The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has designated October 6-12 as Mental Illness Awareness Week. I was diagnosed with PTSD, Depression, and Bipolar Disorder by the time I was 18. Here's what I want people to know about mental illness, based on my personal journey: There is no blood test for a mental illness … Continue reading Mental Illness Awareness Week: What I Want You to Know
Dr. Marc Hauser’s scientific research, including over 300 published papers and seven books, focuses on how the brain evolves, develops, and is altered by damage and neurodevelopmental disorders, with an emphasis on the processes of learning and decision-making, as well as the impact of traumatic experiences on development. This episode focuses on his research and brain-based … Continue reading How Trauma Impacts the Brain at Different Life Stages
Dr. Christine Gibson is a family physician, trauma therapist, and author of The Modern Trauma Toolkit. She’s on social media as TikTokTraumaDoc with over 130k followers. She runs an international non-profit Global Familymed Foundation, a cooperative, and a new company to train professionals how to manage workplace trauma - Safer Spaces Training. In this episode, we dive into the topic of the nervous system … Continue reading Evidence-Based Tools for Trauma
Former two-time guest Andrea Jones and I join forces to get real about how trauma symptoms impacted our lives in the past year. We talk about how these symptoms impacted us physically, mentally, and spiritually, because of course - we are designed as very interconnected humans and you can’t bump one part without impacting another. … Continue reading Learning to Heal From the Spiritual, Mental, and Physical Impact of Trauma
Time to share some big news! I just signed a two-book contract with Tyndale Publishing! It has been my dream since I was a very young girl to be a writer. Before I even dreamed of marrying and having kids, I wanted to write words. Lots of words. I wanted to open people up to … Continue reading Big News: Book Contract and Website Makeover Coming Soon!
Last fall, after trying out a new mind-body therapy, my body was triggered into complex PTSD symptoms. These symptoms included: hypervigilance, disturbing flashbacks and nightmares, irrational fear, irritability, disconnect and distrust in my personal relationships, low self-worth and hopelessness, and an overall sense of waiting for the worst thing to happen. Due to years of … Continue reading PTSD Awareness Month Part Two: How I Supported My Body with CPTSD Symptoms
While most everyone will experience trauma at some point in their lives, not everyone who experiences trauma will experience PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) symptoms. Complex PTSD (CPTSD) is caused by ongoing trauma that lasts for months or years, whereas PTSD is caused by a single traumatic event. However, both create symptoms that negatively impact the … Continue reading PTSD Awareness Month Part One: How PTSD Affects Your Health
Dr. Aimie Apigian, MD, MS, MPH is the leading medical expert on how life experiences get stored in the body and restoring the body to its best state of health through her signature model and methodology, The Biology of Trauma™. She is a double board-certified medical physician in Preventive Medicine and Addiction Medicine. She is … Continue reading Unlocking the Biology of Trauma
Matt Zemon is the Co-Founder of HAPPŸŸ, a mental wellness company that specializes in psychedelic-assisted ketamine therapy along with digital therapeutics that promote life-transforming outcomes. As an entrepreneur in the well-being sector, Matt was the co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Psychable, an online community connecting people who would like to explore the healing power … Continue reading What You Should Know About the Psychedelic Renaissance
More people are struggling with mental health issues than ever before, and more people are looking for lasting solutions by addressing the root cause through multiple modalities. Sanare Today is a revolutionary set of thirteen clinics that combines therapy, natural medicine, nutrition, and coaching to help people thrive. Rachael Bevilacqua is the Vice President of … Continue reading The Missing Puzzle Piece to Your Mental Health Struggles
