“Your Nervous System Never Consented to This”

Hey beautiful soul,

Can we take a moment to name the wild pace of modern life for what it is?

We wake up and instantly check our phones—absorbing global headlines, family group chat chaos, and maybe an email that already has us spiraling before we’ve even had a sip of water. Then it’s go-time: get dressed, show up, solve problems, smile, hold space, hustle, do, be, fix, figure out, repeat.

And by the time we’re lying in bed—scrolling endlessly because we’re too tired to do anything else but too wired to sleep—we’re full. Overflowing, actually.

And not in the good, soul-nourished way.

We’re overstimulated. Disconnected. Emotionally exhausted. Our nervous systems are lit up like a Christmas tree… every single day.

We weren’t meant to live like this.

We weren’t designed to process a global tragedy at breakfast, a work emergency at lunch, and a friend’s heartbreak over DMs at dinner.

Our nervous systems never consented to this arrangement.

So what do we do?

We reclaim our rhythm. We slow it the hell down. We pause. We breathe. We get honest about what’s not working.

Because just because the world moves at this speed doesn’t mean you have to.

You get to unplug. You get to unsubscribe. You get to protect your peace like your life depends on it—because it kinda does.

Start with something small:

• Don’t check your phone for the first 30 minutes of your day.
• Take a real lunch break. Without a screen.
• Go for a walk without headphones.
• Unfollow accounts that drain you.
• Create a “Do Not Disturb” ritual that feels like a sacred boundary.

You don’t have to do it perfectly. You just have to begin.

Because the world doesn’t need a more informed, more efficient, more exhausted version of you.

The world needs the real you....regulated, rooted, and radiating from the inside out.

You in?

Let’s rise differently. Together.

xo, Melissa

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