344: When Things Feel Heavy and Overwhelming

Positive thinking has its merits, but sometimes when life feels heavy and overwhelming, it is even more powerful to know how to regulate your nervous system. In this episode Jen describes: Where she has been since November What the three main nervous system states are (and which one has been Jen's baseline state) How to release stress, overwhelm, and anxiety through somatic practices Why we can't get out of a freeze/shutdown/depression response through stress regulation strategies (and what we need to do instead) and much more!

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344: When Things Feel Heavy and Overwhelming is an episode from Vibrant Happy Women | Get happier! Inspiring stories from real moms and happiness / self-love experts like Brené Brown, Gretchen Rubin, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Glennon Doyle Melton by Jen Riday.

This episode is 19:49 long.

This episode was published on Mar 15, 2023.

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