Healing Beyond the Symptoms with Dr. Leah Hahn, D.C.

Dr. Leah Hahn, D.C.
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Each week, we’ll explore the hidden connections between your stress, hormones, sleep, and energy—and I’ll break down the science in a way that’s simple and practical. You’ll hear real stories, gain empowering tools, and discover how to regulate your body from the inside out. Because healing isn’t just about managing symptoms—it’s about restoring balance, resilience, and vitality. 

  1. How Stress Shapes Your Body, Hormones, and Health

    4D AGO

    How Stress Shapes Your Body, Hormones, and Health

    Most of us think of stress as something that happens in our minds — a mental storm we can outthink, outplan, or outwork.  But what if stress isn’t just mental? In this solo episode of Healing Beyond the Symptoms, Dr. Leah Hahn, chiropractor and functional wellness doctor at Body in Balance Wellness Center in Golden, CO, breaks down how stress leaves a physical imprint on your nervous system and body. She explains how chronic overwhelm creates visible changes — from tight shoulders and shallow breathing to digestive problems, sleep disruption, and hormone imbalance. Stress doesn’t just fade; it imprints on your physiology and behavior until you teach your body safety again. Dr. Hahn also shares practical ways to release stored stress and retrain your nervous system — including body check-ins, micro-resets, breathwork, movement, and Network Spinal care, which helps reorganize tension and restore balance. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: How stress becomes a physical pattern in the nervous systemWhy muscle tension, gut issues, and hormone imbalance are stress responsesThe four main stress responses: fight, flight, freeze, and fawnHow chronic stress impacts digestion, sleep, and immunitySimple daily practices to regulate your nervous system and restore calm If you’ve been dismissing your body’s signals as “just stress,” this episode will help you understand the deeper meaning — and how to finally reset your system.

    21 min
  2. Why Your Body Keeps Score of Stress (And How to Heal It)

    DEC 16

    Why Your Body Keeps Score of Stress (And How to Heal It)

    Stress doesn’t end when the moment passes — it leaves an imprint. In this solo episode of Healing Beyond the Symptoms, Dr. Leah Hahn D.C., of Body in Balance Wellness Center in Golden, CO, explores how stress is not just mental but deeply physiological, affecting posture, hormones, immunity, and emotions long after the trigger is gone. Dr. Hahn explains how stress, trauma, and chronic overwhelm imprint on the nervous system, keeping it stuck in fight-or-flight or freeze mode. Over time, this creates tension, hormonal imbalance, sleep disruption, and emotional reactivity — even when life seems “fine.” You’ll also hear the story of a client who faced profound loss and physical limitation after years of emotional trauma — and how her nervous system, through Network Spinal care, gradually reorganized toward stability, peace, and healing. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: Why stress is stored in the body, not just the mindThe neuroscience behind trauma and nervous system imprintingHow stress changes muscle tone, hormones, and digestionWhy talk therapy alone may not resolve body-held traumaPractical tools to retrain your nervous system and create safetyHow Network Spinal care helps release stored stress and restore balanceYour body isn’t broken — it’s patterned. And those patterns can change.

    19 min
  3. Healing Incongruency: When Your Life and Body Fall Out of Sync

    DEC 9

    Healing Incongruency: When Your Life and Body Fall Out of Sync

    Have you ever felt tension, fatigue, or heaviness that seems to come out of nowhere — almost as if your body is trying to get your attention? In this episode of Healing Beyond the Symptoms, Dr. Leah Hahn D.C., and Dr. Scott Hahn D.C., of Body in Balance Wellness Center in Golden, CO, share the powerful story of Sarah, a patient who came to them with chronic brain fog and upper back tension after a head injury — only to discover that her symptoms were pointing to something much deeper. Through gentle, nervous system-based Network Spinal care, Sarah began to release years of stored emotional and physical tension. As her body unwound, clarity began to emerge — clarity about her relationships, her career, and her sense of self. What started as physical healing evolved into personal transformation. Her posture shifted before her circumstances did — and her nervous system became the guide that led her toward a life of congruence and authenticity. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: What it means when your body and life are out of syncHow emotional tension shows up as physical painWhy safety is the starting point for making major life changesHow nervous system regulation improves clarity, energy, and awarenessThe science of “defense physiology” — and how to move out of survival mode If you’ve ever ignored your body’s whispers until they turned into shouts, this episode will help you understand how your symptoms might actually be your body’s way of showing you what’s ready to change.

