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Science-Backed Resets to Pull Your Ass Out of Panic

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Nervous System Resets for Anxiety

Anxiety isn’t just in your head — it’s a full-body hostile takeover.

  • Amy (the amygdala): slams the panic button.
  • Carl (the prefrontal cortex): gets kicked out of the office.
  • Hippo (the hippocampus): pulls out every embarrassing receipt from 7th grade.
  • Simba (the sympathetic system): floors the gas like you’re about to wrestle a bear.

In this episode, we go full nerd and full feral. I break down what’s actually happening in your brain and body when anxiety hijacks you: limbic system alarms, HPA axis cortisol surges, vagus nerve chill resets — explained in plain language.

Then I hand you six science-backed nervous system resets you can actually use in the middle of a spiral.
Think:

  • Grounding tricks that hijack Amy’s mic
  • Cold water hacks that scuba dive panic away
  • Progressive muscle relaxation that tucks Simba in for a nap
  • Plus more tools that double as real-time circuit breakers

Each reset comes with the science, the step-by-step, and a translation you’ll actually remember at 2 a.m.

By the end, you’ll have a fridge-worthy list of anxiety resets that pull you back from time-traveling brain bullshit and drop you into the only place you actually have power: right the fuck here.

  continue reading

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Content provided by Sarai Speer. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Sarai Speer or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

Nervous System Resets for Anxiety

Anxiety isn’t just in your head — it’s a full-body hostile takeover.

  • Amy (the amygdala): slams the panic button.
  • Carl (the prefrontal cortex): gets kicked out of the office.
  • Hippo (the hippocampus): pulls out every embarrassing receipt from 7th grade.
  • Simba (the sympathetic system): floors the gas like you’re about to wrestle a bear.

In this episode, we go full nerd and full feral. I break down what’s actually happening in your brain and body when anxiety hijacks you: limbic system alarms, HPA axis cortisol surges, vagus nerve chill resets — explained in plain language.

Then I hand you six science-backed nervous system resets you can actually use in the middle of a spiral.
Think:

  • Grounding tricks that hijack Amy’s mic
  • Cold water hacks that scuba dive panic away
  • Progressive muscle relaxation that tucks Simba in for a nap
  • Plus more tools that double as real-time circuit breakers

Each reset comes with the science, the step-by-step, and a translation you’ll actually remember at 2 a.m.

By the end, you’ll have a fridge-worthy list of anxiety resets that pull you back from time-traveling brain bullshit and drop you into the only place you actually have power: right the fuck here.

  continue reading

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