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Join Dr. Mary in an introspective and transformative episode where she explores the depths of self-criticism and its profound effects on our lives. Through her own personal experiences and professional insights, Dr. Mary delves into the notion of why we are often our own harshest critics. She shares her past tendencies to judge others as a projection of self-judgment and discusses societal influences that shape women’s perceptions, reinforcing negative self-talk around beauty and body image.

Dr. Mary emphasizes the importance of recognizing and challenging these internalized societal beliefs as a pathway to healthier self-perception. She introduces the concept of neuroplasticity, illustrating how intentional practices can help shift deeply ingrained negative thought patterns. Throughout the episode, Dr. Mary encourages embracing joy and cautions against getting trapped in shame spirals.

Listeners will gain valuable insights into identifying negative self-talk, methods to shift mindsets, and embracing joy and happiness. By sharing her struggles with complex PTSD, self-criticism, and the impact of societal pressures, Dr. Mary provides a relatable narrative that underscores the importance of self-compassion and internal validation.

The episode also touches on the subconscious brain’s role in harboring beliefs and self-talk patterns from past experiences, necessitating conscious recognition and growth. Dr. Mary advocates for a mindset shift from seeking external validation to accepting self-worth and fostering natural relationships and experiences.

Through her mission to bridge the gap between medical and realistic perspectives on self-criticism, Dr. Mary offers actionable advice and heartfelt encouragement to help others overcome similar challenges. Tune in to this enlightening episode for a heartfelt discussion on self-compassion, the significance of positive self-talk, and the journey toward a more joyful and fulfilling life.

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Episode Timestamps

00:00 Lost joy; need understanding to find happiness.

05:06 Inner critic exhausts, debilitates, prevents fulfillment.

07:49 Fear-driven friendship approach drains authenticity.

13:32 Inner critics often stem from childhood bullying.

14:36 Absorbing abuse led to negative self-perception.

18:59 Positive affirmations don’t work, change requires self-awareness and inner work

23:25 Recognizing biases reduces their control over us.

27:17 Redirect thoughts, embrace joy, overcome old patterns.

30:12 Connect with intuition to pursue genuine happiness.

33:36 Practice self-awareness for more joy and peace.

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Dr. Mary Grimberg dives deep into the complex world of anxiety. With a focus on self-awareness and boundary setting, Dr. Mary explores various strategies to handle emotions and sensations related to anxiety and subtle disrespect. Sharing her personal transformation journey post-cancer diagnosis, she sheds light on the pitfalls of self-abandonment and the critical role of self-care.

Listen in as Dr. Mary discusses the concept of "energy leaks" and the importance of discerning what fuels versus drains our energy. She addresses the chronic struggles faced by many, particularly women, in balancing home responsibilities and seeking help, often compounded by feelings of guilt and difficult relationship dynamics. The episode introduces the "spoon theory" for managing daily energy and delves into the physiological effects of treatments like chemotherapy, emphasizing thyroid and hormone health as key factors in anxiety and depression management.

From understanding the impact of estrogen dominance to navigating insulin resistance and vitamin deficiencies, Dr. Mary provides a comprehensive overview of how diet, medication, and lifestyle contribute to mental well-being. She also discusses the role of gut health, the benefits of connecting with nature and loved ones, and the importance of incorporating joyful activities into daily life.

Tune in for insights on recognizing anxiety as a signal, examining lifestyle changes, and fostering self-compassion and mindfulness to improve mental health. With humor and candid stories, Dr. Mary offers valuable advice on managing anxiety beyond conventional medicine, urging listeners to self-reflect and address root causes.

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Welcome to the inaugural episode of TMI Talk with Dr. Mary Grimberg! In this re-launched and re-branded episode, Dr. Mary dives deep into the transformative journey that led her to pivot from 'Sex and Wellness with Dr. Mary' to 'TMI Talk.' After battling Hodgkin's lymphoma, navigating a divorce, and surviving the tumultuous era of COVID-19, Dr. Mary experienced a profound awakening that reshaped her approach to health, wellness, and authenticity.

Join Dr. Mary as she candidly shares her story of overcoming chronic people-pleasing, exploring unconventional healing methods, and integrating a newfound spiritual understanding. Discover how humor, joy, and genuine self-expression became vital components of her healing journey and why they’re essential for your health too.

In this episode, you’ll hear about her vision for TMI Talk, where no subject is too taboo, and the importance of bridging the gap between Western and Eastern medicine, mind-body connections, and spirituality. Dr. Mary promises to demystify medical jargon, address lifestyle impacts on our nervous system, and discuss those 'too much information' topics that we all need to talk about.

Tune in to feel inspired, educated, and ready to live more authentically. Don't forget to subscribe, share with friends and family, and join the TMI Talk community!

