On the outside, you’re managing, you’re getting things done and handling your life.

But on the inside… it feels, meh. Effortful. Like you’re getting through your days instead of actually living them.

In this episode, we’re talking about how many people are living in survival mode without even realizing it.

You’ll learn what “functional freeze” actually looks like in real life, why so many of the usual self-care and mindset tools only help you cope (not truly change), and what it really takes to come back to yourself when your nervous system has been stuck in protection for a long time.

I share what this looked like in my own life, including the years I spent disconnected, exhausted, just getting through, and the moment I first realized I was actually back in my body again.

We’ll talk about:

• The difference between coping and actually living
• Why you can’t think your way out of a nervous system state
• How to start building real capacity instead of just managing stress
• What it feels like when you begin to come back online
• And a simple way to start shifting this in your own life, one small moment at a time

If you’ve ever thought, “Nothing is technically wrong… so why does everything feel like so much effort?”, this episode is for you.

If this gave you a new way to understand what you’ve been experiencing, you can find more support and resources in the Journeys With My Body Community and The Pocket Resets for Stress Community.

Most of us don’t realize we’ve left ourselves until stress shows up.

We call it being overwhelmed. Or tired. Or just “a lot going on.” But often, stress isn’t actually the problem, it’s the moment your body is trying to get your attention and invite you back.

In this episode, Heidi explores a different way of understanding stress. Not as something to fix or get rid of, but as a signal that you may have been living a little outside yourself for a while — coping, pushing, holding things together, but not fully inhabiting your life.

You’ll hear:

• Why stress and numbness often come from disconnection, not failure

• What it means to live in a “functional freeze” and how it happens so quietly

• How the body communicates through sensation — and why listening changes everything

• A simple, gentle way to start coming back to yourself in the middle of everyday life

This isn’t about adding another technique to your to-do list. It’s about changing how you relate to yourself , from managing and pushing… to actually living from the inside again.

✨ If this resonates, this is the heart of the work I do.
Inside my communities, we practice learning to notice, listen, and respond to the body in real time, so you don’t have to wait for burnout or a breaking point to come back to yourself.

The Journeys With My Body Community

The Pocket Resets for Stress Community

Ever lie down exhausted but can't actually rest? Feel "tired but wired" at the end of the day? It's possible you may not be tired; you may be dysregulated. And rest won't fix it.

In this episode, we break down the actual body cues that tell you whether you need rest or regulation, why getting this wrong keeps you stuck in cycles of exhaustion, and what each state actually needs (hint: it's not what you think).

You'll learn:

• The specific physical sensations of tired vs dysregulated
• Why scrolling and TV don't count as rest
• The 30-60 second resets that actually shift your nervous system
• How to tell which state you're in so you can give your body what it actually needs

Stop fighting your body. Start speaking its language.

Want quick nervous system resets you can use in real time? Join the Pocket Resets for Stress community. 30-60 second practices that actually work when you're in the thick of it.

Have you ever noticed how one small thing can turn into a day that completely derails you?

You wake up behind, something goes wrong, your body gets tense, your patience disappears, and by the end of the day, you’re exhausted, overwhelmed, and wondering why everything feels so hard.

In this episode, Heidi explains what’s really happening beneath the surface: your nervous system is moving in a direction. It’s either sliding deeper into a stress spiral (where your capacity shrinks and everything feels harder) or building a safety spiral (where your system becomes more regulated, resilient, and able to handle life).

You’ll learn:

• Why burnout isn’t a willpower issue, it’s a nervous system momentum issue
• How to recognize the early body signals that tell you you’re starting to spiral
• The difference between stress spirals and safety spirals (and why it changes everything)
• Simple ways to interrupt the spiral before you’re exhausted, shut down, or snapping at everyone

Most people try to change their habits, their goals, or their lives while their nervous system is already maxed out. This episode shows you why that rarely works, and what to do instead.

If you’ve been feeling like you’re always behind, always pushing, or always one small thing away from overwhelm, this conversation will help you start catching it earlier and shifting your system before you crash.

Want to go deeper?

Join Heidi inside the Pocket Resets for Stress community for the upcoming 7-Day State Awareness Practice, where you’ll train your nervous system to recognize stress patterns early and shift them in real time. This is the foundational skill that makes real change sustainable.

👉 Join us and start building real nervous system capacity, one small reset at a time.

If you’ve ever made a New Year’s resolution and then watched it fall apart by January 15th… this episode is going to feel like someone finally turned the lights on.

