240. The Untold Story of Vision and Brain Health with Dr. Bryce Appelbaum | Jane Hogan
Release Date: 01/21/2026
255. How to Hum to Calm Pain (Backed by Science) | Jane Hogan
Wellness By Design
Struggling with chronic pain or a tense, overwhelmed body? Discover how a simple humming practice can calm your nervous system and support natural pain relief. Have you ever noticed yourself humming without even thinking about it… and felt a little better afterward? Join me in this episode to learn more about how humming activates the parasympathetic nervous system, increases nitric oxide, and sends a signal of safety to your body so it can begin to soften, repair, and heal. 👉 Discover the science-backed healing power of humming: Struggling with sleep? Wear blue-light-blocking...
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254. What If Your Pain is Trying to Tell You Something? with Kelly McCann | Jane Hogan
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What if your symptoms weren’t something to fight… but something to understand? Join me and my guest, Dr. Kelly McCann, MD, MPH, functional medicine expert and creator of The Unforgetting Project, to explore a deeply transformative approach to chronic pain, autoimmune conditions and holistic health. We go beyond traditional pain reduction strategies and uncover why addressing only the physical body often isn’t enough for true healing. 👉 Download my free guide to understand why pain persists: Struggling with sleep? Wear blue-light-blocking glasses in the evening to help prepare your...
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253. Somatic Yoga for Trauma Relief with Liz Albanis | Jane Hogan
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Is your pain really physical… or is your body holding onto unprocessed emotions? Discover how somatic yoga can help you release tension and feel safe in your body again. 👉 Download my free guide to understand why pain persists: Have you ever noticed tension in your body that just won’t let go… no matter what you try? Join me and my guest, Liz Albanis, Somatic Yoga Teacher, to learn more about how trauma is stored in the body, the role of the psoas muscle, and simple, trauma-informed practices to release tension and regulate your nervous system. Concerned about the negative impacts of...
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252. Releasing Guilt, Shame and Emotional Pain for Healing with Kat Courtney | Jane Hogan
Wellness By Design
Struggling with chronic pain, trauma symptoms, or a dysregulated nervous system that won’t seem to settle no matter what you try? There’s a deeper root cause many people miss: your nervous system. 👉 Download my free guide to understand why pain persists: Have you ever wondered if your body’s symptoms are actually messages from your nervous system asking for safety and release? Join me and my guest, Kat Courtney, Founder of Plant Medicine People, to learn more about nervous system regulation, trauma healing, chronic symptoms like pain and tinnitus, and plant-based somatic approaches...
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251. Why Pain Flares Happen (And What They Really Mean) | Jane Hogan
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Have you ever felt hopeful… only to have your pain suddenly spike again? 👉 Download my free guide to understand why pain persists: Chronic pain flare-ups can feel like you’re back at square one but what if they’re not setbacks at all? Learn what to do during a pain flare so you can calm your nervous system and return to healing faster. In this episode of Wellness by Design, you’ll discover why flares happen, the hidden patterns behind them, and how stress, fear, and even your thoughts can trigger these responses. Most importantly, you will be walked through a simple, in-the-moment...
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250. The Missing Key to Healing: Your Nervous System with Christine Ruch | Jane Hogan
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Have you ever wondered if your symptoms might be your body’s way of communicating with you? Chronic illness and nervous system dysregulation can keep the body stuck in stress and survival mode. In this episode, you’ll discover how learning to work with your nervous system and hold your emotions can unlock deeper healing and resilience. Join me and my guest, Christine Ruch, Transformational Guide, to explore how nervous system healing can transform both health and life. Is your brain keeping you in pain? Download my free 10-question quiz here: Concerned about the negative impacts of...
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249. Use Your Hands to Listen to Your Body with Jen Aks | Jane Hogan
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Chronic stress, self-doubt, and disconnection from the body can keep the nervous system stuck in survival mode until you learn to listen to your body’s wisdom and access its powerful guidance for healing. Did you know that your hand gestures reflect your emotions — even your subconscious emotions? Join me and my guest, Jen Aks, embodied leadership coach, TEDx speaker, and founder of The Power of Gesture®, to learn how simple hand gestures and body awareness can help you regulate emotions, reconnect with your body’s wisdom, and shift into a calmer, more empowered state. Is your brain...
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248. Use Brain Scans to Speed Up Your Healing with Dr. Steve Rondeau | Jane Hogan
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You’ve tried everything for your pain… but what if you’re missing the most important data point? Join me and my guest, Dr. Steve Rondeau, a pioneer in EEG brain mapping and data-driven mental health care, to explore a fascinating question: What if your chronic pain, anxiety, insomnia, or even hopelessness isn’t just “in your head” but in your brain patterns? Is your brain keeping you in pain? Download my free 10-question quiz here: Concerned about the negative impacts of EMFs on your health? Save up to 50% on Harmoni Pendant here: In this episode, you’ll learn: ⏰ 00:00...
