TUYT 53

Amy Hoyt21min

Amy Hoyt

00:00

We believe in functional mental wellness, a holistic approach to mental health. We know that there's hope for those of us who have experienced trauma, even profound trauma and that's why we created the universe is your therapist podcast, we believe whether you call it God, the universe, source, unity or love that there is something much greater than us that conspires for our good, we envision a world of healing and connection, and we teach you simple but powerful practices that integrate your mind, body and spirit so that you can come home to your highest self and your truest identity. You are not broken, you are loved, and you can heal. My name is Amy Hoyt, and together with my sister, Lena, we will take you on a journey of healing and self discovery.

Leina Hoyt, MFT, MA

00:48

Hi, everybody. Welcome back. We're delighted that you're joining us for this podcast. Our topic today is making hydration a priority when you are grinding away at success or when you are experiencing toxic stress. And today, our guest is Wendy arrow. So Wendy and Amy and I actually all grew up together. And Wendy is a psychologist, which is somebody who studies cells. And I'm going to have you Wendy, tell our listeners a little bit more about yourself.

Speaker 1

01:20

Okay, well, I have been working inside of pathology as a set of technologists for several years. I went to the Johns Hopkins Hospital cytotechnology and laboratory sciences program several years ago, and I have loved working in this field. I also have some interest in bio psychology and how this works. Before I went through that program at Johns Hopkins, I did. So I was a research fellow at the National Institute of Child Health working in bio psychology. And it got me really interested in how our biology is affected by our psychology and vice versa. And that's just a little bit about me.

Leina Hoyt, MFT, MA

02:04

So one of the things that I remember talking to you about was the idea that our cells are, are impacted by our environment. When you talk about how our biology is affected by other cells. You're also talking about how our biology is affected by our environment, right? Yes. Okay. Tell us a little bit about why hydration is so important when we're trying to recover from difficult things or from toxic stress. Okay,

Speaker 1

02:33

I would love to talk about this. But in order to talk about it, first, I want to talk a little bit about what is water. So first, we just have some kind of introduction to water. And water is both a liquid and a solvent that is polar, pro TIG and amphoteric. So what does that mean? Okay, it means a solvent is something that's a liquid that has a serves as a medium for a reaction. Sometimes water dissolves a reactant and does not participate any further with that reactant. So this would be like when you pour salt into a glass of water. The result is the water breaks apart the sodium and chloride items in the salt, and nothing else further occurs, all you have is a glass of salty water. On the other hand, water can also play a participatory role as a solvent. And it can act as a medium for when acids, which are things that add protons or bases, which are things that remove protons, or nucleophiles, which are things that have electron chargers are used. So let's say you take this glass of salty water, and you drink it, and you put it into your body. So water carries charged particles to derive the energy you need for cell processes.

Leina Hoyt, MFT, MA

03:52

Okay, that's incredibly important, especially when we're talking to people who are so busy and so focused on being the best they can be. If they don't understand the importance of hydration, then they're missing out on a central piece of healing for themselves.

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