The Meehan Mission Podcast

How do the messages we see every day shape what we believe about health, medicine, food, and our families?

In this episode, Cathy Meehan welcomes Sherry Syence, award-winning journalist, media strategist, and founder of Rethinking Health, for a conversation about the power of messaging and the way public opinion is shaped through advertising, public relations, social media, and large-scale awareness campaigns.

Sherry shares how her b...

How can parents walk into pediatric appointments with more clarity, confidence, and peace of mind?

In this episode, Cathy Meehan sits down with Chris Downey, founder of VaxCalc, to talk about technology, informed consent, and the importance of parents having a clear decision-making framework before walking into a well visit. Chris shares how his background as a software developer, along with his own experience as a new parent, led h...

What if the best years of your health, strength, and purpose are still ahead of you?

In this episode, Cathy Meehan sits down with Eric Barber, founder of Barberic Training, to talk about why fitness, weight loss, recovery, and motivation can feel harder as we age — and why that does not mean change is impossible. Eric brings decades of coaching experience, along with his own deeply personal story of rebuilding his health after...

What if the foundation of better health begins not in the doctor’s office, but in the way our food is grown?

In this episode, Cathy Meehan sits down with Mollie Engelhart, founder of Sovereignty Ranch, to talk about her journey from running well-known vegan restaurants in Los Angeles to building a regenerative farm in Texas. Mollie shares how questions about soil health, animal systems, nutrition, and God’s design led he...

What if simple, body-based self-care could help release stress, support healing, and reconnect you with your body?

In this episode, Cathy Meehan sits down with Andrea Reed, founder of the Oklahoma Center for Wellness, to talk about her personal journey into natural and holistic health. Andrea shares how her mother’s long search for answers, along with her own healing after becoming a mother, shaped her passion for helping peop...

What does it look like to pursue truth, faith, and courage in the middle of some of the most difficult conversations in public health?

In this episode, Cathy Meehan sits down with Del Bigtree, Emmy Award-winning producer, investigative journalist, host of The HighWire, and creator of the documentaries Vaxxed and An Inconvenient Study. Del shares how his upbringing, career in media, and unexpected path into health advocacy shaped his...

Are you doing the wrong number of reps for the results you actually want?

In this episode, Cathy Meehan talks with Eric Barber of Barberic Training about one of the most common sources of confusion in fitness: reps, sets, weight, and how they affect the body. Eric brings decades of coaching experience to a practical conversation about strength, muscle growth, endurance, fat loss, and why the “right” workout depends on yo...

What if raising healthier kids started with a few simple changes at breakfast, snack time, and the grocery store?

Macy Hamilton is a nutritional therapy practitioner and mom of two who is passionate about helping families simplify nutrition in a practical, sustainable way. In this conversation, she shares how her own upbringing and her family’s shift toward a more holistic lifestyle shaped her work and gave her a heart for gui...

What happens when a mother’s personal experience leads her into one of the most controversial legal and public health battles of our time?

In this episode, Cathy Meehan sits down with Mary Holland, attorney, author, and longtime leader at Children’s Health Defense, to talk about the path that brought her into health freedom advocacy. Mary shares how her son’s health challenges changed the course of her life and eve...

What does it look like to support your body naturally when sickness hits—without panic, and with wisdom?

In this episode, Cathy Meehan sits down with Meg Sutton, natural health consultant, to talk about building a strong, resilient immune system in a world full of toxins, stress, and nutrient-depleted foods. Meg shares how her passion for natural wellness, nutrition, and practical home support has shaped the way she helps fami...

Where should you work out if you want to get healthier and actually stay consistent?

In this episode, Cathy Meehan sits down with Eric Barber, founder of Barberic Training and Cathy’s personal trainer, to talk through one of the most practical questions in fitness: where should you work out? Drawing on decades of experience in personal training, commercial gyms, micro gyms, and home gym setups, Eric shares what he has learned ...

What if your child’s anxiety, anger, or withdrawal is really a signal that they need connection, not correction?

Ashley Pena, LPC-C is a counselor who works with children and families, and in this conversation she shares what drew her into the mental health field after seeing the powerful impact that empathy and support can have on a child and parent navigating autism. Her heart for helping kids communicate what they are feeli...

What if the “woo-woo” remedy some families dismiss is actually the starting point that helps them ask better questions about their child’s health?

In Episode 51, Cathy Meehan sits down with Erin Paige of Heartwing Healing to talk about homeopathy, why it continues to spark so much curiosity and pushback, and why more families are looking beyond the conventional “pill for every ill” model. Erin shares ho...

What does it really look like to start training wisely, avoid injury, and build a fitness routine that lasts?

In this episode, Cathy Meehan sits down with Eric Barber of Barberic Training to talk about the real differences between beginner, intermediate, advanced, and even elite training. Eric shares how decades in the fitness world shaped his practical, no-nonsense approach to helping people train in a way that is sustainable, effe...

Do you know what's actually in your supplements — or whether your body can even use them?

In this episode, Cathy Meehan sits down with Meg Sutton, natural health consultant at MeehanMD and author of the Mindset Kids Natural Health Guide, to break down one of the most overwhelming topics in health: the supplement industry. With decades of personal experience and formal certification in naturopathy, Meg helps patients cut throug...

In Part 1 of this 3-part series, Cathy Meehan (Meehan Mission Podcast) and Dr. Laura Hanson break down withdrawal reflexes—early automatic movement patterns that help “wire” the brain and nervous system in infancy and early childhood.

Dr. Hanson explains how reflex development works like dominoes: early reflexes help build the circuits needed for later milestones, and when something is out of place, it can ...

Primitive reflexes shape early brain development — and when they don’t integrate as expected, they can show up later as anxiety, sensory overwhelm, learning struggles, attention issues, coordination challenges, toe-walking, and balance problems. In Part 2 of this 3-part reflex series, Cathy Meehan sits down with Dr. Laura Hanson to unpack the “why” behind retained primitive reflexes and what parents can watc...

In Part 3 of this 3-part reflex series, Cathy Meehan and Dr. Laura Hanson explore postural reflexes—how the body learns to work with gravity, build balance and coordination, and support healthy brain development through movement.

Dr. Hanson explains how postural reflexes begin at birth and continue developing as babies lift their heads, crawl, cruise, bounce, and eventually walk. This episode also connects posture, fle...

In this powerful episode of the Meehan Mission Podcast, Cathy Meehan sits down with pediatrician Bob Sears to discuss vaccine safety, informed consent, medical freedom, and what it’s like to face a medical board investigation for questioning the CDC vaccine schedule.

Dr. Sears shares his personal journey from traditionally trained pediatrician to outspoken advocate for parental choice. He explains how reading A Shot in the Dar...