Encore: Nervous System Regulation, Anxiety & Feeling Safe in Your Own Body with Georgie Shears

This week’s episode is a very special encore with the brilliant Georgie Shears, nervous system strategist and ICF accredited neurosomatics practitioner.I wanted to bring this conversation back because nervous system regulation is one of those things I genuinely believe we all need to understand. Not in a complicated, “add another thing to your already overflowing to-do list” kind of way, but in a deeply human, practical, life-changing way.In this episode, Georgie explains what nervous system regulation actually means, why we are not meant to feel calm all the time and how our bodies learn survival patterns that can keep us stuck in anxiety, panic, people pleasing, overwhelm or shutdown.We talk about fight or flight, rest and digest, the vagus nerve, why mindset alone is not always enough and how simple body-based practices can help us feel safer, calmer and more connected to ourselves.Georgie also shares her own powerful story of anxiety, panic attacks, postnatal depression, health anxiety and the moment she realised she needed to understand what was happening in her body - not just her mind.This is such a useful episode if you have ever felt like you are constantly bracing, overthinking, reacting, people pleasing or living with that low-level hum of anxiety in the background.And as always, this is not about fixing yourself. It is about understanding yourself.In this episode, we talk about:What nervous system regulation really meansWhy you are not meant to be regulated all the timeFight, flight, freeze and shutdownThe difference between the thinking brain and the body’s survival systemWhy anxiety can become a learned survival patternHow stress affects digestion, immunity, sleep and energyWhy nervous system tools need to meet you where you areThe power of nature, grounding and simple sensory practicesThe vagus nerve and why it mattersHow people pleasing can be a nervous system responseSimple practices you can use straight away to come back into the present momentA simple takeaway from the episodeYour body is not working against you. It is trying to protect you.Nervous system work is about gently showing your body that you are safe now, one small moment at a time.Georgie’s simple nervous system toolsIn the episode, Georgie shares two beautifully simple practices you can try:The 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 presence practiceA grounding tool using your senses to bring your body back into the present moment.A gentle ear massage to support the vagus nerveA calming practice that can help send signals of safety through the body.As Georgie says, even a 1% shift matters.Connect with GeorgieYou can find Georgie on Instagram: @georgieshearsstrategistGeorgie also shares free resources, tools and ways to work with her through the link in her Instagram bio.Listen if you are searching for:nervous system regulation, anxiety support, fight or flight, vagus nerve, somatic healing, trauma-informed wellbeing, emotional regulation, nervous system tools, burnout recovery, people pleasing, stress relief, rest and digest, grounding practices, women’s wellness, midlife wellbeing, holistic health podcast.Based on the transcript you shared for the Georgie Shears encore episode. WORK WITH ME! Let’s go deeper 1:1: from private VIP Wellbeing mornings to ongoing or one off coachingFull details & booking here: www.lalaloves.comInsta:@cancercuredmeRetreats: @lalalovesretreatsCLICK HERE TO JOIN MY COTSWOLDS RETREAT CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE HAPPY MONDAY TO RECEIVE EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNTS & NEWS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.