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Episode214:UsingMindsetandPersonalizationtoMakeLifelongHealthChangesWithDaneJohnson


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Katie:HelloandwelcometotheWellnessMamaPodcast.I'mKatiefromwellnessmama.comandIamheretodaywithDaneJohnson,anewfriendofminewhoisaboard-certifiedholisticnutritionist,thefounderofCrohn'sColitisLifestyleandco-founderofthenonprofiteFundYourHealth.Danewasinspiredtobuildhiswebsiteafterexperiencinganear-deathexperiencewithCrohn'sandColitishimself.Attheageof26,hedroppedto124pounds,beingtoldhewouldliveondrugsfortherestofhislifeandmostlikelygothroughmultiplesurgeriesorperhapsevenlosehislife.Heeventuallyusedholisticmedicinetoeliminatehissymptoms,regained55poundsofleanmuscle,eliminatedruguse,andrebuildathrivingcareerasaspeaker,author,healthcoach,andmodelforself-empoweringlifestyle.IhavemethiminpersonandhecertainlyisthepictureofhealthandI'msoexcitedtojumpin.SoDane,welcomeandthanksforbeinghere.


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Dane:Thankyouforhavingme,Katie.AndImustsaythatwasa...welldonewiththebiography.DefinitelyoneofthebestI'veheard.Katie:Oh,thankyou.AndIfeellikeIcan'tleadwithanintrolikethatandnotask.Solet'sstartfromthebeginning.Tellusyourstory.BecauselikeIsaid,I'vemetyouinpersonandIhaveahardtimeimaginingyouat124pounds.Sotakeusthroughthatstory.Dane:Iknow.It'sastrangethingthatthathappened.IfirststartedgettingsymptomsofulcerativecolitiswhenIwas19yearsold.Iwasapersonaltrainerincollegethough.IwasalwaysveryintofitnessandhealthandaspiringtogetinthebestshapeIpossiblycould.WhatIlateronlearnedisIwasexercisingforfitnessbutnothealth.They'reactuallydifferent.SowhileIwaspushingmyselftolosewaterweight,losebodyfat,increasemusclemass,allatthesametime,Istartedgettingsomeskinandbowelissuesthatwereverystrangeforme.AndIsoonstoppedsomeofthestuffIwasdoing,someofthesupplementsandcaffeineandallthesethingsandsymptomseliminated.Thenaround23yearsold,Iwasworking80hoursaweek.Ihadjustfinishedcollege,underthosefluorescentlights,cubiclejob,youknow.Everycollegekid'sworstnightmareafterfinishingfouryearsoffuninthesun.AndIstartedgettingextremeguthealthissues,wenttothedoctorsandwasfirstdiagnosedwithulcerativecolitis.Then,lateron,itwasdiagnosedasCrohn'sDiseaseandthenotherprofessionalswouldsayit'sulcerativecolitiswithgastritisandthenotherswouldsayitwasCrohn'sDisease.SoIstartedcallingitCrohn'sColitis.Andthemoralofthestoryofwhathappened...itwasalmostlikeaviciouscyclewhereastimewentonitjustseemedtogetworseandworseandtheamountoffoodsIcouldtolerategotlessandless.SobythetimeIwas26,goingonmy27thbirthday,Iwasinthehospitalforaround6weeksstraight.Ihad...previouslyIwasatafashionshow.Iwasamodelforalotofyears.AndIwasatthisfashionshowforUGGshoesinSantaBarbara,Californiaandwewereabouttogoonstage.AndIknewtheteamverywell.We'dworkedtogetherforalotofyears.Iwasworkingwithalotofmyfriends.Itwasareallygoodtime.RightbeforewewentonstageIwas...Iknewsomethingwasterriblywrong.Forthelasttwodays,Ihadbeenhavingextremeissuesofvomitingandcoldnightsweatsandzeroenergyandmyvisionwasstartingtogoinandout.SoIwentuptotheartdirectorandIsaid,youknow,"I'msosorry.Idon'tknowwhat'swrong.Ithinksomethingisseriouslywrong.LikeIfeellikeIcanhardlystand.IthinkIneedtogotothehospital."Sheexcusedme.Iwentdirectlytoalocalgasstation,gotabunchofvitaminCemergenciesforelectrolytes,chuggedthose,drovemyselftoUCLA,hadtoswitchtoafewdifferenthospitalsbecausemyhealthinsurancewasnotacceptedatUCLAorCedar-Sinai,whichIhadnoideathatwasthecase.TheywantedmetopayforthewholeexperienceoutofpocketifIwastostayatthosehospitals.Sotheyputmeinanambulanceandfinallytookmetoahospitalthatmyinsuranceallowedmetogoto,whichwasasubparplacewithpeoplewhodidn'treallyspecializeinCrohn'sorColitis.SoIthinkthatwasabigproblemaswell.Istayedatthathospitalforsixweeks.Myfamilyflewinandkindatookturnstakingcareofmeinthere.AndbythetimeIleftIwas...around3daysafterIleftIwas...122wasmylowest,122pounds.SoIwalkedinaround175,180poundsandthenIwalkedoutata122.Andthatwasamixtureofissues.Ijustcouldn'tabsorbfood.AndIwas...mybodywashavingsuchchronicinflammatoryresponsesandIwashavingchronicdiarrheathatIwaslosingmassiveamountofelectrolytesandwater.Andmybodyhadreallyjuststartedeatingitself.


