Have you ever felt like you’re doing all the right things—journaling, reflecting, reading the books, attending therapy—yet nothing is really changing?

In this episode of Blossoming Beyond, I talk about a truth that often goes unspoken in personal growth and therapy spaces: insight alone doesn’t create change if your nervous system doesn’t have the capacity to hold it.

This conversation is for the women who are thoughtful, self-aware, and committed to their inner work—but still feel stuck, overwhelmed, or frustrated that nothing seems to “stick.”

The issue isn’t that you’re doing it wrong.

It’s that the order matters.

• Why journaling, reflection, and therapy insights can bounce off a dysregulated nervous system
• What actually happens in your brain when you’re in chronic overwhelm or survival mode
• Why insight without regulation can feel like more weight, not relief
• The difference between doing the work and having the capacity to integrate i
• Why women’s nervous systems are wired for co-regulation, not isolation
• How community, circle, and being witnessed create the safety needed for real change

I share why regulation must come before reflection—and how, once your system feels safe and supported, the very tools that weren’t working can suddenly land in a completely different way.

You are not failing at self-work.

You are not lazy or resistant.

Your nervous system is simply full—and asking for safety first.

Doors are currently open.

Season of Her™ begins March 10th.

This nervous-system-first approach sits at the heart of Season of Her™, my 12-week group experience for women navigating transition, overwhelm, and identity shifts in the second half of life.

👉 Learn more and join here: https://www.breatheandblossom.com.au/seasonofher 

Whether or not you join, this episode offers permission to stop pushing, stop blaming yourself, and start meeting your nervous system with the support it actually needs.

🎧 Press play, settle in, and remember—you don’t need more insight. You need the capacity to hold the insight you already have.

Connect with Beccy Freeman here:

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www.breatheandblossom.com.au

ABOUT BECCY FREEMAN

Beccy is a Womens’ Health Coach, Counsellor, and Candle Maker.

She has an empathic nature, a genuine curiosity and loves holding space for other women in a supportive and empowering way. 

What lights her up is connecting with women and sharing with them ways to support their health and wellness with all-natural, low tox, joyful options. 

Beccy empowers women with the knowledge that enables them to make positive and informed decisions regarding their own and their family’s health and wellbeing.

At Breathe and Blossom, you are encouraged to nurture and nourish your own soul first and foremost, when you take time to replenish your spirit it allows you to serve others from the overflow- you cannot pour from an empty cup.