Can you really rewire your brain after 50? Discover the science of midlife neuroplasticity, and how safety, novelty, and body-led awareness can reshape your habits, emotions, and future.
Think your brain can’t change after 50? Think again. In this episode of Journeys With My Body, Heidi unpacks the surprising science of midlife neuroplasticity, how your brain and body keep evolving long after you thought the window had closed.
Discover why your nervous system still craves novelty, how safety unlocks rewiring, and why midlife might be the most potent time to reshape your habits, emotions, and sense of self. You’ll walk away with simple, body-led tools to activate real change, no hustle, no hype.
Join the Journeys With My Body community to practice these rewires in real time.
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Because your midlife brain isn’t slowing down, it’s just getting started.
Most people hear “reset your nervous system” and think it’s just another wellness buzzword. But what if science and ancient wisdom both point to a way of actually doing it?
In this powerful conversation, Heidi sits down with Alistair Hawkes, a licensed therapist and burnout-recovery specialist, to explore how nervous system regulation, somatic therapy, and ancient energy practices come together to create real, lasting calm.
You’ll discover:
If you’ve ever wondered why you can’t “think” your way out of stress, or you’re ready to move beyond burnout into genuine balance, this episode will give you both clarity and tools that work, no hype, no jargon.
Want to go deeper? Inside The Spiral Reset Lab, Alistair offers practical tools, classes, and a Quick Reset Playbook all designed for real life, not just retreats.
Ready to start right now? Visit the Embodied Expansionista Store to explore tools like The Body’s Yes/No audio + PDF, a simple way to practice connection and regulation in real time.
Have you ever wondered why midlife can feel like an emotional storm where the smallest things set off big waves, or you find yourself reacting in ways that don’t make sense anymore? You’re replaying old survival scripts your body once used to keep you safe.
In this episode of Journeys With My Body, we explore how midlife triggers trauma responses that have been quietly running in the background for decades and how your body’s wisdom is inviting you to rewrite the story.
You’ll discover:
If you’ve been feeling restless, disconnected, or like the life that once fit no longer does, this episode will help you understand what’s really happening beneath the surface — and how to begin writing a new, body-led story.
Want to practice this in a supportive community? Join the free Journeys With My Body space, where women of all ages are exploring somatic healing, nervous system awareness, and gentle transformation together.
Ready to start right away? Visit the Embodied Expansionista Store to explore tools like The Body’s Yes/No, a short audio + PDF guide that helps you listen to your body’s signals and rebuild trust from the inside out.
Fawn Response vs. Kindness: Healing the People-Pleaser Pattern Through Nervous-System Boundaries
Have you ever said “I’m fine” when you weren’t?
Or smiled through tension just to keep the peace?
In this episode of Journeys With My Body, Heidi explores the truth behind the fawn response, the hidden people-pleasing reflex that shows up when your nervous system equates honesty with danger.
You’ll learn:
What’s really happening in your body during the fawn response
The difference between genuine kindness and nervous-system appeasement
How to recognize the early signs of “survival yeses” before burnout sets in
A simple micro-boundary practice that helps you pause before reflexively agreeing
A gentle 48-hour “de-fawn” experiment to retrain your body for safety in truth
This isn’t about becoming unkind; it’s about creating nervous-system boundaries that protect your peace without hardening your heart.
If you’ve ever wondered why saying “no” feels unsafe — or why being “nice” leaves you so tired, this conversation will change how you understand yourself.
Explore The Body’s Yes & No or join the free Journeys With My Body community for more body-based tools that teach your nervous system how to feel safe with truth and rest.
Most people start nervous system healing because they’re desperate for relief from anxiety, exhaustion, burnout, or the endless loop of survival mode. And while regulation can calm the chaos, it’s only the beginning.
In this episode of Journeys With My Body, we explore what happens after relief: the moment your body finally feels safe enough to awaken something deeper... desire.
You’ll discover:
This episode will show you how nervous system healing creates the safety to finally open to love, joy, creativity, and abundance.
Want real support as you step out of survival loops? Join the free Journeys With My Body community, where women are practicing somatic tools together and learning to anchor their desires in safety.
Ready for a tool you can start today? Explore The Body’s Yes/No audio + course in the Embodied Expansionista Store, your step-by-step guide to listening to your body’s signals in real time.
Relief is just the starting point; let your body guide you into desire, expansion, and abundance.
