How to Reset Your Nervous System When You Feel Overwhelmed
When Stress Becomes Physical: What Headaches and Nausea Are Trying to Tell You
You know that feeling when your body speaks… and you just know it’s not a physical thing?
You’re not sick. You didn’t overdo the coffee. You’re not dehydrated.
But there it is — the tightness behind your eyes. A pulsing headache. A swirling, unsettled stomach. Maybe your breathing feels shallow. Maybe your chest feels heavy.
And deep down, something whispers:
“This isn’t physical. This is emotional.”
That happened to me recently — in a way I couldn’t ignore.
I wasn’t doing anything particularly stressful. I wasn’t running around. In fact, I was being relatively still. But my mind was looping, worrying about someone I care deeply about. Not consciously. Just… underneath everything.
And then it hit: the pressure in my head, the uneasiness in my gut.
Not dramatic. But clear.
My body had something to say — and I’d been too “in my head” to hear it.
The Truth About Stress in the Body
We live in a culture that teaches us to override. To numb. To push through and be productive. But emotional stress doesn’t always scream loudly — it often shows up in whispers, signals, sensations. And when we ignore those, the body gets louder.
In this week’s episode of The One Person Podcast, I open up about what happened in that moment — and why it matters.
Not because the symptoms were extreme, but because they were real.
And more importantly…
Because I chose not to override them.
Instead, I paused.
I asked myself a question that I now offer to you:
“What if this isn’t a symptom I need to fix… but a signal I need to honour?”
Understanding the Mind-Body Conversation
In the episode, I guide you through what’s actually happening on a biological level when stress hits your system.
We talk about:
The prefrontal cortex and why it shuts down under cognitive load
How the vagus nerve connects your emotional world to your gut
The role of cortisol and how it throws your system into high alert
Why the body speaks through headaches, nausea, and fatigue
But it’s not just about science — it’s about sovereignty.
Because when you start to understand your nervous system, you stop seeing your body as the problem…
And start seeing it as your most honest guide.
From Override to Reset
The turning point for me wasn’t a big dramatic shift.
It was the smallest, softest thing: I stopped trying to power through.
I listened.
And when I did, I realised I didn’t need to unravel the entire story of why I was stressed. I didn’t need to loop in thought.
I just needed to come back to myself.
To regulate. To land. To return to my centre.
In the episode, I share a handful of simple, powerful ways to reset your nervous system — ones you can use anywhere. No yoga mat required. No journal needed.
These are tools you can lean on the moment you feel your system say:
“Hey, I’m full. I need a minute.”
This Episode is For You If…
You’ve felt overwhelmed or emotionally drained, even if nothing “big” has happened
You’ve experienced physical symptoms that don’t seem to have a clear cause
You’re tired of pushing through and ready to tune in
You want real, body-based tools that help you feel better, fast
You know there’s more to your stress than just your schedule
You Don’t Have to Power Through
If your body is speaking to you today — whether through a headache, nausea, a heavy chest or just a deep sense of fatigue…
You don’t have to override it.
You don’t have to fix it.
And you definitely don’t have to figure it all out in your head.
Maybe — just maybe — it’s time to soften.
To listen.
To honour what’s rising.
Because what if your body isn’t breaking down…
What if it’s breaking through?
🎧 Tune in to this week’s episode of The One Person Podcast to hear the full story, the science, and the simple resets that helped me come back to centre.
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