In this episode, we explore why the nervous system is not broken, but protective, and how responses like anxiety, shutdown, and reactivity are often intelligent adaptations shaped by experience. Through a brief neuroscience-informed explanation and a gentle guided practice using self-contact and breath, listeners are invited to reduce shame and support regulation through understanding rather than force.

Hosted by - Lena Gwendolyn

Produced by - Near Mint Productions, LLC

Music by - Patrick Simon Music

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In this opening episode of Season 2, we explore why nervous system regulation comes before insight and why understanding alone often isn’t enough to create change. You’ll learn how states of safety and threat shape learning and behavior, followed by a brief guided practice using breath and orientation to support regulation and neuroplasticity.

In this special spoken-word offering, Lena Gwendolyn invites you into a visceral remembering of your worth—unearned, unchased, undeniable. It’s a sensual manifesto for those who are done shrinking, done performing, and ready to arrive fully.

Let this episode wash over you. Let it live in your body. Let it remind you that you are the place where desire begins.

What You’ll Experience:

• A slow drop into breath and presence
• A full reading of “The Worth Manifesto”
• A gentle invitation to return to your power, daily

Suggested Use: Listen lying down, with a candle lit, or while moving through your morning or evening ritual. This is meant to be felt more than analyzed.

If this stirred something in you… Lena would love to hear from you. Tag @lenagwendolyncollective or DM your reflections on Instagram.

Remember: you don’t have to earn your place. You already belong.

Produced by Near Mint Productions, LLC

Written and Hosted by Lena Hill

Music by Patrick Simon Music