Toxic Mold Sucks Podcast, Presented by Malachi's Message Foundation: Recent Episodes
Malachi's Message Foundation
Discover the untold stories of resilience and recovery from families affected by toxic mold on the Toxic Mold Sucks podcast. Join us each week as we delve into the journeys of individuals and families who have faced the challenges of mold exposure head-on. From the initial discovery to the long road of recovery, our guests share their struggles, triumphs, and lessons learned.
But that's not all! We go beyond personal narratives by bringing in experts in the field to provide valuable insights and practical advice. Whether you're seeking answers, support, or simply a sense of solidarity, the Toxic Mold Sucks podcast is here to reassure you that You Are Not Alone.
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Dana was living a fulfilling, active and inspiring life, documenting the beauty of the ocean and all its incredible life forms with her underwater photography business in Hawaii. She also had a tremendous passion for inspiring women and youth, taking on the role of a real life mermaid. She was living the dream until she started to get ill and found herself barely able to get out of bed. Like many she too went from doctor to doctor until someone finally told her that it could be mold. Her story and journey to finding answers is so powerful. She is now on the path to recovery and we are honored that she came on to share her story with Malachi's Message Foundation. You can read more about her and see how she is helping others by going to her website https://curecirscampaign.org.
Dana was living a fulfilling, active and inspiring life, documenting the beauty of the ocean and all its incredible life forms with her underwater photography business in Hawaii. She also had a tremendous passion for inspiring women and youth, taking on the role of a real life mermaid. She was living the dream until she started to get ill and found herself barely able to get out of bed. Like many she too went from doctor to doctor until someone finally told her that it could be mold. Her story and journey to finding answers is so powerful. She is now on the path to recovery and we are honored that she came on to share her story with Malachi's Message Foundation. You can read more about her and see how she is helping others by going to her website https://curecirscampaign.org.
For the past 20 years Karen Ferris has been known as "The Mold Attorney of Texas." But many don't know her personal story with toxic mold. Prior to legally representing those going through mold, Karen was an active and successful employment attorney. She loved running, biking and skiing. But this all changed in 1997 when she moved into an apartment during her divorce. Suddenly she started to get ill. None of the prescriptions that she was given were helping any of her sudden on-set of debilitating symptoms. Then, one day she saw her complex on the news. Someone was suing them for mold; that is when she knew what was the root cause to all of her health issues. Being the fierce fighter that she is, she sued the complex and represented herself. From there, she made it her mission to fight for others that have been affected by toxic mold and make sure that they get the justice that they deserve. She knows first hand that mold can change your life and cause you permanent damage. To this day, Karen is still on seizure medication and still suffers from neuropathy.
PJ Harlow is a very well known name in the mold community. She is a Holistic Mold Consultant & Founder of PJ Harlow Wellness Inc. They are a virtual, IICRC-certified boutique Mold Consultancy dedicated to empowering health-minded homeowners (like you!) to navigate the path to a thriving healthy home.
Her company offers those going through mold many resources, tools, personal help; while also empowering her clients to become their own advocates. Learn all about what she does and hear first hand why having someone like her by your side is extremely beneficial.
PJ is also a mold survivor. Her and her family went through an extremely devastating mold nightmare. You can find her personal mold story on our channel and see why she has so much passion to help others through her own company.
PJ Harlow is a very well known name in the mold community. She is a Holistic Mold Consultant & Founder of PJ Harlow Wellness Inc. They are a virtual, IICRC-certified boutique Mold Consultancy dedicated to empowering health-minded homeowners (like you!) to navigate the path to a thriving healthy home.
Her company offers those going through mold many resources, tools, personal help; while also empowering her clients to become their own advocates. Learn all about what she does and hear first hand why having someone like her by your side is extremely beneficial.
PJ is also a mold survivor. Her and her family went through an extremely devastating mold nightmare. You can find her personal mold story on our channel and see why she has so much passion to help others through her own company.
This is such a great and extremely informative video. Brian shares what he sees in his industry and why there are so many problems with our HVAC's. One is that the Manual J, Manuel S and Manuel D isn't being performed for each new construction home. This can cause major problems that can lead to mold growth. We discuss why the fan should never be set in the "ON" position and how that can create moisture and mold issues. Is fogging your ducts really helpful? Go check out his full interview. It will arm you with some great education that we all need to know in order to help prevent our own HVAC's from having moisture and mold issues.
More about Brian below:
Brian is a very popular HVAC person in Houston and surrounding areas. Not just because he is good at what he does; but because he has taken the time to learn about mold and understand how it can truly impact the health of the occupants of a home when it is causing an IAQ problem.
Brian Wright owner of Crossway Mechanical LLC in Tomball TX.
Brian haas been in the residential side of the HVAC industry for 28 years.
Specializes in Retrofit replacement market.
HE is a Nate Certified technician, NCI member and certified : Air balancing certified, Carbon monoxide and combustion analysis, duct system optimization, residential HVAC system performance specialist.
He is also BPI certified blower door testing.
PJ was newly married, healthy, looking forward to having another baby, when she, her new husband and kids found themselves in a home riddled with hidden toxic mold. She went from the happiest time of her life to losing her health, everything that she owned, her job, her car and because of mold, she then found herself in the battle of her life: fighting for custody of her children.
Meet Malachi's Message Foundation New Executive Director, Mariam Khalili, and see why she is now so passionate about helping those whom are going through mold.
Mold severely impacted her and her daughters health in not just one but two separate rental homes in Texas. She went from doctors to doctors trying to figure out why her beautiful and once healthy and advanced daughter was now regressing developmentally and having these weird symptoms plague her. She too was sick. On several occasions, she ended up in the emergency room; only to be told that she was fine and maybe she just has anxiety.
It wasn't anxiety. It was hidden toxic mold. She and her family are now on their healing journey and has seen so much progression in their health since leaving that toxic environment.
Listen to her full story today.
Dr. Dorninger ND, LAc is a Registered Naturopathic Doctor and Licensed Acupuncturist. He graduated from Bastyr University (www.bastyr.edu), the leading accredited university for science-based natural medicine.
