Your belief system can affect your bowel movements. In this episode, Dr. Motley explores what perfectionism has to do with constipation and how, through herbs, body adjustments, and emotional work, you can teach your body to let go and improve your bowel movements. Show notes⬇️

Recommendations:

Homeopathic Remedies for Constipation: https://dbscript.com/product/ver/

Neuro-Emotional Technique

Homeopathic Remedies to support NET: https://www.netmindbody.com/more-information/net-remedies-support/

Look into Cina: https://ca.iherb.com/pr/boiron-cina-30c-calm-remedy-approx-80-pellets/57886

Herbals:

Morinda: https://shorturl.at/vyRZu

Scutalleria: https://shorturl.at/hlCtN

Cascara Sagrada

Senna

Aloe Vera in herbal form

Psyllium

Link to Chinese Medicine Organ/Emotions Chart: https://naturalpainsolutions.com.au/chinese-body-clock-emotions/

Large Intestine → Letting go, release, boundaries

Paired organ: Lung

Primary emotions involved: Grief, Sadness, Holding on (to people, events, identities, or beliefs)

Common TCM Constipation Patterns

→ Dryness (Lung–LI dryness)

Often seen after grief, loss, prolonged sadness

Stools are hard, dry, difficult to pass

→ Qi stagnation

Emotional suppression, resentment, rigidity

Sensation of “wanting to go but can’t”

→ Heat

Irritability, frustration, overdrive

Dry stools with discomfort

→ Deficiency

Chronic stress, burnout, depletion

Weak urge, incomplete evacuation

If you can relate, here’s an internal check-in you might want to do: Ask yourself, “what am I holding onto because it once felt safe?”

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478: Constipation & Perfectionism: Learning to Let Go