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Nervous system science meets raw, soulful truth. For adults ready to feel safe in their own skin.Welcome to The Regulated Life, hosted by transformational coach Erica Carter-Folk.This isn't your average self-help podcast. This is where trauma healing meets breathwork.
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S2E30: Why You Go Numb and Can't Remember What Was Said | Nervous System Shutdown Explained (opens the original)
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Have you ever come back from a hard conversation and realized you can't remember half of what was said? This RAW Regulation episode explores the Hollow and Bunker Sentry shutdown response — the body's last-resort protection when everything gets to be too much — and delivers a gentle six-minute somatic tool to help you come back online. What You'll Learn: Why dorsal vagal shutdown can cause your heart rate to drop and your memory to blur The difference between shutdown and simply "not caring" — a
S2E29: Why Silence From Someone You Love Feels Like an Emergency | Relational Nervous System Science (opens the original)
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Does an unanswered text send your whole body into a spiral of checking, drafting, and re-checking your phone? This RAW Regulation episode unpacks the Seeker Sentry pursuit response — why relational distance can register as genuine danger — and offers a gentle six-minute somatic tool to bring your nervous system back to rest while you wait. What You'll Learn: Why your body treats silence or distance from a loved one as a threat to safety itself The attachment science behind pursuit behavior and w
S2E28: Why You Say Yes While Your Body Screams No | Somatic Healing for People-Pleasing (opens the original)
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Ever agree to something and feel your stomach drop the second the words leave your mouth? This RAW Regulation episode explores the Appeaser Sentry fawn response — why your boundary collapses before your mouth even opens — and delivers a six-minute somatic tool to close the gap between what your body knows and what you actually say. What You'll Learn: The biology of the fawn response and why it can activate even when there's no real danger Why your throat tightens and your gut drops before you co
S2E27: Why Your Jaw Clenches Before You Even Decide to Fight | Nervous System Regulation (opens the original)
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Do you handle conflict by taking control — and end up with a locked jaw and a tension headache to show for it? This RAW Regulation episode breaks down the Armored Sentry bracing response and delivers a six-minute somatic tool to release the jaw, neck, and chest tension your body holds long after an argument ends. What You'll Learn: Why bracing shows up first in your jaw, skull base, and chest during conflict The nervous system science behind why "winning" an argument doesn't release the tension
S2E26: Why You Become a Different Person the Moment Safety Disappears | Relational Nervous System Science (opens the original)
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Are you the calm one at work and a completely different person the second your partner's tone shifts at home? In this episode of The Regulated Life, we explore the Relational Nervous System Science behind why your body protects you before your mind can choose something different — and introduce the six Sentry Archetypes™ that show up when your nervous system decides a relationship isn't safe. What You'll Learn: Why your nervous system reacts to tone, silence, conflict, or distance as a genuine t
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