Dr. Nicole LePera chats with Jay Shetty to talk about trauma as the root of all mental health problems. They discuss how one can utilize their own environment to self heal, why people are stuck with the same adaptive mechanism that doesn’t help them change, and taking many small steps on our way to complete healing. Dr. Nicole, a trained clinical psychologist, created the SelfHealers Circle to allow people to go on their own journey and create who they want to become. Dr. Nicole lives in Los Angeles, California and loves anywhere that involves the stillness (and quiet) of nature. She currently hosts the SelfHealers Soundboard podcast with Jenna Weakland focused on recognizing patterns, healing from the past, and creating oneself. Go to http://samatea.com/onpurpose to get on the list for early access + receive a free 5-Minute Wellness Journal made to help guide you through your wellness journey and daily routine What We Discuss with Dr. LePera: 00:00 Intro 02:23 The concept of the work: getting stuck 04:33 Utilize the environment around us with many daily small steps 07:23 What is epigenetics? 09:46 Empowering yourself to be your own healer 14:04 When you entertain the idea that maybe you are broken 18:07 Overwhelming change could send us back into that same adaptive mechanism 22:26 We work with the pattern we’re stuck in 26:52 When we’re conscious, we can hear our body 31:44 The uniqueness that makes each of us different 35:31 The nature of our thoughts are reiterative and amplified in some ways  41:35 How to nurture self-awareness and self honesty without leading to self-destruction? 46:19 How do we stop letting other people's opinions define our choice? 50:16 Creating empathy to people we can’t relate to 52:47 Honoring the small choices you’re making and the moment you’re living in  54:25 Dr. LePera on Fast Five Like this show? Please leave us a review here - even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening on Instagram & tag us so we can thank you personally! Grab a copy of your own Think Like A Monk book. Get the audiobook here: https://amzn.to/2THCYUu  Episode Resources: The Holistic Psychology  Dr. Nicole LePera | Instagram Dr. Nicole LePera | LinkedIn Dr. Nicole LePera | Facebook Dr. Nicole LePera | YouTube SelfHealers Soundboard Achieve success in every area of your life with Jay Shetty’s Genius Community. Join over 10,000 members taking their holistic well-being to the next level today, at https://shetty.cc/OnPurposeGenius