Rewiring the Nervous System for a Calm Life in a Chaotic World

The Angry Therapist Podcast

John Kim

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Today, John explores the vital role the nervous system plays in shaping our emotional health, relationships, and everyday experiences. He touches on how childhood experiences influence adult behavior, and practical techniques for nervous system regulation that foster healing and connection. I'm running a 7-Day "Done with the Bullsh*t" Detox — this isn't the kind with green juice and caffeine withdrawals. It's a soul-level cleanse. Here’s what you’ll detox each day: Day 1: Cancel old contracts — the silent agreements you never meant to make. Day 2: Break up with people-pleasing and reclaim your no. Day 3: Unfollow the fantasy and stop chasing someone else’s timeline. Day 4: Mute your inner critic and replace it with compassion. Day 5: Cut out comparison and come back to your own path. Day 6: Starve the reflex to fix everything — choose stillness instead. Day 7: Fast from the noise and finally hear yourself again. This isn’t about becoming someone new. It’s about coming home to who you’ve always been. This challenge is only $7 and starts June 16th. ⁠⁠SIGN UP HERE⁠⁠. Order John's new book, Break Up. On Purpose, HERE Jump into John’s new Single. On Purpose app HERE Follow John on Instagram HERE Find out more about John HERE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	On today's episode, we're going to talk about the nervous system and why it's crucial to know the basics.
0:07.0	They should be teaching the shit in high school, but they don't.
0:09.7	Because of that, we know math, but we don't know how to regulate our nervous system.
0:15.5	And that impacts our relationships, all our relationships, including our relationship with self.
0:20.6	Also, it impacts like
0:21.8	success, really, because I really believe that if you can regulate your nervous system,
0:28.1	that's how you get into an attracting state. That's how you get, you know, that's how you start
0:33.5	living on a higher frequency. Anyway, okay, but before I do, I want to give you today's five quick reminders, and this is the love
0:42.8	edition.
0:44.1	And also, I tend to birdwalk.
0:45.9	So I mean, I have a feeling, I mean, not even get to the nervous system part, which
0:50.7	is the meat and potatoes of today's episode.
0:52.9	No, I will, I promise.
0:54.0	All right. Number one I will, I promise. All right,
0:54.5	number one, it wasn't rejection. It was redirection from your own self abandonment.
1:04.0	Sometimes the quote unquote one that got away was really the version of you that kept chasing
1:09.3	unworthiness.
1:11.6	The loss wasn't them.
1:14.2	It was the old you finally falling off.
1:19.6	Number two, quick reminder of the day.
1:23.4	You're not addicted to them.
1:24.9	You're addicted to the emotional spikes they cause.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from John Kim, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of John Kim and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.