If You Feel Off in Your Body, It Might Be This... (And It’s Not What You Ate)

Can you really digest kale if your body is in survival mode?In this truth-telling episode Dr. Stacey Denise sits down with movement educator and mindset coach Nadia Murdock to unpack how stress, body image, and emotional eating are connected through the Organ-Mind-Body Axis (OMBA).This conversation goes beyond food, it’s about how your nervous system receives nourishment. Because when you’re in fight-or-flight, even the “healthiest” wellness routines can backfire.Connect with Nadia Murdock Her Website Instagram Her Youtube ChannelSubscription, links & Email List⁠YouTube⁠⁠Blog⁠⁠Newsletter⁠⁠ ⁠Socials⁠Dr. Stacey's LinkedIn⁠⁠Dr. Stacey's Instagram⁠⁠Dr. Stacey's Facebook ⁠⁠Website⁠Programs & Trainings⁠Discover the 15 Neuroaesthetic Tools curated for high-achieving women like youThe Neuroaesthetic Reset™ (Beta) ⁠🎧 Tap play to explore how movement, mindset, and emotional safety shape your ability to heal.👉🏾 If this episode resonates, be sure to follow the show, rate it, and share it with someone who’s ready to move from depletion to deep nourishment.

Show Notes

Your cravings are not a willpower problem. They are your nervous system speaking first.

In this episode, Dr. Stacey Denise is joined by mindset and movement coach Nadia Murdock for a conversation that challenges diet culture, reclaims emotional safety, and reframes movement as medicine — not punishment. If you have ever felt shame around food, burnout in wellness spaces, or disconnected from your own body, this episode brings the science, the softness, and the strength to help you come home to yourself.

This is not about what you ate. It is about what your nervous system has been carrying.

What You'll Discover:

Why cravings are your brain's SOS signal — not a character flaw

How movement becomes nourishment instead of punishment

Cultural stigma, survival patterns, and why healing looks different for women of color

Journaling, breathwork, and sensory rituals for nervous system recovery
Why emotional eating is a biological response, not a behavioral failure

This Episode Is For You If:

You've struggled with food shame, emotional eating, or diet culture burnout
You feel disconnected from your body or unsafe in wellness spaces
You're a woman of color navigating health systems that weren't built for you
You're ready to reclaim movement and nourishment on your own terms

Guest:

Nadia Murdock — mindset and movement coach
Website: nadiamurdockfit.com
Instagram: @nadiamurdock
YouTube: @NadiaMurdock

Your Next Step:

Take the free Gut Saboteur Quiz to understand what your body is really asking for →
https://quiz.drstaceydenise.com/gut-quiz-start-here

Take the free Color Archetype Quiz to map your nervous system reset →
https://quiz.drstaceydenise.com/color-archetype-start-here

Ready to work with Dr. Stacey directly? Book a Reset Foundations Consultation →
drstaceydenise.com/reset-foundations-consult



MEDICAL DISCLAIMER: This video is for educational purposes only. The information shared does not constitute medical advice and does 
not establish a physician-patient relationship. Dr. Stacey Denise is a licensed physician but is not YOUR physician unless you are an active patient of SDM Medical PLLC. Individual results vary. The practices discussed are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any medical condition. Always consult your own qualified healthcare provider before making changes to your health regimen.

What is The Nervous System Eats First: Autism Spectrum, Menopause & Beyond?

The Nervous System Eats First is a podcast about the midlife body—when masking stops working, menopause hits hard, and your nervous system demands more than just supplements and willpower.

Hosted by Dr. Stacey Denise, a board-certified physician and founder of the Neuroaesthetic MD™ method, this show invites listeners into a new kind of recovery: one where healing begins through the senses.

Each episode blends science, sensory ritual, and somatic insight to help women reclaim regulation—not as a reward, but as a requirement.

This is not “self-care.” This is nervous system nutrition for:

Autistic and ADHD women unmasking in midlife

Black women and women of color navigating medical gaslighting

Women in menopause who feel invisible, exhausted, and emotionally unmoored

Highly sensitive women trying to feel something without getting overwhelmed

If you’ve ever asked, “What is happening to my body?”—this podcast is your permission slip to find out, slowly and with grace.

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Where your body is the expert, and your senses are the medicine.