Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on July 26 and 27, 2025 on AM740 and FM 96.7 in Toronto. Topics covered on the show track the lifestyle articles and themes published in The Tonic Newsletter and on the Tonic Website. We’ll discuss the treatment of vitiligo with Dr. Yvette Miller-Monthrope MD, how to fix your internal monologue with psychologist and author Faust Ruggiero, music as medicine with holistic healer and author Jeralyn Glass and signs your loved ones might need emotional support with holistic healer Bradley Nelson
We specifically discuss:
The Treatment of Vitiligo
- What is vitiligo?
- How does vitiligo present?
- Common symptoms
- The emotional and psychological impact of the disease
- Social stigma, depression and anxiety
- How is vitiligo contracted?
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Is vitiligo curable?
- 6 key findings regarding treatment in new guidelines
- The biggest needs
How to Fix Your Internal Monologue
- How can you manage depression?
- What is ‘internal balance’?
- What happens if we don’t have internal balance?
- The role of stress
- Internal language
- When internal monologue is on loop
- How do you stop the loop?
- The thoughts in your head are there for a reason
- Don’t become your thoughts
Music as Medicine
- How does music act as medicine?
- Music resonates in the body
- Grief
- What is sound meditation?
- Is there science behind music as medicine?
- The body as an instrument
- What if you can’t carry a tune?
- SOME MUSIC!
Signs Your Loved Ones Might Need Emotional Support
- What are the signs that someone needs emotional support?
- Listening
- Patience
- Energy medicine
- Cellular memory
- Are broken hearts real?
- Cardiac syndrome
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