Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Kaylene Logan. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Kaylene, appreciate you joining us today. Was there a defining moment in your professional career? A moment that changed the trajectory of your career?

From the age of 5, I was determined to be a physician, a pediatrician to be exact. In college, I first learned of child sex trafficking, and wondered how an Obstetrician/Gynecologist might be better suited to serve that population. I completed my residency training in OB/GYN eleven years ago, and after the first few years of practice, scaled back to make space for motherhood, a gap which also allowed me time to serve a local anti-trafficking organization. The onset of COVID-19 during my third pregnancy pushed me into a variety of directions I hadn’t been expecting.

I struggled with identity and imposter syndrome, thinking that I had to be a full-time physician practicing both obstetrics and gynecology to be legitimate and to be worthwhile to the world. During the pandemic, I spent a lot of time at home with three young children, one of them newborn; and coming out of it, I found myself volunteering with local free clinics and starting graduate studies in law and policy with the aim of advocating and legislating for sex trafficking victims.

Yet my soul still needed tending. My journey took me into my own trauma recovery work, during which time I was introduced to Cereset. My defining moment was when I realized that there were more than enough skilled OB/GYNs to operate and deliver babies in the world, but there was only one Kaylene Logan, and I needed to understand and appreciate her true identity, and what she was meant to contribute to the world.

In addition, I was confronted with the mind-body connections between physical, mental, and emotional health. A lot of disease and dysfunction that I see in the clinic is closely linked to stress, historic trauma, abuse, and unprocessed emotions stored in the body. To serve and minister healing to any individual requires a wholistic perspective and evaluation of his or her mind, body, heart, and interpersonal connections.

I still practice outpatient GYN, I serve on the board of AncoraTN, the single point of contact for all human trafficking referrals in Middle Tennessee, I am developing my public policy and advocacy skills, and I am now also the co-owner of a brain wellness center in Nashville, TN, providing brain-based stress relief to everyone from those with everyday stressors, to trauma survivors, to high-performing executives.

Kaylene, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

I was first introduced to Cereset as a client, and I understood it to help relieve some of the toxic effects of stress and trauma on my brain. After experiencing Cereset for myself, I began developing improved stress resilience, a wider window of tolerance, a deeper connection to my emotions and inner self, higher quality sleep, and I was better able to process life and stay more present rather than living in the impact of the past.

I realized just how deep the mind-body connection is, and how important it is to whole-person health to support the brain, which bridges this connection.

Cereset is an advanced, non-medical brain wellness technology that helps the brain to recover and reset from the detrimental effects of stress. It uses brain-based sound patterns to echo back to the brain its activity in real-time, allowing the brain the opportunity to “see” where it is overactive and to relax those imbalances.

Stress activates our fight, flight, and freeze responses, but sometimes the brain stays hyperactivated. Stress is at the root of many of our struggles in that it can both trigger and aggravate symptoms, and it can also compromise our ability to heal. When the brain releases stress, all aspects of the brain’s performance are improved, supporting physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

Cereset is different from other brain-based modalities in that it supports an internal locus of control. Cereset empowers the brain to regain its own ability to self-regulate rather than attempting to retrain the brain using willpower or desensitization. At Cereset Nashville, we support an inside-out approach that empowers not only the brain but ultimately the whole individual to regain agency, responsibility, boundaries, and self-regulation.

Our mission at Cereset Nashville is to minister hope and healing to our community members through our presence, our skills, and our brain support technology. Our vision is a healthier, more stress-resilient Nashville. We are excited to report common client feedback about improved sleep, improved capacity to deal with more stress, quieter brain chatter, and more stream-lined thought processes. Our ideal client is anyone who needs a little more stress relief in their life.

We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.

The year that we had three children in three different schools and I was splitting my time between Cereset, volunteering, and grad school, I found myself physically, emotionally, and mentally stretched to my capacity. This was already more than I had taken on at any prior period in my life. The additional stress of various transitions and turnover in different spheres of influence in my life would likely have been more than my nervous system could have handled, were it not for Cereset.

My emotional capacity and stress resilience had both grown over two years of consistent, multifaceted personal work that included regular, monthly Cereset sessions, and I could finally see it. What would have tipped me over the edge in the past, I was now able to take in stride, emotionally process, stabilize, and even create working solutions for. My family, the business, and other responsibilities in my life could throw curveballs and challenges at me, and I had more energy, clarity, and capacity than ever before to meet every one head-on and stay afloat.

We often hear about learning lessons – but just as important is unlearning lessons. Have you ever had to unlearn a lesson?

I had to unlearn that power looks like control and domination; the truth is that power looks like self-control and influence.

In undergraduate and graduate medical education, it is common to run into attendings and senior residents on a power-trip. There are definite social hierarchies in medicine, based on one’s sex, level of training, and specialty. I have been on both sides of power imbalances, suffering emotional and verbal abuse from those responsible to inspire, train, and supervise me. I have also used positions of seniority to exert control over others and as energy transfers for the pain of the abuse I suffered.

It is unfortunately true that what goes around comes around, and also that anonymous feedback is often given without grace or mercy. I learned from harsh, anonymous feedback and merciless, public correction that it is better to create an atmosphere you want to live in, to influence with love, honor, and respect, to inspire with hope and encouragement, and to correct with kindness, grace, and humility.

I am the most powerful person I can be when I control myself, my tongue, and my reactions to difficult situations. Learning to stay calm when you’re disrespected is a superpower. I lead best from a position of servant leadership that seeks to lift up, get behind, and inspire those I am responsible for, rather than criticize, push/pull, and shame those with less power and authority than I have.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://cereset.com/centers/cereset-nashville/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ceresetnashville/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CeresetNashville
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaylene-logan-b598b8b1/

Image Credits

Beth Gwinn