Picture a rabbit bolting from danger — and then, once safe, trembling all over. That tremor is not fear lingering; it is nature’s way of finishing the story. In this episode Amanda, your Human Thrive Coach, walks you into that moment and shows how our nervous systems are designed to complete the stress response. She weaves science with compassion, explaining how the amygdala floods the body with hormones, how muscles clamp down, and how suppression turns short-lived threats into chronic tension.

Through vivid examples and a personal story — an ordinary Monday email that unlocked a childhood wound — Amanda reveals how small triggers can hold old energy in the body. Instead of shaming what surfaces, she invites you to witness it. You’ll learn a simple, embodied practice called Stop, Shake, Shift: pause and breathe to acknowledge the alarm, physically shake or move to discharge stuck energy, then place a hand on your heart and ask what you need to feel safe. Each step is a gentle, practical way to bring your prefrontal cortex back online so you can respond, not react.

The episode moves between neuroscience and real-life tenderness, teaching you how crying, laughing, trembling, and even a spontaneous dance can be acts of healing — not weakness. Amanda’s warm coaching voice guides you through why the body remembers, how social rules teach us to hold in our instincts, and how, with permission and repetition, we can literally rewire our nervous systems to flow from survival into thriving.

By the end you’ll have a small toolkit you can use in the moment — and a new story about what it means to be triggered. If you want to go deeper, Amanda points to the Human Thrive course and a free one-page guide linked in the show notes. Whether you’re walking through heartbreak, burnout, or the daily irritations that echo old wounds, this episode offers an accessible, compassionate path back to safety: stop, shake, shift — and let your body finish the story.