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Intentionally Well

Mind Over Trauma: How to Renew Your Brain for Healing and Freedom with Dr. Dawson Church

Jan 7, 2025
01:13:36

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In this episode, I sit down with world-renowned science writer and best-selling author, Dr. Dawson Church to discuss the incredible power of the mind and overcoming trauma, PSTD, and other emotional imbalances. His expertise in brain science, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), veteran mental health, and epigenetics has had an impact on millions worldwide.

We cover a variety of different subjects during this chat including but not limited to:

  • PSTD and how we can all experience it depending on the way our brain perceives experiences (stressors/stressful situations)
  • How traumatic events can have different impacts on different people
  • EFT (tapping) and how it can drastically diminish impacts of trauma/PTSD
  • How the brain and our emotional health is often left out of conversation when it pertains to healing
  • How negative thought patterns can drastically influence our lives and cause toxicity
  • Slow healing processes and feeling stuck though you've "tried everything"
  • EFT as a daily self-care habit and the danger of low-level anxiety 
  • Highlights from best-selling books: The Genie in Your Genes, Mind to Matter, and Bliss Brain
  • Epigenetics and how beliefs and emotions can trigger the expression of DNA/genes 
  • How self-talk, the language we use, and our words matter 
  • Forms of meditation and its effectiveness based on scientific evidence 
  • Future book details (Spiritual Intelligence)


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This episode is for informational purposes only. Please consult a trusted health practitioner for individual concerns.

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