When Your Body Keeps Score But You’re Not Listening. Episode 508
When Your Body Keeps Score But You’re Not Listening
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You know those symptoms you keep brushing off? The reflux you treat with Tums. The neck tension you blame on sleeping wrong. The brain fog you chalk up to a busy season. What if none of it is what you think it is?
In this episode, Alli shares the story of 2017, when her body started sounding alarms she refused to hear, and what shifted when she finally paid attention. She walks through ten low-grade symptoms high-achieving women normalize, explains the science behind why stress shows up physically, and gives you practical tools to start asking better questions about what your body is trying to say.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
- Why high-achieving women are the most likely to ignore their body’s warning signs and the identity trap underneath it.
- The difference between common and normal, and why that distinction matters more than you think
- Ten symptoms grouped by the stories we tell ourselves to explain them away
- The gut-brain axis and why your digestive issues might not be a stomach problem at all
- How to do a body audit and ask the one question that changes how you respond to symptoms
- When to see a doctor, and why normal test results might still be pointing you toward something important
Timestamps:
(0:11) – The season Alli’s body was screaming, and she wasn’t listening
(2:50) – What happened when she finally made the decision her body had been asking for
(3:19) – Why disciplined women are the most likely to ignore their symptoms
(3:57) – Common vs. normal: the distinction that reframes everything
(4:52) – Introduction to the 10 symptoms we dismiss
(5:21) – The “I’m just busy” symptoms: sleep disruption, brain fog, getting sick constantly
(6:21) – The “I’m just getting older” symptoms: neck tension, hair loss, cycle changes
(7:59) – The “I just have a sensitive system” symptoms: gut issues, headaches, jaw tension, heart palpitations
(10:15) – The biology behind why stress shows up in the body
(12:13) – What to do with all of this: practical next steps
(12:50) – How to do a body audit
(14:44) – When to see a doctor vs. when to sit with what you already know
(14:58) – The one question to sit with this week
(15:57) – Recommendation of the week: treadmill laptop stand
Links to great things we discussed:
- Alli’s Product Recommendation – Treadmill Laptop Stand
- Dr. Gundry’s Episode
- Dr. Lee Warren’s Episode
- Function Health
- Take the Secret Superpower Quiz
- Join the Uplift Community
- Follow Alli on Instagram
- Don’t forget to watch Alli Worthington on YouTube!
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