Homeopathy At Home with Melissa

Husbands, Homeopathy, and Honest Talk

• Melissa Crenshaw, RsHom, LCHE, IBCLC • Season 6 • Episode 12

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We sit down with Paul for a candid look at how trust, small remedies, and clear symptom sharing reshaped our family’s health over twenty years. From poison ivy immunity to calmer allergy seasons, we explore what changed and why it stuck.

• first impressions and why trust mattered
• poison ivy susceptibility shift and outcomes
• allergies journey from meds to targeted remedies
• fewer doctor visits for minor issues
• how sharing precise symptoms speeds results
• giving healthcare leadership to mom at home
• accuracy improving with practice over time
• parenting with fewer OTCs and more calm
• why some men resist and how to start small

Share this with a curious spouse, then send them to my Homeopathy FAQs. I’ve got free resources on my website and an email newsletter; follow on Instagram to keep learning


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SPEAKER_00:

Welcome back to Homeopathy at Home with Melissa. I'm Melissa and I have a special guest here with me tonight, my husband, Paul. Hey, Paul.

SPEAKER_01:

Hey.

SPEAKER_00:

Glad you're here. Thanks for having me. We're going to encourage men and husbands tonight. So I'm excited to ask my husband some questions. And, you know, you're going to get his real, genuine, honest thoughts. This is not scripted. I'm asking questions, and he's going to tell you what he really thinks and what he really thought and what our journey looked like, has looked like over the past 20 years. The first question is when you first realized or learned that I was practicing homeopathy. So thinking back, because I was practicing homeopathy before we met. And then when you realize when you learned that I was practicing homeopathy, what were your honest thoughts?

SPEAKER_01:

Um I mean, that was 20 plus years ago. And even back then, I I knew that Western medicine was not the answer. Um, I didn't know what the answer was at that time. Um but you know, that was very early on in our relationship, and and you were pregnant, and we were having discussions about you know how to raise this child. Um, and you said you didn't want to do the the vaccinations and all the traditional stuff, and and I trusted you a hundred percent. Um so I was on board.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah. Um, I was so thankful too that you were on board because that because I already was settled in what I was doing. I'd already been, I'd already stopped vaccines for my oldest one. I was already, you know, using homeopathy and just starting to learn it. But um I've talked to a quite a few women often whose husbands are not on board. And you know, they they'll ask me, what do I do? How do I navigate this? And so if you're listening to this and your husband's not on board right now, my first um encouragement to you is if you're as a Christian wife, honor your husband, don't lie to him, don't manipulate. You two need to come together, come um to an agreement, you know, compromise. You'll you might have to give a little, and hopefully he'll give a little. And um, you know, there will be times where I see people, women post in Facebook groups this question. It's time for my baby to get her vaccines, and I don't want to do it, but my husband wants me to, what do I do? And women, a lot of women, will encourage her to lie to her husband or um, you know, you know, manipulate or whatever. And so I definitely don't encourage that at all. Be honest, be truthful, honor your husband, your your marriage covenant is you know, it comes first. So I was very, very thankful that you were on board. That just made my whole everything so much easier. So that was a great that was a hard thing I didn't have to walk through. But um my next question for you is what was the moment or situation when you realized homeopathy might actually work?

SPEAKER_01:

Um, so I again very on in our early on in our relationship, um I could see that homeopathy absolutely worked for you and the kids. Um it didn't work for me at that time, but I could see change and healing um way back then. I think it was much later on um when you figured out you've gotta pop me with the megadose to get it to work. And um finally once you figured that out, you know, then it started working for me as well, uh, which was fantastic.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah. Yeah. Um, I remember when you used to get poison ivy every summer. Yeah. And I remember that too. It was really bad every year for before I knew you. And then we used homeopathy.

SPEAKER_01:

So um a little disclaimer about me, uh, I've been in the green industry for non-professionally and professionally for over 30 years. Um, and for those of you that don't know what that means, um anything outside of growing landscaping, uh tree care, turf care, tree and plant health care, golf course. Um, I've made a career out of it. And I was always the one that could look at poison ivy from 20 feet away and catch it. And no matter what I did, it was two weeks of hell. Um you started treating me, and I don't get poison ivy anymore. I can walk through it, I can roll in it, um, I can rub it all over my hands, and nothing happens.

