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Susan Blum MD, MPH is a pioneering practitioner of Functional Medicine. She has an illuminating personal story of overcoming stress from a traumatic childhood, later parenting 3 kids, and feeling the mismatch of a chosen career in conventional medicine. Dr. Blum hit rock bottom in her 30s when juggling work and family. She was unhappy and blamed her husband and other external factors. Her true healing began when she learned how to meditate, sought therapy, and then discovered the Center for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM.org). By taking personal responsibility and cultivating moment by moment awareness, Dr. Blum changed her family dynamic, beat Hashimoto’s, and still keeps stress at bay every day. Today Dr. Blum has a thriving practice in Rye Brook, NY.
“I believe we all have this family of origin stuff that informs us through our lives; and the work is learning more about yourself and undoing some of that.”
02:26 Dr. Blum’s story – growing up with stress
07:48 Unhappy at 33 and finding meditation and therapy
09:14 Finding the Center for Mind-Body Medicine (CMBM.org)
15:36 The “family dance”
18:28 What if you have trouble sitting
24:39 How to tame the stress reaction
31:03 When does Dr. Blum address stress with her patients
37:22 What Dr. Blum personally does today to address stress
45:00 Dr. Blum’s final words of wisdom
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This comprehensive book is the first to explore all six of the critical lifestyle factors that are the root causes of autoimmune conditions – and the sources of regaining health. Foreword by Mark Hyman, MD
Palmer is a certified Functional Medicine Health Coach who has helped thousands of people reverse autoimmune conditions based on her own two-decade battle to successfully beat multiple sclerosis (MS). She’s the author of the Amazon #1 bestselling book, Beat Autoimmune, which has a powerful foreword by Functional Medicine pioneer, Mark Hyman, MD.
