Journeys With My Body

Why You Keep Missing What's Right In Front Of You

21 min · 18 de mar de 2026
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Have you ever looked for something, really looked, checked the same spot multiple times, and found nothing? Then the moment you stopped and took a breath, there it was? That's not a coincidence. That's your nervous system. In this episode, Heidi shares the story of a lost key, an urgent text, and the moment she realised she had been looking directly at something she couldn't see, and what that reveals about what stress actually does to your perception, your problem-solving, and your ability to receive what is already available to you. What you'll walk away with: * Why a threat response literally narrows what you can see and access * What "regulation" actually does physiologically   * The hidden cost of performing okayness and why your body always knows the difference * What it means to be a closed system vs an open one — and which one you might currently be living in This one is personal. And it might change the way you understand every stuck moment you've ever had. 🎙️ Enjoying the podcast? Come continue the conversation inside Journeys With My Body [https://www.skool.com/journeys-with-my-body/?sc=1], a community for women doing the deeper work of nervous system healing and somatic reconnection.   We're at almost 100 episodes, so if you're new here, dig in. There's something in there for wherever you are right now.

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