How Do I Regulate My Nervous System? Resetting Your System & Managing Stress
From What Your Therapist Thinks by Felicia Keller Boyle & Kristie Plantinga
April 8, 2026 · 1h 2m · Season 2 · Episode 7
About this episode
The episode discusses nervous system regulation and offers practical techniques for managing stress and anxiety.
Therapists Julie Goldberg joins Kristie and Felicia to unpack the mechanics of nervous system regulation and offer a practical, somatic perspective on mental health. They explore the range of human response from fight-or-flight to shutdown. This episode reframes anxiety and burnout away from personal failures to adaptive physiological responses designed to keep you safe. Some takeaways: • The differences between safety, mobilization and shutdown. • Why the goal isn't permanent calm but building resilience and flexibility. • How our bodies naturally find safety in the presence of another regulated human. • Changing the narrative from "What's wrong with me?" to "What is my body trying to tell me?" • Simple somatic techniques to help navigate your stress. For sponsorships, please reach out to wytt@besttherapists.com Join our Substack community Follow WYTT on Instagram Follow Felicia on Instagram Connect with Julie. Follow Julie on Instagram. Join Julie’s Course: Regulate with the Nervous System Reset Course *Hosts: Kristie Plantinga and Felicia Keller Boyle *Watch full episodes on YouTube: What Your Therapist Thinks *Brought to you by BestTherapists.com *Produced by PodVision . If…
People in this episode
Hosts: Kristie Plantinga, Felicia Keller Boyle
Guest: Julie Goldberg
Topics covered
- nervous system regulation
- stress management
- anxiety
- burnout
- somatic techniques
- mental health
Keywords
- nervous system
- stress
- anxiety
- burnout
- somatic techniques
- mental health
- resilience
- fight-or-flight
- shutdown
Sponsors
BestTherapists.com
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Organizations: PodVision
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