SPEAKER_00:

That's amazing. That's amazing. Because it used to get really bad.

SPEAKER_01:

Oh, yeah, it was terrible, and it would spread like wildfire.

SPEAKER_00:

And you know, it goes back to the susceptibility because you used to be really worried that I was gonna get it, you know, by touching the oils or or oh yeah, the best sheets. Yeah, and I never did. So we used homeopathy to change your susceptibility, and now you don't get that anymore. It's amazing. So, as a husband, has how has it felt watching our family's health change over the years through homeopathy? What stands out to you the most?

SPEAKER_01:

Um, I think the fact that we don't go to the doctor. And what I mean by that is if you break a leg or or your appendix ruptures, obviously go to the doctor. Um, but for the the smaller stuff, um not less important stuff, um, everything is cured in-house. And I truly mean cured. Um allergies, for instance. Uh I started on the golf course when I was 15. I never had allergies until I started that job. Um, I went all the way through high school and college, absolutely miserable. Um, I tried everything, whether it was over-the-counter prescription, um, allergy testing and shots. Um finally I found turmeric, uh, a lot of you know his turmeric, um, which cleared 80% of it up. Um, and it was fantastic. And then you started treating me for the allergies, and there was a run for probably two or three years where I didn't take anything. Yeah, I was completely fine. Uh, they started coming back, um, I don't remember how many years ago, but at this point now, I just when it's allergy season, I just get proactive with it and I'm I'm good.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah. Yeah. Allergies was another big one. Um, yeah, and I tell that story all the time that we haven't been to a doctor since 2010. And again, you know, not because we haven't had any emergencies. Emergencies we go, we would, you know. Um, Paul has has hurt his ankle and had to go have, you know, go to an emergency room one time, but you know, from there we addressed it with homeopathy.

SPEAKER_01:

So there's another great one.

SPEAKER_00:

Say that again. Yeah. Um, so I know often men view or think about telling their symptoms. They think of that as weakness or complaining. How do you look at that? Telling, telling me your symptoms so that I can help you with homeopathy.

SPEAKER_01:

Um you need that full disclosure. Uh that that's part of your job for diagnosis and implementing treatment. Uh, it's not complaining, it's information you have to have. So when I come to you and tell you I have a headache, I tell you my headache is back here. Um, or my my back hurts, and my back hurts down here or between my shoulder blades because the remedy is different. Right. And so it's it's absolutely vital information.

SPEAKER_00:

And husbands don't get angry or irritated when she's asking you questions because they're important questions. And if it's common, it's common for people to get angry. Um, all right, next question. What would you tell another husband whose wife is diving into homeopathy, but he's not quite convinced yet?

SPEAKER_01:

Um, so as husband and father, I have a lot of jobs. Healthcare is not one of them. That is not my job to provide health care for my kids. That's your job. Uh and I trust you to do that. So I would say relinquish that power, um, give it to your wife, and let her do her job.

SPEAKER_00:

I love it. I like it. Because I like doing that job. You know, as moms, we have this um we tend to have a different kind of instinct for our our children and our husbands. Um, not that husbands don't have instincts, but we just have this kind of um this kind of instinct that allows us to take care of our our family members. Um just on a different level. So next question. What's one remedy you're secretly thankful for, even if you don't like to admit you need it?

SPEAKER_01:

Great question. Um, I probably know 150 different remedies. I couldn't tell you what they do. Um, all I know is I come to you with a problem, an issue, and you hand me some little white prills, and I take them, and nine times out of ten, I'm good.

SPEAKER_00:

Awesome. So he takes the remedies. Um, and that's the same with the the other boys in the house. They don't know what I'm giving them. Um, all right. So, what changes have you seen in me as a homeopath? Especially how I support our family, our children, and even you?

