Welcome to Heal Yourself, Change Your Life. My name is Brandy Gillmore, and after recovering from my own life-changing injury, it’s become my mission to share with others the same discoveries I made that changed my health and my entire life. Our minds are truly incredible — the placebo is proof of this.
Each week, I’ll take this simple awareness to a whole new level. I’ll even coach live callers to free themselves of physical pain using only their mind. Then I’ll provide you with a combination of practical and spiritual insights that you can use to master your mind, your emotions, and your energy — to help you heal your health, yourself, and your life.
Let’s begin.
The Mind–Body Connection and the Energy of Healing
Hello and happy beautiful day to you! On today’s episode, we’re going to geek out in a beautiful way about mind-body healing, energy, and how it all truly works. I love diving into this topic because the reason I was able to heal myself — and now show others how to create real, measurable results, even under medical equipment — is because I see and understand the mind differently. That deeper understanding has been pivotal.
Last week’s IQ episode brought up a lot of questions from listeners about energy, the placebo, and healing. So today, we’re going to unpack them all — from bio-photons and body frequency to the open-label placebo and emotional healing.
Understanding the Body’s Energy (Bio-Photons)
When I talk about the energy of the body, I’m referring to what science calls bio-photons — or, as it was first discovered about a century ago, mitotic radiation. These are ultra-weak photon emissions — tiny particles of light — that our bodies emit naturally. You might call it life-force energy, aura, or spiritual light. Whatever the name, it’s very real and has been scientifically measured.
Even ancient depictions of angels show halos of light — an intuitive recognition of this energy. But now we know medically: the human body literally emits light.
Why “Just Raise Your Frequency” Can Be Misleading
Many people in spiritual circles say, “Just raise your energy!” or “Raise your frequency!” But that’s an oversimplification that can be unhealthy. Think of your heartbeat: you don’t want it to stop, but you also don’t want it to race uncontrollably. You want it balanced. The same is true of brain waves and cellular frequencies — too high or too low isn’t good.
In fact, studies show that cancer cells emit higher frequencies than healthy ones. So simply “raising your vibration” isn’t the goal. We want a healthy, balanced energetic frequency.
When the Body Listens Too Closely
I once spoke with a man who tried to hypnotize his body into creating more insulin to heal his diabetes. His body obeyed — and he ended up in the hospital with dangerously low blood sugar. He learned (the hard way) that commanding the body isn’t the same as healing it. We want the body to return to balance — not to force it into extremes.
Our intention shouldn’t be to demand, “Raise your frequency!” but rather to shift our emotions and mindset in ways that naturally restore homeostasis. Our thoughts and feelings already direct energy more powerfully than any command.
How Emotions Direct Energy and Healing
Scientific studies show a clear relationship between neural activity and bio-photon emissions. When someone visualizes white light, increased light emissions can be measured from one side of the head. When they think neutral or mundane thoughts, those emissions disappear. Our thoughts literally change the body’s light output.
And emotions are even more powerful. For example:
- Feelings of anger or stress can increase chaotic photon activity.
- Emotions like peace, joy, and love help organize and stabilize light patterns in the body.
So rather than trying to “command” energy, we can simply transform our emotions — because our emotions are what direct our body’s energy. This is the true essence of energy healing.
The Emotional Connection to Illness
Let’s take diabetes as an example. Studies show that people with type 2 diabetes emit more bio-photons from the navel area than the forehead, while non-diabetic individuals show the opposite pattern. Fascinatingly, emotional factors like loneliness have also been linked to higher rates of type 2 diabetes. So even though biology and environment play roles, emotion remains a key influencer of energy balance and health.
It’s the same principle behind everyday examples: a person can blush from embarrassment, feel their heart race from fear, or literally die of a broken heart. Emotion alters the body’s physiology and energetic field in measurable ways.
The Truth About the Placebo and the Open-Label Placebo
Now, let’s look at the placebo effect. We all know a placebo is a fake treatment that still produces real results. For a long time, I thought it was simply about belief — that I just had to believe I was healed. But belief alone didn’t work for me, and it doesn’t explain the whole story.
Then I discovered the open-label placebo — where both doctor and patient know it’s fake, yet it still works. That shows us something deeper is happening. It’s not blind belief in a pill; it’s the emotional state associated with the expectation of healing.
Belief vs. Emotional Expectation
When someone simply says, “I believe this will work,” that’s intellectual. But when they feel genuine optimism, safety, and trust in life, that emotional state triggers healing chemistry — it boosts immune function and speeds cellular repair.
Research shows that patients who feel optimistic after surgery heal faster, while those who are fearful or angry recover more slowly. Optimism even correlates with living up to 15% longer and dramatically reducing heart disease risk.
So the secret isn’t the pill, or even the belief — it’s the emotional shift that changes the body’s biochemistry and energy flow.
Healing Happens Through Emotional Reprogramming
In my own case, deep-rooted emotions like survivor’s guilt and fear were keeping me sick. Until I addressed and healed those emotions at the subconscious level, my body couldn’t fully heal — no matter how much I meditated or affirmed. Once I changed those emotional patterns, the energy of my body — and my health — transformed.
This is why most people don’t experience lasting results from surface-level techniques. Real transformation happens when you go deep enough to repattern the subconscious mind — when emotional change becomes permanent and natural.
Bringing It All Together
So to simplify today’s episode:
- Don’t command your body — guide it through emotional healing and balance.
- Understand that bio-photons are real, measurable light energy directed by your thoughts and emotions.
- Healing comes from emotional reprogramming, not from trying to raise your frequency or force results.
- Positive expectation and optimism create measurable biological and energetic benefits.
When you genuinely change at the emotional level, you’re no longer “telling” your body to heal — your body simply does what it’s designed to do: restore balance, vitality, and health.
Continue Your Journey
If you’d like to explore this more deeply, I invite you to join my free 90-minute Masterclass on the science of self-healing. It’s filled with insights, slides, and step-by-step understanding to help you connect the dots between mind, energy, and body.
And if you want to see these concepts demonstrated live, you can also find my recent interview on Gaia — the “Netflix for spirituality.” People have said they took notes the entire time!
Closing Message
Thank you for joining me today. Please take a moment to share this episode with someone you love, someone you care about, or even someone you don’t know — because the more each of us becomes happy, healthy, loving, and empowered, the better our entire world becomes.
Remember: healing isn’t about commanding your body — it’s about changing your emotions, expectations, and energy so your body can do what it naturally knows how to do.
To send me questions or comments, visit BrandyGillmore.com. If you’re currently experiencing physical pain and would like to be a volunteer on the show, you can sign up there as well.
And finally, if you do have any health issues, please continue seeing your doctors. Make it your goal to blow their minds with what you’re capable of with your mind.
You are incredible. You are light. You are healing.
