Hosts Dr. Abbe Keen, Taylor Keen, and Kiersten Hansen complete their "Triangle of Health" series by focusing on Emotional & Spiritual Wellbeing. Licensed Professional Counselor Taylor Keen steps to the forefront, integrating concepts like nervous system regulation, the Polyvagal Theory, and the mind-body connection into spiritual life. They discuss the critical role of emotional health in achieving true dominion, explaining how unprocessed trauma and chronic stress manifest physically and chemically, completing the health triangle. Drawing on the show's faith-based foundation, they encourage listeners to move beyond fear and embrace vulnerability as the path to healing, fostering resilience, and stewarding their internal landscape. The episode offers practical steps for grounding, finding spiritual rest, and ensuring your "bucket" doesn't get too full to serve your community.

Reference Resources:

• “The Body Keeps the Score” by Bessel Van Der Kolk

• “Waking the Tiger” by Peter Levine

• The Allender Center

• Polyvagal Theory by Dr. Stephen Porges

• “The Body Teaches the Soul” by Justin Whitmel Earley

• The Psalms

Hosts Dr. Abbe Keen, Taylor Keen, and Kiersten Hansen continue their series by examining the Chemical Component of the Triangle of Health. They define chemical health broadly, covering everything we ingest (food, air, water) and absorb (skin products), highlighting how our body's biochemistry is constantly interacting with the environment. Dr. Keen discusses the post-WWII industrialization of chemicals and the alarming lack of regulation by the EPA, FDA, and USDA over food additives, cosmetics, and pesticides. The hosts confront the role of substances like MSG in overriding the body's natural satiety signals, linking these modern food formulations to the rapid rise in chronic illness. Taylor connects the gut microbiome to emotional health, emphasizing that what we eat profoundly impacts our neurochemistry. Ultimately, the conversation pivots from fear-based control to curious, faith-filled stewardship, encouraging listeners to choose joy and community over chemical perfection, and to use elimination diets as tools to empower, not restrict.

Reference Resources:

• Moms Across America

• Vani Hari (Food Babe)

Dr. Abbe Keen, Taylor Keen, and Kiersten Hansen introduce their core framework, the "Triangle of Health," which links Physical, Chemical, and Emotional/Spiritual well-being. They focus on the Physical apex, with Dr. Keen challenging the cultural tendency towards gnosticism—separating the body from the spirit—by asserting that our physical health is foundational to expressing our faith and loving our neighbors. Taylor discusses the profound mental health benefits of movement, explaining how it helps discharge sympathetic energy, improve nervous system regulation (ventral vagal state), and complete the stress response cycle. The hosts encourage listeners to abandon the search for complex solutions, emphasizing that simple, consistent actions like walking, drinking water, and "sip and see" moments are essential for stewarding the body, our God-given temple.

Reference Resources:

• “The Wellness Revelation” by Alisa Keaton

• Fit Church by Matthew Gay

• “Fearfully and Wonderfully” Made by Philip Yancy

• “The Body Teaches the Soul” by Justin Whitmel Earley

• “Waking the Tiger” by Peter Levine

• “The Body Keeps the Score” by Bessel Van Der Kolk