Re-wire your brain for chronic symptom recovery by changing your mind: interview w/Dr. Tori Olds

START HERE! https://thesteadycoach.com/free-course I walk you through many of the principles discussed in this interview in my structured 12 week program. You also get group coaching, in which we use many of the methods discussed. https://thesteadycoach.com/steady-start This interview is SO useful for ANYONE who is here with chronic neural circuit symptoms - PPPD, MdDS, vestibular migraine, tinnitus, hyperacusis, pain, chronic fatigue and any other medically unexplained chronic dizziness or other symptoms. You're here on my channel to learn how to change your brain, and in this interview, we talk about the science behind HOW to do it and WHY the techniques we talk about on this channel work. Neuroplasticity is a buzzword nowadays that's so overused, it's often meaningless. This interview covers a specific, science-supported approach to neuroplasticity for transformative change called memory reconsolidation. In the interview, Dr. Tori Olds, psychologist and educator, explains the nuts and bolts of memory reconsolidation, which is the process that explains how the brain unlearns old strategies, symptoms, beliefs and feelings, and learns new ones. We explore how this is applicable to neural circuit dizziness and other symptoms, and we discuss what you can do NOW to leverage this process for your own recovery. Dr. Tori Olds, PhD, is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Austin, Texas. She is the co-founder of Deep Eddy Psychotherapy, one of the largest training and counseling centers in Texas, with a staff of 200. She specializes in the integration of experiential approaches to therapy and teaches numerous weekly training groups on this topic, including two with Bruce Ecker, PHD. She has a number of online courses, and a youtube channel where she creates content aimed at demystifying the healing journey. Tori's incredible YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCKZflkDfjPoOYm6Mhq_jWvQ Tori's website: https://toriolds.com/ Discussed in this video: This sample session of Coherence Therapy on Tori's channel: https://youtu.be/3CRVoZlllog?si=OscwoGoDg6YA1l52 Self Therapy by Dr. Jay Earley (at your favorite bookseller) Types of therapy that use the memory reconsolidation process (you can search for practitioners in local directories): EAET - many practitioners at ppdassociation.org are trained in this modality Internal Family Systems AEDP EMDR Somatic Experiencing ISTDP EFT 00:00:00 Intro, about Tori & about memory reconsolidation 00:04:17 How Tori became interested in transformative change & experiential therapy 00:09:21 How experiential approaches to healing uncover the circuits that keep symptoms going 00:14:16 Most forms of therapy and self-help are counteractive, not transformative 00:20:12 Analyzing "why" is not the same as uncovering emotional learnings 00:25:57 Emotional learnings help explain "traits" like perfectionism or conscentiousness that keep chronic symptoms going 00:29:10 How early attachment oatterns create learnings that can eventually lead to chronic symptoms; this is not necessarily from trauma 00:33:12 How the memory reconsolidation process works (it's not just about insight) 00:39:39 What coherence means 00:45:05 What parts work means and the advantage of using parts to describe your mind 00:51:45 Relating to your circuits with curiosity opens them for learning by creating safety 00:53:33 What memory reconsolidation looks like and how to follow the process when you have chronic dizziness or other symptoms 01:00:38 Somatic tracking as memory reconsolidation 01:05:59 Finding a good therapist or practitioner if you need one DISCLAIMER: Please note that Yonit Arthur, The Steady Coach and any of our other guests are not acting as an audiologist nor offering audiology or medical services services or advice on any public videos or on any other content. This channel provides wellness education and personal opinion only, and are not meant to be a substitute for medical or mental health instruction or intervention. Use any tools discussed at your own risk.