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Why are so many women struggling with reflux, IBS, bloating, and chronic stomach pain—despite changing diets, taking supplements, and doing “all the right things”?

In this powerful episode, Dr. Scott Rower, PhD—clinical psychologist and founder of Rest and Digest—joins Anita Sandoval LPC-S to reveal the real root cause of women’s gut issues: the gut–brain connection and the hidden impact of chronic stress, overgiving, and people-pleasing.

If you’ve ever wondered why your symptoms flare during stress, why tests come back “normal,” or why your digestion falls apart during burnout… this conversation may completely change the way you see your body.

💡 In This Episode, You’ll Learn:

• Why women are more likely to develop gut problems—especially people-pleasers
• How the sympathetic nervous system shuts down digestion (and what to do about it)
• The difference between functional GI disorders and organic diseases
• The “stress bucket” model and why your symptoms flare on overload
• What GI psychology is—and why most people have never heard of it
• The 3 pillars of digestive healing (medical, diet, and gut-brain regulation)
• Why guilt, perfectionism, and emotional suppression fuel gut symptoms
• How to begin down-regulating your nervous system so your gut can finally heal

🌿 Connect With Dr. Scott Rower

Explore his free resources and gut-brain healing tools:

🔗 Website: www.restanddigest.org

🔗 Insight Timer: https://insighttimer.com/RestAndDigest

🔗 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RestAndDigestGuide

🔥 Key Moments:

• 00:04:00 — The three pillars of gut healing
• 00:07:00 — Why slowing down feels unsafe to people-pleasers
• 00:14:00 — Sympathetic overdrive and digestive shutdown
• 00:17:00 — The stress-bucket overflow and gut responders
• 00:23:00 — What “disorders of gut–brain interaction” really are
• 00:33:00 — Polyvagal theory and why safety matters for digestion
• 00:39:00 — The truth about resentment, guilt, and chronic symptoms

✨ If You’re a Woman Healing From People-Pleasing…

This episode is for you. Awareness is the first step toward reclaiming your health, your boundaries, and your peace.

✨ Work With Anita & Begin Healing People-Pleasing

Ready to stop overgiving, reclaim your boundaries, and finally honor your emotional and physical energy?

Join my transformational 12-Step People-Pleaser Recovery Group:
👉 www.anitasandoval.com/support

Explore more ways to work with me, including courses, resources, and community support:
👉 www.anitasandoval.com

Listen to more empowering conversations on the podcast:
👉 www.anitasandoval.com/podcast