Nikki Kenward on Gut Health
If your digestive tract reacts when you’re anxious or under stress, check out this episode of “Woman Worriers.” The conversation between Annapolis-based therapist Elizabeth Cush and Nikki Kenward, author of It’s All in Your Gut, will give you insight into why you should listen to your lower abdomen and what it’s trying to tell you.
“Our whole emotional history is written in our body, and an awful lot of it is written into our gut.”
Show Notes:
When you’re anxious or stressed, where do you feel it? Maybe you notice tightness in your chest or tension in your shoulders. What about your gut? This episode of Woman Worriers explores the gut/brain axis and beyond. Therapist Elizabeth Cush, LCPC, of Progression Counseling in Annapolis, Md., welcomes Nikki Kenward, CST-D, Upledger CranioSacral Therapist, Yoga as Medicine practitioner, member of the International Alliance of Healthcare Educators and author of It’s All in Your Gut: Let Your Second Brain Guide You to Optimal Health for an enlightening conversation about anxiety, trauma, and the deep connection between the gut and our physical, emotional and psychological wellbeing.
Listen and learn:
What CranioSacral Therapy is and how it addresses anxiety
Why things that happen to us even when we’re still in the womb can affect us as adults
What psychiatrists and psychologists often overlook when treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
How our gut can react when we’re stressed—and why you rarely hear about it
Why trying to “get back to normal” after a trauma isn’t possible—or even desirable
How the brain in your head and your gut are interconnected
The role of the vagus nerve and why it’s so critical
What microbiomes do and how they add to the complexity
Why we are so often disconnected from our gut
How CranioSacaral Therapy helps us reconnect with our gut—and why doing so is emotionally healthy
Simple questions to ask to start reconnecting with your gut
Why it’s important to start talking about your gut
The disconnect between Eastern and Western views of the gut
How you can better support your gut
Learn More:
> Nikki Kenward’s website
> Nikki Kenward on Instagram
> For those in the U.S. you can find Nikki’s book here- It’s All in Your Gut: Let Your Second Brain Guide You to Optimal Health by Nikki Kenward, CST-D
> Those in Europe or the UK you can purchase Nikki’s book here- Nikki’s Store
> The Emotional Gut on Instagram
> Colon to Cosmos on YouTube
> Woman Worriers on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook & Twitter
> Woman Worriers Group on Facebook
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