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Click the link below to see the Agenda for Gym Business Raw https://drive.google.com/file/d/1noqfvY46-dtmLWd1_u65N3U4ckTVLBxH/view?usp=sharingand then Click here to get your virtual seats now! In this episode of the FBU Podcast, Vince sits down with Dr. Wood, founder of the Inspired Performance Institute, to discuss how unresolved trauma impacts performance, business success, and overall well-being. Dr. Wood explains how trauma—both major and minor emotional concussions—creates inflammation, disrupts the nervous system, and holds people back from reaching their true potential. He shares groundbreaking insights on how rewiring the brain can help business owners, athletes, and high performers break through self-imposed limitations. Using real-life case studies, including professional athletes and entrepreneurs, Dr. Wood demonstrates how his methods have led to record-breaking performances and financial success. Top 5 Key Points Discussed:The Hidden Impact of Trauma on PerformanceTrauma, even in subtle forms like childhood criticism or self-doubt, keeps the brain in a fight-or-flight state. This unresolved stress affects decision-making, business success, and physical health.Brainwave Optimization for High PerformanceDr. Wood explains the four brainwave states—Beta (high stress), Alpha (relaxed focus), Theta (processing state), and Delta (deep recovery). Rewiring the brain to operate in Alpha can unlock peak performance in business and athletics.The Mind-Body Connection in Business and FitnessMany gym owners and personal trainers unknowingly mask their own trauma through physical training. Dr. Wood emphasizes how trauma resolution can lead to better business decisions, improved client results, and personal breakthroughs.Real-Life Transformations Through Trauma WorkStories include a marathon runner breaking world records post-treatment, a high-level banker overcoming financial self-sabotage, and Dr. Wood's own daughter eliminating autoimmune diseases after addressing childhood trauma.Breaking Limiting Beliefs to Unlock the Next Level of SuccessEntrepreneurs often hit ceilings due to deep-seated fears and limiting beliefs from past experiences. Addressing these mental roadblocks allows for business growth, financial success, and personal fulfillment. Click the link below to see the Agenda for Gym Business Rawhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1noqfvY46-dtmLWd1_u65N3U4ckTVLBxH/view?usp=sharingand then Click here to get your virtual seats now! If you're a gym owner seeking answers on how you can grow your gym, make more money, and have more freedom to do what you love, visit www.vincegabriele.com or book a call by CLICKING HERE!

✎ Learn more about Dr. Don Wood and his work at: https://www.inspiredperformanceinstitute.com/✎ Get free access to our vault of PDF summaries for every YouTube video here: https://believe.evancarmichael.com/the-vault✎ In this video, I sit down with the legendary Dr. Don Wood, founder of the Inspired Performance Institute, to explore how trauma, anxiety, and performance intersect. Dr. Wood explains that what we often think of as self-sabotage is actually our brain's survival mechanism at work. He walks us through his unique process designed to help high achievers, like entrepreneurs and athletes, overcome the lingering effects of past trauma to perform at their highest level.Dr. Wood shares powerful stories of individuals he has helped, including a successful entrepreneur who struggled every fourth quarter due to childhood memories of his father's financial instability. By uncovering these subconscious triggers, Dr. Wood's methods have enabled his clients to break free from their limitations. He emphasizes the importance of staying present and reprocessing traumatic memories to eliminate their emotional charge, allowing for greater clarity and performance in daily life.We dive deep into the science behind how our brains work and how unresolved trauma can manifest as physical health issues. Dr. Wood shares his own personal journey, including how his wife, Bridget, and daughter, Ashley, were impacted by trauma and how his program helped them heal. Through this conversation, you'll gain insights into understanding your own triggers and learn how to unlock your full potential by addressing the root causes of your limitations. Join us for this enlightening discussion and discover how you can achieve your next level of success.★★★ JOIN ME LIVE ★★★• I go live every week. Join me & ask your questions: http://evancarmichael.live/• or You can ask your question in our Discord: ★★★ This podcast is produced and sponsored by Next Level Podcast Solutions. Reach out to Kevin to learn about how to start, grow, and monetize your podcast: https://www.nextleveluniverse.com/next-level-podcast-solutions/ ★★★ ツ CONNECT WITH ME ツMake sure you subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts to be updated. You can also connect with me on any of the following social platforms:• Instagram: @evancarmichael• Tiktok: @evancarmichael• Discord: http://evancarmichael.biz• Twitter: @evancarmichael• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evancarmichael/• Facebook: @EvanCarmichaelcom• Website: www.evancarmichael.com

Reprogram Your Brain   Take away: Recognizing that our childhood experiences, both positive and negative, shape our biology in profound ways. Creating a safe, nurturing environment for kids is vital for their future well-being. And for adults, healing unresolved traumas from the past may be the key to unlocking better physical and mental health.   Money Learnings: Dr. Don Wood had an "idyllic childhood" with very nurturing parents who never yelled, screamed, or hit him and his siblings. This provided a safe, calm home environment. His father was financially disciplined and taught them how to save money, despite not being wealthy himself. By age 19, Dr. Wood says he had $30,000 saved in the bank.   His parents passed down values like financial discipline, saving diligently, avoiding wastefulness, and maintaining sufficiency - likely shaped by their own experiences growing up in challenging times. Their nurturing parenting style coupled with modeling provident financial behaviors laid a foundation for Dr. Wood's positive relationship with money from a young age.   Bio: Don Wood, PhD, author, speaker, Founder & CEO of the Inspired Performance Institute, and creator of the patented TIPP method focused on helping people resolve their trauma and get their lives to a place of high performance.    He has helped 1000's of people live a better life and overcome the effects of stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and addiction with his neuroscience-backed program, TIPP.   TIPP program is designed to clear away the effects of disturbing or traumatic events, repurpose old thinking patterns and set the individual's mind up for peak performance.    Dr. Wood is also author of two books, Emotional Concussions and You Must Be Out of your Mind and is releasing his newest book Don't Mess With My DNA in near future.   Highlights from this episode: Unresolved childhood trauma can lead to inflammation, a compromised immune system, and various mental/physical health issues like autoimmune disorders, addictions, anxiety, and depression. Our early childhood environments and how we were parented shape how our DNA gets expressed - creating either resilient biology or increased disease susceptibility. Addictive behaviors are the mind's way of coping with emotional pain by creating neurological "codes" that provide temporary relief. Traumatic memories get stored in vivid high-definition, keeping the nervous system in a perpetual state of activation as if the threat is still present. A calm, safe, and nurturing home environment is crucial for children to develop properly regulated nervous systems and healthy mind-body connections. Emotions like fear and anger signal the subconscious trying to provoke a protective action, but get dysregulated when sourced from past traumatic memories. An innovative 4-hour program can "reset" high-definition traumatic memories, allowing the mind and body's natural healing capabilities to restore balance.   Links: https://www.inspiredperformanceinstitute.com/     Richer Soul Life Beyond Money. You got rich, now what? Let's talk about your journey to more a purposeful, intentional, amazing life. Where are you going to go and how are you going to get there? Let's figure that out together. At the core is the financial well being to be able to do what you want, when you want, how you want. It's about personal freedom!   Thanks for listening!   Show Sponsor: http://profitcomesfirst.com/   Schedule your free no obligation call: https://bookme.name/rockyl/lite/intro-appointment-15-minutes   If you like the show please leave a review on iTunes: http://bit.do/richersoul   https://www.facebook.com/richersoul http://richersoul.com/ rocky@richersoul.com   Some music provided by Junan from Junan Podcast   Any financial advice is for educational purposes only and you should consult with an expert for your specific needs.

On the 115th episode of The Richard Robbins Show, I sit down with Dr. Don Wood, author, speaker, founder & CEO of the Inspired Performance Institute and creator of the patented TIPP (The Inspired Performance Program) method, focusing on helping people resolve their trauma and get their lives to a place of high performance. Dr. Don Wood has dedicated his life to helping thousands of people live a better life and overcome the effects of stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and addiction with his neuroscience-backed program, TIPP. As entrepreneurs and sales professionals, I know firsthand the stresses of everyday life. Call reluctance, panic attacks, addiction, depression - we all have trauma we must overcome to live a healthier and more fulfilled life. Inspired by his daughter's Crohn's diagnosis, Don began his research into trauma, theorizing that we should be looking at the root cause of our ailments rather than diagnosing and medicating the symptoms. In this episode of The Richard Robbins Show, Dr. Wood and I talk about the importance of analyzing your trauma and understanding how to treat it without the use of medication. Dr. Wood shares his insights into the correlation between childhood trauma and safe spaces, why patience is the key to healing and how healing your inner trauma can improve your physical and mental health.

Join host Omar Medrano as he brings on Dr. Don Wood, founder and CEO of the Inspired Performance Institute, to discuss trauma, personal development, and peak performance in this thought-provoking and informative podcast episode. Dr. Wood delves into his method called TIP, which clears the effects of traumatic events and repurposes old patterns to enhance peak performance. The speakers explore limiting beliefs and how childhood experiences shape them, such as a mother's fear and unworthiness instilled in her child. Childhood experiences can impact an individual's self-worth, leading to feelings of abandonment, unworthiness, and fear. The speakers offer solutions to these negative patterns, including the importance of processing emotions before making decisions and breaking free from negative thought loops. Furthermore, the speakers dive into how addiction and patterns of behavior can be linked to underlying trauma and pain, emphasizing that addiction isn't a problem of weak morals or character. The speakers touch on how the power of the subconscious mind can replay traumatic events, leading to emotional dysregulation and ongoing distress. They also discuss how unresolved trauma can lead to addiction and suicide and how trauma can hold people back from reaching their highest performance. The speakers emphasize the power of resetting the mind and body's ability to heal and offer Dr. Wood's program through Zoom sessions, online videos, and group sessions. Dr. Wood's program has helped not only athletes but also doctors and professionals overcome mental barriers and achieve success in various areas of their lives. The speakers conclude with a discussion about the value of having like-minded people in your life and the power of taking action to achieve happiness and success. Tune in to this episode of the What IF It Did Work? podcast for insightful discussions and practical solutions for personal and business development.Join the What if it Did Work movement on FacebookGet the Book!www.omarmedrano.comwww.calendly.com/omarmedrano/15min

You're not broken. Your internal operating system is just running too many programs and that's slowing you down. In a tech savvy world, imagine what would happen if you treated our brain and body like a computer. We spend a lot of time fixing the glitch with tech. Why can't we do it with our trauma and our minds?  Dr. Don Wood says that most trauma work is about managing, coping and living with it. But his goal is to fix the glitch that is keeping you stuck in that brain looping pattern. In other words, he's helping you reboot the brain. During our conversation, he shares more about his patented and cutting edge TIPP method that has helped thousands get out of their heads, shift their minds and reach their peak performance. He gets personal about how his work helped saved his daughter's life from iIdiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis (IPH), a rare autoimmune lung disorder. He shares a solution to panic attacks. Including what you can do to stop them before they stop you.  Plus, why words matter and are the basis for what he calls the “emotional concussions” in your life. Learn more about Dr. Don Wood and The Inspired Performance Institute, visit http://www.gettipp.com/ You can also follow Dr. Don social media:   https://www.facebook.com/inspiredperformanceinstitute  http://instagram.com/drdonwood https://www.youtube.com/inspiredperformanceinstitute Consider sharing this episode with someone. And don't forget to subscribe and leave a rating/review wherever you tune in. Want to learn about Havening and Hilary's signature HUG it Out System to turn your traumas into triumphs? Book a complimentary session today: https://hilaryrusso.as.me/hugitout Get social and connect with Hilary: Website: https://www.hilaryrusso.com/podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hilaryrusso Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hilisticallyspeaking TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hilisticallyspeaking YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/hilaryrusso Twitter: https://twitter.com/HilaryRusso HIListically Speaking with Hilary Russo Created/Hosted by Hilary Russo Music by Lipbone Redding https://lipbone.com/ Edited by 2MM

Trauma is something that affects many people, and its impact can last a lifetime. But what if you could clear that trauma and free your mind from its grip? Dr. Don Wood, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist who specializes in helping individuals overcome emotional and psychological barriers to achieve their full potential. Dr. Wood has developed a unique program called the Inspired Performance Institute, which uses cutting-edge neuroscience to help individuals clear trauma and unlock their full potential. Join Hilary and Dr. Wood as they discuss how childhood trauma can affect our brain and behavior, and why it's important to address these issues if we want to achieve peak performance. Hilary shares her experience using this program and how it's significantly impacted her personal life and business. And stay tuned until the end when a special opportunity is announced. You won't want to miss it!About our Guest:Dr. Don Wood developed the Inspired Performance Institute after spending years researching how trauma affects our minds and our lives. Dr. Wood began to understand that events and experiences throughout our lifetime continue to play a role in how we experience life in the present. He also realized that there was a better way of treating the issue. “Teaching people to live with, manage and cope with the daily stress doesn't fix the problem. The solution comes from understanding its source and providing a long-term permanent solution.Dr. Wood's background experience has come from spending time in the for-profit and non-profit world. This combination provided a unique perspective on problem-solving. He used these skills to develop the Inspired Performance Institute and the NEURO XP program.Dr. Wood has written two books about his research including the science about how our minds work and why we experience our own unique perspective of the world. Both books are focused on how we can all make the desired changes by allowing our minds to reset and reboot. He has spoken on these topics domestically and internationally.https://www.inspiredperformanceinstitute.com/https://www.facebook.com/inspiredperformanceinstitutehttps://twitter.com/inspiredperfor2https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-don-wood-phd-a71b8412/Join our private Facebook community for BONUS content to ignite your own Relaunch: https://www.facebook.com/groups/232280334811612/Interested in being a guest on the ReLaunch Podcast or booking Hilary as a guest? Email us at hello@therelaunchco.com The ReLaunch Your Magic Retreat is the ultimate event that will guide you in manifesting a heightened level of success even if your entrepreneurial spirit has fizzled out. Register now at: https://www.therelaunchcocourses.com/ReLaunch-Your-Magic

The word “trauma” can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people. And many might think it falls squarely in the “personal” realm, not the professional one. But unresolved trauma can actually show up in business — and can even impact what kind of success your organization is able to have.   Our guest this week is someone who has studied the brain and the science of trauma extensively — and works with extremely high-performing people to help them move past their own trauma. Don Wood, Ph.D., is an author, speaker, creator of the patented TIPP method, and Founder and CEO of the Inspired Performance Institute.    Listen to the full conversation for more on the personal story that inspired Don's company, how our brains record and process trauma, what that process can mean for business owners, why self-sabotage isn't actually real, and more.   Here's a Glimpse of What You'll Learn:    More about Don's company, the Inspired Performance Institute, plus the personal family story that inspired its genesis The science behind trauma, and why our brains store traumatic memories in “high definition”  The 4 brain wave states, and more detail about when each one is activated  Why traditional therapy isn't the best modality for getting past trauma More about Don's specific process for helping someone unpack and move past their trauma  What it means that your brain is actually just a “giant computer” — and why you need new codes in order to get out of the trauma loop Why Don doesn't believe the brain is capable of self-sabotage How trauma can show up within a business, and how it can impact strategic planning The story of how Don helped a Spartan Warrior champion shift his mindset and find even more success More about the future books Don is planning     Resources Mentioned in This Episode:  The Inspired Performance Institute The Inspired Performance Institute on LinkedIn The Inspired Performance Institute on Facebook Dr. Don Wood on Instagram “Emotional Concussions: Understanding How Our Nervous System is Affected By Events and Experiences Throughout Our Life.” by Dr. Don Wood “You Must Be Out of Your Mind: We All Need A Reboot” by Dr. Don Wood “What's in It for Them?: 9 Genius Networking Principles to Get What You Want by Helping Others Get What They Want” by Joe Polish  40 Strategy Contact 40 Strategy Carl J. Cox on LinkedIn  

In this episode of Chasing the Insights, I talk to author and performance guru Dr. Don Wood. Dr Don talks to us about how rebooting the mind helps performance. Dr Don Wood, PhD, author, speaker, Founder & CEO of the Inspired Performance Institute, and creator of the patented TIPP method. TIPP is a cutting-edge method inspired and developed through the newest developments in neuroscience and designed to clear away the effects of disturbing or traumatic events, repurpose old patterns and set the individual's mind up for peak performance. In essence, it “REBOOTs” the brain's stuck thought pattern, making it possible to enhance alpha oscillations with a noninvasive and effective shift in brain wave activity. Author of two top selling books, Emotional Concussions and You Must Be Out of your Mind.

In the conclusion of Cicely's talk with Dr. Don Wood, the Founder of the Inspired Performance Institute, Don shares some advice for dealing with the day-to-day stress in our life and his thoughts on the long-lasting effects of pandemic-induced trauma.

Dr. Don Wood takes a seat this week. Don is a bestselling author and Founder of the Inspired Performance Institute. After years of research, Don created the TIPP method (The Inspired Performance Program) as a holistic approach to healing the effects of trauma on the body and mind. He's also the author of the best-selling books, You Must Be Out of Your Mind and Emotional Concussions. In part one, Dr. Wood shares what is stressing out CEOs today, the inspiration for developing the TIPP method, and how our brains deal with trauma.

Dealing with chronic inflammation issues? Whether you're dealing with gut problems or allergies, that inflammation could just be the tip of the iceberg. You may be dealing with something deeper than that – unresolved trauma. In today's episode, Erik Cabral speaks with Dr. Don Wood, the CEO of Inspired Performance Institute and creator of The Inspired Performance Program (TIPP) as they discuss why inflammation happens, its correlation to trauma, and how you can heal both your mind and body so you can reach higher performance. Here are some power takeaways from today's conversation: The correlation between autoimmune disease and trauma The purpose of inflammation The different options to overcome trauma How TIPP works Traditional therapy vs. TIPP The importance of creating safety in your home Embracing failure so you can grow and get stronger Episode Highlights: [04:04] Understanding the Correlation Between Autoimmune Issues and Trauma The purpose of inflammation is to serve as a protection and a cell danger response. The cells become inflamed and hardened to protect them from any foreign pathogens or invaders. If your mind believes that there's a threat to you, it will then activate your fight or flight response and it creates inflammation. If that continues to loop, the inflammation stays on when it's not supposed to. [16:16] Healing Through TIPP When we get into stress mode, we're not very efficient. That's why traditional therapy takes so long because you get into a highly activated state. Whereas during the TIPP session, the mind is very relaxed and focused. [34:00] Creating Safety in Your Home Our mind doesn't distinguish between a lion and a tiger, and a father that's screaming and yelling. The response between the lion and tiger and the father is identical. And so, for parents, it's so important to create that sense of safety in your home. Resources Mentioned: Inspired Performance Institute Entrepreneurs Circle podcast is an On Air Brands production. On Air Brands is one of the leaders for launch, production, and promotion of top-rated business and real estate investing podcasts. Reach out to On Air Brands here ---> info@onairbrands.com Learn more at: www.onairbrands.com Find and follow find Erik at: www.erikcabral.co Download Erik's FREE GUIDE to podcasting at: www.erikcabral.co/guide Check out this show and previous inspiring guests at Entrepreneurs Circle in Apple Podcasts. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/erikecabral/support

Communication breakdown in a marriage often leads to divorce. But the way your partner triggers your nervous system often has nothing to do with them and everything to do with trauma you've experienced in the past. So, what if you could change the way your mind accesses that trauma and stay present with your partner in those moments? Dr. Don Wood, PhD, is CEO of the Inspired Performance Institute and creator of the patented TIPP method for clearing the effects of traumatic events and rebooting the brain for peak performance. Dr. Wood is also the author of two bestselling books, Emotional Concussions and You Must Be Out of Your Mind. On this episode of Divorce Dialogues, Dr. Wood joins Katherine to explain how communication breaks down when the mind perceives a threat and describe how his TIPP method neutralizes our fight-or-flight response. Dr. Wood walks us through his memory reset process, weighing in on how unresolved trauma adversely effects our physical and mental health. Listen in to understand how trauma interferes with our ability to perform at the highest level and learn how to interrupt the trauma loop that threatens your marriage! Topics Covered The communication breakdown in Dr. Wood's marriage that inspired his work How communication breaks down when our mind perceives a threat and activates our nervous system Why it's challenging for couples who've both experienced trauma to communicate effectively How the TIPP method works to reset the way our mind accesses trauma What Dr. Wood's 4-hour memory reset process looks like How unresolved trauma impacts our physical and mental health How the excess cortisol associated with trauma leads to weight gain Why Dr. Wood suggests that both people in a marriage clear their trauma How trauma interferes with our ability to perform at the highest level Examples of professional athletes Dr. Wood has helped improve their performance Connect with Dr. Don Wood Inspired Performance Institute: https://www.inspiredperformanceinstitute.com/ Inspired Performance on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/inspiredperformanceinstitute Inspired Performance on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTKWCHeUmPZSqkvuRTblajA Dr. Wood on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-don-wood-phd-a71b8412/ Connect with Katherine Miller The Center for Understanding Conflict: http://understandinginconflict.org/ Miller Law Group: https://westchesterfamilylaw.com/ Katherine on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kemiller1 The New Yorker's Guide to Collaborative Divorce by Katherine Miller: https://www.amazon.com/New-Yorkers-Guide-Collaborative-Divorce/dp/0692496246 Email: katherine@miller-law.com Call (914) 738-7765 Resources Books by Dr. Don Wood: https://www.inspiredperformanceinstitute.com/books Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman: https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0374533555 Adverse Childhood Experiences Study: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/about.html

Your hesitancy to make decisions may be part of an emotional concussion, a disturbing event(s) that happened over the course of your life that is keeping you in a perceived safe place so that you are not taking even a calculated risk.  In this episode, Steven is joined by Dr. Don Wood, the creator of the TIPP method that helps you get past trauma and set yourself up for peak performance.  Listen as they discuss the best ways to overcome fears that may stop you from exploring investing, how to avoid emotional concussions and learn the ability to start reprogramming yourself to tell a new story for your own financial and personal success.  Key TakeawaysThe best way to overcome fears is to make small changes in consequential changes.Create opportunities to have inconsequential conversations without any fear of committing yourself to anything.The key is to get to the root cause if you're finding that there's some sort of a block that you cannot move past.You do not have to have a big T Trauma to have emotional blockages that are keeping you from moving forward. Learn to reset that  old memory so that it is not being seen in real time and allows you to stay present and make the best decision. Resources MentionedInterested in connecting with other like-minded individuals? Then join our VonFinch Private Capital Network.  Learn more at http://www.vonfinch.com/invest.  About our Guest:Don Wood, Ph.D., is an author, speaker, Founder & CEO of the Inspired Performance Institute, and creator of the patented TIPP method.TIPP is a cutting-edge method inspired and developed through the newest developments in neuroscience and designed to clear away the effects of disturbing or traumatic events, repurpose old patterns, and set the individual's mind up for peak performance. In essence, it “REBOOTs” the brain's stuck thought pattern, making it possible to enhance alpha oscillations with a noninvasive and effective shift in brain wave activity. He is also the author of two top-selling books, Emotional Concussions and You Must Be Out of Your Mind.

