Book Review - Notes on a Nervous Planet by Matt Haig

Anxiety is not a disease in the sense that doctors describe. It is a message from the body that something in your environment feels unsafe.

For original article I'm commenting on go here. https://www.carolynspring.com/blog/six-steps-to-managing-anxiety/

00:00 Intro - everyday trauma impacts the mind to create a sense of unsafety which can be easily triggered in current life causing anxiety as a symptom
02:50 Anxiety has a purpose - to keep us safe the amygdala will fire a warning signal to DO something to change our situation. Anxiety is normal - to draw your attention to something emotional that hasn't been resolved activating your sympathetic fight and flight system.
05:00 A backbrain phenomenon from past trauma in your history that was unable to be processed.
07:10 Lack of belonging, status, and safety can create physical symptoms of collapse including insomnia. Getting curious as to how to make your environment safer and learn how to soothe yourself.'
10:00 Relational safety. Stressful, competitive, insecure environments.
12:12 Managing anxiety with havening, breathwork, play and connection to overcome nervous dysregulation. How to collaborate with you body via sleep, diet and movement, especially walks in nature and allowing.
14:40 Cognitive reframing - not being anxious about being anxious. Making friends with your anxiety.
Not making it your identity. You are doing anxiety, showing this behaviour, especially when highly sensitive. It's not who you are.
16:31 You are not ill, you lack the skills you need. I teach this at my monthly Community group calls (see my website below to book)
17:50 Your focus matters - not broken but wounded. Get help and support (not try to fix it) but to be with you while you learn what your childhood adverse experiences have created.
20:00 Increasing resilience by dealing with the past needs another to help you. And they have to  be safe to you bodily. That's why I do Discovery calls prior to re-regulation work.
**Watch a video**
QUANTUM HARMONIC RESONANCE IN THE BODY https://youtu.be/DMKLkIw6PXI
EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE  https://youtu.be/E5TYi9dEBEU
WHY ANXIETY IS NOT A MIND ISSUE https://youtu.be/Ty-J2pu37tA
HOW CHILDHOOD EMOTIONS STILL AFFECT YOU: https://youtu.be/8LzR8yhR8u8

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A new 'Magic Bullet' that few people know about (including your doctor!) ... The importance of Methylene Blue and how it might transform human health particularly in areas of low oxygen delivery (fatigue states, depression and neurological damage).

Check out the original recording with Dr Gonalez-Lima on https://deeprootsathome.com/methylene-blue-memory-mood-parkinsons-adhd/ (see the original on rumble linked from there).
See more info on dosing on that website
See his latest summary paper on MB + photobiomodulation with neuro-inflammation here https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36203812/ 
He can also be found on various podcasts here https://www.ihmc.us/stemtalk/episode-107/

00:00 Oldest known drug used for emergency room cyanide poisoning
02:20 Electron Transport Chain in Mitochondria - how it produces cellular energy - a series of reduction/oxidation (redox) reactions where electrons are released - reduction is loss of hydrogen ions (protons) and gain of electrons
05:20 What gets in the way? Cyanide poisoning and some virus infections like HIV or covid, causing low oxygen delivery and assimilation
07:50 Long history of use as an anti-viral against Ebola/HIV and anti malarial.
08:25 MB structure  - electrons held in a ring structure as a chromophore (like coloured foods). 
10:20 Absorbs in IR range - molecule structure is auto-oxidant as well as electron cycling
12:00 Hormesis and biphasic response operates in CFS/ME - at low doses it is advantageous at higher doses can be damaging
14:00 Neurological benefits in healthy people at lower doses - slow aging, dementia, Parkinson's, as well as a powerful antidepressant , etc
15:14 MB is off patent so not supported by Big pharma unlike anti-depressant drugs which are less and less effective - 'treatment resistant depression'
17:30 High permeability as it passes the blood brain barrier and can optimise cellular respiration with well people. So enhances metabolic production enabling better healing, memory, aging i,e is a nootropic as well as a drug for acute medicine.
21:00 Also upregulates (increases) gene expression of protein (enzyme) production longer term thus increasing capacity for oxygen metabolism
22:00 CFS/ME is a form of metabolic 'poisoning' driven by emotional stress and toxicity
23:20 Cure for bladder infections - becomes pro-oxidant in oxidative stress  especially important with the elderly
26:40 Brain function and neurological issues must be coupled to haemodynamic response between oxygen and nitrous oxide in Complex 4 (cytochrome oxidase) facilitated by MB
29:00 Enhancing mental function including extinguishing trauma memories and MB in memory reconsolidation
30:20 Topical application using photobiomodulation of skin tumours with MB and IR light
32:30 Disclaimer. Always contact your medical provider as there are some contraindications. However be aware most doctors are unaware of MB except in emergency situations. Please refer to Dr Gonzalez-Lima's papers to educate your doctor in low grad applications.
33:50 Sources - please do your own research to find

