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June 11Hey So We Really Need to Talk About MAHA (Pt. 1)
Welcome to Schauer Thoughts, this week we’ll be dissecting the “MAHA Report” as well as it’s strategy and “MAHA ELEVATE” proposal. Please know that there will be several more parts to this series so if there’s anything you think I didn’t get to or is worth emphasizing, I will absolutely be doing follow-ups and want you to hang tight - I very much hear and mirror your concern. Researching this episode has been heartbreaking like none other and I just appreciate you all taking the time to listen. Please review the sources below for all information, it is of the utmost importance right now that we all stay informed.

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I do also plan on searching for actionable items and ways to recognize front groups, but I do need some time to collect and format that information. Please know that hope is never lost.

Nuance: I do apologize for my poor pronunciation of some medical conditions and other words, I am someone who loves to research outside of a school context so I don’t get to hear most of these words spoken out loud by others. I foresee some red-hat-supporters running with this point for “evidence” of me being unintelligent and I’m covering my bases for when that eventually happens. My main reason for pointing this out is not to prevent people making fun of my pronunciation but more of a demonstration on how predictable some people are.

Reminder: I love answering questions, if you have an assumption on any of my political stances, please just ask. *Spoiler* I am not a fan of the United States military and have very strong, informed opinions.

Edit for 31:50 - I accidentally referred to RFK Jr. as “JFK” - this was a mistake lol.

Books:

Expecting Inequity: How the Maternal Health Crisis Affects Even the Wealthiest Black Americans - Khiara M. Bridges

Sweet and Deadly: How Coca-Cola Spreads Disinformation and Makes Us Sick - Murray Carpenter

A History of Transgender Medicine in the United States: From Margins to Mainstream - Carolyn Wolf-Gould, Dallas Denny, Jamison Green, Kyan Lynch, Editors

Enshitification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It - Cory Doctorow

Astroturfing: Manufacturing Fake Grassroots Campaigns - S Williams

Gifted Books:

Queer Expressions: Expressive Art and Somatic Therapy Practices for Healing Body Trauma - Wednesdae Reim Ifrach REAT, ATR-BC, CLAT

Healing the Land Teaches Us Who We Are: How Indigenous Cultural Resistance Can Restore the Earth, Recover Community, and Create Sustainable Futures - Maceo Carrillo Martinet, PhD

Sleep and Its Meanings: Sociocultural Investigations from Critical Sleep Studies - Edited by Diletta De Cristofaro

Mad Eden - Morgan Thomas

MAHA Information:

The MAHA Report - https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MAHA-Report-The-White-House.pdf

The MAHA Strategy - https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/The-MAHA-Strategy-WH.pdf

MAHA ELEVATE Model - https://www.cms.gov/priorities/innovation/innovation-models/maha-elevate

Resources:

US Science After a Year of Trump
https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-026-00088-9/index.html

Senior NIH official pushes MAHA strategy to skeptical ADA audience https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/05/ada-conference-new-orleans-richard-woychik-synergy-nih-maha/

List of Wars Involving the United States
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_wars_involving_the_United_States

Poisoning the Well: How Astroturfing Harms Trust in Advocacy Organizations
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23294965221123808

Psychiatrists say RFK Jr’s take on SSRIs is an ‘oversimplification’ of the problem
https://www.kpbs.org/news/health/2026/05/07/psychiatrists-say-rfk-jr-s-take-on-ssris-is-an-oversimplification-of-the-problem

S&T Digital Forgeries Report
https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/23_0630_st_digital_forgeries_report_signed.pdf
Example of why we really need

Scientific American (2013) - Natural versus Synthetic Chemicals Is a Gray Matter
https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/guest-blog/natural-vs-synthetic-chemicals-is-a-gray-matter/

RFK Jr. Parrots Pete Hegseth, Says America is Too Fat for War
https://newrepublic.com/post/205033/rfk-jr-parrots-pete-hegseth-says-america-fat-war-dietary-guidelines-hhs

White House asks for $16B in cuts to HHS, more money for war
https://healthexec.com/topics/healthcare-management/healthcare-economics/white-house-asks-16b-cuts-hhs-more-money-war

World Ward Wednesday: Farm Cadets
https://www.thefoodhistorian.com/blog/world-war-wednesday-farm-cadets