Prior to medical school, he received his B.A. in Kinesiology from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1997. During this time he also finished his E.M.T. (Emergency Medical Technician) training and volunteering at Porter Care Hospice in Denver. This dual exposure of medical perspectives laid down the roots for Dr. Dorninger’s integrated approach to diagnosis, treatment, and healing.
Following undergrad, Dr. Dorninger served as an EMT for the Cranford First Aid Squad in Cranford, NJ. He then completed his doctorate in naturopathic medicine and his master’s degree in acupuncture at Bastyr University in 2003, after which he returned to Boulder, Colorado to complete a 2-year residency in naturopathic primary care.
In 2005, Dr. Dorninger founded Roots and Branches Integrative Health Care, a clinic dedicated to “Mystery Illness” where he focuses on elucidating the underlying causes of unrelenting chronic illness. Dr. Dorninger is not concerned with what you have as much as he is with why you have it. He has dedicated his professional life to a deeper understanding of differential diagnosis based in the tradition of “Remove Obstacles to Cure.”
Dr. Dorninger ND, LAc is a Registered Naturopathic Doctor and Licensed Acupuncturist. He graduated from Bastyr University (www.bastyr.edu), the leading accredited university for science-based natural medicine.
Prior to medical school, he received his B.A. in Kinesiology from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1997. During this time he also finished his E.M.T. (Emergency Medical Technician) training and volunteering at Porter Care Hospice in Denver. This dual exposure of medical perspectives laid down the roots for Dr. Dorninger’s integrated approach to diagnosis, treatment, and healing.
Following undergrad, Dr. Dorninger served as an EMT for the Cranford First Aid Squad in Cranford, NJ. He then completed his doctorate in naturopathic medicine and his master’s degree in acupuncture at Bastyr University in 2003, after which he returned to Boulder, Colorado to complete a 2-year residency in naturopathic primary care.
In 2005, Dr. Dorninger founded Roots and Branches Integrative Health Care, a clinic dedicated to “Mystery Illness” where he focuses on elucidating the underlying causes of unrelenting chronic illness. Dr. Dorninger is not concerned with what you have as much as he is with why you have it. He has dedicated his professional life to a deeper understanding of differential diagnosis based in the tradition of “Remove Obstacles to Cure.”
A single mom, who was being impacted at home and at work. How she made hard decisions that those around her didn't understand; to help herself and her daughter heal. She has a focus on faith and food. Believing the body is made to heal through the foods that the earth gives us. She is passionate and real about her Journey. Norma is a warrior in the truest sense of the word.
You've heard of Trains, Planes and Automobiles. We bring to you the mold version; Houses, RV's and Tents. Kristi is a fierce woman who is the embodiment of perseverance and courage. After moving, we're talking into the double digits, due to mold; she has chosen to bring hope to those who have lost hope through creating bracelets. She is a firm believer that "Hope Lives Here", hope doesn't disappear even when life gets incredibly hard. This is a raw honest conversation that kleenex is a must for.
Jenna Saxton, DO share her journey with treating a patient as a whole person, not merely treating symptoms.
Dr. Jenna Saxton joined Dr. Offutt and the Heart and Soul Integrative Health team in October of 2021. Born in San Antonio, Texas, but raised in North Carolina, she is excited to be back in Texas working with Dr. Offutt and optimizing patient care with an integrative and functional medicine approach. She received her undergraduate degree in Chemistry from the UNCC and then went on to pursue her degree in Osteopathic medicine. She is passionate about applying her knowledge and skills as a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine to help fight illnesses, work with patients to set and achieve individualized health goals and optimize health. In addition, she enjoys learning and has received specialized training in genomics, bioidentical hormone therapy and ozone injections since transitioning over to integrative medicine and is looking forward to continuing to expand her training and knowledge and working with patients of all ages and from all walks of life.
Josh Rachal gives an inside view on the mold industry.
Josh Rachal is the President of Texas Mold Inspectors, A company that specializes in Forensic Litigation Based Mold Assessments as well as mold assessments for the hypersensitive. Josh is licensed as a Mold Assessment Consultant in the state of Texas and is also Certified as a Master Inspector. He has performed over 2000 Mold Assessments and has personally been involved in representing his clients in over 120 individual cases regarding mold exposure & property damage. His company Texas Mold Inspectors was created after his own family went through and experienced mold which severely injured himself, his family and resulted in the death of their dog and their second son Malachi. Josh now travels the country to help Attorney’s and their clients as well as patients of doctors that refer him.
When a person wonders what a parent advocate looks like; they need to not look further than Megan Olson. Megan shares, openly and honestly her two - year old's life long battle with mold exposure and CIRS. She shares how it has caused her to find faith, struggle with the balance of being a mom of two and how it has created a new sense of purpose for her family's journey.
If you would like to reach out to Megan, you can email her at Meganolson4921@gmail.com
Resources discussed:
-Mold Illness: Surviving and Thriving: A Recovery Manual for Patients & Families Impacted By Cirs (1) https://a.co/d/5yyal68
-Toxic: Heal Your Body from Mold Toxicity, Lyme Disease, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities , and Chronic Environmental Illness https://a.co/d/1XQkghU
After personally experiencing the impact of mold exposure, Ryan Richardson began to struggle with family and friends understanding the legitimacy of his illness. More than that he struggled with trying to convince people that mold is a prevalent issue that many people struggle with.
He wanted to rectify this issue, desiring to create videos that those experiencing mold illness could show apathetic family and friends. From this came his YouTube Channel, "Toxic Mold in the Media".
Here Ryan compiles news clips, from all over the world, of mold impacting those exposed to it.
To view his channel go to https://m.youtube.com/@toxicmoldmedia
In November of 2020 Olivia was diagnosed with Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, but that was not where her health journey began. In 2016 she moved into her first apartment that unbeknownst to her, had black mold hiding in the crawlspace of the home. Olivia's health quickly started to decline, at first just feeling more tired than normal, then leading to infections I couldn’t not get over, then continuous antibiotics, then antibiotic resistance, then multiple surgeries, nothing was fixing the problem. My mom put it together that these issues only began after moving into the home. After having the home tested, we got a call on the weekend of July 4th in 2018, that we couldn’t spend one more night in the home, the levels we categorized as uninhabitable. At that moment, I didn’t know that news would change my life forever and put me on a mission to regain my health as well as fight for others in this situation.
