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Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/tanaamen392

Tana Amen (IG: @tanaamen) is a New York Times bestselling author, vice president of the Amen Clinics, a neurosurgical ICU trauma nurse, and a world-renowned health and fitness expert.

She has won the hearts of millions with her simple yet effective strategies to help anyone optimize their lifestyle and win the fight for a strong body, mind, and spirit.

Tana holds a second-degree black belt in Kenpo Karate and a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

Tana and her husband, Dr. Daniel Amen, have four children and five grandchildren.

Today we\\u2019re discussing her new book: The Relentless Courage of a Scared Child: How Persistence, Grit, and Faith Created a Reluctant Healer.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How we were all scared children at one time
• The epiphany Tana had working with addicts
• Tana\\u2019s first 3 memories as a child
• Growing up in constant chaos
• Tana\'s mom always showed she loved her
• Dealing with unwanted attention and bullying during her teen years
• Battling an eating disorder, anxiety, and depression
• Tana was diagnosed with thyroid cancer at age 23
• How Prozac hijacked her brain
• The spiritual walk that lead to Tana\\u2019s healing journey
• Responsibility means the ability to respond
• Falling in love with her best friend, Dr. Daniel Amen
• Working with Byron Katie
• Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy can help with trauma
• Lifestyle factors including food, nutrition, and exercise impact your health
• Be your own best advocate
• Your doctor is not your boss, they are your partner
• Tana\\u2019s life-changing journey studying Metabolic Medicine and Functional Medicine
• Implementing the Omni diet at Amen Clinics
• Consciously raising her daughter Chloe in a healthy environment
• The vulnerable truth about writing a memoir
• Processing past trauma through the eyes of an adult
• Helping her half sister and taking custody of her 2 nieces
• Forgiving her dad before he passed away
• The powerful need for forgiveness

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Related links:

Tana Amen - The Relentless Courage of a Scared Child (book)

Tana Amen\'s website

Amen Clinics

Follow Tana Amen on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Tana Amen - The Omni Diet (book)

Listen to Tana Amen previously on TUHP (episode #063)

Dr. Daniel Amen (books)

Listen to Dr. Daniel Amen previously on TUHP (episodes #333 and #359)

Byron Katie (books)

A4M - The American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine

The Institute for Functional Medicine

Dr. Mark Hyman (books)

Listen to Dr. Mark Hyman previously on TUHP (episodes #074, #084, and #214)

Dr. David Perlmutter (books)

Listen to Dr. David Perlmutter previously on TUHP (episodes #273, #289, and #332)

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