Posts in Balance
When Your Body Won't Let You Look Away

If you're a high-achieving woman who feels guilty every time you close the news app... if your body won't let you rest because caring means staying vigilant... you're not failing. You're experiencing what happens when your empathy system and achievement drive collide during crisis.

Here's what's actually happening in your nervous system—and the regulation strategies that actually help when "just unplug" isn't an option.

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I’m not a mind reader, but you might think that I am…

Let me tell you about you:

You are committed: When you say you’ll do something, you don’t flake out. You’re known to follow through and people count on you.

You are highly responsible. You know how to read the room, making sure everyone gets what they need. 

You like to learn. You work to improve yourself and you own up to your shortcomings. 

If you’re being really honest: You Like Your Life. And you’ve created a pretty darn nice one.

AND YET… silently, deep inside, you feel like something’s off. You might even be embarrassed to say anything about your angst....because, you know… “first world problems.”

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