Body AND Mind: Why You Need Both to Finally Heal
Welcome to the Joyful Mom Podcast!
This episode of Joyful Mom Podcast took an unexpected turn—and a deeply personal one. Megan shares her own health journey with honesty and vulnerability, opening up about the physical challenges she’s faced after nine pregnancies, chronic inflammation, unexplained weight gain, pain, and feeling like her body hasn’t been able to fully heal. On paper, she’s always been “healthy,” but lived experience tells a more complex story—one many mothers will recognize.
As Megan walks through the labs, the lifestyle changes, and the frustration of doing “all the right things,” she invites listeners to zoom out and ask a deeper question: What happens when we focus only on the physical symptoms and ignore the emotional and trauma-related roots underneath? She explains how chronic stress, anxiety, and unresolved trauma keep the body stuck in fight-or-flight—making true healing nearly impossible, no matter how many supplements or protocols we try.
This episode is a powerful reminder that healing isn’t either/or—it’s both. Trauma work and physical support. Emotional healing and labs, testing, and nourishment. Megan encourages moms to stop swinging between extremes and instead embrace a whole-body, whole-person approach to health. If you’ve felt stuck, exhausted, inflamed, or discouraged in your healing journey, this conversation will help you feel seen—and gently invite you to a more compassionate path forward.
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