What if the anxiety, burnout, inflammation, or exhaustion you carry didn’t begin with you?

In this solo episode, Dr. Taz explores the emerging science behind generational trauma and how stress, fear, and survival patterns can be passed down biologically through mitochondrial DNA, the nervous system, and hormonal pathways. She explains why some people struggle with symptoms that don’t resolve despite doing everything right, and how ancestral trauma may be quietly shaping inflammation, cortisol levels, emotional regulation, and energy production across generations.

You will learn how trauma can alter mitochondrial function, disrupt the HPA axis, and create inherited patterns of hypervigilance, anxiety, burnout, and chronic disease. Dr. Taz introduces her five body map framework, physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and community, to help you understand where inherited trauma may be showing up and how healing becomes possible when all layers are addressed.

Dr. Taz shares:
 • How trauma can be transmitted biologically through mitochondrial DNA passed down the maternal line
 • Why chronic inflammation, insulin resistance, and cortisol dysregulation often appear in families with histories of displacement, silence, or survival stress
 • The signs of inherited nervous system patterns, including hypervigilance, fear based thinking, emotional suppression, and burnout that starts early
 • How ancestral trauma affects hormones, energy production, mental health, and emotional regulation
 • Why family secrets, shame, and silence can destabilize the entire family ecosystem and show up as disease
 • The five body map approach to screening generational trauma across physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and community layers
 • Practical ways to begin healing, including nervous system regulation, storytelling, somatic release, mitochondrial support, and restoring safe connection within families

Whether you are dealing with unexplained symptoms, chronic stress, emotional patterns that seem bigger than your life experience, or simply want to understand your family’s health history more deeply, this episode offers a new lens on healing. You may inherit biology, but you can change how it is expressed and what gets passed forward.

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• (00:00) - Hi everyone, it's Dr. Taz. Before we get into today's episode, I just wanna pause and say thank you. Your messages, your shares, your stories are, the reason we make Whole Plus every conversation here is about connecting the science, the intuition, and everyday life together so you can feel more like yourself.
• (00:00) - if you haven't already hit that subscribe or follow button, it helps us reach more people who need this. All right, let's begin. What if the pain you [00:00:30] carry didn't start with you? Science now shows that trauma can be passed through generations, not just through stories or behaviors, but through biological changes in the body itself.
• (00:00) - this episode, we're exploring the connection between ancestral trauma and mitochondrial DNA and how your body might still be echoing the stress, the fear, or the survival patterns of your lineage. The gift of being in practice for over 16 years and seeing, I don't know how [00:01:00] many patients, I think collectively as, uh, a series of whole plus clinics were at 60, 70,000.
• (00:00) - the gift of seeing a patient day in and day out and following them through their journey. Allows us as providers a lot of time to think, observe, learn, and listen. And one of the things that has always confused me until recently is why some people have symptoms or have issues without any explanation.[00:01:30]
• (00:00) - done all the right things. They're following the diet, they're exercising, they are doing all the things they're supposed to do. They've got those wellness routines down, red, light, blue, light, you name it, they're doing it, but they're still not well. And while I could have a conversation with all of you about chemistry and biology and physiology, here's what maturity and time has taught me.
• (00:00) - healing and being well doesn't exist on [00:02:00] one plane. It's not just about the numbers and the data. It's actually a whole lot more, so much more that it may even be linked to your generational trauma. Now, bear with me for a second. Please don't roll your eyes and change the channel or flip the screen.
• (00:00) - is important information and we are just beginning to understand what all of this means and how it's all connected. I've had many opportunities to observe [00:02:30] this. Some of them begin right in our home. I have watched as the women in our family have a very similar look in their eye demeanor way of talking tone.
• (00:00) - name it. Some of it we could explain away. My mom was an immigrant, came here at a very young age, 17, 18, 19 years old, had an arranged marriage. She had, I thought, the insecurity of being an immigrant, of being somebody in a new [00:03:00] country without a community. And I always explained away her inability or fear.
• (00:00) - of in terms of taking action or taking next steps as a part of that story, the immigrant story, right? I, I can't imagine what so many immigrants go through to get here and then to build a life in a family of their own, leaving behind mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters, huge families. So I explained her story away that way.
• (00:00) - then there [00:03:30] was me and I grew up, as I've shared sometimes in a slightly chaotic, dysfunctional childhood home, and I don't wanna get into all of those details, but I had that same glimmer of fear and insecurity that I saw in my mom. But let's fast forward to my daughter all these years later, growing up in a pampered home with a father that dotes on her.
• (00:00) - we doted on her even a bit too much, but regardless, had all the comforts and the [00:04:00] security that anybody externally could provide. But guess what? The same glimmer, that same sparkle, that same sort of tone. Something, I can't describe it, where there's fear...