According to the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, 78 percent of children reported more than one traumatic experience before five years of age. (https://www.nctsn.org/) Unresolved childhood trauma often manifests in adulthood as multiple health problems, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and a lack of direction. Trauma is a wide umbrella with some events being more obvious than others. Examples of trauma include the death of a loved one, rape, physical, mental, or emotional abuse, divorce, a breakup, bullying, natural disasters, accidents, war, and the list goes on. Traumas cause a loop in the brain to be formed that makes you feel unsafe. Without healing and “resetting” your brain's thought waves, you could be caught in a subconscious fight, flight, or freeze situation. Don Wood, PhD, is the author of two top selling books, Emotional Concussions and You Must Be Out of Your Mind. He is the Founder & CEO of the Inspired Performance Institute, and creator of the patented TIPP method. TIPP is a cutting-edge method inspired and developed through the newest developments in neuroscience and designed to clear away the effects of disturbing or traumatic events, repurpose old patterns and set the individual's mind up for peak performance. Dr. Don's TIPP method helps reboot the brain's stuck thought patterns. This makes it possible to stop chronic negative thought loops (AKA limbic loops), and not let the pain of past trauma continue to affect you today.Highlights From This EpisodeWhat counts as “trauma” and how do we identify it in ourselves? Resisting our traumas, and moving on. How traumas manifest in later life. How do you help people uncover the root of their trauma?Time Slice Theory: What it is and how it works. How are trauma and physical health linked? Addiction and how it can relate to food.Solutions to stop the sugar cravings loop.How long does it take to re-code your brain? Practical tip to take into your own life.   Subscribe & ReviewSubscribing and leaving a rating and review are important factors in helping the Reshape Your Health Podcast and the YouTube Channel reach more people. If you haven't already subscribed, please do that today.We would also be grateful if you left a rating and review, too. In your listening app, scroll to the “Ratings and Reviews” section, then click “Write a Review” and let us know what you enjoy about our show. We appreciate you taking the time to show your support. Thank you!Resources From This Episode>> Join Zivli>> Book a Free Zivli Discovery Call>> Freebie: Weight Loss Mindset Audio Training>> Freebie: The Ultimate Food Guide>> Dr. Don Wood's Website

Episode #228: What if there was a way to never feel anxiety again and it didn't require medication? What if there was a way to better your golf scores without you having to grind thousands of hours on the range? Dr. Don Wood has developed an incredible method that is helping thousands of people around the world do both and so much more. He is a visionary that is changing lives and helping human beings achieve peak performance. In this episode you will hear what emotional concussions are, why fear is wreaking havoc on your daily life, and how to achieve the state of flow more often. PLEASE listen and share this episode with everyone you know! Your health and happiness will be substantially better after hearing Dr. Wood. I would be grateful if you would rate, review, and subscribe to the Let's Go Win podcast. Thank you and Let's all Go Win!Bio:Dr. Don Wood is an author, speaker, Founder & CEO of the Inspired Performance Institute, and creator of the patented TIPP method. TIPP is a cutting-edge method inspired and developed through the newest developments in neuroscience and designed to clear away the effects of disturbing or traumatic events, repurpose old patterns and set the individual's mind up for peak performance. In essence, it “REBOOTs” the brain's stuck thought pattern, making it possible to enhance alpha oscillations with a noninvasive and effective shift in brain wave activity. Author of two top selling books, Emotional Concussions and You Must Be Out of your Mind.Contact Dr. Wood:Website: http://www.gettipp.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrDonWoodPhDInstagram: http://instagram.com/drdonwoodLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdonwoodphdFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/inspiredperformanceinstituteYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/inspiredperformanceinstitute

Many of us have experienced some form of trauma, whether a panic attack, an accident, or something more personal. And while we may think that we have processed and moved on from these events, they can continue to haunt us in the form of anxiety, panic attacks, or flashbacks. For some, the memories of their trauma are so strong and vivid that it feels like they are living through it all over again. Unresolved trauma or disturbing events and experiences can interfere with your ability to function at your highest level. These experiences limit your ability to regulate your mood, focus, or connect with others in a healthy, loving and safe way.Dr Don Wood is a PhD, author and speaker, as well as the Founder & CEO of the Inspired Performance Institute, where he is the creator of the patented TIPP method.TIPP is a cutting-edge method designed to clear away the effects of disturbing or traumatic events and set your mind up for peak performance. It's based on the idea that our minds have developed some glitches and error messages in storing information about past events. And we all have these glitches!Even high-functioning individuals, like executives and professional athletes, have glitches from their pasts. Don has helped many people finally move on from their previous trauma and live life to the fullest. In this latest episode of the LIFT podcast, Richard and Don discuss the following:How do things that happen to you in childhood become unresolved traumas later in life?What are emotional concussions?What is a panic attack, and is it possible to stop them?

This week we have special guest Dr. Don Wood, a clinical counselor and the founder of The Inspired Performance Institute,  joining Scott to discuss the onset of anxiety when your brain is trying to put you into action. As a society, we've begin to believe that the visceral response of anxiety is negative, but not necessarily. If you can begin to accept that anxiety is normal and not inherently dangerous, then you'll be able to keep it from spiraling out of control. Join The Rooftop Podcast as Scott and Dr. Wood breakdown the causes of anxiety and how you can combat it to help navigate your environment.  Check out Dr. David Rosmarin's “How to Keep Anxiety From Spiraling Out of Control”: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/thriving-anxiety/202206/how-keep-anxiety-spiraling-out-control?eml Join Rooftop Nation!    Website: https://www.rooftopleadership.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RooftopLeadershipInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rooftop_leadershipLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rooftop-leadershipTwitter: https://twitter.com/RooftopLeaderYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYOQ7CDJ6uSaGvmfxYC_skQ

How do you go from stressed to motivated? When you're under pressure, you may not look beyond today's circumstances for what's causing your stress. But the truth is, how you react to challenging situations now is directly tied to events you've already faced. The key to overcoming that stress is figuring out how your present feelings are being influenced by your past. I'm thrilled to have Dr. Don Wood on the show today. Dr. Wood is a clinical psychologist and founder of the Inspired Performance Institute. After years of research, he created the TIPP method as a holistic approach to heal the effects of trauma on the body and mind, and is the author of You Must Be Out of Your Mind: We All Need A Reboot and Emotional Concussions: Understanding How Our Nervous System is Affected By Events and Experiences. We all have stress on a day-to-day basis, but how well you handle today's stress depends on how you managed your earlier stress. Fear and stress are signposts your mind has created based on these past experiences and how you coped then will influence your stress levels in the current situation. Listen in as Dr. Wood shares insights into recognizing these patterns and gives you actionable steps so you can transform the stress in your life into motivation. *** Do you want to stay up to date with every new episode and get my brand new Kwik Brain Accelerator Program? Go to www.KwikBrain.com/podcast to get instant access. *** Or text me 310-299-9362 to get your burning questions answered and an insider sneak peek of exciting updates. I do my best to answer as many as I can each day, so shoot me a message today.

Are you suffering from addiction? There's nothing wrong with you; your mind just needs a reboot. Tim Westbrook welcomes Dr. Don Wood, Ph.D., the CEO at Inspired Performance Institute. Trauma is at the root of all addiction. So to heal addiction, figure out a way to heal the trauma. When you have lingering painful memories, your brain is still trying to resolve them—putting you in a constant fight or flight response. The reaction is an emergency management system designed to turn on when there's a threat and turn off when there's no threat. Join in the conversation and discover how you can start the process of healing. 

Given the major events of 2020 and into 2021 that have without question impacted us ALL in some way, our guest and the work he does is as relevant today as it's ever been.As some of you might remember, Dr. Don Wood is the creator of The Inspired Performance Institute. He has helped survivors of the Boston Marathon Bombing, the Las Vegas concert shooting, as well as professional executives and athletes to heal from traumatic events. After years spent researching how atmospheric conditions affect our minds and impact our lives, Dr. Don now helps people from ALL walks of life overcome stress and anxiety with a cutting edge neuroscience process called TIPP or “The Inspired Performance Program”. Since 2015, he's been applying this revolutionary approach to help people heal from the limiting effects of trauma. “The Inspired Performance Institute was built on this simple phrase, “There's nothing wrong with you, there's nothing wrong with your mind.” During your lifetime some events and experiences have created some glitches and error messages for your mind, and all you need is a reboot.” Connect with Dr. Don Wood and find more out about his program hereSign up HERE to get a free chapter of Dr. Don Wood's book "Emotional Concussions"Facebook & YouTube ChannelConnect with your hosts of www.connectinspirecreate.comI'm Carol Clegg, a marketing consultant and strategy coach supporting female founders around the globe.  I offer consulting packages tailored to give you the support you need to create the business-life balance you want, feel confident making future decisions for your business and have time to travel. My upcoming Business Mastermind Retreat to Portugal is in September 2022 Visit carolclegg.com or lisbonretreats.comI'm Trish and I am a certified life coach with a focus on the “great trifecta” that is our mental, emotional and physical life balance! Please visit healthylifemindset.com to learn more about my one-on-one and Small Circle coaching groups where we discuss healthy life habits like better boundary-setting, how to say NO to make room for your bigger YES's, and making daily Digital Detox breaks a part of your regular routine. Details at healthylifemindset.com I am your host Carol Clegg. In my role as a coach, I partner with women solopreneurs in midlife to conquer procrastination, attain balance in their business endeavors, and nurture a positive mindset. By blending personalized accountability and mindset coaching with the powerful Positive Intelligence program, you'll gain the confidence to harness tools that elevate your overall happiness. Feel free to reach out with any inquiries you may have. I'm here to support you on your journey. Let's chat! BOOK your ✅ 30 minute complimentary discovery call carolclegg.com or book your call here https://bit.ly/discoverycallwithcarol Connect on LinkedIn and Instagram Thanks for listening!

