Overwhelm Archives - Candice Wu

Micro-Movements for Healing, Tension Release, Presence, and Nervous System Capacity — EP165

Candice Wu — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 14:00:08 +0000

With just a few minutes, you can feel better in your body with these 11 simple (and possibly deep) micro- movements! Shift the tension in your body, to bring more presence, expand your capacity to move through your body’s experience, develop more congruence and coherence, or stimulate your healing process. Approach them in ways that can support your needs.

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Links and Resources

Find me on Clubhouse < Embodied Healing Collective >

Episodes with tools on resourcing:

FROM EMOTIONAL NUMBNESS TO WHOLENESS – EP24

NERVOUS SYSTEM OVERWHELM: NOTICE THE SIGNS, POLYVAGAL THEORY BASICS, AND 12 TOOLS TOWARDS HEALING TRAUMA, DEPRESSION, SHUT DOWN, AND OVERWHELM — EP92

ANGER: OUR INNATE TOOL FOR EMPOWERED CREATIVE LIFE #ANGERGETSABADRAP — EP40

Show Notes

00:00 Intro
01:14 Introduction & Explanation
07:22 Supporting Yourself and the Key
10:15 The Micro Movements
10:23 Push-Up Movement
14:15 Wall Push Movement
17:55 Squat Movement
20:41 Bite Movement
23:18 Pulling Motion
24:46 Slamming Motion
25:32 Screaming Motion
26:37 Wall Squat Movement
31:40 Shaking Something
33:13 Shaking Your Body
34:00 Slow Motion Jog
35:08 How to Select Which One to Do?
37:38 Why It’s Important to Slow the Process Down and Pendulate
44:36 Clubhouse Meetup
47:20 Outro & Greeting

Intro Music by Nick Werber

Featured Photo by Laura Chouette on Unsplash

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Tired Cat? Looking at Root Causes of Fatigue and Exhaustion — EP164

Candice Wu — Mon, 12 Jul 2021 14:00:08 +0000

What’s underneath your tiredness? The ins and outs of how fatigue relates to your nervous system and why, and a few ways to get to the roots of feeling chronically tired, exhausted, and drained.

Links and Resources

Interview on Soul Nectar with Kerri Hummingbird

Find me on Clubhouse < Embodied Healing Collective >

Cat Aldana/Sager Website EatStretchNap

Interview with Cat Aldana/Sager: SEE THAT YOUR LIFE IS ENOUGH – EP25

A{LIVE} NOW: GAINING WEIGHT & BODY LOVE — EP163

Episodes with tools on resourcing:

FROM EMOTIONAL NUMBNESS TO WHOLENESS – EP24

NERVOUS SYSTEM OVERWHELM: NOTICE THE SIGNS, POLYVAGAL THEORY BASICS, AND 12 TOOLS TOWARDS HEALING TRAUMA, DEPRESSION, SHUT DOWN, AND OVERWHELM — EP92

ANGER: OUR INNATE TOOL FOR EMPOWERED CREATIVE LIFE #ANGERGETSABADRAP — EP40

Show Notes

0:00 Intro
1:14 Magical Free Morning
4:43 What to Do About Chronic Fatigue & Feeling Tired
5:23 What if You’re Lazy?
6:14 Shoutout to Cat Aldana/Sager
7:13 Interview on Soul Nectar With Kerri Hummingbird
8:11 What I Do With My Tiredness
9:12 Why Do I Feel Tired?
13:18 Do You Feed Your Soul?
14:12 What Was Going on When I Was Tired and Exhausted
15:17 What I Felt and How I Healed!
17:56 What Are Tiring Beliefs You Hold?
18:14 Sometimes Total Exhaustion is Necessary
23:02 Your Nervous System and Tonic Immobility
24:57 Freeze State and the Polyvagal Nerve
33:02 How You Can Start to Release the Freeze State From Trauma
38:12 Taking on Other People’s Energies
39:16 What to Begin With When You Don’t Know Where to Start
40:55 Look at Your Tiredness and Visualize It
42:52 Re-Grounding & Orienting Together
45:05 Outro & Invitation to Clubhouse

Intro Music by Nick Werber

Featured Photo by Milada Vigerova on Unsplash

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Anxiety or Energetic Upgrade? Spiritual Emergence, Awakening + Crisis — EP130

Candice Wu — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 14:00:08 +0000

An energetic upgrade can feel like anxiety! If you’re feeling untethered, nervous, racy, unanchored, and restless, excitable — your nervous system may be overwhelmed but also, you may be receiving an energetic upgrade to your system.

Tune into this episode for a conversation about what an energetic upgrade is and can feel like — as well as questions from a listener about spiritual emergence and crisis, how to build capacity, and what supports ease through intense awakening experiences.