RFK Jr. talked about ‘reparenting’ kids on wellness farms. We visit one that inspired him.
https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5798733/rfk-jr-addiction-treatment-centers

Up to 70% of Farmworkers Not Returning to California Farms following ICE Raids
https://www.thepacker.com/70-farmworkers-not-returning-california-farms-following-ice-raids

ICE raids have deterred foreign farm workers, but farmers hope to make hiring easier
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/02/nx-s1-5604903/ice-raids-have-deterred-foreign-farm-workers-but-farmers-hope-to-make-hiring-easier

Automatic military draft registration takes effect in December. Here’s how it would work
https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/09/politics/us-military-draft-registration-2026

Selective Service - Who Must Register
https://www.sss.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/WhoMustRegisterChart_1-28-25-2.pdf

Military Medical Information

Nuance Reminder: I am well aware that there are people in the US military that currently have these disorders/ diseases/ conditions, my *quite specific* emphasis is on the formal documentation and/or diagnosis (it’s been medically charted by a physician) of these conditions PRIOR to entering the United States military.

Apologies for the aggressive nuance, as someone raised around the military, I just know ~ deep in my soul ~ that someone is going to be so tempted to say “my boyfriends in the Army and he has ADHD!!”

I’m very happy for y’all, but again, documented and/or diagnosed before entering the United States military.

Circular No. 100, War Department, Provost Marshal General’s Office, Washington, November 9, 1863 - Annual Report of the Secretary of War, Washington: Government Printing Office, 1856
https://www.google.com/books/edition/Report_of_the_Secretary_of_War_which_Acc/EMVOAQAAMAAJ?gbpv=1
To find the information I was discussing go to page 74.

Defects Found in Drafted Men (1919)
https://collections.nlm.nih.gov/bookviewer?PID=nlm:nlmuid-9502639-bk
To find the information I was discussing, go to page 49.

Unfit for Service: Physical Fitness and Civic Obligation in World War II
https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/unfit-for-service-physical-fitness-and-civic-obligation-in-world-war-ii.htm

Iraq War and Afghanistan
https://dmna.ny.gov/hro/agr/army/files/1557332720--AR%2040-501%20Standard%20of%20Medical%20Fitness.pdf

Current (2026) Disqualifying Conditions
https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodi/613003_vol1.PDF?ver=8i9QED7mH4XAA4zoSSIwZA%3D%3D

Military Command Exception
https://www.health.mil/Military-Health-Topics/Privacy-and-Civil-Liberties/HIPAA-Compliance-within-the-MHS/Military-Command-Exception

Can You Join the Military with ADHD?
https://www.additudemag.com/can-you-join-the-military-with-adhd/

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1 hr 18 min
June 04Op! Got Your Research! Now I’m Going to Distort and Suppress It!
Welcome back to the communal Schauer, make sure to don your tin foil hat because this week we’re wading into the murky waters of interventionism and bungled progress. A word of warning to those of childbearing age: I swear a lot in this and it has been scientifically proven that profanity makes your ovaries grieve.
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The Allen Institute’s Collab w/ KEXP
https://alleninstitute.org/kexp
I helped with this!

General Resources:
Alzheimer’s Disease
https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1134817-overview#a2

Anatomy, Abdomen and Pelvis: Celiac Ganglia
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538129/#article-19097.s6

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK585046/

Toxic Effects of Mercury on the Cardiovascular and Central Nervous System
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3395437/

Tampons as a source of exposure to metal(loid)s
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412024004355

Patents on Psychedelics: The Next Legal Battlefront of Drug Development
https://harvardlawreview.org/forum/no-volume/patents-on-psychedelics-the-next-legal-battlefront-of-drug-development/

Caffeine-Induced Psychosis: A Case Report and Review of Literature
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11376648/

The effect of caffeine and stress on auditory hallucinations in a non-clinical sample
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S019188691000591X

Scientists Stop Pancreatic Cancer Before It Starts in Landmark Preclinical Study
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-stop-pancreatic-cancer-before-it-starts-in-landmark-preclinical-study/

The Brain Waste System Disrupted by Alzheimer’s Mapped
https://neurosciencenews.com/glymphatic-brain-waste-clearance-30785/

The Resurgence of Hallucinogen Drugs in Clinical Research
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0034837625001457

Residential psychedelic (LSD) therapy for the narcotic addict. A controlled study
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4575166/
This study is from 1973 - if you would do me the favor of scrolling down to the “similar articles” section I’d like you to note the dates of publication for related research. If you’re seeing what I’m seeing, psychedelics could’ve really helped a lot of people.