I was told after getting out of that environment that I would see improvement, but I did not. An infectious disease doctor put me on a picc line for antibiotics, this didn’t fix the problem but did land me in the hospital with a blood clot in my arm. All of these unexplainable systems continued to occur though the doctors would tell me “your young and healthy”, everything looked good on paper. I was starting to feel hopeless that I would never regain my health until I came across the website called Survivingmold.com. As I continued to read more about CIRS, everything started to make sense. I could finally see that all of my symptoms were not random at all and in fact, I was not a hypochondriac!
Links:
Olivia Farabaugh on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/oliviafarabaughofficial/
CIRS Support Page
https://malachismessage.org/cirs-support-fund/
To Donate to the CIRS Support Fund
https://malachismessage.org/cirs-support-fund-form/
Book Enough https://www.amazon.com/Enough-Silencing-Lies-Steal-Confidence/dp/0736973540/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1
Interview on Tiny Homes Giant Journey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMkOBVGcBBI&t=1s
Megan Carson shares her journey with mold exposure and how mold impacted every aspect of her life. Megan noticed gaps in the mold industry and in mold victims knowing how to advocate for themselves. From this place she founded The Guided Well. She talks openly about both in this open interview with guest co-host Cristina Greenfield.
Dr. Osborne talks nutrition, mold illness symptoms, what to do and not to do if you've been exposed to mold, mold and cancer; and so much more!
Dr. Peter Osborne is a doctor of chiropractic, doctor of pastoral science, an expert in functional nutrition, and is Board Certified with The American Clinical Board of Nutrition.
Often times referred to as “The Gluten Free Warrior”, he is one of the most sought after alternative and nutritional experts in the world. He has had the honor and privilege or sharing the stage with some of the world’s most well known and internationally recognized experts to include Alessio Fasano, MD, Russell Jaffe, MD, PhD, Steven Gundry, MD, Joe Mercola, DO, Yehuda Shoenfeld, MD, and Dr. Josh Axe.
He is one of the world’s leading authorities on gluten sensitivity, and lectures nationally to both the public as well as doctors on this and many other nutritionally related topics. He is the founder Gluten Free Society, the author of The Gluten Free Health Solution and The Glutenology Health Matrix, a series of digital videos and ebooks designed to help educate the world about gluten. In addition, he is the author of the international best selling book, No Grain No Pain, published by Touchstone (Simon & Schuster), which was also printed in 5 languages and turned into a PBS special that aired nationwide.
Because of his work with gluten, Dr. Osborne was invited to speak at the Harvard Faculty Club with functional medicine advocate, New York Times best selling author and TV icon, Suzanne Somers. Because of his passion to educate the world about the relationship between gluten and autoimmune disease, he founded, financed, and hosted, The Autoimmune Revolution I & II– a free online educational series featuring more than 40 of the world’s leading experts on autoimmune disease and nutrition.
Dr. Osborne has been a featured expert in a number of documentaries including, Betrayal, Autoimmune Secrets Revealed, and the Netflix series, Afflicted.
Dr. Osborne has served as the executive director and the vice president for the American Clinical Board of Nutrition. He was an adjunct professor at HCC and Texas Women’s University teaching nutrition and neurophysiology to nursing and occupational therapy students. He currently serves on the advisory board for Functional Medicine University.
He has been featured in or on Netflix, Fox News, CBS, PBS, The New York Post, Muscle & Fitness Hers, Celiac.com, The Gluten Summit, Radio MD, The People’s Pharmacy Radio, The Journal of Gluten Sensitivity, and many other nationally recognized publications.
Full Interview will be Released on 2/1/2023.
Dr. Peter Osborne is a doctor of chiropractic, doctor of pastoral science, an expert in functional nutrition, and is Board Certified with The American Clinical Board of Nutrition.
Often times referred to as “The Gluten Free Warrior”, he is one of the most sought after alternative and nutritional experts in the world. He has had the honor and privilege or sharing the stage with some of the world’s most well known and internationally recognized experts to include Alessio Fasano, MD, Russell Jaffe, MD, PhD, Steven Gundry, MD, Joe Mercola, DO, Yehuda Shoenfeld, MD, and Dr. Josh Axe.
He is one of the world’s leading authorities on gluten sensitivity, and lectures nationally to both the public as well as doctors on this and many other nutritionally related topics. He is the founder Gluten Free Society, the author of The Gluten Free Health Solution and The Glutenology Health Matrix, a series of digital videos and ebooks designed to help educate the world about gluten. In addition, he is the author of the international best selling book, No Grain No Pain, published by Touchstone (Simon & Schuster), which was also printed in 5 languages and turned into a PBS special that aired nationwide.
Because of his work with gluten, Dr. Osborne was invited to speak at the Harvard Faculty Club with functional medicine advocate, New York Times best selling author and TV icon, Suzanne Somers. Because of his passion to educate the world about the relationship between gluten and autoimmune disease, he founded, financed, and hosted, The Autoimmune Revolution I & II– a free online educational series featuring more than 40 of the world’s leading experts on autoimmune disease and nutrition.
Dr. Osborne has been a featured expert in a number of documentaries including, Betrayal, Autoimmune Secrets Revealed, and the Netflix series, Afflicted.
Dr. Osborne has served as the executive director and the vice president for the American Clinical Board of Nutrition. He was an adjunct professor at HCC and Texas Women’s University teaching nutrition and neurophysiology to nursing and occupational therapy students. He currently serves on the advisory board for Functional Medicine University.
He has been featured in or on Netflix, Fox News, CBS, PBS, The New York Post, Muscle & Fitness Hers, Celiac.com, The Gluten Summit, Radio MD, The People’s Pharmacy Radio, The Journal of Gluten Sensitivity, and many other nationally recognized publications.
Dr Gruning is a Christian physician and seeks to heal the whole person-body, mind and spirit-because that is what provides the greatest long term success for our patients. He is the author of Prescription for Health, a comprehensive guide to living a balanced life in a toxic world, and was the host of his own TV program of the same name, still visible on his YouTube channel. He is the founder, Executive and Medical Director of the Southwest Florida Free Pain Clinic, the only free medical clinic in the US specializing in the comprehensive treatment of low income, uninsured patients with acute and chronic pain. Dr. Gruning speaks frequently about numerous topics to many different groups around SW Florida and at national conferences.
