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Why We Need Woman-Centric Methods
To create sustainable change for ourselves, for other women, and for future generations of women, we need to make woman-centric methods mainstream.
Women’s social conditioning is different than men’s social conditioning
Women’s experience of the world is different than men’s experience of the world
Women’s brains are structurally differently than men’s brains
Women’s bodies function differently than men’s bodies
Women’s cyclical rhythms are different than men’s cyclical rhythms
Women’s spiritual experiences are different than men’s spiritual experiences
Women’s traumatic experiences are different than men’s traumatic experiences
And most importantly, women have a completely different experience of safety.
It makes no sense for us to subscribe to male-patterned concepts and patriarchal paradigms, yet this is where women have been trapped for centuries, and I think it’s safe to say most of us are fed up with it.
Women have been misinformed, misdiagnosed, and misunderstood for centuries. They’ve been marginalized, and had their physical and mental health concerns dismissed.
In today’s turbulent times, the need for woman-centric ways in greater than ever.
The Key Thing That Catalyzes Transformation
A well-regulated nervous system and healthy cortisol levels are the foundation of good health physically AND mentally, but for women, this presents a problem.
Healthy nervous system function is based in safety and connection, and for women this is a complex subject.
The nervous system is the quintessential mind-body connection, and cortisol is the chief stress hormone.
The habit of hypervigilance, among other things, creates chronically elevated cortisol levels.
The mind and body think they are always in danger, so they stay in a state of preparedness at all times.
Outwardly, this results in behavior patterns such as people-pleasing, micromanaging, and trying to control the outcome of everything.
Inwardly, this results in belief patterns such as not belonging, being unlovable, and being unworthy.
The problem is, these behavior and belief patterns, in turn, create a constant state of internal stress, constantly increasing cortisol production.
It’s a chronic negative-feedback loop.
Well-substantiated studies show that chronically elevated cortisol plays a key role in:
Fatigue
Joint pain
Muscle pain and weakness
Type 2 diabetes
Heart attack
Stroke
Digestive problems
Brain fog
Infertility
Menstrual irregularities
Neuropathy
Anxiety and panic attacks
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
Insulin resistance
Memory loss
Depression
Eczema
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
Osteoporosis
Kidney stones/gallstones
Vitamin and mineral deficiencies
Atrial fibrillation
Hyperlipidemia
Hypothyroidism
Hair loss
Insomnia
Weight management
Headaches
Acne
Cancer
Excessive sweating
Frequent urination
Among other things, cortisol levels directly impact inflammation, immune system function, sex hormone production, thyroid function, and energy production (methylation).
The mission of Woman-Centric Wellness is to provide accurate information about nervous system health through the lens of women’s physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual experience.
You’ll Benefit From What I Teach If You’re:
Chronically anxious
A people-pleaser
Highly sensitive
Empathic
Intuitive
A light worker
An herbalist
A yoga therapist
An energy worker
A healer
A wisdom keeper
A mental health practitioner
A holistic wellness practitioner
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Who is Katt?
Much of my childhood was an exercise in trying to stay out of the way and not piss anybody off.
As a result, I developed a habit of hypervigilance that took me decades to untangle.
By the time I was in my mid-twenties I was suffering from chronic pain, chronic fatigue, chronic digestive issues, chronic anxiety and depression, and a whole host of other symptoms.
Back then, I had no idea these things were all related.
In my early thirties I had a breakdown of sorts and I finally sought medical and mental health treatment. For a couple of years, I went from test to test and specialist to specialist and prescription to prescription…
…and everything got exponentially worse.
I was taking multiple prescriptions, several of them to counter the side effects of other prescriptions. And I had developed a dangerous reliance on a combination of anti-anxiety meds and opioid pain meds—which, in those days, they handed out like candy.
The first therapist I saw utilized talk therapy and the Socratic method, which did nothing to help me change my thought patterns. Retrospectively, he did more harm than good because these methods only increased my anxiety.
When I was 35, I called a halt to it all. I weaned off all of my prescriptions, stopped seeing the therapist, and quit having tests and seeing specialists.
I began seeking my own path.
It took me many years of researching and experimenting with a wide variety of holistic and spiritual methods, but I found my way out of that hell, becoming healthy, happy, and whole for the first time in my life…
…and I’ve sustained that for about 12 years now.
I resolved my chronic pain.
I resolved my chronic fatigue.
I resolved my chronic digestive issues.
I resolved my chronic anxiety and depression.
Since 2014, I’ve been on a mission to help other women with their physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health.
As a former medical transcription company owner turned Certified Nutrition & Hormone Health Coach, I have more than 25 years of experience in the health and wellness industry.
I’m credentialed in integrative nutrition, hormone health, nutrigenetics, culinary genomics, and a variety of emotional healing techniques. I’ve studied women’s psychology at the college level.
I’m also well-educated in energy healing, astrology, and Human Design.
The most important thing, though, is that I’ve been there…and I’ve come out the other side.
My goal with my coaching work is:
To provide a wake-up call to women about true the state of our nervous system health and the critical need for change.
To let women know they aren’t alone in their experiences.
To highlight the need for women-centric health and wellness information.
To provide vetted information about nervous system health filtered through the lens of women’s physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual experiences.
To gather women who are committed to their own—and other women’s—health and wellness.
How This Substack Can Help
This Substack explores how the nervous system works, the mind and body effects of chronic cortisol elevation, and the mind-body-spirit methods that support a well-regulated nervous system and healthy cortisol levels—and by extension, overall health and wellness.
Everything is filtered through the lens of the unique needs of women, and how women’s bodies and brains function.
The path to sustainable change isn’t one-size-fits-all because every person has a unique combination of factors that influence their nervous system.
But, there are essential mind-body-spirit principles that catalyze transformation.
Wherever you’re starting from right now, my hope for this Substack is that it will serve as a guide to taking care of your nervous system in turbulent times, the woman-centric way.
A dysregulated nervous system and chronic cortisol elevation can be corrected and the effects can be reversed.
Free your mind of self-limiting beliefs and false narratives.
Fuel your body with cortisol-reducing foods and other cortisol-reducing lifestyle practices.
Focus your energy on creating the health and happiness you desire.
It’s time to stop looking for one-size-fits-all solutions and start seeking the path that’s right for you.
Your unique body/brain + your unique experience = your unique path to becoming healthy, happy, and whole.
