Are you swallowing your truth… and feeling it burn?

In this episode of The Mind Change Podcast emotional drivers series, Heather McKean uncovers the subconscious patterns behind GERD and acid reflux—symptoms often blamed on food, stress, or “just getting older,” but rooted much deeper in the mind.

Heather breaks down how unspoken anger, guilt, fear of rejection, people-pleasing, and lifelong self-silencing can create the internal “acid” the body can no longer cool on its own. She shares the story of “Naomi,” a woman who learned early that speaking up meant losing love—so she stayed quiet, compliant, and responsible for everyone but herself. When her body finally pushed back through chronic reflux, Mind Change work helped her safely process the emotions she once swallowed whole.

You’ll explore powerful questions to help you identify:

• What you can no longer “stomach” in your life

• The truths you keep holding in to stay safe or accepted

• Where guilt, resentment, or pressure may be creating internal burn

• How to begin rewiring your emotional responses around expression and boundaries

If GERD has been your body’s way of speaking for you, this episode reveals how Mind Change techniques can help you reclaim your voice, restore safety around self-expression, and cool the emotional fire from the inside out.

Tune in and discover what your body has been trying to tell you.

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