5 Signs Your Nervous System Is Dysregulated

If you've ever snapped at someone over something tiny and then stood there thinking "why did I just do that?" — this episode is for you.

I walk through five signs your nervous system is stuck in overdrive: overreacting to small things, the "wired but tired" paradox, brain fog, unconscious body tension, and the one almost nobody talks about — losing the ability to feel genuinely good.

I share my own experience — how childhood trauma kept my body stuck in survival mode for years, even while I was living in the Himalayas doing daily meditation. My mind had healed, but my body hadn't gotten the memo.

Then I give you three tools: the physiological sigh (the fastest science-backed way to calm your nervous system — 30 seconds, free), a daily practice that physically rewires your brain over time, and a perspective shift that changes everything: you don't need more discipline. You need more safety.

Your nervous system isn't broken. It adapts to protect you. Now it's time to teach it that you're safe.

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5 Signs Your Nervous System Is Dysregulated

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