Numbness + Shutdown Reclaiming your energy & agency after chronic stress & trauma
Send us Fan Mail We talk about numbness, shutdown, and functional freeze as a nervous system state of hypoarousal that can make life feel flat and hard to engage with. We challenge the “I’m lazy” stor...
15 Aug 18min
SACRED RAGE- Why Your Anger Isn't a Problem, But a Resource
Send us Fan Mail We name the full-body experience of rage and treat it as a protective signal from the nervous system rather than a personal failure. We unpack why anger can feel terrifying, what it c...
21 Juli 10min
Compassion Fatigue Isn't Just for Helpers Anymore: What Doomscrolling Is Doing to Your Nervous System
Send us Fan Mail Doomscrolling can trap us in guilt because looking away feels like betrayal, even as our bodies buckle under constant crisis. We name this as compassion fatigue spreading beyond helpi...
2 Juli 10min
A Polite Body Is Not A Liberated Body. But A Creative One Is.
Send us Fan Mail We name the “polite body” and how it trains us to clamp down on breath, needs, anger, and joy until we feel burnt out, anxious, or numb. We connect the dots between nervous system imp...
17 Juni 14min
Meet Little Amy — Understanding Your Amygdala and Stress Response
Send us Fan Mail Your amygdala — Little Amy — has been keeping humans alive for hundreds of thousands of years. Nervous system educator Crystal McLain explains why you can't calm down on command, what...
25 Maj 15min
What If Regulated Doesn't Feel Like What You Think?
Send us Fan Mail You've tried the things. You still feel like garbage. But what if your self care is actually working — and you just don't recognize it because regulated doesn't feel like what you thi...
14 Maj 9min
You're Not Lazy. You're Frozen. Understanding the Difference.
Send us Fan Mail Exhausted but can't rest? Foggy, numb, going through the motions? That's not laziness — that's functional freeze. Nervous system educator Crystal McLain explains what's actually happe...
8 Maj 8min
