329. 3 ways to regulate your nervous system when life feels messy!

House of Joy- Christian Life Coaching

Dr. Edie Wadsworth

Christianity, Education, Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Self-improvement, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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As I’m recording this, we are just ten days away from Emme’s wedding (cue all the happy tears and chaos 😅). And let’s just say… my nervous system has had a lot of practice lately staying grounded and peaceful! Between my acid peel (what was I thinking?), a full closet overhaul, rewriting our business guidebook, and even starting English horseback riding lessons — it’s been a wild couple of weeks. But here’s what I’ve noticed: many of these things have actually been helping me regulate. They’re creative, grounding, and keep me present — and that’s what we’re talking about today: how to calm your nervous system and come back to peace, no matter what’s happening around you. In this episode, we’ll chat about: ✨ The difference between your parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems — and why it matters ✨ How your body doesn’t know the difference between being chased by a bear and getting a snarky comment from your teenager ✨ Why it’s not about never getting stressed, but learning how to come back to calm ✨ My three favorite ways to bring yourself back to peace when life feels like a lot Here’s the thing: your nervous system needs to know you’re safe — that all is well. And when you can create that internal sense of safety, even when things feel busy or uncertain, everything changes. So take a deep breath, dear ones. You are safe, you are loved, and all is well. 💛 Cozy Earth — Use code HOJ for 40% off at https://tinyurl.com/HOJCozyEarth Check out the NIV Application Bible here https://tinyurl.com/HOJNIVAppBible and use code HOJ at checkout for an additional 10% off!! Try Piper and Leaf tea! https://tinyurl.com/HOJPiperandLeaf Interested in advertising on this show? Learn more here! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/16V_c91F1iIYNZOVvrEinrB9h2dsZq-kZFqYYEDQ4A60/edit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome back to the podcast where you are invited for lighthearted conversations
0:05.6	about things that matter as you seek to live your most meaningful, beautiful, and joyful life.
0:11.0	I'm your host, Dr. Edie Wadsworth, and I hope you enjoy your stay here at the House of Joy.
0:16.7	Well, hi there, dear ones. Welcome back to the House of Joy podcast. I am your host, Dr. Eadie. This is a solo episode, and I'm so excited because we are going to talk about your nervous system today. Listen, I am, as I record this, am I less than a week out? No. Okay, I'm 10 days out, I think, from my daughter, Emmy's wedding,
0:40.7	who you already know in love. And I just want to tell you something about the last couple of weeks
0:46.2	of my life as we talk about regulating your nervous system. You would think the weeks, a couple of
0:52.6	weeks before your daughter's wedding would be peaceful,
0:55.8	a time for quiet reflection, maybe at time to fully cry all my tears for the fact that she should
1:02.3	still be seven years old, all legs and hair in dance. Maybe I'd make time for a nice facial.
1:10.0	Well, apparently, my nervous system did not get the
1:12.5	memo because instead of relaxing, I decided to get an acid peel because clearly what every
1:19.9	mother needs before her daughter's wedding is to shed an entire layer of her skin. Actually,
1:26.3	it hasn't been peeling as bad as I thought. And in true
1:29.5	edie fashion, I decided that it was the perfect week to reinvent my wardrobe. You guys cannot
1:34.5	believe my wardrobe system now. It's so fun to get dressed. I decided to rewrite the main
1:40.6	guidebook that we use for our business. i decided to have a session of deep trauma
1:46.4	splunknotherapy and i took back and i took up english horseback riding so um that's how i'm doing
1:57.4	everyone this is how i deal with my stress when my nervous system is probably a little activated.
2:03.1	My family's response concerned, but not very surprised.
2:08.6	I do feel like this, though.
2:10.0	I was looking back, and I'm like, okay, how do I make sense of this?
2:13.6	All these things that I've been really drawn to and doing in the last couple of weeks,
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