011 - Discovering safety and wisdom within the body with Elisabeth Kristof

How simultaneously losing both her business and the health of her partner showed an ambitious wellness entrepreneur that her stability started with herself.

Elisabeth Kristof had poured herself into her business for years until she lost it. It was then when she realized that she had also lost herself in the process of vigorously building the company, losing both identity and her health. But it was in the search for solutions to her partner's unexpected diagnosis of cancer where she found a new perspective on her approach to business and life - from seeking safety and value outside of herself to getting back to basics and listening to her body.

In this episode, we explore how the tendency to attach our personal value to our businesses or professions can push us to overwork ourselves, the body's incredible creative ways to bring itself back into a state of balance and safety, and how trauma works itself both through the body and through our relationships.

You can find out more about Elisabeth by visiting https://brainbased-wellness.com or connecting with her on Instagram @elkristof. If you like what you've heard and want to be part of our podcast community, participate in special events, or discover the wisdom waking up in your own breakdown, check out our website at www.breakdownwakeup.com.

The Break Down. Wake Up. Season 1 podcast is sponsored by JAEC Foundation: Rethinking Mental Health.