#367: The Positive Side To Dysregulation

Dysregulation is a popular term, not because it's trendy, but because many people are affected by its consequences. I spent many years of my life living more dysregulated than regulated, almost succumbing to the idea that the dysregulation was my story. But I also found that feeling dysregulated was having a biological effect. It was leading me to gain weight and engage in choices I didn't love. And this out-of-balance state led to a life of constant self-protection. It's not a fun way to live mentally or physically. It wasn't until many years later that I realized my fixation on the dysregulation was part of the reason I could never re-regulate. One, I didn't understand the goal of my body. Two, I had put all of my focus on the dysregulation of life, on the self-protection, so that it became my way of life. But everything changed when I shifted my focus from being a victim of dysregulation to using it. As my mentor always reminds me, "what's on the other side of the coin." On the other side of dysregulation is always regulation. Today, I want to present a new focus on dysregulation. Specifically, the positive side of dysregulation. That doesn't mean complacency with dysregulation, but it's shifting the focus and the story to use it as good. Listen to the podcast to learn more. Learn more: Join us "After The Show." In the live After the Show, we explore a powerful question: What if you stopped talking about losing weight altogether? I share more details on how to practically shift toward building structure, plus parts of my own weight loss story that rarely get discussed. To join live After the Show recordings and access replays,

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#367: The Positive Side To Dysregulation is an episode from Simple Roots Radio by Alexa Schirm.

This episode is 46:22 long.

This episode was published on Mar 18, 2026.

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