🎙️ Unchaining Your Pain: Healing Trauma & Unlocking Brain Vitality
Oct 27, 2025
A conversation with Dr Cynthia Libert on the Re-Think Aging Podcast
What if your brain wasn’t fixed - but constantly adapting, rewiring, and capable of extraordinary healing at any age?
In this episode of the Re-Think Aging Podcast, Dr Cynthia Libert welcomes Dr Ruth Mary Allan, Certified Brain Health Coach, Emotional Resilience Specialist, and Founder of the Wellbeing Warrior Academy. Together, they explore how trauma, stress, and everyday habits shape the way we think, feel, and heal - and how to unlock the brain’s natural vitality.
💬 What You’ll Learn
- The 5 Pillars of Brain Health - how to fuel, move, rest, and challenge your brain for lifelong resilience
- How Trauma Rewires the Brain - and the science of neuroplasticity that allows recovery
- Havening - how gentle touch and sensory input calm the nervous system and reduce distress
- Cognitive Nutrition – why nutrients, hydration, and blood-sugar balance matter for focus and mood
- Environmental Threats to the Mind - the hidden toxins in our homes, workplaces, and digital spaces that drain clarity
🎧 Listen or Watch
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🌿 Why This Conversation Matters
Unresolved emotional stress can influence everything from sleep to immunity
For many of us, trauma isn’t a single event - it’s an accumulation of experiences that quietly reshape how we process emotion and make decisions. Dr Allan shares her own journey through trauma, miscarriage, and burnout - and how neuroscience helped her rebuild both energy and empathy. She reminds us that the brain isn’t fragile; it’s adaptive. When we create the right internal and external environment, healing becomes possible
This conversation is a bridge between science and compassion - a reminder that recovery starts not with perfection, but with awareness and small daily choices
🌟 Take the Next Step
If this conversation resonated with you, explore explore the Thrive by 85 programme - designed to combine clinical expertise with practical neuroscience for real-world recovery and performance
If you enjoyed this episode, share it with someone who could use a reminder that healing is possible
⚠️ Educational content only – not a substitute for medical advice. Please consult a qualified clinician for personalised care.
