Heal Thy Self with Dr. G

Sponsored By: → Puori | For an exclusive offer go to puori.com/drg [puori.com/drg] and use code DRG for 20% OFF the already discounted subscription prices. → JASPR | For an exclusive offer go to jaspr.co/DRG [jaspr.co/DRG] and get $200 OFF for a limited time. Sign up for our newsletter! https://drchristiangonzalez.com/newsletter/ [https://drchristiangonzalez.com/newsletter/] Episode Description: Have you ever noticed that talking about your trauma sometimes makes you feel worse? That’s because talking only trims the branches—it doesn’t touch the roots. In this week’s episode, Dr. Christian Gonzalez sits down with Anna Runkle, creator of the viral movement The Crappy Childhood Fairy, to explore why traditional talk therapy often fails to heal trauma — and what actually does. Anna shares how, after years of therapy that left her feeling worse, she discovered one simple, daily nervous system practice that changed everything. Within two weeks, her PTSD symptoms were gone — and her life was never the same. What We Cover • Hidden signs of trauma most people miss including disorientation, clumsiness, and feeling “off” for no reason • Why talking about trauma can backfire, and how to create space for real emotional processing • Emotional flashbacks explained and how preverbal trauma silently shapes adult choices in love, work, and life • Nervous system regulation techniques that bring rapid relief and help you reconnect to yourself • Anna’s expressive writing method that helped her clear PTSD in two weeks • How trauma-driven decisions shape entire lives — from partners to careers — and how to break the cycle • The surprising power of simple movement for emotional regulation • A practical boundary phrase that shuts down conflict without drama • Talking ≠ healing. Over-talking about trauma can keep the nervous system dysregulated. • Regulation first, insight second. Healing begins when the body feels safe. • Old patterns drive new problems. Many adult struggles are rooted in unconscious trauma responses. • Healing can start fast. You don’t need years of suffering to feel relief — the right tools can shift things quickly. • Connection is the goal. Regulating your nervous system opens the door to deeper relationships and real belonging. About the Guest Anna Runkle, known online as The Crappy Childhood Fairy, is a bestselling author, trauma educator, and creator of one of the internet’s fastest-growing trauma-healing communities. Her approach to recovery focuses on nervous system healing, emotional regulation, and practical, self-guided tools for real-world transformation. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crappychildhoodfairy/?hl=en [https://www.instagram.com/crappychildhoodfairy/?hl=en%20] Website: https://crappychildhoodfairy.com/ [https://crappychildhoodfairy.com/] Timestamps: 0:00 – Intro 1:16 – Rapid Fire 4:59 – The Origin of “Crappy Childhood Fairy” and Growing Up in a Commune 7:06 – Why Healing Doesn’t Have to Get Worse Before It Gets Better 12:20 – How Childhood Trauma Shapes Adult Life Decisions 21:00 – Emotional Flashbacks: The Hidden Force Behind Sudden Anxiety 25:26 – The Turning Point: A Violent Attack and Failed Therapy 30:43 – Expressive Writing: How a Simple Practice Can Heal PTSD 43:07 – Breaking Trauma-Driven Cycles in Work, Money, and Relationships 53:10 – Movement as Medicine: The Fastest Way to Regulate the Nervous System

Sponsored By: → Timeline | For an exclusive offer go to timeline.com/DRG [timeline.com/DRG] and use code DRG to get 20% OFF → Cornbread Hemp | For an exclusive offer go to cornbreadhemp.com/drg [cornbreadhemp.com/drg] and use promo code DRG for 30% OFF your first order! → KION | For an exclusive offer go to GETKION.COM/DRG [GETKION.COM/DRG] and get a 20% discount. Not all whey protein is created equal. After months of investigating 52 different whey protein brands, Dr. Christian Gonzalez uncovered a truth the industry doesn’t want you to know: only 5 passed his strict standards for purity, transparency, and safety. Most companies either ignored requests for testing data, refused third-party transparency, or hid behind marketing claims. In this episode, Dr. G breaks down how to separate clean, effective proteins from the toxic imposters and why the difference matters for your longevity, muscle health, brain, and hormones. To get the full list, visit this link and enter your email: https://drchristiangonzalez.com/best-brands-form-2/ ⸻ 🔍 What You’ll Learn • The 5 cleanest whey proteins of 2025 • Hidden toxins and contaminants most brands don’t disclose • Why low-quality whey can damage your brain and nervous system • What true transparency looks like — and which companies failed to provide it ⸻ 🧾 The Criteria Every brand was asked to provide: • Source of protein (grass-fed, organic, non-GMO) • GMP or third-party-audited manufacturing • Certificates of Analysis for every batch • Testing for heavy metals, pesticides, glyphosate, microbes, and allergens • Cold micro-filtration processing (no solvents or high heat) • Clean formulas free from fillers and artificial sweeteners Only five companies passed every test. ⸻ 🚫 Brands to Avoid Dozens of companies failed to respond, denied participation, or refused transparency — including some of the most trusted names in fitness. Without third-party testing, you simply can’t know what’s in your protein powder. 💬 Final Thoughts In 2025, there’s no excuse for secrecy in the supplement industry. If a company can’t prove what’s in their product, they don’t deserve your trust or your money. If you care about your longevity, muscle health, and protecting your brain and hormones, this is a must-watch. Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro & Mission 1:02 - The Truth About Whey Protein Quality 3:35 - How Heal Thy Self Tests Each Brand 5:02 - Sponsored Segment: Timeline Nutrition (Mitopure) 7:16 - Sponsored Segment: Cornbread Hemp Sleep Gummies 10:01 - Whey Protein Brand Transparency Report 11:03 - Brands That Need Improvement & to Avoid 18:14 - The 5 Best Whey Protein Brands of 2025

