Dexa/Mental Illness Happy Hour

Published Dec 27, 2024

#728 Childless By Choice - Dr Kate Truitt Returns

Dr. Kate Truitt returns to discuss the neurobiology of trauma, revealing how curiosity aids recovery, while sharing her empowering journey of being childless by choice amidst societal expectations and exploring the impact of early experiences on body image and self-perception.

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Questions from this episode

- What is neuroplasticity?
  Asked by 52 people
- How does childhood trauma impact us, as discussed in episode #090: Healing The Money Wound with Selina Gray and the clip Healing Childhood Trauma?
  Asked by 20 people
- What is the role of the amygdala in stress and fear?
  Asked by 19 people
- Is it true that the nervous system needs a different input at the right time to change a reaction, as discussed in episode #273: Overcoming Challenges and Birthing a New You with Christine Hassler and the clip Navigating Triggers? For example, if a person has a fear or phobia and their body becomes reactive when they encounter a trigger, would a solution be to try to calm the body with breathwork at that moment? Would this approach provide a different input to the nervous system so that over time it stops being activated by the original trigger? Is this how Pavlov's dogs experiment is used as a tool for changing the nervous system's responses?
  Asked by 19 people
- Can you explain more about neuroplasticity?
  Asked by 18 people
- Why does someone become attached to a toxic relationship, as discussed in episode #001: A Little More About Me and My Journey and the clip Understanding Our Wounding Patterns?
  Asked by 14 people
- What is the impact of emotional trauma?
  Asked by 12 people
- Is there a podcast that covers the topic of trauma?
  Asked by 8 people
- What does Gabor Maté say about childhood trauma in the episode #206: The Attachment Theory & Nervous System Connection with Sarah Baldwin and the clip Uncovering Attachment Trauma?
  Asked by 8 people
- How does parenthood shape one's sense of purpose as discussed in the episode #273: Overcoming Challenges and Birthing a New You with Christine Hassler and the clip The Motherhood Transition?
  Asked by 8 people
- How can one recover from childhood traumas as discussed in the episode Signs You Have TRAUMA & How You Can Start Healing From It TODAY | Paul Conti & Lewis Howes and the clip Healing Through Vulnerability?
  Asked by 7 people
- Can we heal from past traumas as discussed in the episode Conscious Parenting with Dr. Shefali Tsabary and Lewis Howes, the clip Pain to Power, the episode I Felt Totally Lost Until I Learned These 11 Habits, and the clip Letting Go of Trauma?
  Asked by 7 people
- Can you explain more about the amygdala?
  Asked by 6 people
- Could you share other perspectives on choosing to have children or not?
  Asked by 6 people
- What is trauma?
  Asked by 6 people

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