Anxiety + IBS (a Functional Medical Problem) = 1 Problem, Not 2
Anxiety is a common psychological problem among patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). My aim is to help you to understand the nature of anxiety and how to work with it so that you can better regulate your nervous system and body, thereby decreasing your...
Work With Anxiety, Regulate the Nervous System, Heal the Body
Among patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) anxiety is one of the two most prevalent psychological disorders.—Depression is the other.—That is why this next blog series is focused on anxiety. (Also prevalent among people with IBS are panic symptoms or panic...
Why You Should Care About Your Vagus Nerve
If you suffer from anxiety, panic (attacks), depression, a functional medical problem like chronic pain, chronic back pain, migraines, or POTS (just to name a few), or a functional gastrointestinal problem like Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), then you should care...
Turn on Your Vagus Nerve With Pleasure
The vagus nerve is heavily involved in Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) regulation, and the regulation of your ANS is key to your healing. If you suffer from anxiety, panic symptoms (or attacks), depression, a functional medical problem like chronic (back) pain, or...
The Benefits of Yoga, Part 4-Nervous System Benefits
The Main Benefits to the Nervous System In his book The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards William J. Broad summarizes the research findings to date on the benefits of yoga on the nervous system. In this blog post, I’m going to talk about the two main benefits...
The Benefits of Yoga, Part 3-Primer on the Nervous System
As I mentioned in the last two blog posts, I’ve just finished reading a wonderful book reviewing the research to-date on yoga called The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards by William J. Broad. In the next blog post, I'm going to present an overview on the...
The Benefits of Yoga, Part 2-Brief History of Yoga and Range of Benefits
As I mentioned in the last blog post, I’ve just finished reading a wonderful book reviewing the research to-date on yoga called The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards by William J. Broad. A regular practitioner of yoga for almost two decades, I discovered this...
The Benefits of Yoga, Part 1-How I Got Hooked on Yoga
This may surprise you, but I began my yoga practice by happenstance and somewhat by force. Yoga was a required course at the graduate institution where I studied psychology. We were given a choice during our second year of the doctoral program: Continue with another...
True Happiness is Based on Good, Warm Relationships
As I was gearing up to write the last blog post on the importance of connecting with others as an essential element of healing, an article came through my Facebook feed. The blurb caught my attention. It said that researchers have discovered that happiness is not...
Connecting With Others, Third Essential Element of Healing
Let’s come back to the Three Essential Elements of Healing: Self-awareness, Mindfulness, and Connection with Others. We could boil these down further into really two essential elements: 1) Connecting with yourself. 2) Connecting with others. Up until now my blog posts...
Dr. Jennifer Franklin is a unique mind-body & gastro-psychologist (NC #4137; CA #PSY20709) inspired by her own personal experience of healing and recovering fully from Irritable Bowel Syndrome. She has been specializing in the treatment of disorders of gut-brain interaction and other psychophysiologic disorders since 2001 and offers a wealth of knowledge, expertise, training, experience, and insight. While managing symptoms is important, Dr. Franklin’s ultimate objective is to help people to heal and recover.
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