Full Interview Available on 1/25/2023
Dr Gruning is a Christian physician and seeks to heal the whole person-body, mind and spirit-because that is what provides the greatest long term success for our patients. He is the author of Prescription for Health, a comprehensive guide to living a balanced life in a toxic world, and was the host of his own TV program of the same name, still visible on his YouTube channel. He is the founder, Executive and Medical Director of the Southwest Florida Free Pain Clinic, the only free medical clinic in the US specializing in the comprehensive treatment of low income, uninsured patients with acute and chronic pain. Dr. Gruning speaks frequently about numerous topics to many different groups around SW Florida and at national conferences.
Jason Kester talks about the mold industry, standards of testing, what to be wary of when hiring a Mold Inspector or Mold Remediator and how his reputation truly sets him apart.
Jason Kester owns and has operated Kester Clear, KCES, since 2013. KCES is a Pacific-Northwest company, which has been well known in the industry for its superior expertise in Mold and Mycotoxin assessments in both residential and commercial settings. What sets them apart from traditional mold inspectors is their positive relationship with local healthcare practitioners and testing laboratories in order to fully understand the biochemical effect of Toxic Mold and Mycotoxin on their clients. KCES has pioneered a new standard in the field of Mold Assessments.
KCES supports customers and doctors across Washington and Oregon as well as throughout the US.
https://kesterclear.com/environmental-assessments-and-tools/
Dr. Peter Osborne is a doctor of chiropractic, doctor of pastoral science, an expert in functional nutrition, and is Board Certified with The American Clinical Board of Nutrition.
Often times referred to as “The Gluten Free Warrior”, he is one of the most sought after alternative and nutritional experts in the world. He has had the honor and privilege or sharing the stage with some of the world’s most well known and internationally recognized experts to include Alessio Fasano, MD, Russell Jaffe, MD, PhD, Steven Gundry, MD, Joe Mercola, DO, Yehuda Shoenfeld, MD, and Dr. Josh Axe.
He is one of the world’s leading authorities on gluten sensitivity, and lectures nationally to both the public as well as doctors on this and many other nutritionally related topics. He is the founder Gluten Free Society, the author of The Gluten Free Health Solution and The Glutenology Health Matrix, a series of digital videos and ebooks designed to help educate the world about gluten. In addition, he is the author of the international best selling book, No Grain No Pain, published by Touchstone (Simon & Schuster), which was also printed in 5 languages and turned into a PBS special that aired nationwide.
Because of his work with gluten, Dr. Osborne was invited to speak at the Harvard Faculty Club with functional medicine advocate, New York Times best selling author and TV icon, Suzanne Somers. Because of his passion to educate the world about the relationship between gluten and autoimmune disease, he founded, financed, and hosted, The Autoimmune Revolution I & II– a free online educational series featuring more than 40 of the world’s leading experts on autoimmune disease and nutrition.
Dr. Osborne has been a featured expert in a number of documentaries including, Betrayal, Autoimmune Secrets Revealed, and the Netflix series, Afflicted.
Dr. Osborne has served as the executive director and the vice president for the American Clinical Board of Nutrition. He was an adjunct professor at HCC and Texas Women’s University teaching nutrition and neurophysiology to nursing and occupational therapy students. He currently serves on the advisory board for Functional Medicine University.
He has been featured in or on Netflix, Fox News, CBS, PBS, The New York Post, Muscle & Fitness Hers, Celiac.com, The Gluten Summit, Radio MD, The People’s Pharmacy Radio, The Journal of Gluten Sensitivity, and many other nationally recognized publications.
Shelley Federico and Shane Lashley, from Environmental Brain Health Clinics of America, join Malachi's Message to talk about their clinic with a focus on CIRS. What CIRS is, how it's diagnosed and how it impacts a person's relationship, spirituality and even a person's sex life.
Shelley Federico
Shelley has joined Environmental Brain Health Clinics of America (EBHCofA) as their National Military Liaison. Shelley is without question the most famous mold/biotoxin litigation plaintiff in America. Her case was the first to prove in federal court that mold exposure causes neurological damage. Her case is cited by lawyers fighting these battles today. She is often referred to as, "The Erin Brockovich of Mold."
Shelley has been a fierce advocate for safe housing for our men and women in military service. She has gone to Congress and worked to change laws, including advocating for The Tenant Bill of Rights.
Shelley will support military patients as they navigate the unique process they must face when being diagnosed with a mold/biotoxin-related illness. She will also support the growing number of law firms turning to EBHCofA to help them understand the intersection of the medical process and legal process necessary to obtain the best outcomes for their clients.
Shane Lashley, ABAAHP, MBA, M.Mgt.
Director, Lifestyle Medicine ProgramsShane collaborates with the medical team and each EBHC patient so that their personalized medicine program aligns with their needs and goals. Shane’s passion for health began after he experienced his own health crisis in 2008 that disrupted a successful business career. He became passionate about helping empower others who experience complex or chronic diseases.
Shane has completed the most advanced and comprehensive training in mold, Lyme, and biotoxin-related illness known as Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS). He serves as a consultant to both clinicians and patients regarding the assessment and treatment process, and he serves as a consulting expert to law firms engaged in litigation related to biotoxin exposures.
Shane is not a physician and does not diagnose or treat EBHC patients. He is Board-certified as an anti-aging Health Practitioner by the American Academy of Anti-Aging Health Practitioners. He is in the final stages of completing an advanced fellowship in Metabolic and Functional Medicine.
Shane is also pursuing a Master of Science in Health Sciences (MSHS) degree in Integrative Medicine at The George Washington School of Medicine & Health Sciences, and a Board Certification in Medical Nutrition Therapy.
Prior to entering the health profession, Shane earned his Master of Business Administration and Master of Management in Corporate Finance, both through the University of Dallas Graduate School of Business. For nearly two decades, Shane served as an international business consultant to companies ranging in size from start-ups to thousands of employees.
