Dragons & Gems: Finding Inner Safety During Menopause with Dr. Nerina Ramlakhan (Episode 118)

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Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Mental Health

4.9 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2023

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Past trauma–big or small–and daily stress can take a toll on the nervous system, and many of us spend our days largely in a state of fight or flight. When we hit menopause, our nervous system becomes even more nervous, and life, along with everything that happened up until that point rises to the surface and demands to be dealt with. We can run, lift, or ride away from it all…to a point. But we often end up feeling tired but wired. That’s where this week’s guest Dr. Nerina Ramlakhan, author of Finding Inner Safety comes in. She explains how the real peace and renewed energy comes from allowing ourselves to be still and by building physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual recovery into the day to calm our nervous system, improve our energy, and help us sleep. We talk about all that and more this week.

Nerina Ramlakhan, PhD, is a renowned physiologist and sleep expert with over 25 years of experience in helping people and organizations thrive by using her unique blend of physiology, psychology, philosophy, professional, and personal insights to create profound shifts in awareness and consciousness. She’s completed 7 marathons and over 40 triathlons, and is thriving despite a history of abuse, trauma, and breakdown. You can learn more about her and her work at drnerina.com

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Dr. Nerina’s book: Finding Inner Safety: The key to healing, thriving and overcoming burnout.

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0:00.0	You are listening to Hit Play, Not Pause, a feisty menopause podcast for active performance-minded women.
0:14.6	I am your host, Celine Yeager. Each week, I bring you advice from athletes, scientists, researchers, and other experts to help
0:21.2	you feel and perform you best no matter what your hormones are doing.
0:25.2	This show is a production of Live Feisty Media.
0:31.4	Hello, strong feisty women.
0:34.0	Man, do I have a good conversation for you this week? I sat down with Dr. Norena Ramla Khan, the author of
0:42.1	Finding Inner Safety, The Key to Healing, Thriving, and Overcoming Inner Burnout. And we talk all about
0:49.5	stress and trauma, and how all the stress and trauma, both big and small, that we experience in
0:56.4	our lives, and to be clear, you don't have to come from a war-torn country to experience trauma,
1:03.0	really bubble up during menopause and wreak havoc on our well-being.
1:08.1	And we've covered this topic before on the show, but this is the first time
1:12.2	we really define trauma and stress. And Marina has some really great advice for bringing
1:18.3	your nervous system back to a place where you feel safe and maybe even joyful. And this is
1:25.7	hard-earned wisdom on her part. She's not only educated in neurophysiology.
1:33.2	She has lived what she writes. Her father was terribly abusive during her childhood.
1:40.2	She attempted suicide three times by her mid-30s.
1:47.2	She suffered an eating disorder until age 34.
1:51.1	She spent a month in a psychiatric clinic after a breakdown.
1:53.8	She has lost family members tragically.
1:59.0	She has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and complex post-traumatic stress disorder.
2:03.5	And she's also a really high achieving woman athletically and professionally. She completed seven marathons and over 40 triathlons,
2:09.7	which she would later realize that feeling unsafe drove her to achieve and win and get shit done. So during this conversation, you'll just
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