Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith

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Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith Your Healing Playground is the podcast for people who are ready to stop surviving and start thriving. Hosted by your physician and soul guide, the ‘WITCHY DOCTOR’ Dr. Tina Koopersmith. This show is your weekly dose of embodied wisdom, scientific wonder, and sacred play. We explore how to regulate your nervous system, rewrite your story, and restore your spark—through practices rooted in ancient wisdom, modern medicine, and the sheer joy of being alive. From fertility to freedom, mindset to molecules, pain to pleasure—this is where transformation gets playful. https://drtinaplays.com/ drtina@drtinaplays.com Your Healing Playground: How Play, Pleasure, and Connection Unlock Your Body’s Power to Heal Author Dr. Tina Koopersmith Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1997615347 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1997615347

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Get Out of Your Head and Into Your Body with guest Natalie Kabenjian
6d ago
Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith This Monday on Your Healing Playground Podcast, I’m sitting down with Natalie Kabenjian—pole dancer, sensual movement artist, Erotic Blueprint™ coach, and fellow champion of ALIVENESS. Natalie and I met through our Erotic Blueprints coaching certification and immediately discovered a shared mission: helping humans get out of their heads and back into their bodies—moving beyond judgment, shame, and endless thinking to actually feel and embody life. After leaving an emotionally abusive relationship and navigating profound self-doubt and suicidal tho
Safety Is a Felt Sense: Your Body Is Collecting Evidence
13d ago
Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith SUMMER and SUMMER camp--no tests, no grades, no tyranny. Adults governed but it felt like rules were meant to be broken, guidelines meant to be followed. SAFETY as the toggle switch for the SENSATION SYSTEM What if your body isn't asking, "Am I happy?" What if it's asking something much more fundamental… "Am I safe?" Every second of every day, your body is collecting evidence. Not from your thoughts alone. From your breath. Your sleep. Your relationships. Your environment. The way you eat. The pace of your life. The stories you tell yourself. Your
What Does Healthy Masculinity Actually Look Like? – Guest Andrew Marshall
20d ago
Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith Not the version built on domination, emotional suppression, or having something to prove. But the kind of masculinity that is grounded enough to protect, courageous enough to be vulnerable, and wise enough to keep growing. This week, I sit down with Andrew Marshall—a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, husband, father, transformational coach, and a man who has walked through addiction, recovery, chronic illness, and profound personal transformation. Andrew embodies something our world desperately needs more of: Strength without hardness. Discipline
Why Your Body Isn’t Broken—It’s Communicating – Dr. Tina Koopersmith
27d ago
Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith RETHINKING THE NERVOUS SYSTEM: MORE LESSONS FROM CAMP Same body ----different nervous system--who am I really?? What if the term "nervous system" is outdated? It was coined centuries ago, when scientists first mapped the body's wiring. But just as we've evolved from the abacus to the smartphone to quantum computing, our understanding of human biology has evolved too. What we've traditionally called the nervous system is far more than a collection of nerves switching on and off. It's an exquisitely intelligent neural network—a living communication
Your Nervous System Holds The Key With Guest Mitch Webb
1mo ago
Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith This week on Your Healing Playground, I’m joined by nervous system coach Mitch Webb, whose journey from traumatic brain injury, burnout, chronic illness, Lyme disease, mold toxicity, and survival mode to vibrant health is a powerful reminder that healing isn’t about pushing harder—it’s about listening more deeply. Together we explore why so many high achievers stay stuck despite doing "everything right," how chronic stress reshapes the body, and why nervous system regulation may be the missing piece. If you've ever felt exhausted, anxious, burned
The Healing Power Of Fasting – Dr. Tina Koopersmith
1mo ago
Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith This week’s episode of Your Healing Playground explores fasting through the lens of mind, body, heart, and spirit. Fasting has become much more than a metabolic tool for me. There is science behind intermittent fasting— and many different definitions of what that term means. Today we’ll discuss some of the physical benefits—improved insulin sensitivity, metabolic flexibility, ketone production, digestive rest, and cellular cleanup through autophagy. But we’ll also explore the deeper gifts: ✨Mental clarity and focus ✨Emotional awareness and resilie
Trust Your Body’s Healing Wisdom With Guest Dr. Marianne Pinkston-Mueller
1mo ago
Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith What if healing isn't something that happens to you—but something that awakens within you? Join me for a fascinating conversation with Dr. Marianne Pinkston-Mueller, an integrative medicine physician, entrepreneur, educator, podcast host, and living example of transformation. After overcoming obesity, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, and autoimmune disease—and losing 180 pounds herself—Dr. Pinkston has dedicated her life to helping others discover their own capacity to heal. Together, we explore a powerful question: What if the stories you'
Rewriting Your Story, Reclaiming Your Life – Guest Carrie KC West
1mo ago
Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith What if the biggest thing standing between you and the life you desire isn't your circumstances—but the story you're telling yourself about them? In this powerful episode of Your Healing Playground, Dr. Tina sits down with Carrie KC West, creator of The Life Rewrite System. After overcoming a traumatic childhood and years of searching for answers through therapy, personal development, and spirituality, Carrie made a profound discovery while studying storytelling at the American Film Institute: our lives follow the same patterns as the stories we w
Freedom Is Discipline – Dr. Tina Koopersmith
2mo ago
Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith Determination, Grit, and the Promises We Make to Ourselves When I think back on the lessons I learned at camp, I often remember the obvious ones: friendship, nature, community, and fun. But some of the most powerful lessons were hidden in plain sight. Camp taught me determination. Camp taught me grit. Camp taught me to finish what I started. Whether it was hiking to the top of a mountain, swimming across a lake, completing a ropes course, learning a new skill, or sticking out a difficult summer away from home, there was an unspoken expectation: if
Beyond Silos: The Future Of Integrative Medicine – Guest April Gruzinsky Roman
2mo ago
Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith Integrating Healers into the Academy For much of human history, patients had choices. Herbalists, midwives, physicians, body workers, spiritual healers, and countless healing traditions coexisted, each offering a unique perspective on health and wellness. Then came the rise of modern medicine. Scientific advances transformed healthcare and saved countless lives, but over time healing became increasingly specialized, compartmentalized, and siloed. Yet the human being is not a collection of disconnected parts. We are mind and body. Matter and energy
The Secret Ingredient Was Never The Food – Dr. Tina Koopersmith
2mo ago
Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith Lessons about digestion and food and health from my summer camp mess hall. The food in the camp dining hall wasn't organic, gluten-free, grass-fed, or Instagram-worthy. We ate cookies. We drank bug juice. We devoured cereal from little cardboard boxes. And yet… Camp taught me one of the most important lessons about nutrition: How you eat may be just as important as what you eat. Before every meal we sang. We laughed. We washed our hands. We paused in gratitude. We gathered in community. Without realizing it, we were activating the body's "rest and
Root Cause Healing – Beyond Pain With Guest Dr. Audra Lance
2mo ago
Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith In today’s healthcare system, pain is often treated quickly with medications, injections, or surgery. But what if pain is actually a signal—not the problem itself? In this episode of Your Healing Playground, Dr. Tina interviews Dr. Audra Lance, one of the most sought-after practitioners in her field. Known for her work with elite athletes—including Cy Young Award winners, NHL stars, NFL Pro Bowlers, and Team USA—Dr. Lance brings the same personalized, root-cause approach to every patient she treats. Rather than applying a one-size-fits-all treatme
Beyond Survival: Healing, Hypnosis & Human Connection With Guest Rick Marren
3mo ago
Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith What if healing isn’t about fixing yourself… but finally feeling yourself? In this deeply moving episode of Your Healing Playground, I sit down with hypnotist, veteran, and transformational guide Rick Marren to explore what happens when a man walks through the darkness of PTSD and discovers not only how to heal himself—but how to help others reconnect to themselves as well. Rick’s journey is extraordinary: From child… to soldier… to veteran carrying invisible wounds… to a man who learned how to sit in silence, feel deeply, and transform pain into
Camp Was My First Healing Playground – Dr. Tina Koopersmith
3mo ago
Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith What if some of the greatest lessons about wellness were never taught in school… but learned around campfires, on lakes, in cabins, and in nature? In this deeply personal solo episode of Your Healing Playground, I reflect on the profound life lessons I learned growing up at summer camp—and how those experiences shaped my understanding of healing, community, nervous system regulation, diversity, resilience, and joy. Long before I understood neuroscience… before I became a physician… before words like “burnout,” “nervous system,” and “wellness” beca
Summer Is A State Of Mind – Dr. Tina Koopersmith
3mo ago
Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith Summer is a state of mind...More on wellness, summer camp, and reinvigorating your life. How summer camp - like a summer vacation - can be a bridge. The launching pad that provides the momentum to joyfully jump into the next season of life. If summer is a state of mind, of freedom, of rediscovering safety, and reJOYvenating and resourcing then we need to remember how we plug into life and recharge our life battery. Our personal nervous system, or as I like to call it, the sensation system, is unique to each individual. Knowing how you access and f
UNCAGED: Masculinity, Power, And Sacred Union – Guest Dr. Matt Helm
3mo ago
Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith What if the thing holding you back… isn’t something you need to fix—but something you’re finally ready to free? In this deeply activating episode of Your Healing Playground, I sit down with —a relationship guide, masculine embodiment teacher, and author of Uncaged—to explore what it truly means to live, love, and lead from truth. We dive into: The invisible cages men and women are living in Why “self-improvement” might actually be keeping you stuck Sacred union, polarity, and the future of love The root wound of humanity—and how it shows up in you
Why Your Nervous System Needs A Bedtime – Dr. Tina Koopersmith
