Why Mindset Matters
Eslana Lower is an author, speaker, resilience mindset coach, nurse, midwife and mother of 4 who is also navigating life following the tragic loss of her teenage daughter Rylee to suicide because of bullying.
Why Mindset Matters is the podcast that explores how resilience, gratitude, and intentional thinking can transform even the most challenging seasons of life. Each episode offers raw conversations, empowering tools, and real-life stories to help you shift your perspective and reclaim your power.
This podcast is for you if you’ve ever asked yourself…
- How do I survive the heartbreak of a breakup or betrayal?
- How do I keep going after the death of someone I love?
- Is it possible to live and grieve at the same time?
- Will I ever feel happiness again after so much loss?
- How can I begin to heal when everything feels broken?
- What can I do to strengthen my mental and emotional wellbeing?
- How do I build resilience for the inevitable challenges life brings?
- What does happiness really mean—and how do I find it for myself?
- How do I create a life that feels meaningful and aligned?
- Can I truly manifest the life, love, and peace I long for?
- How do I call in the kind of relationship I truly deserve?
- What steps can I take to live the life I know I’m meant for?
Trigger Warning: This podcast contains discussions about suicide and may include occasional strong language. Listener discretion is advised, especially for those who may find these topics distressing.
Why Mindset Matters
The Body Keeps The Score
Episode 20: The Body Keeps The Score
In this episode of Why Mindset Matters, I talk about something I’ve come to understand deeply through my own experience with grief and trauma — the toll that chronic stress and survival mode can take on our bodies. Recently having my grief exacerbated by the unexpected loss of our family dog, I found myself stuck in fight-or-flight without even realising it. And over time, that emotional overload quickly started to show up physically.
We often don’t connect our immune system, our health, or even chronic illness with the emotional weight we carry — but it’s all connected. The body keeps score, and if we’re not careful, unprocessed grief and prolonged stress can manifest in ways we never expected.
In this conversation, I share how I've started to recognise the signs, what I’ve learned about nervous system regulation, and why true healing asks us to care for not just our minds and hearts, but our whole being. If you've been living in survival mode for too long, this one’s for you — a reminder that your body deserves peace too. And that if we want to thrive, we have to start treating our nervous system like it matters. Because it does.
