Low pressure relationships can feel good because stress creates cortisol to the brain and sends a message that feels unsafe

The brain is a threat detection center. Overthnking is trying to prevent danger. For many people, especially women in midlife, the nervous system has been in high responsibility mode for decades. Your brain is trying to protect you.

Success is not weakness and tension is your nervous system. The brain prefers familiar and the mind scans for threat. Success is not unsafe its unfamiliar.

Calm feels boring to your nervous system and can lead to peaked arousal in the brain contributing to estrogen decline and hormonal fluctuations.

Manifesting thoughts and then letting go

In this Safe in my Body episode I will talk about the 4 responses to threat and the nervous system response and how to stay grounded.

Todays episode focuses on building strength in your body to reset and stay safe in our body. One way to calm the nervous system is boxed breathing and in today's episode I will reset with you and teach the boxed breathing method. Stay safe in your body and remember you are doing great.

Informed explanation of why anxiety begins and to self regulate

This space is for 40+ women who want something gentler, more sustainable, and grounded in how the nervous system actually works. This episode marks the beginning. I finally hit record. A conversation I felt called to have, shared imperfectly and honestly. In this episode I talk about feeling safe in your body. If something here resonates with you, your in the right place. New episodes coming soon.