058 Healing from the Inside Out with Sarah Dawkins

What happens when a registered nurse, raised in the medical model, starts to question the very pills she was taught to give out? For Sarah Dawkins, it led to a "dark night of the soul" and an eventually life-changing realization: medicine doesn't always heal; sometimes, it just masks the message our body is trying to send.

We dive into the "capital T" and "little t" traumas that get trapped in our nervous systems and how those emotional weights manifest as physical illness. Sarah explains why so many of us are afraid to "lift the lid" on our past and how to approach that fear with unconditional love rather than logic. From somatic healing to ancient wisdom, this conversation is an invitation to trust yourself more than any prescription pad.

Inside This Episode

• The ENLEX to Holistic Leap: How a single question from a colleague sent Sarah down a 15 year rabbit hole of self healing

• The 0.1 Percent Reality: Why "rare" side effects aren't rare when they happen to you and why Heather and Sarah both identify as medical outliers

• Emotional Underpinnings: Identifying why replacing a pill with a supplement isn't enough if you don't address the emotional root cause

• The "Tell-Our-Vision" Trap: Why Sarah hasn't had a television in 15 years and how the news propagates the fear that keeps us sick

• The Power of the Hug: Simple somatic tools like self touching and breathwork to "future sink" your anxiety and come back to the now

• Ancient Wisdom vs. Modern Profit: A brief look at how Rockefeller medicine pushed out the natural healing practices of our ancestors

The 4 Pillar Tiny Shifts

MIND: Use Your Senses to Stay Present. When your mind starts racing into the future (anxiety) or the past (depression), stop and gaze at your hand. Notice the creases, the veins, and the knuckles. This simple act of observation forces your brain out of the "future sink" and back into the only moment you actually have.

BODY: Energy Follows Movement. You don't need a gym membership to heal. If you are stuck in a sedentary loop, just get up and walk around the garden or have a "kitchen dance." When you move your physical body, you move the stagnant energy that causes ailment.

SOUL: Nourish with Laughter. Depression can often be the soul’s way of crying out for nourishment. If you don't know what makes you happy, write a list of things to try and tick them off one by one. Find what makes you laugh and do more of it.

HOME: Rearrange the Energy. Your home is your castle. Moving your furniture or adding plants literally shifts the energetic flow of your space. If you feel stuck mentally, start by decluttering a physical room. As you clear your home, you clear your mind.

MORE INFO:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.declutterforchange.com/links/⁠⁠

CONNECT WITH SARAH:

www.sarahdawkins.com

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahdawkins-holistichealthcoach/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dawkinsse

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarah.dawkins.health

X: https://x.com/dawkins_sarah

BOOK: Heal Yourself https://www.amazon.com/HEAL-YOURSELF-Remarkable-Journeys-Themselves-ebook/dp/B0982C1HB4

Sarah's Podcast:

https://open.spotify.com/show/0yBLqeIPxkhgymnpGMCcMZ

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mind-body-medicine-for-self-healers/id1670856549

https://www.youtube.com/@SarahDawkinsHealth/podcasts

FREEBIE - Stress, Overwhelm, and Burnout: https://mailchi.mp/e5516fcb480c/stress