Lara Salyer: The Burnout Antidote — Flow and Functional Medicine | Episode 87

Brain Shaman

In this episode, our guest is Dr. Lara Salyer, a functional medicine practitioner, author, podcaster, and coach. We discuss burnout and how to overcome it by tapping into flow and using functional medicine.
Key Topics Covered:

• Burnout: Causes, diagnosis, physiology, prevention strategies, and Dr. Salyer's personal story.
• Flow: Neurochemistry, phenomenology, the four phases of the flow cycle (struggle, release, flow, and recovery), triggers, and blockers.
• Functional Medicine: Core principles, inflammation, the effects of alcohol, plant medicine (including psilocybin and cannabis), and more.
• Holistic well-being: Creativity, play, emotional expression, community, creating boundaries, and tips for workplace satisfaction.

RESOURCES
BOOKS
- Right Brain Rescue by Dr. Lara Salyer
- Start With Why by Simon Sinek
ORGANIZATIONS
- Drink Wisconsibly
- Flow Research Collective
- The Institute for Functional Medicine
PEOPLE
- Archimedes
- Jeffrey Bland
- Mark Hyman
- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- Simon Sinek
- Steven Kotler
- William Shakespeare
VOCABULARY
- anandamide
- Apo-E
- Archimedes' principle
- Cannabidiol (CBD)
- cannabis
- dysbiosis
- functional medicine
- growth mindset
- MDMA
- norepinephrine
- osteopathy
- oxytocin
- psilocybin
**Connect and Learn More**
website: drlarasalyer.com
Instagram: @drlarasalyer
book: Right Brain Rescue
podcast: The Catalyst