Stress, the Nervous System
and the Road to Resiliency
and the Road to Resiliency
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Stress is something we all must deal with on a daily basis and isn't inherently harmful. What determines whether it becomes a problem for us is how our body is wired to respond and process it. The most defining factor in how well we manage our stress and how it affects our well being is our nervous system resiliency. When we have a resilient nervous system we can take in stress and our body knows how to process it. We are able to come out of the physiological arousal that stress initiates and we experience a sense of agency in our lives.
When our nervous system has a low level of resiliency to stress, we often feel overwhelmed and unable to be successful in navigating the world. If you think of your nervous system as a container, there is only a certain amount of room. When our system is unresilient it is very difficult for us to take in new stressors. Our container is already so full because we often do not come out of that stress physiology as our body no longer knows how to and our nervous system gets stuck in that state. We can't sleep, we feel anxious, we lack concentration, we procrastinate, we feel creatively blocked, we feel unmotivated, uninspired and rarely or not at all present. We often get sick, we struggle with digestive issues, our muscles and joints are tight and sore. We know we have more life force but we can't seem to access it and we are simply not thriving as we could be.
When we increase our capacity to take in stress by developing a more resilient nervous system we experience permanent change in the way we experience and engage with our lives. We feel a renewed sense of health and wellness. We feel capable. We feel more calm but more alive. As our nervous system capacity and resiliency grows, we find more ease in our ability to connect with ourselves and with others as our level of presence to our experiences shifts dramatically and we find we are able to be more successful in all our chosen endeavours.
Stress, the Nervous System and the Road to Resiliency will explore:
-What is the difference between stress and being "stressed out" from a nervous system perspective?
-What does nervous system resiliency mean?
-How does our nervous system cope with too much stress when it has a low level of resiliency?
-What causes our nervous system to become less resilient and why does this happen?
-When we lack nervous system resiliency how does stress and overwhelm affect our body and mind and manifest in our lives?
-Why are some of us more or less resilient?
-How does nervous system resiliency develop in the first place?
-What can we do to increase our nervous system resiliency and make permanent change to the way our nervous system responds to and processes stress so that we can feel more capable in our lives?
Stress is something we all must deal with on a daily basis and isn't inherently harmful. What determines whether it becomes a problem for us is how our body is wired to respond and process it. The most defining factor in how well we manage our stress and how it affects our well being is our nervous system resiliency. When we have a resilient nervous system we can take in stress and our body knows how to process it. We are able to come out of the physiological arousal that stress initiates and we experience a sense of agency in our lives.
When our nervous system has a low level of resiliency to stress, we often feel overwhelmed and unable to be successful in navigating the world. If you think of your nervous system as a container, there is only a certain amount of room. When our system is unresilient it is very difficult for us to take in new stressors. Our container is already so full because we often do not come out of that stress physiology as our body no longer knows how to and our nervous system gets stuck in that state. We can't sleep, we feel anxious, we lack concentration, we procrastinate, we feel creatively blocked, we feel unmotivated, uninspired and rarely or not at all present. We often get sick, we struggle with digestive issues, our muscles and joints are tight and sore. We know we have more life force but we can't seem to access it and we are simply not thriving as we could be.
When we increase our capacity to take in stress by developing a more resilient nervous system we experience permanent change in the way we experience and engage with our lives. We feel a renewed sense of health and wellness. We feel capable. We feel more calm but more alive. As our nervous system capacity and resiliency grows, we find more ease in our ability to connect with ourselves and with others as our level of presence to our experiences shifts dramatically and we find we are able to be more successful in all our chosen endeavours.
Stress, the Nervous System and the Road to Resiliency will explore:
-What is the difference between stress and being "stressed out" from a nervous system perspective?
-What does nervous system resiliency mean?
-How does our nervous system cope with too much stress when it has a low level of resiliency?
-What causes our nervous system to become less resilient and why does this happen?
-When we lack nervous system resiliency how does stress and overwhelm affect our body and mind and manifest in our lives?
-Why are some of us more or less resilient?
-How does nervous system resiliency develop in the first place?
-What can we do to increase our nervous system resiliency and make permanent change to the way our nervous system responds to and processes stress so that we can feel more capable in our lives?