    28 min
  4. Relief vs. Repatterning: What Real Healing Actually Looks Like

    DEC 2

    Relief vs. Repatterning: What Real Healing Actually Looks Like

    Resources: Book a wellness consultation with Dr. Leah Hahn D.C. at Body In Balance Wellness Center, Golden CO → https://www.bodyinbalancechiropractic.com/ ------ When people think of chiropractic care, they often picture cracking, twisting, and short-term pain relief. But that’s not what healing really is. In this episode of Healing Beyond the Symptoms, Dr. Leah Hahn, D.C., of Body in Balance Wellness Center in Golden, CO, explains how Network Spinal care takes chiropractic to a deeper level—one that focuses on the nervous system, not just the spine. You’ll discover how chronic tension, fatigue, and stress patterns aren’t random—they’re the body’s way of protecting you after years of overwhelm. But true healing requires more than temporary relief. It requires repatterning—teaching your nervous system to release stored tension and create new strategies for resilience, clarity, and calm. Dr. Hahn walks listeners through how she assesses tone, structure, and energy in the spine to identify patterns of stored trauma, inflammation, and imbalance. You’ll also learn why gentle care—without force, cracking, or twisting—creates powerful, long-term changes. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: Why traditional chiropractic offers relief but not lasting healingThe difference between structural and nervous system-focused careHow tension, trauma, and emotional stress show up in the spineWhat “repatterning” the nervous system really meansWhy gentle, trauma-informed care promotes safety and transformationHow Network Spinal helps your body shift from survival mode to healing modeIf you’ve ever thought chiropractic care “wasn’t for you,” this episode will open your eyes to a new way of healing—one that’s rooted in gentleness, safety, and transformation.

    32 min
  5. The Science of Sensitivity: How Empaths Process Stress Differently

    NOV 25

    The Science of Sensitivity: How Empaths Process Stress Differently

    Resources: Book a wellness consultation with Dr. Leah Hahn D.C. at Body In Balance Wellness Center, Golden CO → https://www.bodyinbalancechiropractic.com/ ------ Have you ever been told you’re too sensitive or that you “feel too much”? If so, this episode of Healing Beyond the Symptoms is for you. Dr. Leah Hahn,D.C. chiropractor and functional wellness doctor at Body in Balance Wellness Center in Golden, CO, explores the science and spirituality of sensitivity — and why empathic and highly sensitive people often experience nervous system overwhelm. She explains how empaths literally absorb emotional energy from others and how Highly Sensitive People (HSPs) — as identified in research by psychologist Elaine Aron — have a genetic and neurological trait known as sensory processing sensitivity. These individuals process emotions, sensations, and social cues more deeply, making them highly intuitive but also prone to fatigue, anxiety, and burnout. Dr. Hahn shares her personal journey as a highly sensitive practitioner and offers tangible strategies to help empaths, deep thinkers, and sensitives reclaim their energy and regulate their nervous systems. You’ll learn how Network Spinal care helps transform overwhelm into resilience — allowing sensitivity to become a gift, not a drain. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: The difference between empaths and highly sensitive people (HSPs)The neuroscience of sensitivity: mirror neurons, serotonin, and stress responseWhy deep thinkers experience physical tension and mental fatigueHow Network Spinal helps sensitive systems regulate safelyDaily nervous system rituals to restore calm and balanceIf you’ve ever felt like you “feel too much,” this episode will remind you that sensitivity isn’t a flaw — it’s your brilliance.