Timestamps:

• [00:00:12] - Introduction by the Announcer
• [00:00:42] - Dr. Mary explains the rebrand and her motivations
• [00:01:24] - Dr. Mary's personal journey and awakening
• [00:02:40] - The struggle with people pleasing and its impact on authenticity
• [00:04:49] - Bringing medical advice, humor, and joy into healing
• [00:06:21] - Blending medical knowledge with real-life applications
• [00:09:26] - Dr. Mary’s vision for future episodes and how to connect

Connect with Dr. Mary on social media @DrMarypt and visit drmarygrimberg.com And resilient-rx.com for more information.

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So many people have distorted points of views regarding their body image because of what they see on a daily basis as to the standards set by the society on what is beautiful and what is not. So, let me and our guest Hayden Rosato, a licensed Mental Health therapist here in Austin, Texas, about how we can improve our body image. 

Many people who come in to see me want to feel more confident in their body and feel strong again. I know that there are many things that limit people from feeling these because of the shame and guilt that they have. We have so many impossible beauty standards that we live by and I hope that my talk with Hayden will help you get to where you want to be to feel better in your body! 

Before you listen to this episode, I want you to know that YOU ARE ENOUGH. May this be the beginning of being comfortable in your own skin! 

Let’s talk about:  

• 0:35 – Introduction to today’s guest 
• 1:01 – Introduction to today’s topic 
• 2:25 – The first thing that you can do to start becoming more comfortable in your body 
• 6:30 – Discussion regarding the idea that you are what you’re exposed to and how this affects your body image 
• 11:20 – Discussion on how we directly relate our identity with how we look and how messed up this mindset is 
• 16:30 – Ways on how you can be more loving and accepting of how you look like through looking at your past and future versions and directing that energy in the present 
• 21:05 – How women who are struggling with weight often get shamed without looking and digging deeper into the “why” they’re struggling with weight 
• 23:10 – How our bodies hold onto certain things, like weight, pain, or ailments, has reasons and is trying to make you “listen”
• 25:33 – How other body types are also being shamed and often overlooked with potential ailments 
• 26:15 – The value of digging deeper into why you’re feeling certain negative emotions regarding your body and how it looks 
• 29:00 – The shame that happens on both spectrums when you hate how your body looks and when you try to change how your body looks 
• 30:04 – How beauty is defined in many ways and how body image and body acceptance all goes back to your intention 
• 32:33 – The importance of looking into your energy and what you give out to the world to truly accept your body image 
• 35:50 – The wonderful things that will happen when you begin trusting in your body’s journey and changes 
• 38:55 – The effects in your brain, and in your life, when you begin obsessing with how you look all because of society standards 
• 43:23 – Conclusion 

If you want to know more about Hayden and work with her, check her out here or listen to her podcast.

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Are you already perimenopausal? Or are you curious about what happens during the perimenopause stage? I sat down with Dr. Andrea George to talk all about perimenopause.

People are more familiar with menopause that’s why we are out here talking about perimenopause because so many changes happen to our bodies during this time. Perimenopause is the time period right before menopause and can last between 4 to 8 years. Imagine having symptoms during those years and you are in the dark of why these changes are happening to your body! 

Listen to this episode and I hope you learn a ton about what happens to you during the perimenopause stage and how you can manage your symptoms. Please share this with other women in your life who you think might benefit from this podcast! 

Let’s talk about:  

• 0:35 – Introduction to today’s topic and today’s guest
• 1:39 – What is perimenopause 
• 2:38 – How will you know that you are in perimenopause or if you’re really experiencing perimenopause and not other health issues 
• 8:47 – The difficulties of not getting access to the right practitioner and how does Dr. Andrea manage and help patients even if it’s out of her scope 
• 10:36 – What is direct care practice 
• 12:47 – Discussion on women bearing kids at a later age and how they should look into perimenopause and menopause 
• 15:05 – The difference between bioidentical hormones and hormone replacement therapy or compounded versus non-compounded, and our take on it 
• 23:23 – The study on estrogen and hormone replacement therapy that scared tons of women and the benefits of such when done correctly 
• 28:35 – Discussion on the healthcare system and finding the practitioner who will advocate for you
• 30:48 – Importance of doing research before diving into a life-changing procedure 
• 32:26 – Discussion on strength training for older people 
• 33:08 – Non-hormonal options and lifestyle medications for treating/managing perimenopause symptoms and the effects of stress and how you can manage stress 
• 47:47 – How insulin resistance occurs in perimenopause, how stress affects it, and what you can do to improve the quality of your life while in perimenopause 
• 51:28 – Importance of muscle strength training
• 55:45 – How the scale and the numbers won’t give you the whole picture for your health
• 57:10 – The wonders that would happen in the healthcare system if all healthcare providers are doing what we are doing 
• 59:41 – What obesity really is 
• 1:00:00 – Importance of finding the right physician 
• 1:10:25 – Conclusion 

If you want to know more about Dr. Andrea and work with her, check out her website.  

