Extend Podcast with Darshan Shah, MD 105. Gabby Bernstein: Why Safety Is the Most Powerful Longevity Protocol
Oct 21, 2025
In a thought-provoking discussion, Gabby Bernstein, a #1 New York Times bestselling author and esteemed spiritual teacher, explores the crucial role that emotional safety plays in achieving longevity. She highlights how feeling safe reduces inflammation and supports healing, often overlooked in the quest for health. Gabby introduces Internal Family Systems (IFS) to address trauma and shares her four-step self-help check-in, emphasizing that spiritual practices coupled with functional medicine create lasting health transformations. Discover how the path to wellness starts with safety and emotional regulation.
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Turning Point To Sobriety
- Gabby Bernstein describes hitting bottom and choosing sobriety on October 2, 2005, which launched her spiritual teaching path.
- She credits that moment with leading to a life beyond what she imagined and public speaking work.
Safety As Foundational Physiology
- Spiritual practice creates an inner felt-sense of safety that shifts physiology toward parasympathetic states.
- Gabby Bernstein links this safety to reduced inflammation, normalized digestion, and faster recovery.
Inner Work Complements Functional Medicine
- Functional medicine and optimization help but often fall short if nervous system safety is missing.
- Gabby argues emotional/spiritual healing must be ~50% of the health equation to sustain physical gains.
