Explore every episode of the podcast Regulate & Rewire: An Anxiety & Depression Podcast
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| Why You Drop Self-Care When Life Gets Good | 11 Nov 2025 | 00:24:59 | |
Today's conversation is for the Type A, high achieving, often overwhelmed and anxious nervous system folk. Amanda talk about the pattern we often see where we stop our self-care habits when we feel good, but stopping them often puts us back into a spiral of anxiety and the story of, "why do I do this? I'm just not disciplined or motivated enough, etc..." But what if that’s not the problem at all? In this episode, we reframe what it means to “stay consistent,” explore why many of us use overwhelm as our barometer, and talk about how true discipline might actually look like doing less, not more. 3 Takeaways: 1. Maybe you're not falling back into "bad habits" - you're overcommitting until self-care becomes impossible. When life gets good, we reflexively add more to our plates instead of maintaining what's working. The problem isn't lack of discipline; it's trying to fit 60 hours of life into 24 hours of human capacity. 2. Not all regulation tools are meant to be forever - and that's okay. Healing requires adjusting your “protocol.” Just like you don't need an ankle brace after your sprain heals, some nervous system supports are temporary medicine for acute times. The key is knowing which practices are your anchors (the ones you need even when you're well) versus which ones can naturally fade as you heal. 3. Redefine discipline: Maybe it's not the choice to do more, it's the courage to do less. True discipline means saying no to opportunities even though you could squeeze them in, maintaining white space in your calendar even though it makes you anxious, and remembering that feeling good isn't permission to overwhelm yourself again. Ask yourself: "At what cost?" before saying yes. — Looking for more personalized support?
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| Guided Regulation Practice for Anxiety | 04 Nov 2025 | 00:32:29 | |
Today’s going to be a little bit different, instead of our normal educational chat this is going to be a guided experiential episode that you can come to when you’re feeling activated to find some support in getting more regulated through various somatic exercises. If you’re listening in the car or while doing something else, come back to this episode then you can be more fully present with the guided exercises. Hit play to join me for this guided regulation practice! — Looking for more personalized support?
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| The Link Between Anxiety, Depression & Chronic Illness | 19 Aug 2025 | 00:36:34 | |
Have you ever felt like you're chasing symptoms across your body—from anxiety and depression to gut issues, chronic fatigue, or autoimmune flares? In this episode, we discuss the direct biological link between your mental and physical health. We explore how a dysregulated nervous system can be a root cause of both chronic anxiety and chronic illness, and why healing requires a whole-person approach that looks beyond siloed symptoms to support the entire system. In this episode, you’ll learn:
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| What Is Your Partner's Default Survival Response? (& Why It Matters) | 17 Oct 2023 | 00:35:49 | |
Last week we talked about default survival responses and I invited you to see if you could identify yours – if you haven’t listened to that episode yet I recommend starting there because today’s conversation is a natural extension of that chat where I’ll expand on reasons why it might be helpful to identify your partner’s default way of responding when their sense of self or safety feels at all threatened and how even if they never consciously acknowledge their default survival response how your awareness of it might help you better navigate that relationship. Hit play to learn more! — Looking for more personalized support?
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| What Is Your Default Survival Response? (& Why It Matters) | 10 Oct 2023 | 00:29:56 | |
When you're in an argument or when something doesn't go according to plan - do you face it head on? Avoid conflict? Say sorry when it wasn't your fault? Shut down? We all have a default way of responding when our sense of self or safety is threatened, and that default response looks different for each of us based on biology, our past lived experiences, and the perceived intensity of the threat. In this episode I unpack identifying what your default survival mode ore response is and why that matters. CLICK HERE for the full show notes, resources, and 3 tangible takeaways! — Looking for more personalized support?
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| How to Decrease Load & Increase Capacity - Parenting Edition | 03 Oct 2023 | 00:30:34 | |
It can feel important and go undone if your capacity isn’t there. For me right now sitting on the porch with my kid is more important than a lot of the house projects I’d like to get done. And getting to bed by 9:30pm is more important to me than any shows I want to watch or DM’s I want to get caught up on. Ask yourself, what takes care of me so that I can better take care of my kids? Choose that. — Looking for more personalized support?
