Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS) isn’t only genetic—it can be the body’s brilliant way of expressing unprocessed emotion and inherited stress. In this episode of The Mind Change Podcast, Heather McKean reveals how childhood hyper-vigilance, people-pleasing, and family trauma may wire the nervous system for chronic pain, joint instability, and fatigue—then shows how the Mind Change Method helps rewire those patterns for lasting relief.

In this conversation you’ll learn:

🧬 Beyond DNA: What EDS is when we look past purely genetic explanations

🧠 Mind-Body Loop: How subconscious belief patterns shape physical symptoms

🤸 People-Pleasing & Flexibility: Why saying “yes” too often can show up as literal hyper-flexibility

👶 Sensitive Childhoods: The cost of growing up hyper-aware in a high-stress home

🔄 Secondary Gains: How chronic illness can provide hidden “benefits” that keep it in place

🛠️ Rewiring Steps: Practical tools to interrupt survival patterns and claim rest, support, and joy

🔗 Show notes, resources, and Heather’s book Mind Change → mindchange.com/podcast

Food allergies aren’t random defects—they’re often your body’s way of flagging unresolved emotional wounds. In this episode, Heather & Kent McKean reveal how childhood trauma, attachment patterns, and nervous-system dysregulation can program the brain to link certain foods with danger—creating real, escalating symptoms.

What’s inside:

💥 Why many food allergies start as the body’s survival response to hidden emotional pain

👶 How unmet childhood needs and attachment trauma prime the immune system for overreaction

⚖️ The role of nervous-system dysregulation in blocking digestion and triggering allergic flare-ups

🔄 How restrictive diets may offer short relief yet reinforce deeper patterns of fear and control

✨ Mind Change success stories—gluten, peanuts, dairy, and more—showing that when the mind rewires, the body often follows

Listen for a radically different path to healing—and hope that lifelong sensitivities can change.

🔗 Show notes, resources, and Heather’s book Mind Change → mindchange.com/podcast

What if your tendonitis wasn’t just physical? In this episode, Heather McKean unpacks the emotional and subconscious drivers behind tendon inflammation, revealing how internal conflict, rigidity, and suppressed self-worth can manifest as physical pain. From childhood experiences to adult stressors, she explores how our minds create tension that our bodies can no longer hold. Tune in to learn how to identify the root causes of your symptoms, shift subconscious narratives, and regain your sense of emotional and physical freedom using the Mind Change Method.

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What we covered in this episode:

🦴 Tendonitis reveals conflict between action and inner truth.

🧘 Flexible tendons reflect flow; tight ones mirror resistance.

🔄 Misaligned choices and intuition create inner tension.

👩‍👧 Rigid or critical childhoods can seed self-doubt.

📏 Perfectionism stems from conditional love or approval.

🎭 Suppressing emotions leads to internal strain.

🔁 Resentment and self-doubt fuel chronic pain.

🚧 Pain can protect by avoiding risk or change.

📉 Tendonitis may justify staying stuck or safe.

🆘 Pain can signal unmet emotional needs.

🌀 Negative thoughts create real body stress.

🛠️ Mind Change rewires deep subconscious patterns.

💡 Healing starts when you reclaim your power.

Episode topics:

🦴 What Tendonitis Really Means (00:00:00)

🔄 Emotional & Mind-Body Conflict (00:00:58)

👶 Childhood Roots of Tendonitis (00:04:10)

🧍 How Patterns Show Up in Adulthood (00:13:39)

🎁 Hidden Benefits (Secondary Gains) (00:17:25)

🛠️ How Mind Change Helps Heal (00:23:56)

Get in touch with Heather McKean:

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