Episode #209: Why Modern Life Is Disconnecting You From Yourself

About this episode

This episode discusses how modern life disconnects individuals from their sense of self through the nervous system and the Relational Self Network.

Modern life didn’t make you lose yourself — it trained your nervous system to disconnect. Your sense of identity is built through the Relational Self Network (RSN), the brain system that forms “self” through emotional attunement and co-regulation. Modern culture floods the brain with stimulation but offers very little relational safety, so the RSN stays active without completing. That’s when you feel present but not really here. Connection feels draining. Motivation fades. Intimacy shut...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Trish Leigh

Topics covered

• modern life
• identity
• nervous system
• emotional attunement
• relational safety
• connection
• motivation

Keywords

• disconnect
• nervous system
• identity
• emotional attunement
• relational safety
• connection
• motivation
• intimacy

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