Trauma’s Hidden Impact: Unlocking the Secret Link to Chronic Illness

Are your clients stuck in a cycle of chronic illness that defies every intervention you’ve tried? The missing link might not be another supplement, test, or protocol—it could be unresolved trauma. In this episode of ReInvent Healthcare, Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo welcomes Tonya Octave, integrative psychotherapist, coach, hypnotist, and creator of the Octaves Method. They dive deep into the connection between past emotional wounds, misconceptions, perceptions, and chronic health conditions. Discover how trauma silently drives physical imbalances, keeps clients from healing, and what you can do to unlock transformative breakthroughs in their health journeys.

What’s Inside This Episode?

• The Trauma-Health Connection: Discover how hidden emotional wounds can sabotage healing and why addressing trauma is essential for overcoming chronic illness.
• Breaking the Misconceptions: Uncover the shocking truth about "little t" trauma and how everyday experiences can create havoc on physical health without clients even realizing it.
• The Acidic Thoughts: Learn how self-critical thinking creates biochemical chaos in the body—and the practical strategies to help clients shift to healing, “alkaline” thoughts.
• Trauma's Impact on Metabolism and Hormones: Explore how unresolved trauma disrupts biochemical processes and hormonal balance, keeping your clients stuck in a cycle of illness.
• The Practitioner’s Hidden Role: Find out how nonverbal cues could be the key to unlocking deeper client trust and facilitating transformational breakthroughs.

Resources and Links

• Download the FREE Practitioner’s Guide to Adrenal Support.
• Join the Next-Level Health Practitioner Facebook group here for community and resources.
• Get the replay and slides from our most recent summit for practitioners, ReInvent 2025 here, a deep dive into the impact of the microbiome, lab testing, and genetics.
• Explore advanced training and resources at INEMethod.com.
• Check out other podcast episodes on adrenals here. 

Connect with Tonya Octave

• Website: https://www.tonyaoctave-lcsw.com
• Book: Heal Thy Mind: Seven Strategies Towards Mental Wellness on Amazon.
• LinkedIn: Tonya Octave

About Tonya Octave

Tonya Octave is an integrative psychotherapist and coach specializing in the interplay between mental health and physical wellness. As the creator of the Octaves Method, she bridges psychotherapy, hypnosis, and nutritional endocrinology to address the root causes of chronic illness. Tonya is also the author of Heal Thy Mind: Seven Strategies Towards Mental Wellness, a guide to achieving emotional, mental, and physical harmony.