The Mind Change Podcast

In this episode of The Mind Change Podcast, Heather McKean explores the deep emotional drivers behind Candida overgrowth. More than just a physical condition, Candida is often a reflection of unmet emotional needs from childhood—specifically around nurturing, love, and connection with caregivers. Heather explains how childhood experiences, particularly those involving deprivation or guilt, can manifest in adult behaviors that either suppress or exacerbate these unmet needs, creating the perfect environment for Candida to thrive. From feelings of unworthiness to patterns of self-sacrifice or chronic neediness, this episode reveals how Candida thrives on underlying resentment and negativity. Dive in! Discover how Mind Change can help rewire these subconscious programs, leading to emotional healing and restored physical balance.

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In this episode, you will learn:

🍄 Candida overgrowth is triggered by unmet childhood emotional needs.

💊 Antibiotics, corticosteroids, and birth control pills contribute to Candida.

🍬 Sugar cravings often stem from emotional needs like lack of nurturing.

💔 Emotional neglect in childhood can manifest as Candida overgrowth.

🌿 Candida feeds on unresolved resentment, guilt, and anger.

🔄 Guilt trips and neglect in childhood replay as self-sacrifice or dependence.

🧠 Candida is linked to brain fog from feelings of inadequacy.

🔥 Candida complicates relationships due to shame and unmet needs.

🗣️ Self-sacrificing and taking behaviors stem from unmet childhood needs.

🌸 Healing Candida requires rewiring emotional patterns for self-nurturing.

Get in touch with Heather McKean: 

Web: https://www.mindchange.com/our-story 

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In this powerful episode of The Mind Change Podcast, Heather McKean welcomes back Cara Ugolini to explore the concept of the mother wound. This deep emotional wound, passed from mother to child, affects both men and women and can manifest as issues with self-worth, boundaries, and relationships. Cara shares insights into how the mother wound is linked to attachment theory and how it can be addressed and healed, even if your mother has passed away or is unable to change. Through personal stories and client experiences, they reveal how healing the mother wound can lead to profound personal transformation and better relationships. Tune in to learn how Mind Change goes beyond traditional inner child work, offering a deeper approach to rewire subconscious beliefs and create lasting change.

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In this episode, you will learn:

🧠 Understanding the Mother Wound: Learn what the mother wound is and how it can be passed down through generations, impacting your emotional well-being and relationships.

👥 Impact on Self-Esteem and Boundaries: Discover how the mother wound can manifest as issues with self-worth, boundaries, and various relational challenges in both men and women.

🍼 Attachment Theory Connection: Understand how the mother wound relates to attachment theory, especially in cases where there was a lack of nurturing, safety, or guidance during childhood.

💔 Healing Without Blame: Find out how to address the mother wound without blaming or shaming your mother, and instead focus on healing and honoring the past.

🌿 Beyond Inner Child Work: Learn how Mind Change goes deeper than traditional inner child work by addressing the subconscious beliefs and narratives we hold about our mothers.

🤲 Healing Generational Trauma: Explore how healing the mother wound can transform your relationship with not just your mother but the generations of women before her, creating a powerful shift for future generations.

🧘 Impact on Parenting: See how the mother wound can unconsciously influence your parenting style, and how healing it can break the cycle of passing down pain to your children.

💡 Forgiveness as a Byproduct: Understand that forgiveness is a natural result of healing the mother wound, not something that needs to be forced or demanded.

🌟 Personal Empowerment: Discover how healing the mother wound helps you reclaim your sense of self, leading to greater confidence, inner peace, and personal growth.

🔄 Changing the Narrative: Learn how to reframe and transform the stories you tell yourself about your past, allowing you to create a healthier and more empowering narrative.