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Healing needs the body AND the mind to be engaged with a multifactorial approach. Modern medicine ignores this and concentrates on a single solution which often creates unwanted side effects.
Using a biospsychosocial approach makes much  more sense.
Find out how to take back control of your health.
Includes updates on Methylene Blue and Hormone Harmony.
See the work of Dr Ellen Langer on MindBody Unity

00:00 Intro and update on MB practice - how to avoid dying your tongue blue - add to Vitamin C or drink with a straw. Urine will inevitably go darker once you reach tolerance. 
03:30 Dosage - 0.5mg/kg. how highly sensitive people need to go gently
04:40 How it works and what it does. Prevent dementia by using as a preventative in middle years.
06:07 Hormone Harmony - good results.
06:55 Taking back control. Changing the trajectory of your health. The biopsychosocial journey.
08:28 Events of your life (past and present) contribute to MindBody Unity
10:36 how this impacts our experience of health or disease - a multifactorial model vs the biological pharmaceutical model
12:52 Profits of this approach are draining our health system.
12:00 Getting into a Healing State of Mind

**Watch a video**
QUANTUM HARMONIC RESONANCE IN THE BODY https://youtu.be/DMKLkIw6PXI
EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE  https://youtu.be/E5TYi9dEBEU
WHY ANXIETY IS NOT A MIND ISSUE https://youtu.be/Ty-J2pu37tA
HOW CHILDHOOD EMOTIONS STILL AFFECT YOU: https://youtu.be/8LzR8yhR8u8

Work with me:
ORDER A BOOK: See my books here https://www.amazon.co.uk/Patricia-Worby/e/B015TM124G
MY INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/alchemy.therapies/
MY WEBSITE: https://www.alchemytherapies.co.uk/

See my books on amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Patricia-Worby/e/B015TM124G
Join in my Emotional AUDIT (Evergreen) Trauma Healing programme OR
Take part in the group monthly Community Sessions where we discuss a range of topics.
https://www.alchemytherapies.co.uk/booking-calendar/online-community-membership

*If you're suffering from Chronic pain, fatigue or anxiety, I CAN HELP*
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Podcast: https://www.alchemytherapies.co.uk/po...
121 and group therapy and training for stress related conditions like anxiety, fatigue and pain: https://alchemytherapies.co.uk
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Here i am reviewing and interpreting the book The Road to Character by David Brooks. 
How we find meaning and authentic expression in life is not through avoiding suffering but how we deal with our subsequent demise. Whether through illness or other struggles we all need eachother to help pick ourselves up and make the world a better place.

