Have you ever had a major emotional or personal breakthrough—only to feel more anxious, unsettled, or dysregulated afterward?

In this Week 2 episode of the Living Unmasked series, therapist and coach Marybeth explores why insight doesn’t equal integration, and why your nervous system needs time to catch up after truth.

We talk about:
• Why awareness alone doesn’t create safety
• Fight-or-flight responses after emotional insight
• The hidden pressure of self-improvement disguised as healing
• Why slowing down is not resistance—it’s intelligence
• How the body learns safety through experience, not urgency

This episode is an invitation to choose safety over self-improvement, and to let your body integrate change at its own pace—without forcing, fixing, or performing growth.

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