Pearl and Jordyn are back this week to give their take on being overwhelmed and using somatic coping skills to regulate.  To prove where their mental health is at, this video is a disorganized mess with some true pearls of wisdom scattered throughout. It's like a sleepover with your besties, so get cozy and take your time listening to the episode in its entirety. 

Pearl and Jordyn start the episode by sharing how they are at capacity for their distress tolerance window and what exactly is putting them on edge lately, including flash floods and heat waves. 

Your hosts walk you through how rhythm, routine, and repetition have aided them in building coping skills and becoming embodied in moments of being overwhelmed. They take on the question of how to connect with your intuition and fight the fear of failure and embarrassment. 

Join Pearl and Jordyn as they talk about how they use masturbation as a coping skills and listen to the end for some safe sex tips on condoms and lube. 

This week's episode listens as a audible brain dump, so you're sure to hear some embarrassing stories and why everyone is having the shared experience of sensory overdrive. 

Some questions your hosts explore this week: 
1. What does your body feel like when your brain is at capacity? /
2. How does your body show up when you pause to pay attention to what sensations you are experiencing?
3. What are you doing in the moments you feel most connected to your intuition? 
4. What actions do you take to take care of yourself? 

Resources referenced in this episode: 
BOOK: Trauma Stewardship by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, Connie Burk
BOOK: What Happened to You? by Oprah Winfrey, Bruce D. Perry