WHAT IF YOU ARE NOT STUCK - BUT CLOSE TO A BREAKTHROUGH?

You’re eating clean. Meditating. Swapping coffee for matcha. Doing lymphatic brushing. You’ve cut sugar, booked the yoga classes, tried every supplement under the sun.

And still… your energy is low. Your skin’s flaring. Your cycle feels chaotic. And the thought creeps in: “What else can I possibly do?”

Let me gently remind you:

You don’t need to do more.

You need to feel safe in your body again.

You need less efforting and more allowing.

In a world that teaches us to override, hustle, and fix—we’ve forgotten how to listen. So I started to create contents and resources to help you come home to yourself. And today, I’m going to take you one layer deeper.

Here’s what we often miss—despite doing “all the right things”:

1. You’re not lazy. You’re dysregulated.

Nervous system dysregulation often mimics symptoms we mislabel as personal failure: procrastination, burnout, brain fog, or feeling numb.

But here’s something most wellness protocols overlook:

The nervous system doesn’t heal through information. It heals through experience.

No amount of supplements or clean eating will matter if your body is locked in survival mode.

Beyond breath-work, try this:

• Rhythmic movement (like walking, rocking, or swaying) helps discharge stuck stress.

• Co-regulation—talking with someone who feels safe—can reset your system more than solitude.

• Predictability (same wake-up, mealtime, or wind-down ritual) builds subconscious safety over time.

Healing your nervous system isn’t about intensity. It’s about consistency in gentleness.

2. Your skin is talking. But the real story might start in your gut-brain axis. We often hear “gut health affects skin,” but how?

Here’s what’s happening behind the scenes:

• Over 70% of your immune system lives in your gut, which directly influences skin inflammation.

• Stress lowers stomach acid—making it harder to break down food, leading to undigested particles that fuel inflammation.

• Gut microbes produce neurotransmitters like serotonin, which affect not just your mood—but also your skin barrier function.

Start supporting the gut-brain-skin loop by:

• Drinking ginger tea before meals to warm and stimulate digestion.

• Prioritising post-antibiotic gut repair (like prebiotics, fermented foods, and gut-lining nutrients—e.g., zinc, glutamine).

Think of your gut not just as digestion—but as your internal communication system. And right now, it may just be asking for kindness.

3. You’re not meant to be consistent. You’re meant to be cyclical.

Cycle syncing isn’t just a wellness trend—it’s a biologically accurate lifestyle model.

In fact, your brain chemistry changes across your cycle:

• Follicular phase: Dopamine and estrogen rise, boosting creativity and motivation.

• Ovulation: Estrogen peaks, increasing verbal fluency and sociability.

• Luteal phase: Progesterone rises, which may trigger introversion, sensitivity, or the need to nest.

• Menstruation: Hormones drop, inviting reflection and recalibration.

Here’s what most people don’t realise:

Even your exercise and nutrition should shift with your cycle.

• Follicular/Ovulation: HIIT, strength, raw veggies, lighter meals

• Luteal/Menstrual: Yin yoga, walking, warming foods like stews and root vegs.

You don’t need to push through. You need to partner with your body.

4. You don’t need another guru. You need deeper self-trust.

There’s no shortage of wellness advice. But the more noise we consume, the harder it becomes to hear our own wisdom.

What if part of your healing is choosing what to ignore?

Self-trust doesn’t come from having all the answers. It comes from honouring your experience—even when it contradicts the wellness rulebook.

Try this:

• Instead of tracking your symptoms only, track your daily “yeses” and “nos”. (Where did I honour myself today? Where did I abandon myself?)

• Notice where you wait for permission—to rest, to say no, to change course. Then gently give it to yourself.

Because your body has always known the way back.

Here’s what I hope you remember:

If you’re showing up with love, curiosity, and care,

You’re doing it right.

Even if your skin is acting up. Even if you feel tired. Even if things still feel messy.

This is the messy middle—not a failure.

This is the part right before the click.

This is the recalibration before the breakthrough.

Keep going. But do it softer.

With love and gratitude,

Gigi x