Empowered Explant

Curious about how red light therapy and infrared sauna can support your healing before and after explant?

In this episode I interview Brian Richards, the Founder and CEO of Sauna Space, at the Biohacking Congress in Austin to dive into the benefits– and there are many!

We discuss how infrared saunas can:

• Help in managing the symptoms of illness
• Be helpful in preparing the body for surgery
• Speed up and improve surgery recovery and scar healing
• Support detoxification in the body
• Provide stress and emotional health benefits

Links and resources:

Click here to learn more about SaunaSpace!
Use code EMPOWERED for 5% off your first order.

Join me live or virtually at the Biohacking Congress in Miami, October 2023!
CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
Use code EMPOWERED for 60% off ticket prices!

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Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.

An unplanned, unscripted, imperfect episode. I’m showing up because be damned if I’m gonna miss a Tuesday with my breasties! Love you all! xx

Links and resources:

Email me at [email protected] and slide into my DM @darnahmercieca

BII Symptoms Tracker
tracker.empoweredexplant.com

Explant Planning Checklist
checklist.empoweredexplant.com

Healing Smoothies Guide
smoothies.empoweredexplant.com

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Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.

What words are you choosing when you talk about yourself, your boobs, and your surgery?

Research has shown that people who down-talk themselves often experience higher levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. But most of the time we don’t even realize how what we’re saying is affecting us.

In this episode I’ll guide you on how to become mindful of your words, determine if the words you’re using are harmful to you, and choose better thoughts and self-talk that leads to better mental and physical health.

Because you deserve it!

Links and resources:

I’d love to hear from you if this was helpful or you want to hear more like this!
Email me directly at [email protected]!

Check out a couple of my fave mindset mentors that I mentioned in this episode:
Mel Robbins: https://www.melrobbins.com/podcast
Byron Katie: https://thework.com/

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Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.

Want to know what you need to do so your body can detox effectively after explant surgery? Start here.

I’m joined by Lahana Vigliano, Clinical Nutritionist and Founder of Nuvitru Wellness, who specializes in Helping Women Balance Hormones + Restore Gut Health, which are both hugely affected by the stress and toxicity of breast implants.

We talk about:

• Why BII symptoms don’t always clear up immediately after explanting.
• The effects of toxin build up over time.
• What needs to be addressed to detox effectively.
• The importance of gut health.
• The effects on hormones.
• What lab testing can be helpful.
• What Lahana recommends all women explanting do.

Links and resources:

Use code EMPOWERED for $150 off all packages.
https://www.nuvitru.com/

Follow Nuvitru on Instagram: @nuvitruwellness

You can find Lahana’s podcasts here!

Download the free Explant Surgery Planning Checklist:
Checklist.empoweredexplant.com

I know that was a lot!

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Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.

Learn about the healing power that’s available inside you! Increasing the number of circulating stem cells, supports the body's natural ability to repair after explant surgery, and improves the functioning of various organs, which we need for things like detoxing and rebalancing our hormones.

In this interview with Christian Drapeau, Founder of Stemregen, we dive into the power of stem cells and how they play a role in the functioning of the many systems in our body that help us heal wounds, improve scars, detox, restore hormonal balance, and improve strength and vitality!

Links and resources:

Click here to learn more about Stemregen!
Use code EMPOWERED for 15% off your first order.

Have questions or want to hear more episodes like this?
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Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):
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Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.

Are you looking for a surgeon to perform your breast implant removal? 

This video is for you! 

Here are the top 5 key qualities to look for to make sure you're in good hands with your explant surgery.

Links and resources:

Download the free Explant Surgery Planning Checklist:
Checklist.empoweredexplant.com

Episode 13: The Different Types of Explant Surgery Procedures Explained
https://www.explantpodcast.com/2073651/12151112

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Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.

Can you guess what testing was done on breast implants before they were greenlighted to be put in women's bodies?

It’s women’s history month, so I thought it would be fitting to take a deep dive into the history of breast implants, since these have had a tremendous impact on women over the years.

And if you’re not up to speed with the backstory on breast implants, get ready to be shocked at how these so-called medical devices came to be in our bodies today.

Links and resources:

Take the Quiz: Is it time to consider removing my breast implants?
http://explantquiz.empoweredexplant.com

You can also email me at [email protected]

Here are some other references from the episode you might find helpful:

• Watch “Explant” the docu-film, featuring Michelle Visage.
  
  
• FDA 2019 Statement
  
  
• FDA Labeling Recommendations, including patient decision checklist and list of chemicals/heavy metals:

https://www.fda.gov/media/131885/download
https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/implants-and-prosthetics/breast-implants

• FDA Boxed Warning Announcement:

https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-strengthens-safety-requirements-and-updates-study-results-breast-implants

• Other referenced articles:

https://www.breastcancer.org/treatment/surgery/breast-reconstruction/types/implant-reconstruction/illness#section-how-we-got-here-a-brief-history-of-breast-implant-regulation

https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/development-silicone-breast-implants-use-breast-augmentation-surgeries-united-states

https://allthatsinteresting.com/weird-history-of-breast-i

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Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.

My mama (and breast friend) joins me to talk about the differences between our explant surgeries and healing - same procedure, different surgeons. This conversation really highlights how unique this journey is for everyone. And we finish with what we did the same to prepare and recover strong!

Links and resources:

Download my 33 step explant surgery planning checklist
Checklist.empoweredexplant.com

Me live on IG still high on anesthesia!
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CWJSYF0pzhn/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

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Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.

I always get asked if I got a breast lift or not, and why I made the choice I did. Let me tell you, my choice wasn’t easy, but it was clear. I’m sharing with you the reasons I chose not to get a lift, and how I feel about that decision now, 15 months later… honestly.

Links and resources:

If you’re feeling unclear or have questions (or this episode helped you!) email me at [email protected]

Download my explant surgery planning checklist
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Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.

My Galentine’s Day gift to you is a 14 minute self-love meditation that gives you a reason to take a pause for yourself today! Find a little space for yourself, maybe set the mood with some candlelight, and join me on a journey of cultivating loving awareness and acceptance of self, exactly where you are in this moment.

Happy Valentine’s Day beautiful breastie!

Links and resources:

Download the Self Love Meditation here.

Send me an email if you liked this meditation and let me know what self-loving action it inspired for you! [email protected]

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Disclaimer: This podcast does not constitute medical or mental health advice. Darnah is not a medical practitioner. She shares from personal experience, research, and conversations with other people. If you are experiencing symptoms, pain, post-surgery complications, or mental health concerns, please seek care from your medical provider or surgeon.