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What if the signs quietly nudging you to slow down aren't roadblocks, but the exact direction you're meant to go?
Dr. Katie Deming shares a personal announcement that goes against nearly every piece of advice she's been given. For months, she's felt pulled toward a decision most experts warned her away from.
Now she's saying yes to it, and the reason behind that choice might change how you think about rest, information overload, and the quiet signals your own body keeps sending you.
Key Takeaways:
- Why the quiet signs matter more than the loud ones.
- What living out of alignment can do to your health.
- The surprising cost of squeezing yourself into a box.
- How doing less can bring more clarity.
- Why stepping away from content might be your reset.
Dr. Katie has spent her career watching what happens when people live out of step with who they really are. As a former radiation oncologist turned integrative oncologist, she's seen how staying out of alignment can shape your health in ways you'd never expect. Here, she opens up about her own signs, why she refuses to wait for a louder wake-up call, and what she believes real healing actually starts with.
There's something freeing about the idea that doing less can move you forward. So much of wellness culture tells you to add more, push harder, and keep going. Dr. Katie takes the opposite view, and she explains why stepping back can create the space where clarity finally shows up.
She also gets honest about the pressure to fit into a box. When outside experts tried to narrow her message into one tidy category, she noticed something surprising happen to her own voice. That moment taught her a lesson about authenticity that reaches far beyond podcasting, and it might hit close to home for you too.
This episode is for anyone who's felt buried in content, worn thin by busyness, or disconnected from what actually feels true. Dr. Katie offers a gentle invitation to pause, reset, and reconnect with yourself before life forces the choice for you.
If you've been running on empty or brushing off that small voice telling you something needs to shift, this one speaks straight to you.
Press play and learn why listening to yourself might be the most healing thing you do.
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[00:00:00] Dr. Katie Deming: Welcome back to the Born to Heal podcast. I'm Dr. Katie Deming, your host, and today's episode is gonna be a little different because I'm gonna be sharing something personal and also making an announcement. And so as you guys know, I am always teaching you to follow your guidance, follow your intuition, what is coming through for you, what feels true for you, and to follow that because I really believe that that is [00:00:30] what we're here to do.
[00:00:31] Dr. Katie Deming: And so today I wanna share something that is coming through for me that I'm being guided to and that is frankly something that everyone has cautioned me against. So this is obviously not new territory for me to do something that other people think is not wise or crazy, but that is just how I live my life because I know the reason why I think it's so important to follow your guidance is number [00:01:00] one, you know, if you're out of alignment with who you are authentically, this can make you sick.
[00:01:05] Dr. Katie Deming: And this is like my life's work of seeing that, people getting sick from living a life that is not authentic to themselves. So that's the first thing. But then the other thing is that I know if I don't listen, like my signs are not subtle, and that if I don't listen, the next thing is gonna be the frying hand, uh, frying pan across the head moment that is going to really show me what I have to do and [00:01:30] I don't want to wait for that moment.
[00:01:32] Dr. Katie Deming: I want to listen when the signs are subtle so that I can make the shift and then I can adjust Moving forward. So I'm just gonna start with saying that I am putting the podcast on hold for the month of August. And the interesting thing is that this is against all the advice.
[00:01:54] Dr. Katie Deming: Everyone's like: “Don't pause your podcast, just release old episodes,” blah, blah, blah. And I could do that, and I've [00:02:00] done that in the past when we've taken a break, but the challenge with that is that then I'm still figuring out what is the schedule, I'm still recording intros, I'm still like, like involved in the podcast.
[00:02:11] Dr. Katie Deming: And the message that I've been getting for months is that you need to just take a break, and you need to regroup to find out what is true for you so that you can share in the most authentic way. And so, you know, actually, I think this fits in really beautifully [00:02:30] with the worldwide social media fast that is going from August 1st to August 7th, which I will also be participating in because it lines up with exactly what I talk about.
[00:02:41] Dr. Katie Deming: And in my fast, I actually have people fasting from social media, and digital content. So in August, we are going to be taking a podcast fast, and my plan is to come back in September. but I also am leaving that open. It's like I am going to [00:03:00] take a break for as long as is necessary for me to get to a place where I feel really clear about what I'm doing with the podcast.
[00:03:10] Dr. Katie Deming: And, you know, this is something– We actually hired like very expensive consultants for the podcast in March, and what's interesting is that a great group of, experts and like really I, I found the information very useful, but something that's happened with working with them is they've been like: “Okay, [00:03:30] you have to, you know, niche down, you have to get very specific.”