You’ve probably seen all the buzz about the vagus nerve, devices, gadgets, and “quick fixes” that promise to reset your stress in seconds. But which of these actually work… and which are just hype?
In this episode of Journeys With My Body, we cut through the noise and discuss:
If you’ve been feeling anxious, stuck in stress mode, or curious about nervous system regulation, this episode gives you practical ways to reset, without expensive tools or complicated routines.
Want to go deeper? Join the free Journeys With My Body community, where we practice nervous system resets together.
Ready for a tool you can use today? Check out The Body’s Yes/No audio + PDF in the Embodied Expansionista Store, a simple guide to listening to your body’s signals in real time.
Your calm is already wired into your body; let’s unlock it.
Are you tired of people-pleasing, saying yes when your body is begging you to say no? In this episode of Journeys With My Body, we uncover the hidden cost of people-pleasing and why it isn’t kindness at all, but rather a survival response wired into your nervous system.
You’ll learn:
If you’ve ever wondered how to stop people-pleasing, set healthy boundaries, or escape the exhaustion of always saying yes, this episode will give you practical steps to reclaim your energy and align with your body’s wisdom.
✨ Want ongoing support? Join my free Journeys With My Body community, where we’re practicing nervous system regulation and learning to honor the body’s yes and no together.
✨ Ready to start right away? Check out The Body’s Yes/No audio + PDF in the Embodied Expansionista Store, a simple, powerful guide for practicing boundaries and alignment in real time.
Have you ever been told to “just think positive” when your body was screaming otherwise? This episode is your permission slip to stop faking joy and start feeling what’s real.
I’ll walk you through the difference between being stuck in the loop—that exhausting cycle of push → crash → doubt—and stepping into the flow, where your body finally gets to release what’s stuck. You’ll learn how survival signals like fear, anger, or numbness aren’t proof that you’re broken; they’re proof your nervous system is trying to protect you. And when you meet those signals with presence instead of resistance, everything shifts.
We’ll even practice an Elemental Reset together to create safety so your body can lead you back to clarity, ease, and real joy.
✨ If this resonates, come join us inside the Pocket Resets Lab or Journeys With My Body. Two communities where we stop looping in survival and start living in flow. You’ll also find digital tools like The Body’s Yes/No and Reset with Self-Havening inside my Embodied Expansionista store, practices you can use right away to reset your system and open to what’s next.
Do you ever feel like you're running out of time, rushing decisions, overcommitting, or saying "yes" just to avoid missing out?
That's not motivation. That's your nervous system in a fear loop.
In this episode of Journeys With My Body, we're breaking down what really happens when urgency takes over and how to interrupt the cycle that keeps you chasing, crashing, and doubting yourself.
Discover:
💡 Whether you're navigating love, money, or your creative path, this episode will help you reclaim your calm, reset your focus, and finally trust your timing.
🌀 Tools included:
✨ Your body holds the wisdom to know when something's right without the scramble.
🛒 Explore my somatic reset tools in the Embodied Expansionista Store
🌱 Join the free community to practice this work in real time: Journeys With My Body
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🎧 Listen now and step off the urgency treadmill.
Have you ever felt torn between what your mind says you “should” want… and what your body knows isn’t right?
In this episode of Journeys With My Body, we explore how to stop overthinking and start trusting your nervous system’s signals when making decisions. You’ll learn the difference between body-led desires and head-driven goals, and how to use your own somatic awareness as a guide toward emotional alignment and nervous system regulation.
Whether you’re facing a big life choice, a relationship crossroad, or a work opportunity, this episode will help you:
You’ll also learn 3 powerful nervous system-based tools:
✅ The Voice Truth Test
✅ The Energy Leak Check
✅ The Gut Compass
These practical, body-based practices are simple, profound, and immediately usable, even if you’ve never tried somatic healing before.
✨Your body is your compass. It already knows what’s aligned. You just need to start listening.
🌀 Raw. Real. Regulated.
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Most of us have been taught to hustle for what we want, push harder, grind longer, and force outcomes. But what if that constant urgency is blocking the very things you’re chasing?
In this episode of Journeys With My Body, Heidi Reagan explores David Hawkins’ framework of Power vs. Force and shows how your body already knows the difference. Through stories, nervous system insights, and three simple body-led practices, you’ll learn how to shift out of survival-driven urgency and into grounded, aligned action.
