Episode 674: Stop Gaslighting Your Own Body

Your body is sending you signals constantly.

Hunger. Fullness. Fatigue. Tension. Overstimulation. The need to move. The need to stop.

And most of us have spent years overriding those signals so consistently that we can no longer reliably read them.

In this episode I introduce the concept of interoception, the body's ability to sense its own internal state, and make the case that rebuilding this relationship may be one of the most important health skills available. I also explore the gaslighting pattern we apply to ourselves: you are not really tired, you can push through, you do not need a break, you are just being dramatic. The body stops being heard until we find ourselves genuinely unable to tell what we actually need.

Restoring this relationship is not complicated. It is just slow. And it starts with one practice: before you react, pause and ask what your body is actually telling you.

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