Ep 128: When Other People’s Energy Hijacks Yours (a Hockey arena story)

Ep 128: When Other People’s Energy Hijacks Yours (a Hockey arena story)

April 15, 2026 · 13 min · Season 2 · Episode 128

About this episode

This episode explores how high-energy environments can affect our nervous system and offers insights on maintaining self-awareness in such situations.

Ever leave a space feeling irritated, overwhelmed, or completely off, and wonder why it affected you so much? In this episode, we explore what’s really happening when your nervous system responds to high-energy, emotionally charged environments. *cough* kids sporting events.... Through a real-life experience, we unpack: why certain spaces feel so intense what “normalized dysregulation” actually looks like the difference between awareness and absorbing and how to move through these moments without losing yourself If you’ve ever felt like you carry energy that isn’t yours. this episode will resonate deeply.

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