Do you ever feel so nervous and on edge that you can't settle down? Like your nervous system is just out of whack? In this episode, we’re going to talk about nervous system regulation and what fight, flight, and freeze truly look like. Today’s guest, Stacy B—an author, journalist, and nervous system evangelist—is going to share her story about living with what she calls functional freeze. We’ll discuss how complex trauma affects our nervous system and explore the tools we can use to find peace.

The stress from complex trauma and undiagnosed neurodivergence, along with serving as a caregiver for over a decade, pushed staci b’s nervous system into a continuous state of high alert. Determined not to let her fate be eternal survival mode, she embarked on a journey that led her to become a Nervous System Regulation Evangelist.


With hundreds of hours of research under her belt, Staci translates complex science into easily digestible information and points the way to valuable resources that empower others to create a nervous system regulation practice that works best for them. A journalist, author, and speaker, staci highlights the value of nervous system regulation by openly sharing her own stories, both in person and in The Nervous System: Before and After, an essay series on Substack. By providing real-life examples of her own behavior in situations and relationships before she began a nervous system regulation practice and after, she illustrates the depth of the benefits available from this work. A sought-after podcast guest and speaker, she credits nervous system regulation as the foundation that frees her to live her destiny and not her fate.


Web site: https://stacib.com
IG: @heyitsmestacib
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacibackauskas/
Substack: https://stacib.substack.com

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