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Soitwasaverytraumaticexperienceespeciallyforayoungperson,youknow.Iwas...inmyheart,IwasontopoftheworldwhereIwasabletolivethiscareerthatIwasabletotraveltheworldandmakemoneytakingpictures.Andforme,itwasmoreaboutthisexperiencethatIwasgiftedinmy20s.Youknow,Iwasabusinessmanturnedmodel.IreallykindajustmadeithappenandIalwayswantedtotraveltheworldandgettingpaidtotraveltheworldwasadreamcometrue.Andontheflipside,IhadthischronicdiseasethathappenedaroundthesametimeasmymodelingcareeranditjustkindofkeptmeinthiscagewhereIhadthis,youknow,amazinggiftbutanamazingweightonmyshouldersofhavingCrohn'sDisease.Soforme,itfeltlikethemostironicthingintheworld.HowcouldIbesoluckybutsounluckyatthesametime?Andthatwashard.Thatwasveryhardforme.Ifeltadeepamountofshame.IfeltlikenoonewasgoingthroughwhatIwasgoingthrough.Nooneunderstoodit.AndIfeltlikeIeventuallywasadisabledperson,thatIwouldneverbenormal.Imean,IspentyearswiththeseproblemsandgoingupthechainofpharmaceuticaldrugsfirststartingwithlialdaandPrednisoneand6MPandmethotrexate,RemicadetoAntivioandthenlookingdownthebarrelofacolectomysurgerytoremovemycolonandpartsofmylargeintestinewhichthedoctorstoldmewouldbe...youknow,IwouldthenhaveabagattachedtomylowerabdomenwhereIwouldhavemybowelmovements.AndthenifeverythingwentsmoothlyoverthenextyearIwouldthenhaveaJ-pouchtocreateanewcolon.Andthattome...especiallywhenyou're,youknow,25yearsoldwasjustsomethingIwasnotwillingtoabsorbintomybody.Sothroughthatgreatdealofpain,thatpainwasenoughofacatalystinmylifeformetostartlookingatnaturalremediesandreallytakethemseriously.Andforeveryoneouttherewhoissufferingchronicallywithanissue,Iknowthatitfeelsalmostimpossibletodoityourselfortobeyourownanswer.Tome,that'sexactlywhatheldmebackfromdoingitallthoseyears.Beingglutenfreeordairyfreeor,youknow,doingbonebrothsorfastsor...IevenreaddietsandtrieddietswhereIwasjusteatingpureedcarrotsfordaysonend.Justdidn'tseemmanageableanditdidn'tseemrealistic.Andthatwasmytruthforyears.Butthroughthatpain,itcreatedenoughcatalystformetoputeveryounceofenergyIhadintonaturalmedicineandreallystartwithtryingtosimplifywhatIwastryingtodo.Andthat'swheremyjourneystartediswhenIallowedmyselftobemyownanswerwhenIstartedtrustinginmyowndivinitythatthehumanspirit,thehumanbody'sabilitytohealandfightandbeitsownanswer.Thatwasthechange.Katie:Yeah.Ithinkmindset'shugeandIalsothinkofhowmanyofusthatindifferentwayswehavethesamestoryofourownhealthstrugglesthatledustoourresearchorbeingletdownbyconventionalmedicineandhavingtokindoffindourownanswers.Andforme,thatwasThyroidDisease.AndinhindsightIwouldguessalotlikeyouit'seasytolookbackandbegratefulbecausewewouldn'tbewherewearenow,wewouldn'tbeabletohelppeoplelikewedoifwehadn'tbeenthroughthatstruggle.Ithinkoneofthe...maybethe...perhapsthebestchallengeinlifeistoeventuallylearntoseethatsilverliningwhilewe'restillinthecloud.Butthatseemslikeitmust'vebeenahugementalandphysicaltransformationtohavetogothroughallthatandinthemiddleofthathavetokindofresearchyourwayoutofit.AndI'mcuriousbecauseitsoundslikeyouactuallystartedwithsomeofthedietarychangesandthethingsthatwouldnormallyberecommendedforCrohn'sandColitisearlyonandtheneventuallyevenhadtoadaptfromthat.SoI'mcurious,kindoftwo-partquestion.Awouldbewhydoyouthinkweareseeingsuchariseinproblemslikethis?AndthenB,whatwerethethingsthateventuallyendedupworkingforyou?


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Dane:Sowhytherise?Youknow,IwastalkingtoTomO'Brianaboutthiswho'saleadingfunctionalpractitioner.Andhe,youknow,wasreadingoffsomestatstomeandIrememberedonethatsaid,"Bytheyear2030oneintwopeoplewillhavebeendiagnosedwithachronicdisease."Andthat'shuge,youknow.Wearelivingoutsideofourorganicselves.Ithinkthatthere'sanumberofreasonsthatthey...we'rehavingissuesandthere'sanumberofreasonswhywe'renotalwaysrelatingwitheachother.PeoplewhohavethyroidissuesandpeoplewhohaveCrohn'sDiseasearegoingonlineandresearchingandalotofpeoplearestudiousenoughtoreallysitdownanddigintowhatcouldbethesolutionandfindingabunchoftheinformationthatdoesn'tconnectandcorrelatewithitself.So,youknowwhat...youknow,thatgoeswithpartoftheanswerwithwhytherise.Ithinktheriseisone,we'redestroyingourmicrobiome.Two,weareunderchronicamountsofstress.Three,we'renotlivinginournaturalearthyenvironment,constantlystuckaroundelectronics,on...youknow,inbuildingswith,youknow,nofreshair,nogoodlighting,noearthing.Chronicstress,microbiomeissues,andthenconstant,constanttoxinsfromairpollutiontothefoodswe'reeating.Youknow,Imean,neverinhumanhistoryhavepeoplehadtoworksohardandpaysomuchforfoodthatwasnottamperedwithwhichissuchanironicthingtome,youknow.Imean,wehavefivewaysoflabelingrealfood.Youknow,there'srealfoodandthenthere'skindofrealfood.Andifwewantrealfoodwego,"Oh,it'sUSDAorganicandit'slocalandit's,youknow,andit's,youknow,antibioticfreeandpesticidefree."Andallthesewaysoflabelingrealfoodanditjustgoestoshowthestruggleandtherevolutionwearein,whichIbelievetobethemostimportantrevolutionofourtimeperiodwhichistherighttohealthandtherighttopurityofEarththatiscompletelyconnected,mind,body,andsoul.And,youknow,wearenotmuchdifferentthanplantsoranimals.Weneedahealthyenvironmenttobehealthyourselves.Wearecompletelyconnectedandwearestartingtoseethepainfromthat.AndthegoodnewsisisthepainofallthesicknessescomingupiscreatingacatalystforustobecomeawareofhowtrulyweareconnectedtotheEarth.Anditjustcan'tbetakenforgrantedandtheanswersreallylieinourhistoryandinourfuturewithtechnologykindofcomingtogetherwheresciencekeepsleadingtoshowusthatthenaturalwaysoftheEartharereallythebestways.Andwhether,youknow,it's,youknow,acertaintypeofdiet,justbeingaveganorbeingpaleoorgoingtoastateofKetosisorusing,youknow,carbohydratesasastateoffuel,theyallarebettersolutionsorawayofempoweringthebodythanwhatwe'reseeingespeciallyinAmericatodaywiththefastfoodsandthelackofrealfoodandthehighdosesofrefinedsugarsandglutenandbasicallyeverythingwe'reeating.Andsotometheriseisanoverwhelmingamountoftoxins,guys.Thereistoxinseverywhere.Weliveinadetoxworld.Evenuspeoplewhoarestartingfunctionalmedicineareconstantlyputtingthingsintopracticethatarehelpingusdetoxconstantly.Liverdetoxes,fasting,sweating,breathingpractices,allwaysofallowingourselvestoreleasethesetoxicities.Youknow,everythingweeat...Imean,it'salmostimpossibletonotgetsomesortofglyphosateintroducedintoyourbodyoverandoveragainbecauseGMOsareineverything.Soweconstantlyhavetodetoxandthemicrobiomeisnotthesame.The...youknow,alotofchildrenarebeingbornwith,youknow...IthinkIreadastatementthattheaveragekidisbeingbornwith250differenttypesofchemicalsinitsbody,youknow.Isthatourfault?No,it'sjusteverywhere.It'salmostunmanageable.Sothe,youknow,thesamebacteriacan'tbegrown.We'reusingantibioticslikethey'reSkittles.Sowe'redestroying,youknow,veryuniqueandpowerfulclustersofbacteriathatcan'tjustberegrownbackorbe...oraprobioticbetakentofixeverything.Onedoesnotequaltheother.


