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The Hormone Cure: How MDMA Therapy Can Beat Autoimmune Diseases | Dr. Sara Gottfried

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85% of people who suffer with autoimmunity are women. The leading cause of this shocking statistic is hormone irregulation linked to trauma. 

You don’t have to have a massive traumatic event happen to you to experience trauma and the devastating effects it can lead to. Stress, long-term exhaustion and not being kind to our bodies can contribute to crippling emotional weight that can dysregulate our hormones.

Sarah is joined by Dr Sara Gottfried to explore how we can assess our hormones, how to tackle trauma and speak about the amazing benefits of MDMA therapy.

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Timecodes:

00:00 Intro

02:14 The Three Areas of Health That Are Most Crucial For Women’s Health

04:30 Self Compassion for Ourselves

06:57 Understanding the Hormonal Landscape

14:36 The Hormonal Changes in a Woman’s Body at Age 36

17:18 Health Care For Pregnant Women vs Health Care for Non-Pregnant Women

18:57 Your Doctor Has Dismissed You, What’s Your Next Step?

26:15 How Lifestyles and Trauma Affect Endocrine and Hormonal Systems

29:37 Regulated and Dysregulated

34:30 Getting back into Regulation and What That Means

37:04 Activating Regulation through Environment and Senses

41:22 85% of Women Suffer from Autoimmune Conditions and Measuring Trauma

51:30 The Energetic Body and How To Become More Aligned With It

55:20 Tapping into the Energy Flow in the Body, Chakras

59:00 Acceptance and Awareness of Natural Energies Around Us, Connected and Intertwined

1:03:22 Dr. Sara Gottfried’s Book Helps Understand How Everything In Our Bodies Are intertwined and interconnected

1:05:40 How does dysregulation show up for you?

1:07:44 What does Live Well Be Well Mean to You?

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