Healing Is Possible: Rebooting Trauma and the Brain - Dr. Don Wood

Your Next: A Guide to Finding Fulfillment After Your Exit Hosted by Jerome Myers

What if trauma isn’t just in your head, but in your cells, your gut, your immune system?

In this electrifying conversation, Jerome Myers is joined by Dr. Don Wood, the founder of the Inspired Performance Institute and creator of TIPP, a neuroscience-based program for trauma resolution. What begins as a deeply personal story about saving his daughter’s life turns into a profound revelation: most of what we treat with pills could be solved by healing the mind.

If you’ve ever been told to just “manage” your anxiety, stress, or diagnosis, this episode is your wake-up call.

[00:00 – 12:00] Trauma Is the Root, Not the Symptom

• “Medication is like giving tissue for a runny nose, what caused it?”
• Trauma often underlies anxiety, addiction, and even autoimmune disease
• Dr. Wood’s daughter's Crohn’s and lung disorder stemmed from childhood trauma, not just biology

[12:01 – 22:00] The Brain Isn’t Broken, It’s Protecting You

• The subconscious runs 95% of your daily life and doesn’t understand time
• Emotional triggers (or “activations”) are unresolved calls for action
• “Anxiety is your mind trying to solve something from years ago, now.”

[22:01 – 32:00] The Science of Reprocessing Memory

• Traumatic memories are stored in high-def; the solution is to reduce their intensity
• “We don’t erase memory, we reclassify it. So your brain sees it as past, not present.”
• Healing isn’t about forgetting; it’s about removing emotional dysregulation

[32:01 – 42:00] It’s Not Just About Therapy, It’s About Resetting

• Traditional therapy relieves the trauma; TIPP reprocesses it safely and quickly
• "I don’t need the whole story, just the trailer.”
• The mind must feel safe before it can heal

[42:01 – 49:00] Resilience is Built on Safety, Not Hardship

• “You don’t toughen a boxer by beating him before the fight.”
• A stable home builds resilience; trauma erodes it before life begins
• The system needs to feel safe to learn, grow, and repair

[49:01 – End] Why He Didn't Stop After Saving His Daughter

• “We could’ve stopped. But we felt a calling.”
• Dr. Wood uses TIPP to help veterans, athletes, CEOs, and kids
• “Your mind and body are designed to heal. Trauma just gets in the way.”

Key Quotes:

“The mind and body are designed to heal. What’s interfering with it—in most cases, at least 80%—is unresolved trauma.” - Dr. Don Wood

“You can’t sabotage yourself. Your brain’s a survival brain. It’s protecting you.” - Dr. Don Wood

Connect with Dr. Wood!

Website: http://www.inspiredperformanceinstitute.com/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/drdonwoodphd

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