This is 50% of Your Mental Health Journey | Nicole LaPera

To think differently, we can create a shift, a shift in how we feel and ultimately a shift in how we do. And that's half of the journey, though the other half of it is really first attuning to what signals my body is sending my mind, my heart being included in that body. Specifically, what is my nervous system? Is my nervous system telling my mind that I'm safe in this moment, that I can be grounded maybe in that internal presence that we were just kind of talking about, right? Tuning inward, what is my heart saying? What is my heart wanting or what is my heart needing? What do I want to do to act in compassion in that moment? And if I don't feel safe in my body, and I know I spent decades with my body sending my mind, my brain signals of lacking safety, of threat, of endless stress, I think this is why a lot of us, we can't sit in stillness.