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I read a post this morning from someone in Slovenia who said we are "underreacting" here in the United States. In some cases, this may be true.

But I also see a lot of people highly reacting to the immense onslaught of too much-ness that we're navigating right now.

And in that reacting, it could be actively doing things, but it may also look like reactively numbing or shutting down completely.

Because let's be honest, too much-ness is often... overwhelming. Maybe we're not underreacting, maybe we're overwhelmed.

And if so, that makes a LOT of sense.

Can we normalize not feeling regulated right now? Like, how can we expect ourselves to be okay, really?

But -- simultaneously, somehow, miraculously, nature continues. The sun shines, the moon returns. The earth is always here for us.

That said, overwhelm is real, and exploring tools to help us understand our own personal relationship to it is what this week's guest, Sherene Cauley, brings.

She researched overwhelm, and then created this beautiful image that she calls the Talisman against overwhelm.

Such a creative way to bring interactive practice that encourages self-reflection into our daily lives.

If you're in the murky muck right now and want to explore a creative path to deeper self-awareness and navigating overwhelm, this conversation is perfect for you.

Resources:

• Grab a spot on the Natural Contraception waitlist (opens feb 8th 2026)
• Today's shownotes: Check out the Talisman of Overwhelm image + Sherene's links
• Episode 197: Somatic practices for healing childhood wounds using IFS with Kristen Stake
• Episode 209: Sacred Rage with Andrea Thompson
• Episode 210: How to build capacity and resilience

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Many of us are feeling the wobbliness of the world right now. It's not easy to know what to say, how to engage with our daily lives, or really what's going to happen.

And while that can feel destabilizing (obvs), it can also be a really good time to consider our own personal resilience -- to honor that, listen within, and build towards greater capacity. This is not the same for every person.

So how can you explore this for yourself? And what practices and herbs could be supportive to help you build capacity in stressful times?

That's what I explore in this week's episode.

Tune in to hear about how stress can mess with your hormones, one way to map your current stress response landscape (inspired by Deb Dana), and some practices and herbs that might be able to support you to prevent burnout and instead build your reserves and capacity for a longer term resilience.

Honestly, herbs and practices like this don't change the systems, structures, relationships, etc that are underlying and causing chronic issues.

But these practices CAN help you listen to your own body and build foundations of personalized wellbeing amidst these topsy turvy times.

Resources:

• Track Your Cycle Free Guide
• Waitlist for Natural Contraception the Herbal Way
• Today's shownotes: Foundations for building capacity
• Episode 17: How stress messes with your hormones
• Episode 68: Herbal spotlight on Milky Oats
• Episode 171: Somatic Experiencing for healing trauma w Emma Schurink
• Book: Anchored by Deb Dana

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How do you relate to the fierce intensity that is rage? So many of us are socialized to dim this part of ourselves, to tuck it inside, that it is NOT welcome in the world.

For women and female-bodied folks, it is common to be labeled "hormonal" or "hysterical." And what does that typically mean? Anger, irritation, rage...

This is so deeply embedded in our cultural ways of knowing that the word "hysterical" actually comes from the root word "hyster-" which connotes womb/uterus.

Hysteria was a common diagnosis in the 19th century that referred to irritability, impulsiveness, tendency to "cause trouble" among other things. This idea that those qualities of energy are something to literally diagnose says a lot about how poorly embraced they were.

So, where is it then that we are allowed to express this innate part of ourselves? Perhaps in our homes or intimate relationships, maybe in certain forms of work, but almost nowhere in a publicly accepted way.

Today's guest, bodyworker and ritual facilitator Andrea Thompson shares about her journey to embracing her own Sacred Rage and how she came to facilitate spaces for others to express their rage, too.

She also speaks about her own personal fertility and perimenopause journey which is profoundly interwoven with her work around rage and ritual.

This conversation is overflowing with embodied wisdom and inspiration. I hope you love it!

Resources:

• Grab a spot on the Natural Contraception (Feb 2026) waitlist
• Today's shownotes: Get links to Andrea's offerings
• Episode 184: Ancestral womb lineage healing w Jillian Twisla
• Episode 135: How grief can help us feel alive w Siobhan Asgharzadeh

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