Sunday Soul: This Week’s Nervous System Reset

Hi beautiful human,

We talk a lot about relaxation—spa days, quiet Sundays, zoning out on the couch.
And while those things can feel good in the moment, they don’t always change how your body feels when real life shows back up on Monday morning.

That’s because relaxation and regulation are not the same thing.

Relaxation is temporary.
Regulation is what allows your nervous system to return to calm on its own, even when life is still happening.

If you’ve ever thought, “Why do I still feel anxious even though I try to rest?”—there’s nothing wrong with you. Your body may simply be asking for regulation, not more relaxation.

Here’s the difference in simple terms:

Relaxation is a pause from stress.
Regulation is teaching your nervous system that it’s safe even when stress exists.

When your nervous system is regulated, your body doesn’t stay stuck in fight-or-flight or shutdown. Your breath softens more easily. Your thoughts slow down. Your muscles don’t stay braced. Your skin, digestion, sleep, and mood all start to shift because your body no longer feels like it has to stay on high alert.

That’s why some people leave a massage feeling amazing… and others leave feeling emotional, sleepy, or unexpectedly lighter.
Their nervous system didn’t just relax—it recalibrated.

Client Story

In my Decode the Whisper eight-week program, we had a client join our very first group coaching call feeling almost crippled by anxiety in the mornings. She shared that it often took her until noon just to feel calm enough to function, and it was impacting multiple areas of her life.

During that session, we worked through the Reset → Rewrite → Rewire → Retrain process together.

We slowed the body first (reset), uncovered the belief and story underneath what her nervous system had learned to protect against (rewrite), helped her system experience safety in real time (rewire), and anchored that new experience so it could begin to stick (retrain).

What we uncovered wasn’t “random anxiety.” It was an identity-level pattern—how her nervous system learned to interpret safety, pressure, and expectation early on.

Because identity shapes beliefs.
Beliefs shape the nervous system.
The nervous system shapes biology.
And biology drives behavior.

She came back the following week and shared that she felt lighter, calmer, and more grounded. The morning anxiety that once ruled her day was no longer showing up the same way—and she was starting to feel like herself again.

That’s regulation.
Not forcing calm—but teaching the body that calm is allowed.

This Week’s Nervous System Reset

This week, try this simple practice:

Once a day, place one hand on your chest and one on your belly.
Take a slow inhale through your nose…
and a longer exhale through your mouth.

As you exhale, silently say:
“In this moment, I am safe.”

You’re not trying to relax.
You’re letting your nervous system learn safety—one breath at a time.

If your body has been asking for support, I’m here.
You don’t have to figure it all out alone.

With Gratitude,

Dr. Catherine Christy

(Natural Medicine: Non-Physician)