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EPISODE · Mar 27, 2026 · 23 MIN

You can't 'regulate' your way to JOY

from The JOY Broadcast · host Ali Mortimer - the JOY Coach

In this week's Joy Broadcast , Ali talks through two phrases you hear absolutely everywhere in the wellness world. Two phrases that most people don’t truly understand, including the difference between them. In this episode, Ali makes that distinction clear. Plus why 'Regulating' is the wrong word in both cases and what you can do and say instead. In This EpisodeWhy ‘regulation’ is the wrong word and why it mattersYour nervous system: what it actually is, how it works, and why it’s prehistoric by designThe sympathetic and parasympathetic states and why we need bothThe real reason so many high-performing women can’t lose weight (hint: it’s not what you’re eating)Your emotional system: the ocean inside you, and how the mind makes sense of itWhy you can be emotionally intelligent and still absolutely exhaustedBody first, then brain, the sequence that changes everythingHow to work out which system needs your attention right nowThe Key InsightYour nervous system is your physiology,  the body, the container. Your emotional system is your psychology, the ocean of feelings held within that container. Most women are working hard on one and bypassing the other entirely. And if your nervous system is stuck in a stress response, your prefrontal cortex has gone offline, which means all the therapy, mindfulness, and emotional intelligence in the world can’t land properly.Body first. Then the brain. The container, then the ocean.“We aren’t heating systems with knobs. We are oceans. And you cannot calm an entire ocean with a knob.” Links & Next Steps→ Download the Joy List — free in the Joy Emporium→ Join The Joy Rebellion (membership, £222/year): Joy Rebellion→ Brilliance  private one-to-one mentorship with Ali: Work with me→ Email Ali: [email protected] If you’re not sure which system needs attention right now, the body or the emotional ocean,  start with the Joy List & the Daily Dose (number one in the Joy Emporium  for free) . It works on both. And if you want to go deeper with personalised support, come and find me inside The Joy Rebellion or drop me an email.Lots of love, Ali xo 🌹https://www.alimortimer.com/

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In this week's Joy Broadcast , Ali talks through two phrases you hear absolutely everywhere in the wellness world. Two phrases that most people don’t truly understand, including the difference between them. In this episode, Ali makes that distinction clear. Plus why 'Regulating' is the wrong word in both cases and what you can do and say instead. In This Episode Why ‘regulation’ is the wrong word and why it mattersYour nervous system: what it actually is, how it works, and why it’s pre...

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