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In this episode of the Mind. Body. Business. podcast, Jane explores the real difference between surviving and thriving — not as a mindset, but as a physiological state your body lives in every day.

Survival mode often runs quietly in the background: elevated stress, constant bracing, shallow breathing, and a nervous system that never fully settles. Over time, this becomes the body’s baseline, shaping thoughts, habits, and identity without conscious awareness.

This conversation breaks down why willpower and motivation aren’t enough to create lasting change — and why the body must experience safety and presence before the mind can follow.

Jane explains how creativity and creating shift the nervous system out of fight-or-flight and into the present moment. When attention settles into the body through hands-on creation, stress chemistry calms, regulation becomes possible, and the subconscious finally receives new input.

This episode also explores:

How survival mode becomes a learned biological state

Why thinking alone can’t override subconscious repetition

How creating naturally brings the body into presence

Why flow states are deeply regulating and restorative

How repeated presence reshapes identity over time

Why thriving emerges when the body feels safe enough to repair and reorganize

Creating isn’t about producing something or doing it “right.” It’s about giving your nervous system a different instruction — one rooted in presence, safety, and awareness.

When the body changes state, the mind follows. And that’s where real, sustainable change begins.

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