Nervous system regulation is one of the most overlooked tools for improving your quality of life and treating health issues like anxiety, depression, and chronic pain and illness.
No one is talking about it despite the fact that our nervous system rules our reactions to EVERYTHING we care about—and the results we get across the most important areas of our lives. It determines how we show up in:
work situations
relationships
parenting
social events
health
It even influences whether our immune system protects or hurt us (think autoimmunity).
But unless you're a doctor, it can be overwhelming figuring out where to start.
So, if you are trying to learn more about working with your nervous system, start here:
Follow This Instagram Account: @repairing_the_nervous_system Jessica Maguire is a physiotherapist and expert on neurophysiology who breaks down the role of the vagus nerve in healing from chronic stress and trauma. She shares frameworks that help people understand why and how nervous system regulation heals, along with practical exercises that strengthen the vagus nerve.
Read This Book: Accessing the Healing Power of the Vagus Nerve: Self-help Exercises for Anxiety, Depression, Trauma and Autism by Stanley Rosenberg is a handbook that gives you a solid foundation for understanding how the vagus nerve influences symptoms—anxiety, depression, migraines, digestion issues and many others—and how to leverage it for healing.
Watch This Online Class: Nervous System Reboot, a two hour class from Beth O'Hara offers an actionable healing blueprint for anyone with chronic pain or illness from long covid, autoimmune disorders, IBS, anxiety, and more.
These 3 resources will give you the foundation and action plans you need to start understanding how your nervous system works, why for many people under chronic stress it can dysfunction, and how to heal it for a more joyful and fulfilling life.