High Capacity – Nervous System Regulation, Stress Management, Burnout Recovery, Somatic Tools, Anxiety, Boundaries, Overwhelm

Spacing out? Forgetting everything? We often think of nervous system dysregulation as emotional outbursts or feeling anxious, but dysregulation can show up in so many different ways.

In this 3-part miniseries, we look at the mental, emotional, and physical symptoms of nervous system dysregulation.

In today’s episode, we explore 5 mental signs of nervous system dysregulation.  As we grow in awareness of how our dysregulation is presenting, we can choose to do something about it! 

Have you experienced any of these 5 mental signs of nervous system dysregulation?

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What’s the difference between being excellent and being a perfectionist?  Are you detail-oriented?  Do you have high standards? Or are you seeking perfection in a way that’s actually unattainable?

In today’s episode, Dr. Menije Boduryan-Turner, a licensed psychologist and a leading expert on overcoming perfectionism, joins us to talk about all things perfectionism. 

We discuss some of the roots of perfectionism, why we tend to run this pattern, and how it often shows up in motherhood.

Don’t miss this opportunity to start to unlearn perfectionism and begin your journey of embracing your imperfections and owning your enoughness.

Three things you’ll learn in this episode:

1.  Understanding and recognizing how perfectionism shows up in motherhood
2. How to embrace our imperfections and overcome our insecurities
3. The correlation between anxiety and perfectionism

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It happens to the best of us. Sometimes, we just wake up on the wrong side of the bed! 

Before I understood how my body and nervous system function, when I woke up in a bad mood I had a hard time shaking it. 

But as I learned more about nervous system regulation (and how it impacts our emotional regulation), it’s so much easier for me to transition out of a cranky morning.

Listen in as I share the 3 things I do when I wake up in a bad mood (spoiler alert – they don’t include ignoring or bypassing your feelings). 

These 3 things will help shift your mindset and give you practical handles for the next time you wake up feeling cranky.

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Wish you had tools to help you calm down when you’re feeling anxious and edgy? This episode is for you!

When our nervous system gets overwhelmed, it can send us into a fight or flight response (sympathetic state) where we might experience racing thoughts and feeling anxious, tense, angry, or irritable.

The good news is that we don’t have to stay stuck there. 

In today’s episode, Michelle coaches through three simple and effective ways you can gently and quickly bring your nervous system from an activated and anxious state, back into your window of tolerance where you’re regulated, calm, and present.

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We know that toxic mindsets and toxic patterns can cause nervous system dysregulation, but how about the toxins found in our household and day-to-day products?

In today’s episode, Kari Davis, holistic life coach and host of The Well - Health and Wholeness Podcast discusses how moving toward non-toxic solutions doesn’t have to feel overwhelming.  Kari shares how our emotional and mental health can be impacted by the toxins around us, and gives practical swaps we make to move toward toxin-free living.

Three things you’ll learn in this episode:

1. Simple ways to start removing daily toxins without a complete overhaul
2. How non-toxic living can improve our physical and emotional health
3. How essential oils can help us move through toxic mindsets and anchor new beliefs

To connect with Kari, head to:

·         Instagram: @karidavis_thewell

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Take the free 2-minute quiz and unlock The Capacity Code — a personalized private podcast episode for your specific nervous system. 

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Wish you had tools to give you a boost when you’re feeling exhausted and burned out? This episode is for you!

When our nervous system gets overwhelmed, it can send us into a shutdown response (dorsal vagal state) where we might experience feeling disconnected from our body, spaced out, numb, or shut down.

The good news is that we don’t have to stay stuck there. 

In today’s episode, Michelle coaches through three quick and effective ways you can gently bring your nervous system out of a freeze state, and back into your window of tolerance where you’re regulated and present

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Take the free 2-minute quiz and unlock The Capacity Code — a personalized private podcast episode for your specific nervous system. 

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Being a good mom doesn’t mean staying calm all. the. time.  It doesn’t mean we’re never disappointed, frustrated, overwhelmed, or annoyed.

In fact, I felt all these things during a family vacation flop this week, and it made me realize that we need to normalize moms feeling and expressing our full range of emotions. 

A regulated nervous system doesn’t shield us from pain, anger, or disappointment.  However, it can help us not get stuck in these emotions.

So, if being calm isn’t necessarily the goal, what is the point of having a regulated nervous system?  Listen in as Michelle shares how improved neurological fitness helps us grow our window of tolerance to be able to handle more of what life throws at us without becoming dysregulated. 

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There is so much noise in motherhood – expert opinions on every facet of parenting, our family’s input, our own childhood experiences, and our expectations for motherhood. It can be overwhelming.

So how do we quiet the noise and trust our motherhood instincts?

In today’s episode, Kendahl Yanez, a mom of two and Founder of the Mama, You're Doing Great! Community & Podcast, discusses just that. After struggling with postpartum anxiety and a desire to be the perfect mom by doing everything the books & other moms told her to do, she felt like she was failing every day.

Join Kendahl and me as we discuss how to rise above the pressures and expectations of being a mom, finding confidence in motherhood, and the importance of having a community of moms to do life with.

Three things you’ll learn in this episode:

1. How to adjust our expectations for motherhood
2. How our internal dialogue (and inner critic) impacts our motherhood experience
3. Finding confidence in our difficult parenting decisions

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Take the free 2-minute quiz and unlock The Capacity Code — a personalized private podcast episode for your specific nervous system. 

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Ever feel like you’re spending more time surviving than thriving? We all have seasons where just making it through the day is a big win. 

But the more we understand the science behind why we feel stuck in survival mode, the more we can make a conscious decision to move from surviving to thriving.

Your body remembers what your mind forgets. The body is like a library, filing away all our different life experiences to best keep us safe.  And now, when your nervous system perceives anything that resembles a prior pain-point, it can send you into a stress response that subconsciously has a huge impact on your life.

Listen in as Michelle explains 5 signs you’re living in survival mode.  You might have been living in some of these survival modes for so long, you’ve begun to think they’re just a part of your personality – don’t miss this opportunity to grow in awareness!

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Take the free 2-minute quiz and unlock The Capacity Code — a personalized private podcast episode for your specific nervous system. 

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We know the scene – everyone’s driving you crazy, you’re trying your best not to lose it, so you pause and take a deep breath.

But what if that deep breath doesn’t seem to make much of a difference?  What if you’re still aggravated, annoyed, frustrated, and upset - and you wonder if breathwork just doesn’t work for you.

In today’s episode, Michelle coaches on how certain types of breathing can actually activate our sypathetic nervous system – the part of our body that amps up for the action of fight or flight.  When we activate our sympathetic nervous system with breath, it can actually make all our big feelings even bigger.

Listen in as Michelle teaches about the mistakes you might be making when you use breath to regulate your nervous system, and what to do instead so that breathwork can be a powerful tool to help calm your body when you need it.

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🧠 What's your capacity pattern? 

Take the free 2-minute quiz and unlock The Capacity Code — a personalized private podcast episode for your specific nervous system. 

→ Take the Capacity Pattern Quiz