What existed before we learned how to manage ourselves

In This Episode

We explore the idea of First Nature—the original, untrained intelligence of the body and nervous system—before optimization, self-improvement, or survival strategies took over.

In this conversation, we touch on:

• The difference between First Nature (innate regulation) and Second Nature (learned adaptation)

• How productivity, politeness, and “coping skills” often override embodied knowing

• Why so much healing work is actually about remembering, not fixing

• What becomes available when the body is trusted before the mind intervenes

This Conversation Is for You If

• You’re tired of managing yourself

• You sense your body knows things your thoughts don’t

• You’ve done “the work” but feel further from ease

• You’re curious what remains when strategies fall away

Playful Invitation

For one ordinary moment today, pause before adjusting yourself.

Notice what your body is already doing right—without instruction.

Closing Reflection

First Nature doesn’t need motivation, permission, or language.

It isn’t optimized, moralized, or curated.

It moves toward balance because that is what living systems do—

when they are no longer interrupted.

Featured Closing Line

Before we learned how to survive ourselves, we already knew how to live.

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