SPEAKER_01:

Um, these are some really good questions. So, like I said earlier, we we you have been at this for over two decades now. Um and early on in in our relationship, um, I it would take a lot longer to get cured or free availment, uh whatever you want to call it. Um and at this point now, um you're much more accurate. Um, because that's the thing about homeopathy, is like there's no side effects. So if you take a remedy and it doesn't work, that's okay, you just move on to the next one. Um but you've gotten much more accurate and um relief comes much faster these days.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah. All right. Next question. How has homeopathy affected our parenting? Uh you know, and the follow-up question, what what differences have you have you noticed in the way we raise our children and the way that you were raised as far as healthcare?

SPEAKER_01:

Well, I mean, you know, our parents, um they followed all the rules. And you know, doctors were gods or are gods, and and you do everything they tell you to do, and they're just human beings too. Um as a kid, I I took the Robotuscin and and the Dimetap and the Nyquel and and all the stuff, and it helps you with your symptoms, but it you still have to go through the process of getting over the cold. You you gotta break the fever and and go through all that. Homeopathy expedites all of that. Um, so typically we I even typically we don't even take that stuff. It's not in the house.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah. We haven't had that stuff in the house in 15 years, I think.

SPEAKER_01:

At least I mean I don't think I've taken ibuprofen in at least 15 years. Yeah.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah. And so what do you think most men misunderstand about homeopathy?

SPEAKER_01:

Um ignorance is bliss, right guys? You know, we tend to shy away from stuff that we don't know anything about. Um and again, it I don't think it's your role as a husband to to fill those shoes. And that doesn't mean that you don't necessarily need to have a say in it, absolutely. Um I guess that's it. Okay.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah. So most men misunderstand homeopathy in the way of what do you think?

SPEAKER_01:

Um, I I I think homeopathy gets a negative connotation. Um it's frowned upon because people don't know anything about it.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01:

Um, and I I honestly couldn't tell you how it works or anything about it other than it does work. Um people ask me all the time, like, what is homeopathy? I'm like, I don't know, call home.

SPEAKER_00:

Yeah.

SPEAKER_01:

Um, but I do know that you don't have to live your life that way. That's right.

SPEAKER_00:

So love it. All right. Last question. If you could give men one encouragement about supporting their wife and homeopathy, what would you say?

SPEAKER_01:

Um start small. You know, start with the the basic remedies and and try those out and give them a shot and see how they work. Um once you have success there, then then you can move on and and grow. Explore some more because like I said, there's no negative side effects, nothing bad's gonna happen. So try it out.

SPEAKER_00:

Love it. Yay, thanks for thanks for coming on. And so um if you're listening to this and you your husband is skeptical or um, you know, thinking that homeopathy is placebo, I want to encourage you if he's genuinely curious and wants to learn or wants to try to understand, share this with them, share my homeopathy FAQs episode with them, share information with them. But anybody, not only your husband, but anybody who's not at all interested in learning, they're just skeptical, and they don't they don't want to know about it, you're not gonna talk them into it. So um live your life, let them see how homeopathy works. They're either gonna come around or they're not. And um, I get this question a lot, and I always say, you're not gonna send somebody a bunch of information if they don't even want to learn about it, if they don't care. You're not gonna send me a bunch of information about a different religion, you know, that and to try to talk me into being a different religion. I'm not even gonna look at it. I don't, I'm settled where I am. So there are people that are settled in their healthcare practices and or they already have their minds made up about homeopathy, and we just let them be. Just live your life, use the remedies. They may or may not see you know how they work in your and they might come around one day to okay, I've tried everything, nothing's working. Now what have you got? I want to try homeopathy now because nothing else has worked. Um, but when people are genuinely interested, share um my podcast, share. I've got free um free resources on my website. I've got an email newsletter, share my Instagram, and they can start learning. So thanks for being here.

SPEAKER_01:

Absolutely. Thanks for having me.

SPEAKER_00:

It's been a pleasure, and I hope you all have a wonderful rest of your day or evening when you're whenever you're listening to this, and we'll see you next time.

SPEAKER_01:

Good evening, guys.

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