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When Betrayal Hits the Body: Sleep, Stress, Hormones & Healin
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When Betrayal Hits the Body: Sleep, Stress, Hormones & Healing
With Karyn Shanks, MD
Betrayal doesn’t just affect your heart and mind — it affects your body too.
In this compassionate conversation, Lora sits down with physician and functional medicine expert Dr. Karyn Shanks to explore the very real physical impact of betrayal trauma, chronic stress, and emotional overwhelm.
Together, they discuss how trauma affects sleep, hormones, inflammation, energy, digestion, nervous system regulation, and overall health — and why these responses are not signs that you’re weak or broken, but signs that your body is trying to protect you.
This episode also explores self-compassion, the stories women carry around productivity and worthiness, and how healing begins when we stop fighting our bodies and start listening to them with curiosity and care.
Top 3 Takeaways
- Betrayal trauma affects the entire body — including sleep, hormones, digestion, energy, and nervous system regulation.
- Your body is not betraying you. Many physical symptoms are intelligent survival responses.
- Healing does not require perfection. Small moments of rest, nourishment, support, and compassion matter deeply.
Favorite Quote
“Your body isn’t broken. It’s trying to protect you.” “You don’t need to rush your healing. But you do need to take care of yourself first.”
About Karyn Shanks
KARYN SHANKS MD is a physician, author, and teacher who helps clients recover their lives from chronic complex Illness—a journey she’s walked herself. Her work integrates the sciences of directable human potential—epigenetics, neuroplasticity, systems-based functional medicine, and transformational psychology—with the lived wisdom that safety, compassion, and story are the true foundations of healing. Over four decades, she's learned one enduring truth: everyone can heal, and the best medicine comes from within. She is the author of Heal—A Nine-Stage Roadmap to Recover Energy and The Wisdom of COVID-19—How to Rejuvenate, Reclaim Hope, and Heal in the New Post-Pandemic World.
Links: KarynShanksMD.com, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn
About Lora
Lora Cheadle, JD, CHt is a former attorney turned betrayal recovery coach, hypnotherapist, and author who helps women rebuild their identity and reclaim their power after infidelity and profound emotional betrayal. Using her signature Life Choreography® approach, she integrates legal insight, nervous system regulation, somatic practices, and deep spiritual support to help clients move from shattered to sovereign.
Resources & Links
- Download the free Betrayal Recovery Guide: https://betrayalrecoveryguide.com
- Book your $97 Introductory Session: https://introductorysession.com
- Follow on YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook @loracheadle
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