673: Body-Mind Trauma with Dr. Aoife O’Donovan

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Lucas Rockwood

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🗓️ 21 May 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Is it the chicken or the egg? Did your chemical imbalance lead to weight gain, or did weight changes trigger a hormonal shift? Did depression cause neurotransmitter imbalances, or did the imbalance spark depression—or both? This week, we speak with a psychiatrist who specializes in the physiological effects of mental health, and take a deep dive into trauma.

Listen and learn:

The clinical definition of trauma
What really happens when we "get over" past trauma
The role of social support in healing
Why physical exercise might be the most powerful mental health intervention of all time

LINK:

https://odonovanlab.ucsf.edu/

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Dr. Aoife O'Donovan is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and a Research Psychologist at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. She aims to identify biological and psychological markers of stress-related illnesses.

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0:00.0	Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
0:04.3	Did your chemical imbalance lead to weight gain or did your weight gain trigger a hormonal shift?
0:10.9	Did depression cause neurotransmitter imbalances or did the imbalance spark depression or both?
0:16.9	This week we'll sit down with a psychiatrist who specializes in the physiological effects of mental health and especially trauma with a deep dive into potentially ways forward.
0:29.6	In health and wellness, the question of chicken and egg comes up often.
0:33.9	Did your chemical imbalance lead to your weight gain or did your weight gain lead to chemical imbalance, hormonal shifts?
0:40.2	Is your depression caused by neurotransmitter imbalances or did the imbalances spark the depression or both?
0:46.9	This week we'll sit down with a psychiatrist who specializes in the physiological effects of mental health with a deep dive into trauma. If you're new here,
0:55.7	this is age less, live more with Lucas Rockwood. I'm a yoga teacher and a trainer. I'm a serial
1:01.0	entrepreneur and the father of three kids, but firstly, I'm a student. I use this podcast as a way to
1:06.3	research and share information about health span, specifically how we can all live our best lives
1:11.3	in the second half of life.
1:13.2	To support the show, just share the episode with a friend.
1:16.1	If you have questions for me, email me podcast at yogabody.com.
1:20.1	Lastly, I have a health span focused online studio.
1:22.9	It's called Yoga Body Daily, and we do strength and stretch and steps.
1:26.3	A couple thousand people, just like you.
1:27.7	You can learn more about that at my homepage, yoga, body.com.
1:32.2	Welcome, everyone.
1:33.0	It's Lucas here.
1:33.7	Today's show is called Body, Mind, Trauma.
1:35.9	I am joined here with Dr. Ifa O'Donovan.
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