In This Episode

• How MAP Method sessions can be effective for severe brain fog, fatigue, anxiety, panic, depression, trauma healing, negative thoughts and self-sabotage behaviors.
• How the MAP Method compares to talk therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and EMDR.
• How to handle setbacks constructively and capitalize on them as an opportunity to rewire the brain.

Show Notes

Join me for episode 59 where we talk with my client, Joseph Ng, about his experience with the MAP Method for symptoms of autoimmunity and CFS. Hear about his experience with many other methods including: DNRS, EMDR, CFS coaching, talk therapy, EFT/tapping, as well as naturopathic and conventional medicine approaches. 

Joe describes himself as a high sensitive person (HSP) with a significant trauma history and some OCD tendencies. Before he started to work with me, he had experience with the MAP Method through the MAP Coaching Institute’s programs, group sessions and individual sessions. He was even enrolled in the certification program to become a MAP Practitioner himself, but had to take a break to work on his own recovery, as you’ll hear him describe. 

In this episode we discuss: 

• His experience with the MAP Method and how he believed enough in the method to want to train as a MAP Practitioner.
• How he hit a rough patch over the summer and spent a couple of months in bed with severe symptoms.
• How he felt emotionally and physically before we started our sessions together: highly emotional and over reactive, fatigued, foggy, anxious/panicky, depressed, not believing in himself, with self-sabotage behaviors.
• Comparison of MAP to EMDR
• Attitude shifts he experienced as a result of MAP sessions for negative thought patterns, attitudes, addictions, and social anxiety.
• His understanding that recovery is not linear, and why setbacks are to be appreciated.
• What he’s learned from CFS coaching that helps him handle setbacks more calmly.
• The benefits he’s seen from MAP Method sessions and why he recommends MAP to others for stress, mental health, trauma healing, and understanding your own identity.
• All the things he has tried: psychotherapy, medications, meditation retreats, ayahuasca, acupuncture, acupressure, and more.
• His understanding of the mind-body, which comprises the nervous system, emotions and physical body.

If you enjoyed this episode, don’t miss  episode 47, MAP for Immune Dysfunction, with my client Dawn, who discusses the benefits from MAP sessions for MCAS, histamine sensitivity, tinnitus, muscle tension, and hives.

To learn more about the MAP Method and how it works, visit  mapforhealth.us. To schedule an Introductory MAP session please book online at  MindReMAPforHealth.com

Moments from our conversation

[37:00] So, during the time we were working together, August and September, that was the biggest leaps in recover, now that I think about it. The brain fog was starting to dissipate and I was starting to physically start to do things I hadn’t been in many months. I was taking my son swimming and bike riding. Since then my symptoms have flared up, but before if I did any activity with my son, I’d have to rest for the week, just to be able to see him again. That time where I was having more bad days than good days has switched to having more good days than bad.

[50:00] I’ve done everything. I’ve done a lot of illegal things, and also legal medications. I’ve done psychotherapy, psychiatry, clinical counseling, acupuncture, acupressure, meditation retreats, ayahuasca and some of them helped, but I haven’t ever found any long term benefits, whereas I feel like the MAP Method and the things I am doing now, I’m starting to see change in my personality and how I approach life and my thinking. Or even when it’s not going well, it doesn’t derail me like it used to before. 

[51:00] I’ve found that traditional medicine and traditional healthcare, there’s something lacking there, it doesn’t offer long lasting change. I think it's good and healthy, but if you’re struggling with the mental health side, the neural feedback is a track to pursue. The MAP Method is a track to pursue, and some form of conscious neural retraining plus self care, meditation and pursuing a calm healthy life.

[54:00] If you’re struggling with stress and mental health things and everyone has traumas to resolve, it will help you with understanding your own identity. As I understand it your mind, your body, your nervous system,  the emotions and your physical body is all one entity. Of course, you will see some positive manifestation of the positivity of letting go of that stress.

[55:00] There are a lot of studies and research that show that trauma and emotions over a lifetime are stored in the brain and the nervous system and have a direct effect on your physical health. It’s something to look into for sure.

Reflections

I work with a number of clients with autoimmune conditions and chronic fatigue (CFS) that are pleasantly surprised by the positive impact neural retraining has on their emotional state, their mental state, and their physical symptoms as a result of a set of sessions. Joe has tried it all, and he was convinced of the value of the MAP Method before we started to work together. I believe that his one-on-one sessions with me built on all the experiences he'd had with other forms of therapy, MAP group sessions, and the MAP Program for Autoimmune Conditions. I admire his tirelessness in pursuing so many things to recover his health and his willingness to share the best of what has worked for him. His decision to train as a MAP Practitioner speaks volumes about the value he places on neural retraining in breaking the cycle of chronic illness.