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Right now, we’re standing inside a cosmic convergence.

A solar eclipse, a new moon, the Lunar New Year, the beginning of eclipse season 2026 — one of the wildest we’ll experience this year — and a rare Saturn–Neptune conjunction at zero Aries.

None of these events on their own are small. Together, they create pressure. Not collapse, but compression. And sensitive bodies are feeling it. Eclipse season doesn’t whisper — it interrupts, scrambles your inner compass, and makes old ways of navigating suddenly unreliable.

If you’ve been feeling restless, irritable, emotionally reactive, scattered, or oddly wired and tired at the same time, you’re not imagining it. Your nervous system is responding to a world recalibrating faster than your mind can track.

In this episode of Cosmic Body Shenanigans, Amanda breaks down:

What eclipse season is and why it matters

How sensitive systems respond accurately to cosmic and collective pressure

The impact of the Lunar New Year’s Fire Horse energy on momentum and suppressed energy

The Saturn–Neptune conjunction at zero Aries and why it signals structural dissolution and initiation

A somatic check-in practice to help you orient, pause, and move with clarity during intense energy

✨ Sensitive Bodies don’t need more force — they need awareness and alignment with the signals their body is already giving.

Cosmic Body Shenanigans Podcast — sensitive-body–led conversations on cosmic timing, embodiment, and nervous system alignment.

💬 Comment below if this episode helped you make sense of your body’s signals during eclipse season.

📌 Subscribe for grounded conversations where science, sensitivity, and cosmic timing meet.

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Nature is already changing, and sensitive bodies often feel that shift before there’s language for it.

If you’ve been feeling more tired, irritable, achy, or off without a clear reason, this episode offers context for what your body may be responding to.

In this episode, we explore how sensitive nervous systems track seasonal and environmental changes, even when modern life encourages us to override those signals. She shares how light, seasons, animal behavior, and ancient cultural markers have long guided human regulation, and why sensitive bodies often feel depleted right before internal energy begins to move again.

You’ll hear about:

• Why sensitive bodies feel seasonal shifts earlier and more intensely
• How nature communicates through light, seasons, and animal behavior
• What phenology is and why it matters for nervous system regulation
• Why winter shutdown is not dysfunction, but biological wintering
• How Imbolc marks orientation toward light, not forced growth
• A simple somatic practice to help you listen to what nature is signaling now

This episode is for sensitive, intuitive, high-performing people who feel deeply affected by seasonal change and want to understand what their body has been responding to beneath the surface.

Relevant links:

BodyWhisper Healing
https://bodywhisperhealing.com

Work with Amanda
https://bodywhisperhealing.com/services

Seasonal Ceremonies
https://BodyWhisperHealing.as.me/ceremony

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Sensitive nervous systems feel stress and overwhelm more intensely than most — but many of us try to think, talk, or “logic” our way out of it without realizing our body isn’t listening that way.

In this episode, we explore what happens inside highly attuned, intuitive nervous systems when your body is stuck in fight, flight, freeze, or fawn — and why insight alone often fails to calm a pent-up, restless system.

You’ll learn:
✨ Why your body prioritizes protection over relaxation — and what that means for your stress and energy
✨ The science of bottom-up regulation: why your hands can calm your nervous system faster than your brain
✨ How art, movement, and creative expression release tension and signal safety to the vagus nerve
✨ How to choose the right kind of creative practice for your nervous system right now
✨ Simple ways to use drawing, painting, clay, dance, or messy, playful art as regulation tools

If you’ve ever felt wired, restless, or “stuck in your head” — you’re not imagining it.
Your nervous system is trying to tell you something.
This episode will show you how to work with your body’s natural signals instead of forcing calm through willpower.

✨ For deeper nervous system regulation & creative inner work:
Explore BodyScan sample sessions and other offerings at bodywhisperhealing.com/services

Check out more from Amanda:
Website: https://bodywhisperhealing.com

Instagram: /amanda.g.smith
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Take the Gutsy Chick Quiz to discover how your high-performance mindset might be keeping your nervous system in overdrive: https://gutsychickquiz.com

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There’s a specific exhaustion that comes from caring deeply and paying attention—and it’s not your fault. Amanda Smith explains what’s happening in your body when the world feels heavy and shares 5 simple ways to safeguard your nervous system, so you can show up from clarity, not fatigue.

If you're in need of 1:1 support in regulating your nervous system, jump on a BodyScan to take the first step in understanding what you need to get back to regulated. Go to BodyWhisperHealing.com/services to sign up for a 20 min BodyScan today.

If you'd like to learn exactly what your nervous system needs to navigate these crazy times, join Amanda next Wednesday, January 28th, at 4 PM PT/7 PM ET for Tools for Navigating a Chaotic World. She'll be giving you, individualized practices to navigate what your nervous system needs so you can show up in your best light to serve others during these crazy times. Spots are limited. Reserve yours today and give your body the guidance it’s been asking for: https://BodyWhisperHealing.as.me/?appointmentType=85869279

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January goals don’t fail because you’re inconsistent — they fail because January isn’t the time yet.

