We live in a world that constantly pulls at the nervous system.

Social media profits from attention.

New cycles profit from fear. Algorithms reward outrage and over-stimulation.

Everything moves so quickly now and I think many women feel this pressure to constantly consume and improve, optimize, heal, produce, and respond and perform without ever fully resting without ever fully being so I

think part of healing right now is becoming more intentional about what your nervous

system is absorbing daily the conversations you consume the content you consume

the people you surround yourself with, the pace you force

yourself to maintain because your nervous system is always listening.

Hello, hello, magical friends, yommies. My name is Raquel and welcome to Your Own Magic,

a podcast for the creative and to the curious soul. So over the past couple episodes,

we've been talking about the nervous system, how it shapes our reality, our relationships,

our patterns, our ability to receive, and even the way we experience healing. But today,

I want to go a little deeper into something that feels

especially present for women right now. Because honestly, I think a lot of women are exhausted in

ways that go far beyond physical tiredness and being emotionally exhausted or mentally overstimulated

or constantly on, constantly processing or anticipating.

And I don't think women are failing at life right now.

I think many nervous systems are overwhelmed by the pace and the pressure and the emotional

labor and constant stimulation of modern life.

Because women are often taught, both directly and indirectly,

to monitor everything. Other people's emotions, other people's comfort, other people's reactions.

Wild, right? Other people's needs. And over time, that creates a nervous system that rarely

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