Author • Speaker • Advocate

Talk Natural

Welcome to TalkNatural.com, official website for bestselling author Dr. Rick Kirschner: filmmaker, speaker, educator, vitalist Naturopathic Doctor, past President of the Naturopathic Medicine Institute, and current President of the Naturopathic Medicine Academy.

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Art Of Change

Skills for life

Visit Art Of Change Skills For Life, the company Dr. Rick founded and is now run by his daughter, Aden.

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Featured Book

Stop Making Life So Hard

Practical help for changing behavior and making life work better, available in paperback and hardcover editions.

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Ideas through the years

Selected writing, programs, and presentations from different chapters of Dr. Rick's work.

On stage and on camera

A short featured clip from Dr. Rick's speaking and media work, with more video selections to come.

Documentary

How Healthcare Became Sickcare

Dr. K's documentary on the true history of medicine and the forces that shaped the modern sickcare system.

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Poster for How Healthcare Became Sickcare

Director's cut available on the documentary page

The Quiet Pond

A place to slow down.

For much of my life I've written and taught about health, communication, relationships, and living well.

Then two cats quietly changed the conversation.

Every morning, Coco and Lala wander with me to a small pond behind our home in North Idaho. They stop. They watch. They listen. They remind me that there is always something worth noticing.

Those quiet walks became Coco and Lala at the Quiet Pond - a gentle picture book, and now a narrated Story Film, created to help children and the adults who love them slow down together for a few peaceful minutes.

After a lifetime of teaching people how to connect with one another, two cats reminded me that sometimes connection begins simply by noticing the world together.

If you'd like to visit our little pond...

Come Visit the Quiet Pond