We’re told that success relies on discipline, motivation, and willpower, but if those were enough, you wouldn’t be here searching for a “hack,” right?

The reality is your nervous system has more to do with your resolutions than your morning routine ever will.

In this episode, we talk about:

• Why your body hits the brakes when you try to “become a new person”

• The hidden gap between who you are and who you're trying to be

• Why your body reads ambition as a threat (and shuts down)

• Why consistency feels impossible when change feels unsafe

• The difference between resistance and protection

• A simple reset you can use before you self-sabotage

• The two-minute hack to make change feel possible again

ork with your body so change doesn’t feel like abandonment.

Join Resolution Reset inside the Journeys With My Body community. 30 days of body-based tools to create change without punishing yourself into temporary compliance.

If you've ever started the year motivated, only to feel tired, resistant, or strangely avoidant a few weeks later, this episode is for you.

Most conversations about New Year's resolutions focus on discipline, willpower, or motivation. But what if that's not what's actually getting in the way?

In this episode, we explore why your nervous system, not your mindset, is often the deciding factor in whether change sticks. You'll hear why familiar stress can feel safer than unfamiliar growth, what's really happening when motivation disappears, and why pushing harder often backfires.

How your body responds to change and how to work with it instead of against it is what this is all about.

If you're ready to approach goals without burning yourself out, this episode offers a different starting point.

Want to go deeper?

✨ Journeys With My Body is a women's community where we explore body-led awareness, nervous system states, and gentle practices for building real capacity for change. You're welcome to join us there.

✨ Resolution Reset is a guided, regulation-first experience inside the community designed to help you set and follow through on goals without force, pressure, or self-betrayal, especially if resolutions have never worked for you before.

Take a breath.

Let your body come along this time.

Have you ever had a big emotional reaction to something small, maybe a gentle correction, a short message, or a perceived mistake, and wondered why your body completely spiraled?

In this episode, I share a very real, very human moment where a mild professional boundary triggered an outsized panic response in my body. Tears, freeze, people-pleasing, and that familiar feeling of being “in trouble,” even though nothing bad was actually happening.

If you:

• Panic when you think you’ve disappointed someone
• Spiral after minor mistakes
• Feel intense shame or urgency to “fix it” right away
• Overreact emotionally, even when you know it doesn’t make sense
• Struggle with people-pleasing, perfectionism, or authority triggers

…this episode will help you understand what’s really happening in your nervous system, and why logic alone can’t stop it.

We’ll talk about:

• Why your body reacts before your mind can catch up
• How old survival patterns get activated in present-day situations
• What “fawn,” freeze, and shame responses actually look like in real life
• Why these reactions once kept you safe
• A simple, practical 2-minute reset you can use the next time your nervous system panics

This isn’t about fixing yourself or never getting triggered again.

It’s about learning what to do when it happens, so a moment doesn’t turn into a spiral.

I created the Pocket Resets Community for exactly these situations: short (30–60-second), body-based resets you can use when panic, shame, or old patterns show up unexpectedly.

You don’t need more insight.

You need tools that work when your body takes over.

👉 Want tools you can actually use in the moment?

I created the Pocket Resets Community for exactly these situations: short (30–60-second), body-based resets you can use when panic, shame, or old patterns show up unexpectedly.

You don’t need more insight.

You need tools that work when your body takes over.

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If your life looks “fine” on the outside but everything feels harder than it should… this episode is for you.

When even simple tasks take extra energy, when you feel foggy, heavy, unmotivated, or disconnected from yourself, it’s a nervous system state.

In this episode, we explore the invisible load your body carries when it’s been in a low-level survival mode for too long. You’ll learn:

• Why you can feel exhausted even when nothing is “wrong”
• The signs of functional freeze that most people overlook
• Why brain fog, heaviness, and emotional flatness show up without obvious triggers
• Why rest isn’t fixing the problem (and what your body actually needs)
• A simple reset you can use today to shift your system gently toward hope and presence
• How to begin feeling hopeful again — slowly, somatically, and without forcing anything

Take the first step to understanding what your nervous system has been holding, and giving your body the signals it needs to come back online.

You can shift this one small reset at a time.

Join the Pocket Resets Community for real-time nervous system support and a growing library of simple, powerful body-based resets.

👉 Want practical 30–60 second tools to help you feel clearer, calmer, and more hopeful throughout the day?