{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Nervous System Eats First: Autism Spectrum, Menopause & Beyond","title":"When Pain Won't Sleep: Touchology & Reflexology for Midlife Women with Dr. Njideka Olatunde | Ep. 18","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3118,"description":"Burning feet at 2am. Aching joints that won't settle. Restless legs stealing your sleep. Your labs are fine. You're told it's just menopause, just aging, just weight gain. But your body is screaming — and nobody is listening.In the Season 1 finale of The Neuroaesthetic MD Podcast, Dr. Stacey Denise sits down with Dr. Njideka Olatunde — naturopath, master reflexologist with 40 years of experience, and creator of Touchology — a medication-free approach to chronic pain relief. After losing family and friends to the opioid epidemic, Dr. Njideka dedicated her practice to teaching people how to use their own hands as their first line of defense against pain.This episode is your body's permission slip to be heard.What You'll Discover:The 5-5-5 deep breathing technique as your body's circuit breaker for pain signalsEmergency hand reflexology — the thumb-walking technique you can use anywhere, anytimeWhy stress that isn't released tries to exit through body pain — and how to break the cycleHow generational trauma manifests as chronic illness — and why we are due our healingWhy listening is the number one treatment for pain relief before any technique beginsThe vintage wine reframe — aging as blossoming into greatness, not decliningHow to honor what worked before while adding newness — breaking cycles without losing your rootsThe touch of gratitude — Dr. Njideka's personal practice and the most powerful words in the universeTimestamps:00:00 Cold open — when pain won't sleep03:00 Meet Dr. Njideka Olatunde05:00 Origin story — from social work to Touchology08:00 The opioid crisis — why touch became first-line defense10:00 The pain-stress connection — why they're inseparable14:00 Empowerment — you must participate in your healing16:00 Midlife wisdom — aging as vintage wine22:00 Nervous system 101 — the elbow example28:00 Practical tool 1 — deep breathing 5-5-5 technique30:00 Practical tool 2 — hand reflexology tutorial35:00 Generational trauma and healing — we're due our...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/7WeayWOCbdn9Q4IBaHObHaUcPGy5zyY7EzvJyw6OJTE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zY2Qw/Y2I0NjA5ZTE4ZjA2/ODQ2NGE5YjZlYTI2/YTdlNC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}