Postpartum is not just a recovery phase, it is one of the biggest full body transitions a woman will ever go through. In this episode, Dr. Taz breaks down what actually happens in the fourth trimester, from the steep drop in estrogen and progesterone to fluid shifts, tissue dryness, gut slowdown, metabolic changes, and the mental and emotional load that can follow. You will learn why so many women feel unprepared after birth, why the six week bounce back expectation is unrealistic, and how older systems like Chinese medicine and Ayurveda approached postpartum as a sacred 40 to 100 day window of restoration.

Dr. Taz shares:
• Why postpartum can feel so destabilizing: the hormone crash, nervous system strain, and energy depletion most women are never taught about
• The hidden physical shifts after delivery, including swelling and fluid volume changes that can take months to fully regulate
• Why skin, hair, and vaginal dryness are common postpartum, and how this can affect libido, confidence, and self perception
• How breastfeeding changes hormones, including oxytocin’s calming effect and its relationship with cortisol and mood
• Why weight loss varies dramatically postpartum, and how insulin sensitivity, blood sugar history, PCOS, and metabolic factors change the timeline
• The gut changes no one talks about: slower motility, constipation, reflux, and why progesterone shifts play a role
• The fourth trimester frameworks from Chinese medicine and Ayurveda: rest, warming foods, nourishment, massage, acupuncture, herbs, and community care
• A modern 100 day postpartum plan that starts in the third trimester with nutrient optimization, thyroid and blood sugar support, gut health, and a real support circle

Whether you are newly postpartum, preparing for birth, or supporting someone in those early months, this episode gives you a clear, practical roadmap to protect energy, reduce depletion, and recover in a way that helps you feel like yourself again.

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Many people today describe a pattern they cannot explain. Life feels manageable until something unexpected happens at work or home, then the body suddenly shuts down. The mind spins, energy collapses, irritability rises, and the only thing that feels safe is withdrawing into the couch, the phone, or Netflix. This is not laziness or burnout. This is functional freeze.

In this hol+ conversation, Dr. Taz sits down with environmental and root cause medicine expert Dr. Jessica Peatross (Dr. Jess) to reveal why so many people experience chronic fatigue, anxiety, weight gain, histamine reactions, food sensitivities and unexplained inflammation even when routine labs look normal.

Instead of chasing symptoms or isolated toxins, Dr. Jess explains how a dysregulated nervous system alters detox, hormones, digestion, immunity and gene expression. She breaks down how trauma, mold exposure, hidden infections, parasites and environmental chemicals overload the body when the vagus nerve is stuck in fight, flight or freeze. And she shows why healing is impossible when the body does not feel safe.

From childhood trauma and dorsal vagal shutdown to blocked drainage pathways, cytokine storms, reactivated viruses and misdiagnosed environmental illness, this episode reframes chronic symptoms through a lens of nervous system physiology, not personal weakness or aging.

You will learn what functional freeze looks like, why detox often makes people worse, how to identify nervous system dysregulation, and the steps Dr. Jess uses to help patients regulate, open pathways and finally begin to heal. Together, Dr. Taz and Dr. Jess outline a clear, compassionate roadmap for anyone who has ever felt dismissed, overwhelmed or stuck in a body that will not calm down.

Dr. Taz and Dr. Jess discuss:
• What functional freeze is and why it shows up in daily life
• How nervous system dysregulation drives fatigue, anxiety and chronic symptoms
• The role of mold, parasites, toxins and environmental chemicals in chronic illness
• Why detox fails when the body does not feel safe
• Vagus nerve physiology and dorsal vs ventral vagal states
• How trauma, stress and grief reshape hormones, immune function and methylation
• Medical dismissal and the reality of normal labs with real symptoms
• The drainage pathways that must open before detox
• Histamine issues, MCAS, POTS and their connection to the nervous system
• Tools that help regulate the system and support healing
• How to track progress through sleep, HRV, emotional stability and digestion
• Why healing is not linear and why support and community matter

About Dr. Jessica Peatross
Dr. Jessica Peatross  is a functional and environmental medicine expert known for her work on nervous system dysregulation, toxin-driven illness and trauma informed detox. She is the founder of WellnessPlus, an educational platform teaching step-by-step protocols for mold, parasites, drainage and nervous system healing. Her approach blends clinical training with nervous system science to uncover root causes often missed in conventional care.

