Health-conscious baddies!

Feeling stuck in fight-or-flight, in a constant loop of low motivation, or frozen with stress? It all comes back to the nervous system babyyy

In today’s episode, we break down how to ACTUALLY regulate your nervous system, beyond the buzzwords.

This episode is for you if:

• you feel like you’re constantly stuck in fight-or-flight
• you feel unmotivated, flat, or burned out
• you want a clearer, science-based approach to nervous system regulation

(00:00) intro

(2:26) what is the nervous system

(3:40) stress response physiology

(5:27) fight or flight, rest & digest, freeze & shutdown

(9:56) polyvagal theory

(10:48) window of tolerance & play to regulate

(13:36) stress & immunity

(14:40) vagus nerve: energize & motivate

(17:13) vagus nerve: relax & down regulate

(21:06) summary & sister advice

(22:18) practicing 4-7-8 breathing & physiological sigh

Stay tuned for biweekly episodes on Embodying Our Anatomy, where we’re diving deeper into our nervous system mini-series.

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with love,

your sister, the doctor