Dr. Russell Kennedy
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But I was able over the course of time to say, hey, you should look into something there. There might be something in your past that's causing maybe some weakness in this area. And she never did. But it is one of those things that For me, what was difficult about being a medical doctor is constantly just masking symptoms, giving people something for their acid reflux.
But I was able over the course of time to say, hey, you should look into something there. There might be something in your past that's causing maybe some weakness in this area. And she never did. But it is one of those things that For me, what was difficult about being a medical doctor is constantly just masking symptoms, giving people something for their acid reflux.
But I was able over the course of time to say, hey, you should look into something there. There might be something in your past that's causing maybe some weakness in this area. And she never did. But it is one of those things that For me, what was difficult about being a medical doctor is constantly just masking symptoms, giving people something for their acid reflux.
When I could see that so much of their physical issues were emotionally driven, and that's being a family doctor. You see the same kind of illnesses, fibromyalgia, migraine headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, run through families. And there is this thing called visceral hypersensitivity. I think Dr. K talked about this too when you had him on.
When I could see that so much of their physical issues were emotionally driven, and that's being a family doctor. You see the same kind of illnesses, fibromyalgia, migraine headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, run through families. And there is this thing called visceral hypersensitivity. I think Dr. K talked about this too when you had him on.
When I could see that so much of their physical issues were emotionally driven, and that's being a family doctor. You see the same kind of illnesses, fibromyalgia, migraine headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, run through families. And there is this thing called visceral hypersensitivity. I think Dr. K talked about this too when you had him on.
And there are people, and I think through the insula, I know I'm going on here. Through the insula, I think that some people just feel their bodies more. And they just feel the pain in their body. And they feel the alarm more. And they're much more likely to develop anxiety, depression, eating disorders, OCD, all this sort of stuff because they just feel more. Sorry, I just babbled there.
And there are people, and I think through the insula, I know I'm going on here. Through the insula, I think that some people just feel their bodies more. And they just feel the pain in their body. And they feel the alarm more. And they're much more likely to develop anxiety, depression, eating disorders, OCD, all this sort of stuff because they just feel more. Sorry, I just babbled there.
And there are people, and I think through the insula, I know I'm going on here. Through the insula, I think that some people just feel their bodies more. And they just feel the pain in their body. And they feel the alarm more. And they're much more likely to develop anxiety, depression, eating disorders, OCD, all this sort of stuff because they just feel more. Sorry, I just babbled there.
It's almost like, you know, those hypnosis shows where you see people go and then the guy takes up, the hypnotist takes up 30 people and eventually winds up with 10 people. Some people are just more subcortically or unconsciously amenable to movement. Some people are more rigid in their patterns, and some people can surprisingly be moved. But we have to try.
It's almost like, you know, those hypnosis shows where you see people go and then the guy takes up, the hypnotist takes up 30 people and eventually winds up with 10 people. Some people are just more subcortically or unconsciously amenable to movement. Some people are more rigid in their patterns, and some people can surprisingly be moved. But we have to try.
It's almost like, you know, those hypnosis shows where you see people go and then the guy takes up, the hypnotist takes up 30 people and eventually winds up with 10 people. Some people are just more subcortically or unconsciously amenable to movement. Some people are more rigid in their patterns, and some people can surprisingly be moved. But we have to try.
We can't just do this from a cognitive lens. All the therapy, the talk therapy in the world, doesn't really get at these deeper, subcortical, unconscious movements.
We can't just do this from a cognitive lens. All the therapy, the talk therapy in the world, doesn't really get at these deeper, subcortical, unconscious movements.
We can't just do this from a cognitive lens. All the therapy, the talk therapy in the world, doesn't really get at these deeper, subcortical, unconscious movements.
programs that have been in there since we were younger so it's all about doing the right thing and this is one of the reasons why I get really on my soapbox is that traditional therapy for anxiety helps you cope but it really doesn't help you heal and we really have to show people how they heal themselves and they heal themselves by reconnecting adult self to child self and mind to body that's how we heal
programs that have been in there since we were younger so it's all about doing the right thing and this is one of the reasons why I get really on my soapbox is that traditional therapy for anxiety helps you cope but it really doesn't help you heal and we really have to show people how they heal themselves and they heal themselves by reconnecting adult self to child self and mind to body that's how we heal
programs that have been in there since we were younger so it's all about doing the right thing and this is one of the reasons why I get really on my soapbox is that traditional therapy for anxiety helps you cope but it really doesn't help you heal and we really have to show people how they heal themselves and they heal themselves by reconnecting adult self to child self and mind to body that's how we heal
And I think there's a tremendous amount of healing that can occur with that. I've seen people with crippling anxiety, crippling health anxiety. They'll never be fully rid of it, but their lives are so much more livable now. They're not constantly being tortured all the time. And I think you have to go at it the right way.
And I think there's a tremendous amount of healing that can occur with that. I've seen people with crippling anxiety, crippling health anxiety. They'll never be fully rid of it, but their lives are so much more livable now. They're not constantly being tortured all the time. And I think you have to go at it the right way.