We know that when you're feeling stressed out like you're ready to to fight someone or just want to drop everything and run, this can be a sign of a taxed nervous system stuck in a sympathetic state.

But what about when you freeze? Or want to run and hide? Or don't feel safe being yourself?

When we get stuck in this mode, we are actually stuck in the dorsal portion of our Vagus Nerve or a deep parasympathetic state.

Wait..what?

You read that right!

Check out this episode from Dr. Lauren as she explains new insight on the Vagus Nerve and why autonomic balance is really what we want to shoot for!