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247. Why Your Pain Won’t Go Away… Even When Nothing Is “Wrong” | Jane Hogan
Wellness By Design
Still in chronic pain even though your blood work is normal and scans show nothing is wrong? Discover why nervous system dysregulation and neuroplastic pain may be keeping your chronic pain alive, and how retraining your brain can calm the stress response and begin healing. You’ll also be guided through a simple practice to help you shift your nervous system and lessen pain in real time. Is your brain keeping you in pain? Download my free 10-question quiz here: Concerned about the negative impacts of EMFs on your health? Save up to 50% on Harmoni Pendant here: In this episode,...
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246. Nervous System Regulation for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome with Miguel Bautista | Jane Hogan
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Ever wonder why your body feels exhausted, yet all your tests come back “normal”? Join me and my guest, Miguel Bautista, CFS Recovery Expert, to uncover how chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID might actually be rooted in your nervous system and what you can do to start reclaiming your energy and life. Is your brain keeping you in pain? Download my free 10-question quiz here: Concerned about the negative impacts of EMFs on your health? Save up to 50% on Harmoni Pendant here: In this episode, you’ll learn: ⏰ 00:00 Introduction ⏰ 04:40 Understanding Chronic Fatigue Syndrome...
info_outlineHave you ever assumed your eyesight is fixed and there’s nothing you can do about it? Dr. Bryce Appelbaum, a pioneer in neuro-optometry, shares the explosion of screen-time stress in our lives, and how simple habits and specific vision training can reduce headaches, improve learning, help recover from concussion, and even slow or reverse age-related changes.
Join me and Dr. Bryce Appelbaum for a live webinar that helps you retrain your eye-brain connection and upgrade the way you see and perform every day, happening on January 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM Eastern: 👉 https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rTqat7qATDy1hHzcydkLhg
In this episode, you’ll learn:
⏰ 00:00 - Introduction
⏰ 02:16 - Eyesight vs. vision
⏰ 04:13 - From struggling kid to thriving after vision therapy
⏰ 06:37 - Myopia epidemic and modern visual stress
⏰ 18:33 - How nervous system is connected to your vision
⏰ 20:49 - The 20-20-20 rule, blinking, and vision breaks
⏰ 26:12 - Eye movement improves relationships
⏰ 29:42 - How most head injuries affect vision
⏰ 33:09 - How Dr. Appelbaum helps people with cataracts and glaucoma
⏰ 36:52 - The ONE thing you can do to activate self-healing
Check out Dr. Bryce Appelbaum’s Bio:
Dr. Bryce Appelbaum is a neuro-optometrist passionate about unlocking human potential through vision and the founder and CEO of MyVisionFirst, a leading private practice specializing in diagnosing and treating functional vision problems across all ages. Dr Appelbaum is the trusted authority in functional vision, an international Ted X Speaker, and the creator of Vision Performance Training, a transformative approach that optimizes the eye-brain connection, heals post-concussion vision issues, and builds long-term visual resilience. Through his work with MyVisionFirst and ScreenFit™, his revolutionary online vision training program, Dr. Appelbaum has supported thousands of patients around the world to thrive in a screen-heavy society—because 20/20 eyesight isn’t the whole story.
📚Get the Free Vision Health Guide: www.screenfit.com/5-proven-secrets-to-relieve-eye-strain
📝Free Vision Assessment: www.myvisionfirst.com/quiz
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😎Get 10% off Digital Performance Lenses & more using code XX in the MVF Shop
📲Follow Dr Appelbaum for more tips & education content: @DRBRYCEAPPELBAUM
Connect with Dr. Bryce Appelbaum:
Website: https://myvisionfirst.com
LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/dr-bryce-appelbaum
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@drbryceappelbaum
TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@dr.bryceappelbaum
Facebook: https://facebook.com/myvisionfirstoptometry
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drbryceappelbaum
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Hi there! I am Jane Hogan, the Wellness Engineer, and the host of Wellness By Design. I spent 30 years designing foundations for buildings until the pain and inflammation of rheumatoid arthritis led me to hang up my hard hat and follow my heart. Now I blend my backgrounds in science and spirituality to teach people how to tap into the power of their mind, body and soul. I help them release pain naturally so they can become the best version of themselves.
Wellness By Design is a show dedicated to helping people achieve wellness not by reacting to the world around them but by intentionally designing a life based on what their own body needs. In this show we explore practices, methods and science that contribute to releasing pain and inflammation naturally.
Learn more at https://thewellnessengineer.com
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