You’re showing up, but inside, you’re unraveling.

You’re getting the work done. Smiling when you’re supposed to. Even squeezing in the workouts and the meetings and the meal prep.

But if you’re honest? You’re running on fumes.

This is burnout—but not the collapse-on-the-bathroom-floor kind.

This is high-functioning burnout. The invisible kind. The kind that simmers quietly in high-achieving women until everything starts to feel like too much.

In this episode of Alive & Well, I’m walking you through my nervous-system-first approach to healing chronic stress that doesn’t ask you to hustle harder or download another planner.

You’ll learn:
🔹 Why burnout is a biological process, not a personal failure
🔹 How your nervous system gets stuck in survival—and what to do about it
🔹 The role of allostatic load, chronic stress, and hidden trauma in burnout
🔹 The 4 shifts that help you stop surviving and start recovering

We’ll cover:
✔️ How performing your worth keeps you in sympathetic overdrive
✔️ Why rest isn’t optional (and how to reclaim it even when it feels unsafe)
✔️ What fawning and people-pleasing have to do with burnout
✔️ Why reconnecting to your body is the most effective path out

If you’re tired of white-knuckling your way through life, this episode will give you a new framework for understanding burnout—and a real plan to move through it.

💡 Because you don’t need more discipline. You need more safety.
And that starts in your body.

Related Episodes to Explore:

• Previous Episode
• Ignoring What Your Body is Trying to Tell You? Pay Attention to These 10 Warning Signs of Burnout
• Tired, Anxious, and Overwhelmed? The Step-by-Step Process to Heal Burnout and Regulate Your Nervous System
• 5 Signs of Mom Burnout and How to Start Healing
• Unlocking Burnout Recovery: 3 Reasons Time Off Isn't Enough
• From Burnout to Balance: Introducing RESTORE and my 6-Step Framework to Reset Your Nervous System and Beat Burnout

👇 Ready to stop the spiral? Download the Nervous System Reset Guide and start building your burnout recovery toolkit today.

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When your stress is off the charts, the last thing you need is vague advice and zero follow-through.

What you do need? Tools that actually work—with the science to back them.

In this episode of Alive & Well, we’re unpacking four body-based techniques that regulate your nervous system in real time.

These are somatic tools, rooted in neuroscience, that help you shift out of chronic stress—without needing to book a retreat or download another meditation app you’ll never open.

We’ll start with the why—what happens in your brain and body when you’re stuck in stress mode—and then I’ll walk you through four simple, powerful techniques to bring your system back to safety.

You’ll learn:
🔹 Why traditional stress relief doesn’t work when your nervous system is dysregulated
🔹 How bottom-up regulation works (and why your body leads, not your brain)
🔹 What “the vagus nerve” has to do with calm, clarity, and healing
🔹 How to use somatic tools to create real relief—not just temporary escape

Then, we’ll dive into four practical tools that you can start using this week.

We’ll cover:
✔️ The physiological sigh – a 10-second breath pattern to interrupt anxiety
✔️ Shaking – a natural discharge tool to release stress from your body
✔️ Weighted input – how deep pressure signals safety to your brain
✔️ Cold therapy – using the dive reflex to calm the fear center

If your body feels like it’s stuck in survival mode—or you just need something that works when the overwhelm hits—this episode will give you practical, science-backed ways to shift out of stress and back into regulation.

Related Episodes to Explore:

• Previous Episode
• 3 Ways to Show Your Body It’s OK to Relax & Be Calm
• Are You Dysregulated? 10 Surprising Signs of Nervous System Dysregulation
• 4 Overlooked Symptoms of Dysregulation That Aren’t Actually “Normal”
• 5 Daily Habits That are Dysregulating Your Nervous System
• 3 Popular Wellness Trends That Might Be Dysregulating Your Nervous System

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If you’ve ever felt like your gut has more control over your day than you do—bloating, food anxiety, exhaustion, skin flares, mood dips—you’re not imagining things.

And you’re definitely not alone.

In this episode, I’m joined by Hannah Aylward, functional nutritionist and founder of HAN, and we’re unpacking the deep, often misunderstood connection between your gut, your mood, and your nervous system.

Hannah brings the receipts: how your digestion is linked to everything from your sleep and energy levels to your anxiety and hormonal health—and what to do when it feels like your body’s working against you.

We’re diving into:
✔️ How undiagnosed gut imbalances can lead to chronic bloating, fatigue, skin issues, and even hormone disruption
✔️ Why restriction and elimination diets aren’t the healing fix they promise to be
✔️ How to nourish your body in a way that promotes gut repair and nervous system safety
✔️ The impact of antibiotics and childhood infections on your adult gut health
✔️ What it really takes to balance blood sugar, boost microbiome diversity, and support long-term energy

If you’re sick of cutting foods, afraid to eat, or just tired of feeling off—and you know something deeper’s going on—this episode is a must-listen.

🎧 Press play to learn practical, powerful ways to support your gut health—without restriction, obsession, or burnout.

Connect with Hannah:

🌐Hannah’s Website

📸Find Hannah on Instagram

Related Episodes to Explore:

• Previous Episode
• Healing Your Symptoms From the Inside Out
• These 5 Habits Are Causing Your Burnout
• Beyond Burnout: Top 3 Reasons You Feel Fried
• 3 Things I Started Saying That Helped Heal My Burnout
• Are You High or Low Energy? Nervous System Balancing Exercises Based on Your Energy Type

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>>> 💌 DOWNLOAD THE NERVOUS SYSTEM RESET GUIDE 💌 <<<