Dr. Will Cole

Yes.

And the environmental toxins, like all that stuff we talked about, unhealthy gut foods, inflammatory foods, etc., all contribute to poor vagal tone, but so does the mental, emotional, spiritual stuff. So yeah, it's not that it's literally, look, we're discovering these mechanisms every couple of years. So talk to me in 10 years, we'll understand even more.

And the environmental toxins, like all that stuff we talked about, unhealthy gut foods, inflammatory foods, etc., all contribute to poor vagal tone, but so does the mental, emotional, spiritual stuff. So yeah, it's not that it's literally, look, we're discovering these mechanisms every couple of years. So talk to me in 10 years, we'll understand even more.

And the environmental toxins, like all that stuff we talked about, unhealthy gut foods, inflammatory foods, etc., all contribute to poor vagal tone, but so does the mental, emotional, spiritual stuff. So yeah, it's not that it's literally, look, we're discovering these mechanisms every couple of years. So talk to me in 10 years, we'll understand even more.

But as we understand it now, yeah, it's contributing to the nervous system and neural pathways living in this hypervigilant state and doesn't know how to calm down. And even that exists on the spectrum. Dysautonomia is the sort of end, part of that, a very severely dysregulated nervous system. But a lot of Americans are somewhere on that dysregulated nervous system.

But as we understand it now, yeah, it's contributing to the nervous system and neural pathways living in this hypervigilant state and doesn't know how to calm down. And even that exists on the spectrum. Dysautonomia is the sort of end, part of that, a very severely dysregulated nervous system. But a lot of Americans are somewhere on that dysregulated nervous system.

But as we understand it now, yeah, it's contributing to the nervous system and neural pathways living in this hypervigilant state and doesn't know how to calm down. And even that exists on the spectrum. Dysautonomia is the sort of end, part of that, a very severely dysregulated nervous system. But a lot of Americans are somewhere on that dysregulated nervous system.

They're stressed, they're wired and tired, anxious and exhausted, and don't know how to calm down. Right.

They're stressed, they're wired and tired, anxious and exhausted, and don't know how to calm down. Right.

They're stressed, they're wired and tired, anxious and exhausted, and don't know how to calm down. Right.

I would say, yeah. And for people to keep like, there's so much self gaslighting with it around this topic, because it's very easy for you to find someone that's gone through worse than you and say, well, yeah, they had trauma. But, you know, I don't have trauma. Like, it's not that bad. It's not the event. It's the experience of that person, right? So there's even bio-individuality with that.

I would say, yeah. And for people to keep like, there's so much self gaslighting with it around this topic, because it's very easy for you to find someone that's gone through worse than you and say, well, yeah, they had trauma. But, you know, I don't have trauma. Like, it's not that bad. It's not the event. It's the experience of that person, right? So there's even bio-individuality with that.

I would say, yeah. And for people to keep like, there's so much self gaslighting with it around this topic, because it's very easy for you to find someone that's gone through worse than you and say, well, yeah, they had trauma. But, you know, I don't have trauma. Like, it's not that bad. It's not the event. It's the experience of that person, right? So there's even bio-individuality with that.

Like, you could have siblings that go through the same childhood and have completely different memories.

Like, you could have siblings that go through the same childhood and have completely different memories.

Like, you could have siblings that go through the same childhood and have completely different memories.

So it's like, what's your even bio individuality to and perception in which you handled that event in the past. So I would say an ACE questionnaire is a good way to go. It's not exhaustive, because it's just talking about childhood. And there's a lot of things that can be missed if you're as a clinician, if you're just looking at the ACE, like I have to look at like relationships and life

So it's like, what's your even bio individuality to and perception in which you handled that event in the past. So I would say an ACE questionnaire is a good way to go. It's not exhaustive, because it's just talking about childhood. And there's a lot of things that can be missed if you're as a clinician, if you're just looking at the ACE, like I have to look at like relationships and life

So it's like, what's your even bio individuality to and perception in which you handled that event in the past. So I would say an ACE questionnaire is a good way to go. It's not exhaustive, because it's just talking about childhood. And there's a lot of things that can be missed if you're as a clinician, if you're just looking at the ACE, like I have to look at like relationships and life

after childhood. And these are things that I'm talking about over an hour and a half to two hours on an initial online console, because you have to look at these things that maybe you never even went back to and gave it much credence, but it's a piece of the puzzle. It's not the entire puzzle, but something to look at.