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Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body
Are you exhausted from trends, protocols, supplements, and routines that worked for a while… until they didn’t?
Does managing your health feel like a full-time mental job instead of something that supports your life?
Do symptoms send you into a spiral... ChatGPT’ing, overthinking, and wondering what you missed or how to make it all work?
I’m so glad you’re here.
This podcast is for women who are ready to detox from health obsession and step into a calmer, more sustainable way of caring for…
Episodes
- Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body
70: Why You Keep Losing Control Around Food: Emotional Eating, Binge Cycles + Body Freedom ft. Amber Romaniuk
What if your struggle with food is not actually about food? Maybe you eat when you are stressed, bored, lonely, overwhelmed, or exhausted. Maybe one cookie…
- Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body
69: Your Body Knows What to Do: Why You May Need Less Health Advice, Not More ft. Dr. Ben Rall
What if taking care of your health has quietly become another source of fear, pressure, and control? You take the supplements. You research the symptoms. You…
- Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body
68: Could Your Overwhelm Actually Be ADHD? Masking, Rejection Sensitivity + Late Diagnosis in Women ft. Dr. Jennifer Dall
What if the reason you have always felt scattered, overwhelmed, too sensitive, or unable to “just be more disciplined” is not because you are doing something…
- Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body
67: When Healing Becomes a Full-Time Job: Root Causes, Testing + Why the Basics Still Matter ft. Shannon Salge
What happens when you are doing all the tests, taking all the supplements, seeing all the practitioners, and still do not feel well? Shannon Salge knows that…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body66: Why You Keep Pushing People Away: Rejection, Shame + the Emotions Your Body Is Carrying ft. Victoria Lane
What if the reaction you keep having today actually started years ago? Maybe someone looks at you a certain way and you immediately assume you did something…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body65: Doing Everything Right but Still Unfulfilled? How to Know When You’ve Outgrown Your Life ft. Katie Pulsifer
What happens when the life you worked so hard to build looks good on paper, but no longer feels right? Katie Pulsifer knows that feeling well. For years, she…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body64: Burnout or a Sign It’s Time to Let Go? How to Find Your Next Right Step ft. Melissa Wilkinson
What happens when the life you worked so hard to build no longer feels like where God is asking you to stay? Melissa Wilkinson knows that tension well. She has…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body63: 3 Nervous System Regulation Practices Nobody Talks About
You have had that day. Nothing catastrophic happened, but by 4pm you are done. A text irritates you out of nowhere. You said yes to something you did not want…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body62: The Overlooked Environmental Trigger Behind Brain Fog and Fatigue ft. Ariana Thacker
You can be doing everything right and still not feel like yourself. That's the conversation Dr. Brook has with Ariana Thacker, a chemical engineer, venture…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body61: The Bagel Test That Proved Food Isn't the Enemy ft. Cassandra McKenney
Dr. Brook Sheehan sits down with Cassandra McKenney, a fitness coach and registered nurse whose fourteen-year health journey took her from a controlled…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body60: Refusing to Rest Might Be Costing You Your Healing
This episode closes out the four-part Body Theology series with the topic Dr. Brook has found hardest to live out herself: rest. For weeks this series has…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body59: Is Your Body a Machine or a Temple?
In part three of the Body Theology series, Dr. Brook Sheehan takes us back to Leviticus to look at something most of us have never studied closely: the…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body58: The Hidden Idolatry of Biohacking Culture
In part two of this four part Body Theology series, Dr. Brook Sheehan takes on a word that shapes so much of modern wellness culture: biohacking. She's honest…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body57: Deny Yourself: What Wellness Culture Gets Wrong About Your Body
Welcome to part one of a four part series called Body Theology, where Dr. Brook Sheehan builds a full biblical foundation for why the way you treat your body…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body56: Why Minerals (Not Magnesium Pills) Fix Your Hormones ft. Caroline Alan
Dr. Brook sits down with Caroline Alan, co-founder and CEO of BEAM Minerals, to talk about the missing piece so many women overlook when they're exhausted…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body55: For the Woman Who Manages Everything: Why Trust Feels Like a Risk
In this episode, Dr. Brook explores a pattern that shows up far beyond physical health: the instinct to chase certainty by forcing control over symptoms…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body54: Is Your Doctor Playing God with Your Fertility? ft. Bekah Yawn
In this episode of Beyond Wellness Culture, Dr. Brook sits down with Bekah Yawn, a fertility coach, birth doula, and host of the For the Love of Hormones…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body53: Let Your Body Do Its Thing Instead of Stressing Over Every Symptom
In this episode, Dr. Brook unpacks why we've lost the ability to let a symptom just be a symptom, and why that instinct is costing us more peace than the…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body52: Why Your Little Traumas Are More Dangerous Than Big Ones ft. Victoria Lane