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| What To Do When Parenting Feels Dysregulating | 26 Sep 2023 | 00:36:19 | |
Have you ever felt like being a parent is simultaneously the best and hardest thing you'd ever done? In my opinion, it is both of those things. Today's conversation is guided by some incredible and vulnerable parents who submitted questions to my AMA form that I want to provide some support for today. We chat through navigating anxiety & depression, activation and shut down, as parents. I'll offer a simple way to audit your "load" as a means to increasing your capacity (something I'll also expand on in next week's conversation). Hit play for some tangible ways to move through parenting differently to decrease overstimulation and increase your capacity to show up the way you'd like to! — Looking for more personalized support?
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| AMA: Triggers, Boundaries & Tough Conversations | 19 Sep 2023 | 00:30:48 | |
🗝️ In this special episode, I'm diving into questions submitted by our amazing listeners. I'll be sharing insights and offering thoughts on a variety of topics that you've been curious about. This format is something I'd love to do more of in the future, so keep those questions coming! Drop your questions or struggles in the form link below for future AMA episodes. 🔍 In this episode, I covered three key questions: Question #1: How to communicate with our family/friends when something they say is triggering Question #2: How to encourage a loved one who's struggling to take the first steps to heal & take care of themselves Question #3: What to do when someone else's low energy/low mood is constantly pulling you down CLICK HERE for the full show notes, resources, and 3 tangible takeaways! — Looking for more personalized support?
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| Health Anxiety: How to overcome it (Part 2) | 12 Sep 2023 | 00:39:09 | |
If you’ve been trying to heal your health anxiety & haven’t been able to, it might be because you’re missing one of the 4 evidence-based approaches I discuss in today's episode. My hope is that this 2 part mini series on health anxiety gives you a really clear roadmap as to some possible next steps on your journey to overcoming health anxiety. We'll discuss the brains built in negativity bias and why some people can calmly float through health issues and other cannot before discussing the 4 different approaches. Hit play to learn more! — Looking for more personalized support?
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| Health Anxiety: What it is (Part 1) | 05 Sep 2023 | 00:38:20 | |
In this 2-episode mini series on health anxiety we'll discuss what it is and how to overcome it using an evidence based 4-pronged approach. Join me today to learn more about the anxiety response in your brain and body, how this applies to health anxiety, and an exercise to explore your unique experience of health anxiety symptoms, thoughts, and behaviors. Gaining understanding of the basic physiology of anxiety and how you uniquely experience it in a health related ways lays a foundation for working with your mind-body system instead of constantly feeling against it. — Looking for more personalized support?
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| The Importance of Connection To Your Healing | 29 Aug 2023 | 00:29:50 | |
The minute we are born we start to lay down patterns of protection and connection. Join me for a reflective conversation on the piece of your healing that might be impacted by early patterns of protection and how vital laying down new patterns of connection are to your healing. I offer some suggestions in this episodes takeaways on how you might be able to do just that. Hit play to learn more! — Looking for more personalized support?
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| Navigating Nervous System Regulation | 22 Aug 2023 | 00:27:32 | |
Have you felt like you've been checking a lot of the boxes but still don't feel like you're making much progress in your healing? Today's conversation discusses the difference between in-the-moment nervous system regulation tools vs having a more regulated nervous system overall. The reality is, there’s no amount of healthy living, reactive regulation, or vagal toning exercises that can take the place of setting boundaries in toxic relationships, putting people in your life who cherish you, or trauma processing work. Additionally, here's no amount of talking or healing work that can create nervous system regulation when you're getting 5 hours of sleep a night, nutriently depleted, under or over exercising, and so on. It all plays a role. Join me in this conversations where I talk about various psychological, relational, envirnomental, physiological, and so on factors that contribute to cultivating a regulated nervous system. Hit play to learn more! — Looking for more personalized support?
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| The Gut Check & Pep Talk You Might Need | 15 Aug 2023 | 00:37:05 | |
Today you get another more candid conversation where I share with you some fundamental pieces that need to be in place on your healing journey. You will never be able to talk therapy, vagal tone, or meditate your way to healing anxiety or depression if you're sleeping 5 hours a night, eating crappy food, sitting too much, or hanging out with toxic people. Certain people who benefitted from the unhealed version of you will be frustrated by your efforts to heal, heal anyways. True healing takes a whole human, whole life approach; nothing changes if nothing changes. The sobering reality is that healing feels hard because it is and we often can't do it alone. Join me for an exploratory conversation where I lay out out some uncomfortable things, call you into action, and give you the pep talk your healing might need. I share ways I'd love to support you, as well as the 3 things to start with if you're trying to heal on your own right now. Hit play to hear more! — Looking for more personalized support?
