If you’re curious about nervous system regulation and how it can help you, then you’ve come to the right place. In today’s episode, we have guest experts Lola Pickett, Shelby Lee, Jen Underwood, Renee Reese, Christa Bevan, and Dr. Lee Cordell share with us what this concept really means and how we can apply this in our personal and professional lives. We are peeling back the curtain to go in depth into why you should know about this and why it matters. Listen in! 

[00:01 – 7:18]  It’s About the Dynamic Partnership with Your Mind and Body

• Lola Pickett shares her background
• What is Nervous System Regulation?
• Everything goes through our nervous system
• Understanding your nervous system 
• Having a dynamic partnership with what’s going on in your body 
• Importance of having integrity with yourself 
• Setting boundaries with yourself 

[7:19 – 14:13] Learning to be in Connection and Present with Another 

• Shelby Lee introduced herself 
• Explaining Nervous System Regulation
• Being able to be present, connected, and curious 
• Being at home in our bodies and feeling supported
• Acknowledging that you are not alone 
• Being mindful of your resources 
• Supporting other through co-regulation 

 [14:14 – 20:14] Working with Our Mind to Regulate Our Body 

• Jen Underwood shares about her background 
• Working with people around leadership and business
• Helping people navigate their emotions
• Moving trauma out of our bodies
• Nervous system regulation as a state of calm and being centered
• How to go from disregulated to regulated
• Importance of bringing awareness to what is happening 

[20:15 – 25:31] Helping People See What’s Possible 

• Renee Reese returns to the podcast 
• Somatic Processing: learning to access our bodies and specific stories 
• Nervous System Regulation: getting your body to relax through this process
• Nervous System Maintenance: habits that you do on a daily basis

[25:31 – 29:45] It’s About Feeling Safe and Connected with Your Body 

• Christa Bevan talks about her expertise
• Working with our body to release things 
• It’s about feeling safe and connected with yourself and others
• Dealing with our stressors without being overwhelmed
• Becoming aware of our breath helps identify if you’re in disregulation 

[29:46 – 34:28] Moving Through Past Painful Experiences

• Dr. Lee Cordell introduces herself and her background 
• Helping people understand how past trauma affect their present situation 
• Creating a life that feels good to live in 
• Learning to connect our body to our mind 

Key Quotes:

“As with anything, it starts with you, and I love to tell people that the biggest violator of your boundaries isn't somebody else, it's you.” - Lola Pickett

“And so we have to remember, or even learn for the first time how to be in connection and present with another. So that we can start letting our systems regulate.” - Shelby Lee 

“As with any kind of trauma work or embodiment work, if we don't bring our minds in, we can't really regulate our bodies.” - Jen Underwood 

“Nervous system regulation is the idea of living your life from a home base of feeling calm and safe and able to connect with others and not feeling dysregulated.” - Christa Bevan 

Connect with our guests! 

Christa: www.instagram.com/theradicalmothervillage

Jen https://www.instagram.com/the_emotional_dominatrix/

Lee https://www.facebook.com/institutefortrauma

Lola https://www.instagram.com/moonandmanifest/

Renee https://www.instagram.com/thereneereese/

Shelby https://www.instagram.com/fierceheart.shelbyleigh/

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