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Why You Can’t Heal Until Your Body Feels Safe… and How To Get There with Dr. David Rabin

2025/6/19
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Dr. David Rabin: 我认为身体拥有强大的自愈能力，而我们的任务是不要阻碍它。各种医学流派都强调，真正的治愈源于我们自身，而非外部干预。认识到这一点至关重要，它能帮助我们启动身体的自愈机制，将资源重新分配到负责修复的部位。其中，迷走神经扮演着关键角色，它通过安全信号、舒缓技巧和冥想等方式激活，引导身体进入恢复状态。当我们感到安全时，身体便能重新分配资源，启动或恢复愈合过程。手术等外部手段只是辅助工具，它们帮助移除阻碍愈合的因素，但最终的康复仍然依赖于身体自身的修复能力。重要的是，我们需要转变观念，认识到自己内在的治愈潜力，减少对外部医疗的过度依赖。通过平衡压力和恢复，我们可以维持健康，延长寿命，并充分发挥人类的潜能。 Dr. David Rabin: 我认为慢性压力是健康的一大威胁，它会干扰身体的资源分配，导致器官系统功能下降。当我们长期处于压力状态时，身体会将资源从非必需的系统转移到生存所需的系统，从而导致消化、免疫和生殖等功能受到影响。这种资源匮乏会引发各种健康问题，如不孕不育、消化问题和失眠等。因此，管理压力、促进身体恢复至关重要。我们可以通过呼吸技巧、冥想和音乐等方式来调节自主神经系统，促进身体的恢复。此外，体验式学习也是一种有效的方法，它通过身体的直接体验来改变神经连接，从而减少恐惧感和焦虑感。通过这些方法，我们可以重塑大脑功能，提高生活质量。 Dr. David Rabin: 我认为传统的医疗模式存在一定的局限性，它过于强调外部干预，而忽视了身体自身的治愈能力。我们需要转变观念，认识到自己内在的治愈潜力，减少对药物和手术的过度依赖。通过关注自然疗法和体验式学习，我们可以唤醒内在的治愈能力，促进身体的自我修复。此外，我们还需要关注代际创伤的影响，通过改变表观遗传代码来改变身体对外部刺激的反应。MDMA辅助疗法等新兴疗法为我们提供了一种新的途径，可以帮助我们修复创伤，重塑神经连接，从而提高生活质量。重要的是，我们需要将药物治疗与心理治疗相结合，以克服恐惧反应，实现身心和谐。

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This chapter explores the hidden stress response that may be affecting your body's ability to heal. It explains how chronic stress and trauma can hijack your nervous system and block your body's recovery, even if you feel like you're managing life well. It also introduces the vagus nerve and its role in the body's healing process.
  • Hidden stress response can sabotage healing.
  • Vagus nerve governs the switch between stress and recovery.
  • Chronic stress reroutes resources away from healing systems.

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If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing all the right things—the workouts, the healthy food, the meditation app, the supplements—but your body still isn’t responding the way it should… this episode is for you.

Because here’s the truth: You can’t heal until your body feels safe. Not calm. Not relaxed. Safe. And that’s not just a mindset—it’s a biological state.

Today’s guest, Dr. David Rabin, is a board-certified psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and co-founder of Apollo Neuro. He’s spent decades researching how chronic stress, trauma, and even subconscious fear can hijack your nervous system and silently block your body’s ability to recover. What he’s uncovered is game-changing: the body doesn’t heal because we tell it to—it heals when it knows it can.

In this conversation, we break down exactly how that works—starting with the vagus nerve, the body’s command center for switching between stress and recovery. Dr. Rabin explains why your nervous system might still be operating in fight-or-flight mode, even if your life feels perfectly fine. You’ll learn how stress re-routes resources away from the parts of your body responsible for sleep, digestion, immunity, and long-term healing—and why most of us have no idea it’s happening.

We also explore how trauma can be stored in the body for years, why it doesn’t always show up in your memories, and how new tools—from psychedelics to vibration-based therapies—are helping people access deep healing without spending a decade in talk therapy.

By the end of this episode, you’ll have a whole new framework for understanding stress—not just as a feeling, but as a physiological state you can learn to shift. And more importantly, you’ll leave with actionable ways to start teaching your body what safety actually feels like.

So if you’ve ever wondered why you still feel stuck—even when life looks good on paper—don’t miss this one.

Let’s get into it.

Learn more about Dr. Rabin at drdave.io).

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