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Millions of women say the same thing in their late 30s and 40s “I don’t feel like myself anymore.” Fatigue grows, stress tolerance collapses, brain fog hits, and everyday tasks suddenly require more effort. Yet most are told it’s “normal aging,” “just stress,” or “anxiety.”

In this hol+ episode, Dr. Taz sits down with functional medicine expert and bestselling author Dr. Mariza Snyder to ask the hard questions about perimenopause, what it is, when does perimenopause start, and why rage, irritability, and cognitive changes are often the earliest symptoms women experience.

Together, they unpack why perimenopause is widely misdiagnosed, why progesterone decline shows up long before hot flashes or missed periods, how estrogen fluctuations affect brain function, and why so many women feel like their identity, mood, and capacity are suddenly slipping away.

From mood swings, brain fog, and sleep crashes to metabolic slowdowns and rising visceral fat, this conversation reframes perimenopause symptoms as hormone-driven neurological and physiological shifts — not personal weakness, aging, or lack of willpower.

You will learn what perimenopause is, what age perimenopause starts, why rage and irritability show up first, and how to track early hormone changes through menstrual patterns, symptoms, biometrics, and stress physiology. Dr. Taz and Dr. Mariza also share lifestyle tools, boundaries, morning and evening routines, and targeted support that help stabilize brain energy, mood, and metabolic health during this transition.

Dr. Taz and Dr. Mariza discuss:
• What is perimenopause and why it hits earlier than women expect
• When does perimenopause start and what age perimenopause typically begins
• Why perimenopause rage is real and often the first warning sign
• Perimenopause brain fog, cognitive shifts, and declining stress tolerance
• Progesterone decline, estrogen fluctuations, and why hormones become unpredictable
• Perimenopause vs aging: why symptoms are dismissed or misdiagnosed
• Mood swings, irritability, fatigue, and the identity shift many women feel
• Early metabolic changes in perimenopause and why belly fat increases
• How to track symptoms, cycles, HRV, sleep, and biomarkers for early clues
• Tools women can use: routines, nervous system regulation, boundaries, lifestyle resets
• When progesterone or estrogen support can make a meaningful difference
• Why community and sisterhood become critical for emotional resilience

About Dr. Mariza Snyder
Dr. Mariza Snyder is a functional practitioner, women's health expert, hormone educator, and bestselling author of The Perimenopause Revolution. With over 15 years of clinical experience, she helps women navigate perimenopause and midlife with clarity, confidence, and science-based tools that support hormone balance, brain health, emotional resilience, and metabolic vitality. Her work empowers women to understand what perimenopause is, recognize early symptoms, and take back control of their health with practical strategies and integrative support.

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Your gut is not just a digestion system, it is one of the most powerful control centers in your body. In this episode, Dr. Taz explains how the gut lining, bile, digestive enzymes, and microbiome all work together to shape your hormones, mood, weight, and inflammation. You will learn why gut health is still not standard of care in conventional medicine, how stress, toxins, sleep, and even popular GLP 1 drugs change the microbiome, and what that means for conditions like anxiety, depression, perimenopause, menopause, and stubborn belly fat.

Dr. Taz shares:
 • Why ancient systems called the gut "ground zero" and modern research is finally catching up
 • The four pillars of gut health: gut lining, digestive enzymes and stomach acid, bile flow, and a diverse microbiome
 • How leaky gut, SIBO, candida, and low diversity bacteria drive inflammation, brain fog, rashes, and chronic symptoms
 • The gut brain axis and why up to 90 percent of serotonin and other neurotransmitters are made in the gut
 • How butyrate and beta glucuronidase affect estrogen recycling, perimenopause, and andropause, leading to estrogen dominance and hormone shifts
 • The links between microbiome balance, circadian rhythm, GLP 1 medications, and metabolic syndrome and weight gain
 • A practical step by step protocol using diet changes, collagen, glutamine, enzymes, probiotics, fermented foods, sleep, and stress tools to rebuild gut health

Whether you are dealing with mood changes, hormone chaos, weight that will not budge, or unexplained symptoms that never fully resolve, this episode gives you a clear roadmap to understand your gut and start rebuilding your microbiome from the inside out.