How do you handle stressful situations? Everyone's built a little different — some people can take their hits on the chin and come out smiling. But not everyone can take those hits. The pandemic has taken its mental toll on so many people. Others might still be struggling with past traumas and dealing with anxiety. Their situation keeps them in a state of constant worry and hypervigilance. That state of mind doesn't only harm their mental and emotional health — it can make them sick and more prone to physical diseases. More than ever, it's time to begin mental healing from past traumas, so we can better cope with our daily stresses.  Dr Don Wood joins us again in this episode to talk about the TIPP program and how it facilitates mental healing. He explains how our minds are affected by traumas and how these can affect our health and performance. If we want to become more relaxed, we need to learn how to go into the alpha brainwave state. Since mental healing is not an immediate process, Dr Don also shares some coping strategies we can use in our daily lives.  If you want to know more about how neuroscience can help you achieve mental healing, then this episode is for you.    Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode: Learn how trauma can put you in a constant state of survival and affect your performance and daily life.  Understand that it's not your fault. Achieving mental healing will require you to learn how to go into an alpha brainwave state.  Discover healthy habits that will keep you from entering survival mode.   Resources Gain exclusive access and bonuses to Pushing the Limits Podcast by becoming a patron!  A new program, BOOSTCAMP, is coming this September at Peak Wellness! 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He used to think that she would be less anxious when they started to live together, but she struggled with mental healing.  She had an inherent belief that misfortune always follows good things. Her traumas and fears also led to a lot of health issues.  She also was hyper-vigilant, which she used as a protective mechanism. However, this prevented her from being relaxed and happy. A person's environment can dictate whether they go into this hyper-vigilant state, but genetics can also play a factor.  [15:42] How Trauma Affects the Brain Trauma is caused by a dysregulation of the subconscious. If your brain is in survival mode, it will access data from the past and create physiological responses to them. These emotions demand action, even when it is no longer possible or necessary. This dysregulation prevents you from living in the present and initiating mental healing.  In this state, people can be triggered constantly, which interferes with their day-to-day life.  [21:07] The Role of the Subconscious Your conscious mind only takes up around 5%, while the subconscious takes up 95%. Your subconscious mind cannot tell the difference between real and imagined.  In survival mode, people will keep replaying the past and think about different scenarios and decisions.  You're left stuck because the subconscious mind only lives in the now. It does not have a concept of time.  This process is the brain trying to protect you. [25:04] What Happens When You're Always in Survival Mode Being in survival mode will take a physical toll since it's constantly activating the nervous system, increasing cortisol and adrenaline. When you're in this state, your body and mind cannot work on maintenance and recovery. It is more focused on escaping or fixing perceived threats. Over time, this will affect your immune system and make you sick.  To truly achieve mental healing, you need to get to the root cause of your problems.  However, you also have to develop coping strategies to manage your day-to-day activities.  [30:18] Changing Your Brainwave State Traumatic events are usually stored in a beta brainwave state. Changing your response to traumatic events starts with going into an alpha brainwave state.  The beta state is usually from 15 - 30 hertz, while the alpha is lower at 7 - 14 hertz. Anything below that is the delta state, usually when you're in deep meditation or sleep. People who have trouble sleeping are usually in that beta state, which keeps processing information.  It's only in the delta state that your mind and body start the maintenance phase. This phase helps not only with mental healing but also physical recovery.  Learn more about Lisa and Dr Don's personal experiences with these brainwave states in the full episode!  [34:30] Mental Healing and Physical Recovery Starts with the Brain Recovery is about genetics and the environment. In sleep, your mind will always want to deal with the threats first. It can only get to the delta state once it finishes processing these dangers. Your risk for developing sickness and depression rises if your brain can't do maintenance. Living in the beta state will make it difficult to focus.  [41:40] It's Not Your Fault If you have a lot of trauma, you are predisposed to respond in a certain way. It's not your fault.  There's nothing wrong with your mind; you just experienced different things from others.  Dr Don likened this situation to two phones having a different number of applications running.  Predictably, the device that runs more applications will have its battery drained faster.  [44:05] Change How You Respond Working on traumas requires changing the associative and repetitive memory, which repeats responses to threats. You cannot change a pattern and get mental healing immediately—it will take time.  That's the reason why Dr Don's program has a 30-day recovery phase dedicated to changing your response pattern.  Patterns form because the subconscious mind sees them as a beneficial way of coping with traumas.  This function of your subconscious is how addictions form.  [47:04] Why We Can Be Irrational The subconscious lives only in the present. It does not see the future nor the past.  It will want to take actions that will stop the pain, even if the actions are not rational.  At its core, addiction is all about trying to stop the pain or other traumatic experiences.  Survival mode always overrides reason and logic because its priority is to protect you. [50:57] What to Do When You're in Survival State In this survival state, we're prone to movement or shutting down completely.  The brain can stop calling for emotions to protect you, and this is how depression develops.  When in a depressed state, start moving to initiate mental healing. Exercise helps burn through cortisol and adrenaline.  Once your mind realises there's no action required for the perceived threats, the depression will lift.   [53:24] Simple Actions Can Help There's nothing wrong with you.  Don't just treat the symptom; go straight to the issue.  Don't blame genetics or hormonal imbalances for finding it hard to get mental healing. Find out why.  Also, seek things that will balance out your hormones. These can be as simple as walking in nature, taking a break, and self-care.  [56:04] How to Find a Calming Symbol Find a symbol that will help you go back into the alpha brainwave state.  Lisa shares that her symbol is the sunset or sunrise, and this helps her calm down. Meanwhile, Dr Don's are his home and the hawk.  Having a symbol communicates to all parts of your brain that you're safe.  [59:58] The Power of Breathing  Stress may lead to irregular breathing patterns and increase your cortisol levels and blood sugar. Breathing exercises, like box breathing, can also help you calm down because the brain will take higher oxygen levels as a state of safety.  If you're running out of oxygen, your brain will think you're still in danger.  Make sure that you're breathing well. It's also better to do nasal breathing.    7 Powerful Quotes ‘The purpose of an emotion is a call for an action. So the purpose of fear is to run.' ‘People who have a lot of trauma have trouble sleeping. Because not only is their mind processing what it experienced during the day, it's also taking some of those old files saying “Well, okay, let's fix that now. Right. Let's get that.”' ‘I was getting maximum restorative sleep. So an injury that I would have that could heal in two or three days, my teammates would two or three weeks. Because they were living in these, which I didn't know, a lot of my friends were dealing with trauma: physical, emotional, sexual abuse.' ‘There's nothing wrong with anybody's mind. Everybody's mind is fine except you are experiencing something different than I experienced so your mind kept responding to it, and mine didn't have that.' ‘That dysregulation of the nervous system. That's what we want to stop because that is what is going to affect health, enjoyment of life, and everything else.' ‘I talked about addiction as a code. I don't believe it's a disease. Your mind has found a resource to stop pains and your subconscious mind is literal. It doesn't see things as good or bad, or right or wrong.' ‘If there's a survival threat, survival will always override reason and logic because it's designed to protect you.'   About Dr Don Dr Don Wood, PhD, is the CEO of The Inspired Performance Institute. Fueled by his family's experiences, he developed the cutting-edge neuroscience approach, TIPP. The program has produced impressive results and benefited individuals all over the world.  Dr Wood has helped trauma survivors achieve mental healing from the Boston Marathon bombing attack and the Las Vegas shooting. He has also helped highly successful executives and world-class athletes. Marko Cheseto, a double amputee marathon runner, broke the world record after completing TIPP. Meanwhile, Chris Nikic worked with Dr Wood and made world news by becoming the first person with Down Syndrome to finish an Ironman competition. Interested in Dr Don's work? Check out The Inspired Performance Institute. You can also reach him on Facebook and LinkedIn.    Enjoyed This Podcast? If you did, be sure to subscribe and share it with your friends! Post a review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning in, then leave us a review. You can also share this with your family and friends so they can learn steps to mental healing. Have any questions? You can contact me through email (support@lisatamati.com) or find me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. For more episode updates, visit my website. You may also tune in on Apple Podcasts. To pushing the limits, Lisa   Transcript Of Podcast Welcome to Pushing the Limits, the show that helps you reach your full potential with your host Lisa Tamati, brought to you by lisatamati.com.  Lisa Tamati: Hi, everyone and welcome back to Pushing the Limits. Today, I have Dr Don Wood who, you may recognise that name if you listen to the podcast regularly. He was on the show maybe a couple of months ago, and he is the CEO and founder of The Inspired Performance Institute. He's a neuroscience guy, and he knows everything there is to know about dealing with trauma and how to get the mind back on track when you've been through big, horrible life events or some such thing. Now, when we talked last time, he shared with me his methodology, the work that he's done, how he can help people with things like addictions as well and depression, and just dealing with the stresses of life, whether they be small stressors or big stressors.  We got to talking about my situation and the stuff that I've been through in the last few years, which many of you listeners know, has been pretty traumatic. From losing babies, to losing my dad, to mom's journey. So I was very privileged and lucky to have Dr Don Wood actually invite me to do his program with him. We share today my stories, how I went with that, and he explains a little bit more in-depth the neuroscience behind it all and how it all works. So if you're someone who's dealing with stress, anxiety, PTSD, depression, if you want to understand how the brain works and how you can help yourself to deal with these sorts of things, then you must listen to the show. He's an absolutely lovely, wonderful person.  Now, before we get over to the show, I just love you all to do a couple of things for me. If you wouldn't mind doing a rating and review of the show on Apple, iTunes or wherever you listen to this, that would be fantastic. It helps the show get found. We also have a patron program, just a reminder if you want to check that out. Come and join the mission that we're on to bring this wonderful information to reach to people.  Also, we have our BOOSTCAMP program starting on the first of September 2021. 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Go to @pushingthelimits for that one on Instagram, and then my main account is @lisatamati, if you want to check that one out. If you are a running fan, check us out on Instagram @runninghotcoaching and we're on Facebook under all of those as well. So @lisatamati, @pushingthelimits, and @runninghotcoaching.  The last thing before we go over to Dr Don Wood, reminder check out, too, our longevity and anti-aging supplement. We've joined forces with Dr Elena Seranova and have NMN which is nicotinamide mononucleotide, and this is really some of that cooler stuff in the anti-aging, and longevity space. If you want to check out the science behind that, we have a couple of podcasts with her. Check those out and also head on over to nmnbio.nz. Right. Over to the show with Dr Don Wood.  Hi, everyone and welcome back to Pushing the Limits. Today, I have a dear, dear friend again who's back on the show as a repeat offender, Dr Don Wood. Dr Don Wood: I didn't know I was a repeat offender. Oh, I'm in trouble. That's great.  Lisa: Repeat offender on the show. Dr Don, for those who don't know, was on the show. Dr Don is a trauma expert and a neuroscientist, and someone who understands how the brain works, and why we struggle with anxiety, and depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder. We did a deep dive last time, didn't we, into the program that you've developed. Since then, everyone, I have been through Dr Don's pro program. He kindly took me through it. Today, I want to unpack a little bit of my experiences on the other side, s the client, so to speak. Talk about what I went through.  Dr Don, so firstly, welcome to the show again. How's it all over in your neck of the woods? Dr Don: Well, it's awesome over here in Florida. COVID is basically non-existent. Oh, yeah. Well, in terms of the way people are treating it, that's for sure. Very few people you see in masks now, everything is pretty much wide open. You can't even get reservations at restaurants. It's unbelievable. The economy is exploding here. There's so much going on. Yeah, I know the rest of the country, a lot of different places are still struggling with whether they're going to put mask mandates back on and all this kind of stuff but Florida seems to be doing very well.  Lisa: Well, I'm very glad to hear that because any bit of good news in this scenario is good because this keeps coming and biting everybody in the bum.  Dr Don: I know. Especially down there. You guys are really experiencing quite severe lockdowns and things, right? Lisa: Yeah and Australia, more so. Australia has gone back into lockdown. I've got cousins in Sydney who are experiencing really hard times in Melbourne and we've stopped the trans-Tasman bubble at the moment. Trans-Tasman was open for business, so to speak, with Australians being able to come to New Zealand without quarantine, but it's been shut down again. So yeah, we're still struggling with it, and the economy is still struggling with it but actually, in our country, we've been very lucky that we've managed to keep it out because they've had such tight controls on the borders. But yes, it's a rocky road for everybody, and it's not over yet, I think. Dr Don: Looks like it's going to continue, and that's creating a lot of stress.  Lisa: Oh, yeah, perfect.  Dr Don: This is what I've said. I think we're coming up to a tsunami of mental health issues because a lot of people have gone into freeze mode as opposed to fight or flight. Some people are in fight or flight. You're hearing about that on airlines: people just losing it, and getting mad, and fighting with flight attendants and passengers, and you see a lot of that. But I think that's obviously not the majority. I think most people are in that mode of just get through this, do what they ask, don't cause any waves, and just get this over with. So that's a freeze mode, and I think when people come out of freeze, you're going to start to see some of these mental health issues.  Lisa: Yes, I totally agree and I'm very concerned about the young people. I think that being hit very hard especially in the places that have the hardest lockdowns. If you're going through puberty, or you're going through teenagehood, or even the younger kids, I think, they're going to be affected massively by this because it's going to be a big before and after sort of situation for them.  Dr Don: And just the social. When we were teenagers, social was everything, I suppose. Learning how to communicate, and talk, and get along with other people, and good and bad. There were always struggles in school with learning how to get along with everybody but that is just sort of squashed. It's going to be fascinating to see when they do a study on the real true results of this pandemic. It's going to be a lot different than many people think.  Lisa: Yes, and I think the longer you ignore stuff, is we're going to see it's not just the people are unfortunately dying and being very sick from the actual COVID, but the actual effects on society are going to be big. That's why talking about the topic that we're talking about today, dealing with anxiety, and dealing with stress, and being able to actually fix the problem instead of just managing the problem, which I know you're big on.  So let's dive in there, and let's recap a little bit. Just briefly go back over your story, how you got to here, and what your method sort of entails in a helicopter perspective. Dr Don: Yeah, basically how I developed this was really because of the life that my wife led first and my daughter. My wife grew up in a very traumatic household with a very angry father that created tremendous fear. So everybody was... Just constant tension in that household. When I met her, I just realised how this was so different than my life. My life was in the complete opposite: very nurturing, loving. So I didn't experience that. I thought when she started moving in and we got married at 19, we were very young, that this would all stop for her. Because now, she's living in my world, my environment, and it didn't.  She just kept continuing to feel this fear that something was going to go wrong and nothing is going to go right. She struggled with enjoying things that were going well. I would say to her, 'We've got three beautiful children. We've got a beautiful home. Everything's going pretty good; nothing's perfect. You have your ups and downs, but it's generally a pretty good life.' She couldn't enjoy that because as a child, whenever things were going okay, it would quickly end and it would end, sometimes violently. So the way she was protecting herself is don't get too excited when things are going well because you'll get this huge drop. So that was what she was doing to protect herself. I just had a lady come in here a couple months ago, who very famous athlete is her husband: millionaires, got fame, fortune, everything you want, but she had a lot of health issues because of trauma from her childhood. When I explained that to her, she said, 'That's me. Your wife is me. I should be enjoying this, and I can't get there. I want to. My husband can't understand it.' But that's really what was going on for her too. Lisa: So it's a protective mechanism, isn't it? To basically not get too relaxed and happy because you've got to be hyper-vigilant, and this is something that I've definitely struggled with my entire life. Not because I had a horrible childhood. I had a wonderful childhood but I was super sensitive. So from a genetic perspective, I'm super sensitive. I have a lot of adrenaline that makes me code for, for want of a better description, I'm very emotionally empathetic but it also makes me swung by emotional stimuli very much. So someone in my environment is unhappy, I am unhappy. I'm often anxious and upset. My mum telling me she took me to Bambi. You know the movie Bambi? From Disneyland? She had to take me out of theatre. I was in distraught.  That's basically me. Because Bambi's mother got killed, right? I couldn't handle that as a four-year-old, and I still can't handle things. Things like the news and stuff, I protect myself from that because I take everything on. It's even a problem and in our business service situations because I want to save the world. I very much take on my clients' issues. I'm still learning to shut gates afterwards, so to speak, when you're done working with someone so that you're not constantly... So there's a genetic component to this as well.  Dr Don: Absolutely. So yours was coming from a genetic side but that's very, very common amongst people who have had a traumatic childhood. They're super sensitive.  Lisa: Yes. Hyper-vigilant.  Dr Don: Hyper-vigilant. That was my wife. She was constantly looking for danger. We'd come out of the storage and go: 'Can you believe how rude that clerk was?' 'What do you mean she was rude? How was she rude?' ‘You see the way she answered that question when I asked that, and then the way she stuffed the clothes in the bag?' And I'm like, 'Wow.' I never saw her like that. She was looking for it because that's how she protected herself because she had to recognise when danger was coming. So it was protection, and I hadn't experienced that so that made no sense to me; it made perfect sense to her.  Lisa: Yeah, and if someone was rude to you, you would be just like, 'Well, that's their problem, not my problem, and I'm not taking it on.' Whereas for someone your wife and for me... I did have a dad who was  a real hard, tough man, like old-school tough. We were very much on tenterhooks so when they came home, whether he was in a good mood today or not in a good mood. He was a wonderful, loving father but there was that tension of wanting to please dad. Mum was very calm and stable, but Dad was sort of more volatile and just up and down. It was wonderful and fun and other times, you'd be gauging all of that before he even walked in the door. That just makes you very much hyper-vigilant to everything as well.  Then, you put on, on top of that, the genetic component. You've got things like your serotonin and your adrenaline. So I've got the problem with the adrenaline and a lack of dopamine. So I don't have dopamine receptors that stops me feeling satisfaction and... Well, not stops me but it limits my feeling of, 'Oh, I've done a good job today. I can relax.' Or of reward. And other people have problems, I don't have this one, but with a serotonin gene, which is they have dysregulation of their serotonin and that calm, and that sense of well-being and mood regulation is also up and down. While it's not a predisposition that you'll definitely going to have troubles because you can learn the tools to manage those neurotransmitters and things like nutrition and gut health and all that aspect. Because it's all a piece of that puzzle, but it's really just interesting, and it makes you much more understanding of people's differences.  Why does one person get completely overwhelmed in a very trivial situation versus someone else who could go into war and come back and they're fine? What is it that makes one person? Then you got the whole actual neuroscience circuitry stuff, which I find fascinating, what you do. Can you explain a little bit what goes on? Say let's just pick a traumatic experience: Someone's gone through some big major trauma. What is actually going on in the brain again? Can we explain this a little bit?  Dr Don: Yeah, this is one of the things that... When I did my research, I realised this is what's causing the dysregulation: is your subconscious your survival brain is fully present in the moment all the time. So everything in that part of our brain is operating in the present. which is what is supposed to be, right? They say that that's the key, that success and happiness is live in the present. Well, your survival brain does that. The problem comes in is that only humans store explicit details about events and experiences. So everything you've seen, heard, smelled, and touched in your lifetime has been recorded and stored in this tremendous memory system. Explicit memory.  Animals have procedural memory or associative memory. We have that memory system too. So we have both. They only have procedural, associative. So they learn through repetition, and they learn to associate you with safety and love, but they don't store the details about it. But we store all the details about these events and experiences. So this is where this glitch is coming in. If you've got the survival brain, which is 95% of everything that's going on, operating in the present, accessing data from something that happened 10 years ago because something looks like, sounds like, smells like it again, it's creating a response to something that's not happening. It's looking at old data and creating a physiological response to it, and the purpose of an emotion is a call for an action. So the purpose of fear is to run, to escape a threat. But there's no threat. It's just information about the threat. That disrupts your nervous system and then that creates a cascade of chemical reactions in your body because your mind thinks there's an action required. Lisa: This is at the crux of the whole system really, isn't it? This is this call for action to fix a problem that is in the past that cannot be fixed in the now. So if we can dive a little bit into my story, and I'm quite open on the show. I'm sharing the good, the bad, and the ugly. When I was working with Dr Don, I've been through a very, very traumatic few years really. Lost my dad, first and foremost, last July, which was the biggest trauma of my life. And it was a very difficult process that we went through before he died as well. And there's a lift, as you can imagine, my brain in a state of every night nightmares, fighting for his life, he's dying over, and over, and over, and over again.  Those memories are intruding into my daily life, whereas in anything and at any time, I could be triggered and be in a bawling state in the middle of the car park or the supermarket. Because something's triggered me that Dad liked to to buy or Dad, whatever the case was, and this was becoming... It's now a year after the event but everything was triggering me constantly. Of course, this is draining the life out of you and interfering with your ability to give focus to your business, to your family, to your friends, every other part of your life. I'd also been through the trauma of bringing Mum back from that mess of aneurysm that everyone knows about. The constant vigilance that is associated with bringing someone back and who is that far gone to where she is now, and the constant fear of her slipping backwards, and me missing something, especially in light of what I'd been through with my father. So I'd missed some things, obviously. That's why he ended up in that position and through his own choices as well.  But this load, and then losing a baby as well in the middle, baby Joseph. There was just a hell of a lot to deal with in the last five years. Then, put on top of it, this genetic combination of a hot mess you got sitting before you and you've got a whole lot of trauma to get through. So when we did the process, and I was very, super excited to do this process because it was so intrusive into my life, and I realised that I was slowly killing myself because I wasn't able to stop that process from taking over my life. I could function. I was highly functional. No one would know in a daily setting, but only because I've got enough tools to keep my shit together. so to speak. But behind closed doors, there's a lot of trauma going on.  So can you sort of, just in a high level, we don't want to go into the details. This is a four-hour program that I went through with Dr Don. What was going on there. and what did you actually help me with?  Dr Don: So when you're describing those things that were happening to you, what was actually happening to your mind is it was not okay with any of that. It wanted it to be different, right? So it was trying to get you into a state of action to stop your father from dying: Do it differently. Because it kept reviewing the data. It was almost looking at game tape from a game and saying 'Oh, had we maybe run the play that way, we would have avoided the tackle here.' So what your mind was saying 'Okay, run that way.' Well, you can't run that way. This is game tape. Right? But your mind doesn't see it as game tape. It sees it as real now, so it's run that way. So it keeps calling you into an action.  And especially with your dad because you were thinking about, 'Why didn't I do this?' Or 'Had I just done this, maybe this would have happened.' What your mind was saying is, 'Okay, let's do it. Let's do that.' What you just thought about. But you can't do that. It doesn't exist. It's information about something that happened but your mind sees it as real. That's why Hollywood have made trillions of dollars because they can convince you something on the screen is actually happening. That's why we cry in a movie or that's why we get scared in a movie. Because your mind, your subconscious mind cannot tell the difference between real or imagined. So that's actually happening.  You were just talking about the movie with Bambi, right? When you were little. 'Why is nobody stopping this from happening?' So your mind was not okay with a lot of these things that were happening, and it kept calling you to make a difference. That's what I never understood my wife doing. That before I really researched this, my wife would always be saying, 'Don't you wish this hadn't have happened?' Or 'Don't you wish we hadn't done this?' What I didn't understand at the time, because I used to just get like, 'Okay, whatever.' She'd go, 'Yeah, but wouldn't it have been better?' She wanted to get me into this play with her, this exercise. Lisa: This is going on in her head. Dr Don: Because it's going on in her head, and she's trying to feel better. So she's creating these scenarios that would make her feel like, 'Well, if I had just done that, gosh that would have been nice, thinking about that life.' And her mind seeing that going, 'Oh, that would be nice. Well, let's do that. Yes.' So she was what if-ing her life. And it was something that she did very early as a child because that's how she just experienced something traumatic with her father. In her mind, she'd be going, 'Well, what if I had to just left 10 minutes earlier, and I had have escaped that?' Or 'What if I hadn't done this?' So that's what she was doing. It made no sense to me because I hadn't experienced her life, but that's what she was doing. Her mind was trying to fix something. It's never tried to hurt you. It was never, at any point, trying to make you feel bad. It was trying to protect you. Lisa: Its job is to protect you from danger and it sees everything as you sit in the now so it's happening now. I love that analogy of these... What was it? Two-thirds of the car or something and... Dr Don: So goat and snowflake? Lisa: Goat and snowflake. And they're going off to a meeting and they're late. And what does the goat says to snowflake or the other way around? Dr Don: So snowflake, which is your conscious mind, your logical reasonable part of your mind, there's only 5, says the goat 95%, which is your subconscious mind. Who runs into a traffic jam says, 'Oh, we're going to be late. We should have left 15 minutes earlier.' To which goat replies 'Okay, let's do it. Let's leave 15 minutes earlier because that would solve the problem.'  Lisa: That analogy is stuck in my head because you just cannot... It doesn't know that it's too late and you can't hop into the past because it only lives in the now. This is 95% of how our brain operates. That's why we can do things like, I was walking, I was at a strategy meeting in Auckland with my business partner two days ago. We were walking along the road and he suddenly tripped and fell onto the road, right? My subconscious reacted so fast, I grabbed him right, and punched him in the guts. I didn't mean to do that but my subconscious recognised in a millimeter of a second, millionth of a second, that he was falling and I had to stop him. So this is a good side of the survival network: stopping and falling into the traffic or onto the ground.  But the downside of it is that brain is operating only in the now and it can't... Like with my father, it was going 'Save him. Save him. Save him. Why are you not saving him?' Then that's calling for an action, and then my body is agitated. The cortisol level's up. The adrenaline is up, and I'm trying to do something that's impossible to fix. That can drive you to absolute insanity when that's happening every hour, every day. Dr Don: Then that's taking a physical toll on your body because it's activating your nervous system, which is now, the cortisol levels are going up, adrenaline, right? So when your mind is in that constant state, it does very little on maintenance. It is not worried about fixing anything; it's worried about escaping or fixing the threat, because that's the number one priority.  Lisa: It doesn't know that it's not happening. I ended up with shingles for two months. I've only just gotten over it a few weeks ago. That's a definite sign of my body's, my immune system is down. Why is it down? Why can that virus that's been sitting dormant in my body for 40-something years suddenly decide now to come out? Because it's just becoming too much. I've spent too long in the fight or flight state and then your immune system is down. This is how we end up really ill.  Dr Don: We get sick. I was just actually having lunch today with a young lady and she's got some immune system issues. And I said, 'Think about it like the US Army, US military is the biggest, strongest military in the world. But if you took that military and you spread it out amongst 50 countries around the world fighting battles, and then somebody attacks the United States, I don't care how big and strong that system was, that military system was. It's going to be weakened when it gets an attack at the homefront.' So that's what was happening. So all of a sudden, now that virus that it could fight and keep dormant, it lets it pass by because it's like, 'Well, we can let that go. We'll catch that later. Right now, we got to go on the offensive and attack something else.' Lisa: Yeah, and this is where autoimmune, like your daughter experienced... Dr Don: About the Crohn's? Yep.  Lisa: Yep. She experienced that at 13 or something ridiculous? Dr Don: 14, she got it. Then she also got idiopathic pulmonary hemosiderosis which is another lung autoimmune disorder where the iron in the blood would just cause the lungs to release the blood. So her lungs just starts filling up with blood. They had no idea what caused it, that's the idiopathic part of it, and they just basically said, ‘There's no cure. She just needs to live close to a hospital because she'll bleed out if she has another attack.' Only 1 in 1.2 million people ever get that. So it's very rare so there's no research being done for it. They just basically say, ‘If you get it, live close to a hospital.' That's the strategy. Lisa: That's the way of fixing it.  Dr Don: And so both of those are autoimmune, and ever since we've gone to the program, she's hasn't had a flare-up of either one of those. Because I think our system is directly now able to address those things.  Lisa: Yeah, and can calm down. I think even people who haven't got post-traumatic stress like I've had or whatever, they've still got the day to day grind of life, and the struggle with finances, and the mortgage to be paid, and the kids to feed, and whatever dramas we're all going through. Like we talked about with COVID and this constant change that society is undergoing, and that's going to get faster and more. So this is something that we all need to be wary of: That we're not in this. I've taught and learned a lot about the coping and managing strategies, the breathing techniques, and meditation, the things, and that's what's kept me, probably, going. Dr Don: Those are great because they're... Again, that's managing it but it's good to have that because you've got to get to the root of it, which is what we were working on. But at the same time, if you don't have any coping, managing skills, life gets very difficult. Lisa: Yeah, and this is in-the-moment, everyday things that I can do to help manage the stress levels, and this is definitely something you want to talk about as well. So with me, we went through this process, and we did... For starters, you had to get my brain into a relaxed state, and it took quite a long time to get my brainwaves into a different place. So what were we doing there? How does that work with the brainwave stuff?  Dr Don: Well, when we have a traumatic event or memory, that has been stored in a very high-resolution state. So in a beta brainwave state because all your senses are heightened: sight, smell, hearing. So it's recording that and storing it in memory in a very intense state. So if I sat down with you and said, 'Okay, let's get this fixed.' And I just started trying to work directly on that memory, you're still going to be in a very high agitated state because we're going to be starting to talk about this memory. So you're going to be in a beta brainwave state trying to recalibrate a beta stored memory. That's going to be very difficult to do.  So what we do is, and that's why I use the four hours because within that first an hour and a half to two hours, we're basically communicating with the subconscious part of the brain by telling stories, symbols with metaphors, goat and snowflake, all the stories, all the metaphors that are built-in because then your brain moves into an alpha state. When it's in alpha, that's where it does restoration. So it's very prepared to start restoring. And then, if you remember, by the time we got to a couple of the traumatic memories, we only work on them for two or three minutes. Because you're in alpha, and so you've got this higher state of beta, and it recalibrates it into the same state that it's in. So if it's in alpha, it can take a beta memory, reprocess it in alpha, takes all the intensity out of it.  Lisa: So these brain waves, these beta states, just to briefly let people know, so this is speed, and correct me if I'm wrong, but it's the speed at which the brain waves are coming out. So in beta, like you'd see on ECG or something, it's sort of really fast. I think there's a 40 day... Dr Don: It's 15 to 30 hertz. Lisa: 15 to 30 hertz and then if you're in alpha, it's a lot lower than that? Dr Don: 7 to 14. Lisa: 7 to 14, and then below that is sort of when you're going into the sleep phase, either deep meditative or asleep. Dr Don: You're dreaming. Because what it's doing in dreaming is processing. So you're between 4 and 7 hertz. That's why people who have a lot of trauma have trouble sleeping. Because not only is their mind processing what it experienced during the day, it's also taking some of those old files saying, 'Well, okay, let's fix that now. Right. Let's get that.' That's where your nightmares are coming from. It was trying to get you into a processing to fix that. but it couldn't fix it. So it continues, and then when you go below 4 hertz, you go into delta. Delta is dreamless sleep and that's where the maintenance is getting done.  Lisa: That's the physical maintenance side more than the... Dr Don: Physical maintenance. Yeah, because that's not processing what it experienced anymore. What it's really now doing is saying, 'Okay, what are the issues that need to be dealt with?' So if you're very relaxed and you've had a very... Like me, right? I played hockey, so I had six concussions, 60 stitches, and never missed a hockey game. The only reason now that I understand I could do that is because I'm getting two or three times more Delta sleep than my teammates were. Lisa: Physical recuperative sleep.  Dr Don: Yeah, I was getting maximum restorative sleep. So an injury that I would have that could heal in two or three days, my teammates would two or three weeks. Because they were living in these, which I didn't know, a lot of my friends were dealing with trauma: physical, emotional, sexual abuse. I didn't know that was going on with my friends. Nobody talked about it. I didn't see it in their homes, but they were all dealing with that.  Lisa: So they are not able to get... So look, I've noticed since I've been through the program. My sleep is much better, and sometimes I still occasionally dream about Dad. But the positive dreams, if that makes sense. They're more Dad as he as he was in life and I actually think Dad's come to visit me and say, ‘Hi, give me a hug' rather than the traumatic last days and hours of his life, which was the ones that were coming in before and calling for that action and stopping me from having that restorative sleep.  I just did a podcast with Dr Kirk Parsley who's a sleep expert, ex-Navy SEAL and a sleep expert that's coming out shortly. Or I think by this time, it will be out, and understanding the importance, the super importance of both the delta and... What is the other one? The theta wave of sleep patterns, and what they do, and why you need both, and what parts of night do what, and just realising...Crikey, anybody who is going through trauma isn't experiencing sleep is actually this vicious cycle downwards. Because then, you've got more of the beta brainwave state, and you've got more of the stresses, and you're much less resilient when you can't sleep. You're going to... have health issues, and brain issues, and memory, and everything's going to go down south, basically.  Dr Don: That's why I didn't understand at the time. They just said 'Well, you're just super healthy. You heal really fast.' They had no other explanation for it. Now, I know exactly why. But it had nothing to do with my genetics. It had to do with my environment. Lisa: Just interrupting the program briefly to let you know that we have a new patron program for the podcast. Now, if you enjoy Pushing the Limits if you get great value out of it, we would love you to come and join our patron membership program. We've been doing this now for five and a half years and we need your help to keep it on here. It's been a public service free for everybody, and we want to keep it that way but to do that, we need like-minded souls who are on this mission with us to help us out. 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So maybe a genetic component to it as well, but then you take that and put that into this very beautiful, nurturing environment, I'm going to sleep processing in beta what I experienced that day and then my mind basically, at that point, is 'What do we need to work on? Not much. Let's go. Let's start now doing some maintenance.' Because it wants to address the top of item stuff first. What is it needs to be taken care of right now? Right? Those are the threats.  Once it gets the threats processed, then it can then start working on the things that are going to be the more long-term maintenance. So then it'll do that. But if it never gets out of that threat mode, it gets out for very little time. Then, if you're getting 30 minutes of delta sleep at night and I'm getting two hours, it's a no-brainer to figure out why I would heal faster.  Lisa: Absolutely, and this is independent of age and things because you've got all that that comes into it as well. Your whole chemistry changes as you get older and all this. There's other compounding issues as it gets more and more important that you get these pieces of the puzzle right.  Do you think that this is what leads to a lot of disease, cancers, and things like that as well? There's probably not one reason. There's a multitude of reasons, but it's definitely one that we can influence. So it's worth looking at it if you've got trauma in your life. People were saying to me 'Oh my God, you don't look good.' When you start hearing that from your friends, your people coming up to you and going, 'I can feel that you're not right.' People that are sensitive to you and know you very well, and you start hearing that over and over, and you start to think, 'Shit, something's got real. Maybe I need to start looking at this.'  Because it's just taking all your energy your way, isn't it, on so many levels. The restorative side and the ability to function in your life, and your work, and all of that, and that, of course, leads into depressive thoughts and that hyper-vigilant state constantly. That's really tiresome rather than being just chill, relax, enjoying life, and being able to... Like one of the things I love in my life is this podcast because I just get into such a flow state when I'm learning from such brilliant... Dr Don: You're in alpha. Lisa: I am. I am on it because this is, 'Oh. That's how that works.' And I just get into this lovely learning in an alpha state with people because I'm just so excited and curious. This is what I need to be doing more of. And less of the, if you'd see me half an hour ago trying to work out the technology. That's definitely not an alpha state for me. Dr Don: That's where they said Albert Einstein lived. Albert Einstein lived in alpha brainwave state. That's why information just float for him because there was no stress. He could then pull information very easily to float into. But if you're in a high beta brainwave state, there's too much activity. It has trouble focusing on anything because it's multiple threats on multiple fronts. So when we have a traumatic event, that's how it's being recorded. If you remember, what we talked about was there's a 400 of a millionth of a second gap in between your subconscious mind seeing the information and it going to your consciousness. So in 400 millionths of a second, your subconscious mind has already started a response into an action even though your conscious mind is not even aware of it yet.  Lisa: Yeah. Exactly what I did with rescuing my partner with the glass falling off the thing. I hadn't reached that logically. Dr Don: It's funny because that's one of the things that I talked about ,which is sort of, give us all a little bit of grace. Because if you've had a lot of trauma, you're going to respond a certain way. How could you not? If your mind's filtering into all of that, of course you're going to respond with that kind of a response because your mind is prone to go into that action very, very quickly. So we can give ourselves a little bit of grace in understanding that of course, you're going to do that, right? And not beat ourselves up.  Because you know what I talked about with everybody, there's nothing wrong with anybody. There's nothing wrong with anybody's mind. Everybody's mind is fine except you are experiencing something different than I experienced so your mind kept responding to it, and mine didn't have that. So you had multiple... Think about we have a hundred percent of our energy on our phone when we wake up in the morning, right? Fully powered up. You fire the phone up and eight programs open up, right? And mine has one.  Lisa: Yeah. You're just focusing on what you need to. Dr Don: Then noon comes, and you're having to plug your phone back in because you're out of energy.  Lisa: That's a perfect analogy. You're just burning the battery. My all is a hundred windows open in the back of my brain that is just processing all these things and so now, I can start to heal. So having gone through this process with you, like you said, we worked on a number of traumatic experiences, and I went through them in my mind. And then you did certain things, made me follow with my eyes and track here, and my eyes did this, and then, we pulled my attention out in the middle of the story and things. That helped me stay in that alpha state, brainwave state as I probably now understand while I'm still reliving the experience. That's sort of taking the colour out of it so that it's now sort of in a black and white folder. Now, it can still be shared, and it hasn't taken away the sadness of... Dr Don: Because it is sad that these things happen but that's not the response for an action which is that fear or anger, right? That dysregulation of the nervous system. That's what we want to stop, because that is what is going to affect health, enjoyment of life and everything else.  Lisa: Wow, this is so powerful. Yeah, and it's been very, very beneficial for me and helped me deal. For me, it also unfolded. Because after the four hour period with you, I had audiotapes and things that are meditations to do every day for the next 30 days. What were we doing in that phase of the recovery? What were you targeting in those sort of sessions?  Dr Don: So if you remember what we talked about, we have two memory systems. The explicit memory is what we worked on on that four hours. That's detail, events, and experiences. Once we get the mind processing through that, then we have to work on the same memory animals have, which is that associative repetitive memory. So you've built a series of codes on how to respond to threats, and that has come in over repetition and associations. So the audios are designed to start getting you now to build some new neural pathways, some new ways to respond because your mind won't switch a pattern instantly. It can switch a memory instantly, but a pattern is something that got built over a period of time. So it's like a computer. If I'm coding on my computer, I can't take one key to stop that code. I have to write a new code. Yeah, so what we're doing over the 30 days is writing new code. Lisa: Helping me make new routines and new habits around new neural pathways, basically.  Dr Don: You don't have that explicit memory interfering with the pathways. Because now, it's not constantly pulling you out, going back into an action call. It's basically now able to look at this information and these codes that got built and say, 'Okay, what's a better way? So do we have a better way of doing it?' Or 'Show me that code. Write that code.' If that code looks safer, then your mind will adopt that new code. Lisa: This is why, I think for me, there was an initial, there was definitely... Like the nightmares stopped, the intrusive every minute, hour triggering stopped, but the process over the time and the next... And I'm still doing a lot of the things and the meditations. It's reinforcing new habit building. This is where... Like for people dealing with addictions, this is the path for them as well, isn't it?  Dr Don: Yeah. Because I talked about addiction as a code. I don't believe it's a disease. Your mind has found a resource to stop pains, and your subconscious mind is literal. It doesn't see things as good or bad, or right or wrong. It's literal. 'Did that stop the pain? Let's do that.' Because it's trying to protect you. So if you've now repeated it over and over, not only have you stopped the pain, but you've built an association with a substance that is seen as beneficial. Lisa: Because your brain sees it as medicine when you're taking, I don't know, cocaine or something. It sees it as essential to your life even though you, on a logical level, know that, ‘This is destroying me and it's a bad thing for me.' Your subconscious goes, 'No, this is a good thing and I need it right now.' Dr Don: Because it's in the present, when does it want the pain to stop? Now. So it has no ability to see a future or a past. Your subconscious is in the moment. So if you take cocaine, the logical part of your brain goes, 'Oh, this is going to create problems for me. I'm going to become addicted.' Right? Your subconscious goes, ‘Well, the pain stopped. We don't see that as a bad thing.' I always use the analogy: Why did people jump out of the buildings at 911? They weren't jumping to die. They were jumping to live because when would they die? Now, if they jump, would they die? No. They stopped the death. So even jumping, which logically makes no sense, right? But to the subconscious mind, it was going to stop the pain now.  Lisa: Yeah, and even if it was two seconds in the future that they would die, your brain is going...  Dr Don: It doesn't even know what two seconds are.  Lisa: No. It has no time. Isn't it fascinating that we don't have a time memory or understanding in that part of the brain that runs 95% of the ship?  Dr Don: It's like what Albert Einstein said, ‘There's no such thing as time.' So it's like an animal. If an animal could communicate and you say, 'What time is it?' That would make no sense to an animal. 'What do you mean? It's now.' 'What time is it now?' 'Now. Exactly.' Lisa: It's a construct that we've made to... Dr Don: Just to explain a lot of stuff, right? When something happens.  Lisa: Yeah, and this is quite freeing when you think of it. But it does make a heck of a lot of sense. So people are not being destructive when they become drug addicts or addicted to nicotine, or coffee, or chocolate. They're actually trying to stop the pain that they're experiencing in some other place and fix things now. Even though the logical brain... Because the logical brain is such a tiny... Like this is the last part of our evolution, and it's not as fully...  We can do incredible things with it at 5%. We've made the world that we live in, and we're sitting here on Zoom, and we've got incredible powers. But it's all about the imagination, being able to think into the future, into the past, and to make correlations, and to recognise patterns. That's where all our creativity and everything, or not just creativity, but our ability to analyse and put forth stuff into the world is happening. But in actual, we're still like the animals and the rest of it. We're still running at 95%, and that's where we can run into the problems with these two.  Dr Don: Because you got two systems. You got a very advanced system operating within a very primitive system, and it hasn't integrated. It's still integrating, right? So if there's a survival threat, survival will always override reason and logic, because it's designed to protect you. So there's no reason and logic that will come in if there's a survival threat. It's just going to respond the way it knows, does this Google search, 'What do we know about this threat? How do we know to protect ourselves, and we'll go instantly into survival mode.' Again, there's the reason and logic. Why would you jump out of a building, right? If you applied reason and logic, you wouldn't have jumped, right? People will say, 'Well, but they still jumped.' Yes, because reason and logic didn't even come into the process. It was all about survival.  Lisa: Yeah. When the fire is coming in it was either... Dr Don: 'Am I going to die out now or I'm going to move and not die now?'  Lisa: Yeah, and we're also prone to movement when we're in agitation and in an agitated state, aren't we? Basically, all of the blood and the muscles saying, 'Run, fight, do something. Take action.' Dr Don: That's why when people get into depression, it's the absence of those emotions.  Lisa: Yeah, and people feel exhaustion.  Dr Don: Yeah. The mind kept calling for an action using anger, for example, but you can't do the action because it's not happening, so it shuts down to protect you and stops calling for any emotion, and that's depression. So the key to get out of depression is actions. It's to get something happening. So in a lot of people who are depressed, what do I tell them to do? 'Start moving. Start exercising. Get out. Start doing things.' Right?  Lisa: So I run ultras. Dr Don: Exactly. Perfect example, right?  Lisa: Yeah, because I was. I was dealing with a lot of shit in my life at the time when I started doing ultra-marathons. To run was to quiet the pain and to run was to be able to cope and to have that meditative space in order to work through the stuff that was going on in my life. And I know even in my husband's life, when he went through a difficult time, that's when he started running. So running can be a very powerful therapeutic, because there is a movement, and you're actually burning through the cortisol and the adrenaline that's pouring around in your body. Therefore, sitting still and that sort of things was just not an option for me. I had to move. And it explains what, really. It's calling the movement. Like it was a movement because I couldn't fix the other thing.  Dr Don: That's what they'll tell you to do. To get out of depression is to move. What I say is the way to get out of depression is to get your mind to resolve what it's been asking for. Lisa: It's going a little deeper.  Dr Don: Yeah. So it's going down and saying, 'Okay, why has it been getting you angry and now, it shut down from the anger?' Because it's been trying to get you in your situation. 'Don't let Dad die. Don't let this happen.' Right? So because you couldn't do it, it just shuts down. Makes perfect sense but when we get to the resolution that there is no action required, there's no need for the depression anymore. The depression will lift because there's no more call for an action.  Lisa: I can feel that in me, that call. Anytime that anything does still pop up, I sort of acknowledge the feeling and say, 'There is no call for action here. This is in the past. This is a memory.' So I do remind myself that when things do still pop up from time to time now, as opposed to hourly. I go, 'Hey, come back into the now. This is the now. That was the then that's calling for an action. This is why you're doing thing.' Even that understanding