If you’ve ever burned out chasing your desires, love, money, freedom, or success, this conversation will show you a different path. One where:
Your desires aren’t meant to be chased. They’re meant to be received. And your body knows the way.
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If your desires have you chasing, gripping, and running on fumes — you’re not alone. So many of us mistake urgency for passion and force for progress, only to end up depleted and doubting ourselves.
That’s precisely why I created the Journeys With My Body community. It’s not just another group about “self-care,” it’s a space for women learning to listen to their body’s real language of desire: sensation, breath, and safety. Together, we practice shifting from urgency into alignment, from chasing into receiving.
And if you’re ready for tools you can use right away, the Embodied Expansionista Store is full of simple nervous system resets and practices designed to help you anchor safety, ease, and body-led clarity into your everyday life. No hustle, no overcomplicated routines, just grounded ways to step out of force and into flow.
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Ever sat down to relax and felt your body crawl with restlessness? If stillness makes you more anxious than your busiest day, it’s not because you’re “bad at self-care.” It’s because your nervous system learned long ago that slowing down was dangerous.
In this episode, Heidi unpacks why rest can trigger alarm bells, how hypervigilance becomes a survival superpower, and how to retrain your body to feel safe in stillness. You’ll learn three simple, body-based techniques to start today so that you can move from constant alertness to moments of real ease.
If you’ve ever wondered, “Why can’t I just relax?” this conversation will feel like someone finally gets it.
What you’ll hear:
Your peace matters. Your body knows the way back, and it starts with one tiny moment of safety.
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If your days are fueled by coffee, chaos, and the constant hum of what’s next?, you’re running on an old survival setting. Your body has been your loyal guard dog for years, but it’s tired. It’s ready for something softer, steadier, safer.
Inside the Journeys With My Body community, we’re rewriting those patterns together. You’ll find women who get it, who’ve lived in hypervigilance and are now learning how to rest without guilt, listen without fear, and move without burning out.
And if you want tools you can start with today, my Embodied Expansionista Store is filled with simple, body-based practices, no hour-long routines or complicated programs, just real, doable ways to show your nervous system it’s safe to exhale.
✨ Your body is already speaking to you. Let’s help you understand what it’s been saying all along.
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Getting what you want is only the beginning. Keeping it without apology is the real work.
In this final R³ Series episode, Heidi shares how to live in your new baseline without sabotaging it, how to handle relationships that resist your growth, and how to embody the change for yourself and your lineage.
✨ You'll learn:
Support Tools for Women Who Are Done Shrinking
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Are you constantly scanning for threats, creating safety for everyone but yourself, and feeling like your body never truly relaxes? You're not alone. Many women have mastered the art of external security while their nervous systems remain on high alert, trapped in survival patterns that exhaust their energy and block authentic self-expression.
Come join our free "Journeys With My Body" community! We're more than a support group; we're an ecosystem of embodied wisdom where women discover how to create internal safety, the foundation for everything else you're trying to manifest. Through gentle nervous system regulation techniques and body safety practices, you'll learn to recognize your body's security signals and transform hypervigilance into genuine presence.
Don't spend another day with your body stuck in protection mode. Experience how building internal safety allows your system to finally exhale, even when life feels messy or uncertain. Your body has been operating on outdated security settings installed when you were five years old. Join us and update your internal safety system to one that supports authentic living rather than mere survival. Your journey to embodied safety begins with a single step toward trusting your body's wisdom.
You've done the work. Released the trauma. Let go of the guilt, the grind, the grief. So why does peace feel terrifying? Why does your nervous system panic when things finally get better?
In this episode of Journeys With My Body, Heidi unpacks the hidden phase of healing no one talks about, when your body fills the space you've cleared with familiar pain, because joy feels too risky. Discover why pleasure can trigger panic, why rest feels unsafe, and how we unconsciously recreate the struggle we just released.
You'll learn:
• Why your body sabotages the peace you worked so hard to create
• The science behind your "pleasure ceiling" and upper limit problems
• How to identify when you're receiving vs. desperately grabbing
• Micro-dosing techniques to build your capacity for good things
• The difference between what's meant for you vs. what's just familiar
• Why receiving feels more vulnerable than releasing
This isn't about mindset. It's about memory stored in your cells. And it's time to learn the art of receiving as the radical act it truly is.
