#87 Getting Knocked Down and Finding Your Way Back Up: What Nervous System Flexibility Looks Like

Have you ever been knocked down by something and wondered, “After all the work I’ve done, why is this still so hard?” We sometimes imagine that growth will eventually make us so regulated, resilient, and capable that difficult experiences won’t knock us down anymore. But life doesn’t stop bringing challenges just because we’ve grown. We can still feel overwhelmed by something enormous, or find ourselves unexpectedly affected by something that looks relatively small from the outside. So ...