144: How Betrayal Trauma Rewrites Your Body's Literal Chemistry

In this episode, I sit down with Elizabeth Scarcella to explore why you might still feel physically depleted even after doing deep emotional and nervous system work. We unpack the biochemistry of betrayal trauma: how cortisol floods your system like a firefighter that won't stop spraying water, dampening your thyroid, draining your progesterone, and throwing your entire hormone cascade into chaos. Elizabeth shares her own story of navigating betrayal while discovering that true healing requires addressing both nervous system regulation and hormonal harmony. ✨ Topics Covered ➡️ The cell danger response and why your body stays in defense mode long after trauma ends ➡️ How chronic cortisol creates a domino effect that impacts thyroid, progesterone, estrogen, testosterone, and insulin ➡️ Real-world signs your body is still biochemically stuck in survival mode (sleep issues, brain fog, inflammation, low libido) ➡️ Why emotional healing alone can't restore hormonal balance—and what's missing from most recovery approaches ➡️ A trauma-informed, simplified approach to lab work and supplements that actually supports your nervous system If your body still hasn't caught up to all the inner work you've done, Root to Rise 2.0 is your next step. One week, 15 women, $57 for the first spots. I'd love to have you in this container 👇 ➡️ https://www.idobreakthrough.com/rtrhousewarming ———————————————————————— Love Note From Becky Aste: Here’s the replay link for UNSPOKEN!  https://tinyurl.com/BeckyAsteUNSPOKEN I’d love to hear from you! Dm me "PODCAST" on Instagram and I’ll send you a free training that pairs perfectly with this episode 💬 ➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/becky_aste⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to learn more about working with Becky? Book a call with her right here: [⁠https://calendly.com/idobreakthrough/free-connection-call⁠] Would rather stalk before we talk? No judgement here ;) Here’s my website!➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.idobreakthrough.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ XO Huge Hugs - Becky ———————————————————————— ➡️ Connect with Elizabeth Scarcella 🔗 Elizabeth Grace is a neuroscience and functional medicine practitioner, hormone health expert, and best-selling author of Rise. She helps high-achieving Gen X women heal the root causes of their exhaustion, anxiety, and hormone chaos so they can finally feel calm, clear, and fully themselves again. Her free quiz: https://reveal-the-root.scoreapp.com/ IG & FB: @elizabethscarcella