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Cardiovascular disease is still the number one killer, yet guidelines keep pushing cholesterol lower and more people are put on statins for life. In this hol+ episode, Dr. Taz sits down with worlds leading nitric oxide researcher Dr. Nathan S. Bryan to ask hard questions about statin risk versus benefit, why cholesterol alone does not explain heart disease, and what is nitric oxide actually doing inside the body long before a heart attack or stroke. 

Together, they explore why low or no nitric oxide may be the missing piece behind rising blood pressure, plaque, and dementia, even in people who “follow the rules.”

From the benefits of nitric oxide for blood flow, blood pressure, diabetes, and brain health to the surprising impact of antiseptic mouthwash and antacid medications, this conversation reframes cardiovascular and metabolic disease as problems of cell signaling, not just lab numbers. 

You will learn what nitric oxide is, what does nitric oxide do for the body, why nitric oxide importance is often ignored in standard care, and how to raise nitric oxide through lifestyle, targeted support, and emerging restorative therapies based on decades of nitric oxide research.

Dr. Taz and Dr. Bryan discuss:

• New cholesterol guidelines, statins, and rethinking risk vs benefit
• What is nitric oxide and what does nitric oxide do for the body
• Why low or no nitric oxide shows up decades before heart attacks and stroke
• The benefits of nitric oxide for blood flow, blood pressure, and sexual function
• Nitric oxide diabetes link and why insulin resistance is often a nitric oxide problem
• Mouthwash and nitric oxide, antacids, fluoride, and the oral microbiome
• How lifestyle, diet, movement, and nasal breathing raise nitric oxide naturally
• Why standard biomarkers are late and vascular function should be tested sooner
• Nitric oxide importance in Alzheimer’s, dementia, and brain blood flow
• How to raise nitric oxide safely and what to know about supplements vs “dead beets”

About Dr. Nathan S. Bryan
Dr. Nathan S. Bryan is a pioneering nitric oxide researcher, molecular medicine scientist, and biotech entrepreneur whose discoveries helped create a billion dollar nitric oxide market. His work has reshaped how we understand cardiovascular disease, metabolic health, nitric oxide diabetes links, and how lifestyle, mouthwash and nitric oxide, and common drugs impact long term health. He is the author of The Secret of Nitric Oxide, where he breaks down what nitric oxide is, what nitric oxide does for the body, and how to raise nitric oxide safely at home using science based tools and lifestyle shifts.

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00:00 New cholesterol rules, statins, and nitric oxide importance
01:00 Mouthwash and nitric oxide, blood pressure, and the oral microbiome
01:46 What is nitric oxide and what does nitric oxide do for the body
03:06 Why nitric oxide matters for longevity, inflammation, and aging cells
04:32 Nobel Prize history and early nitric oxide research
06:06 Fingerprint of nitric oxide biology and early disease markers
08:13 No nitric oxide before you see plaque, blood pressure, or ED
09:26 The American lifestyle and nitric oxide diabetes link
10:45 Mouthwash and nitric oxide, fluoride, PPIs, and hidden blockers
12:26 Statins, cholesterol guidelines, and questioning “everyone needs a statin”
16:11 Cholesterol numbers, Framingham data, and what actually predicts risk
19:27 Better heart screening, vascular function, and nitric oxide benefits
22:28 First symptoms of low nitric oxide: ED, libido, and rising blood pressure
25:04 Mouthwash and nitric oxide causation study, exercise benefits lost
27:23 Antacids, reflux meds, and how they shut down nitric oxide
27:58 How to raise nitric oxide naturally with food, movement, and sunlight
30:19 Nasal breathing, mouth breathing, and nitric oxide delivery to the lungs
31:02 Nitric oxide as a hormone and whole body signaling molecule
33:18 How to measure, how to replace, and what nitric oxide testing really shows
36:45 Inflammation, triglycerides, and tracking nitric oxide benefits in labs
38:38 Restorative physiology vs applied pharmacology
42:01 Can nitric oxide help heart failure, liver disease, and ascites
44:13 Nitric oxide diabetes connection and insulin resistance
46:52 Nitric oxide and Alzheimer’s, brain blood flow, and “type 3 diabetes”
47:57 Kids, ADHD, diet, and low nitric oxide as a blood flow problem
49:08 5G, toxins, and electron flow in biochemistry
51:00 Glutathione, nitric oxide transport, and why most supplements miss the mark
52:18 Why arginine, citrulline, and most beet products do not fix nitric oxide
55:40 Nitruticals, rebuilding nitric oxide and the oral microbiome
57:32 Nitric oxide for wounds, skin, and regenerative healing
59:19 Reversing disease vs managing decline, and what nitric oxide might change
1:00:07 Optimizing human performance with nitric oxide as a foundation
1:01:18 Where to learn more from Dr. Nathan Bryan
1:01:55 Closing thoughts from Dr. Taz and hol+

