Good Life Project From Triggered to Tranquil: Reset Your Nervous System for Lasting Calm | Spotlight Convo
Sep 29, 2025
Jonny Miller, a wellness educator focused on nervous system regulation, joins Emiliya Zhivotovskaya, CEO of the Flourishing Center and a positive psychology expert. They discuss how understanding your nervous system can reshape emotions and reactions. Learn about the RISE framework for emotional regulation, practical body-based tools to manage anxiety, and simple breathing techniques for quick calm. They also explore the power of safe touch and movement in dissipating stress, empowering listeners with actionable strategies to navigate their emotional landscapes.
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Nervous System Drives Life Quality
- Your nervous system state shapes your behavior, relationships, energy, and decision-making more than willpower or genes.
- Building awareness and capacity in your nervous system lets you live with greater agency and intentionality.
Catch Early Somatic Markers
- When you notice early somatic markers of reactivity, label them and intervene before escalation.
- Practice brief body and environment techniques so they become available when you approach trigger points.
Three Buckets For Self-Regulation
- Use three self-regulation buckets: top-down (cognitive), bottom-up (breath/physiology), and outside-in (environment/co-regulation).
- Combine and experiment with these to find what reliably downshifts your system.