Episode topics:

🎙️ Welcome to the Mind Change Podcast! (00:00:00)

🧠 Defining the Mother Wound (01:27)

🌱 How the Mother Wound Manifests (02:16)

👥 The Mother Wound and Attachment Theory (04:04) 

💔 Healing Without Blaming Mothers (04:50) 

🍼 Core Emotional Needs in Childhood (05:44) 

🤔 Recognizing and Addressing the Mother Wound (07:34)

💡 Beyond Inner Child Work (10:25) 

🌿 Healing Generational Pain (11:30) 

🧘 Impact on Parenting Styles (11:54) 

🔄 Transforming Perceptions of Our Mothers (21:25) 

🌸 Relationship Between the Womb, the Mother Wound, and Healing Trauma at Birth (22:34) 

🕊️ Understanding and Healing Deep Resentment Toward Mothers (32:30) 

💪 The Power of True Forgiveness (35:22) 

🔄 Breaking the Cycle of Repeating Past Wounds (37:00) 

🗣️ How Talking Can Reinforce Emotional Wounds & Heather and Cara’s Experience as Mothers (41:49) 

📚 Resources and Next Steps for Healing (55:29) 

Get in touch with Heather McKean and Cara Ugolini: 

Web: https://www.mindchange.com/our-story 

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In this episode of The Mind Change Podcast, Heather McKean dives deep into the emotional drivers behind Crohn’s Disease. Crohn’s, often labeled as incurable, is an autoimmune disorder that attacks the body from within. Heather reveals how unresolved childhood trauma, nervous system dysregulation, and environmental factors like over-sanitization, fear, and anxiety contribute to the development of Crohn’s and other inflammatory bowel diseases. Learn how your body reflects the emotional wounds from your past, and discover the path to healing by rewiring your subconscious patterns.

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In this episode, you will learn:

🧠 How childhood trauma and stress can cause physical conditions like Crohn’s Disease.

🛡️ What autoimmune disorders are and how they reflect unresolved emotional issues.

🌱 Why over-sanitization and antibiotics weaken the immune system.

👶 How fear-based or overprotective parenting impacts a child’s immune system and emotional health.

⚡ How nervous system dysregulation from childhood triggers autoimmune disorders.

🚨 How a victim mentality contributes to Crohn’s.

💔 How sexual trauma is linked to Crohn’s disease.

💡 How to rewire subconscious emotional patterns for healing.

🧩 How perfectionism and over-analysis stress the nervous system and worsen Crohn’s.

💪 How reclaiming your power involves rewiring old emotional programming for true healing.

Get in touch with Heather McKean: 

Web: https://www.mindchange.com/our-story 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindchange/?hl=en 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/MindChange 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindchange

In this episode of The Mind Change Podcast, Heather McKean speaks with Gabby Rodriguez about her journey of healing from chronic anxiety, physical pain, and emotional trauma. Gabby shares how Mind Change helped her transform her life, embrace her true identity, and heal deep-seated wounds from childhood and her cultural upbringing. Through powerful personal insights, Gabby reveals how addressing generational pain and shifting her mindset allowed her to reclaim her health, reconnect with her family, and live a more empowered life. This episode is filled with hope, growth, and inspiration for anyone seeking healing. Tune in! 

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In this episode, you will learn:

🧠 Mind-Body Connection: How emotional trauma can manifest as physical pain and anxiety.

🌱 Healing Generational Trauma: The impact of ancestral pain on our mental and physical health, and how healing can break the cycle.

💡 Power of Mind Change: How shifting your mindset can lead to profound emotional and physical healing.

💪 Embracing Your True Self: The importance of accepting and embracing your identity, heritage, and past for personal growth.

💖 Forgiveness and Compassion: How healing yourself allows you to forgive others and foster deeper, more loving relationships.