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So,IthinkthosearethereasonsfortheriseandwhatIfoundthatallowedmetostartchangingmyrealityisIstartedidentifyingthingsthatempoweredmybodytobeitsmostpowerfuldivineselfandeliminatedthingsthatwereholdingbackmybodyfromhealing.So,youknow,Ithinkwhat'smoreimportantthan,youknow,allofthethingsthatyou'reputtinginyourbody,especiallyifthisisnewforyouguys,iswhatyou'renotputtinginyourbody,youknow.Youcouldgooutandyoucouldfindtheperfectdetoxprogramandyoucouldstarttakingmassiveamountsofchlorellaorspirulinaandyoucouldtrytoeataperfectdiet.But,youknow,youhavetoaskyourselfisitmanageablelongterm,whatisthestresslike,andifyou'regonnarevertbacktostoppinginatthefastfoodor,youknow,havingfoodsthatarecausingsensitivesorallergicreactions,that'sgonnanegateanyofthoseaboveandbeyondeffortsthatyou'retaking.Firstandforemost,wejustneedtolearnhowtoflowthroughlifewithout,youknow,puttingourbodyinharm'swayofchronicstress,airpollution,andchronicallyacidicfoods.Sowhat'smoreimportantthanwhatyou'redoingatfirstiswhatyou'renotdoinginmyopinion.Sothat'swhatIfoundandthewayIcameatthatisIdecidedtostartjournalingmyeffortseverysingleday.SowhenIsatdownandIfinallyhadgonethroughenoughpainIjustgotbackfromatripinOhio.Thingswentterribly.AndIgotbackandIjustwassoupsetthatIsaid,"That'sit.Healingmybodyisgonnabemynumberonepriority.NotmyFridaynights,notmysociallife,notmyInstagramfeed,notmy...notevenmyjob.Notevenmakingmoney.IamgonnagetpaidinthecurrencyofhealthandthatiswhatI'mgonnawakeupanddevotemyselfto."Andthesecondbigworrywas,"Well,oh,myGod.HowlongamIgonnahavetolivelikethis?IsthisgonnabemynewlifelivinginthisprisonI'vemadeformyself?AmIgonnabecomewhatIliketocallabubbleboy?"Andthattomewasimmenselyintenseandveryfearful.SoIsaid,"No,no,no.Iamjustgonnadothisfor40days."Sofor40daysI'mgonnadevotemyselftobeingmyownbestdoctorandtrackingeverythingIdo.SothefirstthingIdidisItookapiece...abunchofpaper,putthemtogether,safetypinnedthemandcalledit40daysand40nightsjustlikethatJoshHartnettmoviewhere,youknow...anyoneknowswhatI'mtalkingabout?Fortydaysand40nights.Itwas...but,youknow,thatwasmyinspiration.But40days,40nights,Iwasjustgoingtotrackeverything.IwasnotgonnaeatanythingthatIdidn'tmakemyself.IwasgonnaholdmyselftoascheduleofwhenIwenttobed,whenIwokeup,thefirstthingIdid.Soforinstance,thefirstthingIwoulddowhenIwokeupisI'dopentheblinds,letthesunin.I'dsayaprayer.IwoulduseanessentialoilandIwoulddevoteoutloudwhatmypurposeofthatdaywas.ThenIwouldtrackmynotesfromthenightbefore.DidIhavetowakeupinthemiddleofthenight?HowdidIsleep?WhattimewasIabletowakeup?DidIhavetoruntotherestroomorcouldIwalktotherestroomorcouldItaketwoorthreeminutesandthengo?SoIwouldthentakethosenotes,goup,usuallyputonsomeBobMarleyorsomekindofhealthyinspirationalmusic,openthewindows,letsomefreshairinandstartcookingbreakfast.ThenIwould,youknow...usuallywhileIwaseatingbreakfastgooutsideandreadfor20minutesatleast10pagesadayofabookonhealing,spiritualgrowth,mindsetbecauseifanyofyouguyshaveheardthatyouaretheaverageofthe5peoplewhoare...yousurroundyourselfwith.IdecidedtomakeoneofthefivepeopleIsurroundedmyselfwithsomeoneIhadverylittlechanceofmeeting,anauthor,aone-percenter,someoneIreallyadmired.SoIwassurroundingmyselfwithTonyRobinseverydayandJordanRubenwhowasaCrohn'sColitiswarrior.Youknow,IalsofoundDoctorSusanBlumwhowasanautoimmunespecialistorTomO'Brianorotherspiritualbooks,DeepakChopra,Yogananda,peoplelikethiswhoIwouldjustdevotemyselftoreadingeverysingleday.


