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Welcome to this week’s communal Schauer, we’re covering *deep breath* women’s health, mental health, arthritis awareness, physical fitness and sports, Hepatitis and more! I encourage everyone to check out the links and sources below for more information, there’s a lot to look into! I hope you enjoy this winding, wandering behemoth of a medical episode because I thoroughly enjoyed making it. I’m wishing everyone a happy, healthy May!

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Also, I will be starting a new book club soon so subscribe to my Substack if you’d like updates on that!

Website Resources:

Hydraulic Brain: Body motion linked to fluid movement in the brain

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-04-hydraulic-brain-body-motion-linked.html#google_vignette

Rethinking Vibration as an Emotional Language 

https://neurosciencenews.com/expressive-vibration-tactons-communication-30602/

National Health Observances (Women’s Health Month)

https://www.sophe.org/focus-areas/national-health-observances/ 

In lieu of overwhelming this already packed list of sources I am just going to strongly encourage you all to visit this link to find information on various disorders and conditions as well as screening and accommodation tools.

This is the resource I’m referring to when it comes to endometriosis, arthritis, sports medicine, lupus, melanoma, skin cancer,

National Women’s Health Week - May 10-16 2026

https://womenshealth.gov/nwhw/resources#learn-more

Endocrine System Rundown

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/21201-endocrine-system

Those Lovely ‘Mones: The Intersection of ADHD and Hormones

https://chadd.org/adhd-news/adhd-news-adults/attention-those-lovely-mones-the-intersection-of-adhd-and-hormones/

The Benefits of Skeletal Muscle on the Endocrine System

 https://www.summonhealth.com/news/d6dhohoaq28k5o5bzuc4cscrnvo82z

Understanding Lupus - Lupus is a cruel mystery we must all solve together

https://www.lupus.org/understanding-lupus 

May is National Stroke Awareness Month

https://www.sophe.org/focus-areas/may-national-stroke-awareness-month/ 

Three Stages of Communication According to Vygotsky - What are the Stages of Language Development 

https://psychwithkeegan.com/2025/06/the-three-stages-of-communicate-according-to-vygotsky/ 

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Book Titles:

Clean: The New Science of Skin and the Beauty of Doing Less - James Hamblin

Movement Matters: How Embodied Cognition Informs Teaching and Learning - Edited by Sheila L. Macrine and Jennifer M. B. Fugate 

The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future - Ryder Carroll

Mind Mapping - Cam Knight

The ADHD Focus Friend: A Planning + Productivity Workbook - Grace Koelma

Because We Are Bad: OCD and a Girl Lost in Thought - Lily Bailey

What My Bones Know: About Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma - Stephanie Foo

ADHD Body and Mind: A Compassionate Guide to Rewiring Your Nervous System with Neuroscience, Nutrition, and Gut-Brain Health - Dr. Miguel Toribio-Mateas

Just finished this one and I would ABSOLUTELY recommend picking this one up if you have ADHD

Future Tense: Why Anxiety Is Good for You (Even Though It Feels Bad) - Tracy Dennis-Tiwary, PhD

In the Shadow of Diagnosis: Psychiatric Power and Queer Life - Regina Kunzel

On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters - Bonnie Tsui

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Books Coming Out This Year for ADHD & Hormones:

ADHD and Women: A Guide to Optimizing Your Hormones and Thriving with ADHD - Dr. Jolene Brighten


Coming out October 6, 2026

Female Hormones and ADHD: The Impact on Brain and Body - Dr. Lotta Borg Skoglund & Dr. Helena Kopp Kallner
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It’s time to park it! This week we’re tackling betrayal trauma (yet again) and we’ll be covering the neuroscience, neurobiology, and psychology as well as some tangentially related research on betrayal, betrayal blindness, and the freeze response. I hope you enjoy this week’s communal Schauer, it’s a long one - you may leave this episode a bit pruney. We have fun here. <3

My last book club just ended and we’re starting up a new one, if you’d like to get in on the new book selection, please check out my Patreon!

New Book Club Discussion:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/next-book-club-156730962

My Substack Article About Rest & Digest:

https://sarahschauer.substack.com/p/reparenting-yourself-rest-and-digest

Resources:

Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution - Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, L. Hunter Lovins

How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence - Michael Pollan

Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams - Matthew Walker PhD

The Mind-Gut Connection: How the Hidden Conversation Within Our Bodies Impacts Our Mood, Our Choices, and Our Overall Health - Emeran Mayer MD

An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of The Immune System - Matt Richtel

The Science of Nutrition: Debunk the Diest Myths and Learn How to Eat Well for Health and Happiness - Rhiannon Lambert 

Rebel Health: A Field Guide to the Patient-Led Revolution in Medical Care - Susannah Fox 

The Great Nerve: The New Science of the Vagus Nerve and How to Harness Its Healing Reflexes - Kevin J. Tracey MD

Dopamine Depletion: The Hidden Driver of Alzheimer’s Memory Loss

https://neurosciencenews.com/dopamine-dysfunction-memory-alzheimers-30590/

OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Clinicians, a free AI tool for physicians, NPs and pharmacists

https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/ai-and-machine-learning/openai-launches-chatgpt-clinicians-free-ai-tool-physicians-nps-and

ughhh.

