A gentle reminder that you’re not alone and that reconnecting with your higher self can bring calm, clarity, and trust back into your daily life.
💡 In this heartfelt episode, I share what happened when I tried to do everything on my own and forgot I was supported by something bigger. We talk about rebuilding trust in life, finding gentle signs of guidance, and reconnecting with your higher self in everyday moments.
This isn’t about religion or rules, it’s about remembering that you’re never truly alone, and that calm comes from allowing, not forcing.
🔗 Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
✨ Somatic audio for days you feel disconnected→ https://tr.ee/pjPzCopPeV
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🪷 About This Channel
I’m Clara Louis, Somatic Coach & Nervous System Guide
Helping women in burnout and survival mode feel safe in their bodies again.
Feeling like you’re always on edge, exhausted, or shutting down? This video breaks down three powerful concepts — chronic dysregulation, allostatic load, and the window of tolerance, in simple, everyday language.💡 You’ll learn:👉What chronic dysregulation really means 👉How allostatic load (the “backpack of stress”) builds up over time👉Why your window of tolerance shrinks when you carry too much stress👉Practical ways to start widening your window and feeling safer in daily lifeIt’s about understanding how your body actually works, so you can reclaim energy, clarity, and calm.🔗 Resources Mentioned in This Episode:✨ Somatic audio for days you feel disconnected→ https://tr.ee/pjPzCopPeV✨Join the Waitlist for my Somatic Recharge Community→https://tinyurl.com/NervousSystemLibrary✨ Track Your Nervous System Health with the Neurofit app (HRV daily check-ins + exercises) → https://neurofit.app/app-checkout?c=CLARA20✨ Book a 1:1 Somatic Coaching Session with me → https://tinyurl.com/Somatic-coaching🪷 About This ChannelI’m Clara Louis, a somatic practitioner, former queen of emotional numbness and overachievement, here to help you understand your sensitive body and reconnect with yourself. This season, we’re bringing nervous system education into the heart of each episode.
You’ve probably seen “nervous system regulation” paired with ice baths, intense breathwork, or mindfulness practices.
But what if your body is already in constant stress or survival mode? These popular tools might actually make things worse.In this episode, Clara breaks down what nervous system regulation really means, why safety = familiarity (even if it’s chaotic), and how simple daily practices can teach your body a new baseline of calm.You’ll learn:👉 Why your nervous system gets “stuck” in survival👉 What allostatic load is and how stress adds up in your body👉 Why meditation, mindfulness, and cold plunges don’t work for everyone👉 How subconscious beliefs and familiar chaos keep you looping👉 Practical everyday tools to gently regulate your body and build resilience👉 A personal step-by-step regulation process you can try today➡️ Share this episode with a friend who’s tried meditation or ice baths and thought “this doesn’t work for me🔗 Resources Mentioned in This Episode:✨ Somatic audio for days you feel disconnected→ https://tr.ee/pjPzCopPeV✨Download the Nervous System Survival States Cheat Sheet PDF→https://tinyurl.com/NSstates✨Join the Waitlist for my Somatic Recharge Community→https://tinyurl.com/NervousSystemLibrary✨ Track Your Nervous System Health with the Neurofit app (HRV daily check-ins + exercises) → https://neurofit.app/app-checkout?c=CLARA20✨ Book a 1:1 Somatic Coaching Session with me → https://tinyurl.com/Somatic-coaching🪷 About This PodcastI’m Clara Louis, a somatic practitioner, former queen of emotional numbness and overachievement, here to help you understand your sensitive body and reconnect with yourself. This season, we’re bringing nervous system education into the heart of each episode.
Why do you snap at small things, get stuck in endless busyness, go numb and disconnected, or find yourself saying yes when you want to say no?
In this episode, we explore the four survival states your nervous system moves into under stress: fight, flight, freeze, and fawn.
I’ll share everyday examples so you can recognise which state feels most familiar to you, and how each one shapes your life.
You’ll learn:✨ How to notice when you’re in fight, flight, freeze, or fawn✨ Why these states aren’t “bad habits” but protective responses from your body✨ The first gentle steps to begin processing and finding safety again
By the end, you’ll see yourself with more compassion, and start to understand the deeper wisdom behind the ways your body has been protecting you.
Resources & Links:
🎧 Free somatic audio for days you feel disconnected
→ https://tr.ee/pjPzCopPeV
📸 Connect with me on Instagram
→ @clara.holds.space
💌 Share your thoughts on this episode
💌 Download the Nervous System Survival States Cheat Sheet PDF→https://tinyurl.com/NSstates🌿 Want to go deeper?