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| Bringing It All Together - Nervous System Understanding in Real Life | 12 Aug 2025 | 00:33:19 | |
To wrap up our series on nervous system states, we move from theory to real life. This special episode features a powerful voice message from a listener named Brit, who shares a personal story of navigating a stressful travel day with her family. Her experience perfectly illustrates what it looks like when nervous system concepts become a lived reality. If you've ever wondered how this work actually unfolds over time, this episode offers a hopeful and practical look at the messy, imperfect, and beautiful journey of healing. This episode serves as Episode 6, the final episode, in our "Different States Series" In this episode, you’ll learn:
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| Creating a Regulation Game Plan | 08 Aug 2023 | 00:29:46 | |
The same way a professional athlete creates a game plan for specific scenarios they may find themself in during their next match – you too can create a game plan to guide your towards regulation when you find yourself dysregulated in states of activation or shut down, anxiety or depression. In today’s episode I walk you through creating a “Regulation Game Plan” which creates a map for how you can best move from states of dysregulation to regulation giving you quick access to the reactive tools that work the best for you in the moments you need them most. It brings together your awareness of how you experience states of dysregulation with the specific tools that are the most helpful for you when you find yourself in those moments. It is just one of the many ways that we support our clients in creating personalized and strategic tools for regulating and healing. Below you’ll find a link to the worksheets I referenced in this episode. As always I’d love to support you in this work inside RISE, my mental health membership and nervous system healing space. Hit play to learn more! — Looking for more personalized support?
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| Ask Amanda [Parenting Self Care, EMDR, Tangible Depression Tools] | 01 Aug 2023 | 00:39:41 | |
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| ADHD or Survival Mode? Let’s talk about it | 25 Jul 2023 | 00:37:13 | |
ADHD is one of the most common overlapping diagnosis for people who struggle with anxiety or depression. Today I take you on a little trip down my personal exploration of whether my symptoms that were diagnosed as ADHD were actually ADHD or rather a natural result of the unsustainable life I was living at the time. I also invite you to muse about some of the same things if it applies to you. Hit play to hear the conclusion I came to for myself and to hear more details about my story. Looking for more personalized support?
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| The Good Enough Episode | 18 Jul 2023 | 00:23:39 | |
Episode 22 Join me for a less polished episode where I pull back the curtain a bit on this whole podcast thing and give you a peak into the juggling act that is my life as a business owner, mom, and podcast host. I also share my desire for you to play an active role in this podcast, here's the two links I mention: — Looking for more personalized support?
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| Tangible tools for Depression (Part 3) | 11 Jul 2023 | 00:35:36 | |
Episode 21 It's not enough to understand WHY you're struggling with depression, you also need to have tangible tools to regulate your nervous system and heal. In this episode we will build on the education and exploration from part 1 & 2 of this mini series. You'll learn that the secret to regulating your nervous system is to first meet it where it's at and then layer on various regulation tools to walk it towards feeling more connected and mobilized. I also introduce you to a number of specific regulation tools for you to start using today! Hit play to learn more! — Looking for more personalized support?
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| Mapping Your Depression (Part 2) | 04 Jul 2023 | 00:32:55 | |
This is part 2 of a 3 episode mini series about depression. Welcome to Part 2 of my 3-episode depression series. Today's conversations first discusses dissociation, what it is and why it happens. I then invite you into exploring how you uniquely experience this shut down state. Mapping this nervous system state involves exploring the different sesnation, emotions, thoughts, and behviors that you experience there. The more familiar you become with why and how you uniquely experience depression, the clearer the path becomes to regulation and healing. Hit play to learn more! — Looking for more personalized support?
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| Depression Through a Nervous System Lens (Part 1) | 27 Jun 2023 | 00:28:51 | |
This is part 1 of a 3 episode mini series about depression. I mismanaged my depression for SO LONG because I didn’t understand it. I floundered in my healing because I was told things, by doctors and psychiatrists no less, “that this is just the way I am and would just have to manage it my whole life” or “depression was a chemical imbalance” and the only fix was a pill. Because I didn’t really understand what depression was and where it was rooted, I didn’t have any kind of clear roadmap towards healing. My goal today is to offer you education, an alternative lens, and a roadmap that made all the difference for me. In this episode we look at the difference between understanding depression through the chemical imbalance theory vs the polyvagal theory and the difference that can make. I want to help you understand depression in a new way that puts hope back into your healing. Hit play to learn more! Looking for more personalized support?
