The Nervous System Explained w/ Sarah Baldwin
Almost Adulting with Violet Benson
Violet Benson
4.8 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 7 March 2024
⏱️ 68 minutes
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Summary
Hey Besties! Today, we welcome Sarah Baldwin. Sarah is a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner and Trauma-informed Life Coach dedicated to supporting individuals in understanding their reactions, feelings, and patterns, emphasizing that these are not indicative of anything wrong, but rather everything being right with the person. She focuses on showing individuals that they are safe and can get unstuck, which leads to thriving and living the life they're meant to live.
Violetta and Sarah will unpack everything from why your nervous system might be more tangled than your headphone cords, to the truth behind why we sometimes mix up safety with danger. Ever wondered why your relationships feel like a soap opera? We've got the lowdown on that too. And for those moments when you're feeling more 'meh' than magical, we'll guide you through the maze of moods to find your way back to fabulous. So, buckle up and prepare to confront the uncomfortable with a heap of insight - because understanding your inner workings should never be boring!
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Episode Highlights:
00:00 Intro
02:00 How to tell if someone is emotionally regulated / dysregulated?
03:57 What is the nervous system & what does it have to do with emotional regulation?
10:25 Why is having a dysregulated nervous system so common?
12:05 The reason why we sometimes perceive safety as danger
17:04 What does dysregulation look like in relationships?
20:37 Can I always feel "good"?
21:51 The four primary states we go through
29:43 Is our nervous system attached to our childhood experiences
32:05 You're not your dysregulated reactions, and that's okay
35:50 Taking tolerable steps towards the things that scare us
36:04 How to confront the uncomfortable
39:25 You’re in the right track if you find it difficult to do
43:23 How to pull yourself out of unhappiness through regulation
46:39 Learning how to have safe confrontations
50:04 How to create a list that makes you feel alive
53:26 What are the best somatic practices to regulate our nervous system?
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| 0:00.0 | In order for us to step towards the life we want and the things we're desiring, more often than not those things have flavorings of something in the past that was dangerous. |
| 0:10.0 | So there's not going to be a day where it's just suddenly feels so good. It means when we take a tolerable step, |
| 0:15.2 | our nervous system's going to say to us, essentially, I don't think that's safe, I don't think that's safe. |
| 0:19.1 | But if I make the step small enough, our nervous system will allow for it to happen because it's like, well, |
| 0:24.3 | maybe that's just a little dangerous. |
| 0:26.1 | You can do that thing. |
| 0:27.6 | But most people get stuck in trying to take steps that are too big and then they can't actually |
| 0:32.1 | complete it. The following podcast is a dear media. too big |
| 0:35.0 | and then they can't actually complete it. The following podcast is a dear media production. |
| 0:36.0 | It's vile events in your favorite meme queen and the big sit you didn't ask for, but see |
| 0:41.0 | welcome to almost Adulting. |
| 0:44.0 | Almost Adulting. |
| 0:47.0 | Are you ready? |
| 0:50.0 | Hi everyone and welcome to a brand new almost adulting the largest self-help |
| 0:53.6 | podcast and movement your number one destination for personal growth and |
| 0:57.0 | mental health I am your big sister and your host violetta and today my special guest is Sarah Baldwin. Welcome. Thanks for |
| 1:05.9 | having me. I'm glad to be here. Of course. Sarah Baldwin is a somatic |
| 1:10.0 | experiencing practitioner and trauma coach trained in Polyvago interventions and on the |
| 1:16.4 | training team at the Polyvago Institute. She specializes in somatic trauma healing attachment work, child work and nervous system regulation and I'm |
| 1:26.4 | very excited to share her insight with you guys today we're going to be talking about different |
| 1:30.3 | attachment styles like avoidant anxious candid, candid to date, also what is a nervous |
| 1:34.6 | regulation system, how does it affect our happiness and are we currently stuck in life because |
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