What Your Body Is Actually Trying to Tell You w/ Jasmine Jafferali

Most women are doing everything right on paper, and still not feeling well.Jasmine Jafferali has been in the health and wellness space her entire career, starting as a fitness instructor at 20 and eventually building her work around functional nutrition, corporate wellness, and perinatal health. With a master's degree in public health focused on maternal infant health education, she brings both the research background and the real-world coaching experience to her work. But the most powerful thing she brings to her clients has nothing to do with supplements or workout plans. It is the understanding that what shows up physically in the body almost always has an emotional root, and that the healing most women are looking for requires going inward before anything else will stick.In this episode, Jasmine and Lauren get into the real stuff. They talk about growing up in diet culture, the core memories that shape how women see their bodies, why gut issues are often tied to control and boundaries, and what it actually means to heal rather than just manage symptoms. Jasmine also shares her own story, including being an overweight child in the eighties, navigating her own health challenges after moving from Chicago, and the moment she realized that what we fear, we draw near.If you have ever felt like you are doing all the things and still not getting better, this episode will give you a completely different lens for understanding what your body might actually be asking for.Connect with Jasmine Jafferali:Website: https://healthyjasmine.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthyjasmine/Chapters:01:20 Meet Jasmine and her background in wellness02:20 Growing up overweight in the eighties and being bullied04:20 How generational wounds around weight get passed down06:20 Lauren's experience with body image and her mom09:20 Why the body keeps score11:20 The emotional root of physical symptoms13:20 Lauren's cancer diagnosis and the stress connection16:20 What Jasmine learned from mold illness and Lyme disease18:20 Gut health, control, and leaky boundaries20:20 What women are missing from their healthcare support21:20 The over-functioning mom and under-functioning partner dynamic24:20 Relinquishing control and getting into feminine energy26:20 Why triggers are teachers27:20 Working with women in the perinatal and perimenopause phases29:20 Where to connect with JasmineUpcoming Events:Chicago Retreat - July 14-16, 2026 - https://laurennajar.myflodesk.com/iid9wbr2ycNapa Retreat - October 5-8, 2026 - https://laurennajar.myflodesk.com/cetj223rsrGrowth & Connect Events - https://laurennajar.myflodesk.com/hb2a0mwbqwLet’s Stay Connected: → Follow Lauren on Instagram: www.instagram.com/laurennajar → Learn more or work with me: www.laurennajar.com → Follow Business Over Cocktails on IG: www.instagram.com/businessovercocktails → Attend Growth & Connect retreats & events: www.instagram.com/growthandconnect🎧 Subscribe & Review: Love the episode? Don’t forget to subscribe, leave a review, and share with a friend who needs a business boost and a good chat over a cocktail.