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Anger as Information: The Physiology, Ayurveda, and Healthy Release

I took six weeks off. Between a full practice, a vacation, and some intense trauma work, I needed the space. What I came back with was this episode, because it turns out I had some things to say about anger.

Anger is one of those emotions that gets shoved under the rug in wellness circles. Meditate it away. Find compassion. Make a gratitude list. And look, I get the impulse. But your cortisol doesn't care how many times you reframe the situation. Your body is still keeping score.

In this episode I break down what anger actually does to you, starting with the amygdala hijack and working through the stress hormones, the inflammation, the dopamine loop that makes outrage feel as addictive as stimulants, and the long-term consequences when anger goes chronic or gets buried: cardiovascular damage, metabolic dysfunction, a shrinking hippocampus, and a nervous system that can't stop scanning for threats.

Then I bring in Ayurveda. Anger and pitta. Sadhaka pitta and what happens when it gets disturbed. Rakta dhatu. How the three gunas (rajas, tamas, sattva) shape whether your anger explodes, collapses, or becomes something you can actually use. I walk through the four instruments of the mind (manas, chitta, ahamkara, buddhi) and where spiritual bypass sneaks in disguised as growth.

And then we get practical. Self-inquiry prompts. Exercise as a discharge pathway. Screaming on the freeway. Beating your mattress with a pillow. Herbs that cool the heat and move the stagnation: chrysanthemum, sariva, burdock, bupleurum, and some honest talk about kava, including why it's not one to mess with on your own.

Anger isn't the enemy. Pretending you don't feel it is.

00:00 Welcome to Holistically Correct

00:49 Why I Went Quiet

01:47 Why Anger Matters

03:46 Anger Is Fear

04:35 Amygdala Hijack Explained

07:05 Prefrontal Cortex: The Wise Adult

09:08 When Anger Feels Good (Dopamine)

10:25 What Chronic Anger Does to Your Body

14:08 Why We Suppress It

16:46 Ayurveda and Pitta Fire

18:56 Three Gunas of Anger

24:33 Sattvic Anger in Practice

26:26 Safety First, Then Inquiry

30:11 The Inner Instruments of the Mind

31:00 Manas and Sensory Training

34:32 Chitta, Memory, and Mantra

36:00 Purifying Past Impressions

36:45 When Identity Blocks Anger

38:44 Devotion and Humility

39:56 Buddhi Turns Anger into Clarity

42:01 How the Four Instruments Work Together

42:45 My Anger Breakthrough

45:06 Exercise as Discharge

48:21 Screaming and Breathwork

51:34 Mattress Beating

55:10 Herbs for Hot Anger

55:16 Chrysanthemum

57:02 Sariva (Anantamul)

58:43 Burdock

59:59 Bupleurum

01:02:04 Kava: Safety and Use

01:04:38 Truth Over Bypass

01:06:35 What's Coming Next

🌿Special Guest: ALEX MUNDT

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🎙️ Your Host: ALICIA HAWES

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🎙️Check out my colleague, Lila's new, podcast here: Herbal (R)evolution

Alicia Hawes welcomes master herbalist and nutritional therapist Alex Mundt to discuss how holistic care can fill gaps many people experience in conventional healthcare, using digestion as the starting point for better outcomes. Alex shares her background, why Ayurveda “hit home,” and why stool quality is a key indicator of imbalance and prevention, including how Kapha, Pitta, and Vata relate to the digestive tract. They outline what a “normal” bowel movement looks like, how digestion works from mouth to elimination, and how stress and mindset around food affect digestive function. The episode covers common digestive complaints, costs associated with IBS, and accessible starting remedies like CCF Tea, hing, trikatu, and triphala, plus practical cautions about self-treating chronic issues. Alex also announces a June 6 digestion webinar and both invite listeners to follow for deeper future conversations.

00:00 Welcome to Holistically Correct

00:49 Meet Alex Mut

01:30 Alex’s Ayurveda Journey

04:33 Why Digestion Matters

10:09 IBS Costs and Constipation Myths

15:38 What Normal Poop Looks Like

18:13 Gut and Nervous System Link

22:23 How Digestion Works

25:37 Alkaline Water and Stomach Acid

33:01 Agni and Digestive Fire Types

37:28 Balanced Digestive Fire

37:53 When Agni Goes Wrong

39:38 Gut Health By Numbers

40:42 Health Choices Compound

45:29 Mindset While Cooking

48:22 Gratitude And Rest Digest

51:20 Dosha Timing Troubleshoot

52:56 Herbs For Gas And Bloat

54:27 Period Pain Digestion Link

59:33 Hing And Downward Energy

01:02:12 Trikatu And Triphala Basics

01:06:30 Safety Notes And Wrap Up

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Check out my colleague, Lila's new, podcast here: Herbal (R)evolution

In the first episode of Holistically Correct, Alicia Hawes reframes “the gap” in American healthcare as an insurance-driven problem, tracing the rise of utilization review and prior authorization from early risk-pooling plans to today’s routine delays and denials—sometimes even AI-driven—shifting decision-making away from doctors and burdening patients. She describes how shrinking reimbursements and growing administrative demands leave physicians with short visits, limited prevention, and little time for education or cross-specialist communication, while urgent care expands to fill access gaps through volume-based care. Alicia explains how holistic practitioners can bridge what insurance won’t fund—time, coaching, prevention, and whole-person pattern recognition—while still valuing doctors’ diagnostics and emergency care, and she invites more collaboration across modalities. Listeners are encouraged to assess whether their doctor truly listens, and to follow along for upcoming episodes, including one on digestion and Ayurveda.

00:00 Show Intro and Mission

00:56 Why Patients Still Feel Missing Pieces

03:41 Respecting Doctors While Seeing Limits

05:17 How Health Insurance Began

05:58 Old School Doctor Visits

08:07 Utilization Review Explained

09:29 Prior Authorization Takes Over

10:34 Real World Lab Denials and AI

13:15 Who Decides Medical Necessity

17:57 Doctors Trapped by Reimbursement

20:40 How Holistic Care Bridges the Gap

24:17 Why Labs Cost More With Insurance

27:05 Urgent Care Takes Over

27:24 Volume Based Incentives

28:39 UTI Case Study Fallout

29:51 Herbalism Fills The Gap

32:41 Time As The Missing Medicine

32:57 Seeing Whole Body Connections

35:30 Algorithmic Blind Spots

38:08 After Hours Reassurance

39:17 Bridging Practitioner Languages

42:06 Doctors Warming To Integrative Care

46:22 How To Tell If They Care

47:51 Wrap Up And Next