In this episode, Dr. Brook sits down with her dear friend Victoria Lane, founder of Elephant Buffet Coaching, to unpack one of the most overlooked…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body51: Why Your Body Feels Worse at Night (And What to Do About It)
Have you ever woken up feeling off, pushed through the day, and then hit an unexpected wall right around four or five in the evening? You are not imagining it…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body50: The Anxiety I Couldn't Explain Led Me to the Rest I Desperately Needed
Episode 50 is here — and it's dropping on Dr. Brook Sheehan's 42nd birthday, which makes it extra special. But instead of a celebratory episode, Dr. Brook is…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body49: The Gallbladder Removal Nobody Warned You About: What Happens to Digestion and Hormones After ft. Jami McQuivey
What if your gallbladder was never the real problem? In this episode of Beyond Wellness Culture, Dr. Brook Sheehan sits down with Jami McQuivey, host of…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body48: Is Hair Loss a Warning Sign? Why Women Lose Hair Even When They're "Healthy" ft. Sara Banta
Hair loss is not always a hair problem. In this episode of Beyond Wellness Culture, Dr. Brook Sheehan sits down with Sara Banta, founder of Accelerated Health…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body47: Is Your Home or Workplace Keeping Your Body in Survival Mode? Why No Supplement or Diet Will Fix What Your Environment Broke
What if the reason your body still feels loud is not because you need another supplement, routine, or wellness tool? What if your environment is the missing…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body46: When Wellness Becomes Control: Why the Women Who Try the Hardest Are the Sickest
What if your health routine is not creating peace anymore? What if it has quietly become another place where you feel pressure, fear, and control? In this…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body45: Your Body Is Shouting and You Keep Muzzling It: Why Speed Is the Enemy of Real Healing
What if the thing you keep trying to silence is actually the thing your body needs you to hear? In this episode of Beyond Wellness Culture, Dr. Brook talks…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body44: Is Health Advice Keeping You Stuck? Why More Tips Can Slow Your Progress
Welcome to the first official episode of Beyond Wellness Culture. After 43 episodes as your body speaks, Dr. Brook is stepping into a refreshed direction with…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body43: Why Trauma Shows Up in Your Body: Healing, Boundaries, and Faith ft. Julie Conkle
Trauma does not always look like one massive life-shattering event. Sometimes it looks like emotional needs not being met. Sometimes it looks like learning to…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body42: Why Your Wellness Routine Stopped Working: What to Do When You Hit a Plateau
Why did it work… until it didn’t? You try a new supplement, health gadget, or routine and at first it feels amazing. You have more energy. You sleep better…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body41: Why You’re Still Exhausted: The 3 Types of Fatigue Most Women Miss ft. Michelle McCoy
You’re sleeping. You’re trying to eat well. You’re pushing through. But you still feel exhausted. In this episode, Dr. Brook sits down with Michelle McCoy…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body40: Why Your Body Resists “Healthy” Routines: Are You Doing Too Much for Your Health?
You’re doing everything right. The workouts. The supplements. The meal plans. The routines. But your body still feels off. In this episode, Dr. Brook breaks…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body39: Why Anxiety Isn’t Just in Your Head: What It Looks Like and How to Heal ft. Robyn Graham
Anxiety is not just a racing mind. It can show up in your body, your relationships, your parenting, your work, your sleep, your pain levels, and the way you…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body38: Is It Really Body Awareness or Health Anxiety? How to Stop Spiraling and Start Listening
Is it really body awareness… or is anxiety taking over? In this episode, we unpack a side of health anxiety that does not get talked about enough. This is not…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body37: Are You Caring for Your Body… or Managing It? How Diet Culture Leads to Distrust ft. Amy Connell
In this episode, we’re talking about… What happens when “being healthy” quietly turns into control—and how to come back to stewardship without swinging to the…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body36: Why Your Skin Is So Dry (It’s Not Just Dehydration)
Dry Skin Isn’t Just Skin Deep You’ve changed the lotion. Switched to non-toxic products. Drunk more water. Tried the supplements. And your skin is still dry…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body35: From Burnout to Renewal: Aligning Body, Mind, Heart & Soul ft. Dr. Ioana Popa
Burnout doesn’t come with bells and whistles. It rarely shows up as one dramatic moment. More often, it’s a quiet fade—less joy, more heaviness, Sunday night…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body34: Why You’re Vilifying Food (And How Diet Culture Is Quietly Shaping Your Choices)
Are You Vilifying Food Without Realizing It? We live in a culture obsessed with optimization. Keto. Carnivore. Biohacking. Wearables. Red light therapy…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body33: Healing Without Perfection: Cancer, Gut Health & Accessible Wellness ft. Aly French
What happens when two women walk through life-altering health challenges… and decide to talk about it instead of hiding it? In this powerful and grounded…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body32: When Gut Issues Aren’t About Food: The Stress–Digestion Connection
What if your gut symptoms aren’t just about food—or detox protocols—but about something deeper your body has been trying to say all along? In this episode of…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body31: Why Diets, Detoxes, and Supplements Aren’t Fixing Your Gut ft. Dr. Kate Davis
