Heal Your Mind, Heal Your Body

In my new book, Empower Your Child to Heal, I devote Ch. 1 to answering the cry so many parents experience when they have a child with gut issues or autoimmune conditions. In this episode, I'll give you the cliff notes on what could be happening and why so many medical doctors send their patients to me -- a psychotherapist. You can pre-order the ebook on Amazon, and the paperback will publish on October 20. Learn more or sign up for my newsletter at drsykler.net.

In this raw and revealing episode, I open up about my own personal journey with mind-body healing that started after a epic breakdown on a Utah hiking trail. This moment had been building up since my childhood, which would later be diagnosed as Multiple Sclerosis. Wheelchair bound and partially blind, I share a near-death moment that shook my world. This would lead to an amazing journey, which I've documented in my new book, Empower Your Child to Heal, coming soon. Pre-order available on Amazon. I invite you to listen to my story. Learn more at drsykler.net.

What's the difference between panic and anxiety attacks? Both can be debilitating and increase the likelihood of having short- and long-term mental and physical repercussions. Neither are desirable. What's the difference? Where do they come from? How do deal with them? In this episode, I'll provide the answers and some of my favorites hacks. BTW: If you like today's episode, do me a favor and write a review! Also, I've added a FREE download for you at drskyler.net upon signing up called "Back to School Blues: 8 Ways to Reduce Your Child's Anxiety and Gut Distress."

Words carry emotional energy that can either hurt or heal your child. As we know, anxiety and chronic stress leads to physiological disease. So the language we use become paramount in reducing stress, empowering your child and shaping their beliefs, attitudes and behaviors. In this episode, I'll introduce ways to reorient some emotionally-charged words, as well as list several phrases to never say to an anxious child. BTW: If you like today's episode, do me a favor and write a review! Also, I've added a FREE download for you at drskyler.net upon signing up called "Back to School Blues: 8 Ways to Reduce Your Child's Anxiety and Gut Distress."

Schooltime often rings the back to school blues bell in your child. In this episode, I'll run through five new habits that science says will help your child reduce anxiety, lower gut and GI risk and prepare for the school year. I've added a FREE download for you at drskyler.net upon signing up called "Back to School Blues: 5 Ways to Reduce Your Child's Anxiety and Gut Distress."

When it's back to school time, anxiety-ridden thoughts in our children amp up which can lead to GI and other gut-related conditions. They may tell you "everything is okay," but inside they may be wrestling with "I'm not ready," "What if I fail?" "What if nobody likes me?" In this episode, I'll explain two different camps of kids, what to look for and what you can do about it. Be sure to check out my podcast companion workbook, Why Is My Body Betraying Me? at drskyler.net/store. It's like having a one-on-one session with me. Also, I'm offering a FREE download at drskyler.net upon signing up called "Back to School Blues: 5 Ways to Reduce Your Child's Anxiety and Gut Distress."

More people (estimated 80 million) suffer from autoimmune conditions than cancer, heart disease and diabetes combined! The sad part is our medical system doesn't really know what to do about them. As we look further at how stress affects the immune system, gut-related functions, and systemic inflammation, I'll reveal one single antidote that I've personally researched and published studies about. You won't want to miss this episode! Be sure to check out my podcast companion workbook, Why Is My Body Betraying Me? at drskyler.net/store. It's like having a one-on-one session with me. Also, I'm offering two FREE downloads at drskyler.net upon signing up for my weekly newsletter, including "5 Things Every Child Wishes Their Parents Knew" and "Healing Phases: Moving From Victim to Warrior."

Our body will often tell us something is wrong before our conscious mind catches up. One seemingly unexplainable example is a bloated belly or moon face--a condition I've termed, the Cortisol Bloat. Talk about a gut response! Why, and how, does this happen? Simply put, stress disrupts our body homeostasis, which is largely governed inside the gut. Stress interrupts normal gut health, microbiome and digestive functions which causes the bloat. Over time, this exacerbates GI conditions like IBS, IBD, Crohn's and ulcerative colitis -- which can lead to more stress! In this episode, get answers to this dynamic and what you can do about it. Be sure to check out my podcast companion workbook, Why Is My Body Betraying Me? at drskyler.net/store. It's like having a one-on-one session with me. Also, I'm offering two FREE downloads at drskyler.net upon signing up for my weekly newsletter, including "5 Things Every Child Wishes Their Parents Knew" and "Healing Phases: Moving From Victim to Warrior."

Many times we have a strong urge to please others, but unfortunately it can be at our own expense -- putting our own needs behind everyone else's. While not a clinical diagnosis, people pleasing goes beyond kindness, generosity and altruism. Mothers are a prime target. We all want to love and be loved. However, when we adapt our behaviors to gain favor and sacrifice our own needs, we can get addicted to feeling useful, loved or important. But this can be harmful, especially when it becomes compulsive and lead to codependency, among other gut and GI related disorders. Listen in to learn the difference between people pleasing, codependency and what you can do about it before it causes disease. Be sure to check out my podcast companion workbook, Why Is My Body Betraying Me? at drskyler.net/store. It's like having a one-on-one session with me. Also, I'm offering two FREE downloads at drskyler.net upon signing up for my weekly newsletter, including "5 Things Every Child Wishes Their Parents Knew" and "Healing Phases: Moving From Victim to Warrior."

As amazing as the brain is, it can be fooled. When we perceive a threat, whether minor or major, the brain issues the same warning signals to the body. It can't tell if the threats are real or imagined. These limbic responses -- fight, flight and freeze -- are designed for short-term survival reactions. But if they are chronically activated in hyper-vigilance, the body cannot maintain homeostasis. That's why I say if your mind is in limbic, your body is in limbo. Tune-in to find out if you are stuck in fight or flight, and what you can do about it. Be sure to check out my podcast companion workbook, Why Is My Body Betraying Me? at drskyler.net/store. It's like having a one-on-one session with me. Also, I'm offering two FREE downloads at drskyler.net upon signing up for my weekly newsletter, including "5 Things Every Child Wishes Their Parents Knew" and "Healing Phases: Moving From Victim to Warrior."