Regulate & Rewire Podcast

Episode 161: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout This is Part 3 of the sleep anxiety series. Part 1 covered the science of why your nervous system resists sleep. Part 2 was the practical toolkit for what to do when you can’t fall asleep and when you wake up in the middle […]

Episode 160: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout Part 1 of this series covered the science: why your nervous system resists sleep, the two distinct flavors of sleep anxiety, and the four primary causes of middle-of-the-night wake-ups. If you haven’t read that one yet, start there — the understanding genuinely changes how […]

Episode 158: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout It’s 2am and you’re awake. Either you never really fell asleep or you woke up, and now you’re staring at the ceiling. Maybe your chest is tight. Maybe your mind is running through everything you have to do tomorrow, everything you should have said […]

Episode 157: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout If you are currently struggling, you can call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. You can also text HOME to 741741 to reach the Crisis Text Line. This article is educational and compassionate; it is not a substitute for professional […]

Episode 156: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout Walking gets grouped in with general wellness advice so often that it’s easy to gloss over. Move your body. Get your steps in. We’ve heard it, but the research behind walking for anxiety and depression is some of the most consistent we have in […]

Episode 156: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout After wrapping up the five-part stress management series, several listeners wrote in with follow-up questions and reflections. The questions below get at something the frameworks alone can’t fully answer: what do you actually do with this information when you’re living it in a real […]

Episode 155: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout Knowing different and doing different aren’t the same thing. If I had a dollar for every time someone told me, “I know what I should be doing to support my mental health, why can’t I just actually do it?!”— I’d have at least $100. Understanding […]

Episode 153: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout You’ve done the inventory. You’ve looked honestly at your stress bucket, what’s in there, how heavy it’s sitting, and what’s on both sides of the see-saw. Now you’re staring at it wondering: okay, what do I actually do with all of this? Do NOT […]

Episode 152: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout Most people know they’re stressed. They feel it in their body, in their reactivity, in the way they hit a wall by mid-afternoon. But when it comes to actually naming what’s in their stress bucket with any real structure or honesty, most people have […]

Episode 151: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout Most of us have been taught to treat stress like a problem to be eliminated. Reduce it. Avoid it. Get rid of anything that causes it. But that approach keeps you in a constant battle with a biological process that isn’t going anywhere. And […]

Episode 132: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout Have you ever felt like you’re failing no matter how hard you try to organize, optimize, or push through? Like if you were just a little more disciplined, a little more efficient, a little more clever with your calendar, you could finally make everything […]

Episode 130: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | YouTubeView transcript on Buzzsprout Think about the last time anxiety really took hold. Your heart was racing, your mind was spinning, and your body was braced for impact. In that moment, did you feel capable? Resourceful? Ready for whatever came next? For most of us, the answer is […]