Episode topics:

🎙️ Welcome to the Mind Change Podcast! (00:00:00)

🧠 Discovering Mind Change (00:02:12)

🌱 Healing Through Mind Change Courses (00:07:52)

🤕 Coping with Anxiety and Health Issues (00:18:23)

💪 Impact of Mind Change on Family (00:35:29)

💊 Overcoming Dependency on Medication and Message of Hope (00:46:41) 

Get in touch with Heather McKean: 

Web: https://www.mindchange.com/our-story 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindchange/?hl=en 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/MindChange 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindchange 

Get in touch with Gabby Rodriguez: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e.vol.ved_/

In this episode of The Mind Change Podcast emotional drivers series, Heather McKean explores the often-overlooked emotional and psychological drivers behind hair loss. Beyond the physical, hair holds deep metaphysical significance, symbolizing strength, power, and connection to the spiritual realm. Heather delves into how unresolved childhood traumas, chronic self-condemnation, and spiritual disconnects can lead to various hair loss conditions. From male and female pattern baldness to autoimmune disorders like alopecia, she explains the underlying emotional causes and offers a path to healing. Tune in to discover how understanding these hidden drivers can help you reclaim your vitality and embrace a healthier, more authentic life.

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In this episode, you will learn:

🌟 Hair represents strength, vitality, beauty, freedom, power, and connection to higher energies, with deep cultural and spiritual significance.

🤔 Hair loss can be a sign of a person disconnecting from their spiritual or intuitive self, favoring rational or material aspects of life instead.

😔 Constantly criticizing oneself and struggling with perfectionism are key emotional drivers of hair loss.

🌳 Childhood experiences, such as a lack of emotional freedom, conditional love, or intense scrutiny, can lead to hair loss later in life.

🧬 Hair loss conditions androgenetic alopecia, telogen effluvium, alopecia areata, cicatricial alopecia, and lichen planopilaris and their emotional drivers.

⚖️ A lack of balance between the intuitive and rational self can lead to hair loss, signaling a need to reconnect with one's spiritual side.

🕊️ Major life changes or feelings of helplessness can trigger hair loss, especially when these changes resurrect childhood fears of rejection or abandonment.

🌱 The onset of hair loss often represents the body’s desire to shut down and rest, indicating that something has become too overwhelming to ignore.

🎭 Hair loss can reflect deep-seated insecurities and struggles with self-worth, particularly when one feels disconnected from their true identity.

💪 The emotional and psychological drivers behind hair loss are key to reversing the condition, with healing beginning when these deeply rooted beliefs and traumas are addressed.

Get in touch with Heather McKean: 

Web: https://www.mindchange.com/our-story 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindchange/?hl=en 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/MindChange 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindchange

In this episode of The Mind Change Podcast, Heather McKean talks with Michelle Muench, also known as Banana Blondie Yoga, about her transformative journey with Mind Change. Initially triggered by the concept, Michelle sought Mind Change during a period of deep emotional struggle, including depression and unresolved trauma. She found significant relief and transformation, moving beyond traditional self-care methods. They also discuss the vital support of the Mind Change community, her insights on parenting, and integrating equine-guided learning into her practice. Dive in! You'll be encouraged to explore Mind Change with curiosity and openness, discovering its self-empowering approach and how it diverges from conventional talk therapies.

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Episode topics:

🎙️ Welcome to the Mind Change Podcast! (00:00:00)

🌟 Michelle's background and encounter with Mind Change. (01:41)

💭 Personal experience with depression. (03:44)

🔍 Unresolved trauma and solutions without achieving real ease. (04:36)

📈 Growth and learning with Mind Change. (09:57)

🧘 Interest in yoga and perspective on mind/body connection. (14:14)

🤝 Benefits of the Mind Change community and Michelle's experiences in the training program. (17:32)

❤️ How healing impacts relationships. (19:53)

Becoming a Mind Change practitioner and training program. (22:04)

👶 How childhood patterns and beliefs impact parenting. (28:19)

🔄 Mind Change versus other practices. (38:50)

🐎 Integrating Mind Change with Michelle's work with horses and the benefits of equine-guided learning. (41:03)

🗺️ How to approach Mind Change and why. (47:24)

Get in touch with Heather McKean: 

