Why do we eat when we’re not hungry—especially at night? Willpower isn’t the answer. In this episode, clinical psychologist Dr. Helen McCarthy reveals the Appetite Pendulum—a powerful framework that helps you understand hunger, fullness, and emotional eating without shame.

We dig into why evenings are the danger zone, how to tell the difference between hunger and emotion in your body, and how a 10-second Pause Technique can change your relationship with food starting tonight. You’ll also learn the four biggest saboteurs of healthy eating, why GLP-1 medications like Ozempic help some people but aren’t the full solution, and the one small habit change that makes the biggest difference.

If you’ve ever struggled with “food noise,” night-time grazing, or the cycle of willpower and regret, this conversation will give you practical, evidence-based tools you can use immediately.

About Dr. McCarthy:

Dr Helen McCarthy is a Clinical Psychologist, and is the "Appetite Doctor". She developed Appetite Retraining to help people lose weight by re-learning to eat in tune with their body's natural hunger and fullness signals.

Helen is an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society who has worked as a Clinical Psychologist since 1989. She has a B.Sc. Honours degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of Durham and a Doctorate in Psychology from the University of Oxford.

After leaving Oxford Helen trained as a Clinical Psychologist within the British National Health Service and worked as a Clinical Psychologist in the NHS and then in private practice.

She was a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Bristol and served as a Faculty Member for the UK Royal College of General Practitioners Leadership in Obesity Programme. She has also served as a member of the Advisory Panel for the UK and International Health Coaches Association.

Helen has appeared on ITV and Channel 4 TV channels on programmes dealing with the psychology of weight loss.

She says, "What I love most of all, is putting psychology into practice to help people overcome what’s troubling them in their relationship with food".

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“There is always a reason for illness. You may not have all your answers today, but that doesn’t mean answers don’t exist. Never give up.” – Dr. Diana Driscoll

In this episode, Dr. Diana Driscoll — optometrist, researcher, patient, and founder of POTS Care — takes us inside her groundbreaking journey to uncover the hidden mechanisms of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS).

After years of worsening illness and dismissal by the medical system, Dr. Driscoll combined her medical expertise with relentless patient-driven research. What emerged is now known as the Driscoll Theory, a framework that explores:

• What drives POTS: high intracranial pressure, vagus nerve dysfunction, neurotransmitter disruption, and systemic vascular irregularities.

• How to intervene: restoring vagus nerve function, reducing inflammation, supporting acetylcholine activity, and managing oxidative stress.

• Practical tools: supplements like ParaSym Plus and NAC Max, targeted use of histamine blockers, and non-invasive approaches to improving quality of life.

• Emotional resilience: how she navigated years of invalidation, supported her sick child, and created POTS Rebels, a community for patients seeking hope and science-backed solutions.

This conversation is both deeply personal and highly practical, offering clarity for patients, practitioners, and caregivers searching for answers.

• 00:00 – 02:00 | Intro & sponsor message (Healthgevity) Healthgevity our sponsor : ⁠Website⁠ Enter: ONETHING for a 10% discount

• 02:00 – 03:00 | Adam introduces Dr. Driscoll & her personal journey with POTS

• 03:00 – 08:00 | The turning point: realizing medicine had no answers → “I’m on my own”

• 08:00 – 13:00 | Discovering high intracranial pressure and what eye patterns reveal

• 14:00 – 18:00 | The emotional toll & why she built the POTS Rebels community

• 19:00 – 24:00 | The what: inflammation as the hidden driver of POTS

• 25:00 – 33:00 | The how: vagus nerve, acetylcholine, nicotine patch experiment, and ParaSym Plus

• 34:00 – 38:00 | Genetic predisposition, hypermobility, and EDS connections

• 38:00 – 41:00 | Identifying intracranial pressure symptoms (coat hanger pattern, nausea, insomnia)

• 41:00 – 44:00 | Framework for healing: vagus support, histamine blockers, antioxidants

• 45:00 – 48:00 | Take-home: “Never give up. Illness always has a reason.”

• 49:00 | Closing thoughts & listener call-to-action

• POTS Care → potscare.com

• POTS Rebels community → [Patreon link if available]

• TJ Nutrition (ParaSym Plus, NAC Max) → tjnutrition.com

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Are you running on autopilot… or carrying silent trauma?

Trauma isn’t always dramatic. Sometimes it hides in plain sight...numbness, autopilot living, or the body’s quiet tension. Psychologist and somatic trauma specialist Dr. Shahrzad Jalali calls this silent trauma—the unrecognized emotional wounds that high achievers carry into their careers, relationships, and even their gut health.

In this powerful conversation, Dr. Jalali shares:

• How to spot the difference between everyday stress and unconscious scripts steering your life

• The body’s biggest “holding zones” for trauma such as the gut, jaw, shoulders, and pelvis

• A 90-second nightly practice to reclaim emotional autonomy

• Why your fights aren’t about “the dishes” but about childhood wounds replaying in real time

• How to honor your family while still choosing yourself

Dr. Jalali’s upcoming book, The Fire That Makes Us, blends her personal story of loss with decades of clinical work to show how fire can both burn and forge resilience.

✨ Take a deep breath, press play, and discover how to stop outsourcing your worth—and finally belong to yourself.

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