Relationships, Betrayal & the Sexuality Divide: A Clinical Sexologist’s Perspective

In this deeply insightful conversation, Dr. Laney Knowlton explores the shifting landscape of modern relationships, the disconnect between our tools for connection and our actual ability to connect, and the intersection of sexuality, betrayal, and shame. Drawing from 28 years of marriage and decades of clinical experience, she challenges the “soulmate” myth, breaks down gendered patterns in infidelity, and offers a roadmap for building healthier relationships, starting with yourself.

Hot Wired: How Heat Can Help You Live Longer

In this episode, Leigh sits down with journalist and author Bill Gifford to explore how heat exposure, through saunas, hot baths, and heat training, can improve longevity, sleep, cardiovascular health, and overall well-being. Drawing from science, personal experimentation, and global research, Bill explains why humans are biologically wired to benefit from heat and how modern lifestyles may be limiting this natural advantage.

Stress, Technology & the Mental Health Crisis

In this conversation, I speak with Dr. Mike Ronsisvalle about the modern mental health crisis, why depression, anxiety, and burnout are exploding, and what we can practically do about it. Drawing on more than 35,000 hours of face-to-face clinical work, Mike explains:

Why today’s levels of stress, anxiety, depression, suicidality, and addiction are unlike anything he saw 20 years ago. 

Anxiety Comes From the Amygdala

Anxiety isn’t a personal failure; it’s a brain-based survival response. In this episode of The Hidden Why Podcast, Leigh Martinuzzi sits down with clinical psychologist and neuroscientist Dr. Catherine Pittman, co-author of Rewire Your Anxious Brain, to explore what’s really happening in the brain when we experience anxiety, panic, and fear.

Creativity as a Healing Force

In this profound conversation with artist and author Carrie Schmitt, we explore how creativity isn’t just a skill or hobby—it’s a living, healing force that can transform lives. Carrie shares her personal journey of how painting saved her during a debilitating health crisis and how creativity became her most meaningful relationship. She challenges conventional views of creativity and offers insights into how anyone can reconnect with their innate creative spirit.

Living Beyond Labels

In this deeply insightful episode of The Hidden Why, host Leigh Martinuzzi sits down with Erin Kerry, functional nutritionist, integrative health coach, and author of Live Beyond Your Label. Erin shares her powerful personal journey from being diagnosed with PTSD, depression, and bipolar disorder as a teenager to living symptom free for nearly two decades through a holistic, root cause approach to healing.

The Biology of Trauma & Healing

In this transformative episode, Leigh Martinuzzi is joined by Dr. Aimie Apigian, a double-board-certified physician and leading expert in trauma recovery, to explore the Biology of Trauma. From her beginnings as a general surgery resident to becoming a foster/adoptive parent and later facing her own personal health challenges, Dr. Aimie shares her powerful journey, and how it led her to redefine the trauma-healing process through a biological lens.

The Secret Language of Your Body

In this episode, Leigh sits down with internationally acclaimed healer and author Inna Segal to explore the deeper connection between the mind, body, and spirit. Inna shares her remarkable healing journey how years of physical pain and illness led her to discover the body’s hidden language and its ability to communicate emotional and energetic imbalances.

Together, they dive into how our emotions, thoughts, and past traumas manifest as physical symptoms, and how tuning in to our body’s wisdom can open the door to true healing.

 A Journey of Redemption and Redemption

In this deeply moving episode of The Hidden Why, I sit down with Ken Miller, author of Becoming Ken: One Black Man’s Journey from Ivy League to Prison and Back Again. Ken’s life story is unlike any I’ve heard—a raw and honest account of trauma, addiction, incarceration, and ultimately, transformation.

Live Longer & Stronger

In this empowering episode of The Hidden Why, host Leigh Martinuzzi sits down with Dr. Mark Sherwood, a former professional athlete, retired police officer, and now a leading naturopathic doctor on a mission to transform global health. Together with his wife, Dr. Michele Sherwood, he runs the Functional Medical Institute, helping thousands reclaim their vitality and longevity through a blend of science, faith, and holistic wellness.