Trust Your Gut

Trust Your Gut

Hosted by: Demi Fair

Trust Your Gut, hosted by Demi Fair, dives into the world of the mind-body connection. We explore the emerging science of the gut-brain axis and microbiome, while harnessing the power of intuition and connection to...

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49. A Honest Report of Everything That Helped Me Heal My IBS

At my recent training a peer asked me, "how did you heal your body image issues?" I found myself unable to answer that question specifically. What did I do? It felt like it was a combination of so many things over the...
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48. OCD Explained: Debunking Myths & My Experience

We've all heard it, someone talking about keeping things clean and saying "I'm a little bit OCD." There can be some misunderstanding of what OCD actually is and all the different subtypes. Listen in to this episode to...
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47. Travel Stories: Australia

In 2014, I bought a one way ticket that ended up being 5 years of nearly full time travel. In these episodes I am going deeper into stories of the places I travelled and how it's all interwoven with my gut-brain,...
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46. Travel Stories: Southeast Asia

In 2014, I bought a one way ticket that ended up being 5 years of nearly full time travel. In these episodes I am going deeper into stories of the places I travelled and how it's all interwoven with my gut-brain,...
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45. My Burning Man Experience

Well, I went to Burning Man. I wasn't sure if I was going to share about my experience on the podcast, but once I started recording for a different topic, this one felt like it wanted to emerge! So here we are.  This...
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44. Travel Stories: India

In 2014, I bought a one way ticket that ended up being 5 years of nearly full time travel. In these episodes I am going deeper into stories of the places I travelled and how it's all interwoven with my gut-brain,...
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43. Travel Stories: Nepal

In 2014, I bought a one way ticket that ended up being 5 years of nearly full time travel. In these episodes I am going deeper into stories of the places I travelled and how it's all interwoven with my gut-brain,...
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42. Shift Your Mindset Via Your Body

Your mindset around your symptoms and overall health matters. And sometimes just trying to shift your mindset can be really tough, especially if you are dysregulated in your nervous system or have experienced...
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41. What Is Intergenerational Trauma?

Intergenerational trauma is very important when we are looking at chronic symptoms of the gut-brain and mind-body connection. Trauma can be passed down through three generations and may be at the root of some of the...
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40. Supporting Your Gut-Brain While Traveling

I take a very careful approach to supplements after a history of being too hyperfocused on supplements to heal my gut-brain symptoms. However, there are certain times I find them to be extremely supportive, one in...
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39. Depression is Not a Chemical Imbalance

For decades we've been told that depression is caused by low serotonin. An umbrella study published last year has shown there is no evidence that is the case. Tune in to hear about what may be the true cause behind...
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38. Update On Being Tested By Life

In the last episode (37) I shared about all the challenges I had been faced with lately and what I was learning from there. Here is the update on what's happened since and where I am currently at in the healing...
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