494: Rewiring Your Brain and Body After the LA Wildfires: Proven Tools For Healing Trauma with JJ Flizanes

Food Heals

Allison Melody

Spirituality, Naturalcures, Vegan, Nutrition, Fitness, Detox, Veganism, Alternativemedicine, Health, Health & Fitness, Juicing

4.8 • 635 Ratings

🗓️ 25 January 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever wondered how trauma impacts your mind and body? Or how you can truly heal from life’s most challenging moments—whether you’ve faced a wildfire, a loss, or another form of pain?

In this episode of The Food Heals Podcast, host Allison Melody and guest JJ Flizanes come together to share their experiences with the devastating California wildfires and explore the healing tools that can help us overcome trauma—whether we’ve been directly affected by fires or not.

First, Allison and JJ reflect on their own wildfire stories, discussing the emotional and neurological toll these events can take. Then, JJ introduces her powerful Radiant Sacred Circle Meditation, a free 14-minute guided visualization designed to channel love, strength, and healing energy to those impacted by the fires.

Through this meditation, you’ll:
✨ Connect with a community sending collective love and light.
✨ Visualize healing energies flowing to those in need.
✨ Find peace within yourself while contributing to collective healing.

The conversation goes deeper as Allison and JJ explore additional tools for healing trauma and regulating the nervous system, including:

Meditation to calm neurological dysregulation.
EFT/Tapping to release stored pain and rewire emotional triggers.
EMDR Therapy for processing traumatic memories.
Brain Rewiring through neuroplasticity, blending science and spirituality to change our reactions and heal at a deeper level.

Whether you’ve experienced the devastation of wildfires or are seeking ways to heal from other forms of trauma, this episode is filled with actionable insights and hope.

Download JJ’s free Guided Prayer and Meditation for California Fires 2025 at jjflizanes.com/fires

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Transcript

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Food Heels podcast.
0:08.3	Warning, side effects of this podcast may include increased health and vitality, thoughts of living longer,
0:12.3	developing a more positive outlook on life, an increase in sexual activity, feelings of joy,
0:16.0	cravings for kale and kiel and kymwa, and a spike in Tinder matches.
0:18.8	In rare cases, people have experienced a strong desire to put down the Ben and Jerry's, get off the couch, and take a walk outside. If you experience any of these symptoms, tell your Facebook friends immediately.
0:28.8	All right, welcome, Food Heels Nation. Thanks for joining me. I'm Allison Melody. Have you ever wondered how trauma impacts your mind and your body, or how you can truly heal
0:38.9	from some of life's most challenging moments, whether you're facing a wildfire like we are here
0:44.8	in L.A. right now or a loss or any other form of pain in your life. These questions and more are
0:50.9	explored on today's episode of Food Heels. I'm joined by J.J. Flazanes,
0:55.8	who has pretty much become a regular around here, and we're going to share our personal wildfire
1:00.7	experiences while also diving into powerful tools for healing any type of trauma that you've
1:07.1	been through or are going through. From meditation to tapping to brain rewiring, we are covering how to calm your nervous system,
1:16.1	heal those emotional wounds, and finally find peace.
1:20.7	Roll it, Roxy.
1:22.7	The Food Hills podcast starts now.
1:27.0	All right, Food Heels Nation.
1:28.7	Welcome back, JJ Flazanes to the show.
1:31.8	She is also here in L.A., but a little bit farther out in Ohio.
1:35.1	JJ, share a little bit about what your experience has been in Southern California, essentially,
1:41.1	witnessing these fires and having friends, family members, seeing the news,
1:45.4	having people you know affected. Tell us your perspective and story. Oh, well, I mean, it's tragic and it's
1:52.0	sad and it's, you're on edge, you know, and especially when you learn of the people that you
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