How Your Self-Talk is Wrecking Your Health (Possibly Even Killing You)

About this episode

This episode discusses how self-talk affects physical health and provides insights from research on its impact on blood pressure, weight, and lifespan.

What if the way you talk to yourself is literally impacting your physical health? Research reveals that your inner dialogue isn't just affecting your mood, it's changing your body at a cellular level. In this episode, I'm sharing groundbreaking studies that prove your self-talk has measurable effects on your blood pressure, weight, and even your lifespan. The stories we tell ourselves about our daily activities, our health, and our bodies are creating real, physical changes (for better or worse).   Ready to transform the way you communicate with yourself? Join The Academy for just $33/month and get the tools to shift your inner dialogue from harmful to healing. (Learn More) Prefer 1-1 coaching?  Book a breakthrough session   here   Stay Connected Instagram:  @melaniewhitney_ LinkedIn:  @melaniewhitney YouTube:  @melaniewhitney

People in this episode

Host: Melanie Whitney

Topics covered

• self-talk
• health
• inner dialogue
• self-improvement
• wellness

Keywords

• self-talk
• health
• inner dialogue
• wellness
• self-improvement
• blood pressure
• lifespan

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