Inherited Trauma: The Hidden Reason Depression Runs In Your Family
Wellness + Wisdom with Josh Trent
Release Date: 01/13/2026
Inherited Trauma: The Hidden Reason Depression Runs In Your Family
Wellness + Wisdom with Josh Trent
Is mitochondrial decline the hidden blueprint that decides how fast your body ages? Josh Trent welcomes Dr. Brad Currier, PhD, Clinical Scientist, to the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast, episode 793, to unpack how mitochondrial health is passed through generations, why modern environments and sedentary living accelerate aging, how mitophagy and Urolithin A restore cellular energy, why gut health blocks or enables longevity, and how exercise plus targeted supplementation can fundamentally shift mood, vitality, and long term health from the inside out. 30% Off Mitopure (Timeline Nutrition) The first...
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Why Your Brain Fights Weight Loss and How to Finally Feel Safe Changing Your Body
Wellness + Wisdom with Josh Trent
Why does the brain associate weight loss with dying, and what happens when you stop fighting your body and flip the brain instead? Josh Trent welcomes Weight Loss Expert, , to the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast, episode 792, to reveal why weight gain is often a survival strategy, how subconscious identity and polarity drive compulsive eating, why willpower and restrictive diets fail, what a true Brain Flip does to dissolve fear, mourning, and self sabotage around weight loss, and how allowing transformation instead of forcing change creates sustainable freedom in the body and mind. 🚨 Experience...
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Kyle Cease | I Fasted For 11 Days To Dissolve Trauma (Surrender Experiment)
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Break the Cycle: These 4 Steps Will Delete Your Self-Sabotage Forever
Wellness + Wisdom with Josh Trent
Liberated Life Series | Episode 790 Join , host of the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast, as he shares why most people aren’t actually lazy, broken, or unmotivated, but they’re trapped in a loop their neural system believes is keeping them safe, how almost all self-sabotage begins long before behavior ever shows up, and why your life is run by the B.T.F.A. loop. We ALL have problems. Stop hiding. Start living life liberated. Learn how to set yourself free from self-sabotage, limiting beliefs, thoughts, and behaviors so you will have lifelong confidence and clarity of purpose through a thriving...
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Best of 2025: Josh Trent Reacts to Advice That Nearly Breaks Him
Wellness + Wisdom with Josh Trent
Which of these five moments challenged you the most this year, and what truth did it force you to finally face about who you really are? In the very last episode of the year, episode #789, Josh Trent reveals the most important lesson he learned from this year's guests. 2025 was a year that stretched us, softened us, and asked more of our hearts than any year before. So tune in with us to discover the best of 2025 moments that rewired Josh's reality and helped thousands of our brothers and sisters remember who they are. This episode is the essence of what we lived through this year. Because...
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Dr. Ryan Lazarus: I Discovered Spiritual Science of Healing Through Near Death Experience
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Healing Frequencies: Nikola Tesla’s BANNED Cancer Technology (Linda Bamber)
Wellness + Wisdom with Josh Trent
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Amanda Hanson: The Multi-Trillion Dollar Beauty Trap (How To Escape)
Wellness + Wisdom with Josh Trent
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Your Trauma Isn’t Yours: Josh Trent on How Your Childhood Programs Your DNA
Wellness + Wisdom with Josh Trent
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Hermetic Expert: How To Use Your Mind to Shift Reality At Will (Dr. Steven Young)
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What does it mean for your reality that every moment of your life is being co-written by you and God? Josh Trent welcomes , Hermetic Expert, to the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast, episode 784, to explore how every moment in our lives is co-orchestrated by both God and the self, why our wounds are divine assignments, how we can shift reality using frequencies, and why imagination is more powerful than desire. Get 33% Off Dr. Steven Young's Hermetics Course Dr. Steven Young’s bridges the modern and the mystical by teaching the Seven Hermetic Principles, the universal laws revealed in The...
info_outlineIs mitochondrial decline the hidden blueprint that decides how fast your body ages?
Josh Trent welcomes Dr. Brad Currier, PhD, Clinical Scientist, to the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast, episode 793, to unpack how mitochondrial health is passed through generations, why modern environments and sedentary living accelerate aging, how mitophagy and Urolithin A restore cellular energy, why gut health blocks or enables longevity, and how exercise plus targeted supplementation can fundamentally shift mood, vitality, and long term health from the inside out.
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In This Episode, Dr. Brad Currier Uncovers:
[01:10] How to Optimize Mitochondrial Health
- How our mitochondrial DNA is passed from mothers to children.
- The functions of mitochondria in the human body.
- How our environment affects our mitochondria.
- Why UV radiation from the sun damages proteins in our cells.
- How sedentary lifestyle impact mitochondrial health.
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[08:35] Intergenerational Mitochondrial Health
- How mitochondrial health is impacted by multiple generations that came before us.
- Why we're impacted by seven generations before us, and we impact seven generations after us.
- The importance of nurturing our mitochondrial health.
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[12:55] The Cause of Aging
- What causes faster aging.
- How our cells become unhealthy and age.
- Why our cell turnover slows down as we age.
- How mitochondria break down and impact our energy levels.
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[16:55] The Importance of Urolithin A
- The role of postbiotics in digestion.
- Why we need Urolithin A for optimal health.
- How Urolithin A was discovered.
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[20:55] You Need to Fix Your Microbiome
- Why we have to take supplements to maintain our health.
- How the microbiome blocks production of Urolithin A.
- Why most people's gut microbiome is damaged.
- How our gut microbiome lacks diversity compared.
[24:15] Gut-Brain Axis
- How the gut-brain axis is linked to many diseases.
- Why mitochondria can impact different systems of the body.
- The importance of supplementing Urolithin A.
- Why food cannot help us produce more Urolithin A.
- How aging affects protein absorption.
[29:35] Activate Mitophagy to Stop Aging
- Why Mitopure is the only clinically proven supplement to activate mitophagy.
- The three phases of the mitochondria's life cycle.
- Why removing cellular residue prevents aging.
- How healthy mitochondria can help us live a better life.
- Why renewing cellular energy requires consistency.
[36:05] Scientific Data Behind Mitochondrial Health
- How mitochondrial health impacts mood and mental health.
- Why Timeline Nutrition continues running new clinical studies.
- How repeated scientific research proves whether something truly works or not.
- Why they publish all of their studies online.
[43:40] The Power of Exercise
- Why professional athletes have a higher risk of heart attack.
- How exercise is the best tool for health and longevity.
- Why combining Mitopure with exercise increases mitochondrial health.
- How weightlifting helps us create new cells.
[50:20] The Fundamentals of Health
- How Brad takes care of his own health.
- Why exercise is the most important tool for him.
- The role of a good diet and sleep in our health.
[55:20] Change Is Counter-Intuitive
- Why change can feel counterintuitive at first.
- The importance of allowing ourselves to feel uncomfortable.
- How we can't often know for sure what tools or supplements are best for us.
"Poor quality food and pollutants in our environment ultimately converge on the mitochondria and have an impact on its ability to produce energy. When we have this accumulation of debris in our cells, they don't work as well and they start releasing toxins that impact cells around them. " — Dr. Brad Currier, PhD
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About Dr. Brad Currier, PhD
Brad Currier, PhD, is a clinical scientist specializing in mitochondrial health, cellular aging, and metabolic resilience.
With a background in translational research and applied clinical science, Brad focuses on how mitochondria, lifestyle inputs, and environmental stressors influence energy production, longevity, and disease risk.
His work bridges cutting-edge science with real-world application, helping people understand how to protect and optimize their cellular engines for sustained health, performance, and resilience.