Find Yourself, Change Your Life
Find Yourself, Change Your Life is a podcast for executives, leaders and business owners navigating decision fatigue, burnout, and misalignment. Hosted by Mary Clavieres, leadership advisor and Human Design expert. Each week we explore decision-making strategies, mind-body connection, conscious leadership, and personal transformation using Human Design.
Questions we answer:
· How to stop overthinking when making a decision?
· What does your Human Design tell you?
· How do I build trust in my body?
· How do the mind and body connect?
· Why is leadership so exhausting?
· How do I start changing myself?
· Why am I second guessing everything?
· How to speed up decision making?
· How do I manage my energy very well?
· How to avoid burnout as a leader?
· How to tell the difference between fear and intuition?
· How to navigate major life transitions?
Find Yourself, Change Your Life
#60: What Is the Mind-Body Connection? And Why You've Been Ignoring It
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The mind-body connection. You've heard the term. Maybe you think it's about yoga or stress management.
But what if it's actually about something much deeper?
What if your body has been trying to communicate with you all along… and you've been taught to ignore it?
In this foundational episode, I break down what the mind-body connection actually means, why we're so disconnected, and what changes when you start listening.
What You'll Learn:
What the mind-body connection actually is
It's not just wellness talk. Your body is constantly communicating with you… through signals, responses, tension, and wisdom. Most of us have been taught to override these signals and let our minds run the show. But your body knows things your mind doesn't.
Why we're disconnected from our bodies
We're taught to be productive at all costs. Push through. Follow the path. Check the boxes. Over time, we stop listening to our bodies and try to operate purely from the mind. This is why so many people hit their 40s or 50s with a "midlife crisis", it's actually your body finally making you pay attention.
What your body is actually doing
Your body is trying to work WITH you. It sends signals (like my teeth-grinding wake-up call). It responds before your mind can analyze (like my daughter's sacral authority). It holds tension in specific places for specific reasons. When you suppress these signals, your body eventually does something more dramatic to grab your attention.
Simple ways to start reconnecting
Start with awareness. Ask your body in the morning: "What do you need today?" Check in throughout the day. Notice where you hold tension. Take breaks. Try talking to your body.
Key Takeaway:
When you start listening to your body instead of constantly overriding it with your mind, it completely changes what opportunities can come to you, how you navigate life, and how you make decisions. It's not woo-woo—it's recognizing that you have so much more power than you've been allowing yourself to believe.
Resources Mentioned:
Listen to Ep 48 and the Decision Making Series to learn more about your unique decision making style
Resources and Next Steps:
Not sure what your decision-making style is? Get your free Human Design chart in 2 minutes. https://www.maryclavieres.com/getyourchart
Ready to understand your unique operating manual?
Book a Decision Making Accelerator session and we'll work through YOUR specific decision-making style and what alignment looks like for you.
https://www.maryclavieres.com/decision-making-accelerator
Read Mind Body Connection Unlocked:
https://www.maryclavieres.com/book
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