Fragmented to Whole: Life Lessons from 12 Step Recovery

Why Knowing Better Isn’t Enough and How to Train Your Nervous System Instead | Episode 332


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In this week’s episode 332 of the Fragmented to Whole Podcast, I’m discussing something I often observe, especially during family gatherings: knowing your boundaries, understanding your patterns, and gaining valuable insight, yet still getting triggered. In this episode, I explain why that happens, why it’s not a failure, and what actually helps when your body reacts faster than your thinking brain.

Some of the talking points I go over in this episode include:

  • Why your nervous system responds before your intellect, and why “knowing better” isn’t enough in the moment
  • The difference between insight and regulation, and why affirmations and reasoning often fail when you’re activated
  • Why you don’t train your nervous system during an emergency — you train for emergencies
  • The four common nervous system states (freeze, rage, fawn, and flight) and what actually helps each one
  • Simple, body-based practices that build internal safety and shorten recovery time when old patterns get activated

You’re not weak. You’re not broken. You’re human.
This work isn’t about never getting triggered — it’s about helping your body learn that now is different from then. When you train your nervous system ahead of time, you create more choice, more capacity, and a faster return to yourself when things get hard.

Be sure to tune in to all the episodes to receive tons of practical tips on living a more whole life and to hear even more about the points outlined above.

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