Books

Clean: The New Science of Skin and the Beauty of Doing Less - James Hamblin

Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution - Paul Hawken

Undermining Science: Suppression and Distortion in the Bush Administration - Seth Shulman

Sweet and Deadly: How Coca-Cola Spreads Disinformation and Makes Us Sick - Murray Carpenter

How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence - Michael Pollan

Unwell Women: Misdiagnosis and Myth in a Man-Made World - Elinor Cleghorn

A History of Transgender Medicine in the United States: From Margins to Mainstream - Carolyn Wolf-Gould, Dallas Denny, Jamison Green, Kyan Lynch, Editors

Food & Lobbying Resources:

Nutrition Websites & Databases
https://libguides.regiscollege.edu/nutrition/intro

EWG’s Food Scores
https://www.ewg.org/foodscores/

Open Secrets
https://www.opensecrets.org/

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1 hr 5 min
May 29 Healthcaring and Preparing for Pride!
Hello everyone! I first need to apologize for the late upload, I had absolutely terrible audio issues and I seriously need a new microphone. I appreciate the patience, truly.
But anywho! This week we’re discussing chronic pain, chronic pain resources, books I’m reading, theories I’m brewing - we’re leaving no stone unturned and no tram unridden. Please also feel free to peruse the Cheesecake-Factory-like list of resources below, there’s almost too many options, but let the record show that I have never claimed to be brief.
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New Research:
Brain Region Discovered for Abstract Thought
https://neurosciencenews.com/ventral-premotor-cortex-abstract-thinking-30753/
Scientists identify brain circuit that helps us ‘change gears’
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-scientists-brain-circuit-gears.html
Yawning: unsuspected avenue for a better understanding of arousal and interoception https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306987706000600
Association between attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and bruxism: A systematic review protocol https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12425290/
Scientists discover that dopamine receptors act as traffic signals to guide migrating brain cells
https://www.psypost.org/how-brain-cells-use-dopamine-to-guide-migrating-neurons-during-fetal-development/
Using Physics Equations to Map Memory Distortions
https://neurosciencenews.com/quantum-emotions-physics-memory-30741/
Accommodation Resources:
Job Accommodation Network
https://askjan.org/index.cfm
Downloaded their JAN Workplace Accommodation Toolkit
Extensive accommodations lists and information
https://askjan.org/info-by-role.cfm#for-individuals
Patient Advocate Foundation
https://www.patientadvocate.org/
They have services, programs like: Case management assistance, case management programs, a national financial resource directory, an education resource library, etc.
Dysautonomia Support Network
https://www.dysautonomiasupport.org/
Treatment and Lifestyle Management Resources
Various support options:
US Regional Support
Global Communities
Special Interest Communities
Lifestyle Clubs
Dysautonomia Information Network
https://www.dinet.org/
An entire feed dedicated to news and information
Support Fibro
https://supportfibromyalgia.org/patient-services/
They have a whole bunch of patient services!
Chronic Pain and Complementary Health Approaches
https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/chronic-pain-and-complementary-health-approaches-usefulness-and-safety
Additional Resources:
Sapphic Pride LA
https://sapphicla.com/
Sapphic events and resource page
The Brain Science of Elusive ‘Aha! Moments’
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-elusive-brain-science-of-aha-moments/
Youcubed - Stanford Graduate School of Education
https://www.youcubed.org/
Website for math help and finger discrimination and perception
If you’re looking for the book I was reading from, please check out ‘Movement Matters’ below.
Chronic Pain & Disability Advocacy Books:
Tell Me Where It Hurts: The New Science of Pain and How to Heal - Rachel Zoffness, PhD
Visit her website to find more information and resources
All Tangled Up in Autism and Chronic Illness: A Guide to Navigating Multiple Conditions - Charli Clement
Living Well With Orthostatic Intolerance: A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment - Peter C. Rowe, MD
Disability Visibility: First-Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century - Edited by Alice Wong
Rebel Health: A Field Guide to the Patient-Led Revolution in Medical Care
General Books:
Thinking in Systems: A Primer - Donella H. Meadows
ADHD Body and Mind: A Compassionate Guide to Rewilding Your Nervous System with Neuroscience, Nutrition, and Gut-Brain Health - Dr. Miguel Toribio-Mateas
How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence - Michael Pollan
An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System - Matt Richtel
What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing From Complex Trauma - Stephanie Foo
The Great Nerve: The New Science of the Vagus Nerve and How to Harness Its Healing Reflexes - Kevin J. Tracey, MD
Movement Matters: How Embodied Cognition Informs Teaching and Learning - Edited by Sheila L. Macrine and Jennifer M. B. Fugate
The Psychedelic Gospels: The Secret History of Hallucinogens in Christianity - Jerry B. Brown, PhD and Julie M. Brown, M.A.
Rational Rhetoric: The Role of Science in Popular Discourse - David J. Tietge
Books I’m Ordering for Pride Month:
A History of Transgender Medicine in the United States: From Margins to Mainstream - Edited by Carolyn Wolf-Gould, Dallas Denny, Jamison Green, and Kyan Lynch
Making the Rounds: Defying Norms in Love and Medicine - Patricia Grayhall
Transforming Rights: How Law Shapes Transgender Lives, Identity and Community in India - Edited by Jayne Kothari

