Transform your Mind
Transform Your Mind is a health and longevity podcast at the intersection of mental health, trauma recovery, and physical vitality. We explore how your thoughts, emotions, and nervous system shape your biology, aging process, and long-term wellness—because true longevity begins in the mind and lives in the body.
Through expert interviews and solo episodes, we dive into nervous system regulation, emotional healing, epigenetics, addiction recovery, and performance optimization to help you live longer, stronger, and more fully alive.
Hosted by Myrna Young, trauma recovery expert, the show features functional medicine doctors, researchers, and wellness experts sharing insights on longevity science, nervous system regulation, metabolic health, emotional healing, and regenerative approaches to aging well.
If you’re seeking practical strategies for living longer, improving vitality, and optimizing mind-body health, Transform Your Mind delivers conversations that help you transform both your mind and biology, relationships and your mental health.
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Transform your Mind
Unlocking Your Inner Healer: The Power of Epigenetics and Neuroplasticity
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In this engaging episode Host Myrna Young, and Dr. Karyn Shanks delves into the compelling topic of mitigating chronic illness and emotional disconnection. The discussion highlights how contemporary science, specifically epigenetics and neuroplasticity, underscores our capacity to influence health outcomes, challenging the perception that individuals are irreparably "broken" by illness or trauma. Dr. Shanks elucidates the transformative power of holistic approaches, emphasizing the potential of shifting paradigms towards personalized, proactive self-care and healing strategies.
The conversation further scrutinizes the limitations of the dominant medical paradigm, which often views the body as a machine of isolated parts. Dr. Shanks argues for a functional medicine approach that regards individuals as whole beings, integrating body, mind, and spirit to optimize health. The dialogue touches on how trauma can exacerbate chronic conditions by fostering maladaptive behaviors and biological depletion, and offers insights into initial steps that listeners can take towards more robust health. Through this episode, listeners gain valuable perspectives on taking charge of their health, highlighting the importance of self-awareness and personal agency in overcoming health challenges.
Timestamp Summary
0:02 Harnessing Epigenetics and Neuroplasticity
5:30 Empowering Self-Healing Through Understanding and Addressing Emotional Wounds
13:18 The Impact of Trauma on Chronic Illness and Healing
22:38 The Disconnect Between Conventional and Functional Medicine Paradigms
30:12 Steps to Holistic Healing and Self-Connection
36:36 Strengthening Immunity and Resilience in a Post-Pandemic World
41:35 Harnessing Epigenetics for Personal Empowerment and Resilience
Resources:
- Karyn Shanks' Website: KarenShanksMD.com
- Book : Heal: A Nine Stage Roadmap to Recover Energy
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