What if fertility, hormone health, burnout, and menopause are not separate issues — but signs of whether the body feels safe, supported, and in balance?

In this episode of Centered Presents: The Future of Health, Dr. Molly Brown sits down with Dr. Mao Shing Ni of Tao of Wellness in Santa Monica to explore acupuncture, Chinese medicine, women’s health, fertility, hormone balance, menopause, longevity, and the healing power of returning to the basics.

A 38th-generation doctor of Chinese medicine, Dr. Mao shares how his own childhood recovery from a serious fall shaped his life’s work. After acupuncture, herbs, nutrition, and traditional Chinese medicine helped restore his health, he went on to continue his family’s medical lineage and build Tao of Wellness, Yo San University, and a multi-generational practice rooted in preventative care.

Dr. Mao also opens up about burnout during the pandemic and the personal health wake-up call that led him to restructure his life around sleep, self-care, movement, and a more sustainable clinical schedule.

Together, Dr. Brown and Dr. Mao discuss how chronic stress, sympathetic overdrive, lack of sleep, and modern expectations on women can affect reproductive health. Dr. Mao explains how the body may adapt to stress through conditions such as PCOS, fibroids, endometriosis, hormonal imbalance, and fertility challenges — and why restoring a sense of safety is central to healing.

The conversation also covers how acupuncture, herbal therapy, nutrition, and lifestyle changes can support women going through egg freezing, IVF, fertility preparation, and pregnancy. Dr. Mao explains how Chinese medicine can work alongside reproductive endocrinology to support egg quality, uterine lining, hormonal balance, stress regulation, and the body’s readiness to conceive.

Dr. Mao also reframes menopause as the “second spring” — a powerful season of renewal, identity, wisdom, and vitality. He discusses hot flashes, night sweats, brain fog, weight gain, libido changes, bone health, hormone replacement considerations, and natural ways to support the body through this transition.

This episode is especially relevant for anyone interested in acupuncture, Chinese medicine, fertility, IVF support, women’s health, PCOS, endometriosis, menopause, hormone balance, burnout recovery, longevity, nervous system regulation, and sustainable vitality.

Learn more from Dr. Mao Shing Ni at Tao of Wellness and Yo San University.

00:00 Show Intro00:23 Meet Dr Mao01:06 Lineage and Recovery03:35 Passing the Torch05:03 Molly’s Healing Story06:55 Why Santa Monica10:11 Provider Burnout Lessons16:56 Women Stress and Hormones22:37 Nervous System Basics25:30 Fertility and IVF Support32:11 Stressful World Reality33:04 Menopause Symptoms Explained35:46 HRT vs Natural Options37:43 Treatment Timeline Plan38:09 Second Spring Mindset41:16 Men Andropause Talk44:11 Vitality Basics Framework45:35 Diet Protein Debate48:53 Sun Nature Community50:46 Retreats Detox Resets53:13 Closing Thanks Outro

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What if lasting healing requires more than managing symptoms — and starts with changing the patterns held in the brain and nervous system?

In this episode of Centered Presents: The Future of Health, Dr. Molly Brown sits down with Dr. Dan Schilling of Secoya Health in Minnesota to explore brain-based wellness, Quantum Neural Reset Therapy, neurofeedback, trauma patterns, and the neurological roots of chronic symptoms.

Dr. Schilling shares his path from mechanical engineering to chiropractic and brain-based care, including the experience that led him to QNRT after witnessing its impact on trauma recovery. He explains why symptoms often return when the deeper neurological and neuroemotional patterns underneath them remain unresolved.

Together, Dr. Molly Brown and Dr. Schilling discuss how QNRT works by activating the brain, cranial nerves, and nervous system to help remove the emotional charge from past events — without requiring people to relive trauma. They also compare QNRT with EMDR, talk therapy, and other trauma-focused approaches.

The conversation explores how trauma and chronic stress can alter brain function, sleep, posture, physiology, immune patterns, pain, behavior, and self-perception. Dr. Schilling also shares examples involving fibromyalgia, pneumonia-like symptoms, colitis, limiting beliefs, people-pleasing, grief, and emotional suppression.

They also discuss the powerful combination of QNRT and neurofeedback, describing neurofeedback as “taking the brain to the gym” while QNRT helps reset the stress patterns that can pull the brain back into survival mode.

This episode also covers family systems, how children absorb stress from their environment, why Dr. Schilling often works with parents and children together, and the lifestyle foundations he prioritizes for raising healthy, resilient kids.

This conversation is especially relevant for anyone interested in trauma recovery, nervous system regulation, neurofeedback, QNRT, brain-based wellness, chronic symptoms, emotional resilience, family patterns, and healing beyond symptom management.

Learn more from Dr. Dan Schilling and Secoya Health online and on social media.

00:00 Show Intro00:24 Meet Dr Dan Schilling00:55 What Is Brain Based Wellness01:49 From Engineer To Healer03:59 Discovering QNRT06:48 Defining QNRT09:07 QNRT Vs EMDR11:33 How Resets Work15:00 Neurofeedback Combo19:52 What Trauma Does To Brain24:09 Illness Patterns Example25:37 Trauma Stored In Organs27:07 Autoimmune And Self Worth28:51 Breaking Limiting Beliefs30:32 Kids And Family Healing34:16 Intensive Care Follow Ups37:10 Raising A Healthy Family38:18 Food Screens And EMF41:26 Teaching Kids Healthy Choices48:40 Clinic And Workshops51:59 Final Thoughts And Outro

In this episode of Centered Presents: The Future of Health, Dr. Molly Brown sits down with Dr. Jeoff Drobot to explore a more personalized and physiology-driven approach to health, performance, and longevity. Drawing from decades of work in biological medicine, Dr. Drobot shares why effective care must move beyond symptom management and begin with a deeper understanding of how the body is actually functioning.

Together, they discuss the importance of looking at systems such as the nervous system, endocrine function, circulation, autonomic regulation, and brain health to better understand what a person truly needs. Dr. Drobot explains why today’s growing interest in longevity can become misguided when people pursue tools and treatments without context, and why precision, timing, and individual physiology matter far more than trend-based experimentation.

The conversation also explores the role of advanced therapies, modern overstimulation, mental health, and the need for regular health “check-ins” that support resilience, regulation, and long-term quality of life. This episode offers a compelling look at what healthcare can become when it is proactive, systems-based, and built around the whole person.

00:00 Meet Dr Jeff Drobot

00:44 Origins in Natural Medicine

03:18 Mentors and Europe Training

07:43 Longevity Hype vs Expertise

10:31 Whole Body Systems Approach

13:18 Procedural Longevity Protocols

14:40 Brain Decline Intensive Care

15:56 Why Imaging Beats Bloodwork

18:25 Insurance and Prevention Debate

21:56 Teen Overstimulation Crisis

23:42 Calming Tech for Kids26:15 Neurostimulation over Neurofeedback

27:29 Future Tech and AI Reset

30:19 Tech Is Here To Stay

31:04 Clinic Goals And Daily Habits

32:03 Ambition Needs Recovery

32:56 Telehealth And The Car Model

34:47 Performance Clinics Vision

35:38 Longevity Buzzword Backlash

38:02 Health Interest Vs Self Treatment

42:25 Comfort In Your Own Cave

45:45 Overstimulation And Modern Illness

49:45 Family Rules Play And Daydreaming

53:36 Oasis Clinics And Trust

55:28 How To Work With Jeff

56:55 Closing Thoughts On Innovation