The Holistic Life with Jess Martinez, CHN | For Women in Their 30s & 40s Who Want To Balance Their Hormones, Live Holistically, Build Resilience, & Develop A More Loving Self-Image

95. This Is Why You Restrict All Day and Can't Stop Eating at Night

👋 Hi, there! Do you have a question about a topic covered on this podcast? Click here to send me your question! I'll answer it in an upcoming episode. Include your name and IG handle if you'd like a shout out! You can also use this link to send me a non-question message. 😀 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2388008/fan_mail/new] If you have ever felt totally in control all day and then completely out of control by 9 p.m., you are not alone. This pattern is so much more common than you think, especially for women who have spent years trying to eat less. In this episode, I get into the real reasons this cycle keeps repeating, including what is happening with your blood sugar, your hormones, and even your mindset around food. Plus what you can actually do about it. Enjoy! Jess ✨️ Private Monthly Coaching [https://l.bttr.to/MuAzE] Medical Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and solely as a self-help tool for your own use. I am not providing medical, psychological, or nutrition therapy advice. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat any health problems or illnesses without consulting your own medical practitioner. Always seek the advice of your own medical practitioner and/or mental health provider about your specific health situation.

94. How to Stop Living in Survival Mode as a Highly Sensitive Woman

👋 Hi, there! Do you have a question about a topic covered on this podcast? Click here to send me your question! I'll answer it in an upcoming episode. Include your name and IG handle if you'd like a shout out! You can also use this link to send me a non-question message. 😀 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2388008/fan_mail/new] If you are a highly sensitive woman who understands herself really well and is still exhausted, still overwhelmed, and still giving more than you have, you are not doing anything wrong. Your nervous system just needs something different than information. In this episode, I walk through why insight alone is rarely enough to change how your body responds to stress, what survival mode actually looks like for highly sensitive women, and the small daily shifts that build real regulation over time. Enjoy! Jess ✨️ Private Monthly Coaching [https://l.bttr.to/MuAzE] Medical Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and solely as a self-help tool for your own use. I am not providing medical, psychological, or nutrition therapy advice. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat any health problems or illnesses without consulting your own medical practitioner. Always seek the advice of your own medical practitioner and/or mental health provider about your specific health situation.

If You’re Doing Everything Right… But Still Feel Off ✨️ this free invitation is for you ✨️

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93. Are You Highly Sensitive? Signs It’s Not Just Anxiety, Hormones, or Burnout

👋 Hi, there! Do you have a question about a topic covered on this podcast? Click here to send me your question! I'll answer it in an upcoming episode. Include your name and IG handle if you'd like a shout out! You can also use this link to send me a non-question message. 😀 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2388008/fan_mail/new] Do you pick up other people’s energy and emotions? Are you deeply affected by the world around you? Are you a deep feeler and thinker?  If you have spent years wondering why, this episode might change everything. I break down what it actually means to be a highly sensitive person, why so many women only figure this out in their 30s and 40s, and why what looks like anxiety, hormone issues, or burnout is sometimes something else entirely. Your nervous system may simply be wired for deeper processing than the world has given you credit for. 🎧 Press play if you have ever felt like you need more recovery than everyone else, or like nothing quite fits. Enjoy! Jess ✨️ Private Monthly Coaching [https://l.bttr.to/MuAzE] References & Resources: The Highly Sensitive Person — Dr. Elaine N. Aron https://hsperson.com/books/the-highly-sensitive-person/ The Highly Sensitive Person's Workbook — Dr. Elaine N. Aron https://hsperson.com/books/the-highly-sensitive-persons-workbook/ The HSP Self-Test by Dr. Elaine Aron https://hsperson.com/test/highly-sensitive-test/ Dr. Elaine Aron's Official Site https://hsperson.com/ Aron & Aron (1997) — Sensory-Processing Sensitivity and its Relation to Introversion and Emotionality https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9248053/ Taylor et al. (2021) — Experiences of Adults High in the Personality Trait Sensory Processing Sensitivity https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8584340/ Greven et al. (2019) — Sensory Processing Sensitivity in the Context of Environmental Sensitivity https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30100161/ Harrold et al. (2024) — The Association Between Sensory Processing and Stress in the Adult Population https://iaap-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aphw.12554 Medical Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and solely as a self-help tool for your own use. I am not providing medical, psychological, or nutrition therapy advice. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat any health problems or illnesses without consulting your own medical practitioner. Always seek the advice of your own medical practitioner and/or mental health provider about your specific health situation.

92. Why Highly Sensitive Women Become People-Pleasers

👋 Hi, there! Do you have a question about a topic covered on this podcast? Click here to send me your question! I'll answer it in an upcoming episode. Include your name and IG handle if you'd like a shout out! You can also use this link to send me a non-question message. 😀 [https://www.buzzsprout.com/2388008/fan_mail/new] You've always been the empathetic one. The supportive one. The one who just knows when something feels off in a room. But what if some of what you've called empathy is actually your nervous system doing something completely different, something it learned to do a long time ago, just to keep you safe? In this episode, we're unpacking the surprising connection between being a highly sensitive woman and becoming a people-pleaser, and it starts with a stress response most people have never heard of. You probably know fight, flight, and freeze. But there's a fourth one. It's called the fawn response, and it's incredibly common in sensitive women. The tricky part? From the outside, it can look almost identical to genuine care and connection. So how do you tell the difference between fawning and actually choosing to show up for people? There's a simple internal check that makes it surprisingly clear, and once you know it, you'll start noticing it everywhere. This episode will also help you make sense of why so many sensitive women feel increasingly drained by patterns that used to feel totally normal, and why that shift isn't a sign something is wrong with you. It might actually be a sign that something is finally going right. Enjoy! Jess ✨️ Private Monthly Coaching [https://l.bttr.to/MuAzE] Research & Resources Mentioned • Aron, E. N. (1997). Sensory-Processing Sensitivity and Its Relation to Introversion and Emotionality. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.73.2.345 [https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.73.2.345] (Foundational research describing the Highly Sensitive Person trait.) • Highly Sensitive Person research overview (Elaine Aron, PhD) https://hsperson.com/research/ [https://hsperson.com/research/] (Accessible summary of sensory processing sensitivity and HSP traits.) • Walker, P. The Four Trauma Responses: Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn. http://www.pete-walker.com/fourFs_TraumaTypologyComplexPTSD.htm [http://www.pete-walker.com/fourFs_TraumaTypologyComplexPTSD.htm] (Well-known clinical explanation of the fawn response.) • Taylor, S. E. et al. (2000). Biobehavioral responses to stress in females: Tend-and-befriend, not fight-or-flight. Psychological Review. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-295X.107.3.411 [https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-295X.107.3.411] (Landmark study introducing the tend-and-befriend stress response.) • UCLA summary of the Tend-and-Befriend response https://www.psychology.ucla.edu/news/tend-and-befriend [https://www.psychology.ucla.edu/news/tend-and-befriend] (Readable overview of the research and biological mechanisms.) • Polyvagal Institute educational resources https://www.polyvagalinstitute.org [https://www.polyvagalinstitute.org/] (Information on autonomic nervous system states, safety responses, and social engagement.) Medical Disclaimer: This podcast is for educational and informational purposes only and solely as a self-help tool for your own use. I am not providing medical, psychological, or nutrition therapy advice. You should not use this information to diagnose or treat any health problems or illnesses without consulting your own medical practitioner. Always seek the advice of your own medical practitioner and/or mental health provider about your specific health situation.