Rebuilding Trust: The Invisible Thread That Holds Relationships Together

https://mindlabneuroscience.com/rebuilding-trust-neuroscience-guide/#:~:text=Betrayal%20reclassifies%20a%20trusted%20person,threat%20surveillance%20in%20its%20place

Betrayal Blindness: When We Don’t See It Coming

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/brothers-sisters-strangers/202312/betrayal-blindness-not-seeing-whats-obvious

The Science of Betrayal: Lessons for Security Practitioners

https://crestresearch.ac.uk/comment/the-science-of-betrayal-lessons-for-security-practitioners/

Impact of Interpersonal, Family, Cultural, and Institutional Betrayal on Adult Survivors of Abuse

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/375579575_Impact_of_Interpersonal_Family_Cultural_and_Institutional_Betrayal_on_Adult_Survivors_of_Abuse

Freeze for action: neurobiological mechanisms in animal and human freezing

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5332864/

Understanding tonic and phasic muscles

https://www.bodyharmonics.com/what-are-tonic-and-phasic-muscles-and-why-should-i-care/

Magnocellular and Parvocellular Pathways

https://pressbooks.umn.edu/sensationandperception/chapter/magnocellular-and-parvocellular-pathways/

Temporal fractals in movies and mind

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5849648/

The Science of “Frozen Brakes”: Why Brake Pads Seize in Freezing Temps (And How to Fix It)

https://nrsbrakes.com/blogs/supporting-articles/the-science-of-frozen-brakes-why-brake-pads-seize-in-freezing-temps-and-how-to-fix-it#:~:text=If%20you%20find%20yourself%20stuck,afterward%20to%20dry%20them%20off

How to Overcome the Freeze Response

https://www.nicabm.com/topic/freeze/#:~:text=Signs%20of%20the%20freeze%20response%20include:%20*,Full-body%20mobilization%20*%20Co-regulating%20with%20your%20client

13 Effective Ways To Reset Your Nervous System And Regulate Well-Being

https://neurodivergentinsights.com/13-ways-to-reset-your-nervous-system/?srsltid=AfmBOoqonLE8VzCJO-32UGsjG4ynQpwq-NicmLh-pC4MwrQzQjcOEdax 

The Power of Humming

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-compassionate-brain/202410/the-power-of-humming
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Thank you for y’alls patience, this week we’re finally discussing betrayal, betrayal trauma, and betrayal blindness. I sincerely apologize for getting derailed last week, hopefully this week’s episode shows you guys that I am course correcting and making up for the delay. Yes, this caption does seem quite serious but I’m just taking the time to display what this episode is all about. Hopefully you all enjoy the research I’ve collected because I sure as heck did. 

Next week we’ll be going into the neuroscience of betrayal blindness as well as the “freeze” response - so be prepared for a very cold Schauer. 

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Introduction Sources:

Neuroscientist To Lead Engineering-Driven Brain Health Research

https://news.utdallas.edu/faculty-staff/matthew-walker-2026/

Polyvagal Theory Has Not Been “Debunked”

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-hope-circuit/202604/polyvagal-theory-has-not-been-debunked

The obstacles to decriminalizing psychedelic drugs are political, not legal, say experts

https://hls.harvard.edu/today/the-obstacles-to-decriminalizing-psychedelic-drugs-are-political-not-legal-say-experts/

Book Sources:

How To Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence - Michael Pollan

The Botany of Desire - Michael Pollan

The Great Nerve: The New Science of the Vagus Nerve and How to Harness Its Healing Reflexes - Kevin J. Tracey, MD

Tiny Experiments: How to Live Freely in the Goal-Obsessed World - Anne-Laura Le Cunff

Sweet and Deadly: How Coca-Cola Spreads Disinformation and Makes Us Sick - Murray Carpenter 

The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past Order the Present Design the Future - Ryder Carroll 

Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies - Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy 

The Science of Revenge: Understanding the World’s Deadliest Addiction— and How to Overcome It - James Kimmel, Jr., JD

This book is very *ehhhh* to me but I did use it as a source. I’m not sure if I would recommend picking it up. 

