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121: Wellness Culture Got This Wrong, The Wisdom Beneath the “Calming” Practices

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What if the practices we’ve been told are “calming” or “grounding” aren’t actually regulating the nervous system for everyone?

In this episode, we explore why many wellness tools miss the deeper wisdom of the body and how forcing calm can sometimes create more disconnection than healing.

This is an invitation to move beyond performance-based regulation and reconnect with what your body is truly asking for.

This episode is for the woman who feels that something about modern wellness culture doesn’t quite land and is ready to trust her body’s wisdom instead of forcing herself into someone else’s version of “calm.”

In this episode, we explore:

  • Why “calming” practices don’t regulate every nervous system
  • The difference between surface-level relaxation and true embodied safety
  • How forcing stillness can bypass what the body is holding
  • The role of nervous system capacity building
  • What it means to meet yourself where you actually are

This isn’t about doing more or trying to push through different practices for them to finally land, it’s about listening deeper.

If your body has been whispering for a softer, truer way to integrate, this episode is for you.

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