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| What is Exercise-Induced Anxiety and How to Stop it | 20 Jun 2023 | 00:30:09 | |
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| How to Get Out of Survival Mode | 13 Jun 2023 | 00:33:52 | |
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| Birth Story: What Went Wrong & How I Navigated It | 06 Jun 2023 | 00:36:57 | |
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| Understanding Regulation – Why We Need This As Our Default State (Part 5) | 05 Aug 2025 | 00:22:59 | |
In this episode of our series on nervous system states, we explore the ultimate goal: more regulation. Amanda breaks down the physiology and psychology of this "green zone" state and provides a rich toolkit for moving to make it your new normal as she compassionately discusses understanding what regulation truly is, why your system might resist it, and how to proactively create more moments of it. This episode serves as Part 5 in our "Different States Series" In this episode, you’ll learn:
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| What is the Vagus Nerve? | 30 May 2023 | 00:33:40 | |
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| Practicing Regulation with my Toddler | 23 May 2023 | 00:32:38 | |
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| Guided Regulation Practice for Anxiety | 16 May 2023 | 00:31:42 | |
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| The 6 Nervous System States | 09 May 2023 | 00:29:29 | |
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| How to Prep Your Nervous System for a Triggering Life Event | 02 May 2023 | 00:33:00 | |
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| How to Recover from Being Triggered | 25 Apr 2023 | 00:31:17 | |
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| Productivity Based Self Worth | 18 Apr 2023 | 00:32:38 | |
Episode 9 CLICK HERE for the full show notes, resources, and 3 tangible takeaways! — Looking for more personalized support?
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| How to Build Nervous System Regulation Into Your Daily Life | 11 Apr 2023 | 00:34:47 | |
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| How to Stop Overthinking | 04 Apr 2023 | 00:31:26 | |
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| Anxiety Regulation Tools (Part 3) | 28 Mar 2023 | 00:31:39 | |
Episode 6: Part 1 of a 3 episode mini series about anxiety. It's not enough to understand WHY you're struggling with anxiety, you also need to have tangible tools to regulate your nervous system and heal. In this episode we will build on the education and exploration from part 1 & 2 of this mini series. You'll learn that the secret sauce to regulating your nervous system is to first meet it where it's at and then layer on various regulation tools to walk it towards feeling more calm and grounded. I also introduce you toa number of specific regulation tools for you to start using today! Hit play to learn more! CLICK HERE for the full show notes, resources, and 3 tangible takeaways! — Looking for more personalized support?
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| Understanding Shut Down— Depression and Your Body’s Protective Disconnection (Part 4) | 29 Jul 2025 | 00:33:42 | |
Shut down is your nervous system's most protective response. If you've ever felt heavy, numb, and completely disconnected from life—like you're moving through a thick fog with no energy or motivation—you've likely experienced a nervous system state called "shutdown." This episode offers a deeply compassionate guide to understanding this protective state and provides a roadmap of gentle, micro-steps to help you slowly and safely reconnect with yourself and the world. This episode serves as Part 4 in our "Different States Series" In this episode, you’ll learn:
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| Mapping Your Anxiety (Part 2) | 21 Mar 2023 | 00:34:20 | |
Episode 5: Part 2 of a 3 episode mini series about anxiety. — Looking for more personalized support?
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| Anxiety Through a Nervous System Lens (Part 1) | 14 Mar 2023 | 00:34:01 | |
Episode 4: Part 1 of a 3 episode mini series about anxiety. CLICK HERE for the full show notes, resources, and 3 tangible takeaways! — Looking for more personalized support?
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| How to Speak the Language of the Nervous System | 14 Mar 2023 | 00:28:53 | |
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| Understanding Anxiety, Depression & the Nervous System | 14 Mar 2023 | 00:29:57 | |
Episode 2 — Looking for more personalized support?
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| Welcome Episode | 14 Mar 2023 | 00:07:40 | |
Episode 1 Regulate and Rewire is an anxiety & depression podcast where I’ll be sharing all the tangible and research supported tools for healing that I wish I would have known earlier in my healing journey.