Reading in the Brain: The New Science of How We Read - Stanislas Dehaene

This is the book I strongly recommend for looking into the “phonological” and “lexical” pathways, as well as what information is processed by it.

Betrayal Resources:

Betrayal Trauma: The Neurobiology of What Happens and How People Heal 

https://www.emotionstherapycalgary.ca/blog-therapy-calgary-emotions-clinic/betrayal-trauma#Physical_Signs_and_Brain_Patterns 

Rebuilding Trust: The Invisible Thread That Holds Relationships Together

https://mindlabneuroscience.com/rebuilding-trust-neuroscience-guide/#:~:text=Betrayal%20reclassifies%20a%20trusted%20person,threat%20surveillance%20in%20its%20place
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Howdy guys! This episode was originally supposed to be about “betrayal trauma” but I got derailed by some very cool research and just had to discuss my THEORY on what mirror neurons and theory of mind (ToM) are for when it comes to sleep and wellness. I will absolutely be covering betrayal trauma next week so stay tuned, also I just finished the book on the neural mechanisms of reading and dyslexia so the episode two weeks from now will be jam packed with information on how to accommodate dyslexic readers and hopefully that’ll be helpful on y’alls reading and learning journey! 

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Thank you so much for joining me on this journey - I do apologize if it wasn’t easy to follow, I truly didn’t plan this one out so I will use more accessible language in the following episodes. 

I really did enjoy making this episode though, sharing information gives me such joy and I’m wishing everyone a happy National Autism Acceptance Month!

Resources:

Brain scans reveal how a woman voluntarily enters a psychedelic-like trance without drugs

https://www.psypost.org/brain-scans-reveal-how-a-woman-voluntarily-enters-a-psychedelic-like-trance-without-drugs/

Manipulating light can induce psychedelic experiences — and scientists aren’t quite sure why

https://www.psypost.org/manipulating-light-can-induce-psychedelic-experiences-and-scientists-arent-quite-sure-why/

Scientists just found a hidden “drain” inside the human brain

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260408225934.htm

Scientists Finally Figured Out the Math Behind How You See Color

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/math/a70784732/color-theory-schrodinger/ 

154 Visual Phenomena & Optical Illusions with Explanations by Michael Bach

https://michaelbach.de/ot/index.html

Dopamine GPS: Visual Guidance Beyond Reward

https://neurosciencenews.com/dopamine-guidance-trajectory-30345/

Surprising study shows Alzheimer’s may start in the body instead of the brain, a discovery that turns medical science upside down

https://www.earth.com/news/genome-study-shows-alzheimers-may-start-in-body-tissue-inflammation-not-the-brain/

The influence of intentions on dream content

https://academic.oup.com/sleepadvances/article/5/1/zpae088/7912101

Zeigarnik Effect

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/zeigarnik-effect

How Your Brain’s Nightly Cleanse Keeps It Healthy

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-sleep-cleans-the-brain-and-keeps-you-healthy/ 

A shared code for perceiving and imagining objects in humans ventral temporal cortex

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt8343

Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst - Robert M. Sapolsky 

For easy access to the information I’m referencing, see chapter 14 and 15. 

This Is What It Sounds Like: A Legendary Producer Turned Neuroscientist on Finding Yourself Through Music - Susan Rogers and Ogi Ogas

I love this book in general but I got the information on James Turrell (the artist) from this book. For easy access the chapter is “Realism”

An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of The Immune System - Matt Richtel

Apologies at 1:07:00 I said that the book I was reading was “Dreamscape” but it’s actually Decisionscape by Elspeth Kirkman
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Praise be to common courtesy, this week on Schauer Thoughts we’re talking theories, thieves, and apologies. How do you learn something you were never taught? Like this. Hopefully my ramblings didn’t stray too far from y’alls path, I *too* like to wander. 

I will definitely do a part two to this episode, I really would like to discuss the differences between collectivist and individualistic emotions and what that means for the Bible and its teachings.

I’m wishing everyone the best on their reparenting journeys - I send my sincere apologies for the pain that brought you here. 

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The Tiktok that got me thinking about god apologizing

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Resources:

Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst - Robert Sapolsky

Sorry, Sorry, Sorry: The Case for Good Apologies - Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy

On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters - Bonnie Tsui

A Philosophy of Shame - Frederic Gros

Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions - Batja Mesquita

An Elegant Defense: The Extraordinary New Science of The Immune System - Matt Richtel

How Emotions Are Made - Lisa Feldman Barrett

Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think In Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions - Temple Grandin

Neuroqueer Heresies: Notes on the Neurodiversity Paradigm Autistic Empowerment, and Postnormal Possibilities - Nick Walker 

The Knowledge Illusion: Why We Never Think Alone - Steven Sloman and Philip Fernbach 

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