Plugged Into Awareness

In this episode jö and Mars go vulnerable talking about personal experiences with Impostor Syndrome. Let's investigate this feeling in first hand. Our link tree: https://linktr.ee/TomadaDeConsciencia Movie used in the intro: <a href="https://www.freepik.com/free-video/microscopic-atomic-particle-system-loop_179315#fromView=search&page=1&position=3&uuid=c6fd6dd5-392a-4240-bf82-6f3f7f32542e">Video by freepik</a>

In this episode Jö and Mars go vulnerable talking about personal experiences with Impostor Syndrome. Let's investigate this feeling in first hand Our link tree: https://linktr.ee/TomadaDeConsciencia Movie used in the intro: <a href="https://www.freepik.com/free-video/microscopic-atomic-particle-system-loop_179315#fromView=search&page=1&position=3&uuid=c6fd6dd5-392a-4240-bf82-6f3f7f32542e">Video by freepik</a> Song mentioned: "Folha de Jurema - Xique-Xique's Dragonfruit Mix", Salvador Araguaya, Spaniol, Artéria FM, Xique-Xique

There is a complex interplay between the foods we eat, the emotions we experience, and the state of our back. In this episode, Josh Blakley, an integrative health and fitness coach, joins us in exploring the hidden links between the nervous system, fascia, and gut, how they influence each other, and how we can have agency in the process*. Find scientific references at the bottom of this description and more in our Substack page (link below). Follow the timestamps to access specific topics of this episode: 00:00 Intro 01:45 Relationship between food and back pain 04:44 Inflamed gut, inflamed nerves 07:42 Possible bi-directional link between back pain and emotional distress 13:20 Carbs, grains, and back pain 16:54 Testing food sensitivities 21:07 Learning to track foods and identify symptoms 28:40 Distinguishing sources of symptoms: food vs stress 32:09 How fascia responds to emotions 35:26 Dealing with resistance to change habits 45:33 Changing habits: replacing vs removing 50:50 Impact of fungal infections, parasites, and heavy metal toxicities 01:04:35 Lifestyle vs quick fixes Stay plugged! 🔌👁 _______________________________________________________ Watch us on Substack: https://substack.com/@pluggedintoawareness _______________________________________________________ Jö Peter Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://joaopedrosoares.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/joaodovar/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _______________________________________________________ Mars Lopes Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.consciouscounselor.com/blog Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/the.conscious.counselor/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _______________________________________________________ Josh Blakley (guest) Website: https://www.ekhohealth.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josh.blakley/ _______________________________________________________ Artwork by Picamilho Website: https://www.behance.net/PPicamilho Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ppicamilho/⁠⁠ _______________________________________________________ *Disclaimer The content provided in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment of any kind. We encourage you to verify the information we present here by reading scientific literature on the mentioned fields, and to always seek advice from qualified health professionals for any questions you may have regarding the state of your health. We are not profiting from any specific procedures, professionals, brands, products, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned in this podcast. It is our hope that you consume this content consciously and that you’re aware that any decisions made by you upon it are solely at your own risk. Please find some recommended literature below: Is Dysbiotic Gut the Cause of Low Back Pain? - https://assets.cureus.com/uploads/editorial/pdf/171367/20230726-20260-1qmff43.pdf Altered Gut Microbiota Composition Is Associated With Back Pain in Overweight and Obese Individuals - https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/endocrinology/articles/10.3389/fendo.2020.00605/full Stress and Pain. Predictive (Neuro)Pattern Identification for Chronic Back Pain: A Longitudinal Observational Study - https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.828954/full Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Stressed “Gut/Feeling” - https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/8/7/659 The effect of intermittent diet and/or physical therapy in patients with chronic low back pain: A single-blinded randomized controlled trial - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1550830720302846?via%3Dihub Gluten-degrading bacteria: availability and applications - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8053163/pdf/253_2021_Article_11263.pdf Non-celiac gluten sensitivity: questions still to be answered despite increasing awareness - https://www.nature.com/articles/cmi201328 Gut Microbiota and Autism: Key Concepts and Findings - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10803-016-2960-9

