Ever feel like you're "doing all the right things" but still running on empty?

This conversation with Jessica Corbin lit me up. Jessica is a somatic educator and founder of SORCE, and she brings such a beautiful perspective on what it actually means to understand your energy—not just manage it, but renew it.

We dive deep into heart rate variability (HRV), but this isn't just a technical conversation. It's about reconnecting with your body's wisdom, understanding when you're extracting from yourself faster than you can repair, and learning the language your nervous system has been speaking all along.

If you've ever felt disconnected from yourself, if you've been told to "push through" when your body was asking you to slow down, or if you're curious about what energetic literacy really means—this episode is for you.

In this episode, you'll explore:
✨ What heart rate variability (HRV) actually measures and why it matters for your healing

✨ The five stages of energetic literacy: willingness, awareness, articulation, action, and reflection

✨ Why being disconnected from your body is a form of dysregulation (and how to reconnect)

✨ The four areas of separation creating the human energy crisis—and why reconnection is the solution

✨ How pain can be an intelligent guide rather than something to override

✨ Why left-brain-only living keeps you stuck in patterns of burnout

✨ What it means to build your life regeneratively instead of extracting from yourself

✨ The protective mechanism behind disconnection and how to gently invite your body back

Key Moments:

Jessica's Journey: From elite athlete who learned to "push through pain" to somatic educator helping others reconnect with their body's wisdom

Understanding HRV: It's not just about your heart—it's a window into your entire nervous system and your body's capacity to recover

The Gas Tank Metaphor: How checking in with your HRV is like looking at how much fuel you have before navigating your day

Five Stages of Energy Literacy: The practical framework for moving from disconnection to deep self-awareness

Separation = Dysregulation: How disconnection from self, nature, and our wholeness creates the conditions for burnout and chronic symptoms

Regeneration vs. Optimization: Why we need to shift from muscling through to creating conditions conducive to life

The Body as Intelligence: Your symptoms, sensations, and signals aren't the enemy—they're breadcrumbs leading you home

Resources Mentioned:

Jessica's seasonal cohort for growing your energetic literacy: www.sorce.io/practice

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• Mind-Body Healing Method Program - start healing NOW
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• FREE Nervous System Tracking Workbook

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