Artwork for podcast Transform with Dr. Maggie Yu
10 Ways to Rewire Your Brain For Autoimmune Success
24th June 2022 • Transform with Dr. Maggie Yu • Maggie Yu
00:00:00 00:15:47

Share Episode

Shownotes

Autoimmune diseases are more prevalent than ever. More and more people are finding themselves with an autoimmune disease of some type, and they don't know why.

But there's hope - you can rewire your brain for autoimmune success! Here I talk about 10 ways to do that.

Join our FB group with hundreds of bonus trainings and interviews:  

https://www.facebook.com/groups/transformautoimmune

If you're unfamiliar with a root cause approach to autoimmunity, hormones, and functional approach done from anywhere then click here: https://www.drmaggieyu.com

If you're curious about how to work with me and my team to turn around your hormones, autoimmunity, or mystery illness, then book a chat with us here: https://www.drmaggieyu.com/apply

Transcripts

Speaker:

Another tool nugget was you

had a wonderful sense of humor.

2

:

Yes, you do.

3

:

You did.

4

:

You had incredible sense of humor

where you were able to laugh at the

5

:

bleakest moments or make light of it.

6

:

I, I've, I've never heard so much

about someone's bowel movement.

7

:

No, I'm kidding.

8

:

Welcome to Transform with Dr.

9

:

Maggie Yu Podcast, where

education meets results.

10

:

I'm Dr.

11

:

Maggie Yu, your guide with nearly

three decades of experience

12

:

in root cause medicine.

13

:

Here, we dive deeper into the root

causes of chronic disease through

14

:

interviews, case studies, and trainings.

15

:

There's a lot of people out there

who are skeptical and fearful.

16

:

What are some of your own

experience or insights into this?

17

:

How do people cross that and, and should

they, I mean, it's protecting them, right?

18

:

It's protection, right?

19

:

Yeah.

20

:

How do they cross that?

21

:

No, it's, and honestly, I, I love

talking about this because it's,

22

:

I really think that it's rooted

in a space of a lack of deserving,

23

:

like people don't feel that they.

24

:

To themselves and

putting themselves first.

25

:

They feel guilty about that.

26

:

And so how do you get through that?

27

:

We need to go through a process of

forgiveness first and foremost for

28

:

the other people in your life, right?

29

:

Including the medical doctors, including

medical field, going through a process

30

:

of forgiveness there, not necessarily

with them, but one that you just do

31

:

internally that then follows with

forgiveness of yourself you feel

32

:

you've made that have gotten you the.

33

:

Right.

34

:

I think that's critical.

35

:

Yeah.

36

:

It's so funny 'cause you know I've

actually done videos and on many

37

:

interviews I've actually said that

the number one emotion that actually

38

:

keeps people with auto immunity sick

is actually lack of forgiveness.

39

:

Yeah.

40

:

And it's not always towards other

people is towards ourselves.

41

:

Mm-hmm.

42

:

. Yeah.

43

:

Because, you know that story I just told.

44

:

It's not that all people are evil.

45

:

That's wasn't even the main thing.

46

:

The biggest fear I had

was now I can't trust.

47

:

I've been embezzled and, and

I know I can't trust myself.

48

:

I shouldn't forgive myself

for letting that happen to me.

49

:

Therefore I am untrustworthy.

50

:

And that's what happens when you don't

forgive yourself is it actually erodes

51

:

your, even your belief in yourself.

52

:

Yeah.

53

:

Well, and I even tell clients

I'm, I'm like, you, you need to,

54

:

you need to like drink, even if

it's just lemon water, right?

55

:

Like drink that every morning.

56

:

The more you can consistently take action

towards your own wellbeing, the more

57

:

reliable you become to your own system.

58

:

Actually.

59

:

You lose the faith in

your own consistency.

60

:

Yep.

61

:

You just lose faith in

every action of your own.

62

:

So encouraging them.

63

:

To actually just take one step at a time.

64

:

May it just drinking lemon water,

as you said, actually makes them

65

:

feel that yes, they can do it.

66

:

They have forgotten the fact

that yes, you are capable.

67

:

Your confidence is so eroded

in yourself completely.

68

:

That's interesting you guys say that

because one of the reasons we just

69

:

finished our 10 day water challenge in

the Facebook group that we just did, and

70

:

that was one of the biggest feedback I

had from a lot of people was that a lot of

71

:

people didn't feel like that was something

they could do for a full 10 days.