Many of us deal with unresolved trauma or disturbing experiences from our past and we try to cope with it the best we can. There is a broad spectrum of trauma that affects us and influences our lives in countless ways. According to my guest today, it is possible to eliminate traumatic responses instead of just coping with them. Dr. Don Wood is the founder of the Inspired Performance Institute and the author of You Must Be Out Of Your Mind: We All Need A Reboot and his newest book, Emotional Concussions. Dr. Wood is an expert on emotional trauma and during his years of research, he coined the term, "emotional concussions," which are events and experiences in life that may have had a profound effect on our current behavior and habits. Dr. Wood discovered that traumatic subconscious blocks, PTSD-like symptoms, as well as health issues related to an overactive sympathetic nervous system can be eliminated and rebooted with a simple and non-invasive program. The same neuroscience based program also helps his patients overcome impediments with regards to their progress in business, relationship issues and athletic performance. As Dr. Wood says, "Nothing is wrong with you, you might simply just need a reboot." In this episode, you'll discover... -Dr. Don's reasoning for not calling his program 'trauma therapy'...02:30 -Emotional concussions: What they are and what specific signs to be aware of...03:20 -How to identify WHY we procrastinate...06:30 -How society programs us to manage our emotional concussions rather than FIX them...11:05 -The breakdown of Dr. Don's 4 hour program and why it is so powerful...13:10 -Why it's not important to share your traumatic experience during the program...19:25 -Our brains and bodies are self-healing, so why do we need help to heal our traumas?3:35...21:20 -The three things we actually need to heal our trauma...23:34 "I never told you I had a fear of heights, but now it's gone" -The success rate of Dr. Don's program and who it can help...26:00 -The constant lion loop: What it is and how it can affect physical health for your entire life...27:15 -Our two memory systems and how they work...30:10 -The one-and-done program that helps you stop constant re-looping of trauma...33:55 https://www.drwoodphd.com/ (The Inspired Performance Institute) -How emotional concussions are linked to performance...35:50 -Getting to the root of trauma, even if someone is unaware of stored trauma...40:15 -Dr. Don's practices...45:45 Resources: Dr. Don's https://www.drwoodphd.com/ (website) Dr. Don's https://www.instagram.com/drdonwood/ (Instagram)

Dr Don Wood is todays guest joining us on the Steve Jobs inspired Join Up Dots business podcast Our Guest today He developed the Inspired Performance Institute after spending years researching how trauma affects our minds and our lives. He began to understand that events and experiences throughout our lifetime continue to play a role in how we experience life in the present. He also realized that there was a better way of treating the issue. As he says “Teaching people to live with, manage and cope with the daily stress doesn't fix the problem. The solution comes from understanding it's source and providing a long-term permanent solution. How The Dots Joined Up For Dr Wood Unresolved trauma or disturbing events and experiences from your past may be interfering with your ability to function at your highest level. These experiences may limit your ability to regulate your mood, focus, or connect with others in a healthy, loving and safe way… A chronically dysregulated and imbalanced nervous system can lead to anxiety, depression, PTSD, panic attacks, addictions, or even chronic illnesses such as auto-immune disorders, thyroid problems, cardiac and gastrointestinal diseases, and even cancer. So was this concept based on his own personal experiences as many successful businesses are? And how do we tap into our own pasts without the help of an expert guru, or perhaps we shouldn't? Well lets find out as we bring onto the show to start joining up dots with the one and only Dr. Don Wood

What if I told you you can repair your mind from past trauma? We usually hear of people coping with trauma never fixing it, well it came as a surprise to me as well when my guest in this episode shared that it's not only possible but he has centered his work around that very topic, Dr. Don Wood has a PhD in clinical, counseling & applied psychology and has developed the Inspired Performance Institute after spending years researching how trauma affects our minds and our lives. Dr. Wood began to understand that events and experiences throughout our lifetime continue to play a role in how we experience life in the present. He also realized that there was a better way of treating the issue. “Teaching people to live with, manage and cope with daily stress doesn't fix the problem. The solution comes from understanding it's source and providing a long-term permanent solution”. Dr. Wood has written two books about his research including the science about how our minds work and why we experience our own unique perspective of the world. Both books are focused on how we can all make the desired changes by allowing our mind to reset and reboot. In this episode we discuss:

What's going on Rooftop Nation? For this week's podcast episode, I am joined by Dr. Don Wood of the Inspired Performance Institute. Dr. Wood is an expert in how trauma affects our minds, our lives and how past events and experiences play a role in how we experience life in the present. We've talked about before about how our brains are pattern matching organs and when we are faced with an event our brain searches for patterns in our experiences to create a response. When our brains are connecting traumas and other negative experiences to find an appropriate reaction to a current circumstance, we can find ourselves in a place of fight, flight or freeze. Join Dr. Wood and I as we discuss the effect this has on us through life's challenges as well as the current circumstances of persistent fear, uncertainty and isolation due to COVID.I'll see you on the Rooftop,ScottWebsite: https://www.rooftopleadership.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RooftopLeadershipInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rooftop_leadershipLinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/rooftop-leadershipTwitter: https://twitter.com/RooftopLeaderYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYOQ7CDJ6uSaGvmfxYC_skQ

Dr. Don Wood, PhD, lived an idyllic childhood with loving and supportive parents. It cultivated a sense of confidence and optimism that he's carried throughout his life. This high vantage point instilled in him an appreciation for the wildly diverse atmospheric conditions we all face, and how they make us unique in so many ways. After struggling to find a way to combat his daughter's Crohn's and his wife's autoimmune disease, he decided to dig deeper – past their symptoms, which had been the focus of conventional medical science. He eventually realized that their bodies were responding to mental and emotional trauma with a stress response that was destroying their immune systems. Our bodies aren't designed to experience the fight or flight response permanently, after all. This insight was the seed for something amazing. Leveraging his background in psychology and clinical counseling, he developed a system to address the problem: the TIPP method, which he's used to successfully cure not only his family, but help professional athletes, world record holders, and CEOs alike break through deeply held mental barriers that limit their physical and intellectual performance or well-being. He joins us on this edition of Gravity for a fascinating discussion of how trauma (or a lack thereof) shapes us, how sport is a wonderful tool for us to learn life's lessons, and the power of positivity when trying to achieve inner peace. We also hear his firsthand account of the creation of his TIPP program, how it fits into medicine as we currently know it, and how he's hoping to use it to help the world in the future. What Brett asks: [01:30] Tell me about your childhood. [07:00] What were your interests as a kid? [09:00] How do you feel about having such a nice upbringing now that you know how rough some people's are? [11:30] How do you feel about the notion of us being responsible for our choices? [15:50] Did you enjoy being able to play sports without carrying stress into your games? [17:05] Tell me about your experience of becoming a young adult. [23:00] Do you agree that sports are a good place to learn? [25:50] Tell me about the career you had prior to your current work? [27:00] Was the decision to leave your family business, in part, driven by the confidence and optimism of your upbringing? [31:30] What's it like to walk away from something without worrying about it? [34:40] Tell us about making the jump to your current career? [37:30] Tell us about the medical system today and the things that we don't know yet. [41:00] How did you find out what was medically wrong with your daughter? [44:05] How did you arrive at the techniques of your program? [46:25] What's next for you and the program? [48:30] Describe the processes that the program involves. [53:00] Tell us how this can be helpful to everyone. [58:00] Do you have any final thoughts? To learn more about intentional living, and for the complete show notes, visit: https://gravityproject.com/ (gravityproject.com) Resources: https://www.inspiredperformanceinstitute.com (Inspired Performance Institute) https://www.drwoodphd.com (Dr. Wood's official website) https://www.inspiredperformanceinstitute.com/books (Books written by Dr. Wood) https://www.drwoodphd.com/about-me (Dr. Wood's other podcast appearances) https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdonwoodphd/ (Dr. Wood on LinkedIn) Gravity is a production of http://crate.media (Crate Media).

On today's episode Mark + Jim focus on every aspect of health in your life - the physical, mental and emotional. They both share the importance of eating whole, clean foods and how it has changed their lives. As well as making time for exercise and adjusting their routines as they have gotten older. They also speak on some heated political issues and how the mental health crisis just might be at the root of it all.    Here are few specific topics they dive into during this conversation that you dont want to miss:  How Mark had to put his ego aside and try Yoga and then it changed his life.  The 5 Tibetan Rites as another alternative for exercise. Google it!  Practicing the Wim Hof Breathing Method and how Mark got his 92 year old dad to do it too. The importance of what you eat and put into your body and how it is non-negotiable for feeling good and aging well. How to navigate not having enough time for exercise in your life.  Why diets don't work. Finding forms of exercise you actually enjoy and that are gentle on your body.  The incredible impact of doing Dr Don Wood's program in person and Jim's experience going through it.  Cheaper and more realistic ways to eat healthier. Mark and Jim share food recs and meal prep ideas.  How Covid-19 has affected our mental health as a collective.  How gun violence plays into the mental health issue. Resources: Hannahs 3 Day Gut Reset: https://go.hannahaylward.com/3-day-gut The Get A Helmet Podcast for Anxiety Help: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/get-a-helmet/id1320506226 The Inspired Performance Institute, Dr. Don Wood's Program: https://www.inspiredperformanceinstitute.com/a/21845/jZCwnLQj

Rewire your brain to improve performance? CEO at Inspired Performance Don Wood joins today's shows to explain how past trauma inhibits your emotional and physical wellbeing and prevents people from reaching their full potential. With an approach based on cutting edge neuroscience, Dr. Wood takes an alternative approach to traumatic therapy and helps clients “reboot” their mind and the glitches that are created by traumatic events.   In today's show, Dr. Wood explains the concept of emotional concussions and how trauma perpetually impacts the way your mind works. Discusses why traditional therapy for many does not adequately address the lasting damage caused by traumatic events. Speaks to why it's critical individuals realize “there's nothing wrong with their mind”. He shares how the same techniques can be used by athletes looking to gain a competitive advantage and improve athletic performance. Dr. Wood encourages those affected by trauma that there is hope for even those who have gone through the most traumatic of experiences and recounts some of the amazing recoveries he's witnessed from the likes of victims of the Boston Marathon bombing and the Las Vegas shooting.   Follow Dr. Wood: Inspired Performance Institute Website: https://www.inspiredperformanceinstitute.com/ Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1387571338?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860   Follow The Professional Athlete Podcast with Ken Gunter: Instagram: @kengunter_tpa Website: https://www.kengunter.com/ YouTube: Ken Gunter https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRhgjkoSiJXAbS_MIasvvzQ/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kengunterpodcast Audio recorded with SquadCast: https://squadcast.fm/?ref=kengunter Produced By: Justin Gunter, Ken Gunter Music By: Justin Gunter, Ken Gunter

Dr. Don Wood developed the Inspired Performance Institute after spending years researching how trauma affects our minds and our lives. Dr. Wood began to understand that events and experiences throughout our lifetime continue to play a role in how we experience life in the present. He also realized that there was a better way of treating the issue. “Teaching people to live with, manage and cope with the daily stress doesn't fix the problem. The solution comes from understanding it's source and providing a long-term permanent solution”. Dr. Wood's background experience has come from spending time in the for profit and non-profit world. This combination provided a unique perspective on problem solving. He used these skills to develop the Inspired Performance Institute and the NEURO XP program. Dr. Wood has written two books about his research including the science about how our minds work and why we experience our own unique perspective of the world. Both books are focused on how we can all make the desired changes by allowing our mind to reset and reboot. He has spoken on these topics domestically and internationally. Connect with Dr. Wood: www.drwoodphd.com Free Gift: www.GetTIPP.com/MPH Connect with Dr. Aaron Tressler: www.makingpittsburghhealthy.com Facebook & Instagram: @MakingPittsburghHealthy www.in8life.com Facebook & Instagram: @in8life

On today's episode Mark + Jim dive into the topic of Identity. All of the sports you played, conversations you've had, experiences dating all the way back to childhood play a role in how you see the world. They make you who you are. Every human experiences trauma, whether it be big or small. This conversation unpacks how trauma plays out in your life and what you can do to move past it.    “Every single one of us has experienced trauma. Some of it is recognizable and memorable and some of it is not. Some of it we don't remember. Some of it is extreme, like sexual abuse and some of it is less so, like getting yelled at. If unaddressed it festers in our subconscious and attacks us as if it's happening right now.” - Mark    Other Topics covered during this episode:   Playing sports while growing up and how it shaped the men they are today, both good and bad. Jim's history winning 3 national championships as a Rugby player  Checking in with your level of self worth as you move through life  How having too much success early on in life can hurt you Handling hardship with grace and accountability as one of the most important things you can do in life. The importance of your actions matching your words. Leading by example for your family and friends.  How fathers can put too much pressure on their children to perform in sports.  How detrimental it is for children when parents try to live vicariously through them. Jim's journey with concussions and how Dr. Wood's program (The Inspired Performance Institute) helped him heal his depression The emotional impact of the inevitable transitions in your life and how to support yourself through them. Unpacking how trauma (events from your past) lives in your subconscious and why we need to work to rewire our minds.  Jim's journey with dyslexia and dysgraphia (trouble reading). Dealing with your struggles head on and not suppressing them or else they get a lot worse. How we live in an addictive culture and over work, over consume and over perform.   Resources:  Book Jim Mentioned is The Season of Life by Jim Rohn   https://www.7pillarsglobal.com/professional-track Mark Aylward's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aylwardmark/ Jim Gurule's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimgurule/ Learn more about the Inspired Performance Institute and Dr. Wood's Program: https://www.inspiredperformanceinstitute.com/a/21845/jZCwnLQj

On today's episode Mark + Jim dive into the topic of careers. This conversation goes really deep into truly getting to know what it is you love to do and giving yourself permission to go there in the first place. They also discuss finding a job at this stage of life, taking big risks, sales and how the job market has changed tremendously.  Here's a sneak peek of what you'll hear on this episode: “If you had your druthers and you could find the intersection between what youre passionate about, what youre good enough at that you could teach other people and that you can monetize -- that intersection is the gold.” “The vast majority of people I speak to aren't doing what they want to be doing.” Other topics discussed: -Finding new work as a middle aged man -Men lacking confidence and how that causes big issues in the workplace   -Being bored and unfulfilled with your work and caught in the limiting belief that there isn't something more aligned for you -The pressures men feel to provide  -How the hiring market has changed and that most jobs don't require a college degree anymore -The importance of telling your story versus sharing your credentials  -Finding the intersection between what you're really good at and what you love -outdated sales tactics  -The incredible results they have both witnessed through The Inspired Performance Institute in helping people make big transitions in life and move past any subconscious blocks  -The role your subconscious plays in your career choices  -Finding a mentor and not trying to navigate these decisions on your own  Resources mentioned on this episode:  The Inspired Performance Institute: https://www.inspiredperformanceinstitute.com/a/21845/jZCwnLQj Link to Mark's free career workbook to find your purpose: https://www.7pillarsglobal.com/professional-track Mark Aylward's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aylwardmark/ Jim Gurule's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimgurule/ Books mentioned during the episode: You Must Be Out of Your Mind Emotional Concussions

Welcome to our show, Connect Inspire Create.  I am Carol, a digital marketing coach helping women aspiring to simply start their solopreneur journey and take their dreams to plans along with my co-host Trish, a professional certified life coach who helps determined people address anxiety and burnout to return to their best “center” to enjoy a more balanced, fulfilling life.We share conversations for women entrepreneurs from around the globe who appreciate travel, a healthy lifestyle and are eager to learn tools and resources to grow their business and thrive in their lives. In this episode:We are chatting with Dr. Don Wood, from the Inspired Performance Institute who will be sharing his expertise on the topic of how trauma affects our lives. We do hope that this episode will change how you view the impact of trauma in your life and how you can start moving forward today.An introduction to our guest today:Dr. Don Wood developed the TIPP method after spending years researching how atmospheric conditions™ affect our minds and impact our lives. He went back to school later in life to get his Ph.D. in clinical counseling and psychology, to learn how to heal his daughter's Crohn's disease and his wife's autoimmune disease.. The results have been impressive. Dr. Wood has helped trauma survivors from the Boston Marathon bombing attack, the Las Vegas shooting, to highly successful executives and world-class athletes perform at their best.Dr. Wood has written two books about his research including the science about how our minds work and why we experience our own unique perspective of the world. Both books, You Must be out of your Mind and Emotional Concussions, are focused on how we can all make the desired changes by allowing our minds to reset and reboot. LINKS: Sign up here to get the 1st chapter of "Emotional Concussions" and learn how toFall asleep faster & with less anxiety every nightPut an end to anxiety and panic attacksEnd anxious & intrusive thoughts Feel more joy & connection every dayPerform at your best everydayDon's Website, Facebook & YouTube ChannelThanks for listening if you have loved what you have listened to today about learning more about how trauma affects our lives, we would love you to share it with your friends.Are you struggling to find time to plan your social media content? Grab Carol's mini-course to help you with 3 tools at www.simplystart.biz I would love to share my monthly social media and marketing update newsletter with you. Sign up here for I am your host Carol Clegg. In my role as a coach, I partner with women solopreneurs in midlife to conquer procrastination, attain balance in their business endeavors, and nurture a positive mindset. By blending personalized accountability and mindset coaching with the powerful Positive Intelligence program, you'll gain the confidence to harness tools that elevate your overall happiness. Feel free to reach out with any inquiries you may have. I'm here to support you on your journey. Let's chat! BOOK your ✅ 30 minute complimentary discovery call carolclegg.com or book your call here https://bit.ly/discoverycallwithcarol Connect on LinkedIn and Instagram Thanks for listening!

On today's episode of the Imperfect Men's Club Podcast, Mark and Jim dive into the topic of relationships and the number one priority being to nurture your relationship to self. Here is a sneak peek of what you will hear… “You want to be held accountable? Have a conversation with one of your kids.” “Once you decide you are in it for the long term, whatever that means to you, you've got to sit down and talk about sh*t. You gotta talk about religion, sex, money, children, expectations.” “After having raised two daughters, they really taught me how to listen. One of the other keys to a successful relationship is to listen.” Other topics discussed during this episode: -How listening can be the most powerful tool in relationships. -When you marry someone, you marry their family. -Processing trauma from your past to benefit the relationship you have with yourself and with your spouse  -How men tend to cover up trauma from their past with business or athletic achievements  -The self awareness required to not bring your past into your present relationship -The work that goes into a healthy marriage. Here's where to find us: Mark Aylward's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aylwardmark/ Jim Gurule's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimgurule/ Imperfectmensclub.com If you would like to learn more about healing trauma through the Inspired Performance Institute, you can do so here: https://www.inspiredperformanceinstitute.com/a/21845/jZCwnLQj

