Podcast Episode Details

Tana Amen - The Relentless Courage of a Scared Child

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Episode 392

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Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/tanaamen392

Tana Amen (IG: @tanaamen) is a New York Times bestselling author, vice president of the Amen Clinics, a neurosurgical ICU trauma nurse, and a world-renowned health and fitness expert.

She has won the hearts of millions with her simple yet effective strategies to help anyone optimize their lifestyle and win the fight for a strong body, mind, and spirit.

Tana holds a second-degree black belt in Kenpo Karate and a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

Tana and her husband, Dr. Daniel Amen, have four children and five grandchildren.

Today we're discussing her new book: The Relentless Courage of a Scared Child: How Persistence, Grit, and Faith Created a Reluctant Healer.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How we were all scared children at one time
• The epiphany Tana had working with addicts
• Tana's first 3 memories as a child
• Growing up in constant chaos
• Tana's mom always showed she loved her
• Dealing with unwanted attention and bullying during her teen years
• Battling an eating disorder, anxiety, and depression
• Tana was diagnosed with thyroid cancer at age 23
• How Prozac hijacked her brain
• The spiritual walk that lead to Tana's healing journey
• Responsibility means the ability to respond
• Falling in love with her best friend, Dr. Daniel Amen
• Working with Byron Katie
• Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy can help with trauma
• Lifestyle factors including food, nutrition, and exercise impact your health
• Be your own best advocate
• Your doctor is not your boss, they are your partner
• Tana's life-changing journey studying Metabolic Medicine and Functional Medicine
• Implementing the Omni diet at Amen Clinics
• Consciously raising her daughter Chloe in a healthy environment
• The vulnerable truth about writing a memoir
• Processing past trauma through the eyes of an adult
• Helping her half sister and taking custody of her 2 nieces
• Forgiving her dad before he passed away
• The powerful need for forgiveness

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Related links:

Tana Amen - The Relentless Courage of a Scared Child (book)

Tana Amen's website

Amen Clinics

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Tana Amen - The Omni Diet (book)

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Published on 4 years, 10 months ago