Join the waitlist for my upcoming community space →https://tinyurl.com/NervousSystemLibrary
Ever wondered why affirmations or “just think positive” advice don't actually work when you’re stressed, anxious, or frozen?
In this episode, I share:✨ Why your nervous system reacts to the unknown as if it’s unsafe.✨ The difference between your conscious mind (5%) and your subconscious (95%).✨ Why mindset tools don’t land when your body is in survival mode.✨ What somatic work does differently — and simple things you can try right now.
Think of it like this: mindset tools are seeds.
But your body has to feel safe for those seeds to grow.
Resources & Links:
🎧 Free somatic audio for days you feel disconnected → linktr.ee/tobehuman.life
📸 Connect with me on Instagram → @clara.holds.space
💌 Share your thoughts on this episode
Welcome to Season 2 of Letters to the Part of Me: A Podcast on Somatic Healing, Presence, and the Nervous System.
This season, we’re doing things a little differently: blending my personal reflections with clear, compassionate education on the nervous system, so you can better understand your body and what it needs to feel safe.
In this first episode, I share the single piece of knowledge that completely shifted how I see myself and my stress: how the stress cycle works, and why so many of us get stuck in it.
You’ll learn:
✨What your nervous system actually is, explained simply
✨Why our stress response is ancient (and how it’s still reacting to “modern lions”)
✨The real reason tension, fog, and exhaustion linger after the problem is “over”
✨Simple, practical ways to help your body complete the stress cycle
✨Why understanding this process can lead to more self-compassion, not self-blame
I also share a personal story from my years working in tech support — and how sitting still during constant “emergencies” left my body buzzing, even after I went home.
If you’ve ever wondered why you can’t just “think your way calm” or why rest doesn’t always work, this episode will give you the missing piece.
Resources & Links:
🎧 Free somatic audio for days you feel disconnected → linktr.ee/tobehuman.life
📸 Connect with me on Instagram → @clara.holds.space
💌 Share your thoughts on this episode
In this deeply personal letter, I share two pivotal moments — one in a yoga studio surrounded by beauty and softness, and another deep in the Amazon jungle, surrounded by snakes, scorpions, and darkness.
One triggered my nervous system. The other helped it relax.
This episode explores why safety is never about appearances, how neuroception runs the show, and why being told “you’re safe” can sometimes make your body feel the opposite.
Includes somatic cues and breath-based reflection.
You’re ready to feel again.
If you’ve ever wondered, “shouldn’t I be further by now?”
This letter is for you.
In this gentle somatic episode, I speak to the part of you who’s done all the work — the diets, the books, the affirmations — and still feels behind.
This is a reminder:You’re not broken.
You’re becoming.
And healing was never meant to be linear.
Together we’ll explore:
Why urgency isn’t your fault — it’s your nervous system
What healing actually feels like in the body
Somatic pauses to regulate, reflect + reconnect
A prompt for the version of you who’s still trying to “get it right”
Take a breath.
Let your jaw soften.
And let this land where it’s needed most.
✨ Free Quiz: What’s Your Disconnection Flavour?
→ https://to-be-human.kit.com/profile
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✨ New episodes every week
This one is for the overthinkers.
The overachievers.
The ones who flinch at kindness and feel like they have to fix themselves before they’re lovable.
In this tender letter, I speak to the part of you who fears she’s too much… or just too broken.
You’ll hear:
You don’t need fixing.
You need space.
You need breath.
You need someone to whisper:
“You’re not a project. You’re a person.”
Take a breath. Come back home. Let this letter hold the part of you that tried so hard to be okay.
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To go further:
🌿 Take the nervous system quiz — and receive your letter + gentle somatic practices
🎧 Listen to past episodes for more body-based healing
✨ New here? Follow on Instagram @tobehuman.life for daily nervous system reminders.
This letter is for the part of you that’s always doing.
The part that equates stillness with laziness.
The one who believes rest has to be earned.
In this first episode, I write to the overachiever.
The fixer. The one who keeps running — even when she's tired.
We explore how nervous system patterns shape our pace.
Why slowing down feels unsafe.
And how rest is not a reward, but a remembering.
There will be pauses.
There will be breath.
There will be truth spoken gently.
If you've ever felt guilty for resting… this one's for you.
💌 Want to understand why slowing down feels hard?
Take the Nervous System Quiz + receive your free somatic practices:👉 Take the quiz here
🫶 Let’s stay connected:
Follow me on Instagram for more somatic reflections + soft reminders→@tobehuman.life