The most common roots behind an imbalanced nervous system is that, at some level, we are unconsciously stuck in wounded childhood patterns where we are trying to achieve our worth, acceptance, and love from external sources. 😳

Whether that's by chasing success to feel enough, needing to have a clean house 100% of the time, keeping plates full to prove your value, being the peace-keeper because that ensures your safe, etc. 

These underlying core needs (if not met) can drive us into overwhelm, burnout, and essentially living a life of survival vs fulfillment and freedom.🕊️ 

This is where somatic and embodiment work comes in. Somatic work invites us to connect with the WHOLE body. This is SO POWERFUL when it comes to healing the nervous system because most of our emotions are stored within the nervous system in the BODY. 

Mindset work🧠 is great but it's important to recognize that when we are triggered by a stressful situation and experience an emotional reaction, mindset work can only do so much. This is because 80% of the brain-to-body communication STARTS in the body and is then sent to the brain for interpretation (not the other way around). 

If we just focus on shifting our mindset, we are only addressing 20% of the issue. A "body-up" approach when it comes to releasing stress and healing the nervous system can offer true and lasting change in habits and survival patterns.