In this episode, Shannon Myers a.k.a. The Integrative Counselor shares with us her own healing story. Shannon not just inherited transgenerational traumatic memories but also experienced trauma in first hand due to being born and raised in a cult. Let’s find more about the resources she found along the way that helped her cope, from family and nature to the tools and techniques she uses in the present, such as Somatic Experiencing and Psychedelics, among many others*. Follow the timestamps to access specific topics of this episode: 00:00 Intro 01:39 Transgenerational traumatic memories 09:07 Living in a cult 21:34 Resources that helped coping with abuse and dissociation  27:36 Onset of physical disease: infections, autoimmunity, and cancer 40:53 Healing completely using an integrative approach 53:42 Rescuing parts of the Self 01:17:23 Psychedelics Stay plugged! 🔌👁  _______________________________________________________ Watch us on Substack: https://substack.com/@pluggedintoawareness _______________________________________________________ Jö Peter Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://joaopedrosoares.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/joaodovar/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _______________________________________________________ Mars Lopes Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.consciouscounselor.com/blog Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/the.conscious.counselor/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _______________________________________________________ Shannon Myers (guest) Website: https://theintegrativecounselor.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.integrative.counselor/ _______________________________________________________ Artwork by Picamilho Website: https://www.behance.net/PPicamilho Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ppicamilho/⁠⁠ _______________________________________________________ *Disclaimer The content provided in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment of any kind. We encourage you to verify the information we present here by reading scientific literature on the mentioned fields, and to always seek advice from qualified health professionals for any questions you may have regarding the state of your health. We are not profiting from any specific procedures, professionals, brands, products, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned in this podcast. It is our hope that you consume this content consciously and that you’re aware that any decisions made by you upon it are solely at your own risk.

What if psychosis was linked to gut inflammation? And autism related to not just the child’s microbiome but the mother’s as well? In this episode, we invite neurologist and GAPS creator Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride to elucidate us about these links. GAPS stands for Gut and Psychology Syndrome, and you can find more about it in the links below. Let’s discover how mental health depends on nutrients, toxins, gut status, and metabolism*. Follow the timestamps to access specific topics of this episode: 00:00 Intro 01:54 The link between food, microbiome, and mental health 04:33 Glyphosate and other antibiotics 07:17 Leaky gut, toxicity, and brain inflammation 12:30 Microbiome and epigenetic regulation 17:08 Health challenges related to being vegan 28:13 Plant based diet as fasting and cleansing, time-limited approach 31:18 Being “hangry” 35:45 How industrial agriculture affects everyone’s health 50:34 Treating the mother to treat the child 53:14 Honouring the lives of the animals we eat 01:01:41 We are guests of Nature 01:09:34 Clothing fabrics as hormonal disruptors 01:12:47 Narrative changes in psychiatry 01:17:10 Chronic stress vs gut microbiome Stay plugged! 🔌👁  _______________________________________________________ Watch us on Substack: https://substack.com/@pluggedintoawareness _______________________________________________________ Jö Peter Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://joaopedrosoares.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/joaodovar/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _______________________________________________________ Mars Lopes Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.consciouscounselor.com/blog Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/the.conscious.counselor/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _______________________________________________________ Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride (guest) Website: http://www.doctor-natasha.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gapsyndrome/ _______________________________________________________ Artwork by Picamilho Website: https://www.behance.net/PPicamilho Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ppicamilho/⁠⁠ _______________________________________________________ *Disclaimer The content provided in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment of any kind. We encourage you to verify the information we present here by reading scientific literature on the mentioned fields, and to always seek advice from qualified health professionals for any questions you may have regarding the state of your health. We are not profiting from any specific procedures, professionals, brands, products, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned in this podcast. It is our hope that you consume this content consciously and that you’re aware that any decisions made by you upon it are solely at your own risk.