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Do you have questions about your cycle? Are you wondering about some symptoms you have and if they are normal or not? How about products that you may choose from in relation to when you have your period? This podcast episode will answer all of those! 

Today, I will be giving you a guideline on how to understand your cycle and which products are right for you and why you need to track your cycle.

Listen to this episode and I hope you learn a ton. Please share this with other women in your life who you think might benefit from this podcast! 

Let’s talk about:  

• 0:40 – Introduction to today’s topic
• 1:10 – One of the most important things you need to do in terms of your period/menstruation 
• 2:10 – My take on working out while on your period 
• 3:23 – Benefits of paying attention to your body and tracking your cycles             
• 9:20 – Pain during menstruation: What’s normal and what’s not 
• 10:52 – The different period products, their pros and cons, and how to gauge what works for you
• 29:04 – Importance of keeping in mind everything that’s going on in your vagina and vaginal area
• 29:57 – Conclusion 

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In this episode, we have Sadie Minkoff. She is a board certified acupuncturist in Holistic Reproductive Medicine. She is also the owner of Sage Acupuncture here in Austin, Texas. 

Today we will be talking about acupuncture and how it can affect and help you with your period, fertility, and other pelvic health conditions like endometriosis. 

Let’s also dive into what acupuncture is, why it’s important to be gentle and kind with yourself when going through infertility, being a team with your partner or spouse when going through this tough time, and so much more! 

We want to be there for you and answer your questions so make sure that you listen to this episode to know more about acupuncture!   

Let’s talk about:  

• 0:40 – Introduction to today’s guest 
• 0:56 – Introduction to today’s topic 
• 1:18 – What is acupuncture 
• 2:52 – The importance of looking at everything as a whole in terms of our health and how everything in our body is connected 
• 5:49 – Discussion on endometriosis and menstruation 
• 8:46 – Dr. Sadie on working on endometriosis and how she works with her Western colleagues regarding this issue
• 15:25 – Other common causes of infertility according to Sadie and what is insulin resistance
• 19:10 – What is unexplained infertility and how do acupuncture and traditional medicine play a role in this 
• 20:05 – Why is it important to be gentle and kind to yourself when going through infertility 
• 21:21 – The number one reason that couples drop out of IVF cycles 
• 22:44 – How important is individualism in treating our patients and what we tell our patients/do with our patients who are going through IVF cycles 
• 25:33 – Dr. Sadie on sperm and infertility and their correlation 
• 28:16 – The importance of couples being a team when fighting through infertility issues 
• 29:56 – Impactful disease processes as growth opportunities 
• 31:15– The one thing that Dr. Sadie loves about the tool of acupuncture
• 33:46 - The importance of meeting people where they are at 
• 36:49 – Conclusion

If you want to know more about Sadie and work with her, check out her website.  

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Ever wonder what could be causing your headaches? And did you know there is a correlation with pelvic floor symptoms? We have Dr. Stephanie Vertrees on for this Episode. She is a board certified headache specialist neurologist. And today, we will be talking a lot about the different causes of headaches and how they can be treated through medicine and lifestyle modifications.  

We know that many of you get headaches, and sometimes, even if you pop a pill, it just doesn’t go away. Headaches can persist and the reason why it does might be a surprise to you. You might be triggering your headache with things that you do or certain stressors that you have around you. Sometimes, a Tylenol isn’t the answer to your headache. 

We want to help you so make sure that you listen to this episode to know more about headaches!  

Let’s talk about:  

• 0:35– Introduction to today’s guest and today’s topic
• 1:17 – Common causes of headache that Dr. Stephanie sees in her clinic 
• 2:25 – The genetics and the nurture side of headaches and how certain aspects like trauma and lifestyle play a part in getting headaches 
• 3:52 – Headaches as a syndrome and not simply a symptom and how medicine is not the long-term solution to headaches 
• 5:56 – The correlation of pelvic floor symptoms, jaw pain, and headache and how everything in our body is interconnected 
• 11:01 – Dr. Stephanie on migraines 
• 12:17 – How lifestyle affects and plays a part in what you are feeling in your body and the importance of being aware of your body movements 
• 14:07 – Headaches vs. Migraines and the common headache syndromes and their symptoms 
• 21:16 – Some lifestyle modifications that you can do to treat headaches 
• 23:35 – Medication management for migraines that Dr. Stephanie does for her patients 
• 28:08 – Medication management for cluster headaches that Dr. Stephanie does for her patients and the different symptoms of this type of headache 
• 32:55 – Dr. Stephanie’s top four lifestyle recommendations for migraine and tension-type headache 
• 35:55 – Conclusion 

If you want to know more about Dr. Stephanie and the work she does, check out their website.  

