E.08 - The Return of Slowing Down

In this episode, Lacey reflects on the experience of internal speed — the feeling that your mind and body are still moving fast even when life has slowed down. Using personal moments from motherhood, she explores how attention, nervous system pace, and awareness shape our experience of time. The conversation connects to the phases of unbecoming, particularly the relationship between awareness (Phase 1) and returning (Phase 5), and how slowing down allows meaning to emerge naturally without effort. This episode is a reminder that nothing is wrong when we feel disconnected or rushed internally. Often, our insides simply haven’t caught up to our lives. In this episode: The felt experience of internal speed and nervous system mismatch Motherhood and time perception Time as subjective rather than strictly linear Slowing down as a doorway back into awareness The body as an anchor to the present moment Why connection requires a slower pace The relationship between returning and awareness in the phases of unbecoming How meaning emerges naturally when attention returns If this conversation resonated, grab the free ebook of Already Human at www.theunbecominghub.com/alreadyhuman — it's the foundation of everything I make. Find everything else at www.theunbecominghub.com.