Feeling “Too Much” During Life Transitions... (and how it affects your relationships)
Feeling “Too Much” During Life Transitions (and how it affects your relationships) As I arrive in this moment to bring you a reflection and a piece of nervous system education, I feel deep gratitude for the season. Spring. The days begin to feel longer, the air a little lighter. There’s a quiet kind of beauty in watching nature come back to life... trees budding, flowers opening... reminding us that there is life after even the darkest seasons. And yet, even in seasons of renewal… our internal world doesn’t always feel the same. Life Transitions & Survival Mode Recently and honestly, if I’m being real, for much of my life, I’ve noticed how easily my body moves through survival responses: fight flight freeze fawn Even in moments where I am objectively safe , something in life shifts, an event, a trigger, an unexpected change, and my body floods right back into protection. And truthfully… it’s not that surprising. Living in the current social and political climate of the United St...