111 | Why Your Body Feels Stuck in Survival Mode (And How to Finally Get Out)

Podcast: Strong & Nourished Momma | Postpartum Weight Loss, Postpartum Nutrition, Core & Pelvic Floor, Mom Energy & Fatigue, Postpartum Fitness · Val Warner | Registered Dietitian, Postpartum Fitness Coach

Opublikowano: 2026-08-03

Feel like you're doing everything "right" and your body still won't cooperate? Flat energy, a stalled plateau, foggy afternoons, wired-but-tired nights? In this episode, Val breaks down survival mode — what it actually is, why postpartum (and just plain busy) life practically guarantees it, and why you can't out-discipline a nervous system that doesn't feel safe. Val also shares a client story — a mom of three, part-time mechanical engineer, homeschooler, and half-marathon-in-training — to show exactly how "small normal stressors" quietly stack up until the body waves the white flag. Plus, the bathtub analogy that reframes how you think about...