346: Why Your Body Freaks First (and What Leaders Do Next) with Inna Segal

June 3
55 mins

Episode Description

In this episode of Workday Playdate, Erin sits down with wellness expert, bestselling author, and intuitive healer Inna Segal to explore the powerful connection between emotional wellbeing and physical health. If you've ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, burned out, or disconnected from yourself, this conversation offers practical tools to help you unlock your body's innate ability to heal.

Inside This Episode:

  • Your Body Is Talking: Inna explains how physical symptoms often carry emotional messages and why learning your body's language can lead to greater self-awareness, resilience, and healing.
  • The Hidden Link Between Emotions and Health: Discover how stress, grief, trauma, and unresolved emotions can manifest physically, and what you can do to release what's been weighing you down.
  • Healing Starts with Connection: From visualization and color work to movement and breath, Inna shares simple practices to help you reconnect with yourself and access your body's wisdom.
  • Why Slowing Down Is a Superpower: For leaders, parents, and high achievers, Inna reveals why creating moments of stillness can unlock clarity, energy, and emotional balance.
  • The Stages of Healing Explained: Learn how healing evolves over time, why discomfort is sometimes part of the process, and how to navigate change with more trust and self-compassion.
What to Do Now:

  1. Pause Before You Push Through: The next time you feel stressed, exhausted, or overwhelmed, ask yourself: "What is my body trying to tell me?"
  2. Create Five Minutes of Stillness: Take a few intentional breaths, slow down, and notice what thoughts, emotions, or sensations are asking for your attention.
  3. Experiment with Color and Visualization: Try using color, movement, or imagery to shift your emotional state and release tension.

Your Freebie

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This quick quiz will reveal your unique approach to failure and uncertainty, plus give you simple ways to strengthen your adaptability muscles and help your team thrive when things don’t go according to plan.



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