ABOUT THIS EPISODE
In episode 62, I’m going to talk about why your relationship with illness can actually be hindering your recovery.
This is a concept that is part of my new program, MAP for Self-Healing. I call it Changing Your Relationship to Illness, and although the stress of chronic symptoms and health issues will be the subject of this podcast episode, the same principle applies to any difficulty you face.
In this episode I will talk about my insights from working with clients as well as the work of others, including Byron Katie and Anita Moorjani.
We’ll discuss how your stance toward illness –either fighting it, fleeing in fear, or withdrawing and freezing– may be triggering the stress response and how advanced neural retraining may be helpful.
In this episode I’ll discuss:
- The stress response (fight/flight/freeze) and how negative thoughts prevent recovery by inhibiting the restorative functions of the body.
- Why the person with chronic illness can have hundreds of stress responses each day.
- How most people’s response to adversity and illness is fear and resistance.
- Why fearful and fighting thoughts lead to desperation, frustration, helplessness and powerlessness.
- A few guiding lights: Anita Moorjani, Gerald Jampolsky, MD.
- Frank Bruni’s book, The Beauty of Dusk and what it has to teach us about the power of a positive mindset.
- The work of Byron Katie and her exercises for turning thoughts around.
- How MAP sessions can be a powerful way to change patterns of emotional, mental and behavioral responses.
- Why working with the mind is complementary to traditional medicine, functional, and alternative approaches.
If you enjoyed this episode, don’t miss episode 60: MAP for Emotional Causes of Illness where I discuss the biochemistry behind mind body medicine and the benefit of working with emotions to promote healing.
To learn more about the MAP Method and how it works, visit mapforhealth.us for our free courses. To schedule an Introductory MAP session please book online at MindReMAPforHealth.com
This is a concept that is part of my new program, MAP for Self-Healing. I call it Changing Your Relationship to Illness, and although the stress of chronic symptoms and health issues will be the subject of this podcast episode, the same principle applies to any difficulty you face.
In this episode I will talk about my insights from working with clients as well as the work of others, including Byron Katie and Anita Moorjani.
We’ll discuss how your stance toward illness –either fighting it, fleeing in fear, or withdrawing and freezing– may be triggering the stress response and how advanced neural retraining may be helpful.
In this episode I’ll discuss:
- The stress response (fight/flight/freeze) and how negative thoughts prevent recovery by inhibiting the restorative functions of the body.
- Why the person with chronic illness can have hundreds of stress responses each day.
- How most people’s response to adversity and illness is fear and resistance.
- Why fearful and fighting thoughts lead to desperation, frustration, helplessness and powerlessness.
- A few guiding lights: Anita Moorjani, Gerald Jampolsky, MD.
- Frank Bruni’s book, The Beauty of Dusk and what it has to teach us about the power of a positive mindset.
- The work of Byron Katie and her exercises for turning thoughts around.
- How MAP sessions can be a powerful way to change patterns of emotional, mental and behavioral responses.
- Why working with the mind is complementary to traditional medicine, functional, and alternative approaches.
If you enjoyed this episode, don’t miss episode 60: MAP for Emotional Causes of Illness where I discuss the biochemistry behind mind body medicine and the benefit of working with emotions to promote healing.
To learn more about the MAP Method and how it works, visit mapforhealth.us for our free courses. To schedule an Introductory MAP session please book online at MindReMAPforHealth.com
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