In this powerful episode of the Wake the F*ck Up podcast, Alix sits down with Dr. Brody Miller, a brain injury survivor and Doctor of Natural Medicine who has built his career around helping others with holistic recovery from traumatic brain injury and promoting neurological well-being.

Dr. Miller explains how trauma often starts as physical but becomes emotional, mental, and spiritual. He realized his impulsivity and poor decision-making were symptoms of frontal lobe damage, not moral failures. Despite doctors saying recovery wasn't possible, he discovered neuroplasticity, and went from having three grand mal seizures monthly to being seizure-free. You don’t want to miss the conversation between Alix and Dr. Miller around the idea that trauma occurs when choice is taken away, and healing requires reassembling a sense of choice.

Later in the interview, Dr. Miller introduces trauma processing techniques such as 'memory reconsolidation' and shares practical recovery strategies, emphasizing natural dopamine boosters like movement and meditation. Together, Alix and Dr. Miller explore the emotional dimensions of trauma, and the importance of creating a new identity rather than seeking to return to the past. 

Wrapping things up. Dr. Miller encourages listeners to journal to identify patterns in their recovery. Despite the trauma and challenges, this conversation is really centered around a message of hope, encapsulating the idea that sometimes adversity can lead to transformative opportunities. 

Resources: 

• Follow Dr. Brody Miller on Instagram @drbrodymiller 

• Check out his book on Amazon - Brain Rescue: A 90 Day Blueprint to Reclaim Your Memory After a Brain Injury or Concussion 

• Explore more of Dr. Miller’s work via his website - https://drbrodymiller.com/

• Follow Wake on Instagram: @thewakewellness

• Follow Alix Long on Instagram: @alixlongwinded

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