Most of our autoimmune conditions stem from unaddressed childhood trauma. I’m joined by Dr. Keesha Ewers to talk about how she healed her Rheumatoid Arthritis and breast cancer by working through past traumas, and how she helps guide her patients through their own healing journeys.   The Four P’s That All People with Autoimmune Disease Have: People Pleasing Perfectionism Holding on to the Poison of Past Pain Having a Pitta Ayurvedic type   About Dr. Keesha Ewers Dr. Keesha Ewers is an integrative medicine expert, a Doctor of Sexology, a family ARNP, a Psychotherapist, is board certified in Functional Medicine, and holds an advanced certification in Ayurvedic medicine. She is also the founder and medical director of the Academy for Integrative Medicine Health Coach Certification Program. Dr. Keesha has been in the medical field for over 30 years. After a rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis —an incurable disease according to Western medicine—she discovered how to reverse autoimmunity using her Freedom Framework Method, which she has now used with thousands of her own patients and teaches to her health coach students in her online certification program. She is also the founder of a branch of medicine now called Functional Sexology. Dr. Keesha is a popular speaker, including at Harvard and from the TEDx stage, and the best-selling author of Solving the Autoimmune Puzzle: The Woman’s Guide to Reclaiming Emotional Freedom and Vibrant Health and Your Libido Story: A workbook for women who want to find, fix, and free their sexual desire. You can listen to her Mystic Medicine Radio Show and find her programs on her website.   In This Episode Why different people have unique reactions to the same drugs in Western medicine [9:30] How past traumas can manifest as chronic illness [13:00] Why you should reduce sugar in your regular diet [15:00] How you can start looking at your past traumas so you can heal your current health problems [22:00] How your brain processes and holds onto trauma from your childhood [26:30] How much energy you might be spending to hold on to past hurts and traumas [44:00] Why you should start talking to and listening to what your body is trying to tell you [53:00]   Links & Resources Check out the full show notes for this episode here Take the Your Longevity Blueprint Course Use code breasthealth for 15% off DIM and Iodine this month! Buy DIM online Buy Iodine online Get Your Free Gift! From Fatigued to Fabulous: 21 Ways to Heal Your Hormones for a Happy Life Buy Solving the Autoimmune Puzzle by Dr. Keesha Ewers Learn more about Dr. Keesha’s Libido Cure Program: Seven-Week Course Find all of Dr. Keesha’s Books Online Find Dr. Keesha Ewers Online Follow De. Keesha Ewers on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedIn | Pinterest   Find Your Longevity Blueprint Online Follow Your Longevity Blueprint on Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube | LinkedIn Get your copy of the Your Longevity Blueprint book and claim your bonuses here Find Dr. Stephanie Gray and Your Longevity Blueprint online    Follow Dr. Stephanie Gray on Facebook | Instagram | Youtube | Twitter | LinkedIn Integrative Health and Hormone Clinic Podcast Production by the team at Counterweight Creative    Related Episodes Breast Cancer Conqueror Dr. Veronique Desaulniers Episode 17: Recovery from Breast Implant Illness with Sarah Phillipe Episode 16: Fix Your Fatigue By Treating the Cause with Dr. Evan Hirsch