46. Dr. Anu French, MD on Breaking The Cycle Of Intergenerational Trauma

How does our environment and experiences in childhood impact our health as adults? I am excited to bring you a conversation with Anu French about ACEs, also known as adverse childhood experiences, how they affect our health and how we can become resilient in the face of these challenges. Anu French is a holistic pediatrician, artist, and musician who is double board-certified in pediatrics and integrative medicine and double fellowship trained in integrative psychiatry and integrative medicine through Dr. Andrew Weil's Center for Integrative Medicine. For anyone who is curious about how their childhood may impact their health, this is a conversation you don’t want to miss. Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 3:43 - How Dr. French became an integrative doctor 7:04 - Content warning 8:40 - Short meditation 11:36 - What are ACEs? 12:37 - 10 categories of ACEs 15:20 - How ACEs impact the brain 17:48 - Intergenerational trauma 19:29 - Is it possible to overcome ACEs? 27:20 - How important is sleep? 29:17 - Nutrition and ACEs 36:58 - Movement is important 44:42 - How does art help ACEs? 50:05 - What is one thing that has most helped Dr. French’s health? 52:03 - How to learn more about Dr. French