The Best of You Resting a Dysregulated Nervous System
Feb 2, 2026
A brief reading of Psalm 116 links ancient words to modern nervous system rest. The conversation explores how the body scans for safety and why chronic vigilance is not spiritual failure. Listeners hear about being met in moments of collapse, reclaiming rest as a homecoming, and using gentle inner dialogue to invite calm rather than shame.
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Rest Comes From Trust Not Technique
- Rest arises from trust in God's character, not from techniques or willpower.
- Alison Cook emphasizes naming God's grace and compassion before seeking calm.
Nervous System Scans For Safety
- A dysregulated nervous system scans for safety cues and stays vigilant when answers are uncertain.
- Alison Cook links bodily vigilance to being overwhelmed, brought low, and then met by rescue.
Rescue Precedes Composure
- Rescue and compassion often arrive before composure, not after we've 'handled' things.
- The psalmist describes being saved in the collapse, reframing rest as reception, not reward.
