WEEK 3: Nervous System Reset
IN THIS LESSON
Regulation over Hustle
In the early postpartum months, our nervous systems are often still living in survival mode—on edge, overstimulated, or completely depleted. When you’ve also experienced trauma, this dysregulation can feel magnified. Rest doesn’t come easily. Emotions feel overwhelming or totally flat. In this week, we gently begin the process of regulation—not through productivity or control, but through rhythm, breath, and simple, consistent nervous system nourishment.
You’ll learn to identify your own stress responses (fight, flight, freeze, or fawn), and begin building your Daily Calm Toolkit—rituals you can call upon to feel anchored, safe, and resourced.
Coaching Exercise: Create Your Nervous System Map
Reflect on the four nervous system states: Fight, Flight, Freeze, and Fawn.
Using the provided worksheet (or blank journal), list the physical, emotional, and behavioral cues you notice when you're in each state.
Next to each, write 2–3 grounding practices that help you shift gently toward regulation (e.g., breathwork, grounding touch, warm tea, walking barefoot).
Compile these into your Daily Calm Toolkit.
Journal Prompt: Finding Safety
What does safety feel like in my body? When have I felt it before — and how can I create it now?
