Back in Control with David Hanscom, MD

Connection and Ritual in the Healing Process

In this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with Michael Broukhim, a board-certified integrative psychiatrist.  He talks about his approach to healing through connection and ritual. He explains how disconnection from oneself and others contributes to mental health issues, particularly noting the impact of excessive screen time and social media use. He discusses his program "Rituality", which aims to help people develop meaningful rituals and connect with others through various practitioners and community-building activities. He also emphasizes the importance of repeatable, meaningful behaviors in breaking the cycle of fight-or-flight response and promoting healing. Download the transcript https://backincontrol.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Transcript-Interview-2-w-Michael-Broukhim.pdf [https://backincontrol.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Transcript-Interview-2-w-Michael-Broukhim.pdf] Michael Broukhim, D.O., is a board-certified integrative psychiatrist, rabbinical student, and entrepreneur devoted to helping people rediscover their own agency and wholeness. As Medical Director of Hope Therapy and Psychiatry, he leads a holistic model of care that pursues root-cause healing and the integration of mind, body, spirit, and community. His practice pairs evidence-based therapies with nutrition and lifestyle medicine and, where appropriate, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy—often with the goal of helping patients safely reduce or discontinue medications within a framework that honors meaning and belonging. Alongside his clinical work, Michael is pursuing rabbinical ordination at the Academy for Jewish Religion California. Drawing on both his medical practice and his spiritual path, he founded Rituality, a platform that makes ritual accessible across traditions and life stages, empowering people to live with intention, cultivate belonging, and return to what matters most.  For more information visit:  https://hope-therapy-center.com [https://hope-therapy-center.com] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Connecting Thought Patterns, Immunity and Healing

In this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with Michael Broukhim, a board-certified integrative psychiatrist. He shares his background in integrative psychiatry and how he trained at the University of Arizona which had the only integrative psychiatry track in the United States at the time. He uses non-medication approaches. He explains how chronic sympathetic overdrive can lead to multiple physical symptoms, including irritable bowel syndrome and fibromyalgia, and discusses his approach to treating patients by addressing the underlying stress physiology rather than just symptoms. Download the transcript https://backincontrol.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Transcript-Interview-1-w-Michael-Broukhim.pdf [https://backincontrol.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Transcript-Interview-1-w-Michael-Broukhim.pdf] Michael Broukhim, D.O., is a board-certified integrative psychiatrist, rabbinical student, and entrepreneur devoted to helping people rediscover their own agency and wholeness. As Medical Director of Hope Therapy and Psychiatry, he leads a holistic model of care that pursues root-cause healing and the integration of mind, body, spirit, and community. His practice pairs evidence-based therapies with nutrition and lifestyle medicine and, where appropriate, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy—often with the goal of helping patients safely reduce or discontinue medications within a framework that honors meaning and belonging. Alongside his clinical work, Michael is pursuing rabbinical ordination at the Academy for Jewish Religion California. Drawing on both his medical practice and his spiritual path, he founded Rituality, a platform that makes ritual accessible across traditions and life stages, empowering people to live with intention, cultivate belonging, and return to what matters most.  For more information visit:  https://hope-therapy-center.com [https://hope-therapy-center.com] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Weaving Motivation, Movement, Mindfulness with Self-compassion to Heal

In this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with Janet Huehls a clinician, coach, and educator.  She discusses her approach to wellness, emphasizing the interconnectedness of nutrition, exercise, and rest. She describes her coaching process, which begins with a "core why" call to identify internal motivation. Her coaching approach combines movement, mindfulness, and motivation, which she has personally applied to navigate challenges like grief and emotional pain. She emphasized the importance of a whole person approach and introduces the concept of the "big 3" factors—eating, exercising, and managing stress—and the innate energy management system that includes nourishing, moving, and resting well. Download the transcript [https://backincontrol.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Transcript-Interview-2-w-Janet-Huehls-transcript.pdf] Janet Huehls is a clinician, coach, and educator transforming exercise from something people feel they should do into a resource for whole-person well-being. For over 30 years, she has guided individuals with medical conditions to use movement in ways that support healing, function, and quality of life. Her evidence-based method blends movement science, motivation science, and mindfulness to reduce pain, stress, and low motivation so people can Be Well Now. She holds a master’s degree in Clinical Exercise Physiology and is a national board-certified health coach and certified yoga teacher. For more information visit:  https://exercisingwell.com [https://exercisingwell.com/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Exercising Well to Heal and Strengthen Resilience

In this episode, Dr. David Hanscom talks with Janet Huehls a clinician, coach, and educator. She explains that current weight loss approaches focus on calories in and out rather than addressing underlying physiological issues. She describes two scenarios where people's physiology is either functioning well but being incorrectly labeled as unhealthy due to weight gain, or where they genuinely need physiological intervention due to high body fat and inflammation. She emphasizes that exercise often becomes a source of stress in these situations, particularly when people are told to "exercise to lose weight," which can worsen their health rather than improve it. Download the transcript [https://backincontrol.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Transcript-Interview-1-w-Janet-Huehls-transcript.pdf] Janet Huehls is a clinician, coach, and educator transforming exercise from something people feel they should do into a resource for whole-person well-being. For over 30 years, she has guided individuals with medical conditions to use movement in ways that support healing, function, and quality of life. Her evidence-based method blends movement science, motivation science, and mindfulness to reduce pain, stress, and low motivation so people can Be Well Now. She holds a master’s degree in Clinical Exercise Physiology and is a national board-certified health coach and certified yoga teacher. For more information visit:  https://exercisingwell.com [https://exercisingwell.com/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Building Bridges to Heal and Thrive

In this episode, Dr. David Hanscom continues his discussion with Cynthia Austin, a board-certified health and wellness coach.  She discusses the role of emotions in healing, and notes that learning to feel emotions is part of the healing process. She emphasizes the role of personal agency and lifestyle changes in recovery. She explains her treatment approach which includes: sharing her own story with clients as a way to build trust; a hybrid self-paced course that educates them about pain neuroscience and the importance of restoring balance with self, and regulating thoughts, emotions and behaviors and coaching sessions to help them integrate this learning into life. Download the transcript [https://backincontrol.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Transcript-Interview-2-w-Cynthia-Austin-transcript.pdf] Cynthia Austin is a board-certified health coach who helps people change their pain experience.  She created her business, My Pain Coach and her programs, to support those living with pain. Cynthia blends professional coaching and pain neuroscience with nearly five decades of lived experience with chronic pain and illness.  Having overcome conditions like migraine, fibromyalgia, back pain, and other debilitating challenges, she now guides others through the complex, often confusing process of changing the pain experience.  For more information, visit: https://mypaincoachllc.com [https://mypaincoachllc.com]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]