#367: The Positive Side To Dysregulation

#367: The Positive Side To Dysregulation

From Made For Living Well by Alexa Schirm

March 18, 2026 · 46 min · Season 1 · Episode 5

About this episode

The episode discusses the positive aspects of dysregulation and how shifting focus can lead to better mental and physical health.

Dysregulation is a popular term, not because it's trendy, but because many people are affected by its consequences. I spent many years of my life living more dysregulated than regulated, almost succumbing to the idea that the dysregulation was my story. But I also found that feeling dysregulated was having a biological effect. It was leading me to gain weight and engage in choices I didn't love. And this out-of-balance state led to a life of constant self-protection. It's not a fun way to live mentally or physically. It wasn't until many years later that I realized my fixation on the dysregulation was part of the reason I could never re-regulate. One, I didn't understand the goal of my body. Two, I had put all of my focus on the dysregulation of life, on the self-protection, so that it became my way of life. But everything changed when I shifted my focus from being a victim of dysregulation to using it. As my mentor always reminds me, "what's on the other side of the coin." On the other side of dysregulation is always regulation. Today, I want to present a new focus on dysregulation. Specifically, the positive side of dysregulation. That doesn't mean complacency with…

People in this episode

Host: Alexa Schirm

Topics covered

  • dysregulation
  • mental health
  • self-protection
  • regulation
  • personal growth

Keywords

  • dysregulation
  • mental health
  • weight gain
  • self-protection
  • regulation
  • personal development

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