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EFR 895: Somatic Therapy, Trauma Release and Nervous System Regulation with Dr. Christian Gonzalez

Release Date: 09/02/2025

EFR 909: Stop Trying, Start Doing: How to Overcome Fear, Procrastination, and People-Pleasing with Carla Ondrasik

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This episode is brought to you by and Author and mindset disruptor Carla Ondrasik unpacks the radical idea behind ‘stop trying’. Carla challenges the culturally accepted virtue of “trying,” revealing it as a fear response that keeps us stuck in inaction and self-sabotage. Through personal stories—from pitching hit songs to Cher to rewriting her own future through visualization—Carla shares why doing, not trying, is the true path to success. This conversation explores how trying shows up in our language, our relationships, and our goals, and offers clear, compassionate...

EFR 908: How to Use Methylene Blue Safely for Energy, Recovery & Brain Health with Dr. Scott Sherr

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In this second part of the conversation, Dr. Scott Sherr returns to unpack one of the most fascinating compounds in modern mitochondrial medicine — methylene blue. Once used as the first FDA-approved antimicrobial drug, methylene blue is now being rediscovered as a powerful mitochondrial optimizer that helps the body both produce and detoxify energy at the same time. Dr. Sherr breaks down how it enhances ATP production, improves focus, endurance, and recovery, and even helps with travel fatigue and brain fog. He explains how methylene blue works at the cellular level, why quality and...

EFR 907: Why Men Are (Quietly) Giving Up - Modern Masculinity in the US and Promising Mental Health Therapies with Benjamin Forest

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EFR 905: How to Know You Have a Wounded Inner Child (and How to Heal It) with Olivia Amitrano

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Olivia Amitrano — founder of Organic Olivia and now recording artist OLIVIA — returns to explore the art of reinvention, inner child healing, and overcoming the fear of the unknown. Olivia opens up about shedding the identity that built her success, rediscovering creativity through play, and learning to trust herself again after a period of deep change. She shares how solo travel, sobriety, and stillness led her back to her truest self, and how embracing imperfection and presence opened the door to her next evolution as an artist. Together, we discuss the courage it takes to outgrow...

EFR 904: The Neuroscience of Relationships and Safety: Healing Attachment and Core Wounds with Jessica Baum

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This episode is brought to you by , and Today I we sit down with psychotherapist and author Jessica Baum to explore how our earliest attachment patterns and trauma bonds shape the way we love, connect, and heal. Drawing from her groundbreaking new book , Jessica explains how the body stores implicit memory, why safety—not strength—is the gateway to healing, and how we can transform our nervous system responses to build secure, authentic relationships. Together, Chase and Jessica dive into the neuroscience of trauma healing, the difference between familiar love and real safety, the role...

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EFR 900: Politics Meets Wellness, Why MAHA is "Good Chaos" and How the SB 14 Bill is Changing America's Healthcare with Senator Patrick McMath

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What if the key to unlocking lasting health isn’t in another supplement, diet, or biohack—but in your nervous system? In this powerful conversation, Dr. Christian Gonzalez, ND (naturopathic doctor and somatic healing expert) returns to Ever Forward Radio to break down the science and spirituality of nervous system regulation, trauma healing, and somatic practices.

We explore how trauma shapes identity, why emotions get trapped in the body, and how reconnecting with your somatic experience can unlock healing from chronic illness, emotional blocks, and broken relationships. Whether you’re struggling with stress, unresolved trauma, or simply want to deepen your connection with your body, this episode offers practical tools and profound insights to help you move ever forward with authenticity, love, and purpose.

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In this episode we discuss...

00:00 – Opening: Has trauma become a wellness trend?

03:13 – Defining trauma, PTSD, and identity

07:53 – Childhood development and the nervous system

11:23 – Why nervous system regulation is the root of health

14:30 – Therapy vs. somatic practice: going beyond the mind

20:02 – Safety as a state of being, not a place

23:59 – Settling, self-abandonment, and chronic disease

27:08 – Learning the body’s language: interoception

33:34 – Building an authentic relationship with your body

37:40 – Practices to reconnect with the body (Yoga Nidra, awareness, sound)

46:41 – Where emotions live in the body (Chinese medicine & fascia)

55:05 – Infertility, womb healing, and somatic breakthroughs

57:07 – Fear of the work and trusting your body

01:00:06 – Responsibility for our experiences and relationships

01:02:52 – Integration, authenticity, and unconditional love

01:08:29 – Men, grief, and the heart-centered warrior

01:13:14 – Dr. G’s somatic modality: fascia, breath, and sound

01:17:39 – Integration as the key to sustaining healing

01:21:56 – Living in purpose through body connection

01:24:48 – Protecting children’s somatic awareness

01:29:28 – Parenting, accountability, and breaking generational cycles

01:31:40 – Final reflections and where to find Dr. G

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Dr. G was first on Ever Forward Radio in episode 298 https://www.chasechewning.com/podcasts/episode/298

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