What happens when your body starts telling you something you don't want to hear?

In this Quick Spoon, Ross reflects on a moment from his conversation with business psychologist, consultant and author, Dr Joe Gray.

While working in a demanding corporate role, Jo began experiencing a persistent "flicky eye". What seemed like a minor irritation turned out to be a sign that something deeper was going on.

It's a reminder that warning signs don't always arrive as a crisis. Sometimes they show up as tension, disrupted sleep, irritability, or a feeling of being permanently switched on.

Ross explores how easy it is to normalise these signals and offers a simple reflection to help us pay attention before small signs become bigger problems.

Something to Reflect On

What signal might your body be sending you that you've stopped paying attention to?

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QS1 - the signs you might be ignoring

[00:00:00] Joanne: I'd started getting flicky eye, and that went on for six months until I went to see the GP. And when I said I've had this flicky eye for six months, and they said, "That, that would [00:00:10] suggest you're exhausted."

[00:00:11] And then started having other kind of health things.

[00:00:16] Ross: Hi there, and welcome to People Soup Quick Spoon, real [00:00:20] conversations about work, leadership, and being human. I'm Ross McIntosh, and here's your Quick Spoon. Today's spoon comes from my conversation with organizational [00:00:30] psychologist Dr. Jo Gray. Jo was reflecting on a period in her corporate career when the demands of work and life were beginning to catch up with her, Many of us [00:00:40] wait for a dramatic warning sign, a breakdown, a crisis, a major health event, but often the signs arrive much earlier: trouble sleeping, [00:00:50] persistent tension, irritability, feeling permanently switched on, Or in Joe's case, something as simple as a flicky eye

[00:00:59] The challenge [00:01:00] is that when we're busy, we often normalize these signals. We tell ourselves, "Oh, it's just a busy period. It'll settle down. I just need to get through this week." And then one [00:01:10] week becomes six months. So here's something to try. This week, ask yourself, "What signal might my body be sending me that I've stopped paying attention [00:01:20] to?"

[00:01:21] Don't try to fix it immediately, just notice it, because sometimes awareness is the first step towards change. That's your [00:01:30] Quick Spoon. Until next time, take care.