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AndthenIstartedidentifyingthingsthatempoweredme.SowhatI'msayinghereisIfoundthingsthatallowedmetobuildmyfaith,buildmybelief,reduceacidicthingsbothtangibleandintangibleandIsortof...understandingthatthoseareallformsofenergy,thatwhatIeattowhatIwatchandtheconversationsIhadandtheflowofmykitchen,thecleanliness,organization,theflowofmybedroom,theflowofmybathroom,allhadamajoreffectonmyenergylevels.AndsojustlikethecurrencyofmoneyIstartedseeingenergyasacurrency.SoIonlywantedtospendmycurrencyonthingsthatpaidmedividends.AndthenIwantedtoeliminatethingsthatwereliabilities.Stressfulconversations,peoplewhodidn'tgetwhatIgot,whojustonlytriedtotemptmetodothingsthatwereoutofmyneedsand...orjustevenwhatIwaslisteningto,beingoverlystressful.Itriedto,youknow,listentothingsthatwerecalmingorpodcastsorreadthosebooksor...andthenaddmediationandconstantlyjustgivethingsthatweredividends,beinginthesun.Istartedgardening.Andby,youknow,ayearlaterIhadthismassivegarden.SoIjustfoundwaystoempowermyself.Andalotofyouguysareprobablysaying,"Youknow,thatsoundsrealgreat,Dane,buthowdoIdothatwhenI'vegottwokids,afull-timejob,andbillsuptomyears?"AndIhearyou.There's...it'snoteasy.Wealwayshavetofindourpersonaluniqueexperience.Idon'tthinkthere'soneblueprint.Thebestthingyou...IthinkpeoplecandoisunderstandtherootideaofhealingwhichIbelievetobetheunderstandingoftheflowofenergy.Andthenjusttakingthatunderstandingandtryingtogetwinswhereyoucan.Youknow,it'snotaboutwinningeverythingbutasyoustartgrabbingthelittlethingsinyourlife,youmightbefindingthatyoucanstartmanipulatingthebiggerthingsthatmighttakethreemonthsforyoutobeabletochange.Hopethatmakessense.Katie:Itabsolutelydoes.AndsomanyofthethingsyoujustsaidIthinkaresoimportantbutIloveespeciallythatyousaid,youknow,maybethere'skindofthetimeandtheplaceforallthesethingsandwhetherwe'revegan,orpaleo,orKeto,whatever,it'sall...theseareallincreasingourfocusonwhatwe'reputtinginourmouth.AndI'vesaidthisforyearsnow.Likewhatifwe'reallrighttosomedegree?Whatifweallhaveapartofthepuzzleright?Andalsothere'ssomuchpersonalizationlikeyousaid.Sowemayfindout...likeIhavefoundoutwhatworksformewithThyroidDiseaseandyoufoundwhatworksforyouwithCrohn'sandIknowallofusareonthismissiontoeducate,tohelppeoplefindthosethingsforthem,theirownpuzzlepieces.AndIalsothinkyou'resoright,unfortunately,thatwehavetobeproactiveaboutourhealthintoday'sworld.Ourgrandparentshadtheluxuryof...theycouldjusteatfoodanditwasorganicfoodlargelyorcertainlyourgreat-grandparentscould.Andnowwehavesomanynegativeinputsthatwedohavetobealittlebitmoreproactive,likeyousaid,whetheritbethroughsweatinginthesaunaorjustmakingsurethatwe'retakinginpositivefoodandpositive...enoughhydrationandpositiveenergy.ButIwouldloveifyoucouldtalkalittlebitmoreaboutnaturebecauseyoumentionedthatacoupleoftimes,gettingbacktoournaturalenvironment.AndIknowfrommyresearchandmyperspectivethere'ssomanybenefitsthere.Obviously,justlightwhichcontrolsourcircadianrhythmandthebeneficialbacteriainthesoilthatareagreatsourceofprobiotics,thevitaminDandjustallofthestudiesfromJapanandeverywhereelsethatshowthattimeinnaturereallycorrelateswithstressreductionandlongevity.ButI'mcurioushowyoumakethatapriorityinyourdailylifeandbasicallyanysuggestionsyou'dhavearoundthat.Dane:That'sagreatquestion,Katie,andIalwaystrustmyinnerconsciousness.WhenIstartedreadingallofthecrazyinformationonlineaboutwhatscienceisfinding,itmademefeeloverwhelmedafterawhile.It'snotthatI...itwasn'tuseful.ItwashowdoIapproachthatnow?What'smynorthstarnow?Ican'tjustbecomethe


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ultimatebio-engineereddoctoratthismomentwhileI'mlearningandreadingandimplementingthesethingsthroughlife.HowamIgonnanavigatemyself?HowamIgonnafindthatnorthstar?SoI'vealwaysusedmyconsciousnessandIaskeveryoneouttherejusttoallowyourselftobecalmandlistentoyourinnerknowledge.Themostamazingthingabouthumans,one,isifIputtwodifferenttypesofapplesinfrontofyou...ifyou...ifIgaveyoutheabilitytotasteone,smellone,lookatoneandcomparethem,youguyswouldbeabletoknowwhichoneactuallyhadmorenutritionalvalue,meaningwhichonewasmostlikelytobeGMOormaybeevenrotten,whichonewaslocallypickedandorganicandactuallyevenbereadytobeeaten.Theotheronewasn'tripeyet.There'sa...wearebornwithinnategenius,right?Another...here'sanotherexample.Ifeverysingleoneofyouguys...youknow,nomatteryourIQ,ifIputageniusinfrontofyouwhoreallyhadastrongunderstandingonlife,youmightnotbeabletospeaklikethem,butifyouheardthemyouwouldbecomeawareandknowdeeplyof...iftheyspoketruthornot.Theonlywayyouknowthey'respeakingthetruthisbecausedeepdownyou'reconsciousoftruth.Yourecognizetruth.Yourecognizegenius,yourecognizedivineuniversallaw.It'salreadythere.It'sjustamatteroftweakingitandawakingitandbecomingconscious.Whenababyisbornitalreadyknowstoholditsbreathunderwater.Why?There'saconsciousnesstoeachandeveryoneofus.WearemoreconnectedtoGodandtotheplanetthanwegiveourselvescreditfor.Wedon'talwaysneedsciencetotellus.Itreallyisalotoftimesthere.SoIsayfirstandforemostisjustcalmingthemind.That'swhyIthinkmeditationisimportant,openingyourthirdeyeandjustbecoming...allowingyourselftobeawareandusingyourgutinstinctandthatinnerconsciousnesstoknow.AndwhenIlookoveramountain,especiallyifI'mpracticingbreathworkandIaskmyselfdeeplywhatismytruth,IusuallygetaninklingfeelingonwhichwayIshouldgo.Itdoesn'tmeanthatI'mnotscaredto,orI'mnotinfear,orI'mnotconfusedaboutcertainthingswith,youknow,dietorsupplementstouseordailyprotocol.ButIhaveaknowingnessaboutit.SoIlikethattobemynorthstar.AndeverytimeI'minnature,I'matapark,I'minthewoods,I'mgettingsun,Ifeelareleaseoftension.IfIstareatthiscomputer...Imean,I'monthecomputeralotofhours,guys.Youknow,buildingbusinessandemailsandworkingwithclients,there'sthistensenessinmybody.There'salmostthisheadachefromlookingatthescreens.There'slikethislittlelossofeyesight.Ilookinthemirrorandthere'sbagsundermyeyes.Likewhatif,youknow,mybody'sbeenliketakinginallthisnegativeenergy?But,youknow,whenIgointonature,whenIgetthesun,whenItakeoffmyshoesandallowmyfeettotouchtheEarth,Ialwaysfeeladeepsenseofreleaseandenergyflow.Chi,chiflowistheonlywayIknowhowtoexplainit.AndIjust...Iknowit'sthereandIknowthatbeliefisthemostpowerfulenergyofall.Soifyouguysareabletocreatebeliefitdoesn'treallymatterwhatyourperspectiveoftruthis.Ifyoubelievethatyourbodycanhealthatbeliefchangesyouractualgeneticmakeup.Itchangesyourhormonelevels.Itchangesyournervoussystem.Isn'tthatthemostironicthingintheworldthatifyoujust...ifyoupracticefaithwhichleadstobeliefthenyou...theneverythingwithinyouwillstartchanging?Imean,that'sgodlypower.That'screationofhealth,creationofself,youknow.Itisscientificfactthatwhatyouthinkandhowyouact,itwillaffectyournervoussystemputtingyouinaparasympatheticnervoussystemorfightorflightsympatheticstate.Itwillchangeyourhormonesandthatwillchangetheinflammation,yourdigestionlevels,andyouroptimizationofnutrientabsorptionandyour...andhowyourespondtonegativityandtheenergyyougiveyourbossandyourabilitytogetaraiseandtheenergyyou'regivingtoyourchildandtheenergyyougivetoyourhusbandorwifeandtheenergyyouallowyourselftofeelandwhereyouchoosetolive.Imean,that'sthecompoundeffortoflifeandexperience.Imean,thatistherealcurrencytobechasing.