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1 hr 9 min
May 20 We’re Dekonstructing the Kardashians! (Feat. MJ Corey)
It’s a very special week for Schauer Thoughts listeners as we’re joined by author and psychoanalyst, MJ Corey, as she discusses her new book, Dekonstructing the Kardashians! We’ll be touching on the semiotics, theory, and history of Kim Kardashian and her family as well as cultural impacts of their rise. After you listen to the episode, make sure to check out the book and peruse MJ’s other writings on her socials - both are linked below. Thank you all so much for listening and make sure to like and subscribe on YouTube and rate me five stars on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, any place you get your podcasts.

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Where to Purchase:
Dekonstructing the Kardashians: A New Media Manifesto
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/741643/dekonstructing-the-kardashians-by-mj-corey/

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1 hr 11 min
May 13Let’s Discuss “Whiny Women,” Women’s Health, and the Hantavirus
Welcome to this week’s episode of Schauer Thoughts, we are continuing our discussion of May health observances, as well as why I think “whiny women” is the most IRONIC label and we’ll also be touching on the emerging Hantavirus outbreak. Please make sure to check out all the resources below, it is important to stay informed *especially* as an American, considering *gestures to current administration.*
I just want to take the time to say, if you have chronic pain, I absolutely believe you. The world has been cruel and made you hide, belittled you, gaslit you, and that is a massive load of BS. It is cruel, unfair, and outright wrong - I am sending you support, resources, and will continue researching and speaking out because no one should ever have to “suck it up.”
Also, the part about getting advised by a group of people with pain medication addictions is a joking suggestion. However, it would behoove everyone to get acquainted with the addiction community, seeing as how a lot of these conversations involve us but do not actually involve us as individuals.
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— Book Resources —
Tell Me Where It Hurts: The New Science of Pain and How to Heal - Rachel Zoffness, PhD

ADHD: Body and Mind: A Compassionate Guide to Rewilding Your Nervous System with Neuroscience, Nutrition, and Gut-Brain Health - Dr. Miguel Toribio-Mateas

An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of the Immune System - Matt Richtel

Attention: Beyond Mindfulness - Gay Watson

Organ Speak: What It Really Means to Listen to Our Bodies - Giulia Enders
— “Whiny Woman” & Laryngeal Manifestations Resources —
The Whiny Woman, written by Dr. Mary Claire Haver, MD

Role of the periaqueductal grey in vocal expression of emotion

The role of the periaqueductal grey in vocal behavior

Chronic Pain Syndromes and Their Laryngeal Manifestations

Laryngeal Involvement in Connective Tissue Disorders. Is it Important for Patient Management?

