How To Stop Panic Attacks and The Connection With Fertility with Sandra Scheinbaum

We’re digging into why panic attacks matter when TTC.

One in ten adults have a panic attack each year, and they usually begin between 15-25.

Anyone who has experienced a panic attack may feel like they’re losing control or even dying.

So, what do panic attacks have to do with your reproductive health?

Panic attacks can be caused by nutrient deficiencies, mineral deficiencies, poor gut microbiome, hormone imbalance, caffeine intolerance and trauma.

We regularly see anxiety, depression and panic attacks lessen or even be eliminated when addressing our health in a targeted manner.

Let’s discuss some steps you can take right now to stop panic attacks so you can focus on your health and improve pregnancy success.

I’m excited to welcome Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum to the podcast. Dr. Scheinbaum is CEO of the Functional Medicine Coaching Academy, a collaboration with The Institute for Functional Medicine and a leader in the field of health coaching education.

In this episode, you'll learn:

1. Mind-body techniques to cope with panic attacks
2. How cognitive behavioural therapy can help with panic attacks
3. Nutrition, rational thinking and body awareness to guide you on the road to recovery

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HIGHLIGHTS:

2:32 WELCOME DR. SANDRA SCHEINBAUM

3:23 DR. SANDRA’S CAREER JOURNEY

• How Dr. Sandra went from teaching to mind-body medicine
• Dr. Sandra’s partnership with the Institute of Functional Medicine

7:10 WHAT IS A PANIC ATTACK?

• Dr. Sandra’s Book | How to Give Clients the Skills to Stop Panic Attacks: Don't Forget to Breathe
• Dr. Sandra’s experience with intense panic attacks
• You are either in the safety or the danger zone. There is no in-between.
• When you trigger the danger response, it doesn’t shut off quickly.
• People often don't associate panic attacks with their thoughts because they're thinking that it is something physical
• How Dr. Sandra got rid of her panic attacks through a combination of physical and cognitive quieting techniques
• The body can learn. We create new neural pathways every time we talk ourselves off the ledge.

14:08 STRESS & YOUR FERTILITY

• The body shuts down your reproductive processes when you’re stressed
• Physiological responses involved in panic attacks
• Focus on bringing front and center anything that will bring you joy.

16:36 SYMPTOMS OF A PANIC ATTACK

• Panic attacks are physiological and cognitive
• Recognizing the telltale patterns of breathing from your chest, holding your breath, panting or hyperventilating
• You can learn how to breathe in a relaxed way.
• The key to managing the cognitive aspects is to tell yourself safety thoughts.
• Your nutrition, movement and other foundational health pillars will affect your likelihood of getting panic attacks

24:53 STRATEGIES TO GET INTO THE SAFETY ZONE

• Recognize that your body is behaving normally to a perceived threat
• Lose yourself in something else.
• Distraction with neutral thoughts is really helpful

28:18 THE ROLE OF PAST TRAUMA

• Past trauma can create a mindset that you’re damaged
• As you're talking about past trauma, the body thinks you're still there so you're putting yourself into a sympathetic response
• As you nurture your character strengths, you build resilience.
• Instead of focusing on your weaknesses, work on your strengths

32:19 FINDING THE RIGHT THERAPIST

• Dr. Sandra’s tips on how to choose a suitable therapist
• Common biases and hidden agendas that therapists may bring to their clients
• Therapy should be short-term.
• If you’re not getting better, that therapist is not for you.
• Health coaches support emotional well-being and mental well-being in a way therapists often don’t

37:30 AN OPTIMISTIC VIEWPOINT

• You are able to stop a panic attack.
• Your body will learn to recognize physiologically when you are starting to put yourself in that overdrive and how to let go of it
• Relaxation techniques to stop panic attacks

38:39 CONNECT WITH DR. SANDRA

• Functional Medicine Coaching Academy Website | FunctionalMedicineCoaching.org
• Functional Medicine Coaching Academy on Instagram @FunctionalMedCoach
• Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum on Instagram @DrSandi

39:10 FINAL THOUGHTS

• What’s real in the mind becomes real in the body.

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RESOURCES:

Fab Fertile Method - https://fabfertile.com/pages/what-we-do

Connect with Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum

• Functional Medicine Coaching Academy Website | FunctionalMedicineCoaching.org
• Functional Medicine Coaching Academy on Instagram @FunctionalMedCoach
• Dr. Sandra Scheinbaum on Instagram @DrSandi

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