366: A Nervous System Reset

The Connected Life

Justin Stumvoll

Health & Fitness, Christianity, Mental Health, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Most of us don't realize how disconnected we are from our bodies, our emotions, and the present moment. We live in constant motion, pushing through exhaustion, ignoring discomfort, and calling it normal. But no amount of thinking our way through life will ever replace the deep safety that comes from being connected to ourselves.

Justin and Abi are back from their sabbatical... sort of. In this episode they explore how dysregulation in the nervous system affects everything from our relationships to our ability to live out the healing we fight so hard to experience. They share personal stories of burnout and living in survival, and how their recent sabbatical has been a complete game-changer.

If you've ever felt like you're doing all the "right things" and still not making the progress you hope for, this episode is an invitation to slow down and start fresh. Your nervous system doesn't need you to try harder—it needs to feel safe.

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0:00.0	Life isn't perfect, and neither are we.
0:05.6	No, but we know how to face our fears and have some fun.
0:09.7	And talk about all the messiest things of life.
0:13.1	Like the messiest things.
0:15.7	Get connected to yourself, get connected to others, and get connected to the life right in front of you. This is the connected life with Justin and Abby. That's me. That's you. And you. You know what? No, no, no, no, no, no, no. What is this? You don't get this jumpstart this? Oh, do you have a start? Well, first off, it's 2026. It's an entire new year. It is 2026. And I was just reflecting the other day, I was like, I survived Y2K. And I was like, for all those people out there that don't know it, I survived a doomsday once in my life. And I was thinking about 2026. And I was like, huh, 26 years later, I'm still here.
1:00.2	It never happened. That was a wild time. That was a wild New Year's. Everyone was like, the ball is going to drop and everyone's dead. You know, I never
1:06.0	bought into any of that. I didn't either. Rigamaroo. We're like, nothing's going to happen. So it didn't feel
1:09.8	like a wild time to me. Rigamaroo, huh? I didn't,. Rigamaroo. So it didn't feel like a wild time to me.
1:11.1	Rigamaru, huh? I didn't. I don't even remember feeling like a thing to me. I was just like, yeah, it's a new year. We'll be fine. We'll wake up tomorrow. I think, you know what, we got desensitized to end of world things. Uh-huh. Because I grew up, I grew up in a church that believed that every year it had been prophesied.
1:30.8	Jesus is coming. Because I grew up in a church that believed that every year it had been prophesied.
1:30.8	Jesus is coming back.
1:32.2	There was this book and it was like 89 reasons God is coming back in 89.
1:37.5	And then they just changed it to 90 reasons God is coming back in 90.
1:41.7	And the 91 reasons God is coming back in 91. So I just like no longer
1:46.0	listen to any of the world is ending. No, there was a guy recently out of, I think it was Africa
1:51.4	somewhere. Yeah. Convinced so many people. Yeah. He was like, it's happening. The rapture's coming.
1:57.0	Yes. They all started selling their homes and their belongings and then went on this big
2:01.5	trek to go meet him. And then none of it happened. And he was like, it's because we prayed
2:07.6	enough. God saved everyone. Yeah, I think it was something like that. And there was multiple details,
2:13.9	but he he rolled up in a brand new Mercedes. And I was like, that's a great business plan for 2026. Everybody sells everything. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. You know what? I was going to start this with. Give me your money. Ah. Save your soul. Yeah. Also, look at my new mug. Ooh.
2:34.4	That's Calvin and Hobbs.
2:36.3	Okay.
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