Do you ever find yourself getting in your own way as you work toward your dreams? Maybe you're stuck in a cycle of Imposter Syndrome or negative self-talk. Maybe you notice fear and anxiety are keeping you from achieving your goals. Or maybe you can't quite put your finger on the what, but you know that something is holding you back. If any of that resonates with you, this episode is a must-listen.  Follow along as I talk with Dr. Don Wood, the founder of the Inspired Performance Institute. Don has spent years researching and learning about how trauma impacts the human mind and body. He has since dedicated his time to sharing this information and helping others overcome traumas, both big and small, that prevent them from living life to the fullest. He's helped people overcome everything from post-traumatic stress and sexual abuse to health complications and limiting fears. I hope this episode can be a step in helping you move past any fears and traumas that are impacting your capacity for success.  The truth is, this trauma is anything that elicits an emotional response when thinking about it. Sometimes it's a little experience from our childhood that stuck with us over the years. Maybe it's an emotional experience from adulthood. Whatever the root is, this episode is an important reminder that your brain can be rewired and reset. There are steps you can take so your traumas don't determine your future.  It's about how your memories are stored. That's why it's important to understand how to interrupt traumatic loops that initiate the fight or flight response. I agree with Don in that minds and bodies are capable of healing. You can fully step into the life you want to live and achieve all the goals you have. It's about taking back control and writing the narrative you want to live.  Just as our brain is a powerful protector, it's a powerful healer as well. Follow along as Don reveals how to focus on healing and positive energy, leaving the fear behind. Listen as we discuss how trauma impacts your capacity for success and what you can do to move through trauma and into high performance. Don shares many incredible examples of how his work has changed the lives of his clients, proving just how vital this type of mindset work is— especially for entrepreneurs. We talk about the correlation between trauma and fear. We also take a look at how trauma can drain your energy, taking away from your ability to achieve all you want to do. I'm telling you, this is some of the most important mindset work you can do.  So, I invite you to listen to this episode and consider the next steps you can take in moving past your fears and traumas. Maybe it's joining Don's life-changing 4-hour program (he even has a special offer for IHML listeners). Perhaps it's getting support from a business coach. Maybe it's therapy. Whatever it is, remember that the key is in taking action.  So, after listening to this episode, what will your next step be?  In this episode…  [04:40] Welcome to the show, Don.  [05:21] Don shares the realization that led to the work he does today.  [09:10] The definition of trauma and how it can impact your health.  [14:02] The mind and body are designed to heal. (How trauma interferes.)  [18:11] How trauma impacts your capacity for success.  [19:45] The correlation between trauma and fear.  [25:45] Learn how trauma drains your energy.  [29:55] Don reviews the 4-hour process for healing trauma.  [36:04] Learn more about how Don plans to move forward with this work.  [40:47] Don's advice for living a life better than your dreams. [42:42] Why trauma work is imperative for entrepreneurs.   Quotes: “The reason you're experiencing either anxiety or panic attacks or depression is your mind has a reason for it. There's nothing wrong with you. It's just how our brains work. It's survival-based. So, all we have to do is get to the root of what created that behavior or created that response and then basically pull it out by the root.”-Dr. Don Wood “The brain is the computer. The body's the printer. If the computer is not sending the right signals to the body, you're going to get sick. You can have all the ink and toner, and the printer can't print on its own without the brain sending it the correct information. So, what we have to do is update that computer. Once we get it updated, we close out all these looping programs that have been draining energy and focus. Then everything goes back into homeostasis.” -Dr. Don Wood “[This is] probably the most valuable tool you can use to get your life to where you want it to be because we all have those aspirations and goals of what we would like to see. And the reason sometimes people can't reach that is not because they're not capable, but because their mind is experiencing some pain that is then distracting and draining them from their ability to stay focused on target. Or their mind sees pain ahead and will divert them from reaching that goal or target.”-Dr. Don Wood “So much about successes is having that awareness and then being willing to get the support that we need from people to actually move through all of that and figure out what is actually going on here, because [you] know there's something more for [yourself].” -Emily Williams   Links & Resources:  Stay up to date with the latest episodes: Follow the I Heart My Life Show on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-heart-my-life-show/id1569047758 Subscribe to the I Heart My Life Show on Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/1Zw6fI37FrfVjZMXlMiZZ6 Want to work with Dr. Don Woods? 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More Pushing the Limits Episodes: 183: Sirtuins and NAD Supplements for Longevity with Elena Seranova 189: Increasing Your Longevity with Elena Seranova Connect with Dr Don Wood: Facebook Inspired Performance Institute – Learn more about Dr Don's books and the courses they're offering by going to their website. The Unbeatable Mind Podcast: How to Deal with Trauma with Dr Don Wood Brain Wash: Detox Your Mind for Clearer Thinking, Deeper Relationships, and Lasting Happiness by David and Austin Perlmutter  Emotional Concussions: Understanding How Our Nervous System is Affected by Events and Experiences Throughout Our Life  by Dr Donald Wood   Episode Highlights [05:32] What Inspired Dr Don to Start His Career Dr Don founded the Inspire Performance Institute because of his wife and daughter.  Dr Don shares that he had a quiet and idyllic childhood. He didn't experience any trauma. His wife had a rough childhood which contributed largely to the unresolved trauma and fear she lives with today. His daughter also inspired his research. She was diagnosed with Crohn's disease at 14.  [11:10] Dr Don Shares About His Childhood He remembers he used to get bad stomach pains when he was young. They would go to their family doctor for a checkup. His grandfather mentioned that he has stomach pains because of the stress at home. Later on, Dr Don realised that he felt the pressure in their home. The stress from this manifested as stomach pains. [15:00] Impact of Unresolved Trauma in Later Life Dr Don believes that unresolved trauma creates inflammation in the body. It compromises a person's immune system and neurotransmitters.  A person gets sick and starts feeling bad because of serotonin neurotransmitters. They are affected by our guts' inflammation. Unfortunately, the only things taught to us are managing and coping with the stress. We do not get to the root cause of the problem.  [18:10] Dr Don's Career Before Inspired Performance Institute Dr Don has been an entrepreneur all his life. Before he founded Inspired Performance Institute, he was in financial services.  He realised that committing to Inspired Performance Institute meant studying again.  To add credibility to his name, he went back to school and got his Ph.D. [20:31] What Causes Addiction Dr Don doesn't believe that addiction is caused by physical dependency. It's more about how the mind connected using drugs and survival.  Because people feel bad, they find a way to stop the pain and feel better temporarily. Most of them find it in using drugs.  The subconscious mind tries to find a way to feel better. The conscious mind builds a habit based on it. The interaction between these two memory systems is a factor in developing addictions. [25:39] Subconscious and Conscious Mind 95% of our mind works on the subconscious survival base. The remaining 5% is concerned with logic and reason. The 5% uses reason and logic to make brilliant things in life. However, when survival needs arise, the part dedicated to survival overrides the other. To learn more about Dr Don's analysis of the Time Slice Theory and how it's connected to how we respond to our day-to-day lives, listen to the full episode. [35:08] Effects of Brain Injuries on Brain Response People with repeated brain injuries might have problems with logical and survival thinking responses. Brain injury patients have lower blood flow in the frontal part when faced with survival situations based on brain scans.  [36:03] Available Help for People Who Have Brain Injuries Dr Don's son had three head injuries since he was young. The third one affected his communication skills and emotions.  He believes that his son has functional damage to his brain. Once they discovered that, they got him into hyperbaric oxygen therapy.  He started getting his blood flow into the areas of his brain that process his experiences.   [40:18] Probable Use of fMRI Dr Don shares that fMRI can be another procedure that can help people with brain injuries.  fMRI can detect abnormalities in your brain that other methods may not pick up. [42:26] The Story of Dr Don's Daughter His daughter was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. It affected her career as an actress.  His daughter's condition made him realise: inflammation responds to unresolved trauma. They managed to resolve her unresolved trauma that happened when she was six years old. Her mind understood that, and her negative response stopped.  [46:01] Talking About Depression In cases of depression, the person's mind puts pressure on them to do something in the past.  Depression then becomes the absence of emotion. It tries to numb you from the stress in your mind. When they get to the cause of what their mind needs and resolves it, their depression eases.  [48:02] Story of Rebecca Gregory Rebecca was a victim of the Boston Marathon bombing. She came to seek help from Dr Don five years ago. She has PTSD. Dr Don helped her realise the connection between her response to daily life and the memory she has. To know more about the process on how Dr Don helped Rebecca tune in to the full episode. [51:43] Similarities of Dr Don's Approach to EMDR Dr Don shared that he also studied EMDr In his practice, he used some of the techniques in EMDr He enhanced them to become quicker and more comprehensive.  Unlike EMDR, Dr Don's approach is faster and more straightforward. The patient can choose which way they would like to do it.  [54:36] Dr Don on Talk Therapies He believes that talk therapy is good. You must deal with a current problem. They aim to resolve the old issues that aggravate the new experiences.  [56:22] How Dr Don's Program Helped His Daughter Crohn's disease is incurable. However, since his daughter underwent their program, her Crohn's didn't flare-up. He believes his daughter's body has more energy to do maintenance and repair issues. It's possible because her unresolved trauma has been resolved.  [56:22] How Stress Connects to Our Other Unresolved Traumas The daily stress that we encounter every day might pile up and affect us in the long run. They might also connect and add up to our trauma, making it harder for us to cope. We misinterpreted experiences when we were young that still affect us as we grow older. Dr Don shares stories of how unresolved childhood experiences may affect a person as they grow up. [01:08:15] People Have Different Filters Dr Don says that people have different atmospheric conditions they grew up in. These factors affect how they filter and deal with their everyday experiences.  Our brain acts as the filter, and all of our experiences pass through that filter. The differences in how we operate upon those experiences are based on them.  Dr Don proceeds to share different stories of his patients regarding the differences in people's minds.  [01:15:06] Dr Don on Smoking  Dr Don says that smokers are not addicted to nicotine. They need the sensation of feeling better. The mind of a smoker associates feeling better to smoking. This link causes addiction.  You can break the habit by introducing a new, healthier factor. [01:19:17] A Better Approach Towards Addiction Many approaches to addiction make the person feel useless. They surrender to never getting better. Dr Don pushes a system that empowers people. He makes them realise they can overcome their addiction by understanding the cause.  [01:24:42] How the Mind Reacts to Pain Dr Don shares that the mind is powerful enough. It will do anything for you to stop feeling pain.  People who commit suicide act in desperation to stop the pain they're feeling.  He shares the story of the German sniper. It can represent the power of the mind in reaction to pain.   7 Powerful Quotes  ‘I really started the Inspired Performance Institute because of my wife and daughter more. Mostly my daughter than anything else.' ‘So if I had been a little frustrated with something that worked that day, or is, you know, some other thing that was nothing related to her, she could pick up on that tone change. And then, in her mind, what her mind would be doing is saying, “What do we know about men when they start to get angry?” And a whole bunch of data and information about her father would come flooding in and overstimulate her nervous system.' ‘And so when my daughter was 14, she was diagnosed with Crohn's. And they just told us that you just kind of have to, you know, learn to live with this.' ‘And that's really what led me to develop the program, is I realised that when my daughter was 16, she disclosed to us some sexual abuse that she had had when she was like six years of age that we had no idea. So my wife was, obviously both of us were devastated, but my wife was extremely, she had experienced, you know, sexual abuse as a child and thought she would never let that happen to her child.' ‘How could the body crave a substance that it doesn't know? It doesn't regulate heroin. How could it crave something that doesn't regulate? I believe it's the mind has made a connection between the heroin and survival.' ‘What's happened is your mind has been calling for an action for many, many years, that was impossible to accomplish. But your mind doesn't know that and it keeps putting pressure on you. “Do it, do it, do it.” And because you don't do it, it's using these emotions to call for the action, it stops calling for the action, it shuts off the emotions. And so now depression is the absence of emotion.' ‘I believe in a lot of cases, that's what they're doing, are trying to desensitise you to it. You know, talk about it enough, maybe it doesn't feel as dramatic. And talk therapy has its place so I'm not against it. I think where talk therapy is really good is when you're dealing with a current problem. Where I think the difference between what we do is we're able to get the talk therapy much more effective when you take out all the old stuff that keeps aggravating the new stuff.'    About Dr Don Wood Dr Don Wood, Ph.D., developed the TIPP method after researching how atmospheric conditions affect our minds and impact our lives. In his search for answers for them, Dr Wood connected trauma and their health issues. He also recognised the daily stress they lived with. The only solutions provided came from medications. His experience with his family provided the determination required to develop a cutting-edge neuroscience approach. The program has benefited individuals all over the world. The results have been impressive. Dr Wood has helped trauma survivors from the Boston Marathon bombing attack and the Las Vegas shooting. He has also helped highly successful executives and world-class athletes. Marko Cheseto, a double amputee marathon runner, broke the world record after completing TIPP. Chris Nikic worked with Dr Wood and made world news by becoming the first person with Downs Syndrome to complete an Ironman competition.  The Inspire Performance Institute was built on this simple phrase, ‘There's nothing wrong with you, there's nothing wrong with your mind'. Some events and experiences have created some glitches and error messages for your mind during your lifetime, and all you need is a reboot.   Enjoyed This Podcast? If you did, be sure to subscribe and share it with your friends! Post a review and share it! If you enjoyed tuning in, then leave us a review. You can also share this with your family and friends so they can understand how unresolved trauma can affect our overall health and well-being. Have any questions? You can contact me through email (support@lisatamati.com) or find me on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. For more episode updates, visit my website. You may also tune in on Apple Podcasts. To pushing the limits, Lisa   Full Transcript Of The Podcast Lisa Tamati: Welcome back, everybody to Pushing the Limits. Today I have Dr Don Wood, who is sitting in Florida. And Dr Don is a wonderful man. He is a trauma expert. He is someone who had a problem in his own family and sought about finding a solution. He is the developer of the TIPP method, T-I-P-P method. He spent years researching, and to understand how our minds affect our bodies. Dr Wood made the connection between trauma and health issues. In addition, he recognised the daily stress that people live with when they've been through trauma, and that the only solutions provided in the normal conventional world and medications. But his experience with his family provided the determination required to develop a cutting-edge neuroscience approach, a real holistic solution that provides immediate and long lasting relief for people who have been through trauma of any sort, whether it's small or large. The TIPP program developed by Dr Wood has benefited individuals all over the world. And he really wanted to create a solution that removed the stigma of trauma. Too many people are afraid to ask for help because of that stigma. And that's why he named the program around increasing performance levels. The name of his institute is the Inspired Performance Institute.  I really love this episode with Dr Don Wood, he is a lovely, amazing person with a way of helping people get rid of PTSD, get rid of trauma out of their lives. So that they can get on with being the best versions of themselves. And that's what we're all about here. He's worked with everyone, from soldiers coming back from wars to victims of the Boston Marathon bombing campaign, to highly successful executives and world-class athletes. He's been there, done that. So I really hope that you enjoy this conversation with Dr Wood.  Before we head over to the show, just want to remind you, we have our new premium membership for the podcast Pushing the Limits. Now out there. It's a Patron page so you can be involved with the program, with the podcast. We've been doing this now for five and a half years; it is a labor of love. 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I mean, you just like I said, you couldn't pick a better day, it's very fast. I would have tried to sit outside and do this. But I was afraid somebody would start up a lawn mower. Lisa: Podcast life. I've just got the cat wandering, and so he's probably start meowing in a moment. Now, Dr Don, you are an author, a speaker, a trauma expert, the founder of the Inspired Performance Institute. Can you give us a little bit of background of how did you get to where you are today, and what you do? Dr Don: Well it's sort of an interesting story. I really started the Inspired Performance Institute because of my wife and daughter more. Mostly my daughter than anything else. I talked about this, is that I led this very, very quiet, idyllic kind of childhood with no trauma. Never had anything ever really happen to me. You know, bumps along the way, but nothing kind of that would be considered trauma. And I lived in a home that was so loving and nurturing, that even if I got bumped a little bit during the day, you know, was I, when I was a kid, I'm coming home to this beautiful environment that would just regulate my nervous system again.  Lisa: Wow.  Dr Don: So I believe that that was critical in terms of having my nervous system always feeling safe. And that really resulted in amazing health. I mean, I've been healthy all my life. And as an adult, when things would happen, I could automatically go back into that nervous system regulation, because I had trained it without even knowing it.  Lisa: Yeah. Dr Don: that I was able to get back into that. Well. And so when I met my wife, I realised she was not living in that world. And amazingly enough, Lisa, I thought everybody lived like, because I had no idea that a lot of my friends were being traumatised at home. That I had no idea, because everybody's on their best behaviour. If I come over, everybody's behaving themselves and you don't see it. My friends, a lot of times wouldn't share it because of either shame or guilt. I mean, my wife, nobody knew what was going on in their home.  Lisa: Yeah.  Dr Don: And she had one best friend that knew, that was about it. And if you met her father, who was really the bad guy in this whole thing, everybody thought he was the greatest guy. Because outwardly, he came across as this generous, hard-working, loving kind of guy. Loved his family, but he just ran his home with terror.  Lisa: Wow. Terrible. Dr Don: And so, oh, it was terrible. So when I met my wife, I realised, wow, this, because we got close very quickly, because I had the chance to play professional hockey in Sweden when I was 18. So we got married at 19. So very quickly, I was around her a lot, while we were sort of getting ready for that. So I got to see the family dynamic up close very quickly. And that's when I realised, boy, she's not living in that world, which is living in fear all the time. And that's why I sat down with her one day, and I just said, ‘Tell me what's going on here. Because I can sense this tension in here. I could sense that there was a lot of fear going on. What's going on?' And she started sharing it with me, but swore me to secrecy. Like I could never tell anybody because of all that shame and guilt, because nobody really outside the home would have been aware of it. Lisa: Or probably believed it.  Dr Don: Or believed it. Right.  Lisa: Yeah.  Dr Don: And then it was again, that ‘What will people think about me? What do they think about my family?' That's really common, when you have people who have experienced trauma like that. And so, I sort of follow along and said, ‘Okay, this will be our secret,' but I thought to myself, ‘Well, this will be great now, because I'm going to get her out of that home'.  Lisa: Yeah.  Dr Don: And she's going to be living in my world. So everything will just calm down, and she'll be feeling that peace that I've experienced all my life. Lisa: Not quite so simple.  Dr Don: I was like, Well, how is this not helping? Like, why now? She's living in the world that I grew up in because I was very much like my father. I wasn't gonna yell at her, scream at her, do anything that would have made her feel fearful. But she was still living in fear.  Lisa: Yeah.  Dr Don: And if, yeah, and if I said something like, ‘No, I don't like that.' She could tear up and start going, why are you mad at me? Yeah. And I would be like, ‘Oh my God, like where did you get I was mad at you for?' I just said. That made no sense to me at the time. Now I understand it perfectly. What I didn't realise at the time was that people who have been traumatised are highly sensitive to sound— Lisa: Hypervigilant and hyperaware of noise and people raising their voice. Dr Don: Any kind of noise. And what she also, as a child, she had learned to listen very carefully to the way her father spoke, so that she could then recognise any kind of the slightest little change in my vocal tone. So if I had been a little frustrated with something at work that day, or, you know, some other thing that was nothing related to her, she could pick up on that tone change. And then, in her mind, what her mind would be doing is saying, ‘What do we know about men when they start to get angry?' And a whole bunch of data and information about her father would come flooding in and overstimulate her nervous system. Lisa: So then it's like they Google search, doing a Google search and going, ‘Hey, have I had this experience before?'  Dr Don: Yeah.  Lisa: And picking out, ‘Yeah, we've been here before. This is not good. This is dangerous. This is scary.' Dr Don: Yep. And that's actually what led me to the research that I did, mainly because of my daughter, though. So my wife lived with that, she developed Hashimoto's. So she had this thyroid issue with, because she was constantly in a fight or flight state.  Lisa: Yeah, the cortisol. Dr Don: More flight than anything. Yeah, cortisol. And so when my daughter was 14, she was diagnosed with Crohn's. And they just told us that you just kind of have to learn to live with this. And she's going to be on medication for the rest of her life. And we'll just continue to cut out pieces of her intestines until she has nothing left and she'd have a colostomy bag. That's just the way it is.  Lisa: Oh. And she's 14 years old. Dr Don: She was 14. Yeah. She ended up having for resections done, she would go down to you know, 90, 85 pounds. She'd get so sick, the poor thing. No, because she just couldn't eat. Yeah. And she couldn't hold anything down. And they just told us to have no answers. My wife did unbelievable research, trying to come up with answers and really couldn't come up with anything except this management system that they've been given her. And so, I was adopted. So we didn't know my family history. Yeah. So our family doctor was my grandfather. And I didn't know this until I was 18.  Lisa: Oh wow.  Dr Don: I always knew I was adopted. But my mother shared the story with me when I was 18. That he came to my parents and said, I have a special child I want you to adopt, right. Now. I guess you just knew that my parents were just amazing people. And you know, at that time, you know, unwed mothers, that was considered a shame. Right? You didn't talk about that. So that was a quiet adoption.  Lisa: Wow. Dr Don: In fact, his wife didn't even know about it.  Lisa: Wow. Dr Don: Could be my grandmother. And that's, it's interesting, the story, because I should share this too. Because what happened was, is I never understood why my birth certificate was dated two years after my birthday. And what happened was, is that my parents adopted me, like immediately upon birth. But my grandmother found out about it, his wife found out about and sued my parents to get me back.  Lisa: Oh. Dr Don: And so they had to go into this legal battle for two years.  Lisa: Oh, wow.  Dr Don: Now I remember when I was really, really young, I used to get these really bad stomach pains. And I, and they took me, I remember going to doctors, I was really young. I remember going to doctors, but my grandfather was very holistic at the time for an MD. So you know, I was on cod liver oil, and you know, all these different things like, and so what he said to me, he says, No, he's just stressed out because of the stress in the home. You have to take the stress out of this home. He's feeling it.'  Lisa: Yep.  Dr Don: Right. So it's not that my parents were yelling, screaming.  Lisa: He's ahead of his time. Dr Don: Oh, way ahead. But what he realised was that, because it was so hard financially for them, that had a major effect on their life. So I guess I was feeling it. And so they went out of their way to take all the stress out.  Lisa: Wow. What lovely parents. Dr Don: Oh yeah. So it created this unbelievable, unusual home life. And so I never had any real tension in the home.  Lisa: Wow. Dr Don: Well, that was, I guess, as my wife said, we were the perfect petri dishes for this because I was living what we want to be, and she was living in the opposite world of what a lot of people do live in. And so at least I knew what the model was, what we were going for. Lisa: And when we're exposed to trauma very early in life, it has a much bigger impact on your health and everything then when it happens later in life. Is that right? Dr Don: Absolutely. Because we've never learned how to balance our systems, so then it stays, you know, in dysregulation a lot more than it did. And that's really what sort of led me to develop the program, is I realised that when my daughter was 16, she disclosed to us some sexual abuse that she had had when she was like six years of age that we had no idea. So my wife was, obviously both of us were devastated, but my wife was extremely, she had experienced, you know, sexual abuse as a child and thought she would never let that happen to her child.  Lisa: Yeah. Dr Don: So now my poor wife has also got a new, you know, trauma onto her. And so that's where it really came down to, is, you know, she said to me, ‘You could research this and find out what's going on, because I have no answers.' And that's when I started to research and I made the connection between trauma and these autoimmune issues, for example, that my wife had, and my daughter. And so what I discovered is that I believe that unresolved trauma creates inflammation in the body. The inflammation compromises the immune system and your neurotransmitters. So we start getting sick, and we start feeling bad because our neurotransmitter, serotonin is produced mostly in the gut. So the serotonin is affected by the inflammation, which was from my daughter, right? She's not going to feel good.  Lisa: Nope.  Dr Don: And then that just leads to a host of other problems. And it's, it's really, really sad that the only solution that we currently are using is to teach people to live and manage and cope with it.  Lisa: I think, yeah, so we, we know, which is, which is good. You know, we're learning things, how to cope with anxieties, and breath work and all that sort of good stuff. But it's not getting to the root cause of the problem and being able to to deal with it. So when we're in a heightened state of stress and cortisol, and when we're taking energy away from our immune system, and blood literally away from the gut, and and from a neurotransmitter production, and all that sort of thing, so is that what's going on, and why it actually affects the body? Because this mind body connection, which we're really only in the last maybe decade, or 15 years or something, really starting to dig into, isn't it? Like there's and there's still a massive disconnect in the conventional medical world where this is the mind, and this is the body. And you know, from here, up and here, and it's separate. Dr Don: And so on and so forth? Yeah. Lisa: Yeah. And it we're one thing, you know. And so this has a massive effect on our health, and it can lead to all sorts of autoimmune diseases, or even cancers, and so on. So you were at this time, so you didn't have the Inspired Performance Institute at this stage? What were you doing professionally? And then, did you go back and do a PhD? And in...? Wow. Dr Don: I've always been an entrepreneur all my life. So I was in financial services, we did a number of different things. We, my son and I, still have an energy business, we do solar energy and stuff like that. Lisa: Oh wow.  Dr Don: I decided if I was going to do this, I needed to go back and really study. So I went back and got by, went back to school, got my PhD.  Lisa: Wow. Dr Don: And, you know, to truly, to try to add credibility, number one, to what I was doing. Because, you know, people are gonna say, ‘Well, who are you? Yeah, you know, why should we listen to you? You never had any trauma and you're supposed to be an expert? Like, how does that work?' You know, it's the same thing with addiction. You know, I help people with addiction. I've never had a drink in my life, never touched a drug in my life. Now that I say, but I know what addiction is.  Lisa: Yeah.  Dr Don: I don't believe addiction is a disease. I believe it's a code that gets built from pain. Lisa: Yeah, let's dig into that a little bit. And then we'll go back to your daughter's story. Because addiction, you know, it's something I know from a genetic perspective. I have a tendency towards, towards having addictive nature, personality traits. I chase dopamine a lot. I have a deficit of dopamine receptors. And so I'm constantly going after that reward. Now that's worked itself out in my life, and in running ridiculous kilometres and working ridiculous hours, and not always in negative things. Luckily, I've never had problems with drinking or drugs, but I know that if I had started down that road, I would have ended up probably doing it, you know, very well.  Dr Don: You'd be a star as well.  Lisa: I'd be a star in that as well. And luckily, I was sort of a little bit aware of that and my parents never drank and they, you know, made sure that we had a good relationship with things like that, and not a bad one. Have struggled with food, though. That's definitely one of the emotional sort of things. And I think a lot of people have some sort of bad relationship with food in some sort of way, shape, or form on the spectrum, so to speak. What is it that causes addiction? And is it a physical dependency? Or is there something more to it? Dr Don: Yeah, that's why I don't believe it's a physical dependency. Because here's the way I look at it is, people will say to me, ‘Well, if I stopped this heroin, the body's going to crave the heroin, and I'm going to go into withdrawal.' And my response to that is, ‘How could the body crave a substance that it doesn't know? It doesn't regulate heroin. How could it crave something that doesn't regulate?' I believe it's the mind, has made a connection between the heroin and survival. Because you have felt bad, right? Because of trauma, or whatever it is, whenever you took the heroin, you felt better.  So I had a lady come in who had been on heroin. And she said to me, she's, ‘Well, I told my therapist, I'm coming to see you. And he told me, I had to let you know upfront and be honest and tell you I have self-destructive behaviour.' And I just smiled at her. And I said, ‘Really? What would make you think you're self destructive?' And she looked at me, because this is what she's been told for a year.  Lisa: Brilliant.  Dr Don: She says, ‘Well, I'm sticking a needle in my arm with heroin, don't you think that's self destructive?' And I said to her, I said, ‘No, I don't think it was self destructive. I think you're trying to feel better. And I bet you, when you stuck the needle in your arm, you felt better.' That nobody had ever said that to her before. And so I said, ‘Now, the substance you're using is destructive, but you're not destructive? What if I could show you another way to feel better, that didn't require you having to take a drug?'  Lisa: Wow. Dr Don: And I said, ‘You're designed to feel better. And I believe that the brain, what happened is, is it because you felt bad, you found a resource that temporarily stopped that pain.' And you see your subconscious mind is fully present in the moment. So when does it want pain to stop? Right now. And if that heroin stops the pain right now, then what happened was, is that system, you have two memory systems, you have explicit memory system that records all the information in real time. So it records all the data, and stores. No other animal does that. We're the only animal that stores explicit details about events and experiences. We also have an associative procedural memory that we learned through association and repetition over time. So, because the explicit memory kept creating the pain, because we kept thinking about it, and looping through this pain cycle, you started taking heroin, then you engage your second associative memory, which learns through repetition and builds, codes, habits, and behaviours.  Lisa: Wow. Dr Don: Because you kept repeating it your mind built a code and connected up the pain being relieved by the substance.  Lisa: Wow. Dr Don: Now, your subconscious mind is literal. So it doesn't understand negation. It only understands what's happening now. And so if your mind says that substance stops the pain, it doesn't look at the future and consequences of it. It only looks at what's happening. It's only our conscious mind that can think of consequences. Your subconscious mind, which is survival-based only understands. That's why people at 911 would jump out of the buildings. They weren't jumping to die, they would jumping to stop from dying. Yeah, if they didn't jump, they would have died right now. So even if they went another two seconds, they weren't dying now.  Lisa: Right? So it's really in the right now, there's really no right now. It's really in the seconds.  Dr Don: And the very, very milliseconds of what's happening now. And there's no such thing as consequences, it's basically survival. So now, if you keep repeating that cycle over and over using heroin, and then somebody comes along and says, ‘Lisa, you can't do that. That's bad for you. I'm going to take that away from you.' Your survival brain will fight to keep it because it thinks it'll die without it.  Lisa: Yeah. Makes a glitch.  Dr Don: It's an error message.  Lisa: Have you heard of Dr Austin Perlmutter on the show last week, David Perlmutter's son and they're both written a book called Brain Wash. And there they talk about disconnection syndrome. So the disconnection between the prefrontal cortex in the amygdala and the amygdala can be more powerful when we have inflammation in the brain. For example, like inflammation through bad foods, or toxins, or mercury, or whatever the case may be. And that this can also have an effect on our ability to make good long-term decisions. It makes us live in the here and now. So I want that here and fixed now; I want that chocolate bar now. And I know my logical thinking brain is going, ‘But that's not good for you. And you shouldn't be doing that.' And you, you're trying to overcome it. But you're there's this disconnect between your prefrontal cortex and your amygdala. And I've probably butchered that scenario a little bit. Dr Don: No, you got it. But 95% of your mind is working on that subconscious survival base. It's only about 5% that's logical. That logical part of your brain is brilliant, because it's been able to use reason and logic to figure stuff out. So it created the world we live in: automobiles, airplanes, right, computers, all of that was created by that 5%, part of the brain 5%. However, if there is a survival threat, survival will always override reason and logic. 100% of the time.  Lisa: Wow.  Dr Don: So you can't stop it. And it's what I talked about was that time slice theory. Did I mention that when we were going?  Lisa: No.  Dr Don: When I did my research, one of the things that I found was something called the time slice theory. And what that is, is that two scientists at the University of Zurich asked the question— is consciousness streaming? So this logical conscious part of our mind that prefrontal cortex, is that information that we're, as you and I are talking now, is that real, coming in real time? And what they discovered is, it's not.  Lisa: Oh. Dr Don: The 95% subconscious part of your mind, it's streaming. While let's say your survival brain churns in everything in real time, processes that information, and then only sends pieces or time slices, because your conscious mind cannot handle that detail.  Lisa: Oh, wow. So they're filtering it. Dr Don: Filtering it. And yeah, so as it takes it in, processes it, and then sends time slices or some of that information to your conscious mind. Right? But there's a 400 millionth of a second gap in between your subconscious seeing it, processing it, and sending it. And when I read that, that's when I came up with the idea that what's it doing in that 400 millionth of a second? It's doing a Google search, see? And so in that 400 millionth of a second, your survival brain has already calculated a response to this information before you're consciously aware of it.  Lisa: Wow.  Dr Don: And so the prefrontal cortex has got a filter on there to be able to stop an impulse, right? So it's the ventral lateral prefrontal cortex is sort of the gatekeeper to say, ‘Okay, let's not go into a rage and get into trouble. Let's try to stop that.' So we have that part of our brain. However, here's where the problem comes in— You're driving and traffic and somebody cuts you off. And so your first response is, you get angry, because this person is like, ‘Oh, I want to chase that guy down and give him a piece of my mind.' But that part of your brain can say, ‘Let's think about this. Hold on,' you know, even though it's 400 millionth of a second later, the first anger response, then it should be able to pull that back. Here's where the problem comes in. If getting cut off in traffic looked like you had been just disrespected. During that Google search, your now, your subconscious mind has filtered through every experience of being disrespected. And so much information comes in that it cannot stop the response. It overrides it, because now it feels threatened. And our prisons are full of people who had been so badly hurt, that that part of their brain can't do that. You and I can probably do that. Right?  Lisa: Sometimes. Dr Don: Because we can say, sometimes? You know, you can run them down. You can leave the car. But that's where the problem comes in. Yeah, can't stop that, then that rage and all those things come in. And that affects your relationships could affect all kinds of things. And people would say, ‘Oh, you got an anger management problem. We're going to teach you to live with, you know, and manage that anger.' What I'm saying is ‘No, it's a glitch. We don't need all that data coming in.' Right, good response, a Google search is creating the problem. Lisa: Like there's so many questions while hearing what you just said that, and I've experienced in my own life where with my family, where the initial response is so quick, that someone's punched someone else before they've even thought about what the heck they are doing. In the, when you said that, disrespected like this is, you know, I think when I've gotten really really angry and overreacted to something, when I think about it logically later, and a couple of times were of, like, in my early adult years, I was in a very abusive relationship. Thereafter, when I would get into another relationship, and that person tried to stop me doing something, I would just go like, into an absolute fit of rage. Because I was fighting what had happened to me previously, and this poor person, who may have not even been too bad, got the full barrels of verbal assault. Because I just reacted to what had happened to me 10 years previously. And that's the sort of thing where I felt like I was being controlled, disrespected when he went in. So that Google search is happening in a millisecond.  Dr Don: 400 millionths of a second. you couldn't have stopped, impossible for you to stop. And then people would say, ‘What's wrong with Lisa? She's just normally a great person, but where is that coming from?' Up until now, you may not have known that. But that's what it is. And it's impossible for you to have stopped. It was the same thing when my wife and I would say, ‘No, I don't like that.' And she would start to cry. I'd be saying, ‘Gosh, what am I doing to make this woman cry?' It wasn't what I said. It was what I said that activated her Google search, which then flooded into data about her father. She was responding to her father, not to me. We both didn't know that; we all thought that she was responding to what I just said. Lisa: Isn't this always just such complex— and if you start to dissect this, and start to think about the implications of all this, and our behaviour, and our communication and our relationships, so much pain and suffering is happening because we're not understanding, we're not, we're angry at people, we're disappointed with people, we're ashamed of things that we've done. And a lot of this is happening on a level that none of you know, none of us are actually aware of. I mean, I liken it to, like, I know that my reactions can sometimes be so quick. Like before, my, just in a positive sense, like effect glasses falling off the beach, I would have caught it with my bare hand before my brain has even registered it. I have always had a really fast reaction to things like that. That's a clear example of, like, that permanent brain that's in the here and now, has caught it before I've even realised that's happening. Dr Don: You know, and that's why I always say to people, ‘Did you choose to do that?' And they'll say, ‘Well, I guess I did.' I go, ‘No, you didn't.' Didn't just happen that happened before you could actually use the logical part of your brain. And because it was so much information, right? Even though the logical part of your brain would say, ‘Well, you know, don't lash out at this person. They didn't mean that.' It would already have happened. Yeah, I worked with a professional athlete. He was a baseball player playing in the major leagues. And I explained that concept to him. And then we were at a, one of his practice workouts, and his pitcher was throwing batting practice behind a screen. And so as he threw the ball, this guy, my client hit the ball right back at the screen, and the coach, like, hit the ground. Right? And I stopped right there. And I said, ‘Great example.' I said, Did your coach just choose to duck?  Lisa: Or did he automatically do it?  Dr Don: He had no, he had no time to use exactly. The logic. If you use the logical part of your brain, what would you have said? ‘This ball can hit me; there's a screen in front of me.' Lisa: Yeah, yeah. But you know— Dr Don: No way logic is going to prevail, when there's a threat like that coming at you. Yeah.  Lisa: This is why it's important because we need to be able to react in that split second, if there really is a danger and there's a bullet flying in ahead or something like that or something, somebody is coming at us from, to do us harm, then we need to be able to react with split second timing.  Dr Don: But you don't want that logic coming into it.  Lisa: No, but we do want the logic coming in when it's an emotional response. Do you think like, when people have had repeated brain injuries, they are more likely to have problems with this, you know, the prefrontal cortex not functioning properly and even being slower to respond or not getting enough blood flow to that prefrontal cortex in order to make these good decisions? Dr Don: Yeah, absolutely. And if you look at SPECT scans or brain scans of people who have had those kinds of injuries, you'll see that that part of the brain, that frontal part of the brain, the blood flow will drop when they get into those situations. Lisa: Wow. And then they can't make a good decision. And here we are blaming them for being— Dr Don: Blaming them for being— Lisa: —and they end up in prisons, and they end up with hurt broken lives and terrible trauma. And, you know, it's not good if they react and hit somebody or kill somebody or whatever. But how can we fix this? And that one of my go-tos is the hyperbaric oxygen therapy. And I've heard you talk about that on a podcast with Mark Divine in regards to your son. And that is one way we can actually help our brains if we've had had a traumatic brain injury or PTSD or anything like that, is that right? Dr Don: Yeah, my, like I said, my son had three head injuries, one in elementary school, one in middle school, one in high school. And the first one, we didn't see as big an effect. But he did have a problem. The second one, he ended up with retrograde amnesia. And then the third one, we just saw him go downhill and just really couldn't communicate very well, didn't have any energy, had a lot of anger issues and they just kept saying he's got major depression, you need to medicate them. And I was like, ‘No, I believe we've got traumatic brain injury.' But I could not get them to give me a script for a SPECT scan or an fMRI. It was impossible. And I wasn't looking for the structure, because they'd look at an MRI and they'd say, ‘We don't see any damage.' Well, it wasn't the physical damage we're looking for, it was a functional damage that we were looking for. Lisa: Yeah, the blood flow. Yeah.  Dr Don: And once we discovered that that's what it was, we got him into hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and he started getting the blood flow into the areas that he needed to process what he was experiencing. And so if you can, you can imagine how difficult that would be, somebody saying, well just go over there and do that. And you don't have the ability to process it.  Lisa: Yeah.  Dr Don: And so that frustration there is anger would be coming from just complete frustration.  Lisa: Yeah.  Dr Don: That he just couldn't do it's like, you know, you ran in somebody and you couldn't lift your right leg.  Lisa: Yeah.  Dr Don: Right. And somebody said, ‘Just start running.' ‘I'm trying.'  Lisa: Yeah, yeah.  Dr Don: It would be very, very frustrating.  Lisa: Yeah, I mean, having worked with, you know, my mum with the brain injury for five and a half years, and I will tell you, man, that is so frustrating. And still, even though she's had well, you know, must be close to 280 or something hyperbaric sessions, and gone from being not much over a vegetative state to being now incredibly high functioning. But there are still some pieces missing that I cannot get to. Because obviously damage in the brain where parts of the brain cells are, have been killed off. And we, you know, I'm really having trouble with things like vestibular systems, so, or initiation of motivation, and things like that. And hyperbaric can do a heck of a lot, it can't fix areas of the brain that is actually dead. So I, you know, and we don't have SPECT scans over here, this is not available. We don't do them. Dr Don: Yeah. And they're hard to get here. I just don't understand them. Lisa: They're very frustrating, because they just are so powerful to understand. Because when you see you've got a problem in your head, that it's actual physical problem, then, you know, it takes away the blame the guilt, and you know, like, I was having this conversation with my brother, and I'm, you know, talking about Mum, and why isn't she doing this, that and the other end. And I said, ‘Because she's got brain damage, and we can't get her to do that thing.' ‘But she's normal now. She should be doing that now.' And I'm like, ‘She's much, much better. But in that part of the brain, I haven't been able to recover.' It is still a thing. That is the year. That is, I am, not that I'm giving up on it, but you know, there are just certain things that we haven't quite got the full thing back. Dr Don: The SPECT scan would show that. And you'd probably see it, or do they do fMRIs there? Lisa: I haven't checked out fMRI because yeah. Dr Don: Check out the fMRI.  Lisa: I only heard you say that the other day, and I didn't, I knew about SPECT scans and I knew about. Dr Hearts and all the SPECT scans that he's done, and Dr Daniel Amen and the brilliant work on it all and I've searched the country for it. And New Zealand there's, they've got one that does research stuff down in New Zealand and I think but it's it's nobody can get access to it. And it's just, oh gosh, this is just such a tragedy because then we can actually see what's going on. Because people have been put on antidepressants. They've been put on, you know, antipsychotic drugs. Some things that are perhaps not necessary. We could have, we could have dealt with it with other other ways, like hyperbaric and like with, you know, good nutrients, and even like your program that you do that would perhaps be the first line of defense before we grab to those types of things. But— Dr Don: The fMRI would definitely probably help you. So it's, you know, a functional MRI. Yeah. So it's going to give you blood flow. I just had a young boy come in, nine years, nine years old, having real issues. And anyway, his mum's gone everywhere, tried everything. And I said, have you done an fMRI? She says, oh we've done the MRIs. But, and I said, ‘'No, you need an fMRI.' She'd never heard of it. No, I was telling her about it.  Lisa: I hadn't even heard about it either. Dr Don: She didn't want to do SPECT scans, because SPECT scans are going to put something into your system, right? So she didn't want any kind of dyes, or any kind of those, you know, radioisotopes and stuff like that. So the fMRI is the other answer to try to get that. Lisa: Oh, okay. I'll see whether they've got that, they probably haven't got that either. I'd say, probably having Dark Ages with a lot of things. Dr Don: There's so many things like that, that would give you answers that they just don't do, which is surprising to me. Because when you think research, I mean, you find out how effective they are, why wouldn't they do it? You know, they just won't. Lisa: Oh, yeah, like one of those doctors who was on my podcast, and we're talking about intravenous vitamin C. And he said, I said, ‘Why is it taking so long when there's thousands of studies proving that it's really powerful when there's critical care conditions like sepsis, what I lost my father to?' And they said, ‘Yeah, because it's like turning a supertanker. There's just 20 years between what they know in the clinical studies to what's actually happening in the hospitals.' He says at least a 20-year lag. And this is just, when you live in New Zealand, probably a 30-year lag. We're just just behind the eight ball all the time, and all of these areas of what's actually currently happening.  I wanted to go back to your story with your daughter. Because she's got Crohn's disease, 14 years old, diagnosed, having to hit all these restrictions, and that she's going to have to manage it for the rest of her life. And she will never be well. What actually happened? Because we didn't actually finish that story. Dr Don: Well, like I said, so she had, you know, suffered for many years with that, and she's an actress, so any kind of stress would just aggravate it. So she would constantly be getting sick, because, you know, the more stress she has, the more inflammation she's creating, and then she would just get sick and go back to the hospital. So it has really affected her career. So that's when my wife said, ‘You've got to come up with some answers.' And so I did the research. And I really believe that it was a trauma as a child that continued. Because this is when I made the connection between unresolved trauma and inflammation. Inflammation is the response to trauma, whether it's physical or emotional. And the purpose of the inflammation is to protect the integrity of the cell. So the cell gets into an enlarged space. So it sort of puffs out, gets enlarged and hardened to protect it from getting penetrated from any kind of foreign invader.  Lisa: Wow.  Dr Don: So the idea behind it is, it's a temporary pause, because there's been an injury. So the idea is, we need to protect this area. So let's protect it and not let anything get into the cells while, until the danger has passed. So this temporary pause in the system, temporarily suspends the immune system, temporarily suspends the processing of the cell until the danger passes, and then the immune system can come in and clean up, right and take care of everything. The problem was, is that my daughter's trauma was never resolved. So those cells in her intestinal area stayed in an active cell danger response, in an inflamed response, because as far as it was concerned, she was continually being assaulted.  Lisa: Wow.  Dr Don: Because it kept looping through the trauma. Yeah. So once we took her through this program, and we resolved it so that we were able to stop her mind from constantly trying to protect her from this threat as a six year old, because your subconscious doesn't have any relationship to time. So if you think about something that happened to you when you were six, that's happening now. So in her mind, she was being hurt now. And until we got that updated, so it's like a computer, I say your brain is a computer. Your body is the printer.  Lisa: Oh, wow. That's a good analogy. Dr Don: And so if the brain has an error message, it's going to affect the printer.  Lisa: Yes.  Dr Don: So in her mind, that trauma kept on looping. As soon as we got that corrected, and her mind understood that there was no memory— the memory was still there, but the activation of our nervous system stopped, the inflammation went down. Lisa: See, that's it, like your body's calling for action. I've heard you say—  Dr Don: That's when it processes the emotion.  Lisa: Yeah. So when you think back to a traumatic event in your life, and you start crying and you're reacting as if you were right there in the in, which, you know, I can do in a split second with some of the trauma that you know, been through. That means that there is a high-definition in your brain, that those moments in time are just locked in there, and causing this, the stress response, still now. And that's why you're crying years later, for something that happened. And it's actually calling for action. It's telling you to do something. But of course, it's a memory you can't do something. Dr Don: So action required, you know I think that's the glitch, the error message that I talked about. So if you think about something that happened to you five years ago, and you start to feel fear, or cry, your heart starts pounding in your chest, your mind is saying ‘Run,' five years ago, because it's seen it in real time. Now, it's impossible to run five years ago, but your mind doesn't know that. So it's going to continue to try to get you to run. And so a lot of times when I talk to people who have depression, one of the things I asked, I'll ask them is, ‘What are you angry about?' And they'll go, ‘Well, no, I'm not angry, I'm depressed.' And I'll say, ‘What's happened is your mind has been calling for an action for many, many years, that was impossible to accomplish. But your mind doesn't know that and it keeps putting pressure on you. Do it, do it, do it. And because you don't do it, it's using these emotions to call for the action, it stops calling for the action, it shuts off the emotions.'  Lisa: Wow.  Dr Don: And so now depression is the absence of emotion. Lisa: Right. Dr Don: And so what is done is to protect you, it's shut down the request. Lisa: Everything down. So you go sort of numb, numb and apathetic and just— Dr Don: Because you can't do what it's been asking you to do. And so it's been calling for that action for many, many years. You don't do it. And so it says, ‘Well, this isn't working. So let's just shut the system off for a while. We won't ask for the action anymore.' And so that's why the people are depressed. And as soon as you get to the cause of it, what has your mind been asking you to do and you resolve it, then your mind stops calling for the action. And then the depression will lift. Lisa: You had a great example of a lady that you worked with. Rebecca Gregory, was it from the Boston— can you tell us that story? Because that was a real clear example of this exact thing. Dr Don: Yeah. So Rebecca came to see me five years after the Boston Marathon. She was three feet from the first bomb that went off. And so her son was sitting at her feet. So when the bomb went off, luckily she shielded him, but she took the brunt of the blast. She lost her left leg. And five years later, she's having post-traumatic stress, right? And she says, ‘I have nightmares every night. I heard about your program. I heard that you can clear this in four hours.' She says, ‘Iy sounds too good to be true.' But she says, ‘I'm completely desperate. So I'll try anything.' And so she came in and sat down. And what I explained to her as she started to talk is, I said, ‘Rebecca, do you know why you're shaking and crying as you're talking to me right now?' And she says, ‘Well, because I'm talking about what happened to me.' And I said, ‘That's right. But your mind thinks a bomb is about to go off. And it's trying to get you to run.' And I said, ‘But there's no bomb going off. It's just information about a bomb that went off. But your mind doesn't know that.' And that, she'd never heard before. And so what we did is over the next four hours, we got her mind to reset that high-definition data that had been stored about the bombing into a regular alpha brainwave state, right, where it's very safe and peaceful.  So she could recall it and she could talk about it without the emotion. Why? Because, now we're not going for happy, right? You know, it's still sad that it happened. But what we're trying to stop is that dysregulation of the fear, the call for the run. That stopped. And you can watch your testimonial on her on our site, and she just talked about, she goes, ‘I just couldn't believe that you could stop that.' Lisa: But in four hours.  Dr Don: And then now she can go out and she spoke all over the country. You know, she was a very high-profile lady who did a lot of great work in trying to help people. But she was still suffering with post-traumatic stress. Yeah, trying to help people who were experiencing post-traumatic stress.  Lisa: She knew what it was like.  Dr Don: She was living it. Same thing. I tell the story, it's another dramatic one was a US Army sniper who had to shoot and kill a 12 year old boy. Lisa: Oh, gosh.  Dr Don: And when

