Dr. Mariel Buqué opens with a revelation that stops you in your tracks: trauma isn't just something that happened to you, it is something that was passed down to you at the genetic level, beginning at conception.

Most people move through life in a low-grade survival state, reacting to triggers they cannot explain, carrying the emotional weight of ancestors who never got the chance to heal. This is why depression, anxiety, and a persistent sense of not being enough feel so impossible to shake, they were wired in long before you had any say.

Dr. Buqué walks you through how to regulate your nervous system daily, how to challenge the limiting beliefs that run your life, and why healing your body first unlocks your ability to think, create, and finally thrive.

The work is hard and it bends you into uncomfortable shapes, but today is always a good day to start breaking the cycle.

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In this episode you will:

Understand how generational trauma is passed down biologically and why you may be carrying wounds that were never yours to begin with
Learn three accessible nervous system regulation practices you can use anywhere to interrupt stress responses in real time
Recognize the difference between managing mental health symptoms and actually healing the trauma underneath them
Discover how to challenge limiting beliefs about yourself by tracing them back to their root and doing the body-centered work alongside the mental work
Shift from survival mode into a state where creativity, abundance, and meaningful connection become genuinely possible