
07/21/2025
“I was too busy to notice the pain I carried, until my nervous system shut down.”
Pilar, mother of 2
This right here.
This is the moment so many of us reach before we realize: our nervous system has been holding the weight of everything we couldn’t name.
The hyper-productivity.
The emotional exhaustion.
The body aches.
The short fuse.
The freeze.
And this is not just stress.
This right here is nervous system dysregulation.
And it often starts in childhood, when being “too much” or “too sensitive” got labeled as a problem instead of a signal.
If you’re noticing signs of emotional burnout, trauma patterns, or nervous system overwhelm, I want you to know this:
🌀 You’re not being dramatic.
🌀 You’re not making things up.
🌀 Your body is communicating what your brain has been too busy to process.
This is your sign to listen.
It’s not for you to push through. But to actually pause. Consider this your sign to choose repair over performance.
💬 Have you ever had a shutdown moment that finally made you look within?
Let’s talk about what nervous system healing actually looks like.
👇 Drop a 🌿 in the comments if this resonates.