
218: "I Don’t Even Know Where to Begin” - A Breath Practice for Nervous System Burnout
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In 2018, I found myself frozen—standing under a running shower, dreading another day of trying to show up online while feeling completely invisible. I’d just mentally quit my business after another spiral of comparison and self-doubt. Every time I opened a blank Google Doc, my voice disappeared. On sales calls, my chest would tighten, and my brain fogged over. I felt broken.
But that day, I tried one thing: a breath practice I’d learned in my somatic trauma therapy training.
It didn’t fix everything.
But it helped me step out of the shower.
And that was enough to begin again.
In this short guided breath episode, you’ll learn:
– A simple practice to shift from foggy and frozen to grounded and clear
– Why nervous system regulation—not mindset—is the missing piece when you’re stuck in indecision or self-doubt
– How to use breath as a physiological reset that opens space for clarity, creativity, and confident action
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