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Moneyfollowsthat,youknow.Youknow,peoplespendalloftheirmoneytryingtofindthosetruthsandhigherexperiencesofenergeticflow.So,youknow,startingwithmindsetandwalkinginfaithtowardswhatyouwantoutofyourlife.It'snotwhatyouthinkisrealistic.Theworldrealisticisthebiggestdisablingwordinhumanhistoryandsamewithfindingacure.Thereisnocureforanything.Lifeistemporary.Lifeis...youknow,deathisinremission,youknow.Wearealljustlivingandconstantlyre-growingwhilewe'rehere.Soit'samatterofjustchoosingtohavefaithinsomethingandthatmindsetwillopenupthingsbeyondyourwildestdreams,evenifitdoesn'tcomesinthecolorsorideasthatwewantitto.Imean,mandreamedthatwewouldwannafly.Howmanyofyouhavehadadreamandsaid,"Man,IwishIcouldfly.IwishIcouldjusttakeoffandflythroughthecrowds."Andthensomeonecreatedanaircraftthatallowedustoflythroughtheclouds.Imean,isthatnottheexactsamething,youknow?Imean,thefactthatwecangetonthiscall.I'mtalkingtoabigplasticthingrightnowcalledacomputerandI'mtouchingallofyouandit'snotjustwiththesoundofmyvoicethatyou'rehearinginstantaneously.It's...you'rehearingmyenergy.Myenergyiscomingthroughthesewavesandtouchingeachandeveryoneofyou.Isn'tthat...youknow,ifyouwerebeingtoinspiredrightnowandit'schangingyourenergy,it'schangingyourgeneticmakeupaswespeak,knowthatthatistherootdivinenessofyourlife.Andifyouallowyourselftobeyourowncreatorthatiswhereyoucanstart.Andthat'swhereIstarted.Iallowedmyselftohavefaith.Iallowedmyselftobemyownbestdoctor.AndIdidn'tlistentothatlittlevoiceinmyheadthatsaidIcouldn't.AndeverydayIhadtopracticebuildingmyfaith,givingmyselfenoughpositiveenergythatIdidn'tfoldunderthepressureofworryandfearandalackofbelief.AndIthinkthatthere'ssomethingtobesaidbeyondwillpower.It'sjustchoosingtoputyourselfinstatesthatnourishesyou.Likethispodcastcanbenourishing,Katie'spodcast.ListentootherKatie...ofKatie'spodcasts.Theycanallbenourishingtoyourneeds.Youhavetoinvestinthingsthatallowyoutokeepwalkingthispathoffaithpersistently.Katie:That'ssoimportant.AndIthinkthat'swhatmakesyourapproachsouniqueisthatyouverymuch...fromwhatI'vereadatleastofyourworkaremindsetfirstandkeepingthatinfocusandIthinkitiseasyespeciallyifyouarethemoreacademictypeorintellectualtofallintotheresearchandthedetails,whichIknowI'mguiltyofbecausethat'smydefault.Butyou'resoright.Wehavetokeepbothofthoseandkeepthatmindsetfirstandforemost.AndyouhaveaprogramthatyoucalltheS.H.I.E.L.D.Program.Socanyoukindofwalkusthroughthatalittlebitmoreandexplainwhatitis?Dane:Yes.So,youknow,afterIgottheresultsIdid,I...doctorstoldmeIwasgonnabeondrugsfortherestofmylife,theyweretalkingaboutsurgeries.IcheckedmyselfoutofahospitaleventuallyandIwasworkingwithmynaturepathicprofessorwhileIwasinschoolandIspentthebetterpartofayearhousebound,atfirstbedrestandthenhousebound.AndIstartedcreatingsmallgoalsformyselfandIstartedjournalingeverydayandI...onceIgottheresultsIgainedabout55pounds,upto60poundsandIgotmyselfoffeverydrug,Iavoidedallsurgeries,Iwasabletotakebackmycareer.Igotridofmysymptomsanditwasnoteasy.Andstill,tothisdayIstillhavegoalsand,youknow,symptomsIlookto,youknow,battleandcontinuetolearnandI'malwayslearning.Thelearningwon'tstop.ButwhenIdecidedthateverythingI'vebeenthroughIreallywantedtoshare.Ithinkthatwhenyouachievesomethingspecial,whichIknewIachievedsomethingdifferentbecauseIjustdidn'tseeanythinglikethis,IknewIhadagifttoreallygivetotheworld.AndIthink


