What Is Body Intelligence? And Why It Matters More Than Ever in Midlife

When I shifted from focusing purely on fitness to becoming a health educator, advocate, and wellness coach, there was one thing I knew for sure: we had to start building a relationship with our bodies.

Not a "whip it into shape" kind of relationship.

Not a "look good at all costs" kind of relationship.

But a real one.

A relationship built on listening, responding, trusting, and, most of all, respecting the way our bodies speak to us.

Because let me tell you something:
Your body is always having a conversation with you.
The question is... are you listening?

The Body Is Always Speaking

I’ve said this for over a decade now, and I’ll keep saying it: your body is sending you signals every single day. Whether it’s through pain, fatigue, cravings, mood shifts, skin changes, libido, sleep, or that inexplicable sense of "off", your body has a language. A language that most of us were never taught to interpret.

So, ...