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Podcast: Embodied Divinity
Episode: Living Normally in an Unlivable Moment How Collective Violence Affects the Nervous System (and How to Stay Human)How Collective Violence Affects the Nervous System (and How to Stay Human)
Description: What does it do to your nervous system to witness violence in the streets while still being expected to work, parent, cook, post, and carry on as normal?In this episode, we talk honestly about the psychological and somatic toll of living inside collective trauma, the exhaustion without rest, the fog, the rage, the numbness, and the deep sense of disorientation so many people are feeling right now.This conversation explores how ongoing exposure to violence and instability affects the nervous system and the heart, why shutdown and overwhelm are not personal failures, and how b...