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Dr. Gil Winkelman is a holistic doctor who loves to talk about health & wellness. He discusses various aspects of mental, physical, and spiritual wellness. Subscribe to my newsletter and podcast.
RTS isn't where you learn more about your pattern
Ask Dr Gil Newsletter Many people who come to me have already done the work. Real therapy. Real effort. Real insight into what's been running their life. They understand their patterns clearly. And something is still running. Not because the work was wrong. Because understanding a pattern and changing what happens when it activates are two different things. That gap — between knowing and changing — is what Rewrite the Signal is designed for. RTS isn't where you learn more about your pattern....
The Vessel doesn't need more Broadcast
Ask Dr Gil Newsletter Hi Reader, The Vessel is the person who has already tried to do the right things. You have taken the supplements. Followed the sleep advice. Reduced the stress where you could. Added the practices. Read the books. You have not been passive about this. And you are still exhausted. You take a vacation and come home tired. You sleep eight hours and wake up unrefreshed. You cancel plans to rest and still do not feel recovered. You add another supplement and it helps for two...
Which of these five patterns do you recognize?
Ask Dr Gil Newsletter Hi Reader, Over the past few months I have been writing about why progress stalls even when you are doing everything right. After more than twenty years in practice, I kept seeing the same five healing patterns, regardless of diagnosis. See which one feels most familiar. The Vessel You sleep but never wake up restored. You keep pushing through because everything else in life still needs you. You have caught yourself wondering why a full weekend of rest leaves you feeling...
Why insight alone can't finish the job
Ask Dr Gil Newsletter There's a concept I keep returning to in my practice. I want to lead with it directly because everything else in this week's episode is organized around it. The protective self-organization cannot release what it is protecting with the same effort it uses to protect it. Sit with that for a moment. This is why the veteran who intellectually knows he's home still scans every exit when a car backfires. Why someone can map their attachment wound in precise detail —...
You didn't fail to heal. You never had the conditions to complete it.
Ask Dr Gil Newsletter Most of the people I work with have done real work. Honest work. Therapy, somatic practices, healing containers, self-inquiry. Sometimes years of it. And there's been genuine progress — I want to be clear about that. But something is still running. Same pattern, different form. Recognizable underneath. And quietly, without quite deciding it, an assumption settles in: this is just how it is. The goal is to manage it, not finish it. I want to examine that assumption. Not...
Can you reverse your biological age? New conversation with Dr. Kavin Mistry
Hello Reader Something a little different this week. Most of what we talk about on AskDrGil lives in the psychological and the somatic — patterns, nervous systems, the deeper architecture of why we do what we do. This conversation goes to the biological foundation underneath all of that. New Episode: Primal Health and the Science of Biological AgeA conversation with Dr. Kavin Mistry Dr. Kavin Mistry is a board-certified neuroradiologist with 25 years of clinical experience. He is also someone...
Why your progress keeps resetting
Progress or Slippage? Gil Winkleman ND, MA Hi Reader, How many times have you made genuine progress and then watched it slip back? You sleep better for two weeks. Then the insomnia returns. You handle stress well for a month. Then the same trigger takes over. You finally feel momentum with your health, your relationships, or the habits you have been trying to change. Then your body or your behavior drops back to where it started. After enough cycles, people stop trusting their own progress....
Archetypes and Health Stories.
ASK DR. GIL Weekly Wellness Intelligence | March 17, 2026 Mind. Body. Science. Balance. FROM DR. GIL'S DESK This Week on the Podcast Happy Monday, community. This week on AskDrGil, we explored a concept not normally associated with physical health — archetypes. Archetype is a concept as old as Plato but brought to modern psychology by Carl Jung. Archetypes are patterns that exist throughout humanity. Listen to the podcast to learn how they might affect our health. See below for the workshop...
Wishing You a Healthy, Restful Start to the New Year
Ask Dr Gil Newsletter Welcome Hi there, Happy New Year! I hope you’re entering 2026 with a sense of possibility, steadiness, and a little more ease in your body. As we move into a new season, many people notice old patterns resurfacing—stress, fatigue, anxiety, brain fog, gut issues, or simply feeling “off” after the holidays. This is a natural time to pause, reset, and give your nervous system the support it needs to feel safe, grounded, and aligned. If you’ve been thinking about getting...
Could Your Symptoms be Helping You?
Symptoms As Signals It’s been a few weeks since I’ve sent anything. I’ve been working on new content for the site and new offerings. Just a quick update on some items that I have put on my blog and podcasts. My latest blog post is part of a series about how our stories affect our ability to heal. The latest post is about Symptoms as Signals, Not Enemies. You can read that post and link back to the first one from there. I’ve also been more consistent with my podcasts too. The second part of my...
Dr. Gil Winkelman is a holistic doctor who loves to talk about health & wellness. He discusses various aspects of mental, physical, and spiritual wellness. Subscribe to my newsletter and podcast.