EP 150: The Nervous System: You're Not Regulating, You're Avoiding
Have you ever canceled plans and told yourself it was to "keep your peace" or avoided something that dysregulated your nervous system? In this episode, Amanda breaks down the real difference between regulation and avoidance and how to strengthen your capacity and resilience.
Key Takeaways:
- Regulation means staying in the hard moment; avoidance means leaving it. We've started using one word to justify the other.
- Notice before you exit. Use the Wake Up To Your Life Model and ask: what's happening around me, to me, within me? Half the time it's not "unsafe," it's "unfamiliar."
- Widen your window of tolerance (Dr. Dan Siegel) in small, everyday moments.
- Regulated doesn't always mean feeling calm.
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