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What Is PCOS in Women, How It’s Diagnosed? PCOS is not just a gynecology label, it is a whole-body syndrome that is widely missed in the exam room. In this episode, Dr. Taz explains why nearly seventy percent of women go undiagnosed, how PCOS often begins in the prenatal environment, and why it behaves like a metabolic and autoimmune condition. You will learn the signs most people overlook, the labs that actually matter, and a step-by-step plan that starts with the gut, supports the liver, balances blood sugar, and calms cortisol so real healing can begin.

Dr. Taz shares:
 • Why the old Rotterdam criteria miss metabolic, inflammatory, and immune drivers
 • How prenatal hormones, medications, and toxins can program PCOS risk
 • The role of hyperandrogenism in insulin resistance, inflammation, acne, and hair loss
 • Why PCOS looks different by life stage and race, and what that means for care
 • The exact labs to request: DHT, AMH, free and total testosterone, DHEAS, 17-OHP, fasting insulin, lipids, CRP and more
 • A holistic protocol that begins with gut repair and liver support, then adds androgen and metabolic tools
 • How daily stress and the cortisol hum keep PCOS active, and practical ways to turn it down

Whether you feel off but cannot explain why, are chasing a diagnosis, or want a long term plan for energy, fertility, and hormone balance, this episode gives you a clear roadmap to understand PCOS and take action.

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00:00 The PCOS epidemic and misdiagnosis
00:27 Dr. Taz’s PCOS story
03:06 Why old criteria fall short
05:09 PCOS as metabolic and autoimmune
08:20 Why PCOS rates are rising
09:14 Prenatal and medication influences
11:05 Childhood and teen clues
15:44 Symptom checklist you can spot
18:42 Eastern medicine patterns to notice
20:32 What to test for PCOS
23:56 How presentation varies by race
30:03 Building a holistic plan
33:37 Gut and liver first
35:16 Androgen, metabolic, and inflammation tools
37:30 Managing cortisol and stress
39:13 Long term roadmap and next steps

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Mental health is not a simple checklist, it is a whole body story. In this hol+ episode, Dr. Taz sits down with Dr. James Greenblatt, a pioneer of integrative and nutritional psychiatry, to rethink how we approach depression, anxiety, ADHD, and eating disorders through labs, nutrients, hormones, and personalized care.

Together, they unpack why so much suffering persists despite more medications, how root cause testing changes outcomes, and why simple shifts like correcting vitamin D, B12, iron, thyroid, zinc, and omega 3 can transform mood and resilience. They also explore nutrigenomics for precision dosing, the real limits of 10 minute telehealth med checks, and where tools like ketamine, psychedelics, and lithium orotate fit only after foundations are in place.

From practical lab targets and cost effective protocols to the crossroads of food, sleep, screens, and ADHD, this conversation invites us to see mental health not as a diagnosis to medicate, but as a system to understand and support.

Dr. Taz and Dr. Greenblatt discuss:

• The gap between symptom focused care and root cause testing
• Key labs for mood, vitamin D, B12, iron, thyroid, hormones
• Why micronutrients come first for eating disorders
• MTHFR, methylfolate, glutathione, and antidepressant response
• Nutrigenomics for personalized vitamin and mineral dosing
• The risks of quick med stacking and 10 minute checks
• Where ketamine, psychedelics, and lithium orotate may help, and when they do not
• ADHD, ultra processed foods, sugary drinks, sleep, and screen time

About Dr. James Greenblatt, MD
Dr. James Greenblatt, MD is a board certified psychiatrist and a pioneer of integrative and nutritional psychiatry. For more than three decades he has treated patients with ADHD, depression, anxiety, and eating disorders using personalized protocols that combine conventional care with targeted nutrients and lab guided precision. He is the author of multiple books including Finally Focused and the upcoming Finally Hopeful.

