Ep. 319 - The 30-Year Cough

This week on Medium in the Middle, we’re talking about the ways our bodies can try to get our attention, sometimes for a very, very long time.I’m sharing a story about a client who came in for a session and casually mentioned that she had a weird cough. She apologized for it, but the cough wasn’t even the reason she had booked the session. It was just something she had been living with for so long that it had become normal.During the session, I became curious about it. I asked her when the cough started, and she didn’t know. I asked her how long she had been dealing with it, and again, she wasn’t really sure. Eventually, she said that maybe it had been around for 30 years.So, of course, my next question was, “What happened 30 years ago?”Nothing.I asked again. What happened 30 years ago?She got married.Immediately, I felt like there was something about the cough that was connected to her husband and that relationship. As we continued talking, I learned that they had actually divorced six years earlier, but they were still connected because they owned a business together.Two months later, she came back for another session. She walked through the door and said, “I’m ready to deal with my cough.”This time, she was ready to look at what was underneath it, and we were able to explore what the cough represented for her and what her body had been trying to bring to her attention.This episode is about the alarm bells our bodies can send us and how easy it can be to normalize something when we have been living with it for a long time. We can notice something, ignore it, push it aside, or simply decide that it is part of our normal life. Sometimes we can do that for years, even for 30 years.Your body can keep trying to get your attention, but that does not necessarily mean you are ready to listen. There can be a big difference between noticing that something is there and actually being ready to explore it.Sometimes the sign isn’t new. Sometimes it has been there all along, waiting for you to become curious enough, or ready enough, to listen.Your intuition called. You should probably answer.So pay attention. It’s rarely random.Register for the Strategic Business Planning Masterclass 2027 happening virtually on October 10:BUSINESS MASTERCLASSSign up for the monthly Mediumship Practice Circles:MEDIUMSHIP PRACTICE CIRCLESThe Medium in the Middle website:www.themediuminthemiddle.comFollow along on social media:Click here for the Free Facebook group for developing mediums and sitters:MEDIUM IN THE MIDDLE FACEBOOKMEDIUM IN THE MIDDLE ON INSTAGRAMMEDIUM IN THE MIDDLE TIKTOK Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.