{"id":130887,"date":"2025-09-25T10:28:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T10:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/?p=130887"},"modified":"2025-09-28T06:58:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T06:58:13","slug":"194-healing-through-whole-person-care-with-dr-karyn-shanks-md","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/everything-else\/194-healing-through-whole-person-care-with-dr-karyn-shanks-md\/","title":{"rendered":"194: Healing Through Whole-Person Care with Dr. Karyn Shanks, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"503\">Hi friends! I\u2019m thrilled to share this week\u2019s conversation with Dr. Karyn Shanks, MD, IFMCP a certified functional medicine physician with nearly 40 years of experience. We chat about into treating the whole person &#8211; body, mind, and spirit &#8211; and how trauma, nutrition, and self-care all play a role in lasting health. This was an amazing conversation and I can&#8217;t wait for you to hear it!<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"503\">194: Healing Through Whole-Person Care with Dr. Karyn Shanks, MD<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"503\">Here\u2019s what we discuss:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"599\" data-end=\"1256\">\n<li data-start=\"599\" data-end=\"685\">\n<p data-start=\"601\" data-end=\"685\">Why treating the whole person\u2014physical, emotional, and spiritual\u2014is key to healing<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"686\" data-end=\"748\">\n<p data-start=\"688\" data-end=\"748\">How trauma can impact chronic illness and long-term health<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"749\" data-end=\"813\">\n<p data-start=\"751\" data-end=\"813\">Strategies for nervous system regulation to support recovery<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"814\" data-end=\"898\">\n<p data-start=\"816\" data-end=\"898\">The extensive intake process that helps understand a patient\u2019s full health story<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"965\">\n<p data-start=\"901\" data-end=\"965\">Why spending time with patients is critical for effective care<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"966\" data-end=\"1041\">\n<p data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"1041\">Common nutritional deficiencies and how they affect even healthy eaters<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1042\" data-end=\"1112\">\n<p data-start=\"1044\" data-end=\"1112\">Daily self-care practices that support wellness and reduce anxiety<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1113\" data-end=\"1168\">\n<p data-start=\"1115\" data-end=\"1168\">How to feel empowered in your health care decisions<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1169\" data-end=\"1256\">\n<p data-start=\"1171\" data-end=\"1256\">Meditation, creative activities, and listening to your body as tools for well-being<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessista.com\/?attachment_id=217875\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-217875 follow noopener noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-217875\" src=\"https:\/\/bestratefinders.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/194-Healing-Through-Whole-Person-Care-with-Dr.-Karyn-Shanks-MD.jpg\" data-fslightbox=\"gallery1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Karyn Shanks, MD is a physician-healer-teacher-writer who lives and practices in Iowa City. Her work is inspired by the science of Directable Human Potential\u2014epigenetics, neuroplasticity, core Functional Medicine systems biology, and transformational psychology\u2014and the wisdom gleaned from the healing journeys of thousands of clients over her thirty-year career. She approaches all of her work through the Unbroken philosophy and framework\u2014that we all have vast untapped genetic, biological, psychological, and spiritual potential.<\/p>\n<p>Connect with her on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/karynshanksmd\/?hl=en\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Instagram here<\/a> and on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.karynshanksmd.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">website here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Make sure you&#8217;re\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessista.com\/newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener follow noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">subscribed to my newsletter<\/a><br \/>\nFor my free\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wild-voice-4583.kit.com\/3385b61bbe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Autoimmune Healing ebook, click here.<\/a><br \/>\nDetailed show notes here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessista.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener follow noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">https:\/\/fitnessista.com\/podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/fitnessista\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Watch the episode on YouTube here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: medium;\" title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"https:\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38326630\/height\/192\/theme\/modern\/size\/large\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/e28581\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\/download\/yes\/font-color\/FFFFFF\" width=\"100%\" height=\"192\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Partners:<br \/>\nCheck out We Feed Raw! 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I love being able to see how my blood sugar responds to my diet and habits, and run experiments.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nutrisense.io\/?rfsn=6758471.2717d3&amp;amp;utm_source=affiliate&amp;amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;amp;utm_campaign=fitnessista&amp;amp;utm_term=6758471.2717d3&amp;amp;code=GINA50\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">You can try out Nutrisense here and use GINA30 for 30% off.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If any of my fellow health professional friends are looking for another way to help their clients, I highly recommend IHP. You can also use this information to heal yourself and then go one to heal others, which I think is a beautiful mission. You can absolutely join if you don\u2019t currently work in the health or fitness industry; many IHPs don\u2019t begin on this path. They\u2019re friends who are passionate to learn more about health and wellness, and want to share this information with those they love. 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