Like Mind, Like Body

My doctor recommend this. If I had found it on my own I probably wouldn’t have considered it.* But after 30+ years of debilitating physical symptoms, dozens of medications, lots of needles, tens of thousands of dollars in medical expenses and hours/days spent in medical appointments and out of work I was ready for something else. This is easy and cheap compared to everything else I tried for my health and infinitely more helpful! I am largely pain free and when I’m not this helps me get out of pain *I am also a medical doctor in the “traditional” model at an academic institution. It has worked so well for me I refer my patients here.

The podcast and app were life-changing for me.

I listened to the episode with the host’s doctor. Who “cured her” and himself was “cured” with Saro’s approach. Host frequently bursts into giggles and laughs. Loves to talk about herself. The doctor seems more grounded but his story baffles: all this debilitating pain and when he decides it’s centered in his brain he takes his bike out and bicycles through the pain reminding himself its origin is in the brain and by the end of his cycling trip he’s much better and within a month cured. As for the host, no idea of her process. Listeners want to know from the guest their story but from a doctor specializing we should have multiple stories. Moreover there should be caveats. Sometimes there is actual organic damage and you shouldn’t just for example cycle through it for an hour. You can make it worse. Also, there are conditions that might be helped from repetitive negative thought patterns, but not completely addressed because there are underlying actual conditions that don’t have to do with the brain. I found this episode just sloppy and annoying. And the host repeatedly bursting into laughter. It doesn’t mean I’m not interested in the ideas themselves. I’ll try one more episode to see if this was a fluke.

Making Friends With Your Fears and Your Feelings I loved this episode a lot. BUT while I usually really appreciate that most episodes don’t go into any details about sexuality, unfortunately this one did (ironically that is a huge fear trigger for me 😫) Please understand, I still really have respect for both host and guest and I’m so thankful for the insights they shared and I loved listening to them. It just is a big fear trigger for me to deal with sexuality and the nuances that come with in our world. I know that it’s hard to navigate and I hold space for that too, want to send kind vibes out while I still express my opinion, but I wanted to make my voice heard about keeping that out of this space, no matter the orientation. I hope this comes across with respect and that I am not trying to push my own agendas, just know that I want to keep it a safe space for all. Thanks for considering. And thank you so much for all you do in this field. You have truly changed my life