    39 min
  6. What Your Body Knows When Your Mind Can’t Admit It

    NOV 18

    What Your Body Knows When Your Mind Can’t Admit It

    Resources: Book a wellness consultation with Dr. Leah Hahn D.C. at Body In Balance Wellness Center, Golden CO → https://www.bodyinbalancechiropractic.com/ ------ Have you ever built a life that looked perfect on paper — but deep down, something just didn’t feel right? Maybe your job, your relationship, or your lifestyle should make you happy — but your body says otherwise. In this episode of Healing Beyond the Symptoms, Dr. Leah Hahn, D.C. and Dr. Scott Hahn, D.C. of Body in Balance Wellness Center in Golden, CO, shares the story of “Jane,” a woman whose life looked successful on the outside but whose body carried years of unprocessed stress, guilt, and trauma. As her care progressed, Jane’s spine revealed more than just structural tension — it reflected emotional wounds, family trauma, and the weight of unspoken pain. Through gentle, nervous system-based chiropractic care, Jane began to release years of stored protection, rediscovering her identity, and reconnecting with her body’s truth. Dr. Leah and Dr. Scott discuss how passive tension in the spine often signals long-held emotional charge, why “safety” is the prerequisite for healing, and how Network Spinal care helps restore coherence, adaptability, and connection between the mind and body. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: Why the body often reveals misalignment before the mind admits itThe difference between structural and emotional tensionHow trauma, guilt, and repression manifest in the spineWhat it means when your body starts saying, “This isn’t working anymore”How gentle, nervous system-based care creates lasting transformation

    28 min
  7. Beyond Talk: Healing Trauma Through the Nervous System

    NOV 11

    Beyond Talk: Healing Trauma Through the Nervous System

    You’ve unpacked your story, processed your thoughts, maybe even spent years in therapy—but something still feels stuck. Why? Because healing doesn’t stop at the mind. In this episode of Healing Beyond the Symptoms, Dr. Leah Hahn D.C., chiropractor and functional wellness doctor at Body in Balance Wellness Center in Golden, CO, explores the powerful link between the mind, the nervous system, and the body’s patterns of holding stress and trauma. Dr. Hahn explains how tension in the body—whether in the jaw, neck, hips, or spine—often reflects unresolved emotional and physiological experiences. She shares how these “holding patterns” create persistent feelings like anxiety, overwhelm, or disconnection even after years of mental work. You’ll also learn how nervous system-focused care, like Network Spinal, helps the body safely release stored stress without re-traumatization—creating more calm, confidence, and adaptability. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: Why therapy can feel incomplete without including the bodyHow emotional tension shows up as physical holding patternsThe five core tension patterns and what emotions they representWhy “a calm body equals a calm mind”How Network Spinal care repatterns the nervous system for lasting peaceTimestamps: 00:00 Introduction to Healing Beyond the Symptoms 00:34 The Mind-Body Connection 01:31 Understanding Tension Patterns 03:26 Exploring Emotional Connections 06:46 Network Spinal and Trauma Release 12:12 Practical Steps for Somatic Healing 17:03 The First Visit Experience 18:51 Dr. Leah Hahn's Journey 21:31 The Healing Process at Body and Balance 29:55 Conclusion and Invitation If you’ve ever wondered, “I’ve done the work—so why do I still feel stuck?” this episode will help you understand that your body isn’t resisting you—it’s waiting to be included.

    32 min
  8. The Science of Anxiety: What Your Body’s Trying to Tell You

    NOV 4

    The Science of Anxiety: What Your Body’s Trying to Tell You

    Resources: Book a wellness consultation with Dr. Leah Hahn D.C. at Body In Balance Wellness Center, Golden CO → https://www.bodyinbalancechiropractic.com/ ------ In this episode of Healing Beyond the Symptoms, Dr. Leah Hahn D.C., chiropractor and functional wellness doctor at Body in Balance Wellness Center in Golden, CO, explores the deep connection between mental and physiological anxiety. She shares how nervous system dysregulation, unprocessed trauma, and hormonal imbalances create the physical sensations that so many people mistake for “just stress.” Drawing from the groundbreaking work of neuroscientist Candace Pert, Dr. Hahn explains how emotions are biochemically stored throughout the body—especially in the spine and nervous system—and how gentle awareness, movement, and bodywork can help release what’s been held for years. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: Why anxiety isn’t just mental—it’s physiologicalHow emotions are stored biochemically in the body and spineThe connection between stress, cortisol, and hormone imbalanceSomatic techniques to release tension and calm anxietyWhy nervous system-based care, like Network Spinal, creates long-term healingIf you’ve tried to “think your way” out of anxiety and nothing seems to work, this episode will help you understand why—and show you how to begin healing through the body.

    18 min
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Each week, we’ll explore the hidden connections between your stress, hormones, sleep, and energy—and I’ll break down the science in a way that’s simple and practical. You’ll hear real stories, gain empowering tools, and discover how to regulate your body from the inside out. Because healing isn’t just about managing symptoms—it’s about restoring balance, resilience, and vitality. 

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