# Healthy Change Starts With Compassion, Not Willpower

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-regenerative-life-7974622/healthy-change-starts-with-compassion-not-willpower
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-regenerative-life-7974622/healthy-change-starts-with-compassion-not-willpower.md
Podcast: [A Regenerative Life](https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-regenerative-life-7974622)
Published: 2026-08-11T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://aregenerativelife.captivate.fm
Audio file: https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/88b73fda-d423-47e4-bff9-f42a6c3fbedf.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-regenerative-life-7974622/episodes/healthy-change-starts-with-compassion-not-willpower
Duration seconds: 2926

## Resource

In this episode, I sit down with Regina Ragasa, DO, DABLM, DABOM, to explore why lasting lifestyle change begins with compassion instead of willpower. We discuss how empathy, cultural identity, and small, achievable habits help people build healthier lives, why shame often keeps us stuck, and how reconnecting with whole foods and our roots can make healthy living joyful, doable, practical, and sustainable. - - - - - About the Guest: Regina Ragasa, DO, DABLM, DABOM is a triple board-certified physician specializing in Family Medicine, Lifestyle Medicine, and Obesity Medicine. She is passionate about helping people prevent and reverse chronic disease through evidence-based lifestyle medicine while making healthy living practical, culturally relevant, and sustainable. Through her clinical practice, education, and speaking, she empowers patients and clinicians to replace shame with compassion and create lasting health through small, meaningful lifestyle changes. - - - - - Social Handles: Website: https://www.caliwellnessdpc.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caliwellnessdoc/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@caliwellnessdoc - - - - - The Plantrician Project Website: https://plantricianproject.org/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/plantricianproject/ https://www.instagram.com/drscottstollofficial / Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/plantricianproject/ - - - - - PODCAST Thank you for listening. Please subscribe and share. This podcast is produced by DrTalks.com https://drtalks.com/podcast-service/

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/a-regenerative-life-7974622/episodes/healthy-change-starts-with-compassion-not-willpower/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/a-regenerative-life-7974622/healthy-change-starts-with-compassion-not-willpower.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.