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Showing Up Undone
by Brittany Bouthilette, RN, Reiki Master
Showing Up Undone is a gentle, supportive podcast for anyone navigating burnout, grief, and the weight of being human. Hosted by Brittany, a registered nurse and energy practitioner, this space offers compassionate education, nervous-system support, and honest conversations without toxic positivity or pressure to be “fixed.” This is a place where it’s safe to be you — no matter how messy that feels. If you enjoy this space and would like more of this type of energy, check out my Skool Community "Soul Battery Blueprint".
Episodes
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Why Overstimulation Does NOT Make You a Bad Parent
Many neurodivergent parents experience sensory overload, but the guilt that follows can make it feel like a personal failure. In this episode, we talk about how overstimulation affects the nervous system, why it can happen more quickly for neurodivergent people, and why needing space to regulate...
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Meditation for Rejection Sensitivity
Do you struggle with feeling hurt at even the slightest perceived rejection? Do you react quickly and then realize later it wasn't even a "real" rejection? If so, this guided meditation to overcome RSD is for you.
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Do You Ever Wonder Why Rejection is so Hard For You?
Today I went off script talking about Rejection Sensitivity Dysphoria, a topic that isn't talked about nearly enough for as common as it is. If you take rejection, or even perceived rejection harder than others, or have been told you're "too sensitive" your whole life, this episode is for you.
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A Grounding Practice for Big Life Transitions
After big changes like a move, it’s common to feel slightly unanchored or “off.” This short guided practice is designed to help your nervous system orient to your new environment and feel a little more grounded. Come back to this anytime youneed help settling into a new space or season.
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Why Everything Feels Off After a Life Transition (Even If It Was a Good One)
Moving disrupts more than your address; it disruptsfamiliarity, routine, and the subtle patterns your nervous system relies on. In this episode, we explore why everything can feel slightly “off” after a move, even when it was positive or necessary. This is a gentle look at how the…
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When You Can't Do Everything: A Permission to Pause
This episode offers a gentle pause for moments when your energy is low and everything feels like it needs to be done at once. Through a short grounding and permission-based practice, this episode invites you to slow down, soften the pressure, and reconnect with yourself when overwhelm takes over....
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Why Decision Fatigue Makes Everything Feel Harder
When even small choices feel overwhelming, decision fatigue may be at play. In this episode, we talk about how stress and transitions drain decision-making capacity, why your nervous system starts to conserve energy,and how to support yourself when choices feel heavy. This is a compassionate look...
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A Grounding Practice for Overstimulating Days
This short, guided grounding practice is for days when everything feels loud, busy, or overwhelming. There’s nothing to fix or figure out, just a few minutes to help your nervous system settle and find a little steadiness in the middle ofoverstimulation. You can listen while resting, driving, or...
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Why Overstimulation Hits Harder During Big Life Transitions
Major transitions like moving or changing routines can make everything feel louder and more overwhelming than usual. In this episode, we explore why overstimulation often increases during periods of change, how the nervous system responds to uncertainty and disruption, and why needing moresupport...
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A Meditation for the Overstimulated Mind
This is a short, guided meditation for moments when your mind feels overwhelmed, noisy, or overstimulated. There’s nothing to fix orfigure out, just a few minutes of gentle grounding to help your nervous system settle when everything feels like too much. You can listen while resting, driving, or...
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When Too Many Things Hit at Once
Sometimes overwhelm isn’t about one problem — it’s about toomany things happening at the same time, with no space to recover. In this episode, we talk about what’s actually happening in the nervous system when life piles up, why overwhelm is a capacity issue rather than a personal failure, and…
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You Don’t Have the Same Energy Because You’re Not the Same Person
If your energy feels different than it used to — lower,quieter, or more selective — there’s a reason for that. In this episode, weexplore how life experiences like burnout and grief change us over time, whycomparing yourself to past versions of yourself creates unnecessary suffering,and how...
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How Grief Changes Your Energy (And Why That Makes Sense)
Grief doesn’t just affect your emotions — it changes your energy, your capacity, andthe way you move through the world. In this episode, we talk gently about howgrief reshapes your nervous system and energy over time, why exhaustion andsensitivity often follow loss, and why none of this means...
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Borrow My Calm — A Gentle Nervous System Reset
This episode is a short, guided pause for when everything feels like too much. There’s nothing to fix or figure out here — just a few minutes of gentle grounding and presence to help your nervous system settle. You can listen while resting, driving, or simply taking a break. Think of this as a...
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If You’re in Freeze Right Now, This Is for You
Feeling stuck, numb, or unable to start doesn’t mean you’re failing — it often means your nervous system is protecting you. In this episode, we talk gently about the freeze response: what it actually is, why it happens after burnout or prolonged stress, and why pushing harder rarely helps. This…
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Why Rest Feels Unsafe When You’ve Been in Survival Mode
If rest sounds good in theory but feels uncomfortable, anxious, or even impossible in practice, there’s a reason for that. In this episode, we explore why slowing down can feel unsafe after long periods of burnout, stress, grief, or survival mode. You’ll learn how your nervous system learns to...
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You're Not Broken- You're Overwhelmed
When motivation disappears, emotions feel bigger, and even simple things feel hard, it’s easy to believe something is wrong with you. In this episode, we gently unpack what’s actually happening when your nervous system has been under stress for too long. You’ll learn why exhaustion, shutdown, and...
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Intro: You're Welcome Here
This is a gentle introduction to Showing Up Undone — a space created for anyone navigating burnout, grief, and the weight of being human. In this short episode, I share why this podcast exists, who it’s for, and what you can expect moving forward. There’s no fixing, no toxic positivity, and no...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Showing Up Undone is a gentle, supportive podcast for anyone navigating burnout, grief, and the weight of being human. Hosted by Brittany, a registered nurse and energy practitioner, this space offers compassionate education, nervous-system support, and honest conversations without toxic positivity or pressure to be “fixed.” This is a place where it’s safe to be you — no matter how messy that feels. If you enjoy this space and would like more of this type of energy, check out my Skool Community "Soul Battery Blueprint".
HOSTED BY
Brittany Bouthilette, RN, Reiki Master
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Showing Up Undone is a gentle, supportive podcast for anyone navigating burnout, grief, and the weight of being human. Hosted by Brittany, a registered nurse and energy practitioner, this space offers compassionate education, nervous-system support, and honest conversations without toxic positivity...
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Showing Up Undone is created and hosted by Brittany Bouthilette, RN, Reiki Master.
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