Story Time: Surgery, Fear of Death, and a Dysregulated Nervous System

If you are a mother, you probably know the feeling of fear well. In today’s episode, Rachel talks about the biggest trauma her nervous system is still experiencing today - the fear of something happening to her children. Lea had surgery this week which was a huge experience for their entire family. Rachel shares the entire story from start to finish, and beautifully puts the terror moms can feel into words. It’s a vulnerable episode about the root cause of our fears, a mother’s never-ending love, and how to regulate your nervous system when the ground beneath you feels shaky. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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Story Time: Surgery, Fear of Death, and a Dysregulated Nervous System is an episode from From The Heart: Conversations with Yoga Girl.

This episode is 63:04 long.

This episode was published on May 22, 2026.

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