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00:00 Introduction, testing gap and the B12 tragedy
01:31 Pharma model and 10 minute med checks
02:37 Framing the crisis and why patients feel stuck
05:49 How psychiatry arrived at symptom based meds
07:29 What to test, hormones and core nutrients
10:49 The Whole Body Map explained
12:39 Vitamin D, B12, iron, thyroid, practical targets
17:52 Why meds fail without nutrition
18:23 Eating disorders, zinc, omega 3, methylfolate
24:33 MTHFR, folate, and glutathione
26:34 Nutrigenomics and personalized dosing
29:51 Ketamine and psychedelics, proceed with caution
32:26 Lithium orotate, irritability and dementia research
38:57 Polypharmacy, slowing down, doing the work
43:21 ADHD, diet, sleep, screens, lifestyle links
46:28 Where to learn more, resources, closing

• (00:00) - Chapter 1
• (00:00) - Introduction, testing gap and the B12 tragedy
• (01:31) - Pharma model and 10 minute med checks
• (02:37) - Framing the crisis and why patients feel stuck
• (05:49) - How psychiatry arrived at symptom based meds
• (07:29) - What to test, hormones and core nutrients
• (10:49) - The Whole Body Map explained
• (12:39) - Vitamin D, B12, iron, thyroid, practical targets
• (17:52) - Why meds fail without nutrition
• (18:23) - Eating disorders, zinc, omega 3, methylfolate
• (24:33) - MTHFR, folate, and glutathione
• (26:34) - Nutrigenomics and personalized dosing
• (29:51) - Ketamine and psychedelics, proceed with caution
• (32:26) - Lithium orotate, irritability and dementia research
• (38:57) - Polypharmacy, slowing down, doing the work
• (43:21) - ADHD, diet, sleep, screens, lifestyle links
• (46:28) - Where to learn more, resources, closing

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Silent inflammation is not a buzzword, it is the quiet engine behind fatigue, brain fog, stubborn weight, anxiety, gut issues, and hormone chaos. In this episode, Dr. Taz explains what silent inflammation really is, how the cortisol hum keeps your body on alert, and why modern life, from blue light to isolation, adds fuel to the fire. You will learn how the hypothalamus, pituitary, and pineal act as a control hub, why normal labs can miss the gray zone, and the practical steps that calm your system so real healing can begin.

Dr. Taz shares:
• Why silent inflammation can start in the prenatal environment and echo through generations
• How chronic cortisol activation keeps you inflamed even when labs look normal
• The role of the hypothalamus pituitary axis in hormones, mood, and energy
• How blue light, toxins, poor sleep, and isolation raise your inflammatory load
• Simple daily practices that lower cortisol and reset your nervous system
• Why community, nature, and deep sleep are non negotiable for healing
• Tools like meditation, sound therapy, and scalp work that help flip the stress switch

Whether you feel off but cannot explain why, are chasing a diagnosis, or want a long term plan for energy, focus, and hormone balance, this episode gives you a clear roadmap to reduce inflammation and reclaim your vitality.

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Chapters

00:00 What is Silent Inflammation
02:00 The Cortisol Hum and Chronic Stress
04:00 Intergenerational and Environmental Inflammation
07:00 The Brain’s Role: Hypothalamus and Hormones
10:00 Hidden Symptoms Most Labs Miss
13:00 Daily Habits That Calm Inflammation
17:00 Meditation, Sound, and Nervous System Reset
20:00 Rewriting Your Inflammatory Story for Future Generations

Menopause isn’t just a biological transition - it’s an awakening. In this Hol+ episode, Dr. Taz sits down with Kelly McGinty and Dr. Patricia Singh, co-founders of Trip Home and co-authors of “My Solo P: Uncovering the Magic of Menopause through Psilocybin,” to explore how psychedelic-assisted therapy and holistic healing are reshaping the way we talk about women’s health, mental well-being, and midlife transformation.

Together, they dive into the science and spirituality of psilocybin, how microdosing and medicinal mushrooms can support emotional balance, and why this powerful approach is giving women permission to reclaim joy, presence, and purpose.

From the challenges of legal access and stigma to deeply personal stories of healing from burnout, trauma, and self-judgment, this conversation invites us to see menopause not as an ending - but as an initiation into freedom, wisdom, and wholeness.