#172 Today I'm here with Dr. Don Wood. Don is the founder and CEO of Inspired Performance Institute, an institute that since 2015, has been helping people heal from limiting effects of trauma. Our conversation today revolves mainly around the concept of trauma. We talk about how physical and emotional trauma can manifest as depression, anxiety, cancer, and or Crohn's disease, among other illnesses. We also discuss ways through which we can heal and move past our traumas and remove painful emotional charge from the memories that plague us. I highly recommend you give this episode a listen, even if you think you have no trauma to heal from, as sometimes trauma can go unnoticed. About Don: Dr. Don Wood is a councillor and CEO at Inspired Performance Institute. He developed the Inspired Performance Institute after spending years researching how trauma affects our minds and our lives. Dr. Wood began to understand that events and experiences throughout our lifetime continue to play a role in how we experience life in the present. He also realized that there was a better way of treating the issue. “Teaching people to live with, manage and cope with the daily stress doesn't fix the problem. The solution comes from understanding it's source and providing a long-term permanent solution”. Don's Website: www.inspiredperformanceinstitute.com Key points with time stamp: Healing from Mental and Physical Trauma| Dr. Don Wood (00:00) Reaching ultimate performance levels: Don's work in his own words (00:30) What is neuroscience? (01:04) What is limiting you from reaching your potential performance? (01:39) Are trauma and autoimmune diseases connected? (02:52) Real-life examples for the influence of trauma on the body (04:59) Does healing begin instantly after trauma is removed? (07:54) The stress response and cancer (09:33) Mental manifestations of trauma (11:52) Identifying trauma (13:33) Can we be unaware of our traumas? (15:12) How far back can trauma go? (17:19) How Don reached his conclusions (18:53) The story of Sunny Jacobs (21:15) The attachment of emotions to memories (23:31) Does anger lie at the root of depression? (25:16) The effects of shifting trauma on our lives (27:13) Athletes and head trauma (29:53) The effects of hyperbaric oxygen chambers (33:05) Healing while asleep (34:34) Healing in group environments (36:47) The future of Don's work (41:29) A low point in Don's life that later became a blessing (42:00) The effects of our upbringings on our stress responses (43:53) Don's morning routine (45:47) You Must be Out of Your Mind (46:39) Don't be so hard on yourself (47:27) Mentioned in this episode: Lisa Tamati Inspired Performance Institute ATP, an organic compound that provides energy to drive processes in your living cells Crohn's disease Bruce Lipton Sunny Jacobs Marlo Thomas Susan Saran Kate Capshaw You Must be Out of Your Mind, 2020. Don's book About me: My Instagram: www.instagram.com/guyhlawrence/?hl=en My website: www.guylawrence.com.au www.liveinflow.co

Welcome to the Imperfect Mens Club Podcast! We are so happy that you are here. The show kick offs with a little insight into Mark's work as a Career Mentor + Jim's as a Futurist + Inventor. Here is a sneak peek of what you will hear: “If you fell down the expectation was that you were just going to get up and rub some dirt on it. As much as that is maybe outdated, wouldn't it be great to find this intersection between masculinity and empathy?” - Mark  "It's not what happens to you, it's how you respond to what happens to you. That is a decision.” - Jim Topics we hit on during this episode: -Why we are here and what we will talk about in future episodes, what you will get out of this show  -How Jim + Mark Met through the Inspired Performance Institute while Jim was searching for help with his brain health  -Finding alternatives for your mental health struggles that really work -How moving through moments of vulnerability is empowering -Men and emotions You can learn more about the Inspired Performance Institute and Dr. Don Wood's work here: https://www.inspiredperformanceinstitute.com/a/21845/jZCwnLQj Please visit our website to learn more and to read full show notes: imperfectmensclub.com  

Dr. Don Wood is the founder of The Inspired Performance Institute.  He works with individuals who have experienced trauma as horrific as being maimed during the Boston Marathon bombings, to people who have had their lives painfully impacted by early childhood abuse.   He also works with individuals who may not have been confronted by intense trauma, but have experienced what he calls “Emotional Concussions”, and explains how these events can subconsciously shape a persons mental models and behaviors.     Dr. Wood believes that some of the assumptions as well as treatments for trauma are flawed.  He asserts  that there is nothing wrong with your brain, or you for that matter.  His work is inspired by the desire to better understand the effects of trauma on the human brain, so that optimal brain functioning can be restored in the aftermath.  Healing is possible! For more resources from Dr. Don Wood, check out his book:You Must Be Out of Your Mind

Ok, so you're a high performer and your past experience has never gotten in the way of your ability to climb... But what if you had another gear? This week we talked to Dr. Don Wood, an expert on physical and emotional trauma. Before you check out—because you don't believe you have trauma—get this... Dr. Wood has developed a methodology that can help our brains process and operate through experiences that trigger anxiety, fear, and stress in just a few hours. He's dedicated himself to enhance people's ability to perform at their highest level and experience faster, better performance using his TIPP methodology. It helped survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing, world-class athletes, war veterans, and individuals with personal trauma rewire their minds to perform at their highest level for a most inspired life. Dr. Don Wood (@DrDonWoodPhD) is also the author of You Must Be Out of Your Mind: We All Need A Reboot and Emotional Concussions. and is the founder of the Inspired Performance Institute. As a System & Soul listener, get 15% off the TIPP digital training course at gettipp.com/soul and a special founders rate to work directly with Dr. Wood. This episode is sponsored by Titus Talent Strategies. Titus Talent Strategies equips companies to make the best attraction, engagement, hiring, and development decisions to meet their organization’s people and performance objectives. Learn more at titustalent.com

Dustin Plantholt’s “Life’s Tough—YOU can be TOUGHER!” podcast this week features Don Wood, Founder of Inspired Performance Institute and CEO of Team Energy Inc., developed the TIPP method after spending years researching how atmospheric conditions affect minds and impact lives.  Dr. Wood designed this cutting-edge neuroscience approach to "remove the stigma of trauma." When it eliminates the effects of disturbing or traumatic events in a person’s life, their performance improves both personally and professionally. During his recent interview with Dustin, Dr. Wood shares how things at home hit him on a personal note. “Both my wife and daughter experienced childhood trauma and I saw how it affected their life, including their health. They both had developed autoimmune disorders.” In his search for answers for them, Dr. Wood made the connection between trauma and their health issues. In addition, he recognized the daily stress they lived with and the only solutions provided came from medications. His experience with his family provided the determination required to develop a cutting-edge neuroscience approach. Dr. Woods is an entrepreneur, motivational speaker, and an avid author on neuroscience and a frequent podcast guest favorite. He has appeared on over 100 podcasts and many times has been the top 20% listened to show. To learn more about Don Wood visit drwoodphd.com, and join us for new episodes of Life’s Tough: You Can Be TOUGHER! here on the “Life’s Tough” channel! Dustin Plantholt is founder and CEO of Life’s Tough. Surviving a traumatic childhood and now raising a family of his own, he is dedicated to helping others find their voice through sharing their story. Dustin says “Together, we are sparking a movement and changing the world, one heart at a time. It’s life … life is tough … but YOU can be TOUGHER!”

