Regulate to Radiate: The Nervous System as Your Inner Guide

🎧 Episode 3: Regulate to Radiate: The Nervous System as Your Inner Guide

Radiant Reset: A Summer Series for Healing, Worth & Wholeness

✨ Episode Summary
In this episode of the Well2You Podcast, Sue McCarroll explores the powerful role of nervous system regulation as the foundation of self-care. From understanding stress responses to embracing gentle daily practices, Sue invites listeners to rethink how they approach healing—especially during the slower rhythm of summer.

You’ll learn how emotional and physical symptoms often stem from dysregulation, and how micro moments of pause, breath work, and self-compassion can create space for true transformation. This is your permission slip to slow down, soften, and listen inward.

“Nervous system regulation is the new self-care.” – Irene Lyon

💡 Key Takeaways
🔹 Nervous system regulation is essential for sustainable self-care
🔹 Recognizing burnout is the first step toward healing
🔹 Inflammation often links to chronic stress and mindset patterns
🔹 Breath work and daily rituals calm the body and mind
🔹 Micro moments of pause can create lasting change
🔹 Presence helps reduce anxiety, overwhelm, and reactive habits
🔹 Curiosity (not shame) about our stress responses leads to growth
🔹 Summer naturally supports nervous system healing
🔹 Ditching guilt around rest is a radical act of mental wellness


⏱️ Chapters
00:00 – Welcome to the Radiant Reset Summer Series
02:37 – Nervous System Basics (Polyvagal Theory Made Simple)
11:05 – Daily Regulation Practices: Breath Work, Touch, Orienting
17:12 – Micro Moments of Pause & the Power of Stillness
24:10 – Final Reflections + Inviting Healing Through Summer

🔊 Sound Bites
“We need to ditch the guilt.”
“We need to have those slowdown times.”
“Anxiety is worrying about the future.”

🔍 Keywords
nervous system, self-care, healing, emotional regulation, mindfulness, stress management, summer wellness, breath work, mental health, personal growth

Meet your host:

Sue McCarroll is the founder of Opal Wellness Studio. Sue has a unique style of coaching women to increase self-care, self-compassion, navigate busy mom life and nourish their bodies mentally, emotionally, and physically. She is is a holistic health coach, Pilates teacher, business owner and mom who gave up diet-culture beliefs to live a lifestyle full of clarity and vitality!

You can learn more about Sue on Instagram

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