72

:

They, they, the confidence every

road is such that 10 days, I ain't,

73

:

I can't do this, I won't do this.

74

:

And after.

75

:

One of the things that people said

was that they, their ability, they had

76

:

never gotten this much support in a

community to be consistent, to actually

77

:

nurture in self-care, to the point

where they actually see the results

78

:

keep stacking up more and more and more.

79

:

That there was undisputable proof.

80

:

That they could believe in themselves,

they could achieve this and that

81

:

the community support and mentorship

actually worked because they had

82

:

indisputable results from their own body.

83

:

And that's the piece that

I think there isn't a.

84

:

And to help people recover from this

type of trauma and erosion of their

85

:

physical being and their health.

86

:

And their mental health.

87

:

Right?

88

:

Yeah.

89

:

What, what I found especially for myself

and then in hearing other people's

90

:

stories, is what was happening with

our own body was sort of a metaphor.

91

:

For what was happening

emotionally, mentally.

92

:

Right.

93

:

So for me, I had these issues because

of my trauma about my inability

94

:

to handle life, handle my life.

95

:

It was, it was a, it was a

capability problem, right?

96

:

And then my body started to mirror that.

97

:

Right now it wasn't capable of keeping

me well, it wasn't capable of healing.

98

:

And so I started to look

at things as a metaphor.

99

:

And so when I, I see people that come

into my practice and they're having lots

100

:

of issues, you know, we, we start to

look at their illness metaphorically to

101

:

see what's going on behind the scenes.

102

:

And like what Laura was talking about, a

lot of it is rooted in unforgiveness, both

103

:

of other people and of yourself, right?

104

:

Yeah.

105

:

And so when you can't forgive

yourself, Oh, I should have done this.

106

:

I should have done that.

107

:

Then you start to lose, there's,

there's this innate self-trust,

108

:

right, that you don't have.

109

:

And so it, it sounds like that's

what you guys were talking about.

110

:

Even in adding little things like water,

every single day, you're starting to

111

:

build your own self-trust and you're,

you're, you're knowing that you're

112

:

capable of doing certain things, right?

113

:

So building that self trust, building

that capability, I think is really key.

114

:

You know, I've seen of you in

your own way, During the program

115

:

have that point where it was

your lowest point in some way.

116

:

And Jamie, I remember like towards

the end of the program, you actually

117

:

had a medical procedure I did that

like brought you to your knees and

118

:

your career to your knees mm-hmm.

119

:

. And you were at your lowest point

where literally you couldn't

120

:

even trust that you could sit up

for an hour or even 20 minutes.

121

:

Dealing with all those neurological

symptoms and pot symptoms.

122

:

Right.

123

:

And I remember, I, I had to

come to Jesus conversation

124

:

with you . Excuse the metaphor.

125

:

Yeah.

126

:

Where I, I was like, I think at

that point were you even working or

127

:

you were, you had to stop working

because you were feeling so sick.

128

:

Yeah.

129

:

And I actually, you were like, I don't

even know if I, I can't work and I don't

130

:

even know I could do what you're asking.

131

:

I'm like, what do you mean?

132

:

Of course you're going back to work.

133

:

What do you mean?

134

:

Of course you can do that.

135

:

Yeah.

136

:

And I even had to say, you know,

even if you don't believe it, you're

137

:

gonna have to borrow your, the belief

from me because I've seen hundreds

138

:

of you have this happened and I've

seen hundreds of this get better.

139

:

So even if you don't have that

certainty and you don't, the

140

:

belief you can borrow it from me.

141

:

Totally.

142

:

And, and that I think was so huge

for me because not only, you know,

143

:

are you an expert telling me I've

seen this, you're gonna be fine.

144

:

This is possible.

145

:

You're not too far gone.

146

:

But then you also hear the

testimonies of other people.

147

:

And then I also started reading

books on my own about neuroscience

148

:

and rewiring the brain and mindset

and, and hearing those stories.

149

:

And so I just chose at that point, go.

150

:

Symptoms because everything

told me I was doomed.

151

:

Right?

152

:

Everything told me, you're

not gonna get better.

153

:

This is your life.

154

:

So I stopped doing that and I started

surrounding myself and filling

155

:

my brain with stories of hope.

156

:

Mm-hmm.

157

:

with stories of possibility.

158

:

And that's what I lived in.

159

:

That's what I chose to marinate

myself in day and night, day

160

:

and night, day and night.

