How Trauma Activates the Nervous System in the Present

What if the only thing standing between you and your absolute peak performance isn't effort, strategy, or even time... but untreated trauma? Are you ready to discover the "whole new gear" you didn't even know your business (and life!) was capable of? For this very first episode of the BBD Live Keynote Speaker Series, I'm bringing back one of my absolute favorite interviews with Dr. Don Wood, which originally aired in March 2025.

He is a master soul doing beautiful work in the world, and you'll hear incredible stories and learn the unbelievable secret to clearing life-long trauma. In fact, it's the exact same process that immediately unlocks massive new levels of focus, success, and performance for my clients. If you've been searching for the elusive key to stepping into your maximum potential, this episode is it.

Dr. Wood will be joining me on the stage this year at BBD Live 2025 in December in Phoenix, Arizona and we are not doing one next year! I don't know when the next in-person one will be, which is why we wanted to pull out all the stops and make this the biggest and best ever, so if you want to see Dr. Wood and all of our other amazing speakers rock the stage and blow minds at BBD Live 2025, go to www.jameswedmore.com/tickets ASAP to see if tickets are still available)!

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In this episode you'll hear:

• How unresolved trauma affects brain function and hinders peak performance, causing emotional and behavioral responses

• A real-life example that demonstrates significant performance improvements in athletes after trauma resolution

• That trauma is an event that dysregulates the nervous system, plus how to identify active trauma through emotional responses to past events

• The way that traumatic memories are stored in high definition and how they trigger real-time physiological responses, affecting current behavior and emotions

• How trauma can manifest as physical symptoms and a patented device Dr. Wood is designing to predict and prevent panic attacks

• The intensive, four-hour process he uses to help individuals release trauma and achieve lasting results

• An important reminder of the importance of addressing trauma to improve overall health, well-being, and performance

For full show notes and links, visit: www.mindyourbusinesspodcast.com/blog/792