A lot of people are trying to do the right things. They are learning more, tracking their health, working on their stress, trying to be more present, and using the tools they have been told should help. But if the advice is available, the science is clearer than ever, and the tools are right in front of us, why do so many people still feel overwhelmed, burned out, disconnected, or unable to make those changes stick? In this episode of Extend, I sit down with Dr. Dave Rabin to talk about one of the biggest missing pieces in how we understand stress, healing, and what it actually takes to feel better in the modern world. We get into the questions so many people are quietly carrying: why being human feels harder than it should, why knowing what to do does not always mean your body can follow through, and what it may take to finally turn information into something your body can actually use. Dr. Dave Rabin, MD, PhD, is a psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and Executive Director of The Board of Medicine, where he helps develop guidelines for medicines like cannabis, psilocybin, and MDMA. He has spent 15 years studying chronic stress in humans, with a focus on non-invasive therapies for treatment-resistant illnesses. His research on MDMA-assisted therapy for severe PTSD points to something many people still do not realize: trauma, stress, and emotional pain are not only ideas in the mind. They are biological experiences that affect the nervous system, the body, and how people move through everyday life. That is what makes him such an important voice in this conversation on stress, healing, nervous system regulation, and why so many modern mental health struggles may be rooted in biology rather than personal failure. What's Discussed: (04:28) What Dr. Rabin realized Western medicine left out of his training. (07:01) Why trauma may be understood differently when viewed through the lens of learning. (13:42) What parents need to know about screens, discomfort, and regulation. (21:54) Why stillness is so difficult for many people today. (27:44) How productivity became tied to worth, and what the body loses when recovery is ignored. (33:25) Why emotional wounds can be harder to address when they are invisible. (45:47) Why connection and community may matter more to longevity than many people realize. Listen to this episode of Extend to understand why the tools you know are not always easy to access when you need them most, and what Dr. Rabin believes we have been missing in the way we approach stress, healing, trauma, recovery, and being human in the modern world. Thank You to Our Sponsors: Timeline: Timeline powered by Mitopure just dropped the price. Check it out at timeline.com/drshah and get an additional 20% off your first month with code DRSHAH. IM8: Try IM8 today with a 30-day money back guarantee. You can get 10% off your first order with code DRSHAH at im8health.com/discount/DRSHAH Learn more about Dr. Darshan Shah: Website: drshah.com Clinic: next-health.com Instagram: darshanshahmd Learn more about Dr. Dave Rabin: Website: drdave.ioInstagram: @drdavidrabinThe Board of Medicine: boardofmedicine.orgThe Psychedelic Report podcast: podcast/the-psychedelic-report/ Dr. Rabin's new book: ASimpleGuideToBeingAlive.com

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