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Global High-Intensity Activation, Rhythmicity & Healing with Mahshid Hager

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When slowing down feels dangerous, your body might be living in Global High-Intensity Activation(GHIA): always on, always braced, always moving. Today we sit down with licensed marriage and family therapist and Somatic Experiencing faculty member Mahshid Hager to name that pattern, trace where it comes from, and chart a humane path back to rhythm.

Mahshid explains why a body wired for survival often resists rest, and how to work with that reality using micro-rests that your system will actually allow. We unpack the gas-and-brake reciprocity between sympathetic and parasympathetic systems, the difference between hyperarousal and global high, and how swings between overdrive and full collapse can fuel chronic pain, inflammation, and exhaustion. Along the way, curiosity shows up as the quiet superpower ~ because genuine curiosity cannot coexist with threat.
Mahshid shares a story about her relationship with the mountains over the years, and how the same thing that triggers panic can become a source of awe years later - not with forced exposure, but with care for the body. We also reflect on capitalism’s applause for burnout and the 24/7 news cycle that delivers shock without local action. You’ll hear smart, doable suggestions for managing news & technology in a way that keeps you engaged , but not overwhelmed.
If you’re always in GO mode, running on fumes, or trying to support clients through trauma, this conversation offers language, tools, and hope. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs a break, and leave a review to help more listeners find their way back to rhythm.

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Chapters

1. Global High-Intensity Activation, Rhythmicity & Healing with Mahshid Hager (00:00:00)

2. Meet Mahshid Hager (00:00:03)

3. Defining Global High Activation (00:00:40)

4. Somatic Experiencing Finds A Way (00:01:28)

5. Culture, Rest, And American Go Mode (00:08:40)

6. What Global High Looks And Feels Like (00:08:47)

7. Capitalism, Rewards, And Wear And Tear (00:11:41)

8. Micro-Rests And Building Capacity (00:14:39)

9. Gas, Brakes, And Rhythmicity (00:18:42)

10. Hyperarousal Versus Global High (00:25:49)

11. Freeze, Dissociation, And Health Costs (00:31:14)

12. Diagnoses, Trauma, And Regulation (00:36:01)

13. Your Innate Rhythm And Empowerment (00:40:08)

14. What Somatic Experiencing Is (00:43:29)

15. Intergenerational Patterns And Hormones (00:48:07)

16. Mountains: From Trigger To Resource (00:49:12)

17. Technology, News, And Boundaries (00:58:18)

18. Choosing Presence Over Constant Input (01:07:38)

19. Closing Reflections And Resources (01:08:55)

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