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Hosted by Dr. Kristin Barnes—naval aviator, endurance athlete, naturopathic doctor, acupuncturist, and psychedelic-assisted therapy coach—The Alternative Flight Plan Podcast explores integrative and alternative healing through lived experience and expert insight. Each episode offers grounded conversations on trauma recovery, resilience, and mind–body health for those seeking a new path toward wellness.Learn more or book an appointment:https://meridianpassagewellness.com
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Signup to Generate a PitchHosted by Dr. Kristin Barnes, naval aviator, endurance athlete, naturopathic doctor, acupuncturist, and psychedelic-assisted therapy coach, The Alternative Flight Plan Podcast explores integrative and alternative healing through lived experience and expert insight. Each episode offers grounded conversations on trauma recovery, resilience, and mind, body health for those seeking a new path toward wellness.
The Alternative Flight Plan is hosted by Kristin Barnes. The show has published 19 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "The Diabetes Warning Signs We Ignore" (17 June 2026, 23 minutes), "The Diabetes Warning Signs We Ignore" (17 June 2026, 23 minutes), and "The Cannabis Myth That’s Holding Patients Back" (4 May 2026, 48 minutes).
The Alternative Flight Plan publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 47 minutes across 19 episodes.
Booking probability for The Alternative Flight Plan is 28%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Alternative Flight Plan requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Alternative Flight Plan's contact route on record: public web form.
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Kristin Barnes hosts The Alternative Flight Plan, a health podcast with 19 episodes published.
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The Alternative Flight Plan
One of the challenges in healthcare is that we celebrate intervention while overlooking prevention. Dr. Kristin Barnes and Dr. Jason FauntLeRoy discuss what happens before a diagnosis becomes a crisis. Elevated A1C...
The Alternative Flight Plan
One of the challenges in healthcare is that we celebrate intervention while overlooking prevention. Dr. Kristin Barnes and Dr. Jason FauntLeRoy discuss what happens before a diagnosis becomes a crisis. Elevated A1C...
The Alternative Flight Plan
Cannabis isn’t just interacting with symptoms. It’s interacting with a system most people have never been taught exists. The endocannabinoid system regulates balance across nearly every major function in the body...
Autoimmune conditions often exist in a space where symptoms are real, but validation is not always immediate. In this episode of The Alternative Flight Plan Podcast, Dr. Kristin Barnes is joined by Dr. Jenny Bennett to...
Healing is often framed as fixing what’s wrong. But some experiences shift how we understand everything. This conversation with Andrew Weisse explores a broader dimension of psychedelics—one that moves beyond symptom...
Healing becomes possible when the nervous system stops bracing for impact. Keith W. Fiveson shares a grounded approach that blends mindfulness, breathwork, narrative repair, and parts-based understanding of protectors...
You don’t need a more disciplined mindset. You need a safer internal operating system.A freak accident put Jim Pehkonen in a moment where he was sure he was dying. What surprised him wasn’t fear. It was peace. And when...
Since 2001, far more veterans have been lost at home than on the battlefield.It’s time we start talking about what healing really means.On this week's Alternative Flight Plan, Dr. Kristin Barnes sits down with former...
Trauma doesn’t just disrupt the body—it can disrupt meaning. Signals arrive without context. Sensations don’t add up. What once felt intuitive becomes confusing, even alien. In this episode, Christine Ruch offers a...
Episode #12
In this powerful episode of The Alternative Flight Plan Podcast, host Dr. Kristin Barnes welcomes Dr. Holly Christy—naturopathic doctor, acupuncturist, and founder of The Bridge Back Project—for a fascinating look into...
Episode #11
When you’ve tried everything and the system still fails you—what’s next? In this deeply moving episode of The Alternative Flight Plan Podcast, host Dr. Kristin Barnes sits down with Angela Skudin, founder and CEO of The...
In this insightful episode of The Alternative Flight Plan Podcast, Dr. Kristin Barnes welcomes Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum, a pioneering clinical psychologist and founder. Together, they explore how small daily habits and...
Welcome to the Alternative Flight Plan Podcast hosted by Kristin Barnes! In this enlightening episode, Kristin sits down with Dr. Erica Zelfand, a renowned naturopathic doctor from Oregon, to explore the powerful...
In this compelling episode of The Alternative Flight Plan Podcast, Dr. Kristin Barnes sits down with Dan Gurley, a fellow Tomcat aviator and trauma-informed life coach, to explore the complex journey of healing from...
What happens when modern healthcare isn’t enough—and a new paradigm is waiting in the wings? On this episode of The Alternative Flight Plan Podcast, host Dr. Kristin Barnes welcomes Dr. Ryan Phillips, a naturopathic...
What does it take to survive the fastest ejection in Naval aviation history—and rise again with purpose? In this powerful episode of The Alternative Flight Plan Podcast, host Dr. Kristin Barnes welcomes former Navy F-18...
In this powerful new episode of The Alternative Flight Plan Podcast, host Dr. Kristin Barnes sits down with Dr. Clarence Cutsforth, founder of Mon Sana, to talk about transforming trauma, healing from addiction, and the...
In the latest episode of the Alternative Flight Plan Podcast, Dr. Kristin Barnes welcomes Matthew "Whiz" Buckley, CEO of No Fallen Heroes, to discuss the urgent need for alternative mental health solutions for veterans...
Episode #2
Can healing really happen outside the traditional medical system? On this powerful episode of The Alternative Flight Plan Podcast, host Dr. Kristin Barnes welcomes Dr. Jill Richards, Doctor of Acupuncture and founder of...
Episode #2
In the very first episode of The Alternative Flight Plan Podcast, host Dr. Kristin "Rosie" Barnes takes off on a transformative conversation with Dr. Brianna Cardenas, a Physician Assistant and complex illness...
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