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How Rushing Affects the Nervous System: Stress and Anxiety Management

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How Rushing Affects the Nervous System: 

Stress and Anxiety Management, Hope for the Busy Woman

Welcome to episode #38 of the Simple Steps Podcast! This is our 3rd episode in our series, “The Impact of Being a Rushing Woman”. Be sure to go back and listen to the first 2 episodes in this series: Are You a Rushing Woman? And People Pleasing. 

 

Today, we are focusing on the Nervous System and the role it plays in helping us to speed up or slow down. Our nervous systems can become so taxed by often being in the Sympathetic mode or fight or flight. We literally run ourselves ragged and then many systems start piling up.

If you are not sure if your nervous system needs support, Michelle reads you a list of possible symptoms that can serve like an engine light letting you know it’s time to give your nervous system some support. 

Michelle and Lisa always want you to know how much hope there is for healing and the beautiful thing is, there are many things you can do to help your nervous system heal! Below are some Nervous System Nurturing Activities. 

What will you try?

  • Breathwork?

  • Restorative yoga?

  • Grounding?

  • Getting to bed earlier?

  • Talking to your doctor or naturopath about getting your cortisol levels tested?

    • Need more support? Consider hiring Lisa as your health coach! She is now a certified LiveWell Health Coach! Michelle will soon also be a Certified LiveWell Health Coach! LiveWell Health Coaches coach the whole person with God as the guide! You can also go to: www.revelationwellness.org and click on Find an Instructor to find a LiveWell Coach in your area.

    We offer you 2 Simple Steps to Support Your Nervous System:

    1. Write out the verse, Isaiah 26:3, and place it on your wall as your cue to remind yourself to do one of the Nervous System nurturing activities above! Or use it as your cue to do step 2 below. 

      2. Here is that verse in the NLT version: “You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you.”

      1. Try the Legs Up the Wall posture. Aim for 15 minutes or as long as you can handle. 

        2. Bonus: Meditate on Isaiah 26:3 while you are doing Legs Up the Wall!

        This episode pairs very nicely with our interview with Lafaye Tapper, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/simple-steps-for-the-whole-you/id1704955108?i=1000654766301, for more about calming the nervous system. 

        Thank you for listening today! Please share this episode with an overwhelmed friend. We are going to bring you lots of encouragement over the next 5 weeks. God bless you, friends. You are not alone! We are in it together! 

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