Minding Your Amygdala - A Brain, Body, Behavior Podcast
When you experience something traumatic, who do you call for help? How much education have you received about your brain, biology and their connection to your behavior? Are you familiar with the Amygdala (“Your Feelings Creator”) and one of the six Primitive Brain Systems that are predictably programmed by psychological trauma?When you or a loved one needs psychological help, it's hard to know what to say or do. Start here! Join Dr. Alauna, Trauma Psychiatrist, who believes in a comprehensive, empathy-based approach to healing from trauma. Regardless of the events leading to the traumatic experience (ex. physical abuse, sexual trauma, climate disasters, or even invisible wounds like invalidation), the impact on the brain’s programming is the same. It's time to de-stigmatize trauma as an experience that happens to everyone and evolve our ability to self-regulate our emotions. This is your weekly go-to for all questions about mental and emotional health, trauma recovery, brain science and more!Visit www.dralauna.com to learn more about Dr. Alauna, Trauma Psychiatrist
Episodes
17 episodes
WTH was that!!? Aging Brains and the Presidential Debate
In this episode, Dr. Alauna reflects on America's most recent Presidential Debate between Former President Donald Trump and Current President Joe Biden on June 27, 2024. The stakes for our country are extremely high, and watching this as ...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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28:51
How Confirmation Bias is Dividing Society
Have you noticed that society seems more divided than ever? How can so many people be living in the same world, yet experiencing such different realities? Enter our brain and biology! While some have become aware of the import...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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32:55
Secondary Trauma - How to Cope when you Witness Tragedy
We are absorbing an INCREDIBLE amount of trauma lately. From the very public medical emergency of Damar Hamlin, to the release of brutal footage of police beating Tyre Nichols, we find ourselves in the space to again, be a witness.&nbs...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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32:30
Parenting Traumatized Humans : A Look at ACEs (Adverse Childhood Events)
We are seeing the numbers of children struggling with emotions skyrocketing, and as a trauma psychiatrist, it makes sense to me. Traumas create predictable patterns in our psychological and biological health. The pandemic was/IS a s...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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37:41
The Humans are Gangbanging!
Why does it seem like humanity is gang-banging right now? How we achieve Unity in such a Divided Society? We're called the "United States" but it seems we are more divided than ever. I haven't heard anyone say that they think hum...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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34:12
Are We Truly "Aware" of Mental Illness?
In October, we observed Mental Illness Awareness Week. In that time I asked myself, as a society, Are we TRULY AWARE of mental illness? (Spoiler: NOOOOooo!)This month, we take the time to acknowledge and raise awareness of many...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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33:24
SOS: Saving Our Selves from Suicide
Suicide, or intentionally taking one’s own life, is complex; it involves psychological, social, biological, cultural, and environmental factors. Join us this week for an important conversation about one of the most preventable public h...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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35:44
Let's Talk About Sex!
New Season Alert!!! Minding Your Amygdala : A Brain, Body & Behavior Podcast is Back!Sex! What a loaded word! It can mean so many different things to so many people, yet it is one of the hardest things to talk abou...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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31:54
Treating America's Addiction to Violence
Dear friend, I'm sorry to have to tell you, but we, human beings, allaus, unfortunately, are struggling with an addiction to violence. It's not your fault, because of the way our global society has evolved, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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32:22
Hate and Racism: Are they mental illness?
Y'all... I'm tired. Are you tired? I'm angry, hurt, frustrated and SICK of us ignoring the obvious impact of 2 core human issues: Hate and Racism. In this episode, I'm going to explain why racism is a delus...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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46:52
Empathy Heals!!!
"Trauma hurts. Empathy heals." Have you wondered lately, WTF is wrong with humans? Everywhere you look, there are traumatic events and painful reminders that we are going through an emotional, spiritual and psychological cri...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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39:25
Trauma Hurts...
What is psychological trauma? How do you know if you have experienced trauma? What can you do about the traumas in your life? In this episode, I break down my motto "Trauma hurts. Empathy heals" and explain why I chose t...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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36:49
All Words Matter
Have you ever considered the anatomy of words? What are "words?" How do these fragile yet impactful sounds affect the way we think, feel and act? Can words be "violent?" Miscommunication is inherent in the human experience, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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30:57
It ain't the Devil, It's your Amygdala!
In this episode, Dr. Alauna breaks down the anatomy of the primitive brain, and the 7 parts of your brain that are critical to understanding your mental health. Have you ever heard of your amygdala? Did you know it does more...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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33:17
Trauma Mythbusters
It's time for Trauma Mythbusters!!!! Now that we have explored the real world trauma of "The Slap," it's time to dive into the many myths and falsehoods we have been taught about mental health and psychological trauma. "Only...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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28:51
The Slap Seen 'Round the World
"Oh $h!ggidy! Did you see that?!" was the common refrain from the night of the Oscars 2022. So many of us worldwide watched in shock as Will Smith, one of the main honorees of the event, slapped Chris Rock in response to a joke told about...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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32:27
Minding Your Amygdala
Welcome to Minding Your Amygdala! In this first episode, Dr. Alauna breaks down her journey through traditional psychiatry, her crash course in trauma as she navigated her own personal and professional life, and how this led to the creation of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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27:06