17/12/2025
What’s really happening when you colour
Your body has two main “gears” in the nervous system:
• Sympathetic – fight, flight, push through, “get it done” mode
• Parasympathetic – rest, digest, heal, restore
Midlife often locks us into the first one. Hormonal shifts, ageing parents, work pressures, kids growing up, changing identity – your system gets stuck in a low-level stress loop. Colouring is one of those rare, deceptively simple tools that can gently flip the switch toward calm. -vive