For Sensitive Bodies, jumping straight into goals before the body is ready creates resistance, burnout, and shame. In this episode of Cosmic Body Shenanigans, Amanda explains why intentions must come before goals, how January is meant to be a listening month, and how to use a simple three-month bridge so execution finally feels supportive instead of forced.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why motivation collapses when timing is ignored
  
  
  
• The difference between intentions and goals (and why it matters)
  
  
  
• How to create intentions your body can actually consent to
  
  
  
• What January, February, and March are each designed for
  
  
  
• How to move your body without turning movement into pressure
  
  
  

This episode is for sensitive, intuitive, high-capacity humans who are ready to stop fighting their bodies and start working with them.

⏱️ Episode Timestamps

00:00 Why January goals fail for Sensitive Bodies
00:28 Resistance as body wisdom (not self-sabotage)
01:38 Intentions vs. goals — what most people skip
03:55 How to create an intention (January practice)
07:35 February: turning intention into a gentle goal
10:55 March: execution with consent and momentum
13:40 Movement without hustle in winter
16:45 Signs you’re honoring your body’s timing
19:40 Closing reflection + invitation

🌿 Resources Mentioned

• Cosmic Body Shenanigans Podcast
  
  
  
• Body-based intention setting
  
  
  
• Nervous system–aware productivity
  
  
  
• Seasonal & cyclical living
  
  
  

Sensitive Bodies don’t need more discipline — they need better timing.

Listen to the Meditation journey here: https://discord.gg/fF2w3T2Ddc

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In this episode, Cat Greenleaf shares her journey from sobriety to healing, showing how giving up alcohol unlocked opportunities she never imagined. From working with prisoners to using water as a healing tool, this conversation explores transformation, connection, and finding purpose.

In this Episode:

00:00: Rebranding the Podcast: A New Beginning

04:27: Sensitivity and Addiction: A Personal Journey

07:01: The Role of Celebrity in Sobriety

09:31: Media Influence on Addiction and Recovery

15:12: Guilt, Shame, and the Path to Healing

18:18: The Impact of Living by the Water

27:52: Healing by the Water

30:42: Creating Restorative Housing

33:53: Reflections on Personal Growth

39:25: Navigating Career Transitions

44:50: Understanding Incarceration and Recovery

Here’s how to connect with Cat Greenleaf:

Website: www.soberness.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sobernesspodcast/

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What if healing hasn’t worked because you’ve been forcing it?

For years, sensitive bodies have been told to push harder, optimize more, and override their signals in the name of “discipline” and “protocols.” But in 2026, that approach is no longer effective — biologically, neurologically, or energetically.

This episode marks the beginning of The Year of Inner Healing.

A shift away from effort-based healing…
And toward coherence, cellular intelligence, and deep listening.

In this episode, we explore why sensitive bodies feel changes first, how the body functions as an electromagnetic system, and why modalities like biomagnetic resonance reveal a deeper biological truth: healing doesn’t come from force — it comes from alignment.

If you’re exhausted from “trying to heal,” this episode is your permission slip to stop overriding your body and start working with it.

🧠 What You’ll Learn:

• Why sensitive nervous systems resist effort-based healing
  
  
  
• How the body communicates through electromagnetic signals
  
  
  
• What biomagnetic resonance actually restores
  
  
  
• How cellular memory stores unresolved experiences
  
  
  
• Why coherence now matters more than discipline
  
  
  
• How to begin inner healing without adding more protocols

🔗 Resources Mentioned:

• Polyvagal Theory (Stephen Porges)
  
  
  
• HeartMath Institute research on coherence
  
  
  
• Emerging research on bioelectromagnetics
  
  
  
• Somatic & nervous system regulation practices
  
  
  
• Biomagnetic therapy frameworks (general principles)
  
  
  

(No medical claims. This episode is educational and experiential.)

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Welcome to Cosmic Body Shenanigans, the podcast (and channel) where science meets spirit — and body sensitivity becomes a cosmic superpower.

Wondering why your body feels so much, why emotional energy feels so loud, and why you feel everything in the cosmos so HARD? You’re not crazy - you’re tuned in.

Hosted by Amanda Smith, former NASA engineer turned medical intuitive, Cosmic Body Shenanigans explores the fascinating intersection of energy sensitivity, intuition, and science-based self-discovery.

Each episode dives into topics like:
✨ body wisdom and nervous system regulation
🔮 energy healing, intuition, and consciousness
🧬 quantum biology, frequency, and subtle energies
💫 balancing science, spirituality, and humor in daily life

Here, we bridge the woo and the real-deal, with grounded insight, laughter, and a little cosmic mischief — all to help you understand your body, trust your sensitivity, and live in alignment with your unique energy.

🔔 Subscribe if you’re ready to explore the mystery of your sensitive body — and discover the cosmic intelligence within it.

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