Mind Soak
Mind Soak is a podcast for the curious. Curving your perspectives with others' information.
Hosted by Samuel Dignan, each episode dives deep into conversations with people who have overcome, created, and evolved. From entrepreneurs and athletes to thinkers and adventurers, we unpack the struggles, lessons, and mindset shifts that shaped them.
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Mind Soak
#16 - Dr Anaïs - Why She Walked Away From Western Medicine
Meet Dr Anaïs. German trained medical doctor who worked in large hospitals in Germany and Switzerland. She now helps clients heal fatigue, gut issues, and hormone problems with a mind body soul approach that blends clinical labs with nervous system work, nutrition, and energy practices.
We dig into root cause thinking, ceremonial cacao, grounding, blood sugar, morning and night routines, women’s cycles, supplements that actually help, stool testing, and why basics beat biohacking
What you will learn
• How to shift from symptom chasing to root cause thinking
• A simple morning routine that raises energy without coffee
• The gut and hormone mistakes that create bloating and fatigue
• The truth about carbs at dinner and blood sugar stability
• When lab work and stool tests matter
• Parasites and why basics come first
• How women can regulate cycles with food, stress tools, and sleep
Chapters
00:00 Welcome and Anaïs backstory
02:27 The doctor who told her to live with it
03:52 From symptoms to root cause
05:27 Getting in tune with your body
06:33 What a cacao ceremony actually is
08:54 Placebo or real benefits
09:32 Western meds and where they fit
11:26 Leaving the hospital for holistic care
13:14 Why Bali unlocked her practice
15:00 Common client issues fatigue gut and hormones
16:01 Bloating is not normal
16:42 Gluten dairy and inflammation
18:28 Enzymes probiotics and fermented foods
19:31 Nervous system regulation and routines
23:38 Night routine blue light and early dinner
25:51 Carbs at dinner for better sleep
27:05 Protein fat and carb order for meals
30:12 Women’s cycles stress and tapping
33:14 Food vs supplements the honest take
35:14 Her baseline supplements magnesium omega 3 amino acids
36:02 Blood work and stool tests made simple
38:02 Parasites basics before protocols
40:08 A model day from wake to sunset
43:36 Sitting with yourself and journaling
47:07 Vegan lessons butter hormones and cycle health
51:07 Fast food cravings and fullness
53:23 Eat slower and digest better
54:06 How she works with clients eight week container
