By Fiona Chin N.D. 
Can conventional medicine and holistic healing work together for chronic kidney disease (CKD), dialysis, transplant recovery, and chronic illness?
In this thought-provoking podcast, Stephanie MoDavis joins Fiona Chin to explore how patients can navigate modern healthcare while reclaiming empowerment, trust, and healing. Stephanie shares her personal journey through dialysis, two kidney transplants, autoimmune disease, and deep personal transformation. Together, they discuss why many patients feel unheard, the limits of symptom-based care, the role of mindset and consciousness in healing, and how integrative medicine may create a better future.
This conversation also explores fear, medical gaslighting, patient sovereignty, biohacking burnout, spiritual growth through illness, and why thriving should be the goal, not just surviving. If you or a loved one are navigating CKD, dialysis, transplant, autoimmune disease, or chronic illness, this episode offers a powerful new perspective.
Time Stamps
00:00 Intro
01:20 Surviving vs Thriving With Chronic Illness
05:25 Spiral Dynamics & Healing Models
11:20 Western Medicine Strengths & Limits
16:20 Fear, Ego & Healthcare Systems
24:15 Functional Medicine Pros & Pitfalls
26:45 Integrative Medicine Explained
29:15 The Future of Meta Medicine
34:10 Medical Gaslighting & Patient Experience
39:00 Why Patients Become Their Own Doctors
47:30 Michael Levin, Bioelectricity & Coherence
49:40 Peace, Surrender & Healing
56:30 Gratitude, Disease & Transformation
