Your brain and immune system may be more connected than you realize. In Part 2 of Susan’s conversation with Dr. Jackie Kilraine, they explore how chronic stress, trauma, anxiety, pain, and a brain stuck in survival mode may influence the way we feel throughout the entire body. Jackie shares what she has observed through years of working with neurofeedback and discusses research exploring connections between brain activity, immune pathways, chronic pain, and neurological health.

Susan and Jackie also dive into the gut-brain connection, thyroid health, autoimmune conditions, traumatic brain injuries, PTSD, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and what can happen when the brain remains hypervigilant long after the original threat is gone. They discuss neurofeedback and light and sound therapies, how Jackie uses brain mapping in her work, and why addressing lifestyle without considering the nervous system may leave an important piece of the puzzle untouched. This conversation is a powerful reminder that the body does not operate as isolated systems. To understand what is happening physically, sometimes we have to look at what the brain has been carrying.

In This Episode

• How chronic stress and an overactive brain may interact with immune pathways
• The connections Jackie sees between anxiety, trauma, chronic pain, and autoimmune conditions
• Why the gut, brain, thyroid, nervous system, and immune system cannot always be viewed separately
• What happens when the brain remains stuck in fight-or-flight and hypervigilance
• How neurofeedback and brain mapping are used to identify and retrain dysregulated brainwave patterns
• Research Jackie discusses around brainwave frequencies, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, PTSD, and traumatic brain injury
  
  

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Connect with Dr. Jackie Kilraine:

Website: https://www.mydivinelife.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jackiekilraine/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@expressingoptima4750

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https://healthyawakening.co/2026/09/21/episode141/

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