61: The Truth About Mental Illness with Teal Swan

“Trauma is the root of the discomfort and the issues that we're having in general in our adult life. It's just that with mental illness, we're looking at this very specific grouping of behaviors, which makes functional behavior quite difficult.“ — Teal SwanToday, Kelly engages in a deep conversation with Teal Swan about redefining the concept of mental illness. They discuss the conventional views on mental health and the limitations of labeling and treating psychological distress through the medical model. They both advocate for a more holistic understanding, suggesting that what is often labeled as mental illness is, in reality, a natural response to unresolved trauma and adverse life experiences. Their conversation highlights the importance of personal empowerment and understanding the underlying causes of mental distress as crucial steps towards healing.Today on Reclamation Radio:Redefining mental illness and understanding the role of traumaWhat it feels like to be called crazyWhy cutting and self-harm may be adaptiveThe root cause driver of all mental illness (and why mental illness as a concept should be revisited)What it takes to heal symptoms of anxiety, depression, and even psychosisThis show is sponsored by:Lotus Wei | Go to lotuswei.com and use the code KELLY15 for 15% off.Resources:Instagram: @tealswanofficialWebsite: https://tealswan.com/Ancestral Healing Course SalehereConnect with Kelly:Instagram: @kellybroganmd Website: kellybroganmd.comCheckout Kelly's monthly membership Vital Life Project hereWhat's your Reclamation Remedy? Take Kelly's quiz here.Pre-order Kelly’s new book The Reclaimed Woman 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.