Are you living life or living in a constant state of survival without realizing it?

HRV expert and nervous system educator Salim Najjar helps unravel what’s happening beneath the surface. He opens up about how early childhood loss, Lebanese cultural conditioning, and years of nonstop striving wired him to live in a constant state of alertness. Through his story, he explains how the body holds onto unprocessed emotions, how ancestral trauma can shape our sense of safety, and why heart rate variability (HRV) is one of the most revealing signals of our internal world.

Salim also breaks down the science behind chronic stress and why it quietly fuels inflammation, burnout, and emotional reactivity. More importantly, he shares practical tools, from somatic awareness practices to reframing and intentionality, that helped him rebuild his own nervous system and step into what he calls “nervous system sovereignty.”

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What You’ll Learn

• How the nervous system shifts between sympathetic and parasympathetic states

• Why HRV is the most honest indicator of stress and internal health

• How childhood and ancestral trauma imprint on the body

• How somatic awareness helps release stored emotional patterns

• The five pathways for HRV growth: sleep, hormetic stress, reframing, intentionality, community

• How reframing experiences can instantly shift physiological stress

• Why community and co-regulation are essential for nervous system resilience

⏱ Timestamps00:00 Intro

01:04 What Your Body Is Really Asking For

01:44 Growing Up as First-Generation Lebanese

03:42 Inside Lebanese Family Culture

06:20 How Healing Yourself Impacts Future Generations

10:45 Why We React the Way We Do

15:15 A Guided Somatic Awareness Practice

17:33 Understanding Heart Rate Variability (HRV)

19:13 Making Sense of Your HRV Score

23:26 Chronic Stress: The Hidden Source of Inflammation

29:00 What True Healing Can Look Like

35:56 Two Powerful Ways to Reduce Stress

40:29 How to Shift Into a Parasympathetic State

42:58 The Transformative Power of Reframing

45:54 The Intentionality Behind Your Actions

49:06 Why Community Is Essential for Well-Being

50:09 The Nervous System’s Deep Need for Safety

55:01 How HRV Helped Sarah Reclaim Her Health

01:12:01 A Gentle Reminder: Be Kinder to Yourself

🎙 Hosted by Julian Issa

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Episode Resources:

Salim Najjar

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