# 53: Let Your Body Do Its Thing Instead of Stressing Over Every Symptom

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Podcast: [Beyond Wellness Culture | Women Over 40, Nervous System Regulation, Burnout, Listen to Your Body](https://stenobird.com/podcast/beyond-wellness-culture-women-over-40-nervous-system-regulation-burnout-stress-healthy-habits-7050322)
Published: 2026-07-09T04:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode, Dr. Brook unpacks why we've lost the ability to let a symptom just be a symptom, and why that instinct is costing us more peace than the symptom itself ever did. She introduces the idea of a self-limiting symptom, one your body resolves on its own without any intervention from you, and walks through real examples: a fever running its course, a day of loose stool, a stretch of constipation, a headache after stress finally lifts, dizziness from standing up too fast, appetite di...

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