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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