00:00 Intro to the book The Road to Character (2015) - how I came across David
01:23 What is character? Not your cv description! but an authentic journey
03:00 Stumbling is part of life... "'sin' and humiliation are woven through life"
04:42 How you make meaning - shame /humiliation/ vindication vs responsibility and humility
06:10 How reaching out to others enables us to recover - engendering hope
07:41 The greater good rather than the suffering of the individual - redemption follows a willingness to reach out
09:05 From the valley to the vision is a journey to attachment and community - finding your tribe
10:30 Reverence gratitude and wonder as antidotes to depression
12:10 Acceptance - is changing the beliefs around your deservingness of love (worthiness)
13:00 Joy is for everyone not because you are perfect but from being authentic - a gift when you least expect it
14:00 Reach out for help if you need it!

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I describe the ongoing surprising revelations in this week 8 video from a holistic therapeutic perspective. Coming to a break point it's time to assimilate the learning. Some surprising conclusions in this healing journey of a middle-aged psychonaut..

Stamets stack protocol with niacin (vitamin B3) and Lion's Mane

Named after Paul Stamets. See this wonderful film Fantastic Fungi about his work here.
https://www.documentaryarea.com/video/Fantastic%20Fungi/
Simon Reeve Wilderness https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/m001tkg2/wilderness-with-simon-reeve

00:00 Intro to Stamet's stack protocol
02:30 Why I'm doing it - synergy between us and fungi to promote neurogenesis - new brain wiring
04:00 Healing anxiety - the anxiety loop is difficult to break in conventional ways
05:00 Ancient cultures live with the seasons - even 100 years ago we were much more connected to the land and seasons
07:00 Disconnection is rife - mushrooms reconnect you to nature and your place in the world
08:10 Dreams of past loves/connections helps to reclaim the past/heal pain to find peace and meaning
10:41 Humanity is wounded - healing the disconnect and the resurgence of connectedness
11:40 Regulation not isolation in schools - teaching children love and consequences not punishment helps heal anxiety
13:31 Hormone Harmony - hormones are you interface between you and your environment
14:32 Adaptogenic herbs and plants adapt to your situation

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In this update into week 6 of my psilocybin microdosing journey I notice how I am revisiting lessons from the past, investigating A Course in Miracles (doing the workbook)  and changing my practice to be more empathic.

As part of my learning I am researching mushrooms and their uses. I refer you to the excellent film on the subject Fantastic Fungi.

Find out how it's affected me and what I'm learning as part of this journey.
https://www.documentaryarea.com/video/Fantastic%20Fungi/

00:00 Intro to week 6 of the Stamets Protocol
01:00 Detoxing and symptoms - 24 hours only
02:27 sensory enhancement and sense of wonder and connection with nature and other people
03:40 A Course in Miracles exercises - reality is filtered through the lens of perception
05:00 Mycelial networks work much like the neurological process in our brains
06:30 Fantastic Fungi movie about the work of Paul Stamets and other researchers
07:30 Lichens as a symbiotic organism of alga and fungus - we are also a community or organisms
09:50 Community call on mushrooms and healing
10:40 Mode of action in the human brain of high dose psilocybin - fractal images appear
13:00 Not a miracle worker - challenges still happen but you have an altered response

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My journey with microdosing and how therapeutic doses help heal our relationship with ourselves and Nature.  Please note to date drug laws prevent me talking about sourcing. 
See Paul's 2023 update on his 2009 talk here 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qry8K7KPHIQ
If you'd like to start with the original go here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI5frPV58tY

0:00 Intro and Plant medicine
02:00 Paul Stamets' original talk and its implications
02:39 Only 30% of people respond to antidepressants.... so this is another alternative
03:39 Toxic culture with lack of meaning - depression a natural result
04:40 My reasoning as to why I'm investigating this
05:50 The Stamets Protocol for microdosing - 1/10th dose with Lion's mane and niacin 4/3 days
07:30 Neurogenesis (psylocibin), potentiation (niacin/B3) and myelin sheath repair boosts transmission (lion's mane mushroom)
11:11 Minor effects in first few days- immunological in microbiome
12:55 Supplemental doses allow therapeutic option at home
14:06 Masculine vs. feminine energy modes. Could mushrooms save the planet?

