About this episode

Kirsten Larsen shares her personal journey of nervous system healing and the impact of stress on her life and faith.

What does it actually feel like when your nervous system begins to heal — not just in theory, but in your body, your sleep, your relationship with God?In this candid part of my Christian Nervous System Healing series, I share my personal story of mistaking constant activity for productivity, leading to significant "work stress". I used to operate in "survival mode", pushing through until my body could no longer cope. This video explores how understanding "nervous system regulation" and addressing the roots of "burnout" through a gentle, embodied approach can lead to profound healing, even from past "anxiety".In Part 4 of the Christian Nervous System Healing series, I'm sharing part of my own story. I used to run on busy. I called it productive. Responsible. Just keeping going. I didn't think of it as stress — until my body completely shut down and took years to recover.In this video, I talk about what I didn't understand at the time: that stress isn't just conflict or hard emotions — it's overaccumulation without recovery. That working hard for God can quietly become performing at Him. That pushing through can feel like faithfulness right up until it doesn't.And I share what…

People in this episode

Host: Kirsten Larsen

Topics covered

• nervous system regulation
• Christian healing
• burnout
• anxiety
• faith
• personal story

Keywords

• nervous system
• healing
• burnout
• anxiety
• Christianity
• faith
• stress
• productivity

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