Have you ever thought that the gut issues you’re facing right now might actually trace back to unresolved past trauma or dysregulated emotions?

Gut health is fascinating—there’s so much new research surfacing. And in this episode, I learned more than ever about how a dysregulated nervous system, often rooted in early trauma or chronic stress, can set the stage for major gut disruption. We often call it dysbiosis and try to “fix” it with diet or supplements—but when we only approach it from a biological angle, and ignore the psychological and emotional roots, the healing remains incomplete.

I’m joined by Martha Carlin, founder of The BioCollective, who sh ares the deeply moving story of her husband’s Parkinson’s diagnosis at just 44 years old—and how their search for answers uncovered the profound connection between trauma, the nervous system, and the microbiome.

Together, we unpack how emotional stress, toxic exposures, and processed foods silently shift the body’s internal balance, sometimes decades before symptoms show up. Martha also introduces two groundbreaking probiotic innovations she helped develop—“microbial teams” designed not just to add bacteria, but to restore the body’s internal pharmacy and repair gut-brain communication.

This is a conversation that’s both scientific and profoundly human—reminding us that true healing happens when we address not only the gut, but also the mind and heart.

Listen now on Make Peace With Food to discover how healing your gut could be the missing key to regulating your nervous system—and reclaiming your vitality.

Topics Covered: 

• How gut imbalance affects nervous system regulation

• The link between unresolved trauma and microbiome dysfunction

• How toxic load and processed food disrupt gut health

• The surprising connection between Parkinson’s, stress, and sugar cravings

• The role of bio-individuality in choosing the right diet for gut health

• The creation of microbial team-based probiotics

• How belief, mindset, and emotional healing change physical outcomes

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