Nervous System & Regulation

When life feels overwhelming, your nervous system may get stuck in survival mode: fight, flight, freeze, or shutdown. These guides are here to help you understand regulation in a simple way, and support you in finding steadiness, safety, and ease in your body again.

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Hypervigilance: When the Body Won't Stop Scanning

There's a particular kind of exhaustion that comes from never quite being able to land. The body is technically at rest, but the system underneath is still working. Sitting on the couch, but listening for the front door. Falling asleep, but catching on a noise from outside and waking up scanning. Nothing dramatic is happening. The body just won't stop watching.

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