Category: Podcast

In this listener Q&A episode of Strange, Rare, and Peculiar, Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray take on some of the questions that sit right at the edge of homeopathic principle and real-life practice: polypharmacy in urgent situations, veterinary homeopathy with traumatized rescue dogs, and what it means when someone has seen multiple homeopaths and still feels like nothing has changed.

In episode 116, Denise and Alastair reflect on their two JAHC presentations move to the bigger question: What is homeopathy, really? and why modern medicine may be coming full circle in its understanding of illness.

What does it mean for a homeopathy school to be accredited? And can acupuncture, psychotherapy, or other therapies interfere with homeopathic treatment? Episode 115 explores integrative care and the real meaning of direction of cure.

A listener’s question spark conversation about chronic case management. Denise and Al discuss 4th vs. 6th edition prescribing, how to assess remedy action, whether patients should be told the remedy they are taking, and the challenges of managing long-term cases.

Denise speaks with pediatrician Dr. Nancy O’Hara about PANS and PANDAS, and why these children need a skilled team. This conversation offers something rare: the chance to listen in as two experienced clinicians—one in functional medicine pediatrics, one in homeopathy—talk through the complexity of these cases together.

A closer look at the homeopathic repertory — its origins, evolution, and how it’s used in practice, from Hahnemann and Boenninghausen to the modern tools homeopaths rely on today.

What is trituration, and why does it matter? Episode 111 begins with listener questions on provings and aggravations, then looks more closely at how remedies are made and why precision matters.

That which does not cure proves.

In Episode 110 of Strange, Rare, & Peculiar, Denise Straiges and Alastair Gray explore what this idea really means — and why it matters for how remedies are used.