Episode 71: Hypnosis for IBS, Anxiety & Autoimmune Healing, with Juliana Sloane

Send us Fan MailWhat if healing your gut isn’t just about food, supplements, or antimicrobials — but about rewiring the brain?In this powerful conversation, Courtney sits down with hypnotherapist and meditation teacher Juliana Sloane to explore the science-backed connection between hypnosis, neuroplasticity, vagus nerve regulation, and chronic conditions like IBS, IBD, anxiety, chronic pain, and autoimmune disorders.Juliana shares how her personal journey through illness led her to modern hypnotherapy — and why hypnosis today looks nothing like outdated stage stereotypes. Instead, it’s a collaborative, neuroscience-informed process that helps shift entrenched neural pathways related to fear, pain, stress, and self-criticism.Together, Courtney and Juliana unpack how chronic stress physiology dampens vagus nerve tone, lowers digestive function, and perpetuates IBS and autoimmune flares — even when diet and supplements are dialed in.You’ll learn:What hypnosis actually is (and isn’t)How trance states support vagal tone and stress regulationThe role of neuroplasticity in shifting chronic symptom patternsWhy anxiety and IBS are so tightly linkedHow hypnotherapy can transform long-standing fear around food and symptomsThe difference between guided hypnotherapy and self-hypnosis toolsA simple neuroscience-backed visualization technique to calm symptom flaresWhy nervous system regulation is essential for lasting gut healingCourtney and Juliana also discuss media consumption, childhood self-criticism, and how unconscious belief patterns can quietly sabotage physical healing — even when someone is “doing everything right.”If you struggle with IBS, IBD, anxiety-driven flares, or autoimmune symptoms that worsen under stress, this episode will expand your understanding of the gut-brain connection — and offer practical, empowering tools to support real change.Connect with Juliana SloaneWebsite: https://julianasloane.com Free Gentle Hypnosis Meditation: https://julianasloane.com/free-hypnosis-recording Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julianasloane LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julianasloane/Link to my free training “The Root Cause Approach to Gut Healing”—my step-by-step framework to stop guessing and start healingLink to a free 30 minute Gut Check CallLink to my websiteDisclaimer: None of the content discussed is meant to be taken as medical advice. All information presented is for educational purposes only and listeners and viewers assume all responsibility around implementing any changes to their health and medical regimen.