Cristina Greenfield is a lawyer by trade, a mold survivor and has created a passionate hobby around building practices. She is the founder of @rebuildingrevival and wants to ensure people are fully equipped as they look at finding safe housing after mold.
In the fall of 2010, Shelley Federico moved to Norfolk, Virginia with her family, where her husband was to be stationed. They were placed into the Lincoln Military Housing complex. Within a year, they knew something was terribly wrong. The illnesses they began to experience pointed to a possible mold infestation. After testing revealed several toxic mold strains, Federico contacted an attorney who specialized in mold cases, who eagerly took her case.
Late in 2011, Federico contacted a local television news station, who interviewed her and agreed to produce a segment, which aired live in November of 2011. Federico became the first whistleblower around what would turn out to reveal a severely chronic issue of mold in military base housing facilities nationwide. After the segment aired, hundreds of military families contacted her, creating what would later become a cascade of lawsuits regarding the issue. Federico became a legend in the fight for families locally and then nationally. The producer for the original segment would go on to win an Emmy for her continued coverage of how mold affects military families living in base housing.
A month later, Federico initiated a town hall meeting on-base in Norfolk, which included Virginia senators whom she’d contacted directly. Each of them had seen the segment air on local television. Spokespersons from the Navy, the Lincoln Military Housing President, along with hundreds of military personnel and their families were in attendance. In that room, in what would later become a life-changing crusade for protection of her fellow military families, Federico described her own series of events, from relocation to Virginia, to the illnesses that she and her family endured. That town hall meeting would be the catalyst for what is now a nationwide movement to clean up military housing facilities.
In January of the following year, the Federico family’s case was filed and immediately remanded to federal court, after which CNN interviewed Shelley. That CNN report aired nationally, opening the floodgates for exposing more issues on various bases around the country. The work that Federico did then culminated in the first legislation being passed in April of 2012, entitled ‘Military Oversight and Accountability Act’, which was signed into law by President Obama.
Two years after Federico’s 2016 win in federal court, Reuters published the first in a series of articles on mold and related issues regarding privatized military base housing, soon opening the door for congressional hearings on the matter. Those hearings began in January of 2019, where both the House and Senate Arms Services Committees heard testimony from many families who suffered severe consequences due to their toxic mold exposure.
After completing her paralegal certification from Oklahoma State University, Federico went on to create the L14 Consulting Group, which specializes in all things mold-related. While she works tirelessly on an issue that took so much from her, she continues to give back to others, to assure that moving forward, families will live in a toxin-free environment while serving in the nation’s armed forces.
Dr. Offutt is an extensively trained Integrative Medicine physician who treats patients with complex health issues using a wide array of individualized strategies for healing. She cherishes her relationships with her patients and approaches her care, viewing each patient as a whole person. Her goal is to partner with patients to empower them to regain vitality, strength, mental clarity, energy, purpose, and a desire to share their gifts with others. Dr. Offutt was recently appointed by Governor Greg Abbott to the Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council. In addition, she serves on the Board of Directors for ILADS (International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society).
After struggling with years of chronic illness due in large part to mold exposure (which led to Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome), heavy metal toxicity and Lyme disease, Mary Cornwell dove into healing her body, mind and soul using a natural, holistic approach. Two years later, she was still very much feeling stuck and sick, so she studied Building Biology through the Building Biology Institute and also started practicing using principles of regenerative nutrition and detoxification. Now feeling more vibrant in her health, she is passionate about helping clients find root causes to dis-ease, elevate their nutrition, create healthy living spaces and tap into their potential for vibrant health.
After struggling with years of chronic illness due in large part to mold exposure (which led to Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome), heavy metal toxicity and Lyme disease, Mary Cornwell dove into healing her body, mind and soul using a natural, holistic approach. Two years later, she was still very much feeling stuck and sick, so she studied Building Biology through the Building Biology Institute and also started practicing using principles of regenerative nutrition and detoxification. Now feeling more vibrant in her health, she is passionate about helping clients find root causes to dis-ease, elevate their nutrition, create healthy living spaces and tap into their potential for vibrant health.
Jason Boritz is an entrepreneur with a passion for health and wellness. He is the owner of clean homes, a company based around building mold free, chemical free homes with a goal of revolutionizing the real estate industry He himself, dealt with health issues and that led him to write a book which led him to Begnosis, a health platform based around preventing disease before it happens using a health algorithm and other health information and that led him to Clean Homes. With Clean Homes, he saw such a need for safe, healthy housing not just for those suffering with chronic illness and having a hard time finding safe housing, but for even the normal individual who does not know they are living in mold.
Kealy Severson is a toxic mold survivor, holds a Master’s degree in Oriental Medicine, Nutrition, and Acupuncture is an environmentally acquired injury specialist offering special health consultations and herbal formulations for those that have been mold injured, and is the Founder and President of Exposing Mold Inc.
Gabriella True is the President of ASPIRE, Alliance to Solve PANS & Immune-Related Encephalopathies. She and her two children have PANS PANDAS. She has been a leader in the PANS and autism communities since 2008. She focuses on educating about PANS PANDAS while providing crucial support to patients and families living with this disorder.
Leah Segedie helps women make safer consumer choices for their families. She’s a consumer watchdog, author, activist, community organizer, & strategist. Leah founded award-winning consumer activist website Mamavation.com and the leading eco-friendly influencer conference, ShiftCon Social Media Conference. She also wrote Green Enough: Eat Better, Live Cleaner, Be Happier (All Without Driving Your Family Crazy!) to democratize scientific findings and help families make safer & greener product choices.
I am a Wife and Momma of 3
I’ve been Practicing acupuncture and herbal medicine for 10 years
I am a Licensed acupuncturist + herbalist with a Masters degree in Oriental Medicine, BA in nutrition & philosophy
I Founded Exposing Mold in 2020
Author, educator and former healthcare consultant, Beth Lambert has monitored and documented the escalating rates of childhood chronic conditions for over a decade. Her first book, A Compromised Generation, provides a thorough analysis of the origins of this modern health crisis and documents how modifications to environmental and lifestyle factors can profoundly influence health outcomes, including full disease reversal. Beth is also the co-author of Brain Under Attack: A Resource for Parents and Caregivers of Children with PANS, PANDAS, and Autoimmune Encephalitis.