Functional Voice Problems Are More Common in Several Chronic Pain Syndromes

Chronic Pain and Voice Disorders: The Brain Learns Pain - The article from a speech therapist.

Laryngeal involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus

A Case of Hoarseness with Acute Back Pain - Cardiovocal Syndrome Revisited

Rheumatologic Disease in Fibromyalgia and Impact on Voice
— “Leaky Gut” Resources —
Leaky Gut Syndrome: Myths and Management - ADHD Mind and Body also mentions “leaky gut” syndrome and that author is a neuroscientist and nutritionist

The Wahls Diet for Multiple Sclerosis: A Conversation with Terry Wahls, MD, and Robert Rountree, MD - Information on “leaky gut syndrome” from a licensed medical professional with a peer-reviewed, open access medical journal.
— Hantavirus Resources —
Hantavirus Fact Sheet by World Health Organization -It’s best to check in with their ‘Newsroom’ periodically.

What you need to know about hantavirus, the infection at the center of a deadly cruise ship outbreak

Trump administration cut funding to study hantavirus, the virus behind the deadly cruise ship outbreak

CJas999 - virologist - Absolutely amazing virologist to follow who’s offering up-to-date information, nuance, and reassurance.

Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic - David Quammen
— Trauma Resources: Collective & Healthcare Professionals —
Reclaiming Your Life from Medical Trauma: Recognize the Symptoms, Find Treatment That Works, and Heal Your Brain and Body - James C. Jackson PsyD - This one literally just came out on April 28 so it’s very up-to-date and is for chronic and critical illness, painful procedures, pregnancy and labor, as well as caregiving

Book: Collective Trauma, Collective Healing - Jack Saul

Collective Trauma - Respond Effectively as an Organization
— North Atlantic Books Part —
(Absolutely NOT Sponsored but I AM VERY MUCH WILLING TO BE)
Queer Expressions: Expressive Art and Somatic Therapy Practices for Healing Body Trauma - Wenesdae Reim Ifrach, REAT, CLAT

Healing the Land Teaches Us Who We Are: How Indigenous Cultural Resistance Can Restore the Earth, Recover Community, and Create Sustainable Futures - Maceo Carrillo Martinet, PhD

https://www.northatlanticbooks.com/ - Absolutely INCREDIBLE amount of somatic books.

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1 hr 23 min
May 06We’re Doing a Women’s Health Month Speedrun!
Welcome to this week’s communal Schauer, we’re covering *deep breath* women’s health, mental health, arthritis awareness, physical fitness and sports, Hepatitis and more! I encourage everyone to check out the links and sources below for more information, there’s a lot to look into! I hope you enjoy this winding, wandering behemoth of a medical episode because I thoroughly enjoyed making it. I’m wishing everyone a happy, healthy May!

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Also, I will be starting a new book club soon so subscribe to my Substack if you’d like updates on that!

Website Resources:
Hydraulic Brain: Body motion linked to fluid movement in the brain
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-hydraulic-brain-body-motion-linked.html#google_vignette

Rethinking Vibration as an Emotional Language
https://neurosciencenews.com/expressive-vibration-tactons-communication-30602/

National Health Observances (Women’s Health Month)
https://www.sophe.org/focus-areas/national-health-observances/
In lieu of overwhelming this already packed list of sources I am just going to strongly encourage you all to visit this link to find information on various disorders and conditions as well as screening and accommodation tools.

This is the resource I’m referring to when it comes to endometriosis, arthritis, sports medicine, lupus, melanoma, skin cancer,
National Women’s Health Week - May 10-16 2026
https://womenshealth.gov/nwhw/resources#learn-more

Endocrine System Rundown
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/21201-endocrine-system

Those Lovely ‘Mones: The Intersection of ADHD and Hormones
https://chadd.org/adhd-news/adhd-news-adults/attention-those-lovely-mones-the-intersection-of-adhd-and-hormones/

The Benefits of Skeletal Muscle on the Endocrine System
https://www.summonhealth.com/news/d6dhohoaq28k5o5bzuc4cscrnvo82z

Understanding Lupus - Lupus is a cruel mystery we must all solve together
https://www.lupus.org/understanding-lupus

