Posts by Bliss Lewis
The Fight, Flight, Freeze Response: How the Body Reacts During Trauma
When you live with the aftereffects of trauma, your own reactions can sometimes feel like the most confusing part. You might find yours...
How Trauma Affects the Brain and Body: A Science-Based Look at the Nervous System
If you have experienced trauma, you may have been told, or told yourself, that your struggles are “all in your head.” This common phras...
Different Types of Trauma Explained: Big T, Small t, and Why Both Deserve Care
In conversations about mental health, you may have heard people talk about trauma in different ways. Sometimes, it’s spoken about in te...
What Is Trauma? Understanding How Trauma Affects the Mind, Body, and Nervous System
The word “trauma” is used often, but what does it truly mean? For many, it brings to mind images of major catastrophic events—a serious...
Antidepressants and Metabolic Health: A Complete Evidence-Based Guide
Key PointsAntidepressant-induced weight gain is a real, biologically-driven phenomenon - not a personal failure
Medications va...
The Complete Guide to Psychiatric Medications and Weight: Making Informed Choices
Key PointsAntipsychotics cause the most severe weight gain (10-50+ pounds), particularly olanzapine, clozapine, quetiapine, and r...
Trauma, PTSD, and Obesity: Healing the Hidden Root Cause
Key PointsAdverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) increase adult obesity risk by 50-90%, with a dose-response relationship
Childh...
The Gut-Brain-Weight Connection: How Your Microbiome Shapes Mood and Metabolism
Key PointsYour gut microbiome (100 trillion bacteria) profoundly influences brain function, mood, and metabolism
Specific bact...
Perimenopause, Menopause, and the Mental-Metabolic Perfect Storm
Key PointsPerimenopause typically begins in the 40s and causes dramatic hormonal fluctuations affecting mood, weight, and metabol...
Your Action Plan: Practical Tools for Metabolic-Psychiatric Healing
Key PointsCreating your action plan starts with comprehensive self-assessment across multiple domains
Finding providers who un...