Going deep on how personality traits are linked to cancer incidence and progression, we came across dubious research. In fact, we found evidence that suggests funding from lobbies, with intentions that don’t relate at all to our collective health and balance. In this episode, we make further considerations on previously discussed information, add new insights, and question the agendas behind some industries*. Follow the timestamps to access specific topics of this episode: 00:00 Intro 01:04 Neuroticism and extraversion 02:55 Dubious scientific evidence and agendas 09:23 Gabor Mate’s blog post 14:38 Professionals and industries advertising dangerous products  25:14 Questioning science and methodology 28:47 Opposing views and agendas related to cancer incidence 42:34 Impact of emotional repression in cancer incidence and progression 48:13 From mouth to brain - processing food and words for health or disease 54:54 Microbiome and fecal transplant therapy 57:11 Reflection on Gabor Mate’s approach to cancer 01:01:18 Intentions behind research and academic thesis 01:05:16 Food wheel fallacy 01:14:14 Final considerations on cancer and emotional repression Stay plugged! 🔌👁  _________________________________ Watch us on Substack: https://substack.com/@pluggedintoawareness _________________________________ Jo Peter Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://joaopedrosoares.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/joaodovar/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _________________________________ Mars Lopes Website: https://www.consciouscounselor.com/blog Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/the.conscious.counselor/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _________________________________ Artwork by Picamilho Website: https://www.behance.net/PPicamilho Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ppicamilho/⁠⁠ _________________________________ *Disclaimer The content provided in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment of any kind. We encourage you to verify the information we present here by reading scientific literature on the mentioned fields, and to always seek advice from qualified health professionals for any questions you may have regarding the state of your health. We are not profiting from any specific procedures, professionals, brands, products, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned in this podcast. It is our hope that you consume this content consciously and that you’re aware that any decisions made by you upon it are solely at your own risk.

If we observe cancer in its dynamics of inflammation, isolation, and rewiring, we’ll see that the body might actually be trying last resource mechanisms to protect itself, until the disease if fully installed. Similarly, the mind protects itself against unbearable thoughts and emotions, using repression, dissociation, and other last resource mechanisms, until mental disease is fully installed. In a body overwhelmed with toxins and invaders, we can’t expect the mind to work on its full potential. Likewise, an overwhelmed mind won’t allow the body to work on its full potencial. Stress is bidirectional and its chronic state is dramatically consuming for the mind-body and its resources*. Follow the timestamps to access specific topics of this episode: 00:00 Intro 01:41 Therapeutic approaches developed by naturopaths 10:56 Cleansing and 21-day cell cycles 11:28 Insights and promising results from GAPS diet and Ketogenic diet 14:14 Veganism and Carnivorism 24:26 The role of fungal contamination in cancer 28:12 Balance between acidity and alkalinity 43:40 Cancer as a mechanism to control toxicity 45:45 Link between emotional repression and cancer 50:50 Metabolising repressed thoughts and emotions 01:02:52 Recent integrative approaches on the nervous system 01:07:22 Retreat center for cancer patients in China Stay plugged! 🔌👁  _________________________________ Watch us on Substack: https://substack.com/@pluggedintoawareness _________________________________ Jo Peter Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://joaopedrosoares.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/joaodovar/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _________________________________ Mars Lopes Website: https://www.consciouscounselor.com/blog Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/the.conscious.counselor/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _________________________________ Artwork by Picamilho Website: https://www.behance.net/PPicamilho Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ppicamilho/⁠⁠ _________________________________ *Disclaimer The content provided in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment of any kind. We encourage you to verify the information we present here by reading scientific literature on the mentioned fields, and to always seek advice from qualified health professionals for any questions you may have regarding the state of your health. We are not profiting from any specific procedures, professionals, brands, products, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned in this podcast. It is our hope that you consume this content consciously and that you’re aware that any decisions made by you upon it are solely at your own risk.

