#190: De-Adrenalizing and Understanding Trauma with Dr. David Bonanno

Published: Oct. 26, 2023, 5 a.m.

This episode is sponsored by PearsonRavitz\u2013 an agency dedicated to supporting physicians on their journey to getting the right insurance.\xa0 Our next guest is a Connecticut psychologist and PTSD survivor, Dr. David Bonanno, who has developed a groundbreaking therapy for trauma psychology that challenges conventional methods used in allopathic medicine.\xa0 This episode revolves around the potential impact of redefining and destigmatizing conditions like "being adrenalized" compared to traditional PTSD.\xa0 The main question is how this change might influence individuals in seeking help and treatment for their symptoms. This suggests that a shift in terminology and perception could encourage more people to acknowledge their symptoms and seek assistance without the fear of judgment or reluctance commonly associated with the term PTSD. Looking for something specific? Here you go 00:03:00 PTSD and chronic stress similarities.\xa0 00:08:01 Adrenaline can be pathological.\xa0 00:14:09 Trauma therapy can help heal.\xa0 00:21:05 PTSD is different from anxiety.\xa0 00:21:34 PTSD is not easily overcome.\xa0 00:28:56 Unplugging and social connection are important for mental health.\xa0 00:32:46 Social connection is crucial.\xa0 00:39:33 Rewriting trauma can heal.\xa0 00:44:56 Rapid healing through subconscious work.\xa0 00:51:54. Changing the narrative heals trauma.\xa0 00:56:38 Cat brain controls human behavior.\xa0 01:01:30 Cannabis can help with PTSD.\xa0 01:03:45 Cannabis strains can target specific symptoms.\xa0 01:08:55 Understanding limits helps with PTSD. Bio:\xa0 Dr. Bonanno is the Freshest, Boldest Voice in Trauma Psychology today. And he has developed a dynamite therapy that is better than all the rest. Almost everyone who promises a way to get past your past has a method that involves time, money, work, and pain and everything else thrown against the wall as a \u201ccure\u201d for life\u2019s hardships. PTSD has been the biggest topic in Psychology for 10+ years now. Because that\u2019s what therapists still cannot heal. David Bonanno is a Connecticut psychologist and PTSD survivor who has been helping people since 1993. He is the first person in America to begin to qualify patients for Medical Marijuana by evaluating them for PTSD.\xa0 His company, Bonanno Mental Healthcare, has assisted over 16,000 needy people in gaining access to medicine that is much better than pharmaceuticals. Dr. Bonanno is the inventor of De-Adrenalizing, a revolutionary and rapidly-growing therapy that heals sufferers of all psychological traumas, and the author of Your Brain is a Robocat: How to Finally Understand Your Trauma Response. This book is easy to read but will transform the reader\u2019s conceptualization of how the human brain functions before and after trauma. When people are finally able to understand themselves, they no longer have to blame and hate themselves.\xa0 Our Advice! Everything in this podcast is for educational purposes only. It does not constitute the practice of medicine and we are not providing medical advice. No Physician-patient relationship is formed and anything discussed in this podcast does not represent the views of our employers.\xa0 The Fine Print! All opinions expressed by the hosts or\xa0 guests in this episode are solely their opinion and are not to be used as specific medical advice.\xa0 The hosts,\xa0 May and Tim Hindmarsh MD, BS Free MD LLC, or any affiliates thereof are not under any obligation to update or correct any information provided in this episode. The guest's statements and opinions are subject to change without notice. Thanks for joining us! You are the reason we are here.\xa0 If you have questions, reach out to us at doc@bsfreemd.com or find Tim and I on Facebook and IG. Please check out our every growing website as well at\xa0 bsfreemd.com (no www)\xa0 GET SOCIAL WITH US! https://www.withkoji.com/@bsfreemd