You Can Feel Big Things: Flip the Script on Dysregulation

Host Susi Vine wants you to know that you don’t just need more tools to “calm down.” Discover why feeling dysregulated is not a weakness and shouldn’t be bypassed with false positivity or nervous system tools in order to avoid overwhelming emotions. Beneficial stress can strengthen resilience, and emotions carry meaningful signals about boundaries, safety, and unmet needs. She explains sympathetic versus parasympathetic states, noting that chronic stress can keep people stuck in survival mode. Learning how to properly regulate your nervous system fosters resilience and helps you meet and overcome any challenge, while trying to numb feelings like fear, anger, and sadness also dampens joy, creativity and connection.  Susi guides a short exercise inviting you to tune into the messages your body and emotions are trying to share, so you can more effectively complete the stress cycle, recover faster and build confidence in your ability to recover and return to yourself. Inside this episode:  00:57 Why Dysregulation Matters 03:16 Dysregulation is Not Bad 04:25 Stress as a Signal 05:31 From Victim to Resilience 07:40 How Nervous System Regulation Works 10:06 Flexibility Over Calm 11:20 Emotions Need Listening 12:15 Hormesis and Growth  13:57 Moving beyond Trauma 15:49 Numbing Kills Joy 17:45 Regulate or Escape 19:30 Three Step Process 22:08 Complete the Stress Cycle 24:49 Recovery Fosters Resilience 26:27 Reflection Exercise 29:22 Closing and Support Explore the Spectrum of Emotion, with Yale’s “Mood Meter”  Completing the Stress Cycle: Interview with Author Amelia Nagoski  Learn more + search all episodes by topic at happifiedlife.com, and join the conversation in the Live with Less Stress facebook group.  The information in this podcast, or in any linked materials, are not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any specific health problem, and it is not a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment.  The content of this podcast is not intended and should not be construed as medical advice.  It provides general information and discussions about health and related subjects that are deemed reliable at the time of production.  Always consult with your health care provider so that they can address your specific situation with all the information and knowledge they need in order to provide the fullest extent of medical support that you require. Be well, and thrive!