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thatthat'soneofthemostspecialthingsyoucanhaveinlifeto,youknow,createacareeroutofsomethinguniquewhereyoucanwakeupeverydayanddevoteyourselftoanideathatwasyouridea.Imean,thattomeisthecoolestthing.It'sjust...it'slikeplaying,youknow.Justusingyourimaginationandcreating.AndIdecidedwhenIwantedtohelppeoplethattherewasnowayIcouldteachsomeonesomeonesizefitsallprogramanditwouldjustendupinbacklashfromthecommunity.SowhenIlookedatthepillars...Icallitthesixpillarsofhealththatallowedmetocreateahealingeffectthroughdailycompoundedefforts.Irealizedthatitwasn'tonethingthatallowedmetogettheresults.Itwaseverythingbuteverythingcombinedtogether.SoI'vemetalotofpeopleouttherewho'vetriedcertaindiets,who'vetriedcertainsupplements,triedaprobiotic,triedtheanti-inflammatory,triedafast,youknow,triedgettingmoresleep,triedaddinginmeditationandthey'restillstuckandthey'renotgettingtheresultstheywant.Butpersonalizingthemtoyouanddoingthemalltogetheronaconsistentdailyregimentiswhereyou'regonnagetthatcompoundedinteresttocreateatidalwaveofpositiveenergy.AndIcalledthatS.H.I.E.L.D.SoS.H.I.E.L.D.,justlikeitsounds,buildingyournatural...soyourdefenseagainsttheseproblemsinyourlife.AndS.H.I.E.L.D.isapersonalizedhealingprogramofthesixpillarsofhealth.ItisanacronymthatstandsforSupplements,Herbs,Imagination,Exercise,Lifestyle,andDiet.Soeachoneofthosesystems,youbecomeempoweredtopersonalizeittoyourlife.Weaimtohelpteachyouallthedifferentwaysthatyoucanutilizesupplements,whichoneshavebeenmost,youknow,effectiveforalotofpeopleinourcommunity,whathaveweexperiencedwiththem,why,whichherbs,howcanyouchangeyourmindsettostart...stopseeingthisasasacrificeandstartseeingitasaninvestmentinwhoyouwouldwanttobeanyways.Thatwasthebiggestcatalystinmyimagination.IstartedinvestinginthepersonIwantedtobeandIstoppedsacrificingmyPapaJohn'spizzaandsacrificingmybeerandsacrificingmycandy.ItwasnolongerservingmeonwhoIwantedtobeinthisworldandwhatexperiencesIwantedtohave.Andexercise.IstoppedexercisingforfitnessandIstartedexercisingforhealth.Andlifestyle.Istartedsurroundingmyselfwiththingsandcreatinganenvironmentthatempoweredmeanddidnotcauseevenmorestress.Diet.Icherry-pickedfromdifferentdiets.Ilearned,IreadtheSCDdietbyElaineGottschallIlookedatthelowfodmapdietandItriedKetosisandItriedDoctorKlein'sfruitariandietforIBDandpaleoandvegetarianorvegan.AndIstartedgettingexperiencewithallthesetypesofdietsandthencherry-pickingcertainfoodsormealsthatIfeltworkedforme.SoInolongerneededtorepresentsomeoneelse'sbrandofdietbutjusttookwhatIwanted.Andalotofpeoplefeelthatthat'scheating.Guys,it'snotcheating.Thereisno...there'snowhite...there'sno,youknow,likeNikecheckthatsaysthevegan,youknow,wayorlikethepaleoway.We'renotatoddsofprovingwho'srightandwho'swrong.Ifacertainthingfromacertaindietworksforyou,implementit.It'syourpersonallife.Youcantakefromwhoeverwhenever.Youdon'tneedtofollowthewholenineyards.SoIstartedcherry-pickingdietphilosophyandIrealizedthattherewerecertain...whatIcallthefourkeystofoodphilosophythatallowedittoworkformyguthealth.SoIdon'tteachdietnecessarily.Iteachfoodphilosophy.Howdoesaveganmealwork?Howisitbestdigested?Howdoesapaleomealwork?Howdoessomeonewho'srunningonfatversuscarbs...youknow,andsoon.Katie:Ilovethat.It's...Ithinkit's...ifanybodytakesjustonethingfromwhatyoujustsaidthere'sobviouslysomuchtherebuttheideaof...thatyoufocusonthepositiveandthatyoustartedchoosingthegood,notavoidingthebad.Itwasn'taboutnoteatingpizza.Itwasaboutbeingabletochoosethegood,high-qualityfoodsthatreallynourishyou.Ithinkthatalone,thatmindsetisso,soimportant.


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Katie:AndI'mcuriousifyouhaveanyadviceforsomeonewhoprobablyisreallyresonatingwiththisandIknowIhearfromalotofreadersandlistenerswhohavedigestivestrugglesandevenI'veheardfromsomewhodidhavethesurgeryandwhohadtohavepartoftheircolonremovedorwhoareonthatlineandthey'retryingtodotherightthingsandthey'retryingtoeathealthy.Butforanyonewho'sstrugglingwiththehealthproblems,doyouhaveanystartingadviceforthosewhoarealreadymaybeeatingcleanbutthey'rejustnotgettingresultsyet?Dane:Yeah.That'sahardoneandthatisI'dsaythebiggestproblem,oneofthebiggesthurdlesiswhen


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you'realreadyeatinghealthyandyou'renotgettingtheresultsyouwant.Andtwothings.One,healingstartsinthemind.Yourbodywillnotchangeuntilyourmindchanges.Untilyoustartnourishingyourmind...it'snotjustwillpower,guys.It'snourishment.Okay?Mentalnourishment,surroundingyourselfwiththingswith...that'llgiveyoupeace.Whydoyouthinkwegoonvacation?Mentalnourishment.Everydayshouldbelittletidbitsofmentalnourishment.Beautifulmusic,getsomesunifyoucan,calling...youknow,havingpositiveconversations.Imean,whydowecallsomeoneourbestfriend?Becausetheyconsistentlywithoutadoubtalwaysgiveusamazingpositiveenergyandinspireus.That'swhywesurroundourselveswiththembecausewejustbuildeachother.Sojustcreatemorebestfriends.Justdon'tevergivesomeonenegativeenergy.It'sawasteofbothyourtimes.You'rejustpoisoningthepool.So,youknow,practice,youknow,puttingyourselfinplacestobenourished.Likegettingamentalmassage,right?Likemakingemotionallovetoyourself,allowingyourselftobelovedandnourishedeveryday.It'snotjustwillpower.Sothat'sonethingandIseethatalotwithpeoplewhoareeatingperfectdietsisthey'restressedaboutstress.They'reeatingperfectbutthey'refreakingoutbecausethey'redoingitonatimecrunch.Almostlikethey'rerunningatriathlonwaitingtoseesomeendinsight,somelightattheendofthetunnel.Andthey'renotactuallyfindingpeaceinthisperfectwayandthey'reisolatingthemself.Andsoforone,guys,Isee...youknow,checkyourstress,checkyourlife.Areyoureallyfindingcontentmentinyourdailyhabits?Becausethisisn'tjustwillpower.Sothat'soneisareset.AndtwoisIfindthatalotoftimesifyouhavesystemicinflammatoryresponsesthatdietalonewon'tsaveyou.Dietcanbehealingbutalotoftimesyouneedextrasystemsinplacetoreallycreateacatalystofchange.Changingthebodyisthehardestthing.Maintainingthebodyismucheasier.Itismucheasierformetomaintainmyresultsthangoingbackandtryingtogofroma122poundstoa132poundstoa140,youknow,andsoforth.Thatchangewasextremelyhard.Ihadtoworkmuchharderthenthanjusttomaintainmyresultsnow.Soanyonewho'sgoingthroughthatknowthatonceyougetthereyou'll...itwillbecomeeasier.Itwasmucheasiertomaintain.Butchangingsometimestakesalotmorethandiet.Solookingatsystemsofhowcanyouchangethemicrobiome,howcanyouchangeyourstressresponse,howcanyousimplify,right?Tomasteranythingistosimplify.Ifyouwenttothebesthealerintheworld,heshould...heorsheshouldbeabletosimplifyyourdaywitheasydoablestepsthatevenasixgradercouldimplement.Okay?Somasteringthingsisextremelyhardbuttoteachpeoplehowtobecomeself-empoweredshouldbemoreofasimplifiedmanner.Sosimplifyyourday.That'showyoumasterit.Andlastlyisjustbecausesomething'shealthydoesn'tmeanit'shealthyforyou.Alotofpeoplearestuckon,"IfIincreasemygreens,ifIincreasemymicronutrientsandmyantioxidants,thatshouldoverwhelmthediseasewithinme."Nottrue.What'smoreimportantthanallthehealthyfoodyou'reputtinginismakingsurethehealthyfoodisnotcausinganinflammatoryresponse.Sounderstandingcanyouproperlydigestthisfood.Ifnot,it'smostlylikelycausinginflammatoryresponse.Areyouhavingafoodsensitivity?Isyourimmunesystemreactingtoit?I'veseenpeoplehavereactionstolettuce,onions,asparagusandneverknowthattheydid.Doesitmeantheycanneverhavethatstuffagain?No,itjustmeansthattheirimmunesystemneedstobecalmeddown,themucosalliningprobablyneedstobehealedcorrectly.Leakygutneedstobegottenridof.Thetime...thebodyneedsspace.Thebestwaytoimaginethatisimaginethatyouwerearunnerandyousaid...andeveryonejustbroadlysaidthatrunningthreemilesisveryhealthy.It'sgoodforyourcholesterol,it'sgoodforyourheartrate,it'sgoodforsweatinganddetoxing.It'saboostofserotonin,ithelpsincreasemitochondriaenergyproduction.It'sall


