How Childhood Trauma Can Ruin Your Relationships | Heal Thy Self W Dr. Jessica McGuire #363

Heal Thy Self with Dr. G

Heal Thy Self

Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

5 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2025

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Your nervous system plays a powerful role in your relationships, attachment patterns, and emotional health. In this episode, Dr. G sits down with Dr. Jessica McGuire to explore childhood attachment, generational trauma, and how to build healthier connections by understanding your body's signals. #wellness #podcast #childhood Dr. Jessica McGuire IG: @ repairing_the_nervous_system ==== Thank You To Our Sponsors! BON CHARGE Go https://boncharge.com/ to and use code DRG for 15% off storewide SuppCo Get 100% free access today at supp.co/ DRG Birch Click here https://birchliving.com/healthyself to get 20% off your Birch mattress plus two free pillows. Calroy Head on over to at calroy.com/drg and Save over $50 when you purchase the Vascanox and Arterosil bundle at https://calroy.com/rachel. ==== Timestamps: 00:01:54 - Attachment Patterns and Nervous System States 00:05:45 - Abandoning Yourself in Relationships 00:06:04 - The Role of Safety and Attachment in Childhood 00:09:17 - Interoception and Its Importance 00:11:30 - Impact of Narcissistic Parents on Children's Nervous Systems 00:13:01 - Developing Awareness of Your Nervous System 00:14:42 - Generational Trauma and Over-Coddling Children 00:18:02 - The Importance of Allowing Children to Feel Sadness 00:21:06 - Balancing Children's Emotions with Parental Mental Health 00:24:03 - Good Enough Parenting and Repairing Ruptures 00:26:39 - Making Children Feel Secure and Connected 00:31:31 - Misbehavior as a Bid for Connection 00:33:39 - Parenting and Accountability 00:34:18 - The Newborn's Nervous System and the Mother's Role 00:45:26 - The Impact of Home Environment on the Nervous System 00:48:21 - Understanding the Vagus Nerve 00:57:23 - The Nervous System of a Narcissistic Parent 01:06:15 - External Factors That Deregulate Us 01:08:29 - The Sophisticated Intelligence of the Nervous System 01:11:21 - Conclusion and Gratitude Be sure to like and subscribe to #HealThySelf Hosted by Doctor Christian Gonzalez N.D. Follow Doctor G on Instagram @doctor.gonzalez https://www.instagram.com/doctor.gonzalez/

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0:00.0	A mother's voice when she sings has been shown to bring a baby's heart rate down more than anything.
0:07.8	Even if the mother is like so out of tune and she can't sing to save herself, to the baby,
0:14.4	it's like the most beautiful sound they've ever heard.
0:16.6	Wow.
0:17.2	And yeah, they tested the heart rate of babies while the mother sang and it showed how much it brought them back towards regulation.
0:24.3	Did you know if you sing to a baby, its nervous system will immediately calm down.
0:29.0	A baby's nervous system is deeply connected to the health of mom and dad.
0:32.3	And as that baby grows in the household, really connected to whether or not mom or dad are safe figures that we can attach to
0:39.0	securely.
0:39.9	If we don't get those needs met, our nervous system adapts and we bring that adaptation into adulthood.
0:45.6	And as you bring that nervous system into an adult relationship, you may notice that it's
0:49.8	the root of all of your relational, mental, and physical health problems.
0:55.1	And this is why I wanted to get a nervous system expert on the show.
0:58.2	Today, Jessica McGuire, who's an internationally published author of Nervous System Reset,
1:02.2	is going to guide you through a powerful connection between the nervous system and your
1:06.0	emotional well-being.
1:06.9	You learn practical strategies to regulate your nervous system, to improve relationships, enhance
1:11.9	your personal growth, and cultivate a deep sense of spiritual awareness.
1:16.8	Jessica's expertise is in simplifying complex scientific concepts, but giving you actionable
1:21.7	ways to integrate them into your life.
1:28.4	Thank you for joining this episode of Heal Thyself.
1:31.1	To support the show, please rate, review, and subscribe.
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