Hey friends! Have you ever found yourself functioning just fine on the outside, but something still feels off? In this episode, Dr. Laurie Bruce opens a three-part series on the nervous system, exploring why feeling safe is not the same as having a stable life, and what that difference means for how we feel day to day.

She walks through three subtle but common signs of nervous system dysregulation: hypervigilance, shutdown, and overthinking, and why these patterns are not character flaws. They are adaptations. And understanding that is where real change begins.

If you have ever wondered why you can't seem to relax, why your mind won't stop, or why you feel flat even when life looks fine -- this episode of From Both Sides Of The Couch is for you.

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Dr. Laurie Bruce is a clinical psychologist and mindfulness coach. She received her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 2000. Her expertise is in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), which is a treatment that combines both traditional cognitive and behavioral strategies with Eastern Mindfulness practices. She is also a Certified Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapist and completed a year-long intensive training through the Integrative Psychiatry Institute. She’s passionate about the safe, legal, and ethical use of psychedelic medicines to help address trauma, mood, and anxiety disorders and for personal and spiritual development.

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