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123: The 3 Stress Personalities That Quietly Wreck Your Health | Trupti Gokani, MD
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- Lizzie Ens Show
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- Jan 13, 2026
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- 2711
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Summary
Stress isn’t just about having too much on your plate. It’s about how your body responds to pressure , and why the same stressors affect people completely differently. In this episode of The Lizzie Ens Show , Lizzie sits down with board-certified neurologist turned Eastern Medicine expert Trupti Gokani, MD , author of The Stress Rx , to unpack why stress is not a mindset issue, but a physiological and nervous-system pattern rooted in ancient Ayurvedic wisdom . Together, they explore how stress shows up through three distinct stress personalities (Windy, Fiery, and Earthy), how chronic stress dysregulates cortisol, digestion, immunity, sleep, hormones, and the microbiome, and why many women remain stuck in burnout, anxiety, inflammation, or fatigue despite “doing everything right.” Lizzie and Trupti also discuss the deep connection between emotions, identity, illness, and the body , including how suppressed self-expression, misaligned relationships, and long-term internal pressure can manifest as thyroid issues, sleep disturbances, immune dysfunction, and chronic illness. This episode is for anyone who feels like stress keeps showing up in their body, even when their life looks “fine,” and who’s ready to stop managing symptoms and start understanding why their body is responding the way it is . In this episode, you’ll discover: Why stress is not about workload, but about internal vs external demand The three Ayurvedic stress personalities and how they show up in the body How chronic stress dysregulates cortisol, sleep, digestion, and immunity Why anxiety, burnout, inflammation, and fatigue are stress responses, not failures The connection between suppressed emotions, the throat, and thyroid health How relationships, values, and identity mismatches create physical illnes…