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good.Thatshouldn'tbeaproblem.Butifyouhaveaproblemwithyourkneeandyoukeeppracticingrunningthreemiles,thatthreemilerunforyouspecificallyisextremelydamagingandit'snotgoodforyouandit'sinflammatory.Doesitmeanyou'llneverbeabletorunthreemilesagain?Doesitmeanyou'llneverbeabletohavethatperfectkalesaladagainorthatveganquinoasaladagainor,youknow,someothertypeoffruitorvegetablethatyou'renothavingaproblemwith?No.It...youwillbeabletohavethatmealordothatthree-mileagainbutyouhavetoproperlyhealfirst.Sodon'tseeeverythingsoblackandwhite.Findyourpersonalregiment.Justtrytohealyourself.Don'ttrytounderstandthewholeconceptofhumanhealing,youknow?LeavethattothepeoplewhoarewritingthebooksandgettingthePhDs...isjustfindyouranswer.Don'ttrytofindtheanswer.Andthatstartswithunderstandingthatifyoucan'teatit,itdoesn'tmeanyoucan'teatitnow.Ifyou'rehavingasensitivitytoacertainfooditdoesn'tmeanthatyoucan'teatitlater.Itjustmeansthatyouneedtoworkonallowingyourbodythespaceandgivingittheenergeticresponseandreducingtheinflammatorythingstoallowforproperhealing.Katie:SomuchwisdominthatandI...itremindsmeof...I'veheardseveralstorieslikethisandmetseveralpeoplewhoforinstancereceivedaterminaldiagnosisofcancer.Andtheyrealizedtheyonlyhadafewmonthslefttoliveandtheygotridofeverythingthatwasn'tactuallyimportanttotheminlifeandtheyfocusedonfamilyandtheexperiencestheytrulywantedtohaveandsleepandjustnourishingtheirbodyinthatwaysothattheycouldlivethoselastfewmonthstothefullestandthentheygotbetter.BecauseIthinkyou'reright.ThatreallyillustratesthatthemindsetissoimportantandIthinkitiseasytogetinthattrapofbeingsoworriedaboutthedetailsanddoingeverythingperfectlyandforgettingthatstressisextremelytoxicinandofitself.Andyoualsomentionedlikerelationshipsandcommunityandsurroundingpeoplewith...orsurroundingyourselveswithpeoplewhoreallyupliftyouandwhokeepyourmentalstatepositiveandIthinkthatalso...ifwecanonlytakeafewthingsfromthispodcastthatthatalone,ifwewouldallgivealittlebitmoretimeandinsighttothatcommunityaspect,itwouldimproveourlivesdramatically.I'mcuriousiftherewaslikeacommunityandrelationshipaspecttoyourhealingaswell.Wasthat...didyouhaveasupportcommunityorrelationshipsthathelpedyoualongtheway?Dane:Yeah.Youknow,foragoodamountoftimeIhadagirlfriendwhowascloseandreallyacceptedwhatwasgoingon.Imean,youknow,guys,youknow,whenIwasayoungkidIgot...youknow,Ibecameamodel.Imean,youcanimaginemyegowasalittlehigh,youknow.IwastryingtobeinfitnessmagazinesandIwastryingtogetpaidandlookcoolinclothes.Andshegotinarelationshipwiththatdouchebagandendedupwithasickly,youknow,asickly122-poundboyfriend.Shedidn'texactlysignupforthat.But,youknow,itshowedmesomegraceandshewasreallythereformeinabigway.Familywasreallybig,bigformeinabigway.Ihadaroommate,mybestfriendforsixyearsand,youknow,hewasreallythereformeandjustgavemethatspaceand,youknow,really...asIstartedlearningaboutdietandnutritionandgettingintoholisticmedicine,IfoundthathewasreallyexcitedaboutwhatIwasdoingtoobecausehehadsignsofgerdand,youknow,justsomeotherhealthissuesthathestartedgettingbenefitsfromwhatIwasdoing.SoIstartedsharingwhatIwaslearningwithmycommunityandtheyembracedit.SoIabsolutelyhadacommunityand,youknow,IrecentlymovedfromNewYorkCitytoSantaMonica,Californiabecauseofthelifestyleandthecommunityandthedaily,justreality.Soit'sabsolutelystillinmy


