Ep 129. The symptom imperative: why your symptoms keep changing

Have you ever noticed one symptom improves, only for another one to appear?

In this episode, I sit down with mind-body coach Alex McQueen to discuss:

• What the symptom imperative is and why it happens
• The connection between chronic pelvic pain, bladder symptoms, IBS, TMJ, headaches, and other chronic symptoms
• Why healing is rarely linear
• How fear can keep the nervous system stuck
• The difference between symptom imperatives and extinction bursts
• Why stress doesn't have to feel "bad" to affect your body
• A simple body awareness exercise you can use when symptoms arise

Whether you're living with interstitial cystitis (IC), overactive bladder (OAB), vulvodynia, pelvic pain, or other persistent symptoms, this conversation will help you better understand the nervous system's role in recovery and why new symptoms don't always mean something is wrong.

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