What if your emotional reactions, anxieties, or moments of overwhelm aren't personal failures—but signals from a nervous system that's been carrying more than you realize?

In this Season Rewind mash-up, we explore why we react the way we do and how to move toward emotional steadiness and nervous system peace. These four episodes dive into the cost of suppressing emotions, the roots of mental and emotional challenges, and how trauma and overwhelm show up in our bodies.

Through practical tools like journaling, somatic awareness, and nervous system regulation, you'll learn how to shift from survival mode into clarity, calm, and resilience. If you've struggled with anxiety, emotional flooding, or feeling disconnected from yourself, this episode offers insight, hope, and simple steps toward healing.

✨ Grow 1% at a time—toward a calmer, clearer you.

Episodes Mentioned:

Episode 9: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3viakoGKx0&t=14s

Episode 26: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lNa95htv4A

Episode 54: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EEH4v2mLbc

Episode 89: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS4Xqpfp4Qg

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PODCAST CHAPTERS:

First Part

01:49 My Experience With Mental and Emotional Challenges
04:25 How the Body Influences Mental Health
06:23 Why Processing Emotions Matters for Mental Wellness
09:29 Learning a New Way to Process Emotions: The Unravel/Barf Notebook

Second Part

12:28 Navigating Grief With Nervous System Awareness
13:28 Understanding Nervous System Dysregulation
17:12 The Mind-Body Connection & Emotional Processing
19:39 Regulating the Nervous System & Creating Supportive Practices

Third Part

23:44 A Disconnected Husband & a Highly Sensitive Wife
26:06 Western Medicine vs Eastern Medicine (and the Bible)
26:52 Body Wisdom and Internal Signals
28:57 How the Body Truly Keeps the Score
30:44 Loving Yourself & Listening to Your Body's Cues

Last Part

31:22 The Shame & Frustration Around Mental Illness
32:53 The Many Factors That Impact Our Mental Health
37:01 Mind Management & Habit Formation
38:11 The Role of Social Support
39:08 Brain Health, Soul Health & Inner Alignment
40:49 A Guided Exercise to Process Emotions

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Grow 1% each day, I believe in you! Thank you for listening!

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