445. Your guide to nervous system regulation

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445. Your guide to nervous system regulation

The Psychology of your 20s

Tips for nervous system regulation are everywhere right now - from breathwork and cold plunges to conversations about burnout, anxiety, and trauma. But what does it actually mean to be regulated, and are we sometimes turning healing into another thing to obsess over? In this episode, we take a grounded, research-informed look at what your nervous system is really trying to do, why fight-or-flight is not the enemy, and how stress, trauma, lifestyle, and hypersensitivity can shape the way we feel in our bodies. We explore: • What the window of tolerance can teach us about overwhelm and shutdown • Why your nervous system is trying to protect you • The role of trauma, chronic stress, and lifestyle factors in dysregulation • What a regulated nervous system can actually feel like • How hypersensitivity can keep us stuck in symptom-monitoring • Why sleep, safety, nourishment, connection, and routine matter more than expensive wellness tools Watch on Netflix: HERE Follow Jemma on Instagram: @ jemmasbeg Follow the podcast on Instagram: @ thatpsychologypodcast Subscribe on Substack: @ thepsychologyofyour20s For business: psychologyofyour20s@gmail.com Our favourite sources: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.31887/DCNS.2006.8.4/jbremner https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0005789413000191?via%3Dihub https://academic.oup.com/sleep/article/44/6/zsaa289/6053003 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTJAjx-AGAo See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.