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“Nervous system regulation” is everywhere online—but what does it actually mean? In this episode, therapist Atara Parkinson breaks it down, sharing how stress shows up in the body and how to return to balance.

Atara recounts her own crash from years of overworking, intense training, and depletion, and how functional medicine and mineral support helped her heal. She explains the zones of regulation—calm, fight-or-flight, and shutdown—and how dysregulation can look like anxiety, burnout, or feeling disconnected.

We explore why the nervous system reacts to everyday stressors just like real danger (“taxes or tigers”), and how chronic stress leads to symptoms like digestive issues, hormonal shifts, and mineral imbalances. Atara also highlights the importance of balancing masculine (doing) and feminine (being) energy, especially for high-achieving women.

This episode offers grounded, compassionate tools to help you reconnect with yourself, regulate your nervous system, and feel more at ease in your body.

About Atara:
Atara is a licensed Marriage and Family therapist and has been practicing in the field of mental health for 14 years. She's continued her education by becoming a certified integrative practitioner. Her current passions include holistic healing, supporting postpartum mamas, Brainspotting, therapeutic intensives and educating on the role of minerals for brain health and nervous system regulation. Revitalization and rebalancing client's are core goals in Atara's work.

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https://www.facebook.com/atara.brown

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What if your day isn’t shaped by what happens, but by the meaning you give it? We dive into the hidden power of interpretations (the fast stories your brain writes about a text, a comment, a delay)m and how those stories quietly drive your mood, your relationships, and even your physical health.

We unpack why every event is neutral until you add a narrative, and how your nervous system responds to those narratives as if they’re real threats or safe signals. From social media misunderstandings to traffic meltdowns, we show how to swap stress-fueled stories for interpretations that protect your peace. You’ll hear a candid health story about weight changes tied to safety and regulation, plus how leaving a dysregulating environment restored appetite, energy, and calm—proof that smoothies and supplements can’t outwork a body stuck in survival mode.

Together we explore triggers as teachers, the trap of over-explaining, and the freedom of letting people misread you while you honor your values. We close with a guided breath and a mantra: “Meaning is what I make it, and I choose peace,” so you can anchor these insights in your body, not just your mind.

If you’re ready to feel lighter without changing your entire life, start by changing your meanings. Listen, subscribe, and share this with someone who could use more calm today. And if this helped, leave a quick review—it helps more people find the show and choose peace with us.

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Hard moments don’t feel like presents, but what if the real gift is who we become after them? We explore a practical way to treat triggers as teachers, turn messy days into data, and choose the energy we lead with—without denying pain or forcing gratitude before it’s ready.

We start by redefining “gift” as useful, not pretty. From a shivery baseball game to navigating divorce and family friction, we share how reframing small annoyances and big upheavals reveals where power leaks and boundaries are needed. You’ll hear why integration beats information overload, how daily micro-choices regulate the nervous system, and which simple practices—like a ten-minute walk, a short breath sequence, or a sincere check-in at the checkout—quiet reactivity and build resilience.

Then we dig into better questions that shift you from blame to curiosity: Why now? What is this revealing? What strength is being activated? Where am I being asked to upgrade? These prompts open space for insight, while a feel-good list keeps relief close at hand with low-lift actions like music, coloring, meditation, or movement. We also talk about spotting meaningful synchronicities and using them as gentle nudges that you’re on track. To close, we guide a brief breath practice with the affirmation: I honor the lessons that shaped me.

If you’re ready to evolve beyond hustle, victim loops, and emotional autopilot, this conversation offers grounded tools you can use today. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs it, and leave a review so more people can find these practices. What gift might be hiding in your hardest moment?

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