The Root Cause Medicine Podcast is a weekly one-on-one conversation with renowned medical experts, specialists, and pioneers who are influencing the way we look at our health and well-being. This week we’re joined by Dr. Christian Gonzalez, aka Dr. G, Co-Founder of The Swell Score and Host of Heal Thy Self. In this episode of The Root Cause Medicine Podcast, Dr. Christian Gonzalez answers all your questions about Neo Emotional Release Therapy. Dr. Christian Gonzalez, aka Dr. G, is the Co-Founder of The Swell Score and Host of Heal Thy Self, a top 100 health and wellness podcast worldwide. He completed his Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine at the University of Bridgeport College of Naturopathic Medicine in 2014. Upon graduation, he completed his residency at the Cancer Treatment Center of America in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he found a passion for helping people optimize their health in preventing chronic disease. Dr. G has been featured in countless media outlets, including MSN, the LA Times, Shape, and more. Key Takeaways: Understanding emotional release Suppressing emotions like fear, shame, and anger can have a huge impact on overall body health. So many rely on talk therapy, which is a good way of dealing with the problem, but it won't get to the root of releasing the emotion. Emotional release is about authentically facing the parts of you that had been hidden by you at a certain age, reconciling that relationship, and reconnecting with who you are. It is literally shifting the paradigm of how you are in your body and authentically expressing yourself in a balanced version of who you are. Connecting to your body and emotions During Dr. Gonzalez's sessions, eight out of ten people get into their bodies and feel their emotions. In practical terms, he takes about fifteen minutes to bring people deep into their bodies so they literally feel every part of it. When Dr. Gonzalez knows patients are in their bodies, he starts the process of feeling their emotions. Bodily maps of emotions There is a direct correlation between feelings and emotions and body pain. Practicians like Dr. Gonzalez check out people's bodies, how they are standing, and their posture and hips to understand their feelings. For example, anytime someone feels anger, nine out of ten times they have discomfort in the stomach. When it comes to the lower body, the hips, the womb, the pelvis, and the genitals, that's all usually sexual shame. Dr. Christian Gonzalez’s pieces of advice You can't be healthy if you don't have a relationship with your body. Connect with your body and take ten minutes daily to do a body scan and mindfulness meditation of feeling every part of it. Notice what your body's asking for and honor it. Start expanding and honoring your voice and find out practices that would make you connect with your sexual energy.