Ever sat down to relax and felt your body crawl with restlessness? If stillness makes you more anxious than your busiest day, it’s not because you’re “bad at self-care.” It’s because your nervous system learned long ago that slowing down was dangerous.

In this episode, Heidi unpacks why rest can trigger alarm bells, how hypervigilance becomes a survival superpower, and how to retrain your body to feel safe in stillness. You’ll learn three simple, body-based techniques to start today so that you can move from constant alertness to moments of real ease.

If you’ve ever wondered, “Why can’t I just relax?” this conversation will feel like someone finally gets it.

What you’ll hear:

• Why your body resists rest even when you’re exhausted
• How early experiences shape your capacity for stillness
• Three gentle, practical tools to help your body trust downtime again

Your peace matters. Your body knows the way back, and it starts with one tiny moment of safety.

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If your days are fueled by coffee, chaos, and the constant hum of what’s next?, you’re running on an old survival setting. Your body has been your loyal guard dog for years, but it’s tired. It’s ready for something softer, steadier, safer.

Inside the Journeys With My Body community, we’re rewriting those patterns together. You’ll find women who get it, who’ve lived in hypervigilance and are now learning how to rest without guilt, listen without fear, and move without burning out.

And if you want tools you can start with today, my Embodied Expansionista Store is filled with simple, body-based practices, no hour-long routines or complicated programs, just real, doable ways to show your nervous system it’s safe to exhale.

✨ Your body is already speaking to you. Let’s help you understand what it’s been saying all along.

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