Meditation can take many different forms and have many different intentions behind it. While its benefits can reach both the emotional and the physiological domains, some believe meditation can be harmful. In this episode, we go through literature, different traditions, and our own personal experience, to understand how all these processes happens in our bodies and minds*. Follow the timestamps to access specific topics of this episode: 00:00 Intro 03:09 Becoming the observer 08:51 We are not our thoughts 11:11 Intention setting 14:05 Can meditation be harmful? 25:55 Ego 32:03 Affirmations 36:16 Prayers and breathing 37:44 Physiological benefits of meditation 51:19 Psychological benefits of meditation 57:57 Tapping into healing brain frequencies 01:02:43 Psychedelics Stay plugged! 🔌👁  _______________________________________________________ Watch us on Substack: https://substack.com/@pluggedintoawareness _______________________________________________________ Jö Peter Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://joaopedrosoares.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/joaodovar/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _______________________________________________________ Mars Lopes Website: https://www.consciouscounselor.com/blog Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/the.conscious.counselor/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _______________________________________________________ Artwork by Picamilho Website: https://www.behance.net/PPicamilho Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ppicamilho/⁠⁠ _______________________________________________________ *Disclaimer The content provided in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment of any kind. We encourage you to verify the information we present here by reading scientific literature on the mentioned fields, and to always seek advice from qualified health professionals for any questions you may have regarding the state of your health. We are not profiting from any specific procedures, professionals, brands, products, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned in this podcast. It is our hope that you consume this content consciously and that you’re aware that any decisions made by you upon it are solely at your own risk.

Scientists are on the verge of confirming something that the ancient cultures knew for a long time: that consciousness is not generated by the brain. Let’s dive into this phenomenon and explore what roles the brain and the body might be playing*. Follow the timestamps to access specific topics of this episode: 00:00 Intro 01:18 Trying to grasp consciousness 08:41 Different meanings of the word 10:51 Filtering reality 16:36 Near death experiences and other layers of reality 23:27 The power of the unconscious 31:05 Consciousness is not generated by the brain 47:34 Out of body experiences 54:38 Energy, Animism and Panpsychism 01:01:21 Are mitochondria conscious? 01:03:18 The role of the physical body 01:11:08 Death and healing Stay plugged! 🔌👁  _______________________________________________________ Watch us on Substack: https://substack.com/@pluggedintoawareness _______________________________________________________ Jö Peter Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://joaopedrosoares.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/joaodovar/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _______________________________________________________ Mars Lopes Website: https://www.consciouscounselor.com/blog Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/the.conscious.counselor/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _______________________________________________________ Artwork by Picamilho Website: https://www.behance.net/PPicamilho Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ppicamilho/⁠⁠ _______________________________________________________ *Disclaimer The content provided in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment of any kind. We encourage you to verify the information we present here by reading scientific literature on the mentioned fields, and to always seek advice from qualified health professionals for any questions you may have regarding the state of your health. We are not profiting from any specific procedures, professionals, brands, products, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned in this podcast. It is our hope that you consume this content consciously and that you’re aware that any decisions made by you upon it are solely at your own risk.

Science investigated the dark triad of personality traits to understand the inherent dynamics of health and disease. Let’s see who lives longer, who has worst health, and try to figure out why*. Follow the timestamps to access specific topics of this episode: 00:00 Intro 01:43 Healthy vs unhealthy narcissism 09:49 Narcissism as a spectrum 14:15 Social media, the spotlight narcissists want 17:15 Recognising red flags and setting boundaries 24:28 Narcissism vs psychopathy 38:38 The machiavellians 42:46 Longevity in narcissists compared to "regular" people 47:43 Posture, nonverbal language and body tension in narcissists 01:02:05 State of awareness in the general population Stay plugged! 🔌👁  _______________________________________________________ Watch us on Substack: https://substack.com/@pluggedintoawareness _______________________________________________________ Jö Peter Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://joaopedrosoares.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/joaodovar/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _______________________________________________________ Mars Lopes Website: https://www.consciouscounselor.com/blog Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/the.conscious.counselor/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ _______________________________________________________ Artwork by Picamilho Website: https://www.behance.net/PPicamilho Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/ppicamilho/⁠⁠ _______________________________________________________ *Disclaimer The content provided in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment of any kind. We encourage you to verify the information we present here by reading scientific literature on the mentioned fields, and to always seek advice from qualified health professionals for any questions you may have regarding the state of your health. We are not profiting from any specific procedures, professionals, brands, products, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned in this podcast. It is our hope that you consume this content consciously and that you’re aware that any decisions made by you upon it are solely at your own risk.