Parenting Making You Both Sick? with Dr. Shimi Kang (Ep 160)

Dr. Linda Bluestein is joined by award-winning psychiatrist and author Dr. Shimi Kang to explore a radical, yet intuitive concept: that play, creativity, and rest aren’t luxuries - they’re medicine. In a world where high-achievers and neurodivergent thinkers are pushed to exhaustion, Dr. Kang unpacks how this cultural mindset leads to burnout, inflammation, and chronic illness. Drawing from both cutting-edge neuroscience and her own clinical experience, she offers practical tools to help listeners regulate their nervous systems, reconnect with joy, and reclaim their health. If you've ever felt overwhelmed, misunderstood, or stuck in survival mode, this episode will reframe everything. Takeaways - Discover the surprising connection between neurodivergence and hypermobility that could redefine your understanding of chronic illness.   - Burnout isn’t just in your head—uncover the biological triggers that shut your system down and what you can do about it.   - Curious about how play can rewire your nervous system? This episode reveals its unexpected power to transform your well-being.   - Could "dolphin parenting" be the secret to breaking free from the stress of overachievement? Tune in to find out!   - Forget control—learn why embracing curiosity might just be the game-changer you need for true healing. Find the episode transcript here. Want more Dr. Shimi Kang? Twitter/X: ⁠https://x.com/drshimikang⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/drshimikang/?hl=en⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/drshimikang/⁠ Youtube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfqNKUKkxgM8M7Psn2f8fPA⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/drshimikang/?originalSubdomain=ca⁠ Want more Dr. Linda Bluestein, MD? Website:  ⁠⁠https://www.hypermobilitymd.com/⁠⁠. YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠youtube.com/@bendybodiespodcast⁠⁠⁠  Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/hypermobilitymd/⁠⁠⁠  Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/BendyBodiesPodcast⁠⁠⁠  X: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/BluesteinLinda⁠⁠⁠  LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/hypermobilitymd/⁠⁠⁠  Newsletter: ⁠⁠⁠https://hypermobilitymd.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠ Shop my Amazon store ⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/shop/hypermobilitymd⁠⁠⁠ To check out all of my affiliate accounts, please click on this link: https://www.hypermobilitymd.com/productswelove Thank YOU so much for tuning in. We hope you found this episode informative, inspiring, useful, validating, and enjoyable. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to level up your knowledge about hypermobility disorders and the people who have them. Join YOUR Bendy Bodies community at ⁠⁠https://www.bendybodiespodcast.com/⁠⁠. YOUR bendy body is our highest priority!⁠⁠ Learn more about Human Content at ⁠⁠⁠http://www.human-content.com⁠⁠⁠ Podcast Advertising/Business Inquiries: ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠ Part of the Human Content Podcast Network FTC: This video is not sponsored. Links are commissionable, meaning I may earn commission from purchases made through links Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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