[00:03:33] Dr. Katie Deming: And the more I felt like I was being put in a box, the less I could record. Like, I literally would be blocked with recording. And so I was like, okay, clearly something is off here. Clearly I need just a chance to regroup. And truly, you don't need more content. Like the world right now is so overfilled with content that I, I love talking to you and I, I promise I [00:04:00] will come back.
[00:04:00] Dr. Katie Deming: I'm gonna come back in some way, but I need this break and I would say you guys don't need additional content. So you can go back and listen to the other, like my past episodes, but I'd also encourage you, like take a month off. Stop consuming content. That is one thing that consistently happens from people coming out of my fast when they do a prolonged fast, is they come out and they're like, “I don't wanna consume all the content that I was consuming.”
[00:04:27] Dr. Katie Deming: So if you needed permission to [00:04:30] take the month of August off of consuming content, please u- use this as your sign, um, to take that leap. And I am … This is the one thing that I do know, and I'm learning about myself, is that I am a very social person and teacher and healer. Like, I really do best when people are in front of me.
[00:04:52] Dr. Katie Deming: And so every month I'm leading a three-day water fast, and I love that because I get to be with people [00:05:00] each day. We meet three, the three days of the fast, and it gets me in front of people so that not only am I teaching, but I'm also interacting, right? And on the podcast, this goes out to the world, and I assume that it's, you know, helpful, but truly I don't hear anything back.
[00:05:16] Dr. Katie Deming: And for me, I need that contact. So for August, we're doing a special, three-day fast that is focused actually on the foundation of what I know to be true in healing, and that [00:05:30] is accepting and loving ourselves authentically because as you guys have heard me say before, the number one re- regret when people face the end of their life is that I didn't have– I wish I had had the courage to live a life that was true to me.
[00:05:48] Dr. Katie Deming: I wish I had been, you know, so busy working or d- so busy doing the things that everyone else wanted me to do that I wish that I had been able to be authentic to who I am. And I [00:06:00] know from the work that I've been doing that you cannot be authentic if you don't first love yourself and accept yourself as you are, because it's hard to portray authenticity in the world when you actually are fighting yourself and you don't feel worthy or, really comfortable with who you are.
[00:06:22] Dr. Katie Deming: So the month of August in my three-day water fast, which is a different… We've never had a theme before, but actually this is coming where we're gonna be doing [00:06:30] some themes. I have some exciting collaborations coming up. Nasha Winters is gonna be coming in and doing a fast with me in collaboration, and we're gonna be doing kind of a book club with that fast.
[00:06:40] Dr. Katie Deming: That's coming up in a couple months. Um, but for August, I'm gonna be doing this focus on the foundation of healing which truly is self-love, and this is not just for people with cancer, this is literally for all of us. And so we'll put the link below for my August fast. It's August 24th through 26th, so it's [00:07:00] perfect.
[00:07:00] Dr. Katie Deming: You can do a three-day fast before Labor Day so that you have like a nice reset, um, and then have your Labor Day weekend. But I, um, I would love to have you join me for that because this is really what I'm most passionate about, is having people in connection and in community and, and I've found that people who are fasting with me over these three-day fasts in community are really changing their lives.
[00:07:26] Dr. Katie Deming: And for me, that's what it's all about. And I– Uh, that's what I wanna see. [00:07:30] That's what I wanna be connecting with you about is like I wanna help you and be in interaction and in relationship and in community. So that is the way that you can continue to connect with me, through the month of August And one other thing that actually I'd love to request is that if this podcast has been helpful for you or your family member and you find value here, if you would please use this break time [00:08:00] to leave a review, because that is not only helpful for other people to find this content, but it's helpful for me to know how this is impacting people, because that is part of the challenge is that it's a black box that I just like send the information out and don't really receive much back.
[00:08:18] Dr. Katie Deming: So if you have been helped or touched by this podcast, please leave a review so that I can see how this is making a difference, and so that when I come [00:08:30] back, I know, okay, what is helpful? What are people looking for from me? So that we can serve you in a better way. So thank you so much for that in advance, and I appreciate it
[00:08:41] Dr. Katie Deming: So sending you all so much love and we'll be back. Take care
DISCLAIMER:
The Born to Heal Podcast is intended for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for seeking professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Individual medical histories are unique; therefore, this episode should not be used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease without consulting your healthcare provider.
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