Sponsored By: → Tonum | For an exclusive offer go to tonum.com [tonum.com] and use promo code HEALTHYSELF for 10% OFF! → Cornbread Hemp | For an exclusive offer go to cornbreadhemp.com/drg [cornbreadhemp.com/drg%20]and use promo code DRG for 30% OFF your first order! Sign up for our newsletter! https://drchristiangonzalez.com/newsletter/ [https://drchristiangonzalez.com/newsletter/] Episode Description: Have you ever caught yourself saying “yes” when every part of you wanted to say “no”? Or smiling through discomfort because it felt safer than speaking your truth? That’s not just people-pleasing—it’s survival. Psychologist and author Dr. Ingrid Clayton calls it the fawn response: a trauma pattern where your body learns to appease, perform, or caretake as a way to stay safe. It’s not a conscious choice—it’s conditioning written into the nervous system when speaking up once felt dangerous. In this raw and illuminating conversation, Dr. Clayton joins Dr. G to explore: • What fawning really is — and why it’s more than just “being too nice” • The childhood roots of fawning: when kids learn to appease to survive chaos, neglect, or abuse • Why fawning often gets misdiagnosed as codependency, people-pleasing, or “low self-esteem” • The hidden signs: hypervigilance, scanning the room for other people’s moods, anxiety you don’t even recognize as anxiety • Gaslighting yourself — how trauma survivors often minimize their own experiences with toxic positivity or “it wasn’t that bad” narratives • Why setting boundaries can feel life-threatening — and why it must start with building safety inside your own body, not just “trying harder” • The link between fawning and anger: how unexpressed rage gets trapped in the body until you learn to give it voice • How fawning shows up in adulthood: in relationships where one person takes up 80% of the space and you squeeze yourself into the other 20% • Why siblings in the same household adapt differently — one might fight, another flees, another fawns, depending on role, temperament, and family dynamics • The gifts hidden inside fawning: heightened sensitivity, intuition, even artistry and performance — and how to reclaim those without losing yourself Dr. Clayton also shares her personal story: growing up in a chaotic home, becoming a therapist and author, and realizing that even after decades of training, she was still living out this survival response. Her journey shows how awareness, somatic work, and slow, safe practice can turn survival patterns into resilience and presence. If you’ve ever felt invisible, unheard, or like you’re living for everyone but yourself—this episode will help you see that you’re not broken. You’re adaptive. And you can change. 👉 Ready to understand why you’ve been living small—and how to finally take up space? Listen now. Find Dr Ingrid Clayton here: Instagram: instagram.com/ingridclaytonphd [instagram.com/ingridclaytonphd] Website: ingridclayton.com [ingridclayton.com] Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:46 - Rapid Fire 4:50 - The One Boundary That Changes Everything for Fawners 6:17 - Why Traditional Therapy Failed to Heal Fawning Patterns 11:42 - Fawning Explained: Appease or Caretake to Lessen Harm 15:24 - Self-Abandonment: When Being Helpful Becomes Self-Betrayal 21:00 - How Fawning Shows Up in Adult Relationships 30:10 - "What Do I Want?" Learning to Tune Into Your Own Needs 34:01 - The Fawner's Superpower: Reading the Room and Nervous Systems 39:23 - Self-Gaslighting and Toxic Positivity: What Keeps Fawning Intact 43:57 - The Anger Underneath: Why All Fawners Are Angry 48:14 - Finding Your Voice: Breaking Free from Performance Mode 52:03 - Why Setting Boundaries Feels Life-Threatening 55:55 - Healing Fawning: What Authentic Expression Actually Feels Like

