What happens when you stop living in your head and come back to your body? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Julie Merriman, Ph.D., LPC-S — nervous system expert, burnout specialist, and author — to explore one of the most overlooked paths to healing: getting back into your body.

We dive deep into:

✔️ What it really means to "get in the body" — and why so many high achievers have checked out of theirs

✔️ Grounding techniques rooted in somatic and nervous system science

✔️ How perfectionism keeps you stuck, exhausted, and disconnected from joy

✔️ Letting go of "performing" your life and rediscovering what genuinely lights you up

✔️ Why joy isn't a luxury — it's a nervous system need

Whether you're dissociated, emotionally numb, or just running on fumes, this conversation will give you practical tools to come home to yourself.

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