Stress, Burnout, and Nervous System Regulation with Alice Law

About this episode

Alice Law discusses the impact of stress and burnout on high-functioning women and offers insights into nervous system regulation.

Today’s guest is Alice Law - a wellbeing expert, educator and the author of Unstressable, a book that completely reframes how we understand stress. Alice’s work focuses on the nervous system and why so many high-functioning women feel permanently exhausted, overwhelmed or wired, even when life looks “fine” from the outside. What I love about Alice’s approach is that it’s not about bubble baths or adding more to your to-do list. It’s about understanding what’s actually happening in your body, ...

People in this episode

Host: Mother Tongue

Guest: Alice Law

Topics covered

• stress
• burnout
• nervous system
• wellbeing
• high-functioning women

Keywords

• stress
• burnout
• nervous system
• wellbeing
• high-functioning women
• exhaustion
• overwhelm

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Unstressable

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