Transform your Mind
Transform Your Mind is a health and longevity podcast exploring mental health, mindset, trauma healing, emotional healing, relationships, and personal growth—because living a longer, healthier life begins with transforming the way you think, feel, heal, and live.
Hosted by Myrna Young, trauma recovery expert, life coach and author The Transform Your Mind radio and Podcast brings together doctors, researchers, authors, psychologists, wellness experts, and thought leaders for powerful conversations about the connection between the mind and body.
Discover practical strategies for trauma healing, emotional resilience, brain health, nervous system regulation, healthy relationships, metabolic health, women’s health, and longevity. Episodes explore everything from childhood trauma, attachment and emotional regulation to neuroplasticity, addiction recovery, healthy aging, spirituality, self-worth, and the science of living well.
Whether you’re working to heal your past, improve your mental health, strengthen your relationships, develop a healthier mindset, or simply live longer and feel better while doing it, these conversations are designed to help you turn knowledge into meaningful change.
At its heart, Transform Your Mind is about self-improvement, personal development, and transformation—giving you the insights and tools to create a healthier mind, a stronger body, better relationships, and a more fulfilling life.
Join Myrna and her guests each week and discover how changing your mind can change your health, your relationships, and ultimately, your life.
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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
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