The Case:  Alison has an autoimmune disease and struggles to fight off colds and flus At the start of the pandemic, she took extra precautions including social distancing and taking extra vitamins As things open up, her anxiety is heightened and she wonders if she’ll ever shake the fear of going out again   The Investigation Alison reached out to me for help supporting her immune system so that she can start getting out more without the fear of infection and a flare up of her autoimmune disease. I knew there was a hidden threat to her health beyond being exposed to more people and germs. I knew we had to look at this from all angles to help her enter the post-lockdown COVID world with confidence.  To help me explore the emotional impact of quarantine, pandemic fears, and increased anxiety on the immune system, I invited Dr. Don Wood back to the show.  You may recall that Dr. Wood joined us on episode 62 when he shared insights into a potential underlying cause of inflammation and autoimmunity.  He is the founder of the Inspired Performance Institute. His research linked various forms of trauma to subconscious blocks that lead to all types of health issues. The IPI works with people to reboot the mind to release the mind from the impact of these emotional traumas.     The Trauma Spectrum When we think of trauma, our minds likely go to big traumas, or what is often referred to as Big T trauma like an accident or abuse. But, Dr. Wood notes that less obvious traumas can also have an impact, even if we don’t recognize them as trauma. These smaller traumas can be emotional and can stay with us for a long time without us realizing how they are impacting our physical and mental health   Emotional Concussion Dr. Wood coined the term ‘emotional concussion’ to help people understand the impact of emotional experiences. We are familiar with physical concussions (thanks to the research being done on athletes) and we understand that physical concussions can be serious whether they are from one big incident or the culmination of many smaller physical events. Dr. Wood says the same can be said about emotional concussions. We might have a big emotional event that leaves a noticeable impact but we can also feel the impact of multiple smaller emotional events that add up over time. These smaller events over time can be harder to track or attribute a physical response to. This is the risk that some are facing with the Pandemic. The emotional impact of decreased socializing, stress, anxiety, and isolation can compound into an emotional concussion.    Physical Effects of Emotional Concussions When these emotional events start to build-up (like they may be doing with COVID-related stresses), they can activate your nervous system and cause inflammation. This is a normal response to trauma, and under normal circumstances it’s a good thing because it is a protection and repair response. But if it keeps happening for an extended period of time (perhaps because we are reliving the trauma emotionally because we haven’t processed it), we stay in that activated state. This can then cause or trigger autoimmune issues. It can manifest in various different ways. For example, the inflammation could show up in the intestinal area (potentially triggering Crohn’s) or the thyroid (related to Hashimoto’s).   It can take time for the physical effects of the emotional concussions to show up - months, years and even decades. The response can also be from traumas that we don’t outwardly track as trauma. But if we have an emotional or physical reaction to the memory, then Dr. Wood says we relive the trauma in our mind. That memory, if it is vibrant enough, can continue to put the nervous system into an activated state. The person may not be aware that their mind is creating this trigger over and over to something that happened in the past because the mind doesn’t actually  know it’s in the past - it reacts as if it’s happening now.  In the case of COVID, the anxieties being felt now can be re-triggered with memories or as we return to ‘normal’ life including going out without a mask, shaking hands, wondering if it’s safe to hug someone, or being in crowds.    How to Reduce the Long-Term Effects of Pandemic Anxiety The most important process in reducing the long-term impact of anxiety that has surfaced during COVID is to learn how to down-regulate your nervous system. In other words, to calm your nervous system so it doesn’t continue to feel the threats or anxieties of COVID after the threat is actually over.  Calming the mind and body are the key to down-regulating your nervous system. Dr. Wood says that even if someone has never meditated before, they can still calm the nervous system with simple breathing exercises. He suggests doing what he calls ‘5-6-7’ breathing. Start by closing your eyes, breathe in for 5 seconds, hold for six seconds, and breathe out for seven seconds. Do this three times and see what yo notice. For most people its enough to see a significant shift in how they feel.   Resetting or ‘Rebooting’ after an Emotional Concussion Meditation and breathing exercises are a great way to manage an activated nervous system in the moment but Dr. Wood has created a way to reset or reboot the mind so that old traumas no longer trigger a reaction in the nervous system. He works directly with clients to identify the trauma or memories (this isn’t always apparent to the patient) and then he walks them through a process of diffusing them for good. It’s called ‘The TIPP Method’. He explains the process in this episode as shifting the memory from high-definition (and emotion inducing) to low definition and the status of information-only. He does this in a 4 hour process that, due to demand during the pandemic, is now available online. This process works for people with multiple small ‘t’ traumas and for people dealing with big ‘T’ traumas. Dr. Wood shared that he’s helped individuals recover emotionally from extremely traumatic events like the Boston Marathon bombing and the Vegas mass shooting.    Exclusive Offer for Our Listeners Dr. Wood and the Inspired Performance Institute have generously offered our listeners an exclusive discount on access to the TIPP Method. To access this life-changing treatment and save 10%, go to GetTipp.com/Inna   Next Steps  For Allison, we started with biochemistry and I ran a comprehensive blood test to check for deficiencies. She was low in many nutrients including vitamin D, iron, and B12. We also discovered various food sensitivities which all played a role in her immune function. We worked on her diet and I supported her in making the necessary changes based on her lab tests.  In addition to the diet, we added the needed nutrients. Since her D was extremely low, I used the Hi PO Emulsi D from designs for health which I find works the quickest in getting vitamin D levels up. This formula is D only. It’s very important to have D and K together, but her multivitamin had K so we were set there.  We added B12 ND, which is a liquid B12 with 3 different types of B12 in it for comprehensive support. And, we added a gentle iron called ferrochel iron. I worked on her gut and used Betaine HCL to counter her low stomach acid (likely the case of her low iron and low B12). We also added in 3000 mg of Vitamin C and 30 mg of zinc balancing it with 2 mg of copper.  All of this helped in balancing her immune system but, as we know from listening to Dr. Wood, there are emotional triggers to consider as well.  I worked with Allison to help her calm her nervous system by addressing beliefs and teaching her to tune into her body by practicing a body scan, breathwork and meditation.  At the same time, she is going through Dr. Wood’s TIPP Method (online program) which has been extremely eye opening. She never realized how much stuff came up from her past and how much it was actually affecting her. Her COVID anxiety was like adding fuel to the fire.    Happy Ending Allison is now able to see the reason behind her condition. She couldn’t be happier with the path to recovery she’s on. She now sees friends and even took a trip without experiencing any anxiety -- all while staying healthy and feeling well.    Eliminating Health Mysteries For Allison we were able to find those missing pieces of the health puzzle and help her regain her physical and mental health. Could an emotional concussion or small traumas be the missing clues for you or someone in your life?    Links: Resources mentioned Thanks to my guest Dr. Don Wood. To access this life-changing treatment and save 10%, go to GetTipp.com/Inna for the Health Mysteries Solved exclusive offer.    Suggested Products Hi PO Emulsi D B12 ND Ferrochel Iron Betaine HCL Vitamin C zinc   Related Podcast Episodes: An Underlying Cause of Autoimmunity and Inflammation w/ Dr. Don Wood The Case of the Unresponsive Autoimmune Conditions w/ Dr. Connie Jeon Unconventional Ways to Boost Immunity & Fight Coronavirus Fears w/ Dr. Mario Martinez   Thanks for Listening If you like what you heard, please rate and review this podcast. 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BenGreenfieldFitness.com/donwood Dr. Don Wood is a guy I've been hearing about for years from multiple trusted friends of mine in the self-improvement and self-mastery realms, and I finally decided to connect with him and his work more deeply by hosting him at my house in Spokane, Washington to showcase the special flavor of therapy that he does - by working with both me and my family for a four hour session, followed by the podcast you can hear in this episode. Don is the Founder of the Inspired Performance Institute and developed something called "TIPP™", which is a cutting edge approach to high performance using advancements in neuroscience. After years of research, Dr. Wood coined the term “emotional concussions ™” which simply means events and experiences in your life may have had a profound effect on your current behaviors and habits, he refers to these events and experiences as “atmospheric conditions ™” If you experience PTSD-like symptoms, health issues related to an overactive sympathetic nervous system, or impediments in your progress towards everything from business success to relationship issues to athletic performance, Don says nothing is wrong with you, and you might simply just need a reboot. Don's work is based on the idea that events and experiences throughout our lifetime continue to play a role in how we experience life in the present. He has also realized that there was a better way of treating these type of issues. He says… …“Teaching people to live with, manage and cope with the daily stress doesn’t fix the problem. The solution comes from understanding it’s source and providing a long-term permanent solution”. Since 2015, Don's Inspired Performance Institute has worked to create innovative strategies to help people heal from the limiting effects of trauma, so they can feel and perform at their best. The result has been the development of a revolutionary approach to performance improvement referred to as TIPP (The Inspired Performance Program). TIPP is based on the idea that our minds have developed some glitches and error messages in the ways they store information about events from our past. And apparently, we all have these glitches! Even high-functioning individuals, like executives and professional athletes, have so-called glitches from their pasts, and once “reprocessed”, their performance improves to a whole new level. Once the mind is updated and refreshed using the Inspired Performance Institute’s NEURO technique, a part of TIPP, individuals are able to remain present, calm and focused, and their performance naturally improves. After we reset the mind with TIPP, we restore the body with our NOWW program. A chronically dysregulated and imbalanced nervous system can lead to anxiety, depression, PTSD, panic attacks, addictions, or even chronic illnesses such as auto-immune disorders, thyroid problems, cardiac and gastrointestinal diseases, and even, cancer. TIPP, TIPP KIDS, and the NOWW program are designed to help reset the mind and restore the body to optimal states of health, performance, and wellness. Don actually separates trauma into two camps. Most of us think of trauma as a clearly defined, often injury-inducing event like a car accident or a mugging. He calls this big ‘T’ trauma. The second type of trauma he calls emotional concussion. These are experiences that affected us psychologically but may be more loosely defined or harder to pinpoint. Don says that a very large percentage of the population is dealing with unprocessed trauma when you consider these two types of trauma. Unresolved trauma or disturbing events and experiences from your past may be interfering with your ability to function at your highest level. These experiences may limit our ability to regulate your mood, focus, or connect with others in a healthy, loving and safe way. When we experience a traumatic event, our body has a physical response to that trauma. Trauma triggers that fight or flight (aka active state) response. This creates inflammation in the body as a way of pausing the immune system so that the body can use all resources to respond to the trauma. When we are no longer in danger, the body allows everything to return to normal. What a lot of people don’t realize is that when we have unprocessed trauma, we think about it. And, when we think about it, we relive it which results in the same fight or flight response. We have the physical response to the trauma just by thinking about it! If we are doing this constantly, the immune system can’t function properly, which overtime results in autoimmune issues. Often we dismiss the idea that trauma is the cause of an issue because we may not recognize the experience as trauma. Don uses a great analogy in this episode that points to the high-definition memories we have of traumatic times in our past vs the muted memory we have of a non-threatening event (like the dinner we had last night). These high-definition memories can be very powerful and can trigger a physical response. The first step in identifying them as triggers sit to recognize the level of the memory and the physical response it brings. In Don's program, they actually monitor the brainwave state to determine the response to memories. Recognizing the physical response to memories of past trauma is not enough, the brain needs to be reconditioned as to how it responds to that memory. This is what Don does with TIPP. This program gets the mind to reset that high-definition memory into the same format as a day-to-day memory. By doing this, the body no longer sees that memory as a threat and it no longer triggers the fight or flight response. The brain is no longer sending an error message. He points out that far too often we treat the symptoms caused by these trauma responses. For example, treating anxiety, depression, or inflammation that will never be resolved if the trigger memory is not reset. Many people block bad experiences or they dismiss them as not being traumatic. This may lead them to believe that these experiences can’t be the cause because they don’t have these vivid memories Don is talking about. However, these memories may still be operating on a subconscious level and can still put the body into an active response state.  This happens because our minds receive too much information for us to actively process. So, the mind does something academics refer to as ‘time slicing’. This is when the mind takes in information and slices off some to be stored in the subconscious where it can be processed or accessed later. Then, when we encounter something similar, the mind goes searching for reference and the stored memory, resurrecting the memory in full color. This can trigger an active state response. For many people, the idea of unearthing or talking about their traumatic memories feels traumatic in itself. Don says that his patients don’t need to actually discuss the experience or share the memory. This type of work can be done without having to revisit the event consciously! During our discussion, you'll discover: -How Don began his work...12:38 -Techniques used to manage rather than fix stress...17:05 -Trauma isn't always experienced on a battlefield...29:50 -How to reprogram the brain...36:38 -Not just accepting, but laughing at the problem...39:43 -How River and Terran may process trauma in the future after a session with Don...45:17 -The success rate with Don's TIPP program...49:45 -Whether this work could be approached from a functional medicine angle...51:55 -How a Special Forces soldier overcame trauma thanks to Don's practice...55:30 -Studies to see what happens at a neurotransmitter level...1:00:00 -Anchors used to recall trauma...1:02:30 -Whether the effects can be felt via Skype or Zoom...1:17:45 -And much more! Episode sponsors: Kion Omega Organifi Red Juice Thrive Market Water and Wellness

Dr. Don Wood developed the Inspired Performance Institute after spending years researching how trauma affects our minds and our lives. Dr. Wood began to understand that events and experiences throughout our lifetime continue to play a role in how we experience life in the present. He also realized that there was a better way of treating the issue. “Teaching people to live with, manage and cope with the daily stress doesn’t fix the problem. The solution comes from understanding it’s source and providing a long-term permanent solution”.Dr. Wood’s background experience has come from spending time in the for profit and non-profit world. This combination provided a unique perspective on problem solving. He used these skills to develop the Inspired Performance Institute and the NEURO XP program.Dr. Wood has written two books about his research including the science about how our minds work and why we experience our own unique perspective of the world. Both books are focused on how we can all make the desired changes by allowing our mind to reset and reboot. He has spoken on these topics domestically and internationally.Join us for this amazing episode. Dr. Don has helped so many people to rewire their thinking to change their lives! https://www.inspiredperformanceinstitute.com/

Dr. Don Wood is an expert on physical and emotional trauma. He is the author of You Must Be Out of Your Mind: We All Need A Reboot and his newest book Emotional Concussions. He is also the founder of the Inspired Performance Institute. He talks with Mark today about how to overcome trauma—especially during COVID-19 and the current economic crisis. Hear how: It’s possible to eliminate traumatic responses rather than simply finding ways to cope with them. There’s a broad spectrum of trauma that affects us in different ways. Unresolved trauma creates inflammation in the body that can be constant and debilitating.

Dr. Don Wood is an expert on physical and emotional trauma. He is the author of You Must Be Out of Your Mind: We All Need A Reboot and his newest book Emotional Concussions. He is also the founder of the Inspired Performance Institute. He talks with Mark today about how to overcome trauma-especially during COVID-19 and the current economic crisis. Hear how: It's possible to eliminate traumatic responses rather than simply finding ways to cope with them. There's a broad spectrum of trauma that affects us in different ways. Unresolved trauma creates inflammation in the body that can be constant and debilitating.

Dr. Don Wood, author, speaker, and the creator of the Inspired Performance Institute, joins our show in this special episode of the Elite Man Podcast! In today’s episode Dr. Wood talks about optimizing your performance in life by retraining the subconscious mind. He discusses a multitude of topics including overcoming traumatic events, reprogramming the subconscious mind, how our minds and memories actually work, and how we can optimize our performance using our minds. If you’re wondering how to take control of your mind, overcome trauma, and take your performance to the next level, check this episode out now!       *Download this episode now and subscribe to our channel to get more of these amazing interviews! In our episode we go over: How Dr. Wood came to creating the TIPP (The Inspired Performance Program) course from his own personal experience What happens inside the mind when we have past traumas that effect us today The recording software of our subconscious minds Why our subconscious mind searches for past events to relate them to current events and experiences The true purpose of fear and anger in our lives How to retrain the mind so that you break past the negative feedback loops that have been programmed into your mind The time-slice theory and why it’s so important Having the right type of brain state to make change when it comes to overcoming traumatic experiences The power of the alpha brain waves The connection between unresolved trauma and physical health problems in many people Not accepting the management of mental health symptoms, but overcoming them entirely The physical damage that stress overload can cause to different parts of the body and different organs The power of sleep and delta sleep specifically when it comes to healing the body and brain The fact Dr. Wood never gets sick and what he attributes this to Why you only have to correct three past traumas to heal the effect that all the past traumas have over you Reconditioning your response to a past traumatic event Updating the mind and resetting the response to past experiences Why we cry during a good movie and what Hollywood knows about our emotional reactions Our two memory systems and why it’s so important to work on both to make change The repetitive part of the training and reconditioning of the mind What addiction really is The problems with Alcoholics Anonymous and why it doesn’t have a greater success rate The incredible changes and testimonials from Dr. Wood’s clients over the years Check out Dr. Wood on: Website: inspiredperformanceinstitute.com Facebook: facebook.com/DrDonWoodPhD Sponsors: * Follow Justin on Instagram now for daily content not found anywhere else! *Check out Justin’s new book ELITE MIND at EliteMindBook.com. *Join our email list at EliteManMagazine.com/newsletter now! *Listen guys, I know you’re probably like me and have neglected your skin care in the past. Whether you’re too busy, too lazy, or just clueless (like I was for so long), it’s past time you started doing more than just splashing some water on your face! Here’s the cold, hard truth, guys: your skin has needs. If you want it to look as good as possible—for as LONG as possible—you need to address them now. We get it, you might not know where to start. But there’s a company that’s taken all the guesswork out of it for you: Lumin. Lumin is on a mission to help give men the amazing skin they deserve, through high-quality expert-created products delivered right to your door. All of their products are formulated specifically for men’s skin and made to target skin issues with maximum efficacy, using top-notch ingredients like charcoal, green tea extract, and Vitamin C. It’s not just about looking good – it’s about feeling good; you need good skin health, especially as you get older to prevent long term damage. After using Lumin my skin feels incredible. It feels fresh and clean, and makes me look and feel amazing! Seriously, it’s that good. All their products are super easy to use too so don’t worry about having to dedicate much of your precious time each day to applying them. My favorite Lumin products are the Charcoal Cleanser and Ultra-Hydrating Moisturizing Balm. These two products keep out the dirt and oil from clogging my pours and make sure my face doesn’t get overly dried up after showering, respectively. Even if you have no idea where to begin, Lumin makes it so easy to find the right skin management system for you. Choose from different skin concerns to address—or just pick up a simple starter pack for FREE. You deserve to look and feel your best, and here’s where you start: go to LUMINSKIN.com/eliteman to get a one-month free trial of everything you need to start your skincare journey at-home. That’s LUMINSKIN.com/eliteman to get your first month FREE! LUMINSKIN.com/eliteman.  

The Case:  Maria has been dealing with a lot of inflammation and pain.  She’s been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, Hashimoto’s and Raynaud’s. She’s tried everything suggested from conventional medicine to functional medicine. The cleanses, special diets, and supplements only made her feel moderately better. When inflammation, malaise and autoimmunity persist despite doing everything possible to heal the gut, clean the liver and support the immune system properly, there is something bigger going on. I knew we had to dig deeper into her past to find the root cause of her issues.    The Investigation I spoke with Maria for over 2 hours. At some point, the conversation moved from her condition to her personal history. When she started talking about when her parent’s divorce during her childhood and then her mother’s unexpected death, I knew there was a link. We just had to connect the dots. A lot of people think that these experiences can’t possibly be the root cause of physical conditions like autoimmune disease. But, Dr. Don Wood, through his research has proven the link between the traumas we experience and our physical conditions. He’s the founder of the Inspired Performance Institute where he’s developed technology called TIPP as well as programs to ‘reboot’ the mind around past trauma that our body continues to feel.  I’m thrilled to have him join me for this episode.    Understanding Trauma Dr. Wood separates trauma into two camps. Most of us think of trauma as a clearly defined, often injury-inducing event like a car accident or a mugging. He calls this big ‘T’ trauma. The second type of trauma he calls emotional concussion. These are experiences that affected us psychologically but may be more loosely defined or harder to pinpoint. Dr. Wood says that a very large percentage of the population is dealing with unprocessed trauma when you consider these two types of trauma.   How Trauma May Cause Autoimmune Issues When we experience a traumatic event, our body has a physical response to that trauma. Trauma triggers that fight or flight (aka active state) response. This creates inflammation in the body as a way of pausing the immune system so that the body can use all resources to respond to the trauma. When we are no longer in danger, the body allows everything to return to normal. What a lot of people don’t realize is that when we have unprocessed trauma, we think about it. And, when we think about it, we relive it which results in the same fight or flight response. We have the physical response to the trauma just by thinking about it! If we are doing this constantly, the immune system can’t function properly, which overtime results in autoimmune issues.   Diagnosing Trauma as a Trigger Often we dismiss the idea that trauma is the cause of an issue because we may not recognize the experience as trauma. Dr. Wood uses a great analogy in this episode that points to the high-definition memories we have of traumatic times in our past vs the muted memory we have of a non-threatening event (like the dinner we had last night). These high-definition memories can be very powerful and can trigger a physical response. The first step in identifying them as triggers sit to recognize the level of the memory and the physical response it brings. In Dr. Wood’s program, they actually monitor the brainwave state to determine the response to memories.    Treating Trauma Triggers Recognizing the physical response to memories of past trauma is not enough, the brain needs to be reconditioned as to how it responds to that memory. This is what Dr. Wood does with TIPP. This program gets the mind to reset that high-definition memory into the same format as a day-to-day memory. By doing this, the body no longer sees that memory as a threat and it no longer triggers the fight or flight response. The brain is no longer sending an error message.  Dr. Wood points out that far too often we treat the symptoms caused by these trauma responses. For example, treating anxiety, depression, or inflammation that will never be resolved if the trigger memory is not reset.    Blocked Trauma Memories Many people block bad experiences or they dismiss them as not being traumatic. This may lead them to believe that these experiences can’t be the cause because they don’t have these vivid memories Dr. Wood is talking about. However, these memories may still be operating on a subconscious level and can still put the body into an active response state.  This happens because our minds receive too much information for us to actively process. So, the mind does something academics refer to as ‘time slicing’. This is when the mind takes in information and slices off some to be stored in the subconscious where it can be processed or accessed later. Then, when we encounter something similar, the mind goes searching for reference and the stored memory, resurrecting the memory in full color. This can trigger an active state response.    Avoiding Trauma Memories For many people, the idea of unearthing or talking about their traumatic memories feels traumatic in itself. Dr. Wood says that his patients don’t need to actually discuss the experience or share the memory. This type of work can be done without having to revisit the event consciously. This is a relief to many people.    Mystery Solved In order to get to the root problem with Maria, I ran a comprehensive blood test and an organic acid test. She’d already worked on many areas of her physiology but we still found an issue with oxalates and sulfites. We removed those and supported some of the nutrients she was missing like Vitamin C and Zinc.  I also noticed that she was overdoing it with certain supplements that her test showed she didn’t need. I also noted that she was taking Echinacea which is contraindicated in autoimmunity because it can overstimulate the immune system and create even more of an autoimmune attack (a common misunderstanding) With all of that sorted, I presented Maria with the possibility of past traumas being at play. She’d never heard of this connection and was willing to try. We worked on connecting her mind and body with many of the mind body code techniques I use and she noticed her pain decreased in just a few weeks.   Happy Ending Encouraged by the progress we were able to achieve, Maria was excited to sign up for Dr. Wood’s program and finally deal with her health struggles.    Eliminating Health Mysteries For Maria we were able to find that final missing piece of the health puzzle and help her regain her health. Could this be the missing clue for you or someone in your life?    Right now, Dr. Wood is offering Health Mystery Solved listeners the opportunity to join his online program and save 10%. Just use this link to take advantage of this offer.    Links: Resources mentioned Thanks to my guest Dr. Don Wood. You can connect with him and learn more about his TIPP online program HERE.   You can also find Dr. Wood on Facebook, Instagram and his website.   Suggested Products Vitamin C Zinc TIPP Online Program   Related Podcast Episodes: EPISODE #017 The Case of the Stubborn Hashimoto’s w/ Dr. Kyrin Dunston EPISODE #019 The Case of the Reversible Autoimmune Diagnosis w/ Dr. Keesha Ewers EPISODE #037 The Case of Constant Flu-like Symptoms w/ Dr. Luis Garcia Thanks for Listening If you like what you heard, please rate and review this podcast. Every piece of feedback not only helps me create better shows, it helps more people find this important information. Never miss an episode -  Subscribe NOW to Health Mysteries Solved with host, Inna Topiler on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or Google Podcasts and remember to rate and review the show! 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There is one main thing that keeps Salon Owners up all night. There are so many owners that I know who find this one thing the most stressful & challenging part of owning a business. Do you know what that 1 thing is? Humans! The nature of the Hair & Beauty industry is that we’re constantly surrounded by humans... or as you know them: your team. The stressful thing about managing the humans inside of your business is dealing with the different personalities, emotions, dramas and never-ending challenges. But there’s one key thing that will help you deal with this a whole lot better, and that’s understanding emotions. Understanding the emotions of both yourself and your team members is key to successfully leading a team that functions like a well-oiled machine. In this episode, I'm joined by Dr Don Woods. He is the CEO and founder of the Inspired Performance Institute, a company which works to create innovative strategies to help people heal from the limiting effects of trauma, so they can feel and perform at their best Don will share with us his expert knowledge about managing & understanding our own emotions and the emotions of our teams, so that we can be better leaders and better all-round people.   ENROLMENT NOW OPEN- Join The Momentum Program CLICK HERE (https://bit.ly/MomentumProgram) to enroll NOW in the Momentum Program (https://bit.ly/MomentumProgram) Recommended Links CLICK HERE (https://www.inspiredperformanceinstitute.com/salon) to check out the Inspired Performance Institute Dr. Wood is offering a 10% DISCOUNT off his ON-LINE Training Program.    

