Ep 13: Why Listening to Your Body Is Real Self-Care

So many people think of self-care as something they do - a routine, a habit, a list of activities. But true self-care starts much earlier than that.

It starts with listening to your body.

In today’s episode, I’m talking about one of the most overlooked wellbeing skills: recognising the signals your body sends you before you hit exhaustion, burnout, or illness. Because so many people are pushing through tiredness, stress, aches, low mood, and constant fatigue - often without realising they’re overriding the very signals designed to protect them.

In this episode, I cover:

• Why modern life makes it so easy to override your body’s signals.

• The most common signs people ignore (tiredness, brain fog, irritability, niggling injuries, low mood).

• How chronic “pushing through” weakens the nervous system and immune system.

• Why getting run down is often a sign of depletion, not “bad luck”.

• The real meaning of symptoms — and why they’re your body’s early-warning system

• What true self-care actually looks like

• Simple ways to rebuild a better relationship with your body and make supportive choices

Final Thoughts

Your body is always communicating with you. Most people have just stopped listening.

When you slow down long enough to notice what your body needs - and then take the supportive action - everything becomes easier: your energy, mood, focus, resilience and overall wellbeing.

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