Web: https://www.mindchange.com/our-story 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindchange/?hl=en 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/MindChange 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindchange 

Get in touch with Michelle Muench: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bananablondieyoga/?hl=en 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.muench/ 

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bananablondieyoga?lang=en

In this episode of The Mind Change Podcast, Heather McKean explores the emotional drivers behind adult asthma, revealing how this chronic condition, often perceived as purely physical, is deeply connected to emotional and environmental factors. Heather discusses the shift in asthma patterns from childhood to adulthood, the impact of trauma and overprotective parenting, and the role of emotional isolation and self-destructive behaviors. By examining these connections, Heather highlights how unresolved emotional issues and past traumas might contribute to asthma, offering insights into new approaches for managing and potentially alleviating the condition. Dive in to uncover a fresh perspective on asthma and its emotional roots.

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In this episode, you will:

🌟 Discover how asthma, often seen as a physical condition, is deeply intertwined with emotional and environmental factors.

🔄 Learn about the pattern where asthma affects male children more frequently than female children, and how this shifts in adulthood, possibly reflecting emotional changes over time.

🌍Understand how ancestral and epigenetic trauma can contribute to asthma, particularly in low-income and minority groups.

🌀 Explore the concept of “anticipation of attack,” where past experiences of criticism and abuse contribute to chronic breath-holding and shallow breathing patterns.

👩‍👧 Examine how overprotective or emotionally distant parenting, especially from mothers with their own trauma, can contribute to feelings of inadequacy and asthma.

💔Delve into how asthma sufferers may experience a sense of loneliness and fear of abandonment, leading to self-destructive behaviors and a need for external validation.

😠 Learn about the role of unprocessed anger, resentment, and past pain in the development of asthma.

🛑 Understand how asthma can act as a subconscious escape from overwhelming situations and a mechanism for avoiding failure.

✅ Discover how Mind Change has successfully helped people resolve their asthma, even when it wasn’t the primary focus of treatment.

📚 Find out how joining the Mind Change Community and participating in global book clubs can support you in addressing the emotional drivers behind your asthma.

Get in touch with Heather McKean: 

Web: https://www.mindchange.com/our-story 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindchange/?hl=en 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/MindChange 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindchange

Heather McKean, Kent McKean, and McKenzie Brewster continue their discussion from Part I, delving deeper into Heather's experience with a problematic health and wellness guru. Heather recounts how a seemingly transformative figure ultimately displayed unethical behavior, including inappropriate relationships and financial misconduct. This pivotal experience inspired her to create Mind Change, a system founded on transparency, ethical practices, and client empowerment. Unlike many gurus who exploit followers, Mind Change emphasizes genuine personal growth and integrity. Tune in to see how recognizing red flags and upholding ethical standards can lead to meaningful change.

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In this episode, you will learn:

⚠️ Dangers associated with health and wellness gurus.

🔍 How to recognize red flags in guru-led programs, including questionable practices and the ethical implications of certain behaviors.

🎭 How these gurus use psychological manipulation to maintain control over their followers and how such tactics can be subtle yet impactful.

👩‍🔬 How some gurus exploit vulnerable populations, particularly targeting women with traumatic pasts and engaging in unethical relationships.

🧩 How individuals may appear to have achieved personal growth or healing, yet remain entangled in unhealthy patterns or unaddressed issues.

⚠️ How certain wellness modalities promoted by gurus can be flawed, lacking foundational understanding, and potentially harmful.

🧠 The distinction between ethical hypnosis and mind control.

🪄 How the use of tapping techniques (like those in Emotional Freedom Techniques or EFT) can be misrepresented or misused within guru-led systems.

🔒 The importance of accountability and maintaining integrity in wellness practices.

🌟 Mind Change Philosophy: How the Mind Change approach prioritizes self-empowerment, transparency, and ethical practices to avoid the pitfalls of guru-driven systems, ensuring that individuals maintain control over their own healing journey.

