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If you've lived your life waiting for impact — waiting for the next crisis, the next emotional explosion, the next let-down, the next shoe to drop — this episode is for you.
Because some people don't struggle with motivation or discipline. Some people struggle with a nervous system that never turns off.
In this episode, we're breaking down the neuroscience of chronic activation — why your body stays braced even when your mind knows you're safe — and how survival mode becomes a personality, a habit, an identity.
We'll explore:
◼ why your nervous system can't relax, even during calm ◼ how early life conditions shaped your internal alarm system ◼ what hypervigilance, catastrophizing, and overthinking really are ◼ why rest feels dangerous instead of peaceful ◼ how perfectionism, people-pleasing, and control form as protection ◼ the brain chemicals behind anxiety and constant scanning ◼ how to begin retraining your body to feel safe — slowly and gently ◼ body-first tools to regulate instead of mentally wrestle with panic ◼ how to prepare for the new year without pressure or urgency
This isn't another "just breathe more" episode. This is nervous system literacy. This is survival recognition. This is learning how to step out of emergency mode one micro-step at a time.
If you're exhausted by always being "on," this episode will help you name it, understand it, and finally begin reversing it.
Because you don't need to be a new you in January. You need a nervous system that isn't fighting for its life.
Become A Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepositivityxperience
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By Lori Wheeler4.9
147147 ratings
If you've lived your life waiting for impact — waiting for the next crisis, the next emotional explosion, the next let-down, the next shoe to drop — this episode is for you.
Because some people don't struggle with motivation or discipline. Some people struggle with a nervous system that never turns off.
In this episode, we're breaking down the neuroscience of chronic activation — why your body stays braced even when your mind knows you're safe — and how survival mode becomes a personality, a habit, an identity.
We'll explore:
◼ why your nervous system can't relax, even during calm ◼ how early life conditions shaped your internal alarm system ◼ what hypervigilance, catastrophizing, and overthinking really are ◼ why rest feels dangerous instead of peaceful ◼ how perfectionism, people-pleasing, and control form as protection ◼ the brain chemicals behind anxiety and constant scanning ◼ how to begin retraining your body to feel safe — slowly and gently ◼ body-first tools to regulate instead of mentally wrestle with panic ◼ how to prepare for the new year without pressure or urgency
This isn't another "just breathe more" episode. This is nervous system literacy. This is survival recognition. This is learning how to step out of emergency mode one micro-step at a time.
If you're exhausted by always being "on," this episode will help you name it, understand it, and finally begin reversing it.
Because you don't need to be a new you in January. You need a nervous system that isn't fighting for its life.
Become A Patreon: www.patreon.com/thepositivityxperience
Get The Journals! www.thepositivityxperience.com

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