Dr. Taz, Kelly, and Dr. Singh discuss:

• The intersection of science, spirit, and women’s health
• How psychedelics and psilocybin therapy can ease menopause symptoms and emotional transitions
• Healing from trauma, burnout, and identity loss
• Safe and ethical practices for microdosing and harm reduction
• The power of self-awareness, community, and holistic self-care

Whether you’re curious about psychedelics, navigating menopause, or seeking new paths to mental health and balance, this episode is a roadmap to rediscovery and transformation.

Get the book: Mycelopuase: Uncovering the Magic of Menopause through Psilocybin: https://store.bookbaby.com/book/mycelopause 

Connect with Trip HōM, SPC. You can find them at www.triphom.com

Chapters

00:00 Introduction & Welcome

00:31 Meet the Guests: Dr. Patricia Singh & Kelly McGinty

01:52 Why Psilocybin and Menopause?

03:07 History of Medicinal Mushrooms & Psychedelics

07:13 Burnout, Trauma, and the Path to Psychedelic Therapy

10:49 How Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Works

14:41 The Science Behind Psilocybin

16:41 Access, Safety, and Legalization

19:07 Who Should (and Shouldn’t) Consider Psychedelic Therapy?

21:18 Women, Hormones, and the Menopausal Journey

25:59 Self-Care, Self-Awareness, and Transformation

29:47 Trauma, Menopause, and Healing the Body

36:47 Client Stories & Real-Life Transformations

39:01 The Book: Myceliopa & Trip Home’s Mission

42:01 Changing the Conversation Around Menopause

44:37 Where to Learn More & Final Thoughts

46:06 What Makes You Hol?

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Host & Production Team

Host: Dr. Taz; Produced by Rainbow Creative (Executive Producer: Matthew Jones; Lead Producer: Lauren Feighan; Editors: Jeremiah Schultz and Patrick Edwards)

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Freedom isn’t just about walking outside prison walls, it’s about breaking free from the invisible prisons of shame, anger, and limiting beliefs. In this Hol+ episode, Dr. Taz sits down with Shaka Senghor, bestselling author and inspirational speaker, to uncover how solitary confinement, journaling, and vulnerability became the keys to his transformation.

Together they explore how trauma shows up in daily life, why shame keeps us disconnected, and how to rewrite the narratives that hold us back. From books that sparked healing to the hidden prisons we all carry, this is a masterclass in resilience, authenticity, and the power of owning your story.

Dr. Taz and Shaka discuss:

• Growing up in Detroit and the path to incarceration
• How books and journaling transformed solitary confinement
• Anger, shame, and the healing power of reflection
• Invisible prisons of doubt, shame, and limiting beliefs
• The shock of reentry into a changed world
• Why vulnerability attracts vulnerability
• Breaking cycles for family and community
• Choosing joy, love, and higher narratives
• How to build authentic connections as men and women
• Practical tools for rewriting your life story

Topics Covered:

• Trauma, anger, and their hidden impact
• Journaling, mindfulness, and self-study as survival
• The importance of vulnerability in healing
• Internal narratives vs external ceilings
• Invisible prisons in everyday life
• Joy, love, and higher purpose after hardship
• Redefining strength and resilience

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About Shaka Senghor:

Shaka Senghor is an inspirational speaker, entrepreneur, and author of the New York Times bestselling books Writing My Wrongs and Letters to the Sons of Society. A sought-after resilience expert and recognized "Soul Igniter" in Oprah's inaugural SuperSoul 100, Senghor has captivated and transformed global audiences with his extraordinary journey from incarceration to influence. Through raw authenticity and profound insight, he doesn't just share his story—he equips others with the exact resilience practices that fueled his own remarkable transformation, proving that reinvention isn't just possible—it's within everyone's reach.

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Chapters

00:00 Introduction

03:44 Shaka's Early Life and Descent into Crime

06:15 The Turning Point: Solitary Confinement and Self-Reflection

07:09 The Power of Mentorship and Literacy in Prison

09:33 Journaling: A Path to Healing and Self-Discovery

19:51 Reintegration: Challenges and Triumphs

27:28 The Power of Vulnerability

29:37 Understanding Anger and Shame

31:13 Navigating Masculinity and Vulnerability

34:11 Overcoming Hidden Prisons

40:45 Breaking Free from Life's Prisons

51:15 Final Thoughts and Reflections