159: Dr. Cathleen King: Brain Retraining Is NOT Step One - Start Here First #mecfs #longcovid

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Aug 23, 2025

Dr. Cathleen King, DPT and founder of Primal Trust who recovered from ME/CFS, chronic Lyme, and mold illness, explains why nervous-system safety comes before brain retraining. She covers nervous-system science, pattern interrupts, sequencing recovery steps, playful presence as a turning point, and practical tools like eye-gaze exercises to build momentum without adding more protocols.

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ANECDOTE

Surrender Led To A Breakthrough

Cathleen King describes surrendering after ten years of treatments and laying in the grass with her kids looking for four-leaf clovers.
That simple present-moment play sparked energy return and a shift toward nervous-system–focused healing.

INSIGHT

Power Of Pattern Interrupts

Pattern interrupts break the habitual fight/flight and obsessive thinking that keep the nervous system stuck.
Being present opens space for the right, often simple, next step to appear for each person.

ANECDOTE

Origin Of Primal Trust

Cathleen King developed Primal Trust from her clinical training and testing algorithms on thousands of people.
She named it after a sound-bowl experience that evoked safety, belonging, and bodily trust.

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In this interview, Dr. Cathleen King, Doctor of Physical Therapy, explains why ‘doing more’ can keep you stuck, how nervous-system safety, pattern interrupts, and the right sequence (before brain retraining) to build momentum for ME/CFS, Long-COVID, and chronic symptoms - without adding more protocols.

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