In 'The Bondage Breaker', Neil Anderson addresses the spiritual battles that many people face, including emotional struggles, depression, negative thoughts, guilt, anger, and bitterness. The book offers a comprehensive approach to spiritual warfare, highlighting the importance of understanding the underlying causes of these issues and how they can be overcome through discipline and surrender to God. Anderson shares stories of others who have been in similar spiritual battles and provides practical steps, such as his 'Seven Steps to Freedom', to help readers break free from these strongholds and find freedom in Christ.
What if your fatigue, brain fog, or chronic symptoms aren’t a malfunction—but a misunderstood survival mechanism?
In this episode, you'll learn...
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What the Cell Danger Response is and why it's triggered by infection, trauma, or toxins.
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Why your body might be stuck in survival mode—and how that explains persistent fatigue, pain, or brain fog.
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How mitochondria signal danger and what it means when ATP becomes an alarm.
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The three phases of CDR: Defense, Repair, and Reintegration—and what it takes to move forward.
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How healing involves safety, not force: through trauma work, detox, red light therapy, and mitochondrial support.
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A hopeful framework for chronic illness that connects the dots between autoimmune disease, long COVID, autism, and more
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0:00 Introduction
1:15 Cell Danger Response
2:48 ATP Release Issues
5:38 Phase 1: Danger Detection
8:07 Phase 2: Cell Defense
9:10 Phase 3: Recovery & Healing
9:55 Job of Mitochondria
11:10 Biggest Symptoms of CDR
13:10 Common Conditions Linked to CDR
16:52 Bloodwork Ad
18:12 Steps to Healing from CDR
35:10 Outro
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