May is National Stroke Awareness Month
https://www.sophe.org/focus-areas/may-national-stroke-awareness-month/
Three Stages of Communication According to Vygotsky - What are the Stages of Language Development
https://psychwithkeegan.com/2025/06/the-three-stages-of-communicate-according-to-vygotsky/
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Book Titles:
Clean: The New Science of Skin and the Beauty of Doing Less - James Hamblin

Movement Matters: How Embodied Cognition Informs Teaching and Learning - Edited by Sheila L. Macrine and Jennifer M. B. Fugate

The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future - Ryder Carroll

Mind Mapping - Cam Knight

The ADHD Focus Friend: A Planning + Productivity Workbook - Grace Koelma

Because We Are Bad: OCD and a Girl Lost in Thought - Lily Bailey

What My Bones Know: About Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma - Stephanie Foo

ADHD Body and Mind: A Compassionate Guide to Rewiring Your Nervous System with Neuroscience, Nutrition, and Gut-Brain Health - Dr. Miguel Toribio-Mateas
Just finished this one and I would ABSOLUTELY recommend picking this one up if you have ADHD
Future Tense: Why Anxiety Is Good for You (Even Though It Feels Bad) - Tracy Dennis-Tiwary, PhD

In the Shadow of Diagnosis: Psychiatric Power and Queer Life - Regina Kunzel

On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters - Bonnie Tsui

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Books Coming Out This Year for ADHD & Hormones:

ADHD and Women: A Guide to Optimizing Your Hormones and Thriving with ADHD - Dr. Jolene Brighten
Coming out October 6, 2026
Female Hormones and ADHD: The Impact on Brain and Body - Dr. Lotta Borg Skoglund & Dr. Helena Kopp Kallner

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1 hr 7 min
April 29Let’s Talk About Betrayal Trauma! (Pt. 2)
It’s time to park it! This week we’re tackling betrayal trauma (yet again) and we’ll be covering the neuroscience, neurobiology, and psychology as well as some tangentially related research on betrayal, betrayal blindness, and the freeze response. I hope you enjoy this week’s communal Schauer, it’s a long one - you may leave this episode a bit pruney. We have fun here. <3
My last book club just ended and we’re starting up a new one, if you’d like to get in on the new book selection, please check out my Patreon!

New Book Club Discussion:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/next-book-club-156730962
My Substack Article About Rest & Digest:
https://sarahschauer.substack.com/p/reparenting-yourself-rest-and-digest

Resources:
Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution - Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, L. Hunter Lovins
How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence - Michael Pollan
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams - Matthew Walker PhD
The Mind-Gut Connection: How the Hidden Conversation Within Our Bodies Impacts Our Mood, Our Choices, and Our Overall Health - Emeran Mayer MD
An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of The Immune System - Matt Richtel
The Science of Nutrition: Debunk the Diest Myths and Learn How to Eat Well for Health and Happiness - Rhiannon Lambert
Rebel Health: A Field Guide to the Patient-Led Revolution in Medical Care - Susannah Fox
The Great Nerve: The New Science of the Vagus Nerve and How to Harness Its Healing Reflexes - Kevin J. Tracey MD
Dopamine Depletion: The Hidden Driver of Alzheimer’s Memory Loss
https://neurosciencenews.com/dopamine-dysfunction-memory-alzheimers-30590/
OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Clinicians, a free AI tool for physicians, NPs and pharmacists
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/ai-and-machine-learning/openai-launches-chatgpt-clinicians-free-ai-tool-physicians-nps-and
ughhh.
Rebuilding Trust: The Invisible Thread That Holds Relationships Together
https://mindlabneuroscience.com/rebuilding-trust-neuroscience-guide/#:~:text=Betrayal%20reclassifies%20a%20trusted%20person,threat%20surveillance%20in%20its%20place
Betrayal Blindness: When We Don’t See It Coming
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brothers-sisters-strangers/202312/betrayal-blindness-not-seeing-whats-obvious
The Science of Betrayal: Lessons for Security Practitioners
https://crestresearch.ac.uk/comment/the-science-of-betrayal-lessons-for-security-practitioners/
Impact of Interpersonal, Family, Cultural, and Institutional Betrayal on Adult Survivors of Abuse
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/375579575_Impact_of_Interpersonal_Family_Cultural_and_Institutional_Betrayal_on_Adult_Survivors_of_Abuse
Freeze for action: neurobiological mechanisms in animal and human freezing
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5332864/
Understanding tonic and phasic muscles
https://www.bodyharmonics.com/what-are-tonic-and-phasic-muscles-and-why-should-i-care/
Magnocellular and Parvocellular Pathways
https://pressbooks.umn.edu/sensationandperception/chapter/magnocellular-and-parvocellular-pathways/
Temporal fractals in movies and mind
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5849648/
The Science of “Frozen Brakes”: Why Brake Pads Seize in Freezing Temps (And How to Fix It)
https://nrsbrakes.com/blogs/supporting-articles/the-science-of-frozen-brakes-why-brake-pads-seize-in-freezing-temps-and-how-to-fix-it#:~:text=If%20you%20find%20yourself%20stuck,afterward%20to%20dry%20them%20off
How to Overcome the Freeze Response
https://www.nicabm.com/topic/freeze/#:~:text=Signs%20of%20the%20freeze%20response%20include:%20*,Full-body%20mobilization%20*%20Co-regulating%20with%20your%20client
13 Effective Ways To Reset Your Nervous System And Regulate Well-Being
https://neurodivergentinsights.com/13-ways-to-reset-your-nervous-system/?srsltid=AfmBOoqonLE8VzCJO-32UGsjG4ynQpwq-NicmLh-pC4MwrQzQjcOEdax
The Power of Humming
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-compassionate-brain/202410/the-power-of-humming

