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Molly Roberts MD MS
Your Pitch

I am the President and CEO of LightHearted Medicine, a San Francisco Integrative Medicine practice that I have with my husband, Bruce Roberts, MD. We combine mind, body, spirit and science to help people find their way to their health and happiness. We use conventional Western medicine, Functional Medicine and psycho-spiritual approaches depending on what is going on for any particular patient. Our goal is for people to find their own unique path to their lighthearted life. 

Biography

Molly Manning Roberts, MD, MS is triply Board certified in Family Medicine, Integrative Holistic Medicine, and Nutritional Medicine, and is both a psychotherapist and an ordained Shamanic minister.

Dr. Molly has truly embraced the concept of melding mind, body and spirit in the pursuit of optimal health and is in a unique position to guide those looking for more joy and balance in all areas of their lives. 
 
Dr. Molly specializes in:
  • Mind/Body/Spirit Medicine, 
  • Functional/Nutritional/Herbal Medicine,
  • Gastrointestinal Health, 
  • Women's Health and Menopausal Issues,
  • Men's Health and Andropause Issues,
  • Thyroid and Adrenal Functioning,
  • Heart Health,
  • Shamanic Healing Techniques,
  • Individual, Couple and Family Counseling,
  • Sexuality Counseling, 
  • Conflict Resolution work with families and organizations, 
  • Among many others. 
 
Dr. Molly has worked in:
  • Family Practice
  • Psychotherapy
  • Rehabilitation Psychology
  • Emergency Psychiatric Crisis Work
  • Integrative & Functional Medicine at the Institute for Health & Healing
  • Holistic & Functional Medicine at Canyon Ranch Health Resort
 
Leadership Experience:
Dr. Molly is a national leader in Integrative Medicine. She is on the Board of Directors for the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine and is Chairman of the Academy's Practitioner Leadership Council as well. Dr. Molly is the Past President of the American Holistic Medical Association and Past Chairman of the Board for the Integrative Medicine Consortium. 
 
Education and Training:
Dr. Molly completed her medical degree and a Family Practice residency at the University of Arizona College of Medicine.  She is also a psychotherapist, with a Master of Science degree in Rehabilitation Counseling & Vocational Evaluation and with Ph.D. work in Rehabilitation Psychology.
 
Dr. Molly has certification in Mind Body Spirit Medicine through the Center for Mind/Body Medicine and is an ordained Shamanic Minister through the Venus Rising Institute for Shamanic Healing Arts. She has training in Shamanic healing techniques from Native American and psychospiritual traditions through the Venus Rising Institute and the Peruvian Incan tradition through the Four Winds Society. She is both a certified Shamanic Healing Arts Facilitator and a Shamanic Breathwork Facilitator.
 
Books and Articles:
Dr. Molly is the Co-Editor of the book, Blackwell Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Fast Facts for Medical Practice and the Co-Author of The Individual Optimal Nutrition Handbook, a popular interpretive guide for Functional Medicine specialists. Her books have been published and distributed all over the world and she has regularly been quoted in magazine and newspaper articles throughout the United States and internationally.  She has acted as either a contributor or reviewer in a number of other publications and regularly speaks at national and international levels. She wrote a blog for the American Holistic Medical Association and is a periodic guest columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle. 
 
Other Activities:
Past acitivities include being a Radio Cohost for the Canyon Ranch Quality of Life Series radio show. She was on the National Board of Advisors for both Kaplan Higher Education and the Venus Rising Institute for Shamanic Healing Arts. She was also previously the Southern Arizona Congressional District Team Leader for the Peace Alliance. Dr. Molly has served in the past as a volunteer faculty member at the University of Arizona College of Medicine, training medical students in Mind Body Spirit medicine. She continues to serve as a Physician Mentor at regional and national levels. 
United States

Comments

Dr Rhoberta Shaler

1 March 2018

Hi, Molly, 

You've done some many things, and such good work.

I'd like to invite you to look at my show and see if you can find a unique topic/angle to bring that is very specific to my listeners.  BBSRadio.com/RelationshipHelpShow  I think there are a few! 

If it interests you to be a guest, please use this GUEST FORM. 

Talk soon! 

warm regards,
Rhoberta 

Rhoberta Shaler, PhD
The Relationship Help Doctor
ForRelationshipHelp.com