350. Discovering Personal Agency Through the Panic Proof Protocol with Dr. Nicole Cain

The Greg McKeown Podcast

Greg McKeown

Education, Business, Self-improvement

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 November 2024

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Nicole Cain is a respected authority in psychiatry, clinical psychology, and naturopathy, with extensive experience in both mental and holistic health care. She has authored a book addressing the treatment and prevention of panic—a subject deeply personal to her, driven by her battle with anxiety and her professional pursuit to empower individuals through their struggles. Dr. Cain serves as a clinician, teacher, and thought leader in advocating a holistic and personalized approach to mental wellness, emphasizing the body’s inherent ability to heal itself. Episode Summary: Join Greg and Dr. Nicole Cain as they explore the vital connection between understanding symptoms and reclaiming personal health agency. In this discussion, Dr. Cain shares insights from her book, "Panic Proof," which aims to empower individuals with tools to decode anxiety's root causes through a holistic lens. Discover the importance of asking the right questions, understanding nine types of anxiety, and developing a personalized 'Panic Proof Protocol' to foster healing. Key Takeaways: Discover the nine types of anxiety as identified by Dr. Nicole Cain, each with distinct symptoms that require unique understanding and treatment. Learn about the Panic Proof Protocol, a holistic and personalized framework for managing and overcoming panic attacks. Explore the vital role of patient agency and self-advocacy in the diagnostic process, encouraging proactive engagement with one's health journey. Understand the importance of diagnosing the root causes of anxiety rather than focusing solely on symptom suppression. Appreciate the value of creating a supportive space that enables the body and mind to naturally heal and balance themselves. Notable Quotes: "I believe that everybody can heal. I have seen impossible things as possible." "Our bodies are designed to heal themselves, and sometimes it’s a matter of being curious about what they have to say." "The authority's probably not going to figure it out for you; they're going to be able to provide you excellence from their area." "That which remains in the unconscious will continue to affect us and we will call it fate." Resources: Nicole's book: Panic Proof Follow Nicole on Instagram and LinkedIn Affiliate links are used where appropriate. We earn from qualifying purchases, thank you for supporting Greg! Join my weekly newsletter. Learn more about my books and courses. Join The Essentialism Academy. Follow me on LinkedIn, Instagram, X, Facebook, and YouTube.

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0:00.0	Welcome, everybody. Before we get to the podcast itself, a reminder to sign up for the one-minute Wednesday newsletter.
0:16.2	We'll be joining more than 175,000 people. You can sign up for it by just going to gregmacuwen.com forward slash one mw.
0:25.2	And every week you will get one minute or something close to it of the best thinking
0:32.9	to be able to help you design a life that really matters,
0:38.5	and to make that as effortless and easy as possible.
0:42.8	So go to Greg MacEwan.com forward slash one MW. So, Dr. Nicole Cain, welcome to the podcast.
1:18.3	Thank you so much for having me.
1:20.4	Tell us the story behind the book.
1:24.1	Why does a person find themselves devoting years and years in writing the book?
1:31.4	This is the book that I desperately needed when my panic and anxiety was at its worst. And I couldn't
1:38.7	find it anywhere. And so after years and years of teaching on this material, applying it in my own life, I decided
1:46.8	I wanted to make it accessible to everybody, not just people who I worked directly with my patients,
1:53.8	my students, but I wanted it to be available for anyone. A lot of blood, sweat, tears, edits,
1:59.6	deletes, rewrites. So true. And here we are on the other
2:03.6	side of it. And was there a particular moment in your own journey that led you down the path of
2:11.2	panic treatment and panic prevention and just holistic approach to panic that you've now taken.
2:19.4	I don't know if this is the messaging that you got when you were growing up, but I was told
2:24.8	that our bodies are broken and they do silly, unpleasant, and sometimes completely awful
2:33.1	things to us.
2:38.4	And our job as healers is to relieve suffering,
2:44.1	and oftentimes that looks at healing suffering by stopping symptoms, by suppressing symptoms.
2:54.7	And that's the model that I grew up with. And by the time I entered college, I was taking six different prescription medications and what started out as just basic allergy symptoms had snowballed into medication side effect and disempowerment and
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