Minding Your Amygdala - A Brain, Body, Behavior Podcast

When you experience something traumatic, who do you call for help? How much education have you received about your brain, biology and their connection to your behavior? Are you familiar with the Amygdala (“Your Feelings Creator”) and one of the six Primitive Brain Systems that are predictably programmed by psychological trauma?When you or a loved one needs psychological help, it's hard to know what to say or do. Start here! Join Dr. Alauna, Trauma Psychiatrist, who believes in a comprehensive, empathy-based approach to healing from trauma. Regardless of the events leading to the traumatic experience (ex. physical abuse, sexual trauma, climate disasters, or even invisible wounds like invalidation), the impact on the brain’s programming is the same. It's time to de-stigmatize trauma as an experience that happens to everyone and evolve our ability to self-regulate our emotions. This is your weekly go-to for all questions about mental and emotional health, trauma recovery, brain science and more!Visit www.dralauna.com to learn more about Dr. Alauna, Trauma Psychiatrist

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Minding Your Amygdala - A Brain, Body, Behavior Podcast

All Words Matter

May 05, 2022 • Season 1 • Episode 5

Have you ever considered the anatomy of words? What are "words?" How do these fragile yet impactful sounds affect the way we think, feel and act? Can words be "violent?"

Miscommunication is inherent in the human experience, and our current world is full of the trauma that comes from our careless use of words. Whoever said, sticks and stones may break your bones but words will never hurt you, clearly did not know about the Somatosensory Cortex, the part of the brain that registers physical AND psychological pain!

In this episode, Dr. Alauna breaks down the power of our words, and the importance of updating your understanding of the biological process that connect us all. And WORDS are the primary vehicle we use to interact, and our impact is certainly not matching our intent.

Learn more about how empathy can heal trauma! Join Dr. Alauna at The Trauma C.U.R.E. : Creators Using Radical Empathy, a 3 day immersive educational event.

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