What if burnout isn’t just physical — but the erosion of our ability to think clearly?
Guest: Dr. Travis Corcoran – author of Restoring Reason, founder of Top Chiro, builder of 30+ chiropractic clinics in recipient of the Sherman College Service Award, and a proud Delta Sigma Chi brother.
In this deep dive, Dr. Travis Corcoran brings the Trivium — grammar, logic, and rhetoric — into the healing space for exhausted providers. He offers a powerful framework for rebuilding the mind as the foundation for restoring health and freedom. This is a masterclass in emotional digestion, intellectual self-defense, and reclaiming your inner terrain.
Grammar: The structure of knowledge. Just because something is edible doesn’t mean it’s nutritious — and just because data exists doesn’t make it true. Grammar is the input we must learn to digest properly.
Logic: Understanding is internal. Logic is the power source of the mind, the digestion of data into meaning. “True understanding is not your perspective or emotion — it is what can stand up to objection.”
Rhetoric: Wisdom is the ethical expression of correct knowledge and understanding. How we communicate truth reflects our intellectual integrity.
Emotions are indicators, not decisions.
You can evade critical thinking, but not the consequences of not thinking.
The nervous system stores unprocessed inputs — trauma, ideas, shame — and it changes how we relate to truth.
Most people are reacting from emotional habit, not conscious logic.
The Trivium gives you intellectual weapons. You cannot protect your health if you cannot defend your mind.
Chronic cognitive dissonance erodes your nervous system’s adaptability and your life’s trajectory.
“The ultimate self-defense is the defense of the mind.”
People chase titles to feel safe, but lose themselves in roles.
Ask: Do I identify with the values of an image, or the title itself?
Rationality = conformity to reality.
You cannot destroy the ego, but you must wield it with integrity and awareness.
What would life look like if I was no longer a slave to my emotions?
Am I applying what I know consciously — or unconsciously?
Where in my life am I mentally lazy — and how is that hurting those I love?
💡 Key Themes:
🧠 Emotional Fatigue vs. Intellectual Responsibility:
⚔️ Martial Arts of the Mind:
🔍 Identity, Ego & Titles:
📚 Restoring Reason → https://a.co/d/7lWUtBw
📨 Contact Travis → Travis@restoringreason.com