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EP 102 |Nervous System 101 – How to Stop Living in Fight-or-Flight

EP 102 |Nervous System 101 – How to Stop Living in Fight-or-Flight

Update: 2025-10-23
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Here’s the truth: you don’t need another diet plan, workout split, or supplement stack. What you actually need is a regulated nervous system.

Because if you’re stuck in fight-or-flight, you can eat clean, train hard, track perfectly… and still feel exhausted, bloated, and stuck.

In this episode of Mindfulness & Matcha, I’m breaking down:

  • What fight-or-flight really is and how it keeps your body in survival mode

  • How chronic stress sabotages fat loss, sleep, cravings, digestion, and energy

  • The everyday red flags that scream “dysregulated nervous system”

  • 5 tools you can start today to bring your system back into balance

  • The tough-love truth: you cannot bully your body into results — you have to make it feel safe first

This episode is equal parts clap back and empowerment. If you’re ready to stop glorifying chaos and start actually supporting your body, this is the one you need.

In This Episode You’ll Learn:

  • Why fight-or-flight might be the hidden reason you feel stuck

  • Signs you’re living in survival mode without realizing it

  • The science of how chronic stress blocks results (and wrecks recovery)

  • Breathwork, walks, morning anchors, and micro-resets you can start now

  • Why recovery — not hustle — is the real flex

Mentioned / Resources:

  • The Hormone Supportive Fat Loss Blueprint — my plug-and-play system to build structure, nutrition, and routines that support fat loss without the cortisol chaos

  • Book a 1:1 strategy call > Book a Coaching Consult

  • The Lifestyle Reset Department (LRD) >lrdacademy.com — for women ready to reset their nervous system, rebuild their health, and finally see results with accountability and support

  • Journaling prompts from today’s episode (listed below)

  • Cortisol Supplement mentioned: https://amzn.to/3Kvjvk3

Reflection Prompts / Action Items:

  1. Where in my life am I addicted to chaos and calling it “motivation”?

  2. What daily habit keeps me stuck in fight-or-flight?

  3. What nervous system reset will I commit to every single day this week?


    Fat Loss Blueprint 

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    ⁠⁠⁠The Lifestyle Reset Department (LRD) ⁠⁠⁠⁠

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EP 102 |Nervous System 101 – How to Stop Living in Fight-or-Flight

EP 102 |Nervous System 101 – How to Stop Living in Fight-or-Flight

Kate Douglass