In this episode, Tina chats with Victoria Albina, a Master Certified Somatic Life Coach, about the impact of a dysregulated nervous system on both hormones and emotional well-being. Victoria explains the key differences between calming the nervous system and truly healing it, highlighting why quick fixes often miss the mark. She also dives into how perfectionism, people-pleasing, and codependence keep your nervous system in a constant state of stress, sharing practical strategies to break free from these patterns. Plus, she challenges the common idea of self-sabotage, offering a fresh perspective on behaviors often misunderstood as self-destructive.

Victoria discusses:


- Signs of a dysregulated nervous system
- The relationship between our nervous system and our hormones
- The difference between calming and healing the nervous system
- How perfectionism and people-pleasing affect the nervous system
- Why telling someone to “calm down” doesn’t work
- Does self-sabotage actually exist?
- Codependence and emotional outsourcing and strategies for letting these habits go


Victoria’s free meditations on codependency and perfectionism: https://victoriaalbina.com/carrotsncake

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About Tina Haupert:

Tina Haupert is the owner of Carrots ‘N’ Cake as well as a Certified Nutrition Coach and Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner (FDN-P).

Tina and her team use functional testing and a personalized approach to nutrition to help women find balance within their diets while achieving their body composition goals.


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About Victoria Albina:

Victoria Albina (she/her) is a Master Certified Somatic Life Coach, UCSF-trained Family Nurse Practitioner and Breathwork Meditation Guide with a passion for helping humans socialized as women realize reconnect with their bodies and minds, so they can break free from codependency, perfectionism and people-pleasing and reclaim their joy.

She is the host of the Feminist Wellness Podcast, is trained in Somatic Experiencing, holds a Masters degree in Public Health from Boston University School of Public Health and a BA in Latin American Studies from Oberlin College. Victoria has been working in health & wellness for over 20 years and lives on occupied Munsee Lenape territory in New York.