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A lot of us need to work to reset our
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nervous system because today's world is
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constantly inundating us with stimulus.
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We can't go anywhere without lights and
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computers and phones and apps. And I
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mean, we can't even really go to
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restaurants anymore without interaction
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with apps. I mean, we are constantly
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inundated and overwhelmed with stimulus
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and environmental cues that draw our
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attention. And so we're not living in a
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slow society like we once were. There's
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also chronic uncertainty in today's
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current situation. Uh geopolitically,
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we've got a lot of instability and
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uncertainty creating stress. You know,
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very frequently, especially if you're
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someone who watches the news. We're not
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in a time where we have a lot of
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recovery time. We go go. We don't offer
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ourselves rest. We judge rest and we
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don't understand and put into practice
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habits like relax and rest as part of
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our healthy way of being. And so
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adaptation today requires intentional
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regulation. We've got to really
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understand that this happens. And then
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we've got to do things proactively
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building into our schedule that
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introduces rest. And this includes safe
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relationships, people that you can
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connect with on a regular basis and talk
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about the stresses in your life and be
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in connection, which in healthy
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relationships, we can co-regulate with
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one another. I've got several shows on
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coping skills. And we want to introduce
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body- based practices. These can be
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meditation. These can be yoga practices.
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This can be breath work. But being in
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the stillness, a prayer is another way
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that people often bring into body the
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invitation to slow down and to be
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introspective and to be more present
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with self. We've got to change the way
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we look at the concept of rest. We
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shouldn't be feeling guilty when we
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rest. We need to understand that as a
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healthy way to interface with our life's
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pressures and our life's circumstances.
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And we need to have more self-compassion
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for ourselves and for others when that's
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not something that often happens.
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Healing isn't about the absence of
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stress. It's not about not being
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stressed again and living in this world
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of total zen relaxation. That's not
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realistic for really any of us. It's
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about becoming flexible and responsive
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and more resilient. And in so doing, our
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body benefits, thus our nervous system
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benefits. Remember, our nervous system
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learned what it needed to survive
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because of our environment. And now with
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awareness and support, the right tools
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and actions and behaviors and habits, it
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can learn something new. We are
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incredibly adaptive species and we can
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learn. So, if this episode resonated
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someone who doesn't understand about the
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nervous system and their relationship
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with stress. Um, and please leave a
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comment in our section about things you
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