Links to Find out More:
https://documentinghope.com/
https://epidemicanswers.org/
Braiden is a musician who just put out his debut single. I'm a lyme, CIRS, MCAS and mental illness survivor. Since recovering from CIRS I'm now living out of my truck doing the #vanlife thing traveling the U.S.
Bianca Gilmore is a doctor of Physical Therapy who has worked primarily in the pediatric setting. She is also a wife and a mother of two who enjoys spending as much time with her family as possible. Her family has recently been diagnosed with mold toxicity, and have only been on their journey of healing from mold for a few months. However, Bianca's new found knowledge of mold and its detrimental effects on the body has sparked a great interest in spreading awareness in both the public and professional communities.
How many times have you looked at who you were before mold and have gotten frustrated with yourself because you can't seem to keep up with your "old life"?
How many times have you found excuses to not make changes in your recovery process?
Both Emily Rachal and Elizabeth Cripe lived active lives before their family's mold exposures. They talk honestly about mindset, self-imposed expectation, 1% changes, "I Am" Statements, self-talk and more!
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Did you know that the #1 cause of lung cancer, for non-smokers, is Radon exposure?
"It's very important information that people should know. Especially people who are suffering from mold or other environmental problems. It's all connected, homes are a system, bodies are a system. We can't just isolate and say there's only this one problem that we need to deal with, these can all influence one another." (Tim Swackhammer)
Mold is an environmental issue that is on the forefront of people's minds. It can impact the quality of a person's life in every way. Another environmental issue that is also often overlooked but impacts the quality of a person's life is Radon.
Tim Swackhammer, of The Mold Medics, shares with Malachi's Message what Radon is, how it is easily mitigated, why it is often overlooked and how mold and radon are part of the same system.
Emilee Brown is the wife of an Army Veteran and is one of the military families who were harmed,by mold, on the Fort Hood Army Installation. Emilee is pursuing her degree in public health and is obtaining a Mold Assessment Consultant license. Emilee is volunteering as an Equine Specialist implementing equine assisted learning to assist those who have been impacted by Trauma.
Marijke McCandless is an author, communication specialist, and long-time awareness practitioner dedicated to living life imperfectly but with great delight. Her recipe? Listen. Play. Write. She leads a popular online writing practice called Write Now Mind and offers immersion experience playshops in meditation, writing, and enlivenment. She is an award-winning author; her essays have appeared internationally.
Marijke opens up about her and husband's journey with mold. Their journey starts with pursuing a concern overAlzheimer's. Marijke opens up about Mental Health Awareness in correlation to mycotoxin exposure and how their knowledge and perspective on mold has changed greatly.
To find out more about Marijke visit https://marijkemccandless.com/
To read her piece, "How Undiagnosed Mold Toxicity Caused my Husband's Mental Illness" visit Here
Tim Swackhmmer is the Founder and CEO of Mold Medics and Mold Medics Franchising. Mold Medics is dedicated to helping people improve the environmental quality of their homes through Mold Remediation, Air Duct Cleaning, Radon Mitigation, and other environmental services.
In this interview Tim dives into how his company is set apart when working with chemically sensitive individuals as well as discussion around the common issues that he's seen that cause or contribute to mold issues, as well as practical actions that can be taken to help prevent these issues from occurring.
Why Mold Medics?
We noticed that there was a big gap in the level of service that contractors were providing; not just in mold removal. It became really apparent to us that there was a large opportunity for being contractors who provide excellent customer service. Not to mention the whole class of people who have mold sensitivities, and weren't being properly cared for and avoided by typical remediators. Mold Medics was created to provide a consumer-first home care service that no other business currently offers, and to have a lasting impact on the indoor environmental health of our community. We achieve this by having a transparent process, outstanding communication with customers and honest assessments backed by a proven track record of the best customer experience in the industry.
Lisa Piper and her family own "Natural Living Food Co-Op and Cafe". They believe in communities taking care of one another. In this spirit the Piper family were some of the heroes during Hurricane Harvey and even when Covid started. They offered care packages, food, vitamins and so much more to Harvey Victims and first responders.
When they took in Lisa's mom who had Alzheimer's, they were diligent about finding a home that had not been impacted by Harvey. This, due to things out of their control, was not the case. They were blindsided and were taken on a journey that has left them with over $100,000 in medical bills and life altering realities.
In Part 2 here directly about the previous owners didn't disclose the issues that had taken place due to Harvey, how the mold was so bad a Remediation Crew quit because they were getting sick, to the tens of thousands of dollars spent on a process that would not end in the Piper's family favor.
To find out more about their store, visit https://shopnaturalliving.com/index.html
To directly assist with their medical bills visit https://malachismessage.org/help-a-family/
Lisa Piper and her family own "Natural Living Food Co-Op and Cafe". They believe in communities taking care of one another. In this spirit the Piper family were some of the heroes during Hurricane Harvey and even when Covid started. They offered care packages, food, vitamins and so much more to Harvey Victims and first responders.
When they took in Lisa's mom who had Alzheimer's, they were diligent about finding a home that had not been impacted by Harvey. This, due to things out of their control, was not the case. They were blindsided and were taken on a journey that has left them with over $100,000 in medical bills and life altering realities.
In Part1 here directly about the medical issues the family has faced and is facing. Lisa is honest and raw about how their mold journey has essentially ripped any form of adulthood from her two adult children. She talks about her husband's experience with death and how a person's mental health is impacted.
To find out more about their store, visit https://shopnaturalliving.com/index.html
To directly assist with their medical bills visit https://malachismessage.org/help-a-family/
Casey is an Executive Assistant at WithersRavenel as well as working Caseload Intake for Just Well Law. Casey has experience with Military Housing and is a passionate woman who is a powerhouse of a mamma and wife.
Casey shares her honest journey through mold, military, children being ill and how she is working towards mold not being Taboo but something that is accompanied by action and justice.
Casey is a friend of Malachi's Message who is helping us with an upcoming project that we hope to announce soon. Be on the lookout!
Dr. Hailey Eddington is a board certified Naturopathic Doctor, Board Certified Functional Health Practitioner🌿Owner @revivalholisticatx 🌿
Dr. Eddington talks detox, hyperbaric treatment, how she chooses personalized approaches over one single protocol. She dives into autism and how her family experienced mold and vaccine injury. All leading her to fight for answers through what she knew best, science.
