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24/12/2025

So I made this because I slept so badly the last week! Realised I slipped Into classic Christmas holiday mode

I got my sleep back last night because yesterday I went outside in the morning and put a bit of structure to the day plus less screen time and bright lights the two hours before bed

It is so easy for your sleep to quickly go so hopefully this was the reminder you needed!

Comment WEBINAR if you’d like to join my on my free webinar the 5th Jan to go into everything you need for deeper regulation so you can achieve restorative sleep 💤

22/12/2025

Christmas can have you feeling wired, snappy, exhausted, and unable to switch off.

The female nervous system is more likely to carry:
• constant mental load
• emotional responsibility
• anticipatory stress
• pressure to “hold it all together”

On January 5th, I’m running a live webinar to help you work with your nervous system and reach real nervous system regulation. Step by step you will get clarity on what’s been holding you back and clear steps to move forward.

Comment “WEBINAR” and I’ll send you the details.

17/12/2025

Women’s brains use more glucose during the day than men’s, which means they require more recovery at night.

Layer in hormonal fluctuations (estrogen, progesterone, cortisol), and the female nervous system becomes more sensitive to sleep loss.

Men generally tolerate short sleep better because their biology is less disrupted by it.

For women, poor sleep often shows up as:
• elevated cortisol
• anxiety or low mood
• stronger cravings
• stubborn fat storage
• cycle and hormone disruption

This is your reminder:
Sleep is not optional for women. It’s foundational.

Some seasons make sleep much harder.
Babies. Stress. Perimenopause. Life.

We’re not aiming for perfection.
We’re aiming to prioritize sleep as well as we can, in the season we’re in.

Small improvements matter and add up.

16/12/2025

A lot of regulation tools online are accidentally misleading.

EFT tapping, breathwork, grounding- they’re often presented as fixes.

Without a regulated baseline, women try the tools, they don’t work and they assume the tools just don’t work on them and often stop using the tools after time.

When the foundations are in place, those same tools become incredibly powerful and help the nervous system.

So let this video be a reminder today to:
• slow down
• let your mind go blank
• stop treating rest like something to earn
• allow your body to come out of survival mode

Regulation starts with how you live, not just the tools you use.

Share this with someone who would relate. It’s the piece most people are missing.

13/12/2025

A lot of high-functioning women don’t think they’re stressed because everyone around them is living the same way.

You’re well able to get stuff done and always be switched on, so stress just feels normal.

But when everything including nervous system regulation becomes another item on your to-do list, your body stays in survival.

Quiet signs your nervous system isn’t actually regulated:
• You can’t switch off
• Rest feels uncomfortable or guilty
• Sleep isn’t restoring you
• You’re tired but wired

Who relates??

Real regulation is something your body learns to feel again.

I’m so excited to open Regulate, Rebalance, Reset course again in January, where we get to the root of female nervous system survival, hormones, and weight resistance.
Waitlist opening soon 🤍

11/12/2025

Boundary-setting is big part of nervous system regulation.

When you regulate your nervous system, your stress threshold changes and the body stops tolerating what pushes it into survival mode.

That means fewer people-pleasing behaviours, more direct communication, and uncomfortable but necessary conversations.

This is part of regulation, just as much as the tools and techniques.

For a deeper breakdown of female nervous system regulation, comment NEWSLETTER, every Tuesday I send out a free newsletter of helpful ways to achieve regulation.

10/12/2025

You’re not “too sensitive.”, you’re actually designed to pick up more emotional cues than men.

Women hold on to stress for longer. And we stay alert for danger for longer too because for most of human history, we needed those traits for survival.

But in today’s world the Notifications, noise, constant demands and no real downtime is a recipe for overstimulation.

And it overloads the female nervous system much faster than it would a male one.

We are wired differently and we need to take that into consideration.

Here are 5 specific ways to reduce overstimulation starting tonight:

1️⃣ Put your phone in another room after 8pm.
If it’s beside you, your brain stays alert.

2️⃣ Charge your phone outside the bedroom.
Waking up next to a dopamine and cortisol trigger is not helping your mornings.

3️⃣ Start your morning with no background noise for 10 minutes.
Give your brain a chance to settle before you add stimulation.

4️⃣ Build one intentional moment of silence into your day.
Even 3 minutes helps your system downshift.

5️⃣ Choose one thing a day to do without multitasking.
Your brain needs single-focus moments to feel safe again.

Hopefully this helps you make changes to reduce stimulation, what stood out to you?

If you want simple nervous system tips every Tuesday, comment NEWSLETTER and I’ll send you the link to join.

07/12/2025

Most women don’t realise that shame is a threat state in the nervous system not a personality flaw.

When you feel ashamed, your body reacts as if you’re in danger: cortisol rises, your heart rate shifts, your thinking brain goes offline, and your whole system moves into defence.

You’ve been conditioned into shame your entire life.
Shame for bleeding, anger, ageing, for changing in perimenopause or menopause and even for resting.

This isn’t instinct but it is training and it’s cultural.

And it keeps your nervous system stuck in dysregulation.

This is why de-shaming is one of the most underestimated forms of nervous system regulation.

When you stop treating normal biology like a personal failure, your system finally gets permission to step out of threat and into safety.

So how do you start de-shaming?

• Name the state instead of judging it
• Remind yourself, “This is biology, not a flaw”
• Use orienting to bring your system back into the present
• Use Havening touch to lower the threat response and shift into safety
• Replace self-criticism with curiosity

These small signals tell your body, “You’re safe now.”
And that’s when regulation becomes possible.

What did this video make you realise when it comes to shame?

05/12/2025

Women always wonder why men can do the exact same routine every day while we feel different from week to week. It’s not mindset and it’s not motivation.

Men run on steady dopamine, which makes routine feel good for them.

Women run on shifting estrogen, progesterone and oxytocin, so our nervous system changes throughout the month. We are not meant to feel the same every day.

1️⃣After your period (follicular phase), you usually have more energy and better stress tolerance.

2️⃣Around ovulation, you’re even more outward and connected. You can take on more, but grounding breathwork helps prevent overstimulation.

3️⃣Before your period (luteal phase), everything naturally slows down. Most women try to push through this week, but your nervous system wants predictability and calm.

4️⃣During your period, your body shifts into repair mode. Warmth, slow breathing, gentle movement and early nights make everything easier.

If you want more female-specific nervous system tips, comment NEWSLETTER to join my weekly free newsletter.

03/12/2025

Most women think the regulation tools “aren’t working” for them

But the real issue is that you’re using a tool that doesn’t fit the state your nervous system is actually in

Your state decides the tool, not preference or habit

How to approach this

1️⃣Identify what state you’re in right now
Wired (fight), anxious, overwhelmed, frozen (shutdown), tired-but-wired, or flat.

2️⃣Match the tool to the energy of that state
• Wired: get rid of tension first (shake, brisk walk, fast exhale).
• Overwhelmed: reduce input (orienting, grounding, feet on floor).
• Frozen/flat: tiny movement (tapping, shoulder rolls, a warm drink).
• Tired-but-wired: downshift gently (light stretch, humming, dim lights).

3️⃣Test it for 30–60 seconds
If you feel more irritated, restless, or shut down then that’s wrong tool. If you feel even a small shift, that’s your match.

Regulation only works when the tool meets your body where it actually is, not where you want it to be.

If you want a full guide with state-specific tools, examples, and follow-along videos, comment TOOLKIT and I’ll send you my Cortisol Regulation Toolkit.

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