In this episode, Heather McKean explores the emotional and subconscious roots of adrenal fatigue, from childhood trauma and people-pleasing to fear of vulnerability and spiritual burnout. Through relatable stories and mind-opening insights, you’ll discover how long-held survival patterns quietly drain your life force — and how Mind Change can help you finally break free. If you’re tired of being tired, this episode could be your turning point.

In this episode:

🧠 Understanding Adrenal Fatigue (00:00:33)

⚠️ Chronic Stress & Burnout Explained (00:01:22)

😴 Common Physical & Emotional Symptoms (00:02:11)

👧 How Childhood Roles Shape Adult Fatigue (00:03:20)

💔 Emotional Root Causes of Adrenal Fatigue (00:07:25)

🌌 Energetic & Metaphysical Perspective (00:10:07)

🎭 The Role of Secondary Gains (00:11:37)

🧩 How to Begin Healing with Mind Change (00:12:27)

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When Argentine engineer Carolina Mortarotti stumbled onto a Mind Change birth‑story video, she never imagined it would end her 13‑year struggle with trichotillomania—or flip lifelong scarcity beliefs into confident abundance. In a candid chat with host Heather McKean, Carolina reveals:

• Why two Mind Change sessions succeeded where will‑power failed
• The step‑by‑step neuroscience that won over her logical brain
• How changing inner “money code” funded retreats, courses, and a new career path
• What it’s like to help launch the Spanish edition of Mind Change
• Practical encouragement for anyone who thinks they’re “fine” but still feels stuck

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Kidney stones aren’t just mineral buildup—they’re messages from a body under emotional siege. In this episode, Heather McKean connects the dots between chronic self‑criticism, suppressed rage, childhood scapegoating, and the brutal pain of kidney stones. Discover how to decode your body’s SOS, release the pressure, and finally heal—mind, body, and spirit.

Inside this episode

• Biology vs. body’s warning system
• Childhood roles that set the stage
• Core beliefs that keep stones forming
• Secondary gains & hidden benefits

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ADHD isn’t a defect— it’s a brilliant survival strategy.

Heather McKean and co-host Kent dive into the neuroscience (dopamine, DMN, hyper-vigilance), childhood ACEs, and school-system pressures that wire an “ADHD brain.” Then they show how Mind Change tools re-route those patterns—no shame, no labels.

Inside this conversation

• Why a hyperactive brain is often a hyper-vigilant brain
• Dopamine “hunger” vs. true connection
• How compliance-based classrooms amplify symptoms
• Rewiring steps that turn coping skills into super-powers

Hit ▶︎ to rethink everything you were told about ADHD—and grab the free resources at mindchange.com.

Break triggers and live free—this Q&R episode turns community questions into rapid-fire mind shifts.

• Parenting under pressure – Heather unpacks why toddlers tap our own childhood wiring and how to calm the inner “volcano” before coaching kids.

• Is change a skill? – Kent explains why multilingual, multi-culture brains often adapt faster—and how anyone can catch up.

• Choosing the right help – Separating deep rewiring from surface-level “mindset tips” in today’s crowded coaching space.

• Food freedom – Moving from strict avoidance to abundant, judgment-free eating without losing healthy boundaries.

• Addiction without withdrawals – Why craving relief lives in the subconscious program (not the substance) and how to rewrite it.

• Body vs. mind – Do muscles store memories? We map bottom-up and top-down healing so nothing gets left behind.

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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) isn’t only genetic—it can be the body’s brilliant way of expressing unprocessed emotion and inherited stress. In this episode of The Mind Change Podcast, Heather McKean reveals how childhood hyper-vigilance, people-pleasing, and family trauma may wire the nervous system for chronic pain, joint instability, and fatigue—then shows how the Mind Change Method helps rewire those patterns for lasting relief.

In this conversation you’ll learn:

🧬 Beyond DNA: What EDS is when we look past purely genetic explanations

🧠 Mind-Body Loop: How subconscious belief patterns shape physical symptoms

🤸 People-Pleasing & Flexibility: Why saying “yes” too often can show up as literal hyper-flexibility

👶 Sensitive Childhoods: The cost of growing up hyper-aware in a high-stress home

🔄 Secondary Gains: How chronic illness can provide hidden “benefits” that keep it in place

🛠️ Rewiring Steps: Practical tools to interrupt survival patterns and claim rest, support, and joy

🔗 Show notes, resources, and Heather’s book Mind Change → mindchange.com/podcast

Food allergies aren’t random defects—they’re often your body’s way of flagging unresolved emotional wounds. In this episode, Heather & Kent McKean reveal how childhood trauma, attachment patterns, and nervous-system dysregulation can program the brain to link certain foods with danger—creating real, escalating symptoms.

What’s inside:

💥 Why many food allergies start as the body’s survival response to hidden emotional pain

👶 How unmet childhood needs and attachment trauma prime the immune system for overreaction

⚖️ The role of nervous-system dysregulation in blocking digestion and triggering allergic flare-ups

🔄 How restrictive diets may offer short relief yet reinforce deeper patterns of fear and control

✨ Mind Change success stories—gluten, peanuts, dairy, and more—showing that when the mind rewires, the body often follows

Listen for a radically different path to healing—and hope that lifelong sensitivities can change.

🔗 Show notes, resources, and Heather’s book Mind Change → mindchange.com/podcast

What if your tendonitis wasn’t just physical? In this episode, Heather McKean unpacks the emotional and subconscious drivers behind tendon inflammation, revealing how internal conflict, rigidity, and suppressed self-worth can manifest as physical pain. From childhood experiences to adult stressors, she explores how our minds create tension that our bodies can no longer hold. Tune in to learn how to identify the root causes of your symptoms, shift subconscious narratives, and regain your sense of emotional and physical freedom using the Mind Change Method.

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What we covered in this episode:

🦴 Tendonitis reveals conflict between action and inner truth.

🧘 Flexible tendons reflect flow; tight ones mirror resistance.

🔄 Misaligned choices and intuition create inner tension.

👩‍👧 Rigid or critical childhoods can seed self-doubt.

📏 Perfectionism stems from conditional love or approval.

🎭 Suppressing emotions leads to internal strain.

🔁 Resentment and self-doubt fuel chronic pain.

🚧 Pain can protect by avoiding risk or change.

📉 Tendonitis may justify staying stuck or safe.

🆘 Pain can signal unmet emotional needs.

🌀 Negative thoughts create real body stress.

🛠️ Mind Change rewires deep subconscious patterns.

💡 Healing starts when you reclaim your power.

Episode topics:

🦴 What Tendonitis Really Means (00:00:00)

🔄 Emotional & Mind-Body Conflict (00:00:58)

👶 Childhood Roots of Tendonitis (00:04:10)

🧍 How Patterns Show Up in Adulthood (00:13:39)

🎁 Hidden Benefits (Secondary Gains) (00:17:25)

🛠️ How Mind Change Helps Heal (00:23:56)

Get in touch with Heather McKean:

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