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1 hr 46 min
April 22Let’s Talk About Betrayal Trauma (Pt. 1)
Thank you for y’alls patience, this week we’re finally discussing betrayal, betrayal trauma, and betrayal blindness. I sincerely apologize for getting derailed last week, hopefully this week’s episode shows you guys that I am course correcting and making up for the delay. Yes, this caption does seem quite serious but I’m just taking the time to display what this episode is all about. Hopefully you all enjoy the research I’ve collected because I sure as heck did.
Next week we’ll be going into the neuroscience of betrayal blindness as well as the “freeze” response - so be prepared for a very cold Schauer.

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Introduction Sources:
Neuroscientist To Lead Engineering-Driven Brain Health Research
https://news.utdallas.edu/faculty-staff/matthew-walker-2026/
Polyvagal Theory Has Not Been “Debunked”
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-hope-circuit/202604/polyvagal-theory-has-not-been-debunked
The obstacles to decriminalizing psychedelic drugs are political, not legal, say experts
https://hls.harvard.edu/today/the-obstacles-to-decriminalizing-psychedelic-drugs-are-political-not-legal-say-experts/

Book Sources:
How To Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence - Michael Pollan
The Botany of Desire - Michael Pollan
The Great Nerve: The New Science of the Vagus Nerve and How to Harness Its Healing Reflexes - Kevin J. Tracey, MD
Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in the Goal-Obsessed World - Anne-Laura Le Cunff
Sweet and Deadly: How Coca-Cola Spreads Disinformation and Makes Us Sick - Murray Carpenter
The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past Order the Present Design the Future - Ryder Carroll
Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies - Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy
The Science of Revenge: Understanding the World’s Deadliest Addiction— and How to Overcome It - James Kimmel, Jr., JD
This book is very *ehhhh* to me but I did use it as a source. I’m not sure if I would recommend picking it up.
Reading in the Brain: The New Science of How We Read - Stanislas Dehaene
This is the book I strongly recommend for looking into the “phonological” and “lexical” pathways, as well as what information is processed by it.

Betrayal Resources:
Betrayal Trauma: The Neurobiology of What Happens and How People Heal
https://www.emotionstherapycalgary.ca/blog-therapy-calgary-emotions-clinic/betrayal-trauma#Physical_Signs_and_Brain_Patterns
Rebuilding Trust: The Invisible Thread That Holds Relationships Together
https://mindlabneuroscience.com/rebuilding-trust-neuroscience-guide/#:~:text=Betrayal%20reclassifies%20a%20trusted%20person,threat%20surveillance%20in%20its%20place

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1 hr 20 min
April 15A Little Autistic Joy for National Autism Acceptance Month!
Howdy guys! This episode was originally supposed to be about “betrayal trauma” but I got derailed by some very cool research and just had to discuss my THEORY on what mirror neurons and theory of mind (ToM) are for when it comes to sleep and wellness. I will absolutely be covering betrayal trauma next week so stay tuned, also I just finished the book on the neural mechanisms of reading and dyslexia so the episode two weeks from now will be jam packed with information on how to accommodate dyslexic readers and hopefully that’ll be helpful on y’alls reading and learning journey!