161

:

After the come to Jesus moment with you,

because I'm like, this is, at some point,

162

:

this is gonna be a mindset thing for me.

163

:

You know, at some point I have

to decide that I'm gonna go in a

164

:

certain direction and then make

the choices to get myself there.

165

:

Well, I think that's

clearly the focus is power.

166

:

And you were focused on the fact

that, no, I'm never gonna be

167

:

able to do any of this again.

168

:

And guess what?

169

:

You were growing and manifesting

and I was like, no girl.

170

:

We're interrupting this right now.

171

:

You made the decision to be open

to being coached about this and

172

:

you shifted your focus to hell?

173

:

Yes, of course I can do this.

174

:

Hell yes, of course I can.

175

:

Better and hell yes.

176

:

I'm gonna actually surround myself

with people and videos and stuff.

177

:

Of all the people who get better.

178

:

I mean, think about this.

179

:

How many hours a week do you think

most people without immunity and

180

:

chronic disease spend Googling

all the stuff that can go wrong?

181

:

Yeah, a lot.

182

:

And what do you, and you said that,

Jamie, you said that yourself, right?

183

:

You said I was Googling all the things,

people with pots or people with this

184

:

neurological condition, people with

this migraine from this procedure or

185

:

this that, like what else can go wrong?

186

:

And you were already living

as if you were dying and dead.

187

:

Mm-hmm.

188

:

, were you gonna die?

189

:

Mm-hmm.

190

:

. And shifting the focus,

I think is a tool I.

191

:

Because she's totally right.

192

:

It's, you just need to decide.

193

:

And it's funny because those

people who say, well, I can't do

194

:

this program because I'm too sick.

195

:

I've been let down too many

times, I can't tolerate it.

196

:

That's actually the exact

reason you need to do it.

197

:

Right?

198

:

Yeah.

199

:

Yeah.

200

:

Because you need, I, I gotta be

honest, like one of the biggest

201

:

things that I can say I've gotten

from being ill is growing that hell

202

:

up, like growing up and learning.

203

:

I.

204

:

To take care of myself in the

way that my body desired it.

205

:

But that I was like, no, no, no.

206

:

Having like a tantrum about,

no, I don't wanna do that.

207

:

Right?

208

:

And so I was held accountable

and was almost like trained

209

:

in this program as well.

210

:

Just automatically where this

just, honestly, I'm doing this

211

:

because it feels loving, right?

212

:

I'm being so loving and

so good to myself and.

213

:

So borrow her mentality for a bit.

214

:

And Laura, don't you think that once

you adopt this about your health, it

215

:

transfers to other areas of your life too?

216

:

Oh my gosh.

217

:

Oh yes, it does.

218

:

That's, yeah.

219

:

I've become a fierce guardian of my,

my emotional life, my, my mental life.

220

:

Right.

221

:

A fierce guardian.

222

:

Fierce guardian right there.

223

:

Boop, boop boop.

224

:

Yeah.

225

:

, . No, I mean, it's beautiful to

see what you've done with being

226

:

your, your healthy boundaries

and seeing your strength in that.

227

:

I mean, there's no waiver . I, I

can't, my health depends on it.

228

:

You know, my, my life depends on it.

229

:

I can't, I can't.

230

:

I can't wait.

231

:

One thing I've seen Laura do, and I'm

just gonna comment on Laura here, a

232

:

little kudos to Laura is shit went down.

233

:

Shit went down in the middle.

234

:

While you were in the program, there

was a lot of stuff that was going on

235

:

with your, with you and your health.

236

:

It was a journey through

that out the other side.

237

:

But what I really loved, and this is a

tool for everybody, another tool nugget

238

:

was you had a wonderful sense of humor.

239

:

Yes, you do.

240

:

You did.

241

:

Incredible sense of humor.

242

:

Where you were able to laugh at the

bleakest moments or make light of it?

243

:

I, I've, I've never heard so much

about someone's bowel movements.

244

:

No, I'm kidding.

245

:

all day.

246

:

Dr.

247

:

Maggie , but I loved that.

248

:

Was that you were able

to have a sense of humor.

249

:

Yeah.

250

:

You know if you guys haven't

watched the show, Ted Lasso.

251

:

I love Ted Lasso.

252

:

And one of the things that he tells one of

the Ted Lassos is he says, be a goldfish.

253

:

They lost this giant game.

254

:

He goes, be a goldfish.

