by Nicola Turner | Sep 25, 2026 | Uncategorised
Before I studied functional breathing, I assumed sighing meant I was stressed or that I was “releasing” stress. A psychologist colleague said the same thing to me recently: “I sigh a lot to regulate.” It’s a common belief. But it’s only part of the picture. A sigh is...
by Nicola Turner | Sep 25, 2026 | Uncategorised
If you’re functioning but not feeling restored, this is worth checking. Falling behind on stress recovery often happens because people have strong “coping” muscles. They can override signals of fatigue and strain and keep going, which looks like...
by Nicola Turner | Sep 25, 2026 | Uncategorised
One reason stress doesn’t always resolve is that the nervous system doesn’t only respond to events. It learns and responds to patterns over time. What this means is that under longer stretches of ongoing stress, what should be a temporary stress response can become...
by Nicola Turner | Sep 25, 2026 | Uncategorised
If your nervous system has learned to be “switched on,” you rarely change that by thinking differently or random acts of calming. Coming out of a stress response usually 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 through good habits and recovery. Think of it as giving your...
by Nicola Turner | Sep 25, 2026 | Uncategorised
Open loops. Micro-checks. Notifications. A quick scroll here and there. Switching between tasks and tabs all day, and then again all evening. For many of us, this level of input has become normal. Think of it like having thirty browser tabs open. (I usually do.) Each...
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