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Are you tired of not getting answers about your health? Are all of the tests, blood work and scans coming back normal? Then this episode is for you!

Dr. Arista Ip, who works with us at ResilientRx in Austin, Texas, joined us for this episode. She is an orthopedic and pelvic floor physical therapist. We will be talking about what is the root cause of chronic illness and understanding how to get to that root cause. 

We want to talk about this as well as the other things that can impact your health without you being aware of them because this is not a topic that’s commonly talked about in our current healthcare system. We will also dive into intuition versus anxiety, the importance of allowing yourself to slow down, how the societal expectations affect your health, alignment, cognitive dissonance, spiritual misalignment, and so much more! 

We hope that this episode will help you and your nervous system so you can achieve the best results for your health!  

Let’s talk about:  

• 0:35 – Introduction to today’s guest
• 1:16 – Introduction to today’s topic 
• 2:00 – The common thing about chronic illnesses and how your body is telling something’s wrong through your symptoms 
• 3:44 – How intuition affects chronic illnesses and the importance of advocating for yourself 
• 4:54 – How to listen to your intuition and learn to differentiate if it’s intuition or anxiety talking to you 
• 9:22 – How the society is set in success, business, and finance and how it affects us and our health 
• 11:30 – The importance of allowing yourself to slow down 
• 14:39 – Alignment: what it means, how will you know you are in alignment with yourself and with what you are doing, and what happens when you are not 
• 23:05 – The concept of cognitive dissonance and the importance of knowing yourself 
• 34:52 – Spiritual misalignment and nervous system regulation being tied 
• 37:37 – The piece that’s missing most of the time for people with chronic illnesses 
• 39:23 – Dr. Arista on why you don’t need to always listen to other people’s advice 
• 45:45 – What Dr. Arista practices when a negative emotion comes up and how she manages her anxiety  
• 48:11 – How to know who your authentic self is and getting over your biggest fear 
• 51:57 – What happens when you’re always in an agitated state or doing something that doesn’t align with your values
• 52:55 – What are chakras and how it affects chronic illnesses 
• 56:16 – How it feels when you know you’re doing things that you value 
• 58:44 – Conclusion: This episode’s takeaway per Dr. Arista

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Have you heard of endometriosis before? It is often under diagnosis. It is a leading cause of ongoing pelvic pain. 

We have Dr. Deborah Ikhena-Abel, a reproductive endocrinologist at Kindbody here in Austin, Texas. Today, we will be talking about the treatment options for endometriosis. 

Let’s talk about what endometriosis is, what the symptoms are, how birth control can be helpful for treating endometriosis, non-birth control and non-medical treatment options for endometriosis, the relationship between endometriosis and infertility, and so much more! 

We hope that you find the information in this episode valuable. So please, give this episode a listen to empower yourself with knowledge regarding endometriosis! 

Let’s talk about:  

• 0:35 – Introduction to today’s guest
• 1:00 – What is a reproductive endocrinologist and what Dr. Deborah does
• 1:42 – What is endometriosis 
• 5:36 – The typical diagnosis for endometriosis 
• 6:50 – Painful periods as a symptom of endometriosis and how painful periods are normalized 
• 8:06 – Other symptoms of endometriosis 
• 13:01 – Some non-birth control options for treating pain from endometriosis 
• 17:33 – Why Dr. Deborah thinks birth control options are helpful for treating endometriosis
• 19:45 – How long can you stay on the different options for treating endometriosis and their side effects 
• 23:53 – Non-medical options for treating endometriosis especially for pain from endometriosis 
• 29:53 – Discussion on the theory that endometriosis is a form of an autoimmune disease
• 30:53 – Discussion on endometriosis and infertility
• 33:32 – How treatment goes for the patients of Dr. Deborah who are experiencing pain from endometriosis and wants to get pregnant 
• 40:54 – Discussion on patients who have blocked fallopian tubes 
• 42:49 – When does Dr. Deborah decide that surgery is the best option for treating pain from endometriosis and infertility
• 46:33 – Some helpful things to help with pain from endometriosis 
• 48:07 – Importance of looking at all other aspects to address different types of pain and how we feel in our body 
• 54:52 – Conclusion: Dr. Deborah’s take on why she thinks endometriosis is often misdiagnosed

If you want to know more about Dr. Deborah and the work she does, follow her on Instagram. 

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