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

• 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 website

Dr. Don's Instagram

I thought I knew everything there was to know about essential oils. They've been an important part of my life ever since I lived in new Delhi, India when I was four years old. My childhood there smelled like Jasmine and frankincense. And I also remember the neem oil that was put on my skin to soothe it when I had a wreck.

Today I use essential oils all throughout the day, whether it's to enhance my mood by diffusing them into the air. Or whether it's for beauty, by applying them to my skin, such as rose oil or to help my immune system, for example, with oil of oregano.

And until I came across Jodi Cohen, I thought I was kind of an expert on all things essential oils.

Turns out I was not!

• Needed healthy adrenal gland support
• Rosemary, thyme, cinnamon, menuka and galbanum
• Vibrant Blue Oils

• Oils are small enough to get through blood brain barrier
• 3 factors trigger fear response in anxiety:
• Autonomic nervous system
• Endocrine system
• Amigdala
• Kevin Tracy - FDA approved epilepsy treatment
• Subduing anxiety - placement of stimulating oils
• Panic attack hack - how you use oils
• Anxiety = overactive right frontal lobe
• Smelling anything through left nostril balances out frontal lobe and decreases anxiety

• Body signals for danger in sympathetic state
• Blood flow and oxygen flow directed to arms and legs so that you may run
• Immune function is down regulated
• Inflammation is temporarily paused
• Can't heal when you're in sympathetic state
• Parasympathetic state allows for easier and faster healing as all functions are working properly

• Dr. Christine Shotner - sonogram photos of neck
• Majority of toxins are taken in through the mouth and drain along the jaw toward maxoid bone
• Neurons take on toxins and create small infection in neck
• Sending danger response to whole body
• Sympathetic responses cause negative effects on body
• Clove - detoxifying agents

• Reboot the Brain kit: circadian rhythm oil, lymph oil, parasympathetic oil
• Topically applying oils in a downward motion along neck = better lymphatic function levels
• Toxins trigger the immune system and create inflammation
• Inflammation causes many neurodegenerative diseases
• Goal: decrease inflammation in brain

• Essential Oils to Boost The Brain and Heal The Body
• 5 common imbalances in most patients:
• Stress
• Lack of sleep
• Poor detoxification
• Lacking mental and physical energy
• Signs of inflammation
• Immune disregulation
• How and why oils work
• 5 areas of imbalance and explains what's going on
• Detailed protocol
• Exact oil recipes for proper treatment
• Book: Healing With Essential Oils

• Need to be in parasympathetic state to release toxins
• Ensure that drainage pathways are open
• Toxins line cell membrane; Oils help clean cell membrane
• Oregano and thyme

• Healing is Voltage by Jerry Tennant
• Up-regulate energy and get body to higher vibration
• Rose oil
• Nature
• Gratitude

• High frequency use
• Rose and Frankincense historically are used before performing exorcisms
• Combination allows protection thanks to its high energetic frequency
• Mood lifting and protection from low frequency vibrations

• Try to buy organic
• Trust yourself
• Don't worry too much

• Resilience blend
• What worked for Jodi - coming soon in her next book

• Movement
• Gratitude
• Mailing cute cards to friends
• Sense of humor
• Essential oils

Jodi's Books: boostthebrainbook.com/gift to download a free bonus chapter on activating the parasympathetic nervous system

Jodi's Website

Email: [email protected]

Being able to read others and being skilled in communicating well is a key to successful living and an absolute requirement to being a successful leader. Today's guest, Joe Navarro, is one of the most respected experts in the field. And his personal story is a fascinating one.

Not many can say they were personally approached to join the FBI, but this is exactly what happened to Joe Navarro at the age of 23. He accepted their offer and became one of the youngest agents ever to join the agency.

Joe spent the next 25 years at the FBI, working both as an agent and supervisor in the areas of counterintelligence and counterterrorism, pursuing spies and other dangerous criminals across the globe.

Through his work he was able to study, refine and apply the science of nonverbal communications. His acumen in this field and his success as a spy-catcher, led Joe to begin training FBI agents and the intelligence community.

Today Joe is recognized as one of the world’s foremost authorities on reading nonverbal communications. An internationally bestselling author, Joe has published 14 books about human behavior and body language.

His books include the #1 selling body language book in the world, What Every BODY Is Saying, and his new book, "Be Exceptional" is the culmination of the 40 years Joe spent analyzing human behavior, with more than 10,000 interviews in the field and countless high-stakes behavioral assessments.

In Joe's former line of work successful leadership was literally a matter of life and death. And in Be Exceptional he distills his experience into the five key principles that outstanding individuals live by.

-How being a Cuban refugee has influenced Joe's life and led him to reading body language...03:10

-The universal history of nonverbal communication and how it differs amongst cultures...07:05

-How Joe got involved with the FBI and what he learned over his 25 year career...12:00

• Behavioral Analysis program

-Behavioral cues that everyone needs to know for survival and how to stay safe...19:45

• Joe's book: Dangerous Personalities

-5 Key traits that set extraordinary people apart...30:10

• Joes's book: Be Exceptional
• "To be exceptional, you have to do exceptional things"

-What you can do to become a better observer...39:35

-Why observation is the key to innovation...42:55

-Universal body language characteristics of a true leader...44:20

-Joe's practices...47:25

Resources:

Joe's latest book, Be Exceptional

Joe's website

Did you know that over 12% of emergency room hospital visits are related to gastrointestinal disorders? Recent research suggests digestion issues affect over 100 million people per day in the United States alone. And many of these people are using over-the-counter or prescription medications to combat the distress, pain and social embarrassment related to digestive problems.

Unfortunately, many of the common treatments and prescriptions are actually compounding digestive dysfunction with unintended complications, over time treating symptoms, but not the root cause. Digestive health information, digestive health diets, and products are some of the fastest growing trends in the health high performance industry.

And today I'm talking to Wade Lightheart. He is an author, athlete and nutritionist and specializes on fixing digestion. Wade is a three time Canadian national all natural bodybuilding champion who competed as a vegetarian, a former Mr. Universe competitor, and host of a really cool podcast, Awesome Health.

He majored in Sports Science at the University of New Brunswick and has authored many books on health, nutrition, and exercise, which have sold in over 80 countries. Wade also serves as an advisor to the American Anti-Cancer Institute. He is the Co-Founder and President at BiOptimizers, a digestive and health optimization company.

-BiOptimizers website

-BiOptimizers social media

• Instagram
• Facebook
• Youtube

-Awesome Health Podcast

-Education of a Bodybuilder

-The Hero's Journey by Joseph Campbell

-The Wizard of Us

-Viome