We are in for a powerful and honest conversation today. In this episode, I’m joined by my dear friend Dr. Kate Davis, a functional medicine doctor whose…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body30: When “Healthy” Becomes Too Much: The Problem With Over-Optimizing Your Body
We are living in the loudest era of health noise in history — and for many women, that noise is doing more harm than good. In this episode, Dr. Brook breaks…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body29: Why You’re Exhausted: The Overlooked Link Between Light, Sleep, and Hormones ft. Chelsea Blackbird
In today’s episode of your body speaks, Dr. Brook sits down with Chelsea Blackbird—Christian health practitioner, host of the Christian Health Club Podcast…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body28: 3 Ways You’re Hurting Your Body Without Realizing It (And How to Stop)
What if the way you’re trying to “take care” of your body is actually creating more stress, disconnection, and self-criticism than support? In this episode of…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body27: Compared to Who? How to Stop Obsessing Over Your Body ft. Heather Creekmore
Is body image a “confidence issue”… or an idol in disguise? In this episode of your body speaks, Dr. Brook sits down with Heather Creekmore—host of the…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body26: Why Your Body Hates New Year’s Resolutions (And What to Do Instead)
Why do New Year’s resolutions feel so motivating… and then fall apart? In this first episode of 2026, Dr. Brook sets the tone for the year ahead by breaking…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body25: How to Make Health Decisions Without Second-Guessing Yourself
Overwhelm isn’t a sign that something is wrong with you—it’s often a sign that your body has been trying to communicate and hasn’t been heard. In this…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body24: From Burnout to Breakthrough: Non-Toxic Mindset & Emotional Healing ft. Kari Davis
Grief, stress, and emotional overload don’t just live in your mind—they live in your body. And if they’re not processed, they quietly reshape the way you…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body23: Peaceful Plates - A Simple Way to Stop Overeating and Feel Good After You Eat
In this special Thanksgiving episode, Dr. Brook shares powerful, personal stories and practical tools to help you ditch the food guilt, avoid the post-meal…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body22: Rebuilding Body Trust After Years of Restriction ft. Brittany Braswell, RD
Is it safe to listen to your body after years of ignoring its signals? In this powerful episode of your body speaks, I’m joined by faith-filled dietitian and…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body21: 2 Surprising Signs Your Body’s Fighting Something: Early Immune Clues You Don’t Want to Miss
Before you catch that cold, feel that ache, or find yourself flat on your back… your body tries to warn you. In this episode of your body speaks, Dr. Brook…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body20: From ICU to Fascia Healing: How Faith and Craniosacral Work Unlock Deep Healing ft. John McLaughlin, RN, CFT
In this powerful episode of your body speaks, Dr. Brook welcomes John from Midcoast Fascial Therapy—a former critical care nurse turned faith-inspired…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body19: Breaking Out or Breaking Down? The Deeper Message in Your Skin Symptoms
You might think of your skin as just your body’s outer layer — a protective shell, a beauty marker, or something to “fix” when it flares up. But what if your…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body18: The Truth About Muscle Testing, Fertility, and Listening to What Your Body Actually Needs ft. Laura Laut
What if your body could tell you exactly what it needs to heal—without a single lab test? In this powerful guest episode of your body speaks, Dr. Brook…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body17: When Your Gut Goes Quiet: Decoding Constipation, Bloating & Digestive Shutdown
This one’s for the moments you feel stuck—physically, emotionally, spiritually. In today’s episode of your body speaks, Dr. Brook Sheehan dives into the…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body16: Why You Can’t Stop Yawning: What Your Body Is Trying to Release Without Words
You keep yawning… But you’re not even tired. So what gives? In this episode of your body speaks, Dr. Brook Sheehan invites you to look at yawning through an…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body15: That Tightness in Your Chest Isn’t Just Stress: What Your Body Might Be Telling You
Chest tightness. That one body whisper that feels impossible to ignore. The pressure that makes you pause, wonder if it’s your heart—and sometimes even sends…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body14: Why You’re Waking Up in the Middle of the Night (and What Your Body Might Be Saying)
You’re up again. 1:43… 3:28… 4:11. Your body woke you up—but what’s it trying to say? In this powerful episode of your body speaks, Dr. Brook Sheehan unpacks…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body13: Your Body Whispers Before It Shouts. Are You Missing The Early Signals
Welcome to Season 2 of your body speaks—a podcast devoted to helping you hear what your body’s been trying to say all along. In this opening episode, Dr. Brook…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body12: Strong Bones, Younger Cells. The Inside-Out Approach The Beauty Industry Won’t Sell You
In Episode 12 of your body speaks, Dr. Brook Sheehan delves into the profound processes of cell division and bone health, emphasizing how your body renews…
Beyond Wellness Culture, Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body11: Bloating, Brain Fog, Skin Issues. The Gut-Immune Pattern Hiding In Plain Sight
In this episode of your body speaks, Dr. Brook Sheehan explores two vital functions that keep you thriving—digestion and immunity. Your gut does so much more…