Less Stress More Success - how to get out of living life in survival mode
Welcome to the Women of Worth Podcast with Claire Fealy!
In this today's episode, I want to discuss the power of your nervous system. I want to talk about how you can regulate it and tap into the power of self-regulation. Having coached over 60 clients, I realized we all struggle with the same things and that is why I decided to do today's episode on stress regulation and your nervous system. By the end of the episode, you will be able to understand the importance of the nervous system, be able to identify the signs and symptoms of dysregulation. I will also leave you with simple strategies you can start today to self-regulate. There are also a few questions I will be answering from my followers at the end of the podcast.
But, this isn’t just my podcast. I would never be where I am today without you! So, settle in, grab a nice cup of tea, and welcome to another episode of OUR podcast.
Master Your Mindset [1:55]
- Not everyone can commit to weekly group coaching but you can do self-paced with workbooks [2:50]
- The best book you will ever read is the one you wrote yourself about yourself [3:05]
- There is a group set up with self-paced as a community, if you are interested there is a link in my bio and podcast [3:50]
Nervous System [6:50]
- We do not choose anxiety or to live in fear [6:50]
- Self-regulation helps you from going down into the downwards spiral [8:00]
- What I did to self regulate after a bad night of anxiety and nightmares [8:30]
- When we don't have the tools for self-regulation, we self soothe (outside resources, to numb or distract) [9:55]
- The automatic nervous system is the unconscious control system of all of our bodily functions, systems, and organs [11:25]
- The inner nervous system has two branches: Sympathetic & Parasympathetic [12:00]
- The 21st-century living sets our nervous system to be sympathetic dominant [15:35]
- Mental diet [16:30]
- Long term stress [17:50]
- Societal Values [18:50]
- Compare and Despair [19:20]
- Having a history of trauma, stress, heavy emotions [21:25]
- Where we want to spend our time is on our window of tolerance [24:30]
- We still feel stress we are just not overwhelmed by it [25:02]
- Disclaimer [27:40]
- Hyperarousal & Hypoarousal [28:30]
- Everything works better when you are in balance [34:20]
6 Lifestyle Changes for Homeostasis [35:00]
- Meditation: We do have control over our breathing which connects to our nervous system. Create a daily breathing practice. [35:20]
- Guilt-free rest into your schedule: Get out of your to-do list because nothing is ever fully done. Schedule 2 hours a day of guilt-free rest. [36:30]
- Good Sleep: Your sleep is so important to regulate your moods and your life rhythm. Create a sleep time routine. [38:25]
- Movement: Movement keeps your energy inflow. Daily movement does not equal high-stress workouts. [39:40]
- Diet: Your diet can put your hormones out of balance and I struggled with sugar crashes. Focus on foods that nourish your nervous system.[41:30]
- EFT: Emotional Freedom Tapping. You can't always think your way out of stress. Your issues are in your tissues and EFT releases the body from the stress [43:40]
- BONUS: Check your Beliefs: Are you living by societal happiness standards or your own. [45:30]
Questions: [48:00]