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mindandIknowitmakesthebiggestdifference.It'snotjustwillpower,guys.It'sjustmakingarationalchoicetogiveyourselfwhatyouemotionallyneed.Thespiritissooldandwiseandit'snotrational.Itdoesn'tcareit's2018.Itneedswhatitneedsanditknowswhatitknowsandyouhavetouseyourrationalmindtoputyourselfinplacetogetthosenourishmentsandnotjusttrytobestrong-willedaboutitandjusttrytouseyourwillpowerbecausethat'sgonnacreateastressfulresponse.Youhavetojustaskyourselfwhatdoyouneed.Howcanyoubenourished?Havingacommunitythatunderstandsyouandthinkslikemindedandempowersyouisabsolutelyimportant.Socommunicatingthat,beinginahomethatspeakstoyouandgivesyoupeaceandallowsyoutocreatehealingmealsandallowsyoutohavethemostrestfulnightsandgivesyouaplacetocreateisveryimportant.Livinginaplacethatmakesyouexcited.IthinkabigpieceofadviceforyouguysisIlivedinSantaMonicaforyearsandImovedtoNewYorkbecauseIwaspursuingacareerandIreallywantedtostartgoingaftersuccess.AnditdidpayoffinalotofwaysbutmylifestyledramaticallywentdownandIwasconstantlystressedandintheseenvironmentsthatweren'thealthy.AndIeventuallycamebackandItellpeoplenowthattheonlyreasonlivinginNewYorkwasrightformepersonallyisbecauseIgotoutofthere.SoIgottheexperienceandIgotout.Soifyouguysarekindofwondering,you'renotsurewhattodo,youknow,Ipersonallybelievethatyoucancreateacareerandyoucangoafterthosethingsanywhereifyoucandoitinaplacethatfirstandforemosthastheblueprintofmakingyouhappy.ThatisgonnabeIthinkoneofthebeststrategicchoicesyoucanmakeforyourselfbecauseifyougetyourselfinapositiveenergeticstate,yoursolution-orientedmindsetisgoingtoopenup.Yourabilitytostartbringingpeopleto...tostartbeingamagnetforlike-mindedpeopleisgoingtodramaticallyincrease.Andyou'regonnabeabletocreatethosesolutionsintherightenvironment.Don'ttrytobe...don'ttrytocreateyourlifeinaplacewhereyoudon'tactuallywannabuildyourlife.Beaplacethatyouwannaroot.That'sthemostimportantthing.Youneedabasisofwhoyouwannabeandwhereyouwannabetogrowon.Don'tbuildona...don'tbuildyourperfecthouseonaseaofsand.It'sjust...you'regonnahavetorestartanyways.Sofindaplaceinthisworldthatgivesyousomecontentmentandbuildfromthere.Andwhenyoustartputtingoutthosepositiveenergyofsolution-orientedpositivethinking,surroundingyourselfwithbeing...youknow,oneofthetopfivepeopleyou'resurroundingyourselfwithissomeonefromabookorapodcastthatreallyinspiresyou,thatmightnot...youknow,youmightnothavetheabilitytomakeyourbestfriendoneonone,facetoface,andgivingyourselfnourishment.AndthelastthingI'dreallyliketosayaboutthatisInoticed...lastyearIhadthisepiphanythatthehumanspiritineachoneofusisalmosttheexactsameandthat'swhywe'reabletospeaktoeachotherandrealizewhateachothermightneed.Andwecantrytocommunicatewhatwe'refeelingalackoforwhatwearefeelingtonsofjoyinbecauseweallhavethesamebasicneedsinourspirits.Ourspiritsarereallyblueprintofeachother.We'reallmadefromcarbonfromthestars.Ifyoulookatastronomyyourealizethathumansarejust,youknow,basiccompoundsfromtheuniverseandthestarsandourspiritsarereallyjust,youknow,copiedandpastedwithineachother.Weallhavethesamebasicneeds,unconditionallove,higherexperience,validationofcommunity,validationoflifepurposeor,youknow,orcommunityneed.Andwe'reallheretoreallyseekthosesamethingsandwe'redoingitinourownuniqueway.Soonceyourealizethat,yourspirithasthosebasicneeds,useyourrationalmindtostartnourishingthose.Don'talwaysjustusewillpower.Ithinkyou'regonnagetreally,reallyfar.Katie:Absolutely.AndIcan'tbelievewe'realreadyalmostattheendofourtimebutaquestionIlovetoask


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towardtheendisifthere'sabookthathasreallyhadaprofoundimpactonyourlifethatyouwouldrecommendtoothers?Dane:SothebookformethatIwantedtosaywasthe"Maker'sDiet"byJordanReuben.AndIdon'tsaythatbookbecauseitwasfilledwiththemostunbelievablyhugeamountofknowledge.ItwasagreatbookanditdidteachmealotbutbecauseIrelatedwiththatman'sstorysomuchitactedasahumongouscatalystforme.Guys,whatIrecommendisfindsomeoneouttherewhohasgonethroughsomethingsimilartoyouthatyoucanreallyresonatewith,thatyoucanseeyourselfin,thattheyhaveenoughofasimilarpath,thatyou...whattheysayresonatesandtheycanbeacatalystforyou.TonyRobinsoranyoneoutthere.TonyRobinsreallyinspiredmeaswell...is...theywillneverbeabletohealyou.Adoctorcan'thealyou.Onlyyoucanhealyou.Onlyyoucanchangeyou.Thebestthing,Katie,canbeforyouorIcanbeforyouoranyofthesepeoplecouldbeforyouisacatalystinyourlifetobuildenoughfaithsothatyoucanstartmakingdramaticchange.Sofindabookthatcanbeacatalystandyoufeelcanreallyhaveanimpactonyou.Don'tjustreadsomethingjustforthegoldennuggetsofphilosophyorideaordiets.ThoseareallreallygoodbutIthinkthethingthat'sgonnahavethemostimpactforyou...forsomeoneissomethingofrelatability.Katie:Ithinkthat'saperfectplacetoend.AndDane,thankyousomuchforyourtime.ThisisdefinitelyanamazingepisodeandIknowit'sgonnahelpalotofpeople.Wherecanpeoplefindyouonlineiftheywannastayintouch?Dane:Yeah.SoanyonewithCrohn'sorColitis...IconsultpeoplespecificallywithCrohn'sorColitis.That'scrohnscolitislifestyle.com.YoucanfollowmeonInstagram,danejohnson1.AndyoucouldfollowmeonFacebook,facebook.com/crohnscolitislifestyle.Ifyou'relookingformoreinformation,Iwouldjoinmyemaillist.MyfirstemailhasacomplimentaryeBook,"SixTipsToHealingCrohn'sandColitis"andthenitcomeswitha...my60-dayhealingjournalwhichistheexactjournalIkeptfor185daysduringmyhealingprocess.SoyoucanstarttoseethedailythingsIaskedmyselfandhowItrackthat.Soevenifyoudon'thaveCrohn'sorColitisandyou'relookingtostartcreatingalargeimpactinyourlifeIwouldrecommendusingthat.Sothat'scomplimentaryonmyemaillistaswell.Katie:Wonderful.Andallthoselinkswill,ofcourse,beintheshownotesatwellnessmama.fmforanyofyouwhoaredriving.Don'tworryaboutwritingthemdown.AndDane,thankyousomuchforyourtimeandthankstoallofyouforlistening.AndIhopetoseeyouagainnexttimeontheWellnessMamaPodcast.

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