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| Regulate and Rewire: An Anxiety & Depression Podcast - Trailer | 08 Feb 2023 | 00:02:50 | |
If you’re someone who struggles with anxiety or depression, whether this struggle is new to you or decades old. Then this is the show for you. Regulate and Rewire is an anxiety & depression podcast where I’ll be sharing all the tangible and research supported tools for healing that I wish I would have known earlier in my healing journey. Be sure to subscribe on apple podcasts and spotify. Website: https://www.regulatedliving.com/podcast | |||
| Understanding Freeze— The “Wired-But-Tired” State (Part 3) | 22 Jul 2025 | 00:36:09 | |
"Freeze" is arguably the most confusing, nuanced, and self-blame-inducing state for people to understand. We often mistake it for laziness, depression, or some character flaw — it’s not. It's a protective state that your nervous system creates when it's had too much for too long and doesn't know what to do next. This episode takes a compassionate deep dive into this common but misunderstood experience. We untangle what's happening when your body's gas and brake pedals are pressed at the same time and offer gentle, practical ways to find movement again when you feel trapped. This episode serves as Part 3 in our "Different States Series" In this episode, you’ll learn:
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| Understanding Activation– Anxiety & Your Fight/Flight Response (Part 2) | 15 Jul 2025 | 00:37:29 | |
In this episode we explore the activated nervous system state—better known as fight-or-flight. If you’ve ever felt anxious, tightly wound, or like your body just can’t stop, this one’s for you. We explore why your system gets stuck in this high-alert state and, most importantly, provide a practical toolkit to help you work with your nervous system, not against it. Learn why "just calm down" doesn't work and what to do instead to find real regulation. This episode serves as Part 2 in our "Different States Series" In this episode, you’ll learn:
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| Why Different Tools Work for Different Nervous System States (Part 1) | 08 Jul 2025 | 00:33:59 | |
Ever wonder why a breathing exercise that works for your friend makes your own anxiety worse? The problem isn't you - it's that we've been treating nervous system regulation like it's one-size-fits-all. Your nervous system has different states (activation, freeze, shutdown, and regulation), and each one needs different kinds of support. In this episode, we explore why tailored approaches work better and set the foundation for understanding your nervous system's unique needs. This episode serves as Part 1 in our "Different States Series" In this episode, you'll learn:
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| Uphill Healing: Why Everything Feels Harder (and How to Make It Easier) | 01 Jul 2025 | 00:22:46 | |
Using a personal story about a difficult uphill walk versus an easy downhill one, this episode offers a powerful and validating analogy for the healing journey. Amanda explores why life and healing can feel so hard when you're dealing with anxiety or depression, diving into the real physiological and biological reasons your body is working overtime. This episode is a compassionate reminder that your struggle is not a personal failing and that the hard "uphill" work you're doing now is what creates the conditions for life to feel easier later. In this episode, you’ll learn:
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| Your Nervous System and the News: Staying Informed Without Staying Dysregulated | 24 Jun 2025 | 00:30:44 | |
Living in the world right now can feel overwhelming, especially when every news alert seems like another crisis demanding your attention– the news can feel like both a moral obligation and a fast track to burnout. If you find yourself caught between wanting to stay informed and feeling completely dysregulated by constant alarming updates, this episode is for you. In this episode, you’ll learn:
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| Nervous System Prep for Summer as a Parent | 11 Jun 2025 | 00:30:12 | |
When school ends and summer begins, many parents expect a break—but what often comes instead is a spike in stress. In this episode, we explore why summer can feel more dysregulating than restful and how to support your nervous system through the transition. Learn how small, intentional shifts can help you move through this season with more calm, connection, and compassion—for yourself and your kids. In this episode, you’ll learn:
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| dYsReGuLaTiOn & Activation Are Not The Same Thing | 29 Oct 2025 | 00:26:29 | |
I (Amanda) signed up to chaperone my kindergartener's field trip. Then childcare fell through. Suddenly I'm responsible for my feral 2-year-old AND five other 5-year-olds. My nervous system panicked—heart racing, adrenaline spiking, pure chaos mode. But here's the thing: I wasn't dysregulated. In this episode, I'm using my chaotic morning to show you what nervous system regulation actually looks like in real life (hint: it's not about staying calm).
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| Why Safety Can Feel Scary After Trauma (Simplified) | 03 Jun 2025 | 00:22:08 | |
This is a simplified version of the conversation we had last week about how it's common for trauma survivors to feel anxious or scared when they finally experience moments of calm or regulation. This episode explores why this paradoxical response happens and offers gentle ways to help your nervous system learn that regulation doesn't have to mean danger. We dive into the "safety-danger equation" and how to build your capacity for feeling safe, one small moment at a time. In this episode, you’ll learn:
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