126: Rebuilding Your Health, Faith, and Life After Trauma

Sometimes the symptoms we’re trying to silence are actually asking us to pay attention. In this episode, Dr. Jen Hewson, doctor of natural medicine, ordained minister, author, and trauma survivor, explores the connection between our physical health, nervous system, emotions, relationships, and spiritual lives. Drawing from her own journey, Dr. Jen shares how years spent in survival mode can shape the way we feel, think, respond, and care for ourselves. Together, we discuss learning to recognize the difference between intuition and hypervigilance, quieting the body so we can hear ourselves more clearly, and finding compassion for the choices we once made simply to survive. **What You'll Learn** - How prolonged stress and survival mode can affect the body, nervous system, and emotional well-being - Why physical symptoms may be worth exploring as part of a larger whole-person picture - How to begin distinguishing between intuition and a nervous system that is operating on high alert - Why some behaviors we judge ourselves for may have developed as ways of coping or surviving - How forgiveness can unfold in layers and help us release patterns rooted in past pain Get Dr. Jen’s free “Your Gut Is Trying to Tell You Something” guide: https://guide.takebackyourhealth.ca/  Subscribe to Dr. Jen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SiftingLifePodcast  Listen to the Sifting Life podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/1bc8CeLwm5TzeQe5fRXwYd?si=qHbCbaBGSNaRLdQVcZCfOg&nd=1&dlsi=763c6f75a55c4593 Follow Dr. Jen on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/takebackyourhealthwithdrjen/  Connect with Dr. Jen on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com//takebackyourhealthwithjen Follow along on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@askdrjenhewson **About Dr. Jen Hewson** Dr. Jen Hewson is a doctor of natural medicine, ordained minister, author, speaker, trauma survivor, and founder of Take Back Your Health and Sifting Life Ministries. Drawing from both her professional training and her personal journey through childhood trauma, cancer, and rebuilding her health, Dr. Jen helps others explore the connections between their physical symptoms, emotional experiences, thought patterns, relationships, and spiritual well-being. **Resources:** Your FREE Forgive Yourself resources: https://brendareisscoaching.com/resources/ Are you struggling with a situation or a person in your life? Wondering if you are ready to work on forgiving yourself? Take our quiz to find out your emotional IQ and how this impacts your ability to forgive: https://archetype.brendareisscoaching.com/sf/357cdc60    **Brenda’s Website/Links** - Website - Facebook - Instagram - LinkedIn