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Abby Payne: Reclaiming Calm In A Noisy World
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Burnout doesn’t vanish with a long weekend. It lingers in your bones, in the shaky hands before a meeting, in the late-night scroll that steals your sleep. Today, we sit down with RN and board-certified nurse coach Abby Payne to chart a grounded path out of chronic stress, people pleasing, and screen compulsion—one nervous system-friendly step at a time.
Abby’s story runs from critical care through cannabis nursing to trauma-informed coaching, and her biggest unlock was scientific: the endocannabinoid system. Stress and nutrient-poor habits drain it, while breath, sunlight, movement, and mindful nutrition replenish it. That frame turns “self-care” from fluff into physiology. We also unpack people pleasing as the fawn response—a survival strategy that trades authenticity for external safety—and how somatic awareness, from shaking to tight shoulders, can guide us back to regulation and self-trust.
If your phone feels like a slot machine in your pocket, you’ll love Abby’s breakdown of the habit loop—trigger, craving, response, reward—and why willpower alone fails against dopamine economics. She offers practical digital boundaries: automated grayscale at night to mute visual hooks, foolproof blocking apps that put your best self in charge, and a gentle taper plan paired with skills that soothe the root triggers. We go deep on 4-7-8 breathing for vagal tone, targeted meditation as physical therapy for the brain, and science-based hypnosis to update the subconscious stories that keep you stuck.
By the end, you’ll have a clear, humane blueprint to reduce screen time, lower anxiety, and rebuild motivation without perfectionism. It’s not about rejecting tech; it’s about choosing presence over autopilot and worthiness over approval. If you’re ready to reclaim your time and your peace, press play, take a slow exhale, and join us.
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Chapters
1. Welcome And Abby’s Origin Story (00:00:00)
2. Pandemic Burnout And Cannabis Nursing (00:04:17)
3. Endocannabinoid System And Science-Backed Self-Care (00:08:47)
4. From Cannabis Consulting To Coaching Roots (00:13:27)
5. People Pleasing As The Fawn Response (00:17:52)
6. Shaking, Somatics, And Nervous System Cues (00:23:07)
7. Screen Time Numbing And Business Pressure (00:26:27)
8. Dopamine 101 And Habit Loops (00:30:07)
9. Video Games, Presence, And Health Lines (00:34:22)
10. Digital Boundaries And Blocking Apps (00:37:17)
11. Tapering Off Screens With Nervous System Tools (00:41:27)
12. Free Masterclass And Starter Steps (00:45:37)
13. Who Abby Serves And Readiness To Change (00:48:07)
14. Breathwork, Meditation, And Daily Prevention (00:51:07)
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