When Mom Becomes the Family Healer

Joette Calabrese joins Trending with Timmerie, sharing affordable approaches to navigating health using homeopathy.

Episode Guide

  • When mom becomes the family healer (1:42)
    • Treating common day-to-day ailme nts:
      • Teething baby
      • Irritable teen girl
      • Irritable, overstimulated, headachy adult
      • Swimmer’s ear / ear pain
  • The Catholic perspective on homeopathy (8:51)
  • Repeated vomiting (18:49)
  • Sinus issues (21:41)
  • Strep throat & cardiac concerns (26:04)
  • Immune support for kids (38:39)
  • Grandma and Grandpa Skills (44:19)

Resources mentioned :

Joette Calabrese

https://joetteslearningcenter.com/

Book Gateway to Practical Homeopathy I

https://joetteslearningcenter.com/gateway-1-info-new/

Episode Cold & flu season + boosting immune system

https://relevantradio.com/2025/01/cold-flu-season-boosting-immune-system/

Homeopathy kits

https://www.boironusa.com/product-category/medicine-kits/

Homeopathic remedies mentioned:

Hepar sulphuris 30C

  • Achy ear after swimming
  • Draining ear infections
  • Also sometimes used (in homeopathy) for sore throats with sensitivity

Nux vomica 30C

  • Irritable, “type A” adult
  • Headaches
  • Oversensitivity (noise, light, stress, stimulants)

Pulsatilla

  • Changeable moods (emotionally variable, weepy)
  • Menstrual cramps
  • Often described as helpful when symptoms shift or don’t stay consistent

Chamomilla 200C

  • Irritable teething baby or child
  • Extreme fussiness, inconsolable behavior of kids

Veratrum album 200C

  • Repeated vomiting

Arsenicum album 200C

  • Repeated vomiting
  • Food poisoning–type symptoms

Ambrosia 30C

  • Itchy, watery eyes
  • Runny nose
  • Hay fever / seasonal allergies

Mercurius solubilis (Mercurius sol) 30C

  • Sore throat (including strep-like symptoms)
  • Swollen glands, bad breath, excess saliva

Belladonna 30C

  • Sudden onset sore throat (including strep-like symptoms)
  • Fever, redness, throbbing pain (often used early in illness)

Hepar sulph 30C (again)

  • Later-stage sore throat with sensitivity and possible pus formation (including strep-like symptoms)

Aconitum napellus (Aconite) 200C

  • Sudden onset conditions, shock, or fright
  • In homeopathy sometimes referenced for acute cardiac-related distress or panic-like episodes

Calcarea carbonica (Calcarea carb) 30C

  • “Immune support” in those who get sick frequently
  • Often associated in homeopathy with fatigue, slow recovery, or susceptibility to colds
Timmerie works as a radio host and Catholic speaker educating in areas of theology and is an expert at responding to current trends of sexuality, feminism, and gender ideology. She hosts Trending with Timmerie on Relevant Radio. She holds a Masters Degree in Biblical Theology and Bachelor’s Degree in Communications Media with an emphasis in the New Evangelization from John Paul the Great Catholic University.