Healing at the Root

21. The Female Nervous System & Physical Anxiety


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In this episode, I explain how female nervous systems organize safety differently- primarily through oxytocin, relational safety, rhythm, warmth, and embodied connection. This helps explain why women tend to experience anxiety as a sensation first, with the narrative coming later.


We explore:

  • Why anxiety often appears as physical sensation before anxious thoughts
  • The role of oxytocin in calming the female nervous system
  • The “tend and befriend” response and how women regulate through connection
  • Why logic-based or thought-first anxiety approaches often backfire
  • What interoception is and why women feel internal sensations more strongly
  • Why clarity follows safety for women — not the other way around

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Healing at the RootBy DAIN Wellness