
TO HEAL AND FEEL ALIVE AGAIN
10 KEY SIGNS
 Your Body is Stuck in Stress Mode
You wake up tired and drag yourself through the day.
Stress builds faster than your ability to handle it.
Your mind races even when you sit still or try to sleep.
You numb out, procrastinate, or avoid what matters.
You snap at people you care about and regret it later.
Small things, like traffic, or kids running late, set you off.
You try meditation, apps, supplements... nothing sticks.
You say yes when you should say no, and no when you wish you could say yes.
You're absolutely drained at night and numb yourself with food and/or screens.
The holidays are coming and you feel dread instead of joy.
How can you expect to be truly happy, and really healthy if your brain is stuck in a mode that literally prevents it?
There's nothing more particularly wrong with you than anyone else. You're not damaged goods.Â
You’re not doomed. You’re not lazy. You’re not a failure. And it's definitely not your fault.Â
What’s happening is that your nervous system is stuck in survival mode.Â
It’s been running on overdrive for so long that your body thinks this is normal.Â
Which it is - normal that is - but that doesn't mean it's the only option.Â
That constant tension, the racing thoughts, the crash-and-burn cycle — they’re not personality flaws.
They’re your body’s way of trying to protect you from a steady barrage of false alarms that come from your past, the media, the state of affairs, your wound stories, your false selves, and so much more.
The stress comes everywhere other than from who you REALLY ARE.Â
Only, you've forgotten, because, like everyone else, your brain is stuck in Survival Mode and it won't let you get deep rest, explore creativity, discover joy, ease into intimacy, or get the bounce back in your step.
Until your body gets the message loud it clear that it is safe. Truly safe. Not just intellectually safe. Neurochemically safe.Â
You will keep looking for love in all the wrong places, solving one problem only to default back to another, and wondering where the time went.  In Survival Mode, whether on the proverbial or literal beach in Hawaii, your mind will find something to be anxious, frustrated, or overwhelmed about.Â
The good news?
You can retrain it.
Upgrading your brain from Survival Mode to Thriving mode is the only lasting way to be truly happy,
and the only shot you've got to grow more and more healthy.
That’s exactly what you’ll do with the Extra and Open Attention practice — a simple, 10-minute shift that turns off the alarm and re-awakens the part of your brain built for healing, calm, clarity, and connection.
Learn the practice that resets your stress system and helps your body feel safe again.
