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191: Willpower Won't Regulate Your Nervous System

191: Willpower Won't Regulate Your Nervous System

Update: 2025-10-30
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Turns out, you can't think your way out of a fight-or-flight response—and that's why willpower alone never fixes how we show up in conflict. I'm walking you through what happens in your body during an argument, why my shift from fight to freeze confused my daughter's nervous system, and the practical tools that actually work to regulate yourself before, during, and after conflict. This is where we learn that our bodies aren't broken—they're just protecting us with outdated information.

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191: Willpower Won't Regulate Your Nervous System

191: Willpower Won't Regulate Your Nervous System

Nicole Bachle