This content was created by McCall McPherson. This content was uploaded by McCall McPherson. This is a YouTube short titled "Nervous System Regulation & Expert Insights! #shorts" (created 2025-11-20) featuring an interview-style conversation between McCall McPherson and another speaker who describes their experience with brain cancer and recovery. The discussion focuses on nervous system regulation, its impact on thyroid function and overall wellness, real-world recovery insights, and practical tips and an accompanying article for further reading.
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Another topic that you talk a lot about that I definitely see impact. Thyroid dysfunction is nervous system regulation. And I have to say, being through your whole journey and being able to talk about nervous system regulation is impressive. But I want you to tell us a little bit about what that means, how it can play a role in your wellness. And I would love to know, like, some of your best tips, tricks to facilitate nervous system regulation.
Yeah, well, you're sweet. I'm definitely no expert, but I had to kind of become my own expert going through brain cancer because when you know, you get some. Someone cuts into your central nervous system. Literally. People think that a tumor, a brain tumor, sits on the brain. It can if it's a certain type, like a meningioma. Mine was growing within the brain and so they literally have to cut out part of your brain tissue. So I learned nervous system regulation the hard way because I mean, it was the hardest thing. And we have an great article about it. If people want to go and read more in depth on what it is and how you can set yourself up for success. And I'll briefly speak to it. But essentially when we talk about nervous system regulation, it feels like this big overwhelming topic, but really it's just shifting the body out of that fight or flight, that sympathetic dominant state and you want it to shift into a more, I feel safe, I feel balanced, I can heal. And so many of us with our fast paced society, our cell phones, we're running on stress hormones all day, cortisol, fight or flight, we're rushing, we're multitasking, we're eating on the go, we're barely resting, we don't have quality sleep. And that chronic stress really impacts so much and of course it affects thyroid function, but.