08/04/2026
💫 I love this advice. All of it.
I'm one of those people who can be over-stimulated easily, seemingly more easily than those around me. But I also don't spend a lot of time on devices, listening to music, or in loud places (like restaurants these days!). So maybe I'm just less acclimated to this new "norm" we're living in. For example, my mom's dishwasher beeps when you open the drawer. There's another beep if you open the fridge. 🤪 Why???
Our brains were not designed for this constant stimulation. You know what else is heavily impacted by all the "noise"? Your nervous system.
Your body has to take in, process, and digest not only what you eat, but everything you see, smell, taste, hear, think and touch. It has to determine what is nutritious and what is toxic. When you're in a state of constant stimulation, your body just doesn't operate at its best.
The activities on the below list help your body shift into the parasympathetic nervous system...which is what our body needs in order to calm down, think clearly, rest, digest, and heal. If we don't make that shift in the nervous system, we are creating a perfect environment for the inflammation response, sickness, overwhelm, anxiety and depression.
Move your body. Get outside. Breathe. Rest.
Eat real food...all the time.
I was so happy to see "hang out in book shops" was on this list!! 🥰
Which one is your favorite?