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Aug 19
36m 34s

The Link Between Anxiety, Depression & C...

Amanda Armstrong
About this episode

Have you ever felt like you're chasing symptoms across your body—from anxiety and depression to gut issues, chronic fatigue, or autoimmune flares? In this episode, we discuss the direct biological link between your mental and physical health. We explore how a dysregulated nervous system can be a root cause of both chronic anxiety and chronic illness, and why healing requires a whole-person approach that looks beyond siloed symptoms to support the entire system.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

  • How chronic anxiety and stress can directly lead to physical issues like gut problems, hormone imbalance, and low immunity.
  • The common root causes—like past trauma and gut health—that can trigger both mental and physical symptoms at the same time.
  • Why mindset work alone often isn’t enough to heal symptoms that have a physical root cause.
  • A whole-person approach to healing that addresses your body and mind as one interconnected system.

3 Takeaways:

  1. Your mental and physical health are deeply intertwined. Nervous system dysregulation can trigger physical illness—and physical illness can reinforce dysregulation.
  2. Healing one area supports healing in others. When you do nervous system regulation work, you're supporting immune function, reducing inflammation, and creating optimal conditions for physical healing.
  3. A "both/and" approach works best. The most effective healing combines nervous system support with appropriate medical care, emotional healing with physical treatment, and symptom management with addressing root causes.

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