Wellness + Wisdom Podcast

Dr. Kevin Preston | Holistic Detox: How to Break Free from Physical, Mental + Emotional Pain

Jan 28, 2025

02:01:27

Wellness + Wisdom | Episode 712

Are you ready to learn how to heal your symptoms + radically transform your health?

Dr. Kevin Preston, Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor, joins Josh Trent on the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast, episode 712, to share why holistic detox goes far beyond physical organs, how suppressed emotions and generational trauma keep us stuck, why each organ in the body represents different emotions, and how combining different modalities can help us heal on a deeper level.

"The next level of detoxification is energetics and emotions, not just the physical organs. Because if you haven't addressed the suppressed anger of your life, do you think your liver is actually going to let those toxins go? No, it's going to stay stuck." - Dr. Kevin Preston

In This Episode, Dr. Kevin Preston Uncovers: [01:10] Healing The Heart

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[08:00] Gather, Apply, Embody

How embodiment can help us deal with the massive boom of information.
Why taking action and embodying new wisdom helped Kevin on his wellness journey.
How we gather, apply, and embody information.
Why we want to avoid feeling difficult emotions.
How wisdom comes through challenging experiences.

[15:25] Modern Human Evolution

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Why everything is a mirror, even human evolution.
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Why 2027 is the solar plexus mutation of humanity.
How we're shifting from thinking to feeling.

[19:55] Mind VS Heart

Why the mind works differently than the heart.
How Kevin questions his mind.
Why Mother Earth is much more in her heart, not in her mind.
How much Kevin's clients need to purify their bodies is an expression of how much the collective needs to be purified.
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[25:40] What We Can Learn From Children

How slowing down can close the gap between the mind and the heart.
Why lack of awareness makes us spiral in the wrong direction.
How children are driven by their feelings.
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Why putting children and family in the center of focus will change the system.

[30:30] Open Up To Your Emotions

Why we have infinite possibilities in every single moment of our lives.
How men are starting to open up to feeling their emotions.
Why we may not be aware of how we feel about ourselves.
How people act like they celebrate but in reality they're escaping hard feelings.

[35:45] There Is Another Way

Why people are becoming less interested in alcohol and partying.
How the society is waking up to the truth.
Why healing offers more joy and happiness.

[39:30] Holistic Approach to Detoxing Your Body

Why detox has become necessary.
How stressing detox pathways requires them to rest.
Why the liver is overloaded by toxins, stress, and anger.
How we can support liver function by detoxification.
Why we need to focus on detoxing the body as a whole.
How detox is not only physical but also energetical and emotional.

[45:10] Emotional Detox

How coffee enema can detox stuck emotions.
Why all organs have a 24-hour cycle.
How dealing with stuck emotions can help us process them and make detox more effective.

[48:25] Natural Liver Detox

How Chinese medicine treats the whole person, not just symptoms.
If some detox protocols don't feel like the right choice, they're most likely not good for us.
How milk thistle detoxifies the liver.
Why we need to return to inner wisdom.

[53:10] The Role of Spleen

Why the spleen and the liver mutually support each other.
How the spleen connects to the lymphatic system.
Why opening up the liver takes the pressure off the spleen.
How the spleen builds vital force energy for the entire body.
Why overthinking and overstimulation negatively impact the spleen.
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[59:10] Heal Your Internal Organs

Why autoimmune diseases are becoming more common.
How fascia massage and acupuncture can help release internal issues.
Why the nervous system requires healing.
How Kevin learned to ask for help from others.
Why we always need to address the liver, kidney, and spleen.

[01:07:30] Allow Yourself to Be Held

Why the body is a living library.
How being held in a safe way can provide healing.
Why we can connect with our younger self to hold us.
What it feels like for Kevin to witness his patients transform and heal.

[01:14:05] Choose Your Healer Wisely

Why the practitioners must do the healing themselves first in order to help others heal.
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How facing his own stuff allows Kevin to help others more.
What motivated him to organize live events and retreats.
How a bear led him to find the perfect event center.

[01:24:00] Can You Trust Your Vision?

Why Kevin's vision of what he wanted to achieve scared him at first.
How we can shine light from within.
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
How Kevin faced his fears and insecurities.

[01:29:05] The Process of Leveling Up

How our inner healing changes everything around us.
Why Kevin kept showing up to make his vision become real.
How his intention is to share with the world and be of service.
Why he felt inadequate and insecure.

[01:35:15] The Power of Surrender

Why it takes courage to look at the things we don't want to look at.
What we don't heal will show up in our life later on.
How Kevin put too much pressure on himself and found a new direction in surrender.
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[01:40:05] Embrace The Challenge

How we can honor our lineage through how we live our lives.
Why knowing our ancestors stand behind us can give us more strength.
How the universe tests us through challenges before we go to the next level.
Why breakthroughs come right after the biggest struggles.

[01:46:45] Choose Love Over Fear

Why detoxification is part of the path of purpose.
The real meaning of fear.
How we can choose to either act from fear or from love.
Why parasitic beliefs physically manifest in the body as parasites.
How trusting our body can help us get the support it needs.
Why the worry and fear show us what's most important to us.

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Power Quotes From The Show The Liver Is Processing Collective Trauma

"We're moving from a place as a human species that was so mentalized into feeling our body more. No wonder the liver is under so much strain because it's being asked to do a lot. It's being asked to process our cumulative trauma as a culture, as a society, as well as massive amounts of chemical toxins. The amount of things that people have coming up to be cleansed and purified matches the collective energy on the planet at the same time." - Dr. Kevin Preston

Why Detox Is Necessary

"There are a lot of toxins in the environment and our bodies are going to have to respond to that in some way. We are built to detox a lot, but when we stress our detox pathways over and over and over again, by overwhelming amounts of toxins coming in, they get fatigued. They need a rest. They need a break. But if we don't give the body a break of incoming toxins, it's not long before those filters get stuck." - Dr. Kevin Preston

Combining Different Healing Modalities

"Let's get you doing a bit of breathwork. Let's get you seeing a somatic therapist because you're holding so much rage and anger right now. Your liver is like a clenched fist that I could try and soften with some herbs, but you're probably going to have a much greater and faster effect addressing the nervous system. And then let's start processing some of the physical stuff. Let's do some acupuncture, get a massage, or maybe get some lymphatic drainage." - Dr. Kevin Preston

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About Dr. Kevin Preston

Dr. Kevin Preston is a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Herbalist, and Acupuncturist, trained in biological medicine.

Known for his experience treating toxicity, chronic illness, and mystery syndromes, Kevin has served thousands of patients across North America, by combining extensive education and experience with intuition and heart connection, letting compassion rise to the forefront of all he does.

He’s passionate about activating the inherent medicine within each of us, unlocking the true potential of the DNA and cellular network.

Whether he is working in his clinic in Vernon, BC, in online workshops or hosting both large-scale and intimate events, he works on all levels from the physical to the spiritual, and helps transform that into beautiful vitality.