Stop Living In Fight‑Or‑Flight: Practical Tools To Get Back To Baseline | With Sophia Torrini
About this episode
Michael Unbroken and Sophia Torrini discuss how anxiety may be a survival pattern and share practical tools for emotional regulation.
In a world drowning in anxiety, overwhelm, and constant pressure, what if your “anxiety” is not anxiety at all – but an old survival pattern your nervous system learned to keep you safe ? In this powerful conversation, Michael Unbroken sits down with nervous system specialist and creator of the Pattern Override Method, Sophia Tortarini, to unpack how to get back to baseline, regulate your body, and finally feel safe in your own skin again. If you have ever walked into a room, read a message, or heard a certain tone and felt your chest tighten or your stomach drop before your mind could catch up, this episode is for you. Sophia explains why that response is not weakness or “brokenness” – it is a survival pattern your body wired in the past and was never told the danger was over. She shares how most of what we call anxiety is actually this pattern, how it once saved you, and how it may now be quietly costing you your peace, your relationships, and even your career, just like it almost cost hers. You will learn: Why most day‑to‑day “anxiety” is actually a survival pattern, not a real‑time threat response The core principles behind Sophia’s Pattern Override Method and how it works…
People in this episode
Host: Michael Unbroken
Guest: Sophia Torrini
Topics covered
- anxiety
- nervous system
- survival patterns
- mental health
- emotional regulation
Keywords
- anxiety
- nervous system
- survival pattern
- emotional regulation
- Pattern Override Method
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Pattern Override Method
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