Sponsored By: → Cornbread Hemp | For an exclusive offer go to cornbreadhemp.com/drg and use promo code DRG for 30% OFF your first order! → JASPR | For an exclusive offer go to jaspr.co/DRG and get $200 OFF for a limited time. → KION | For an exclusive offer go to GETKION.COM/DRG and get a 20% discount. → BiOptimizers | For an exclusive offer go to bioptimizers.com/drg and use code DRG to get 15% OFF. Sign up for our newsletter! https://drchristiangonzalez.com/newsletter/ We spend years teaching kids how to read, write, and memorize facts. But almost no one teaches them how to feel. This week on Heal Thy Self, Dr. G sits down with Dr. Lori Woodley, a counselor, author, and nonprofit founder who has spent 30 years working with kids, families, and schools. Her message is simple but life-changing: the most important skill we can teach kids isn’t math or grammar. It’s emotional intelligence. Because here’s the truth: If a child can’t name their feelings, they can’t regulate them. If they can’t regulate their emotions, they can’t build confidence. And without confidence, they grow up wearing masks, hiding their fear, doubting their worth, and drifting through life without direction. In this conversation, Lori shares powerful insights for parents, educators, and anyone healing their inner child: * The single question that instantly builds trust: “What do you need right now?” * Why the #1 parenting mistake is trying to “teach a lesson” instead of listening. * How kids actually feel the energy adults try to hide and why hypocrisy destroys trust faster than anything. * Why confidence is the foundation skill for every child, and how emotional literacy unlocks it. * The danger of power struggles and how to replace them with collaboration and respect. * How triggers from our own childhood show up in parenting, and why conscious reflection matters more than perfection. * Why kids are more autonomous and aware than we think and how to honor that without losing healthy boundaries. * How emotional intelligence is a muscle that gets stronger with practice, for kids and adults. * The story of Lori’s nonprofit All It Takes, co-founded with her daughter, that’s bringing these tools to schools, educators, and families around the world. This isn’t just a parenting conversation. It’s about building the kind of emotional literacy that shapes resilient kids, healthier families, and even stronger communities. If you’ve ever wished your child or even your inner child had more confidence, resilience, and self-trust, this episode could change everything. 👉 Listen now and learn how to raise (and become) emotionally intelligent humans. Find Dr. Lori Woodley here:Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lori.woodley/?hl=enWebsite - https://www.selmuscles.com/ Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 2:07 - Rapid Fire 8:32 - The 2018 Study That Broke Thyroid Care 14:18 - The Essential Thyroid Panel Your Doctor Should Order 25:14 - The One Symptom That Screams Thyroid Problem 28:16 - Hidden Drivers 34:17 - Foods That Trigger Thyroid Inflammation 40:05 - The Thyroid-Fertility Crisis No One Talks About 44:48 - What It Really Feels Like When Your Thyroid Comes Back Online 49:40 - Best Bang-for-Buck Thyroid Interventions

Sponsored By: → BiOptimizers | For an exclusive offer go to bioptimizers.com/drg [bioptimizers.com/drg%20]and use code DRG to get 15% OFF. → KION | For an exclusive offer go to GETKION.COM/DRG [GETKION.COM/DRG] and get a 20% discount. Sign up for our newsletter! https://drchristiangonzalez.com/newsletter/ [https://drchristiangonzalez.com/newsletter/] Episode Description: Exhausted no matter how much you sleep? Struggling with brain fog, stubborn weight, thinning hair, or mood swings; only to hear your doctor say, “Everything looks normal”? You’re not alone. Millions of people are being dismissed because the medical system is wired to miss what’s really happening. Lab ranges are too broad. Subtle red flags get ignored. And for women especially, symptoms are too often brushed off as stress, hormones, or aging. This week on Heal Thy Self, Dr. G sits down with McCall McPherson, nationally recognized clinician and founder of Modern Thyroid Clinic, to expose the hidden epidemic of undiagnosed thyroid dysfunction. You’ll learn why standard medicine misses it, the early signs you need to catch (like thinning eyebrows, high cholesterol, and even feeling cold all the time), and how Hashimoto’s remission is possible when you address the root causes. We also dive into why “get off your meds” promises are false hope, how trendy hacks like cold plunges can backfire, and the overlooked emotional side of thyroid health: from repression to losing your voice. In this episode you’ll discover: • Why thyroid dysfunction often goes undiagnosed for years • The flaws in “normal” lab ranges that keep patients suffering • Overlooked symptoms that point to hidden thyroid issues • Why women are disproportionately dismissed and gaslit by medicine • How Hashimoto’s remission is possible with the right approach • The danger of chasing “get off meds” promises • When popular wellness trends, like cold plunges, can make things worse • The emotional link between thyroid health, repression, and using your voice If you’ve ever felt unheard or stuck with symptoms no one can explain, this conversation will finally connect the dots, and give you a new path forward. 🎧 Listen now to uncover what your doctor might be missing. Find McCall McPherson here: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/mccallmcphersonpa/?hl=en] Website [https://www.mccallmcpherson.com/] Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction 2:07 - Rapid Fire 8:32 - The 2018 Study That Broke Thyroid Care 14:18 - The Essential Thyroid Panel Your Doctor Should Order 25:14 - The One Symptom That Screams Thyroid Problem 28:16 - Hidden Drivers 34:17 - Foods That Trigger Thyroid Inflammation 40:05 - The Thyroid-Fertility Crisis No One Talks About 44:48 - What It Really Feels Like When Your Thyroid Comes Back Online 49:40 - Best Bang-for-Buck Thyroid Interventions