Episode topics:

🎙️ Welcome to the Mind Change Podcast! (00:00:00)

🔍 Realizing the guru's unethical practices (00:00:48)

🔧 Attempting to fix the system (00:03:20)

😓 Personal struggles and ethical dilemmas (00:06:22)

💡 Disillusionment and realizations (00:10:45)

🛑 Decision to step back (00:15:57)

🔗 Final separation and reflection (00:19:24)

📚 Accountability and research (00:30:48)

💻 Social media and personal attacks from guru and followers (00:36:52)

🧠 Ethical reflections on influence (00:43:35)

🌱 Mind Change: a clear contrast with manipulative gurus (00:48:57)

Get in touch with Heather McKean, Kent McKean and McKenzie Brewster: 

Web: https://www.mindchange.com/our-story 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindchange/?hl=en 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/MindChange 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindchange

In the next two episodes of The Mind Change Podcast, Heather McKean, Kent McKean, and McKenzie Brewster discuss the dangers of health and wellness gurus. In today’s episode, Heather shares her experience with a toxic wellness guru, highlighting how unhealed trauma can lead to dangerous environments. Her story underscores the importance of understanding the subconscious drivers behind our decisions and the dangers of misplaced trust. The discussion explores how childhood trauma makes individuals susceptible to manipulative figures, emphasizing the need for self-awareness and authenticity in health and wellness. Dive in! Heather's insights serve as a powerful reminder of the dangers posed by unhealed trauma and the importance of taking responsibility for one's own healing journey. Look out for part II for more on the hidden dangers in the wellness industry.

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In this episode, you will learn:

🌟 The hidden dangers of health and wellness gurus

📱 How influencers affect our health decisions

💔 The role of trauma in seeking guidance

🚩 Recognizing toxic patterns in wellness communities

🕵️‍♂️ The subtle signs of a cult-like environment

🧠 The psychological profile of unhealed healers

🔄 The shift from genuine help to manipulative control

⚖️ The dynamics of power and influence in guru-follower relationships

🚨 Identifying red flags in wellness gurus

🛤️ Personal stories of trauma and healing

Get in touch with Heather McKean, Kent McKean and McKenzie Brewster: 

Web: https://www.mindchange.com/our-story 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindchange/?hl=en 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/MindChange 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindchange

In this episode of The Mind Change Podcast emotional drivers series, Heather McKean explores the emotional roots of bronchitis, revealing how this common condition often signals the need to address stress and unresolved emotions. Heather delves into how chronic bronchitis may stem from deeper issues such as resentment, guilt, and feeling overwhelmed or unappreciated. She also examines how feelings of being trapped or self-critical can impact respiratory health, and the connection between hostile upbringings and smoking with chronic bronchitis. Tune in to learn how transforming negative emotional patterns can lead to improved health and a richer, more fulfilling life. For additional support, check out Mind Change’s online courses featuring expert guidance and community support.

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In this episode, you will learn:

🧠 How stress and unprocessed emotions contribute to the inflammation of the bronchial tubes

⏳ Bronchitis often indicates the need to slow down and address accumulated stress

🕰️ How holding onto past grievances and guilt can lead to chronic bronchitis

😓 How feeling unappreciated and burdened can exacerbate bronchitis symptoms

😟 How fear of betrayal and lack of support during tough times can contribute to chronic bronchitis

🤫 The connection between keeping secrets, regrets, and insecurities and their impact on breathing

🗯️ How negative self-talk and self-criticism can affect posture and breathing

😢 How growing up in an environment with frequent yelling and punishment can affect emotional and respiratory health

🚬 The link between smoking and bronchitis

🌱 How addressing and transforming negative emotional patterns can lead to improved respiratory health and overall well-being

✨ The benefits of letting go of past traumas

Get in touch with Heather McKean: 

Web: https://www.mindchange.com/our-story 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindchange/?hl=en 

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/MindChange 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mindchange