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Are you constantly scanning for threats, creating safety for everyone but yourself, and feeling like your body never truly relaxes? You're not alone. Many women have mastered the art of external security while their nervous systems remain on high alert, trapped in survival patterns that exhaust their energy and block authentic self-expression.
Come join our free "Journeys With My Body" community! We're more than a support group; we're an ecosystem of embodied wisdom where women discover how to create internal safety, the foundation for everything else you're trying to manifest. Through gentle nervous system regulation techniques and body safety practices, you'll learn to recognize your body's security signals and transform hypervigilance into genuine presence.
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What if the anxiety, anger, or grief you're struggling with isn't even yours?
In this episode, discover how generational trauma lives in your body and why traditional healing approaches might be missing the mark. Learn the surprising science behind inherited emotional patterns and how your nervous system has been downloading your family's unprocessed feelings since birth.
We'll look into:
• The body map of inherited emotions (where ancestral pain actually lives)
• Science-backed evidence of how trauma passes through generations
• Simple techniques to identify what's yours vs. what you absorbed
• Micro somatic practices for releasing what was never meant for you
• Why healing yourself actually heals your entire lineage
Perfect for anyone who:
Stop trying to heal wounds that were never yours to begin with. It's time to reclaim your emotional sovereignty and give back what you inherited with love, but firm boundaries.
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Living with unexplained aches, persistent fatigue, or a disconnection from your body's signals?
Many of us struggle with inherited emotional patterns and generational trauma stored in our bodies, leading to chronic tension, unexplained symptoms, and feeling like we're carrying the weight of the world. If traditional healing hasn't worked, it might be because you're trying to heal wounds that were never yours to begin with.
Join our "Journeys With My Body" free community, where cycle-breakers and ancestral healers gather to support one another through somatic healing and nervous system restoration.
Don't let another day pass feeling disconnected or in discomfort. Your body has a story to tell, it's time to listen and feel the relief.
Warning: This episode contains discussion of trauma and may be emotionally activating. Practice self-care while listening.
Have you been trying too hard to heal? This episode of Journeys With My Body explores why your nervous system doesn't need a story to release stored trauma, stress, or emotion.
Many women get stuck in healing by over-analyzing their pain, journaling every emotion, chasing breakthroughs, or trying to "do healing right." But true nervous system healing doesn't require perfect understanding. Forcing clarity can be one thing that actually blocks the very release you seek.
🎧 In this episode, you'll learn:
If you're feeling stuck, burned out from self-help, or overwhelmed by emotional processing, this conversation offers a powerful reframe: healing through allowing, not effort.
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Are you exhausted from trying to perfectly understand every emotion, analyze every trauma, and create the perfect healing story before you feel worthy of release? You're not alone. Many of us have spent years trying to be "good at healing" while our nervous systems remain stuck in protection mode, resisting the very release we're working so hard to achieve.
Join our free "Journeys With My Body" community! We're more than a support group; we're an ecosystem where women discover that allowing healing doesn't require perfect understanding or analysis. Through gentle practices that honor your body's natural release process, you'll learn why your nervous system might resist letting go and how to create the conditions for healing without forcing or overanalyzing every feeling.
Don't spend another day caught in the healing perfectionism trap. Experience how allowing replaces analyzing, how trusting your body's wisdom creates more profound release than journaling every insight, and how letting go of the need to understand everything magnetically attracts the healing you've been working so hard to achieve. Your nervous system doesn't need a perfect story to heal. Join us and discover the revolutionary power of simply allowing release without the need to earn it through perfect understanding.
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Have you ever created safety for everyone but yourself? In this episode, discover why body safety signals are the foundation for everything you're trying to create in life. Most women never truly experienced internal safety. Instead, they learned to make it for others while remaining on high alert themselves.
Your nervous system operates like a sophisticated security system, constantly scanning for threats. When you've spent years in survival mode, your body prioritizes protection over authentic expression. Discover how to recognize when your body's wisdom is signaling the need for safety and why establishing this internal security is essential before growth can occur.
This episode reveals powerful techniques to begin building embodied safety, the kind that lets your body exhale and stay present even when things are messy or uncertain. Perfect for high-achieving women who've always been "the strong one" but secretly feel they must remain vigilant to survive. Discover how creating internal security becomes the foundation for everything else you want to manifest.
