About this episode
What if sometimes what looks like laziness is actually overwhelm? In this episode, let's delve into the book "The Body Keeps the Score" by Bessel Van der Kolk, which explores an important idea that emotional stress is remembered by your body!
Key takeaways
- 1
What looks like laziness or defiance is often a nervous system in overwhelm.
- 2
Movement, breath, rhythm, and safe relationships reset the alarm.
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Feeling safe in your own body is the foundation everything else stands on.
Try this tonight
When you feel shut down, move before you think: a walk, a stretch, a shake. Then check whether the thought still feels true.
Journal prompt
“What does my body do when it feels unsafe, and what helps it believe it is safe now?”
Write about it