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Podcast: Vitality Radio Podcast with Jared St. Clair
Episode: #604: Emotional Vitality: How to Break Out of Overwhelm and the Freeze Response
Description: On this episode of Vitality Radio, Jared introduces a refined Emotional Vitality format and tackles one of the most common struggles in modern life: overwhelm. Rather than being a mindset failure or lack of willpower, overwhelm is explained as a nervous system state—specifically a freeze response driven by brain chemistry and stress signaling. Jared breaks down what’s happening neurologically, why procrastination is often protection, and how clarity and motivation shut down under chronic stress. You’ll learn practical, science-grounded tools to regulate your nervous system through simple physical actions, breathing, language shifts, and small, specific steps that restor...