715 Burpees, Thyroid Cancer & the Healing Power of Touch: Stephanie Thaler on Adhesion Release, Ketamine & the Body's Capacity to Heal

About this episode

Stephanie Thaler shares her journey from thyroid cancer to healing through various therapies and breaking world records.

Guinness World Record holder, licensed massage therapist, and adhesion release specialist Stephanie Thaler joins Beautifully Broken to share her remarkable journey from thyroid cancer at 18 and 38 years of depression to breaking world records, building Minnesota's first barefoot massage school, and finding life-changing healing through ketamine therapy. This conversation covers nerve adhesion release, shockwave therapy, professional athlete bodywork, and one of the most raw and honest accounts of ketamine-assisted healing you'll hear anywhere.

People in this episode

Host: Freddie Kimmel

Guest: Stephanie Thaler

Topics covered

• thyroid cancer
• ketamine therapy
• adhesion release
• mental health
• bodywork
• healing

Keywords

• thyroid cancer
• ketamine therapy
• adhesion release
• shockwave therapy
• mental health
• massage therapy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Guinness World Record, Minnesota's first barefoot massage school

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