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Update on week 2 in the microdosing experiment with psilocybin PLUS a discussion of 'The Psychological Drivers of the Metacrisis' with Iain McGilchrist, Daniel Schmachtenberger and John Vervaeke.

In this video I discuss my changing experiential awareness when on microdoses of psyilocybin and how it enhances productivity.
As part of my ongoing journey I am finding myself drawn to discussions of a new connection to the world we inhabit. The above discussion particularly caught my attention (beware it's over 3 hours long). https://youtu.be/-6V0qmDZ2gg?si=_LRFkZ_F8PJJZYLo

00:00 Intro to the protocol and journey
01:41 Experience of soullessness in the built environment
02:35 Going into colour as part of me and startling dreams of 'unacceptable' anger
05:10 My research examining the psychological crisis we're in - my summary of three wise men discussing the state of our world (nothing to do with Christmas!).
07:00 Iain's view of the left brain dominant culture we're in - left and right hemispheres view the world in very different ways drives a worldview that leads us to create mass extinction
10:00 What we focus our attention on determines what we see. If that is isolation and disconnection this distortion of reality creates realworld impacts like physical illness
11:00 My sudden awareness - a crisis of meaning in our lives. Mine was a lack of belonging when I lost my home and my relationship.
12:31 Being unwelcome /isolated drives physical illness - 80% of people in the UK feel lonely
14:00 A wider meaning lost in a secular society - lack of spiritual connection/bigger purpose
15:22 Spiritual connection drives a sense of mattering to other people within a community
16:18 Meaning and purpose are not the same - transcending individual self
17:28 Disconnect drives anxiety and depression limits and distorts reality
18:26 The body and feeling states is missing in this discussion entirely
20:05 Implicit memory stored in body often triggers anxiety  - requires somatic connection therapies
21:01 Psychedelics allow a bigger picture awareness - especially in high doses where set and setting is SO important
22:57 Brian Wilson's LSD experience - enhanced creativity but then blew his mind in a negative way
24:00 Productivity as a flow/coherent state not an end in itself - my experience of book writing/researching
25:50 Changing lives one person at a time, via the body and with a more feminine energy
27:00 My middle-aged perspective

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In this update into week 4 of my journey I notice not only the sensory changes but also perceptive ones. Feeling part of something bigger....
find out how it's affected me and what I'm learning as part of this journey.

Week 4 of psilocybin microdosing.

00:00 Intro to microdosing
01:00 Awareness of our imminent planetary extinction but with hope for the future
02:33 Reducing the need to consume/numb/disconnect - changes your worldview
03:30 Sensory and nature connectedness - hearing birdsong in a totally new way
05:00 Paul Stamets - an enlightened scientist and human being who teaches fungally based defence of the earth and nature
08:00 The microbiome and fungal rebalancing of gut flora
09:30 Fungi more closely related to animals - use radiation to power themselves
10:30 Focus and concentration effects
11:00 Setting an intention - accessing healing of past trauma
12:00 Useful for treatment resistant depression - huge potential

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Here I look at Birth Trauma and how it affects everyone (not just women who give birth!). Birth is the single most important event in everyone's life and how it happens determines the quality of our lives - especially in the area of health and wellbeing. It shapes the understanding of ourselves and our relationship with others. If it is traumatic in any way, that plays itself out as internalised shame and this will make us angry, disconnected with a constant feeling of 'not enough'

Explore these and other themes related to emotinoal health further in my community programme which runs monthly. the next one is 10/1/24 at 4pm UK time. Book here https://www.alchemytherapies.co.uk/booking-calendar/online-community-membership

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Podcast: https://www.alchemytherapies.co.uk/po...
121 and group therapy and training for stress related conditions like anxiety, fatigue and pain: https://alchemytherapies.co.uk
See in particular: Thrive! - an introductory mindbody connection program and The Emotional Audit for more intensive training.

COMING SOON:
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