Podcast Summary: Medical Medium Podcast with Anthony William

Episode 117: "Breaking A Slump: You Are As Strong As An Oak Tree"

Date: September 26, 2025
Host: Anthony William (Medical Medium)

Overview

This episode focuses on "slumps"—periods of emotional, mental, or physical challenge that can leave us feeling stuck, despairing, or hopeless. Anthony William discusses how pervasive these struggles have become, particularly amid chronic health issues, and offers practical, spiritually-infused strategies to break free from slumps. Using comforting, empowering language and personal anecdotes, he encourages listeners to harness inner strength, routine, and spiritual tools to weather life's storms, much like an enduring oak tree.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Understanding a Slump

• Definition:
  • Slumps can range from mild feelings of being “off” to intense episodes of darkness, fatigue, or despair.
  • They can take many forms: chronic symptoms, bad luck, emotional setbacks, broken routines, or relational challenges.
  • “Not all slumps are the same. Not everybody's slump is the same…” [03:30]
• Universality:
  • Most people experience slumps at some point; it’s part of the human condition.
  • "Living with symptoms has become the new normal..." [00:25]

2. First Step: Recognize and Identify the Pattern

• Awareness:
  • Acknowledge the feeling or pattern—name it as a slump.
  • “Locking into that is the first part—saying, whoa, something's going on here.” [06:33]
• Impermanence:
  • The slump does not define you and is usually temporary:
  • “The slump you're in isn't who you are. Far from it.” [01:28]

3. Restoring and Maintaining Routines

• Importance of Routine:
  • Prioritize the healthy habits you had before the slump—or create new ones.
  • “We need to try to hold on to whatever routine that we were doing before you got hit with anything, hit with bad news, inconvenienced…” [08:15]
• Adjust as Needed:
  • Even minor efforts count (e.g., walking a few steps), especially for those managing chronic illness or fatigue.

4. The Power of Physical Movement

• Movement as Release:
  • Walking is highlighted as a simple, powerful tool to break a slump, ideally in nature for added benefit.
  • “Walks are powerful... Even minimal nature. Just walking along and hearing a bird chirp and making note of that is powerful for breaking a slump.” [10:32]
• Inclusivity:
  • Any movement is valid; adapt to your current capabilities.

5. Supporting the Body—Medical Medium Protocols

• Herbal Allies:
  • Lemon balm and thyme tea help support the nervous system and flush out pathogens associated with fatigue and slumps.
  • "Lemon balm tea and thyme tea alone can help break a slump." [13:55]
• Celery Juice Ritual:
  • Daily celery juice for neurotransmitter health, nervous system resilience, and preventing/worsening slumps.
  • “Bring in celery juice every single day... It can shorten that slump.” [19:04]
• Hydration & Detox:
  • Lemon water in the morning flushes out toxins, especially “old toxic adrenaline” from stress responses.
  • "Half a squeeze of lemon in 16, 20, 32 ounces of water every morning." [20:05]

6. Mental & Spiritual Approaches

• Future Visualization:
  • Visualize your healthy, stronger future self to pull you out of the present slump.
  • “See yourself healed in the future... Have your future self tell you you recovered, you're better.” [15:45]
• Using the Word ‘Light’:
  • Simply saying, and intending, the word “Light” helps shift mental and emotional states.
  • “The word 'light' can shift the frequencies, shift the atmosphere... break apart a slump.” [17:04]
• Calling Upon Unknown Angels:
  • Invoke the "unknown angels" for spiritual assistance, especially when hope feels lost.
  • “The unknown angels are there for you... Ask them for help before you go to bed at night.” [22:44]
• Maintaining a ‘Light Heart’:
  • Keep the phrase and mindset “light heart” present as a stabilizing, healing tool.
  • “Light heart is so powerful that it can keep somebody stable in a crisis. Say the word with me. Light heart.” [24:50]

7. The Oak Tree Metaphor

• Resilience Model:
  • Anthony recalls seeking refuge and perspective by an oak tree in his youth, seeing it as a symbol of enduring literal and metaphorical storms.
  • "That oak tree survived it all... All that I've ever gone through, moments of heartache, different challenges... that oak tree was there the whole time." [26:22]
• Channeling Strength:
  • Encouraged to stand strong and steady, “as strong as an oak tree.”

8. Compassion, Faith, and Self-Kindness

• “Always remember to be easy on yourself. Have compassion for yourself. You're a good person. If you got sick, it's not your fault.” [Closing remarks, ~28:45]
• Suffering is Witnessed:
  • “Everything you struggle with... is never, never taken for granted. It's only seen with the highest respect.” [29:30]

9. The Origin and Impact of Medical Medium Information

• Anthony stresses that the information he shares comes from a higher source, not from conventional or alternative medical dogma.
• “The information on this podcast is not man-made. It comes from above, from a higher source... a pure, untampered-with, advanced, clean, uncorrupted, original primary source, spirit of compassion.” [32:10]

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

“The slump you're in isn't who you are. Far from it.”
— Anthony William [01:28]

“Walks are powerful... Even minimal nature. Just walking along and hearing a bird chirp and making note of that is powerful for breaking a slump.”
— Anthony William [10:32]

“Bring in celery juice every single day... It can shorten that slump.”
— Anthony William [19:04]

“See your future you as healthy and strong and have a conversation, a private conversation between you and your future self.”
— Anthony William [15:45]

“Light heart is so powerful that it can keep somebody stable in a crisis. Say the word with me. Light heart.”
— Anthony William [24:50]

“That oak tree survived it all... And all that I've ever gone through... that oak tree was there the whole time.”
— Anthony William [26:22]

“Always remember to be easy on yourself. Have compassion for yourself. You're a good person. If you got sick, it's not your fault.”
— Anthony William [28:45]

Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:01 – 02:30: Introduction, scope of slumps, universality of health struggles
• 02:31 – 07:10: What is a slump?—definitions, forms, and impact
• 07:11 – 11:00: Recognizing a slump, first steps toward breaking it
• 11:01 – 14:40: Importance of routines and physical movement
• 14:41 – 20:10: Herbal supports, Medical Medium protocols, visualization
• 20:11 – 24:30: Power of words: “Light” and “Light Heart”
• 24:31 – 27:15: Oak tree metaphor, personal story of resilience
• 27:16 – 33:00: Source of Medical Medium information, encouragement, call to self-compassion

Tone and Approach

Anthony William’s tone is empathetic, gentle, and supportive, blending practical health advice with spiritual encouragement. He emphasizes compassion—not blame—regarding health struggles, advocates for faith in healing, and models a nurturing, hopeful outlook.

Final Takeaways

• Slumps are common and do not define you.
• Identify the slump, gently restore or create routines, and use mind-body-spirit tools to support healing.
• Visualizing healing and calling on spiritual resources can be powerful.
• You are as strong as an oak tree; your struggle is witnessed with compassion.
• Be easy on yourself—healing is possible, and you have free will and support on your journey.

This episode offers comfort, actionable tips, and spiritual nourishment for anyone feeling weighed down by life’s storms.