MYF 78 | Body Belief: Healing from Immune Issues and Fertility Challenges with Aimee Raupp, MS, LAc
Welcome to Episode 78!
In episode 78, I interview acupuncturist and women’s health and fertility expert, Aimee Raupp. We dive into how the immune system impacts fertility, particularly with autoimmune processes, and how to heal from immune system dysfunction and optimize overall health to conceive. We pay special attention to how thoughts, beliefs, emotions, and trauma can cause increased inflammation in the body. Inflammation is what really sets the stage for the development or worsening of immune and inflammatory problems that can negatively affect several aspects of fertility – from our hormones, to our egg quality, to our ability to sustain a pregnancy. Throughout the episode, you’ll learn about:
How thoughts and beliefs affect the physical body and why it’s so important to focus our attention here during fertility challenges
Why we need to stay connected and in tune with all aspects of health during this journey, not just our hormones and menstrual cycles
What autoimmunity actually is and some of the symptoms or conditions that might indicate that an autoimmune process has started in your body
Ways we can start to reconnect and change the way we think about and talk to ourselves
How Chinese medicine and acupuncture can support immune system healing, overall health, and fertility
Free Quiz: Are You Healthy Enough to Get Pregnant?
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Links to Aimee’s Work & Resources We Discuss In the Episode
Aimee’s Website: www.aimeeraupp.com
Books: Body Belief, Yes, You Can Get Pregnant
Social Media: Instagram, Facebook
Trauma Healing Resources: Dynamic Neural Retraining System, Wired for Healing, EMDR
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Show Notes:
4:50 Aimee’s background, how she can to acupuncture, and why she decided to focus on women’s health
10:45 How our thoughts and beliefs can manifest in our bodies as inflammation and change our physiology and behaviors
15:55 Overcoming deeply held programmed beliefs in our subconscious minds through incremental changes
23:20 How the brain can change itself and how we can help direct that process with various modalities
26:50 Exploring our connection to and awareness of our bodies beyond just hormones and the menstrual cycle
29:30 Some of the signs that might suggest an autoimmune process has started in the body
31:40 How prevalent immune dysfunction and autoimmunity are in the fertility world and some associated diagnoses
37:55 Resistance to immune-based causes of fertility struggles and recurrent loss in conventional medicine
40:50 How you can jumpstart your immune healing journey through reconnecting to your body
46:15 How Chinese medicine and acupuncture can support immune healing, overall health, and fertility
51:00 Pairing acupuncture alongside conventional medical treatment to optimize your chances
53:50 More about Aimee’s website and books and how you can connect with her
55:05 Aimee’s top pieces of advice for women who may be struggling with their fertility