

• Why nature and awe shift physiology and support integrative medicine

• How community and shared adventure enhance healing

• The neurobiology of novelty: travel as a moving meditation

• Designing intentional travel through the lens of lifestyle medicine

• How radiology and wellness travel can coexist in one meaningful career

• What goes into curating safe, supportive group travel experiences

• Following energy, passion, and alignment in career transitions

00:00 — Cold Open

01:46 — Welcome to Roots of Healing

03:10 — The Birth of LH Adventure Travel

06:19 — Grief, Loss, and New Beginnings

09:22 — From Radiology to Wellness Travel

13:07 — Travel as Healing and Holistic Medicine

15:53 — Balance, Creativity & Midlife Reinvention

18:42 — Health Coaching Roots & Lifestyle Medicine

20:34 — What Makes Travel Transformative

25:58 — Community and Women’s Group Travel

26:37 — Novelty, Awe & the Nervous System

28:09 — Psychological Safety in Adventure Travel

29:46 — Nature as a Healing Modality

32:47 — Upcoming Wellness Travel Adventures

34:37 — Behind the Scenes of Travel Planning

39:03 — Navigating Different Travel Styles

43:14 — Redefining Luxury Through Presence

46:58 — Following Your Passion and Energy

Radiologist • Board-Certified Health & Wellness Coach • Founder, LH Adventure Travel

Dr. Stacey Funt is a practicing radiologist and nationally certified health and wellness coach who founded LH Adventure Travel, a company dedicated to creating transformative, lifestyle medicine inspired travel experiences. She curates and leads women’s global wellness adventures in breathtaking natural settings and diverse cultures, and also designs private and couples’ itineraries.

Each journey is intentionally crafted around pillars of Lifestyle Medicine, movement, nourishment, restorative