80: How Trauma Shapes Your Thinking (and How to Break Free) with Alec Zeck

Join Kelly's sovereignty-minded monthly membership at Vital Life Project.In this episode, Kelly talks with Alec Zeck, a former military man and founder of The Way Forward Podcast. Alec shares his critical views on mainstream health paradigms and the importance of self-responsibility. They discuss the pitfalls of certainty in beliefs, the concept of "victim consciousness," and the empowering journey of metaphysical alchemy. Alec’s unique perspective will inspire you to question established narratives and explore deeper truths about health and self-ownership.D. Alec Zeck is an independent researcher, podcaster, speaker, writer, former Army Captain, husband and father of two young children. He is best known for his popular Podcast “The Way Forward with Alec Zeck” which is consistently one of the highest-ranking alternative health podcasts in the world.Alec is the Founder and Chief Storyteller of The Way Forward— an organization focused on educating, empowering, and uniting men and women from all walks of life in pursuit of health, liberty, and awareness— and the producer of the viral educational series The End of Covid. He is also the former Executive Director and Founder of Health Freedom for Humanity. Alec received his B.S. in Systems Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point.Timestamps:5:00 Understanding how trauma blocks rational thinking and decision-making.10:45 Reframing victim consciousness to reclaim your power and autonomy.17:30 Challenging foundational beliefs to break free from disempowerment.23:10 The importance of logical fallacies in evaluating scientific claims.30:20 Using inner alchemy to transform trauma into empowerment.38:40 Recognizing when external sources of power are limiting personal growth.45:50 Why 100% self-responsibility is key to true freedom and healing.This episode is sponsored by Samadhi Moss. Use code KELLY10 for 10% off your sea moss! Connect with Alec on his Instagram or on The Way Forward’s InstagramFind more from Kelly Brogan:Instagram: @kellybroganmdWebsite: kellybroganmd.comJoin Kelly's monthly membership, Vital Life Project here.Get Kelly’s new book The Reclaimed Woman here and join the companion program, Reclaimed, here.

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It hurts to have unmet needs. And it sucks to scurry after crumbs when you’re starving. Join Kelly Brogan MD, as she teaches us how our pain points are portals. She’ll help you discover a world where every seeming challenge is a new chapter in your most audacious story. Plot twists, body symptoms, and heartbreak each represent an opportunity to own ourselves and learn to better wield the power of choice. Kelly will take you on a reclamation journey from the battlefield of victim consciousness to the sovereignty of self-devoted pleasure and expose every surprising place you’ve given your power away. Explore the tools you’ll need to find out what you want, how to ask for it and how to stand in fierce alignment with yourself.Kelly Brogan is a soul alchemist and threshold guardian devoted to the transformation of collective consciousness. As a young know-it-all atheist, candy-addict, straight-A MIT neuroscience major and Ivy-league trained psychiatrist, she specialized in feeding women, herself included, straight into the mouth of the medicated beast. After a Hashimoto’s healing journey inspired her to sound the alarm on the bait-and-switch of big pharma, she became a renegade activist—authoring the New York Times bestseller, A Mind of Your Own, and its follow-up, Own Your Self; co-editing the landmark textbook, Integrative Therapies for Depression; and eventually becoming an honorary member of the Disinformation Dozen. She is the creatrix of Vital Mind Reset, the online health reclamation program, and the membership community Vital Life Project. She’s a human, cat, and chicken mom.