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Coffee, Scrolling & Netflix: The Calm We Borrow But Never Keep
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Are you trapped in the cycle of reaching for quick fixes to calm your stressed nervous system? That third cup of coffee, mindless scrolling, or end-of-day glass of wine might offer temporary relief, but they're actually teaching your body to outsource its sense of safety rather than build it from within.
The truth is, many of us have mastered the art of "borrowed calm" – those external solutions that feel fast but fade quickly. This borrowed calm may be socially acceptable and even encouraged, but it's quietly conditioning your nervous system to forget its innate capacity for self-regulation.
What if there was another way? In this episode, I introduce the concept of "earned calm" – the nervous system's love language that builds lasting resilience from the inside out.
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Chapters
1. Borrowed vs. Earned Calm (00:00:00)
2. The Four R's Framework (00:03:00)
3. Breaking My Coffee Dependency (00:05:44)
4. Teaching Your Body to Drive (00:08:03)
5. Episode Wrap and Call to Action (00:10:00)
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