Nervous System 101: How to Regulate Your Nervous System

Episode Summary

Everyone loves to talk about “nervous system regulation,” but what does it actually mean? In this episode, Kira breaks down the science behind your nervous system while Elena shares the practical tools to help manage anxiety, navigate stressful seasons, and feel more grounded. Whether you're dealing with work stress, overwhelm, panic attacks, or simply want to feel calmer day-to-day, this episode will help you understand what's happening in your body and what you can do about it.

Specifically, We Discuss:

01:11 – What Your Nervous System Actually Does

06:01 – Why Modern Life Keeps Us Stuck in Fight-or-Flight

09:28 – The Adaptive and Maladaptive Side of Anxiety

14:01 – Why Movement Beats Meditation During Acute Anxiety

17:00 – Nervous System Regulation, Intuition & Manifestation

22:47 – Stress Can Show Up as Physical Symptoms

25:21 – Practical Tools to Calm Your Nervous System

40:20 – EFT Tapping Explained

44:46 – Nervous System Regulation in Real Life

Key Takeaways

✨ Your nervous system is always trying to protect you, even when the "threat" it’s trying to protect you from is just a work email

✨ Different regulation tools work best at different times or levels of stress. High anxiety often requires movement first, while journaling or meditation tend to be more effective once that anxious situation has passed.

✨ Nervous system regulation is a skill! It improves with practice. The more you build this “muscle,” the easier it becomes to move between the two sides of your autonomic nervous system (stress and relaxation).

Resources We Mentioned

• Flowchart of the nervous system: https://cdn-academy.pressidium.com/academy/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Nervous-System-Diagram-1.webp 

• Abraham-Hicks Emotional Guidance Scale (spectrum of emotions): https://seattlesparkle.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/scale-of-emotions-copy.jpg 

• Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/60/Maslow%27s_Hierarchy_of_Needs.svg 

• EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) Tapping

• Yoga and breathwork practices

Mentioned Episodes

• Episode #9 | Hormones 101: Understanding Your Hormones

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