Dr. Eddington Specialties
- Adrenal Fatigue
- Autism
- Autoimmune Disease
- Detoxification
- Digestive
- Emotional Wellbeing
- Infertility
- Pediatric
- Wellness
- Yeast
Other Specialties
- Lyme Disease, Heavy Metal Toxicity, Mold Toxicity, Pans/PANDAS, Immunodeficiency, Epigenetics, Neuroimmune Disorders
Glenn Wilhelm - VP of Business Development of AMD Ion Cleanse
Glenn shares with passion about the mission and science behind the product (yes there are slides!)
Glenn dives into the difference between the Ion Cleanse and the foot detoxes that you can buy on Amazon or at CVS. He shares about how mycotoxins are positively or negatively charged and about AMD's passion for working with families in the Autism community.
Glenn is VP of Business Development for AMD and is a multifaceted sales and marketing executive with over 30 years of in-depth sales and business development experience. Glenn joined the company in 2011 to manage the sales department. He is responsible for growing AMD’s international distribution network, working directly with the consumer market, and educating practitioners on how to increase revenue while improving client outcomes.
Prior to joining AMD, Glenn had a long and successful career at Cooper Industries as a National Accounts Manager working with major retailers such as Walmart and Sears Hardware. In 2006 he and his family relocated to Denver, Colorado where entered the real estate industry for RE/MAX International selling franchises and consulting with brokerages to improve their sales and profitability.
From thinking that their relationship was never going to recover, to their daughter regressing and being misdiagnosed as Autistic. The Greenfield's share how mold impacted them on every level and how today they're on a mission to help educate others.
Listen to this Raw conversation about how mold impacted both Emily and Elizabeths mental health. They talk candidly on how mold caused them to develop depression, anxiety, have thoughts about suicide and what they learned from it all. More importantly, things they learned that they could do to help cope, recovery and protect their mental health moving forward.
Dr. Jill Crista shares insight into what to do if you're still in mold and aren't able to leave, and highlights which foods to eat and stay away from. She talks about how mold is mean, dusting with Gusto, Essential Oils, Mattresses, Breast Feeding while still in mold and more.
Dr. Crista earned her Naturopathic Doctor Degree with honors from the National university of Naturopathic Medicine and completed the Physician Training Program with the International Lyme & Associated Diseases Today. Her current mission is to help Doctors learn about Mold Illness.
Links to content in the interview:
https://drcrista.com/skin-care/
https://drcrista.com/air-filter/
https://drcrista.com/mattress/
https://drcrista.com/cpap/
https://drcrista.com/product-category/supplements/
https://drcrista.com/doctor-finder/
https://drcrista.com/faves/
Listen as Chris and Christina Greenfield share their journey with their daughter being diagnosed with Autism. Their Journey to the diagnosis of Autism actually led the family to find that their home had toxic mold. There were many bumps and valleys along the way. They went through deep sadness, sorrow, grief, denial. They fought for answers with a fierce passion out of a place of total love for their daughter.
Sebastian's Mother, Emily Rachal, shares his story about how mold caused him to regress into what others thought was severe Autism. Sebastian was formerly diagnosed as Autistic at 35 months of age. However, he is no longer on the spectrum since it was mold causing him to exhibit the symptoms and challenges that many children on the spectrum have. Listen to Sebastian's story today and how mold can cause a child to regress into autism.
Brandon Cloud - Husband, dad and man looking to show others the reality that mold causes tension on a marriage and on a family. He is interviewed by Derrick Cripe, another man who's family faced mold. Brandon talks about not believing his wife, thinking she was crazy, getting upset that their life has changed, not always handling the change well and how he now has a changed perspective on how to take care and love his family well. They end with talking race cars, grilling and bonfires.
Keri is a wife, mom and woman who has seen the worst of what mold can do. Mold caused her family to move repeatedly, it caused major illness and tension in her marriage; ending in divorce. She has such a heart for people seeing the real side of mold. How it caused her to stop sleeping in the same bed as her spouse. She shares in a VERY REAL and RAW way.
Derrick Cripe, Lineman (Power not football), husband, dad, mold survivor and has a passion for manhood being restored in our society. He shares his story with mold and focuses on how he handled the reality of mold and the reality that his wife and children received the brunt of the mold related illness. He talks about coping and mental fortitude.
Jenipher Jasper is an Intuitive Wellness Guide and owner of Jenipher Wellness. She helps people who are overwhelmed and struggling achieve whole health and healing in a toxic world. By using alternative modalities like intuitive guidance and bioresonance feedback Jenipher is able to guide people from a toxic lifestyle to a lifestyle of health and healing. Jenipher believes that toxic burdens are the root to many illnesses, like Alzheimer’s, and it’s her mission to bring awareness, hope and healing. Her passion comes from being a survivor of environmental illness and a dementia daughter. Jenipher is a certified Holistic Health Coach, Intuitive and Personal Trainer. She is currently in training for her Therapeutic Nutritional Counselor Certification. When she’s not trying to save the world from mold, Lyme and parasites, you’ll find Jen either dancing in her kitchen, barefoot in her garden or walking her dog in the country and may be seen rescuing small creatures such as snails and worms from being squished by passing vehicles.
Elizabeth studied Psychology in California, TX. She also completed her Teaching Credential Program in California, TX. She taught Junior High, High School and Continuation High School students for seven years before becoming a Stay at home Mom.
Her family moved to Texas for a better life and new job for Elizabeth’s husband. After their second daughter turned one, they moved into the apartment that set them on their mold journey.
Elizabeth and Derrick for a short time were homeless and had no savings left to spend. They knew after recovering that helping people, in the position they had been in, was their only option. Elizabeth’s life was forever changed with the diagnosis of MCAS, PCOS and Celiac disease due her mold exposure.
Elizabeth is not only a Co-founder of Malachi’s Message, but also serves in the capacity of Executive Director.
