Dr. Nicole LePera, a clinical psychologist and bestselling author, dives into the roots of trauma and personal healing. They discuss how negative thought patterns can keep people stuck and the importance of self-awareness in breaking these cycles. Dr. LePera emphasizes using our environment and daily small steps to facilitate self-discovery. The conversation encourages embracing authenticity, reflecting on choices, and nurturing routines for emotional well-being, providing listeners with practical tools for personal transformation.
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Holistic Approach to Therapy
Feeling stuck despite insight and action plans is common in traditional therapy.
Holistic approach, considering mind, body, and soul, helps overcome stuckness.
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Shift to Holistic Psychology
Dr. LePera's shift to holistic psychology stemmed from personal anxiety and physical symptoms.
Exploring epigenetics suggested environmental impacts on genes, opening possibilities for change.
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Epigenetics and Change
Epigenetics shows how environment and choices impact gene expression, influencing our well-being.
Change involves awareness and conscious choices to mitigate symptoms.
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In 'How to Do the Work,' Dr. Nicole LePera offers a manifesto for self-healing and an essential guide to creating a more vibrant, authentic, and joyful life. Drawing on the latest research from various scientific fields and healing modalities, Dr. LePera helps readers understand how adverse childhood experiences and trauma can result in whole-body dysfunction, leading to patterns of codependency, emotional immaturity, and trauma bonds. The book provides tools and support to help readers break free from destructive behaviors and reclaim their lives, promoting a paradigm shift in approaching mental wellness and self-care.
The Body Keeps the Score
Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
Bessel van der Kolk
In this book, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk uses recent scientific advances to show how trauma reshapes both the body and brain, compromising sufferers’ capacities for pleasure, engagement, self-control, and trust. He explores various treatments, including neurofeedback, meditation, sports, drama, and yoga, which activate the brain’s natural neuroplasticity to aid in recovery. The book emphasizes the power of relationships in both causing and healing trauma and offers hope through descriptions of novel approaches to treatment. It is based on Dr. van der Kolk’s own research and that of other leading specialists in the field[1][2][5].
Eight Rules of Love
How to Find It, Keep It, and Let It Go
Jay Shetty
In 'Eight Rules of Love', Jay Shetty offers a comprehensive guide to navigating every stage of romance, from first dates to breakups. The book emphasizes the importance of self-love, mutual growth, and intentional effort in relationships. It provides practical advice and exercises inspired by ancient Vedic principles and modern psychology.
Never Split the Difference
Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
Tahl Raz
Chris Voss
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This book, written by former FBI hostage negotiator Chris Voss and co-author Tahl Raz, provides a masterclass in influencing others through negotiation. It distills the Voss method, revealing skills such as establishing rapport, creating trust with tactical empathy, and transforming conflict into collaboration. The book is filled with real-life examples from Voss's career, illustrating how these techniques can be applied in both professional and personal life to achieve goals and defuse potential crises.
You can order my new book 8 RULES OF LOVE at 8rulesoflove.com or at a retail store near you. You can also get the chance to see me live on my first ever world tour. This is a 90 minute interactive show where I will take you on a journey of finding, keeping and even letting go of love. Head to jayshettytour.com and find out if I'll be in a city near you. Thank you so much for all your support - I hope to see you soon.
Dr. Nicole LePera chats with Jay Shetty to talk about trauma as the root of all mental health problems. They discuss how one can utilize their own environment to self heal, why people are stuck with the same adaptive mechanism that doesn’t help them change, and taking many small steps on our way to complete healing.
Dr. Nicole, a trained clinical psychologist, created the SelfHealers Circle to allow people to go on their own journey and create who they want to become. Dr. Nicole lives in Los Angeles, California and loves anywhere that involves the stillness (and quiet) of nature. She currently hosts the SelfHealers Soundboard podcast with Jenna Weakland focused on recognizing patterns, healing from the past, and creating oneself.
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What We Discuss with Dr. LePera:
00:00 Intro
02:23 The concept of the work: getting stuck
04:33 Utilize the environment around us with many daily small steps
07:23 What is epigenetics?
09:46 Empowering yourself to be your own healer
14:04 When you entertain the idea that maybe you are broken
18:07 Overwhelming change could send us back into that same adaptive mechanism
22:26 We work with the pattern we’re stuck in
26:52 When we’re conscious, we can hear our body
31:44 The uniqueness that makes each of us different
35:31 The nature of our thoughts are reiterative and amplified in some ways
41:35 How to nurture self-awareness and self honesty without leading to self-destruction?
46:19 How do we stop letting other people's opinions define our choice?
50:16 Creating empathy to people we can’t relate to
52:47 Honoring the small choices you’re making and the moment you’re living in
On Purpose with Jay Shetty 