4mo ago
Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith If you’re scrolling at 10pm with your lights on… your body thinks you’re in danger. Let that land. We’ve forgotten how to rest. And your nervous system is paying the price. At camp, we lived differently: 🌇 Sunset = slow down 🔥 Firelight = safety 📵 No screens = better sleep 🛏️ Bedtime = sacred And even… a whole day with NO schedule (once a week). This episode will change how you think about: sleep rest and your “productive” habits Because rest isn’t earned. It’s required. Even for a type A productive energizer bunny like me! Your Healing Playgr
Dr. Tina Plays… and Remembers Camp – Dr. Tina Koopersmith
4mo ago
Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith Where I Healed, Regrouped, and Resourced Every Summer Welcome to Dr. Tina Plays— where we remember that healing doesn’t have to be heavy… that your body is not broken… and that somewhere inside of you is a version of you that already knows how to feel safe, alive, and connected. And today… we’re going back there. Back to childhood, before all the conditioning, Back to childhood summers--a time free from grades and testing--where reading was for enjoyment and movement felt free and not choreographed or timed and rest was required, even scheduled. F
Are You Who You Think You Are? – Dr. Tina Koopersmith
4mo ago
Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith Who are you--the power of now and alignment? And are you the same person today as you were yesterday… Or who you’ll be tomorrow? In this episode, we explore identity, time, and the stories we carry: Do your achievements define you? Are you chasing a destination… or living the journey? And what if all you ever truly have is NOW? We dive into: The illusion of past and future—and the power of presence How old stories shape your identity (and how to rewrite them) The inner child, the need for validation, and the search for “enoughness” What it really
From Physical To Metaphysical: Expanding Perception With Guest Esther Alley
4mo ago
Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith Let’s get metaphysical… In this episode, we step beyond the physical world and into the deeper questions of existence with Esther Alley—an ordained interfaith, interspiritual, and metaphysical minister, and professional life coach. But what is metaphysics, really? Is it something “out there”… or is it something we can feel, sense, and develop within ourselves? We explore: The nature of reality beyond what we can see Why not all humans perceive the world the same way Heightened awareness—of energy, emotion, and inner sensation How we can train our
Nature & Nurture — Why Both Are Essential – Dr. Tina Koopersmith
5mo ago
Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith Nature or nurture? The truth is… it’s both. In this episode, we explore what it really means to be human: Made of earth, water, air, and fire Wired by DNA, but shaped by environment Designed for individuality and deep connection From breath to biology, from epigenetics to emotion—this is your reminder: You are not separate from nature… you are nature. And you are not meant to do life alone… you are nurtured through connection. We dive into: Energy, interconnection, and the body as a living ecosystem Genetics vs epigenetics—what really shapes your
Happiness In Micromoments With Guest Nancy Freedman
5mo ago
Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith In this episode of Your Healing Playground, Dr Tina Koopersmith sits down with Nancy Freedman, author of Happiness in Micromoments, and we discuss happiness: What is it? Is finding and feeling happiness a static practice or does it require action on our part? Are you waiting for happiness to arrive? What if your happiness wasn’t dependent on everything that goes on around you but rather everything that goes on inside you? In her book, Nancy Freedman guides her readers through specific areas of life — health, mindset, relationships and well-being —
When Life Throws a Curveball… and the Show Must Go On
5mo ago
Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith Today’s podcast episode was supposed to be an interview. But life had other plans. My guest got stuck and couldn’t make it — and I only realized it this morning because yesterday I intentionally checked out from email and digital communication. Sometimes the noise of modern life — texts, emails, calendars, notifications — becomes so overwhelming that the healthiest thing we can do is step away. But stepping away also has consequences. When we disconnect, we might miss something important. And that’s life. This morning reminded me of a famous line
Shift Your Breath, Shift Your Life Story – Dr. Tina Koopersmith
5mo ago
Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith In this episode of Your Healing Playground, Dr. Tina invites you to rethink everything you’ve ever believed about your “nervous system.” What if it isn’t a system designed to make you anxious — but a powerful transformation system that constantly converts your life experiences into emotions, thoughts, and actions? Through breath, awareness, and curiosity, you can begin to recognize how your past stories shape your present reality — and how shifting your breath can help you shift your state. Learn how your body filters the world through sensation,
Stories vs Truths: Is What We Know Just A Story? – Dr. Tina Koopersmith
6mo ago
Your Healing Playground - Dr. Tina Koopersmith In this episode, I explore a question that quietly shapes our health, our beliefs, and our lives: What if much of what we call “truth” is actually just a story we’ve agreed to believe? From Western medicine to ancient wisdom, science to magic, modern life to indigenous ways of living—we’ve been taught to rank ideas as advanced or backward, right or wrong, real or imaginary. But history shows us something humbling: stories change. Science evolves. Beliefs shift. What was once dismissed becomes essential. What was once sacred becomes ignored. Buildi