Sayeh Beheshti, M.D.

01/02/2026

Isn’t it interesting how something as simple as chewing gum can change what’s happening in the brain?

Research suggests it may increase alertness, support attention, and even reduce stress — not because it’s magical, but because the brain is exquisitely responsive to sensory input.


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DanaPointCA OCMentalHealth

12/29/2025

Isn’t it interesting how technology can sometimes offer such simple solutions to very human needs?

12/29/2025

Yes. I literally hugged a cow . It was wonderful 🥰

12/26/2025

I shared a new essay today on the patriarchal bargain.
It’s about power, media, and the ways women are rewarded for aligning with systems that harm us.
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12/25/2025

12/23/2025

I’m a psychiatrist by training, and a listener by inclination.

I believe healing happens when we feel understood, rather than reduced to symptoms or diagnoses.

My work is integrative in the truest sense: it attends to mind and body, history and meaning, biology and lived experience. I’m interested in consciousness as a way of life, and understanding how awareness changes what is possible.

This page is a place for reflection, conversation, and writing about trauma, resilience, and achieving wholeness.

12/06/2025

10/31/2025

I've read this book so many times, and this line is one of my favorites.

10/16/2025

Dr. Estes recited this poem to us yesterday in response to one of the questions about how to deal with all the hate we feel surrounded by. I admit I struggle with this concept of responding to hate and darkness with love and light. What a beautiful poem!

10/15/2025

Once again I find myself in beautiful Loveland, CO where the fall colors are in full display. Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes does teachings here at Sunrise Ranch, and I have the privilege to attend my second training with her. This one is called The Heart of the Wounded Healer, which I can relate to. Dr. E. Commands such a presence that is impossible to describe and can only be experienced in person.

06/26/2025

The shadow isn’t evil. It’s sacred energy that’s been buried — exiled in order to survive.

This week’s post explores the unconscious wounds that shape our culture, our selves, and our relationships. Read it now on Substack.

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06/19/2025

We all carry both feminine and masculine energies — not as opposites, but as partners in our inner world.
When one is silenced or distorted, we suffer. But when both are honored, we begin to return to ourselves.

My latest post explores the sacred gifts of these archetypes — and what it means to heal the imbalance, from the inside out.
Read it on Substack: [link in bio]
I’d love to know — which energy feels most alive in you right now?