Self-Authority: Why Your Body Knows Better Than Any Expert

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Picture this. Everyone in my family is arguing about how much protein they should be eating. "You should eat your weight in protein." "You need more protein."

Every conversation around me has become about counting protein macros, and even shopping has become about looking at the protein content on every label.

When I open my fridge, all I find is insane amounts of animal protein.

I'm a little puzzled by all this. Someone has clearly been paying influencers to promote protein as the cure all. Yet, I'm always wary of fads, because all they do is make us doubt our own self-authority and our own truth.

WHAT IS SELF-AUTHORITY

One of the definitions I really like is the one from the article Self-authority as the courage to act for yourself : “self-authority is the ability to govern your own life, make decisions based on your personal values, and act as the final decision-maker for your own choices, all without constantly seeking validation or permission from others.”

I feel deeply that the world we live in makes us constantly outsource our power and truth. But here is what I believe is important.

Doctors, health gurus, and influencers might be experts in some domain, but you are the expert on you. They have knowledge and experience, but they are not in your body. Only you know how it feels to be in your body. 

What that means is: yes listen to guidance and advice — I think it's important to stay open-minded — but then come back to yourself and ask yourself: is this true for me?

YOUR BODY IS YOUR BUILT-IN AUTHORITY SYSTEM

You have a built-in system to help you listen to your truth, and that's your body. Your body is wiser, more intuitive, and more intelligent than your brain will ever be, because it receives information and is able to process it with a 360-degree view, which your brain can't do. When we talk about the rise of the feminine, this is what we mean — the return to the wisdom and intelligence of your body.

Muscle testing is one of the easiest and simplest ways I've found to access your body intelligence and I wrote a whole blog post on how muscle testing opens that gateway.

In fact, self-authority can't happen without the help of your body. Your brain is barely the tip of a set of very sophisticated energy systems that are constantly working in your favour.

WHY THE PROTEIN DEBATE MISSED THE POINT

What the conversation around protein isn’t taking into account is the difference between women and men when it comes to protein intake, and beyond that, that each body is completely different and has its own internal rhythm.

Your ability to process protein might change depending on where you are in your cycle, your hormones, the season, or what's going on in your life. 

You might find it harder to digest and assimilate protein in the evening — or not. And that may change every single day, because the body's needs change moment to moment. Your age could also make a massive difference, as does the state of your health and your levels of stress. So many factors play into this.

Research on chrono-nutrition, the science of how meal timing affects digestion and metabolism, has been proven that it is easier to digest foods during the day than when there is no light — a finding backed by research on circadian rhythms and digestion.

This is why muscle testing is one of the gateways to your self-authority. When you learn how to muscle test, you can test any number of hypothesis on your own body.

• Does my body want protein right now? Yes or No.

• How much protein does it want? 10, 20, 30 grams? More? Less?

• What type of protein does it want? Meat, eggs, legumes? None?

• What other foods would work better for me right now?

And you can keep refining these types of questions indefinitely, because what might be true in the morning won't be true in the afternoon or the evening. 

And this applies to everything that comes into your field. I'm not saying discard it, I'm saying ask yourself the question: is this true for me? And then ask your body for confirmation.

YOUR BODY NEVER LIES

Let me give you another example. When I was in my twenties, I was prescribed the contraceptive pill like every young woman my age and it made me very sick, nauseous, and I just felt off all the time.

If you were to ask me how I felt when I took the pill, I would say: not myself. I just didn’t feel like ME anymore. And my body was screaming that very loudly. The best thing I did was take myself off the pill and find alternative contraceptive methods. I could have ignored my body, but she was so unhappy that it was hard to ignore her.

I tried the pill again after having my children, but once again my body was very clear: migraines, terrible head pressure, and that feeling of not being myself again resurfaced right away. I lasted two weeks and gave up again. Hormonal contraception simply isn't for me.

And it turns out I'm far from alone: research confirms that hormonal contraceptives affect mood differently in each woman, with some experiencing significant changes and others feeling nothing at all.

My body is my compass for self-authority, and I go back to her for everything: because she knows better than I ever will, because of this unique 360-degree view she possesses.

The best questions to ask ourselves are the following ones.

• Is this true for me?

• Does this make me feel more me or less me?

• Does my body like this or not?

• What is my body communicating with me right now about this particular situation? 

Because what you are looking for is a body that is dynamic, resilient and able to constantly adapt to the world around it.

FAQs

Q. What is self-authority?

A. Self-authority is the ability to make decisions based on your own values and inner knowing, without constantly seeking external validation. It means you are the final word on your own life, and your body is your most reliable guide to get there.

Q. Does self-authority mean ignoring experts?

A. Not at all. It means staying open to guidance, then returning to yourself and asking: is this true for me? Experts have knowledge. You have direct access to your own body. Both matter.

Q. What is muscle testing and why does it support self-authority?

A. Muscle testing is a practice that uses your body's energetic responses to access inner knowing beyond the analytical mind. It's one of the most practical tools I know for checking in with your body on food, decisions, and anything else that comes into your field.

Q. Why does protein intake affect women differently?

A. Women's bodies are cyclical: protein needs shift with hormones, cycle phase, season, and stress. What your body needs at breakfast on Monday may be completely different by Wednesday evening. No influencer or macro calculator can account for that. Only you can.

Q. How do I start developing self-authority?

A. Start by pausing before any health, food, or life decision and asking: is this true for me? Then notice what your body says, not your mind. Muscle testing is one tool. Simply slowing down and listening is another. The body is always communicating; we just have to learn her language.

If this resonates and you're ready to come back to your own truth, the TaA geE AawaAh Bond is where that work begins.