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The Gut-Brain Connection: How Stress, Trauma, and Shame Impact our Physiology with Dr. Will Cole
February 22, 2025 · 1 hr 20 min
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A functional medicine expert explains how stress, trauma, and shame physically break down your body.
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In this episode
- How chronic stress dysregulates your hormones and fuels inflammation
- The gut-brain link and why your digestion reflects your mental state
- How unresolved trauma and shame show up as physical symptoms
- Practical ways to improve vagal tone and build lasting resilience
About this episode
Leading functional medicine expert Dr. Will Cole discusses how chronic stress, unresolved trauma, and shame can dysregulate the neuroendocrine axis, leading to hormonal imbalances and inflammation. Discover the role of gut health, environmental toxins, and social media in shaping our well-being, and learn practical strategies to support healing, improve vagal tone, and cultivate resilience.This episode originally aired on July 27, 2023.
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