Embody This No B.S Healing Podcast

Is Your Ambition Wrecking Your Health? The Hidden Link Between Burnout, Hormones, and Gut Health


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Feeling tired no matter how much you sleep? Running on caffeine, cortisol, and constant pressure to "do more"?
This episode is your wake-up call — not because you're broken, but because your nervous system has been performing worth like a full-time job.

In this powerful deep-dive, Lauren unpacks the Burnout Pillar and its three survival-based archetypes:

  • 🔥 The Exhausted Visionary (a.k.a. the Sleepless Entrepreneur)
  • 🔥 The Perfectionist High Achiever
  • 🔥 The Overcommitted Achiever

We’re breaking down:

  • How your nervous system mistakes productivity for safety
  • Why your supplements aren’t working (hint: your body doesn’t trust rest)
  • The real root cause of your fatigue, inflammation, hormone chaos, and emotional shutdown
  • The identity loops and core wounds keeping you in cycles of burnout
  • How to shift from performing healing to actually embodying it

This episode explores fight, flight, freeze, and fawn survival patterns in high-functioning women — and how they’re quietly destroying your health while the world claps for your exhaustion.

You’ll also meet:
💥 Caitlyn, a real-life client case study who went from hustling through migraines and missed moments to finally resting without guilt
💥 The hidden Wellness Limiters & Levers keeping you stuck — and the nervous system rewiring tools that set you free
💥 The 4-Part EMBODIED Framework to help you shift from stress-driven to soul-led

This episode is for you if:

  • You wake up tired and still push through
  • You feel guilty when you rest and anxious when you don’t
  • You’ve tried all the healing protocols… but nothing sticks
  • You’re ready to stop chasing health and start receiving it

💡 What You’ll Learn:

  • Why exhaustion isn’t a mindset problem — it’s a nervous system adaptation
  • How core emotional wounds drive gut issues, hormone imbalances, and burnout
  • Why healing won’t land if your identity is still wired for survival
  • How to interrupt the trauma patterns that masquerade as discipline and ambition
  • Real tools to start unhooking your worth from productivity

Next week: We explore The Self-Sacrificer Pillar — for the woman who disappears into everyone else’s needs but secretly longs to come home to herself.


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⚠️ Disclaimer:

This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, or replace professional medical advice or mental health care. Always consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making any changes to your health practices.

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Embody This No B.S Healing PodcastBy Lauren Michelle Jewel