How can I get this brain of mine to breathe? Simplifying for the sake of our nervous system with Jodi Wilson

The “nervous system” has been mentioned a lot lately and for good reason! Life is busy and our body wasn’t designed to be dealing with this level of stress 24/7. So today, we speak to Jodi Wilson, bestselling author, yoga teacher and postpartum doula, about her latest book, A Brain that Breathes: essential habits for an overwhelming world. We discuss…

• What even is the nervous system and how can we slow down?

• How the constant mental load, multitasking and being chronically online all contribute to an overwhelmed nervous system

• Small daily habits that we can use to help calm ourselves down (the real self-care!)

• The ‘switch cost effect’ and how it is really impacting mothers

• Children’s innate ability to be present

• Our biological need to rest in order for our brain to function productively

• How ‘the infinite scroll’ and picking up our phones keeps us in fight/flight

• 5 strategies to use when you’re overwhelmed

Links mentioned in this episode:

Read Jodi’s book here (geni.us/ABrainThatBreathes)

Find Jodi on Substack here (practisingsimplicity.substack.com) or on Instagram at @practisingimplicity (instagram.com/practisingsimplicity/?hl=en)

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