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• Anik’s experience of developing psoriasis and its emotional impact
• The circumstances she personally associates with the onset of her symptoms
• Why the search for healing can sometimes become another source of stress
• The moment she stopped fighting her body and changed her internal narrative
• What happened during her five-day mindset practice
• The relationship between the brain, nervous system and immune system
• What the placebo effect can—and cannot—tell us about healing
• How neuroplasticity may help us establish new patterns of thought
• Why mindset work should support rather than replace appropriate medical care
• The possible relationship between emotional stress, gut health and immune regulation
• Simple affirmations and daily practices that may help create a greater sense of safety
• Anik’s advice for somebody newly diagnosed with psoriasis

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September is Alopecia Awareness Month, so in this Friday Five episode of The Autoimmune RESET, I’m talking about a subject that is very close to my heart, both personally and professionally: hair loss.

Having experienced alopecia myself, and now working with women, men and children experiencing alopecia and other forms of hair loss in my clinic, I see how quickly the conversation can become focused on the hair itself.

Which shampoo should I use? Is my ferritin high enough? Should I take biotin? What can I do to make my hair grow back?

These are understandable questions. But hair loss isn't one single condition, and there are many different reasons why somebody's hair may begin shedding, thinning or disappearing in patches.

Hair loss isn't simply a cosmetic concern. Sometimes the most useful information comes when we stop looking only at the hair and start looking at the person experiencing it.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why identifying the type of hair loss should come first
• Why something that happened months ago may be relevant to shedding today
• Why ferritin isn't the only nutritional consideration for hair growth
• How inadequate calories and protein can affect the hair cycle
• Where thyroid, postpartum and perimenopausal changes may fit
• Why seemingly unrelated symptoms can provide useful clinical context
• How Symptom Intelligence™ can change the way we investigate hair loss

Important: This episode is for educational purposes and isn't intended to diagnose the cause of your hair loss. Sudden, unexplained or significant hair loss should be medically assessed, and suspected scarring hair loss requires prompt specialist assessment.

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Many of us have become so accustomed to being the capable one—the person who helps, fixes and takes responsibility—that we rarely stop to ask whether everything we are carrying is actually ours to carry.

In this episode of The Autoimmune RESET, I’m joined by Dr Rachel Morris, former GP, host of the You Are Not a Frog podcast and creator of The Shapes Toolkit.

Rachel introduces us to what she calls the responsibility trap: the gradual accumulation of responsibility without it ever being consciously or explicitly handed over. Although particularly common among healthcare professionals, it is a pattern that will resonate with anyone who feels responsible for keeping everything—and everyone—together.

We explore the three mechanisms that can keep us trapped: the silence gap, the helping reflex and the mismatch between control and responsibility. Rachel also explains why “just say no” is rarely useful advice when saying no feels like a failure of identity rather than a straightforward practical decision.

This is an important conversation about shame, boundaries, capacity and the difference between genuinely caring for others and automatically carrying responsibility for them.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why caring about something does not necessarily make you responsible for it
• The subtle ways responsibility can land on us without being explicitly assigned
• The silence gap, the helping reflex and the control–responsibility mismatch
• Why shame often sits beneath an automatic “yes”
• Why logical advice about boundaries may not reach the real source of the problem
• How to distinguish what you care about from what you can genuinely control
• Why saying yes when you cannot sustain it may simply create a deferred let-down
• The limitations of telling people to become more resilient within structurally unhealthy systems
• How to begin making more conscious and sustainable choices about what you carry

About Dr Rachel Morris

Dr Rachel Morris is a former GP, the host of the You Are Not a Frog podcast and the creator of The Shapes Toolkit. Her work helps healthcare professionals and other people working in high-pressure roles beat stress, set healthier boundaries and work more sustainably—without believing they simply need to become tougher or more resilient.

Connect with Rachel

Website: youarenotafrog.com
Instagram and LinkedIn: @drrachelmorris
Free Overwhelm SOS Toolkit: youarenotafrog.com/overwhelm
Beat Stress and Thrive course: The Shapes Toolkit

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The information shared in this episode is for educational purposes only and is not intended to replace medical advice. Always consult your healthcare provider.

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