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Thank you so much for joining me on this journey - I do apologize if it wasn’t easy to follow, I truly didn’t plan this one out so I will use more accessible language in the following episodes.

I really did enjoy making this episode though, sharing information gives me such joy and I’m wishing everyone a happy National Autism Acceptance Month!

Resources:

Brain scans reveal how a woman voluntarily enters a psychedelic-like trance without drugs
https://www.psypost.org/brain-scans-reveal-how-a-woman-voluntarily-enters-a-psychedelic-like-trance-without-drugs/

Manipulating light can induce psychedelic experiences — and scientists aren’t quite sure why
https://www.psypost.org/manipulating-light-can-induce-psychedelic-experiences-and-scientists-arent-quite-sure-why/

Scientists just found a hidden “drain” inside the human brain
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260408225934.htm

Scientists Finally Figured Out the Math Behind How You See Color
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/math/a70784732/color-theory-schrodinger/

154 Visual Phenomena & Optical Illusions with Explanations by Michael Bach
https://michaelbach.de/ot/index.html

Dopamine GPS: Visual Guidance Beyond Reward
https://neurosciencenews.com/dopamine-guidance-trajectory-30345/

Surprising study shows Alzheimer’s may start in the body instead of the brain, a discovery that turns medical science upside down
https://www.earth.com/news/genome-study-shows-alzheimers-may-start-in-body-tissue-inflammation-not-the-brain/

The influence of intentions on dream content
https://academic.oup.com/sleepadvances/article/5/1/zpae088/7912101

Zeigarnik Effect
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/zeigarnik-effect

How Your Brain’s Nightly Cleanse Keeps It Healthy
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-sleep-cleans-the-brain-and-keeps-you-healthy/

A shared code for perceiving and imagining objects in humans ventral temporal cortex
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt8343

Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst - Robert M. Sapolsky
For easy access to the information I’m referencing, see chapter 14 and 15.

This Is What It Sounds Like: A Legendary Producer Turned Neuroscientist on Finding Yourself Through Music - Susan Rogers and Ogi Ogas
I love this book in general but I got the information on James Turrell (the artist) from this book. For easy access the chapter is “Realism”

An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of The Immune System - Matt Richtel
Apologies at 1:07:00 I said that the book I was reading was “Dreamscape” but it’s actually Decisionscape by Elspeth Kirkman

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1 hr 23 min
April 08 Who Needs to Be Reborn When You Could Just Reparent Yourself?
Praise be to common courtesy, this week on Schauer Thoughts we’re talking theories, thieves, and apologies. How do you learn something you were never taught? Like this. Hopefully my ramblings didn’t stray too far from y’alls path, I *too* like to wander.

I will definitely do a part two to this episode, I really would like to discuss the differences between collectivist and individualistic emotions and what that means for the Bible and its teachings.

I’m wishing everyone the best on their reparenting journeys - I send my sincere apologies for the pain that brought you here.

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The Tiktok that got me thinking about god apologizing
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Resources:
Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst - Robert Sapolsky

Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies - Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy

On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters - Bonnie Tsui

A Philosophy of Shame - Frederic Gros

Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions - Batja Mesquita

An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of The Immune System - Matt Richtel

How Emotions Are Made - Lisa Feldman Barrett

Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think In Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions - Temple Grandin

Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm Autistic Empowerment, and Postnormal Possibilities - Nick Walker

The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone - Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach

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1 hr 23 min

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Left and right brainers are often pitted against each other but here they’ll be given the time and space to collaborate. So strip away the day and step into the steam, it’s time to open up your pores and perspectives for a truly immersive, imaginative, and information-rich experience that’ll leave you refreshed and ready for whatever life throws at you next. Welcome to Schauer Thoughts, hosted by comedian and student-of-the-world Sarah Schauer!