255

:

He's like, what's the of a goldfish?

256

:

Three seconds.

257

:

Next and, and one of the things

about you, Laura, is that we could be

258

:

having a conversation about a really

bleak, terrible time and literally

259

:

I just see you, three seconds is

up, shift, laugh, make light of it.

260

:

There that is.

261

:

Do you see that?

262

:

Yeah.

263

:

Humor is a really strong

tool in resiliency.

264

:

Mm-hmm.

265

:

and laughing is a way, quick way to shift.

266

:

And I think it's a pattern.

267

:

Interrupt.

268

:

Your humor interrupts your pattern.

269

:

Yes.

270

:

Yeah, I agree.

271

:

And because I do feel, yes, I, I think

one of the biggest things that happens

272

:

with autoimmune that I see mindset

wise is shifting into mentality.

273

:

Right?

274

:

Mental.

275

:

I've done it so many times, and I

do believe that we need to honor it

276

:

because its coming up for a reason.

277

:

So it's like two.

278

:

Get the lesson, get the understanding

of moving forward to who you would

279

:

desire to become, make your decision,

like Jamie said, and snap outta it.

280

:

Yep.

281

:

I think this needs to be a conversation

about what is the difference between

282

:

being victim and being responsible.

283

:

There's a big difference and

it is really rooted in our

284

:

languaging and, and everything.

285

:

When we are a victim, we think

things are happening to us.

286

:

Okay.

287

:

When we are responsible.

288

:

We're actually creating this.

289

:

We're responsible for this experience

we've created for ourselves, . So

290

:

most of us are living in victim.

291

:

It's everybody else's fault

because they failed me.

292

:

It's because I can't do this.

293

:

I was fired from this.

294

:

I was that.

295

:

That's why I am here.

296

:

Whereas response, being

responsible is, I made that choice.

297

:

I created that, I made that choice, I

created that I'm choosing to think in

298

:

this way, and that's why I feel depressed.

299

:

I'm choosing, you know, like it's,

there's a big difference between

300

:

being victim and being responsible.

301

:

And yet most of us are living, spending

most of our time as a victim, like as if

302

:

all this stuff is happening to us, and

we have no personal responsibility in

303

:

this because we're scared to take it on.

304

:

Because then we're like,

what happens if I fail?

305

:

Then what's gonna happen?

306

:

Right?

307

:

You fail anyway, so you fail anyway.

308

:

Right, exactly.

309

:

That's what I'm like.

310

:

Owning full responsibility was

very daunting to then for how

311

:

Own over beautifully liberating.

312

:

It is actually an experience

because I had Laura on one of the

313

:

pod meetings with me and yeah, she

started off with a pod meeting.

314

:

There was a little tantrum and

then she shifted her gears real

315

:

rapidly and actually it was a

learning moment was right there.

316

:

So it was Laura's growth

happening right there in just

317

:

40 minutes with us in the pod.

318

:

Yeah.

319

:

Well, and and to me, I actually think.

320

:

Yep.

321

:

And I actually like the fact that

even as a, you, you say, I, I'm the

322

:

leader in this, in this program, right?

323

:

I'm growing every single

day, every single day.

324

:

I ha I'm just being smacked with

life lessons every single day.

325

:

And it is not shameful for me to admit

this is an area I'm working on to grow.

326

:

In fact, that happened today.

327

:

You guys saw the post in the group?

328

:

Oh yeah.

329

:

I made a book talking about my personal

area of growth that I needed to work

330

:

on, that I was practicing, that I was

sharing with everyone in the group.

331

:

And I think that's really

important to know is, is that

332

:

life is practicing the skill.

333

:

Like Laura had to practice

to laugh at danger.

334

:

Mm-hmm.

335

:

and sadness.

336

:

Right.

337

:

Jamie had to practice shifting from

I feel sorry for myself versus I'm

338

:

responsible for what I think and do now.

339

:

Mm-hmm.

340

:

. Right.

341

:

I mean, there had to be a

shift that had to happen there.

342

:

Being responsible for yourself.

343

:

Thank you for joining us today.

344

:

If you're inspired to dive deeper

and work directly with me and my team

345

:

at Transform, click the link in the

podcast description and book a call.

346

:

For more resources and discussions,

be sure to check out our YouTube

347

:

channel and join our thriving Facebook

community with over 90, 000 members.

348

:

The link to join is in the description.

349

:

Talk soon.

Links

Chapters

Video

More from YouTube