In today’s episode Matt and Jeff interview Dr. Don Wood, the founder of The Inspired Performance Institute. We all wrestle with unresolved trauma or disturbing events and experiences from our past. At The Inspired Performance Institute, Dr. Wood discovered that all of these traumatic subconscious blocks can be eliminated and your mind can be “rebooted” with a simple, effective, non-invasive program. This cutting-edge technology is called TIPP, and the training programs that Dr. Wood offers can change lives for so many people who are looking for self-help, personal development, and better living. It is designed to help reset your mind and restore your body to optimal states of health, performance, and wellness. We simply clear the error messages. As always, this information is not designed to diagnose, treat, prevent or cure any condition and is for information purposes only - please discuss any information in this podcast with your health care professional before making any changes to your current lifestyle. Check out ATP Science's range of products at our online store

Trauma can be caused by any negative experience that produces a lasting impression on a person’s mental stability. In today’s Coffee with Shanda, she is joined by the founder of Inspired Performance Institute, Dr. Don Wood. He has developed a program to understand the trauma in the mind. They discuss the different sources of trauma, how that affects your mind and overall health, and how to deal with it. Unlock the secret to resolving trauma and learn how you can train your brain to stay present in the moment and operate at your best!   “Unresolved trauma will create an inflammation in the body.” - Dr. Don Wood   Subscribe for more on iTunes!   In this Episode:   - What does the Inspired Performance Program cover?   - The reason why their program is different   - How Dr. Wood’s daughter recovered from Chron’s disease   - Your mind will do everything that it can to avoid pain and fear   - What happens to your brain when you get agitated    Connect with Dr. Don Wood:   - Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/DrDonWoodPhD   - LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-don-wood-phd-a71b8412/   - YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTKWCHeUmPZSqkvuRTblajA?pbjreload=10   - Website – https://www.inspiredperformanceinstitute.com/   - Personal Website - http://www.drwoodphd.com/   Connect with Shanda:   - Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/HeartCoreBusiness/?__tn__=%2CdkC-R&eid=ARAOYqWIAlwV8ne7kb7WZmlJjSRfND-LdiWYWUV2yG6OZI6hRY6SKbTkgNbdtImhEKWT9xXiLNus97wP&hc_ref=ARQp8bfdea6vXcyQ0GzE0rw61WssuNPfkCEPulWNEApe8zmYNh177ofVSzVApn_a-Ks   - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/shandasumpter/   - YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV0yb267FuHLdNfSL-2fPkA   - Website (HeartCore Business) - http://www.heartcorebusiness.com/

Think you're self-sabotaging? Think again!  In this conversation, learn why the brain will NEVER sabotage you (and what it's doing instead). Plus, you'll hear how trauma healing isn't only possible for everyone, but it can be accomplished a lot faster than you think. Dr. Don Wood will help you see your healing journey through a new lens, and offers a unique solution to fix the "glitches" in your programming that were caused by traumas both big and small. And, when you join Dr. Woods' incredible NeuroXP program and use coupon code “EMPATH”, we'll hook you up with additional support, including our powerful energy healing meditation series and our Amplified Series training you how to amplify your intuition, creativity, and intimacy—enjoy a unique, fun and powerful way to set up NEW brain patterns post-healing. Dr. Don Wood developed the Inspired Performance Institute after spending years researching how trauma affects our minds and our lives. Dr. Wood began to understand that events and experiences throughout our lifetime continue to play a role in how we experience life in the present. He also realized that there was a better way of treating the issue. “Teaching people to live with, manage and cope with the daily stress doesn’t fix the problem. The solution comes from understanding it’s source and providing a long-term permanent solution”. Dr. Wood’s background experience has come from spending time in the for profit and non-profit world. This combination provided a unique perspective on problem solving. He used these skills to develop the Inspired Performance Institute and the NEURO XP program. Dr. Wood has written two books about his research including the science about how our minds work and why we experience our own unique perspective of the world. Both books are focused on how we can all make the desired changes by allowing our mind to reset and reboot. He has spoken on these topics domestically and internationally. Read all the show notes at: https://empathtopower.com/025-heal-your-trauma-for-good-with-dr-don-wood/

In this episode, we have an incredible conversation with Dr. Don Wood, the creator of The Inspired Performance Program (TIPP). As a clinical hypnotherapist, entrepreneur, and personal life experiences, I understand the impact of trauma and how it keeps us from reaching our full potential.  To frame it up - consider this: We have up to 80,000 thoughts a day.  80% of them are negative and 95% of them stem from the subconscious and are the same thoughts as yesterday.This means you are only living in a margin of 5-10% consciousness (your highest self and potential).So, how does small and large trauma to the body affect women? Women are 70 percent more likely to experience anxiety disorders than men.Approximately 1 in 5 suffer from an autoimmune disease, and women make up 75 percent of this group. Could there be a connection to pre-exposed, prolonged inflammation from earlier trauma stuck in the body? We’ll explore that, and more. You’ll want to listen to this entire epic episode as we welcome you to the round table as we discuss the mind-body connection, and living to your highest potential. About Dr. Don WoodDr. Don Wood developed the Inspired Performance Institute after spending years researching how trauma affects our minds and our lives. Dr. Wood began to understand that events and experiences throughout our life continue to play a role in how we experience life in the present. He also realized that there was a better way of treating the issue. Dr. Wood’s background experience provides a unique perspective on problem-solving. He used these skills to develop the Inspired Performance Institute and the NEURO XP program as well as authoring two books about his research. On Today’s Episode You’ll Awaken to:How Dr. Wood developed the TIPP: The Inspired Performance Program.How trauma is experienced and prolonged at the cellular level, keeping us stuck.How the Amygdala releases stress hormones and the trauma stores the memory and feeling in the hippocampus- forever to retrieve. Don’s family’s history with trauma and his journey to study the effects of itHow his work relates to the lives of successful entrepreneurs and athletesThe reptilian brain, mammalian brain and human brainMy little “t” experience with math as a child and how it impacted my growth mindset around money, even after created 3 businesses. 61% of women would rather talk about their death than moneyKids and trauma and how all memories are stored up to the age of 7 - and compounded from there. As women continue to loop through trauma, they keep the inflammation active - could this be why we have increased risk to autoimmune, cancer and anxiety?  Why Reason and logic doesnt work when trying to change.  Hint: Survival! How females become victims and easily found by perpetrators from Compartmentalization and numbing of the MindHow stressful experiences dumps ill-frequencies into our body and it throws our immune system and central nervous system off balance. How positive mind management can increase professional athletes and performers.What his program looks like and the next steps you can take to work with him Resources:Don’s WebsiteSample His Program For Free!Ready for a peaceful mind? Sign up and transform your life HERE! Share the Love:If you like The Awakened Beauty Podcast…Subscribe, Rate & Review via iTunesVisit us at awakenedbeautyhq.com for updates.Businesses: www.evoqbeauty.com | www.beautyecology.comInstagram @awakenbeautyhqInstagram @evoqbeautyWatch on Youtube at my channel: Awaken Beauty PodcastShop natural health and beauty products with EVOQAlso, go to awakenbeauty-hq on ITunes and write your biggest takeaway in the rate and review section. Just pretend it says “ah ha” here!! Don’t just review the episode, I would love your ah-ha moment from this episode that is more specific so you can confirm your takeaway as you write, but also help others capture your brilliance. It’ll take 3 minutes from your day. What you declare will be life to others.So remember, go to I tunes to rate and review.Comment or question you’d like to ask Kassandra.P.S! Your review is not only paramount in helping others discover the show, but we also read each and every submission personally…and they mean the world to us.Love and Light! - KassandraIn the Meantime, STAY IN THE CONVERSATION! @awakenbeautyhq | #awakenbeautyAdditional Support and Proof!Listen and learn to this video more from leading PHD's from the  12th Annual SSEW Symposium, “The Exposome & Metabolic Health.”  Speakers discussed the role of social relationships, chemicals found in everyday items like beauty and hair care products, and our food environments in encouraging negative health outcomes such as obesity and diabetes, breast cancer, and even Alzheimer’s. Listen here 

This episode of Bulletproof Radio was recorded live at the Genius Network. My guest spent years researching how trauma affects our minds and our lives. In doing so, he began to understand that events and experiences throughout our lifetime continue to play a role in how we experience life in the present. “Trauma is a glitch, it's an error message,” says Don Wood, Ph.D. “If you think about something that happened to you 10 years ago and you feel fear or anger, or you feel an emotion, then that's affecting you.”He also realized that there was a better way of treating the issue. “Teaching people to live with, manage and cope with the daily stress doesn’t fix the problem,” Don says. “The solution comes from understanding its source and providing a long-term permanent solution.”So, Don developed a more efficient and effective solution for trauma using modern advancements in the study of neuroscience and cutting-edge proprietary techniques. The result has been the development of the Inspired Performance Institute and the creation of a revolutionary approach to performance improvement.Enjoy the show!

This episode of Bulletproof Radio was recorded live at the Genius Network. My guest spent years researching how trauma affects our minds and our lives. In doing so, he began to understand that events and experiences throughout our lifetime continue to play a role in how we experience life in the present. “Trauma is a glitch, it's an error message,” says Don Wood, Ph.D. “If you think about something that happened to you 10 years ago and you feel fear or anger, or you feel an emotion, then that's affecting you.”He also realized that there was a better way of treating the issue. “Teaching people to live with, manage and cope with the daily stress doesn’t fix the problem,” Don says. “The solution comes from understanding its source and providing a long-term permanent solution.”So, Don developed a more efficient and effective solution for trauma using modern advancements in the study of neuroscience and cutting-edge proprietary techniques. The result has been the development of the Inspired Performance Institute and the creation of a revolutionary approach to performance improvement.Enjoy the show!

In this special episode recorded by ATP Science during the Spartan World Media Fest in Tahoe during the Spartan World Championships Mo sits on a panel along side Drew Manning from Fit to Fat to Fit, Dr. Don Woods from Inspired Performance Institute and Liz Nierzwicki from Happy Healthy Fit to discuss the state of health in the world.  We dive VERY deep into the mental side of fitness and health and provide you with the information you need to begin creating a bomb proof mindset for all aspects of health and performance.  This episode is absolute GOLD and a must listen!

Dr. Don Wood – When Your Danger Response Sees Danger EverywhereAired Friday, October 25, 2019 at 4:00 PM PST / 7:00 PM ETIs it a daily battle with feeling like your mind is full of glitches and error messages? Often with autoimmune, it can feel like not just our body is out of control, your mind and emotions are too.In this episode, Dr. Don Wood from InspiredPerformanceInstitute.com shares some of the effects of trauma on the human brain and ways to restore optimal brain function in the aftermath of trauma. His methodology uses advancements in neuroscience and proprietary techniques known as ‘The Inspired Performance Program (TIPP)' and ‘NEURO XP.' He shares how to reset your mind when it is burdened with trauma so that you can clear the way to greater calm, focus and optimal performance, plus• How to move between a quiet mind and an active state,• How your unconscious mind works when it perceives danger,• How unresolved trauma creates inflammation,And so much more…Dr. Don Wood Ph.D. is the author of ‘You Must Be Out of Your Mind' and founder of the Inspired Performance Institute, a company devoted to a better understanding of the effects of trauma on the human brain and how to restore optimal brain function in the aftermath of trauma. Learn more at www.inspiredperformanceinstitute.com.If you are tired of being told to live with PTSD and other unwanted ‘danger' signals, listen to this intriguing interview about sensory awareness and behavioral flexibility first on October 25th at 7 PM ET and later in podcast and video.

Is it a daily battle with feeling like your mind is full of glitches and error messages? Often with autoimmune, it can feel like not just our body is out of control, your mind and emotions are too. In this episode, Dr. Don Wood from InspiredPerformanceInstitute.com shares some of the effects of trauma on the human brain and ways to restore optimal brain function in the aftermath of trauma. His methodology uses advancements in neuroscience and proprietary techniques known as ‘The Inspired Performance Program (TIPP)' and ‘NEURO XP.' He shares how to reset your mind when it is burdened with trauma so that you can clear the way to greater calm, focus and optimal performance, plus • How to move between a quiet mind and am active state,• How your unconscious mind works when it perceives danger,• How unresolved trauma creates inflammation, And so much more... Dr. Don Wood Ph.D. is the author of ‘You Must Be Out of Your Mind' and founder of the Inspired Performance Institute, a company devoted to a better understanding of the effects of trauma on the human brain and how to restore optimal brain function in the aftermath of trauma. Learn more at www.inspiredperformanceinstitute.com.If you are tired of being told to live with past trauma, PTSD and other unwanted ‘danger' signals, listen to this intriguing interview about sensory awareness and behavioral flexibility first on October 25th at 7 PM ET and later in podcast and video at www.UnderstandingAutoimmune.com/Danger

In this episode we’re taking a good hard look at trauma, and how it is affecting your performance in ways that you may not even realize! Joining me to share his expertise on this topic is Dr. Don Wood, who developed the Inspired Performance Institute after spending years researching how trauma affects our minds and our lives. What he reveals here is eye-opening, and will change how you view the impact of trauma in your life, and how to start moving forward right now. If you enjoy this episode and it inspired you in some way, I’d love to hear about it and know your biggest takeaway. Take a screenshot of you listening on your device, post it to your Instagram Stories and tag me, @jameswedmore. I’d like to personally invite you to join me in a secret hidden channel I’ve created called BEYOND The Mind Your Business Podcast. All you have to do is go to http://jameswedmore.com/beyond to download the Telegram app and join today! Haven’t left a review yet? All you have to do is go to http://jameswedmore.com/itunes, and thanks for your support of this show! I want to invite you to help contribute to this podcast by submitting a question for the Listener Question of the Week edition of The Mind Your Business Podcast. All you have to do is go to http://jameswedmore.com/QA and record a question (under 4 minutes or less) that could be featured on an upcoming episode. In the episode you’ll hear: Don’s family’s history with trauma and his journey to study the effects of it What happens when you eliminate the effects of trauma How to become aware of and investigate the beliefs we carry from our childhood The amazing ways that Don and his team help people that have experienced significant trauma How his work relates to the lives of successful entrepreneurs and athletes What his program looks like and the next steps you can take to work with him For full show notes and links, visit: http://mindyourbusinesspodcast.com/podcast/293 

Do you ever feel like you just can’t be 100% in the moment? When you tune into this podcast episode, you’ll learn there is absolutely nothing wrong with you or your mind. Lonnie and his guests Dr. Wood and Dr. Leslie from the Inspired Performance Institute talk about how you can clear the glitches in your mind to gain clarity and focus to drive performance. Dr. Wood and Dr. Leslie help individuals process traumatic events that occurred in the past, but continue to impact their minds and performance today. And, their work is for everyone—traumatic events and experiences effect us all from dealing with a bully in kindergarten to those who encountered abuse. Tune in to learn how to perform at your highest level.

Listen as Syndee Hendricks and Thomas Hydes talk with Dr. Leslie Hamilton, Ph.D., the Chief Operating Officer at The Inspired Performance Institute. She has over 17 years of clinical experience helping people create their best lives. She is passionate about helping clients create new narratives in which they turn their challenges into triumphs and build … Continue reading Dr. Leslie Hamilton: Inspired Performance Institute →

Welcome to This Amazing Life - Episode 7! In this episode, you'll meet Dr. Donald Wood, learn about the Inspired Performance Institute, and their revolutionary approach to overcoming trauma and addiction rather than coping and managing it. In this episode we discuss the conscious vs subconscious mind, how trauma affect the human brain, and why we've been looking at it all wrong. Thanks for listening!

Olá pessoal! Danilo Brizola aqui e hoje falei no podcast sobre rotina matinal e como esse hábito de cultivar um "ritual" todas as manhãs me ajudaram muito e trouxeram muitos benefícios na minha produtividade. Um dos assuntos que falo é sobre meditação e durante o podcast compartilhei o Inspired Performance Institute, uma empresa que possui um programa para alta performance executiva que eu recomendo! Dêem uma olhada no site deles: https://inspiredperformanceinstitute.com Além disso, recomendo também que vocês deem uma olhada nos dois livros do Tim Ferris que falei durante o podcast: The 4-hour workweek e Tools of Titans. Acompanha lá e deixa o seu feedback no www.empreendedorprodutivo.com ou envia um email para danilo@empreendedorprodutivo.com! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/empreendedor-produtivo/support

➡️ Like The Podcast? Leave A Rating: https://ratethispodcast.com/successstory➡️ Join 321,000 people who read my free weekly newsletter: https://newsletter.scottdclary.com➡️ About The GuestDr. Don Wood is a visionary in the field of trauma-informed performance enhancement. With a Ph.D. in Clinical Counseling, he has dedicated his career to understanding the impact of trauma on the human mind and performance. As the founder and CEO of the Inspired Performance Institute, Dr. Wood has developed the groundbreaking TIPP method, a patented approach designed to help individuals overcome trauma and reach their full potential. His innovative work at the Institute focuses on resetting the mind's response to past events, allowing for increased clarity, focus, and calm. Dr. Wood's expertise has transformed the lives of thousands, helping them to eliminate stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction, and to conquer personal and professional challenges with newfound confidence and peace. An acclaimed author and speaker, Dr. Wood's contributions to neuroscience-backed therapies have garnered recognition from high-performing professionals across various fields, including executives and athletes. His commitment to helping others live a life free from the constraints of past traumas has made him a sought-after expert and a beacon of hope for many seeking to unlock their highest performance levels.➡️ Show Linkshttps://www.instagram.com/drdonwood/https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdonwoodphd/ ➡️ Podcast SponsorsHubspot - https://hubspot.com/  Entrepreneurs On Fire Podcast - https://www.eofire.com/podcast/ NetSuite — https://netsuite.com/scottclary/ Backblaze - https://backblaze.com/story DeleteMe - https://joindeleteme.com/success (Code: success)BELAY - https://belaysolutions.com 1Password - https://1password.com/clary Indeed - https://indeed.com/clary Heaven Hill - https://heavenhilldistillery.com/hh-bottled-in-bond.php Factor - factormeals.com/successpod50 (Code: successpod50)BetterHelp - https://www.betterhelp.com/successpod ➡️ Talking Points00:00 - Intro02:35 - Defining Emotional Concussions04:35 - How Emotional Concussions Affect Us07:58 - Dr. Don Wood's Journey12:04 - Trauma and Inflammation14:39 - Subconscious Influences23:07 - Trauma Treatment Benchmarks32:53 - Overcoming Trauma to Achieve Success41:03 - Sponsor: Entrepreneurs On Fire Podcast41:49 - Enhancing Performance by Removing Trauma45:40 - Inspired Performance Institute vs. Traditional Therapy51:54 - Can We Escape Trauma?58:34 - Limitations of Dr. Wood's Program1:04:04 - Dr. Wood's Perspective on Addiction1:09:24 - Final Tips for Trauma Survivors1:16:31 - Connecting with Dr. Wood Online1:19:59 - Advice for Your Younger SelfOur Sponsors:* Check out 1Password: 1password.com/CLARY* Check out : betterhelp.com/SUCCESSPOD* Check out Factor and use my code successpod50 for a great deal: www.factor75.comAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dr. Don Wood developed the Inspired Performance Institute after spending years researching how trauma affects our minds and our lives. Dr. Wood began to understand that events and experiences throughout our lifetime continue to play a role in how we experience life in the present. He also realized that there was a better way of treating the issue. “Teaching people to live with, manage and cope with the daily stress doesn’t fix the problem. The solution comes from understanding it’s source and providing a long-term permanent solution”. Dr. Wood’s background experience has come from spending time in the for profit and nonprofit world. This combination provided a unique perspective on problem solving. He used these skills to develop the Inspired Performance Institute and the NEURO XP program. Dr. Wood has written two books about his research including the science about how our minds work and why we experience our own unique perspective of the world. Both books are focused on how we can all make the desired changes by allowing our mind to reset and reboot. He has spoken on these topics domestically and internationally. *In This Episode* * Dr. Wood's Website ( http://www.drwoodphd.com/ ) * Contact Dr. Wood ( http://www.drwoodphd.com/contact/ ) * Connect with Dr. Wood on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/DrDonWoodPhD ) * Inspired Performance Institute’s Website ( https://www.inspiredperformanceinstitute.com/ ) * Inspired Performance Institute on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/inspiredperformanceinstitute ) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-trauma-therapist-podcast-with-guy-macpherson-phd-inspiring-interviews-with-thought-leaders-in-the-field-of-trauma/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

Today's guest is Dr. Don Wood, from the Inspired Performance Institute, and he will be talking to us about trauma and how to heal from it. Don helps people reprocess their trauma so that they're no longer in a state of hyper-vigilance and responding to their past trauma in the present moment. Our traumas can either take us down or inspire us. Don believes that every individual who is dealing with addiction has had trauma. He has been very successful in treating addiction as well as trauma. In the past, he used to find that people were finding ways to live with trauma by learning how to manage it and cope with its effects. Trauma, however, creates glitches and error messages in the way that our minds work and so Don has subsequently discovered that it is possible to eliminate trauma so that we no longer need to deal with any of its effects. Self-help books tell us to stay present and be in the moment, but our minds don't work that way. Once we understand how our minds work, we become able to create the necessary solutions to get our minds to remain in the present moment. Our subconscious mind operates in the present, so ninety-five percent of our brain is always present, just like the mind of an animal is always present. But because our minds experience trauma on a looping basis, we can't shut off the loop of information, and so we continue to re-experience the past trauma in the present moment. Our traumatic events and experiences are recorded in our memories differently from our regular experiences. Experiences that are neither threatening nor disturbing are recorded and stored in memory as fairly low-resolution files. Threatening or disturbing experiences, however, are recorded and stored differently by the mind. Our senses are heightened and intensified with those experiences, so they are stored in our minds in high definition. And this is where the glitch comes in. If our mind goes back into memory, and it sees the stored images of those traumatic events, it perceives those events to be happening right now, in the present moment. So although there is nothing threatening happening in the present moment, the mind still creates a response to the memory of the threat. With people who have experienced trauma and a constant sense of fear or anger, along with the emotional dysregulation of the nervous system, the normal reaction of the mind is to want to escape the threat, or to attack it. In other words, the high-resolution data is constantly being activated, and that creates a physiological fight-or-flight response. So although the fight-or-flight response is an emergency management system, designed to protect us, for most people, it has become an operating system that is on all the time. Your mind will do anything to try to protect you and avoid pain. So at the Inspired Performance Institute, they start with the premise that there's nothing wrong with anybody, or with anybody's mind. They understand that our minds are being affected by events and experiences throughout our lifetime. And this is constantly activating our nervous systems. So, if you have high-resolution data stored, and your mind is activating it, you will create a response. And the response could be to take a drink or to use a drug. We have a second memory system, called Procedural Memory, which is based on the basal ganglia learning how to adapt to their environment. By doing something over and over, you train your brain to build a code to protect you in the same way as an animal mind would. Don believes that what is happening with addiction is that people who have had emotional pain from trauma and have repeatedly used a certain resource to stop the pain, have built code in their nervous system that their mind keeps using to keep the pain away. Yet the code is an error message, so it keeps looping and the erroneous danger response remains active. There can be both high-level and low-level traumas. Sometimes, people have lived with trauma all their lives, so they think that the hyper-vigilance that they are experiencing is normal. If you feel emotion when thinking about something that happened to you as a child, it means that the trauma is still active. By using a process to resolve the trauma, you can de-activate it and then your mind will start seeing things differently. To fix things, the mind needs to stop looping. At the Inspired Performance Institute, they have developed a series of techniques to reduce and eliminate PTSD, panic attacks, and anxiety attacks in a four-hour session. They do this by providing a counter-frequency for the memory. Then, the mind takes on the new frequency and changes it to the lower state. After that, the mind stops responding to the previously traumatic memory. People are often shocked at how fast the trauma has been eliminated! The mind and body are designed to heal. All you need are the tools to do it with. *Links and resources:* If you need help or some support, reach out to us at www.theaddictedmind.com/help ( http://www.theaddictedmind.com/help ) The Inspired Performance Institute - https://www.inspiredperformanceinstitute.com/ To get the first chapter of Don's book, You Must Be Out of Your Mind , or to contact Don, go to https://www.inspiredperformanceinstitute.com/