Dhru Purohit

Hi everyone, Drew Proat here.

A couple of months ago, I got a text message from one of my podcast listeners who's become a little bit of a friend, Glenn Muir.

And Glenn said, there's a guy that I met recently, a doctor doing some groundbreaking stuff.

And his work has made such an impact in my little circle that I'm connected to.

You gotta have him on your podcast.

And I'm excited to tell you a little bit about who this guest is.

But first, when we think about mental trauma,

We typically think that it lives inside the mind and it's there forever.

Something that we relive through, through our thoughts over and over again.

But what if that's not the full story?

Today's guest presents a different theory.

What if mental trauma is actually a physical injury to the body?

One we could potentially treat with a specific tool and technique.

Dr. Eugene Leipov is an anesthesiologist, physician, and a TEDx speaker who

who's one of the leading voices challenging how we think about trauma.

He is a pioneer behind a controversial treatment called the stellate ganglion block, which involves a targeted injection to a bundle of nerves in the neck to help reset the body's stress response.

That's what we're going to be talking about today and how this shot works and how he came up with it.

While many see this approach as a breakthrough, it's also sparked some significant debate.

We talk about that debate in the podcast today with Dr. Eugene, and we talk about the ongoing research, the growing interest from many parts of the medical community, and especially many members of the military and veteran community as well, who have found this shot to be a game changer.

What I know is this, so many people I know are living with anxiety and trauma that's debilitating.