Episode 1 - The Ice Melts First in the Heart

In this powerful episode of The Medicine Way, host Tama Ross is joined by Dr. Bob Goodwin — a physician whose journey took him from conventional medicine to the sacred teachings of Kalaallit shamans in Greenland and Toltec wisdom keepers in Mexico.

When prescriptions failed and his patients’ pain deepened, Dr. Goodwin began to question everything he knew about healing. What followed was a soul-awakening path that led him to ancient ceremonies, Indigenous elders, and a new understanding of pain, presence, and true transformation.

Now known by the name Kudlik — “Bearded Seal” — Dr. Goodwin shares how listening, storytelling, and ancestral practices helped melt the ice in his own heart… and opened the door to a new kind of medicine.

This episode invites you into a deeply human conversation ...