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Why Intentions Calm An Anxious Mind And Create Real Change
Ready to stop bracing for the other shoe to drop and start feeling guided instead of judged by your to-do list? We explore a simple but powerful shift: trading brittle, outcome-obsessed goals for gentle intentions that regulate your nervous system, expand your options, and create real change without the pressure to prove.
We start with the body. Say goal and notice where you tense. Say intention and feel what opens. That somatic difference isn’t semantics—it’s your nervous system deciding whether growth will feel like a threat or a homecoming. We unpack why anxious, high-achieving minds often feel trapped in conditional safety—I’ll be okay once I get there—and how that bargain fuels vigilance, sleep without rest, and chronic overthinking. Then we dismantle the inherited myth of control (thanks, checklists) and replace it with a foundation of self-created safety that makes learning and flexibility possible.
From there, we get practical. You’ll hear three daily intentions you can borrow, scripts to regulate before reacting, and a step-by-step way to translate hard-edged goals into humane orientations. We connect the science—regulation builds cognitive flexibility—with the spiritual—allowing aligns you with flow—so action becomes steadier and more creative. If decision fatigue, people-pleasing, and anxious perfectionism keep you stuck, this conversation offers a grounded path forward that’s kind to your body and honest with your mind.
Want a simple next step? Grab the PDF from the show notes to turn your goals into intentions, then check in with your body: does it open or brace? If this resonated, subscribe, share with a friend who needs gentler growth, and leave an honest review—tell us the intention you’re choosing this week.
Get the PDF Guide Here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FCJ5qIp2TW5z3MDwurhmcFGPdr_UZSAH/view?usp=sharing
Thanks for listening!
Connect with me on instagram: @theburnedoutb
I'd love for you to message me what you thought, what it made you think about, your reflections, and of course what’s been coming up for your or causing you anxiety lately. I will never share your name or info unless you say it’s okay!
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By NicoleReady to stop bracing for the other shoe to drop and start feeling guided instead of judged by your to-do list? We explore a simple but powerful shift: trading brittle, outcome-obsessed goals for gentle intentions that regulate your nervous system, expand your options, and create real change without the pressure to prove.
We start with the body. Say goal and notice where you tense. Say intention and feel what opens. That somatic difference isn’t semantics—it’s your nervous system deciding whether growth will feel like a threat or a homecoming. We unpack why anxious, high-achieving minds often feel trapped in conditional safety—I’ll be okay once I get there—and how that bargain fuels vigilance, sleep without rest, and chronic overthinking. Then we dismantle the inherited myth of control (thanks, checklists) and replace it with a foundation of self-created safety that makes learning and flexibility possible.
From there, we get practical. You’ll hear three daily intentions you can borrow, scripts to regulate before reacting, and a step-by-step way to translate hard-edged goals into humane orientations. We connect the science—regulation builds cognitive flexibility—with the spiritual—allowing aligns you with flow—so action becomes steadier and more creative. If decision fatigue, people-pleasing, and anxious perfectionism keep you stuck, this conversation offers a grounded path forward that’s kind to your body and honest with your mind.
Want a simple next step? Grab the PDF from the show notes to turn your goals into intentions, then check in with your body: does it open or brace? If this resonated, subscribe, share with a friend who needs gentler growth, and leave an honest review—tell us the intention you’re choosing this week.
Get the PDF Guide Here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FCJ5qIp2TW5z3MDwurhmcFGPdr_UZSAH/view?usp=sharing
Thanks for listening!
Connect with me on instagram: @theburnedoutb
I'd love for you to message me what you thought, what it made you think about, your reflections, and of course what’s been coming up for your or causing you anxiety lately. I will never share your name or info unless you say it’s okay!