
15/08/2025
I've been having SO many conversations with clients around HIPS.... let's look closer ~ that nagging hip pain that's been getting louder lately 🤔 The one you've been ignoring while you power through another 12-hour day, skip lunch again, and promise yourself you'll "deal with it later"......Yeah, that one.
I am telling you it's not about your posture, your age, or even that ergonomic nightmare you call a workspace!
Your hips are trying to tell you something about the way you're living. And they're getting pretty tired of being ignored.
When "Productivity" Becomes Prison ~
We've trained ourselves to:
- Sit for survival → 8+ hours hunched over screens
- Rush between obligations → Always late, always hurried
- Ignore body signals → "I don't have time to be tired/hungry/in pain"
- Carry invisible loads → Work stress, family pressure, financial anxiety
- Never fully stop → Even rest time is "productive" scrolling
Your hips? They're the shock absorbers for this modern madness. And they're breaking down under the pressure.
🔍 What Your Hip Pain Is Really Saying
That deep ache when you stand up?
→ "You've been stuck in one position (physically and mentally) for too long"
Sharp pain when you move quickly?
→ "You're always rushing—when did you last move with intention?"
Stiffness that gets worse throughout the day?
→ "You're accumulating stress faster than you're releasing it"
Pain that's worse on one side?
→ "You're literally off-balance in how you're carrying your life"
Chronic tightness despite stretching?
→ "This isn't a flexibility issue—it's a nervous system issue"
The Emotional Hip Files ~ What You're Really Carrying (let's explore this together) ♡
Your hips don't just move your legs—they're energetic storage units for:
The pressure to perform → Tight hip flexors from constantly "pushing forward"
Unexpressed frustration → Deep gluteal tension from things you can't control
Fear of slowing down → Hip joint restriction from believing rest equals failure
Others' expectations → Sacral heaviness from carrying what isn't yours
Perfectionist patterns → Pelvic floor gripping from never feeling "good enough"
🤯 The Plot Twist ~ Your Body Is Smarter Than Your Calendar
Here's what gets wild—your hips are trying to save you from yourself.
That pain forcing you to slow down? Protection.
That stiffness making you pause? Wisdom.
That ache demanding attention? Intelligence.
Your body is literally staging an intervention against your unsustainable pace.
💡 The 2-Minute Hip Reality Check...
Right now, wherever you are:
1. Stand up (yes, now)
2. Place your hands on your hips
3. Take three actual deep breaths (not those shallow chest gasps you call breathing ~ to the BELLY)
4. Gently circle your hips and notice what feels tight, stuck, or painful
5. Ask yourself ~ "What am I rushing toward? What am I running from?"
Notice what comes up. That's intel.
The Questions Your Hips Want You to Ask...
- When did "busy" become your identity instead of just your temporary state?
- What would happen if you moved through your day 10% slower?
- Where are you trying to force flow instead of allowing it?
- What part of your life feels stuck, and how is that showing up in your body?
- If you had to choose between being productive and being present, which scares you more?
🌊 Permission Slip ~ What If You Actually Listened?
What if your hip pain isn't something to fix, push through, or medicate away?
What if it's an invitation to:
- Move differently → With intention instead of urgency
- Sit differently → With awareness instead of unconsciousness
- Live differently → With presence instead of pressure
🔥 The Inconvenient Truth ~ Your hips will keep talking until you listen.
They'll get louder, more persistent, more creative in getting your attention. Because unlike your mind, which loves to rationalise why you "have to" keep going, your body knows the truth:
- You can't outrun the need for balance.
- You can't productivity-hack your way out of being human.
- You can't schedule rest for "someday" and expect your body to wait.
If your hips could redesign your life, what would they change first? 🤔
What would it look like to honour the intelligence of your discomfort instead of fighting it? 🤔
What's your relationship with your hip pain telling you about how you're living? 🤔
Drop a comment—sometimes the biggest shifts start with just naming what we've been avoiding... 👇