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Are you constantly scanning for threats, creating safety for everyone but yourself, and feeling like your body never truly relaxes? You're not alone. Many women have mastered the art of external security while their nervous systems remain on high alert, trapped in survival patterns that exhaust their energy and block authentic self-expression.
Come join our free "Journeys With My Body" community! We're more than a support group; we're an ecosystem of embodied wisdom where women discover how to create internal safety, the foundation for everything else you're trying to manifest. Through gentle nervous system regulation techniques and body safety practices, you'll learn to recognize your body's security signals and transform hypervigilance into genuine presence.
Don't spend another day with your body stuck in protection mode. Experience how building internal safety allows your system to finally exhale, even when life feels messy or uncertain. Your body has been operating on outdated security settings installed when you were five years old. Join us and update your internal safety system to one that supports authentic living rather than mere survival. Your journey to embodied safety begins with a single step toward trusting your body's wisdom.
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Have you ever thought, "I don't even know what I want anymore"? You're not alone. In this powerful episode of the Journeys With My Body podcast, we begin a transformative six-part series designed to help women like you reconnect with their bodies, voices, and deepest desires.
Whether you're feeling emotionally numb, stuck in people-pleasing patterns, or just lost in the fog of midlife, this episode is your sacred pause. Host Heidi shares stories, nervous system insights, and gentle somatic practices to guide you back to yourself without pressure, without hustle, and without needing to have it all figured out.
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Perfect for women navigating burnout, identity shifts, or spiritual awakening. This is your invitation to soften, slow down, and remember who you are beneath the noise.
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Suffering from constant fatigue, brain fog or feeling disconnected from your body and its messages? You're not alone. Far too many of us experience the pain of not understanding our body and the trauma trapped within, leaving us feeling utterly frustrated, uncomfortable, and helpless.
Come and join our free "Journeys With My Body" community! We are more than a support group; we're an ecosystem of wisdom, experience, and solutions.
Don’t spend another day feeling disconnected and uncomfortable. Be a part of "Journeys with My Body" and walk a path towards rediscovery, rejuvenation, and radiant health. Your body has a tale to tell ...listen and flourish.
What does it really mean to feel safe in your body? In this episode of Journeys With My Body, we explore how your nervous system regulation determines whether you experience life as a series of threats or opportunities for growth and connection.
Discover why many of us live with protective patterns that once saved us but now keep us small and disconnected. Through powerful insights and practical guidance, learn to recognize when your body is operating from outdated survival responses, from shallow breathing and constant alertness to an inability to fully process emotions. These body safety signals are intelligent adaptations that served a crucial purpose in your past.
This episode highlights the crucial distinction between merely existing in a state of constant vigilance and truly inhabiting your body with a sense of security. When your body wisdom reconnection happens, everything changes.
Perfect for those who've tried cognitive approaches to healing but still feel physically stuck, those experiencing unexplained anxiety, or anyone who senses their body is holding them back from fully engaging with life. Your journey to trauma pattern transformation begins with understanding: the very mechanisms that once protected you may now be limiting your capacity for joy, connection, and authentic self-expression.
What are you still blaming yourself for that was never your fault? In this transformative episode of Journeys With My Body, we explore how shame becomes the central wound in women's healing journeys, not just a symptom but the core issue beneath anxiety, perfectionism, and disconnection.
Discover the crucial difference between guilt ("I did something bad") and internalized shame ("I am bad") and how this distinction changes everything about your healing path. Through powerful examples, learn to recognize how shame manifests in your body—from rounded shoulders and shallow breathing to chronic tension—creating physical patterns that keep you small and disconnected from your authentic self.
This episode reveals how shame is systematically passed down through generations of women, teaching us to apologize for existing before we've even spoken. Uncover the impossible contradictions we're taught: be smart but not intimidating, successful but not threatening, confident but not aggressive—rules designed to ensure you'll always fall short somewhere.
Most importantly, you'll learn practical approaches to breaking the shame cycle through vulnerability, connection, and self-compassion practices. Healing doesn't mean never feeling shame again; it means changing your relationship with it, recognizing when shame is speaking, and choosing a different response.
Perfect for deep-feeling women, high achievers, and those who hold space for everyone else while carrying their own silent burdens. Your journey to reclaiming what shame silenced begins with understanding: the shame you carry was handed down, but you can be the one who breaks the chain.
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