Episode 204: Navigating the News with Sharon McMahon

Phoenix Helix: Autoimmune Resilience

Eileen Laird

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 680 Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2022

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Summary

If you ask people with autoimmune disease to name their biggest flare triggers, stress often tops the list. And if you ask people to name their top sources of stress, many are overwhelmed by the news. Today’s podcast is a life skill building episode – one that’s very important for emotional and physical health. How do we consume the news in a way that keeps us accurately informed without becoming overwhelmed? How do we discern fake news from real news? And how do we break through feelings of powerlessness to see where we can make a difference in the world? My guest is Sharon McMahon, an expert who shares non-partisan information about news and democracy. She’s a voice of reason in unreasonable times, and I’m grateful to have her on the podcast today.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Phoenix Helix podcast dedicated to autoimmune resilience. While there is no cure for
0:06.5	autoimmune disease, the choices we make every day can have a powerful impact on how we feel.
0:11.8	I'm Eileen Laird, your host. In this podcast, I interview experts in the fields of nutrition, lifestyle,
0:18.7	mindset, and integrative medicine. I also interview people with
0:22.5	autoimmune disease just like you. We can learn so much from each other. This podcast is named
0:28.8	Phoenix Helix, and it's after the mythical bird that rises from its own ashes. If you've ever felt
0:35.2	like your autoimmune disease knock you down so hard you would never
0:38.3	rise again, never underestimate your ability to rise.
0:42.4	We all have a phoenix within us.
0:44.9	A short disclaimer, I'm neither a doctor nor a nutritionist and the opinions expressed here
0:49.6	are personal.
0:50.6	I do interview medical professionals on the show, but it's meant to be information, not medical advice.
0:57.2	So always consult with your health care team before making your own medical decisions.
1:01.8	Now let's get is navigating the news. If you ask people with
1:25.9	autoimmune disease to name their biggest flare triggers, stress often tops the list. And If you ask people with autoimmune disease to name their biggest flare triggers,
1:28.3	stress often tops the list. And if you ask people to name their top sources of stress,
1:33.9	many people are overwhelmed by the news, myself included. Because of the 24-hour news cycle
1:39.6	and the ability to be connected worldwide, we are inundated with a nonstop flow of news, and too often
1:45.7	it's filled with tragedy and injustice. Anxiety, outrage, and depression are very human responses,
1:52.7	as well as a feeling of powerlessness. And if you have autoimmune disease, autoimmune flares
1:58.5	might follow. So today's podcast is not a news commentary
2:02.9	episode. We aren't going to discuss the latest headlines and share our opinions about them. There are
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