Episode 24 - What is the root cause of chronic illness?

Are you tired of not getting answers about your health? Are all of the tests, blood work and scans coming back normal? Then this episode is for you!Dr. Arista Ip, who works with us at ResilientRx in Austin, Texas, joined us for this episode. She is an orthopedic and pelvic floor physical therapist. We will be talking about what is the root cause of chronic illness and understanding how to get to that root cause. We want to talk about this as well as the other things that can impact your health without you being aware of them because this is not a topic that’s commonly talked about in our current healthcare system. We will also dive into intuition versus anxiety, the importance of allowing yourself to slow down, how the societal expectations affect your health, alignment, cognitive dissonance, spiritual misalignment, and so much more! We hope that this episode will help you and your nervous system so you can achieve the best results for your health!  Let’s talk about:  0:35 – Introduction to today’s guest1:16 – Introduction to today’s topic 2:00 – The common thing about chronic illnesses and how your body is telling something’s wrong through your symptoms 3:44 – How intuition affects chronic illnesses and the importance of advocating for yourself 4:54 – How to listen to your intuition and learn to differentiate if it’s intuition or anxiety talking to you 9:22 – How the society is set in success, business, and finance and how it affects us and our health 11:30 – The importance of allowing yourself to slow down 14:39 – Alignment: what it means, how will you know you are in alignment with yourself and with what you are doing, and what happens when you are not 23:05 – The concept of cognitive dissonance and the importance of knowing yourself 34:52 – Spiritual misalignment and nervous system regulation being tied 37:37 – The piece that’s missing most of the time for people with chronic illnesses 39:23 – Dr. Arista on why you don’t need to always listen to other people’s advice 45:45 – What Dr. Arista practices when a negative emotion comes up and how she manages her anxiety  48:11 – How to know who your authentic self is and getting over your biggest fear 51:57 – What happens when you’re always in an agitated state or doing something that doesn’t align with your values52:55 – What are chakras and how it affects chronic illnesses 56:16 – How it feels when you know you’re doing things that you value 58:44 – Conclusion: This episode’s takeaway per Dr. AristaIf you want to know more about Dr. Arista and the work she does, follow her on Instagram.Want support for perimenopause that goes beyond hormones?Whether you (or your clients) are taking HRT but still having symptoms, not ready for it, or can’t tolerate it...there’s more we can do.I’ll be sharing practical tools from a movement and rehab perspective, focusing on the nervous system, fascia, lymph, viscera, and musculoskeletal system.If you want updates on workshops, resources, and strategies to support this phase of life more fully, would love you to join my email list.Subscribe to my email list hereI’ll see you in 2 weeks!PS:If you are interested in being a guest on the show, please fill out the form here.