E047 - Funky 5: Creating + Cultivating Boundaries | Females in Fine Fettle Podcast
Channel: Michelle Rogers of the The WELLthy Woman
Date: 2018-07-21

This month our focus is on Boundaries + Beyond, and to kick off the month, we’re doing our Functional 5 – aka the Funky 5.

So, in this episode we’re going to be touching on boundaries in regards to the personal, interpersonal, professional, societal and spiritual level.

“Boundaries” is a really fun topic as we are sliding into a super social time of the year!  And being social and having deeply enjoying long days and nights is a total blast — AND if we’re not mindful of healthy boundaries we are like to be totally burned out by fall. Denise leads Ayurvedic-based seasonal cleanses, and she can tell you that for the one offered in late summer/early fall almost all the participants are feeling the symptoms associated with burn out. Hopefully talking about ways to hold our own now will lead to a more balanced summer.

xo
- Dr. Michelle

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EPISODE TRANSCRIPT

Michelle: Hey there, and welcome back to episode 47 - my two favorite numbers - 4 and 7. This month our focus is on boundaries and beyond. And to kick off the month, we’re doing our Functional 5 - aka the funky 5.

So, in this episode we’re going to be touching on boundaries in regards to the personal, interpersonal, professional, societal and spiritual level.

Denise: Boundaries is a really fun topic as we are sliding into a super social time of the year!  And being social and having deeply enjoying long days and nights is a total blast -- AND if we’re not mindful of healthy boundaries we are like to be totally burned out by fall. I lead ayurvedic based seasonal cleanses, and I can tell you that the one offered in late summer/early fall most all the participants are feeling the symptoms associated with burn out.  Hopefully talking about ways to hold our own now will lead to a more balanced summer. 

Michelle: Alright, let’s address some personal boundaries. Now, when we talk about personal boundaries, we’re actually talking about taking a look inwards… How is your gut functioning? Do you have any issues with leaky gut? How is your brain functioning? Do you have any issues with leaky brain? 

When we have excessive inflammation, our membrane integrity is compromised, which can cause a whole host of symptoms and can even lead to issues around autoimmunity, with certain predispositions.

We need to remove the big culprits and emphasize nutrient-rich foods that helps decrease inflammation, nourish our microbiome and support proper detoxification and elimination.

Also, I think our genetics play an interesting role when it comes to boundaries. We’re born with a genetic blueprint, but through epigenetics, we can emphasize our strengths and mitigate our weaknesses. If you’re in my private facebook group you may have seen me post a couple months ago about a genetic test I’m experimenting with where you can get completely personalized supplements, nutritional recommendations and lifestyle guidance from the results. 

I’m not offering this to my clients yet, because I’m still experimenting on myself. I’m really excited about the prospect, so if this interests you at all, please reach out, and I’ll keep you posted on when I’ll start offering this service. 

Denise: I want to talk about the precious gut lining for a moment.  I sometimes talk about the digestive system as the donut hole of the human body - because from mouth to anus there is essentially a hole, a space semi-separate from you, that is dedicating itself to processing the food from the outside world that gets introduced into your delicate ecosystem. Its charged with mitigating all that goes into your mouth and deciding what’s useful --  what will become YOU, and what is harmful or waste - and needs to be removed from YOU!  

It’s an incredibly important boundary, and as Dr Michelle mentioned - a damaged gut lining is one that is letting foreign objects through - into you - which causes your immune system to engage.  AND it’s a boundary that can be quite delicate! In some places it is only one cell thick! So it is important to think about how the gut lining is treated. I have a little one pager that simplifies what you can do to reduce damage to the gut wall, repair, and repopulate the gut microbiome.  - we will link to it in the show notes. 

Michelle: Yes! Great info - definitely grab that freebie. Also, real quick, our skin is another personal barrier, and I see SO many women who have skin issues - whether it be acne, eczema, psoriasis or even simple dryness, but our skin is a reflection of our gut health, so no matter what, it’s important to address the gut. 

Yes, yes, yes! Alright so  -- let’s move out a bit and talk about boundaries when it comes to our relationships with others. 

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