So many of us from divorced or dysfunctional families never learned how to deal with pain and suffering in a healthy way. As a result, we usually either numb the pain or get stuck in bitterness. 

So many of us feel depleted and exhausted, yet we might not know why. But thankfully, that doesn’t have to be your story. Going from depleted to healthy on every level is not only doable—but simpler than you think, according to my guest.

AJ had a normal life as a college student-athlete. But one night, a violent car accident left AJ paralyzed from the waist down. What started as 15 minutes of hell has transformed into what he calls “The best thing that’s happened to me.” 

Dr. Gerry experienced deep turmoil at home. His father was abusive, and his parents’ marriage was full of conflict. Thankfully, he found healing, and today he helps others heal as a therapist.

In this episode, Dr. Greg Bottaro explains why our untreated wounds and our subconscious rule our lives, often without us knowing it.

If you’ve experienced trauma or brokenness, one method of healing used in therapy is Internal Family Systems. But what exactly is it? And how can it help you?

We talk a lot about being healthy and whole, but what exactly does it mean to be healthy and whole?

A doctor of functional neurology joins us to explain a new, cutting edge healing science that will help us live and perform at our best. It’s already being used by professional athletes and even Navy SEALs.

At a young age, Jack learned he had an incurable disease. That naturally brought lots of physical and emotional pain into his life. But that suffering led him to say, “The thing I wish most never happened, I am most grateful for.”

So many people from broken families struggle with feeling helpless or needy. Our efforts to heal or grow might even feel fruitless.

After her parents divorced, my guest felt abandoned and badly hoped it was all a dream that she could just wake up from.

It’s said that Henry David Thoreau once wrote, “Most men lead lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.” Doesn’t that describe our culture?

Trauma, such as your parents’ divorce or extreme family dysfunction, doesn’t only affect your emotions. It affects your body too. It quite literally has physical effects. 

If there were 10 things you can do to make therapy succeed (or fail), would you want to know them? I know I would. 

What happens inside your brain and your body when you endure trauma?