Alicia Swamy is Vice President of Exposing Mold, Inc., a non-profit foundation that provides honest education and information about how to identify toxic molds and overcome mold injuries, addresses the reason why toxic mold has become a public health emergency through research, and advocates for policies that protect people from environmental injuries. Alicia holds a Master’s degree in Health Education and Nutrition with an undergrad degree in criminal law and justice administration. She has worked for the Alameda County Public Defender, Stanford, Kaiser, Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts, YMCA of Honolulu, and Memora Health. As a toxic mold survivor, she knows what it’s like to lose everything and have to start over. As a lifelong public servant and through her partnership with Kealy Severson and Erik Johnson, she continues to selflessly help others overcome the horrors of toxic mold injuries.
Shannon shares her story that is still unfolding as she is still living in mold. She is on a mission to spread awareness about mold through her podcast called TOX-SICK.
Kendra is an advocate for improving your health by improving your indoor air quality. Almost a decade ago, Kendra discovered hidden mold and water damage in her home were impacting her family’s health. After years of research into mold and indoor toxins, and a lot of hard lessons-learned, she became dedicated to helping others by building awareness in online communities and collaborating with fellow advocates to educate the public around the importance of indoor air quality.
Brandon is a passionate indoor air quality advocate, specializing in public policy and legislative reform for mold at the state level of government. In the late summer of 2019, he suffered from the serious health effects from mold exposure after living in a water-damaged rental in Cleveland Ohio, which he’s still actively treating for today. His tireless advocacy efforts have helped in the creation of two bills in the Ohio House of Representatives (H.B. 251, The Ohio Indoor Safe Air Act) and both Florida House of Representatives and Florida Senate (H.B. 933, The Toxic Mold Protections Act (awaiting the Senate bill version number)). He’s currently enrolled in a Master’s program in the University of Florida’s Environmental & Global Health department.
How our Executive Director's family viewed mold and how their perception changed after they witnessed what their daughter, Elizabeth, and her family went through. As soon as Dave and Deb saw their daughter and their 2 grand children get odd the plane, they new how serious mold was as they all looked sick and in very bad shape.
Kristina is a national trial lawyer who represents sick people against the companies that made them sick. She founded Just Well Law to help clients recover financially so that they can rebuild their health and their lives.
Kristina is used to high profile, high stakes litigation. At a national trial firm, she represented plaintiffs in bet-the-company cases like Trilogy against SAP, the Medical University of South Carolina against AstraZeneca, Ericsson against Samsung, and TiVo against Comcast. These cases resulted in over $1 billion in revenue for their clients. For TiVo, she led back-to-back trial teams of more than 20 lawyers to victories before the International Trade Commission, ultimately leading to nine-figure royalties. She was honored by her peers as a Texas Rising Star from 2015-2019.
As an Assistant US Attorney, Kristina then represented the United States in civil actions, including catastrophic personal injury. She defended Army doctors accused of medical malpractice, USPS drivers after catastrophic accidents, the Air Force in premises liability, and the VA and FAA in employment disputes.
After tragedy hit her own family, she returned to the plaintiffs’ side and founded Just Well Law to help other families in crisis. She built the personal injury firm she couldn’t find for her own family. Health and wellness require financial resources, and Kristina is relentless in pursuing the maximum recovery for her clients because she has been there too.
Kristina attended Princeton University and then Yale Law School. Committed to using the law as a tool of empowerment, she has helped people living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda find financial freedom, founded the domestic violence clinic at Yale Law School, and helped the Ministry of Justice of Liberia launch a sex crimes prosecution unit with the Carter Center. She served as a federal clerk for Nancy Gertner in the District of Massachusetts. And she teaches trial lawyers as an instructor for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy.
Terri's Home flooded during Hurricane Harvey. Like many of the flood victims, they did not know how dangerous mold could be and how it could impact their health.
Dallas Mom, Shelley Brandt thought she and her family were building their forever home. You would think a Home Builder would take care of their homeowners if it is discovered that the home they built was built incorrectly and causing moisture issues that would then cause mold problems. Shelley and her family spent 6 years fighting to recover the damages they endured due to the builders negligence. Now that their legal fight is over they are still fighting to recover all of the health problems they suffered due to the many toxic molds they were exposed to in their brand custom home. Shelley is one amazing and strong woman, wife and mother. She wants others to know how serious mold exposure is as well as how difficult it is to get your home fixed by your builder and the process they put you through.
Dr. Sara Riley is an amazing Chiropractor who now sees the connection of mold to how it relates to her own patients. She learned about mold from her own families mold exposure in her home. She touches on a little bit about how mold affected her son around the 18 minute mark and caused him to develop ticks. Due to her medical background she knew there was an answer to why her son all of a sudden started to have these medical problems. That's when she discovered and learned about mold and mycotoxins. She has now gone on to help many more people uncover the root cause to their medical problems, and helps them advocate for themselves. It is an honor to know Dr. Riley and to have her share this valuable information.
Ashley is the CEO of Awakening Spaces, a licensed Interior Designer, + Building Biologist In Training
Ashley is licensed by the National Council of Interior Design Qualifications (NCIDQ), LEED general associate (LEED GA), a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, and currently pursuing certifications as a Building Biology Environmental Consultant (BBEC), a New Build Consultant (BBNC), and an Electromagnetic Radiation Specialist (EMRS) with the International Institute for Building Biology and Ecology (IBE).
Owner and Founder Jennifer Cannon, of Survivingtoxicmold.com, shares her story with mold and how it not only affected her family; but also changed her life. Her website has become one of the TOP online resources for anyone going through mold and for anyone wanting good information pertaining to mold.
Military wife Allison Shae shares her families story with mold in a several homes on post at Fort Hood.
Military Homes on Base are being affected across the country. Which is affecting the health of our not only our soldiers but their families too. This is a National concern and issue that needs to be addressed.
Emily studied Journalism in Austin, TX. before she found her passion in helping people build and or customize their perfect home. She loved everything about real estate, that is until she and her family became victims to their homes toxic indoor environment.
Her family suffered greatly and lost their second son Malachi, whom this foundation is in memory of. He inspires her to help people the way she wished someone could have helped them.
She and her husband Josh, since their mold exposure, have dedicated their life to helping mold victims through their company Texas Mold Inspectors in the Houston, TX area. She is also one of the founders of Malachi’s Message and serves in the capacity as Board Chair.