Delia McCabe | Recalibrate your nervous system

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Session 2 shows you how to recalibrate your nervous system—shifting from ‘wired & tired’ to calm—by aligning values, setting boundaries, and using simple body-based resets you can do anywhere.


Key takeaways:

  • Values → boundaries: clarify what matters, then use gentle “no” scripts to protect time & energy

  • SNS vs PNS: modern stress keeps SNS (fight/flight) on; we want more PNS (rest/digest) to sleep, digest, and think clearly

  • HPA axis reality check: stress chemistry was meant for 30–60s bursts; ongoing worry = stuck “tiger”

  • Caffeine caution: coffee = dopamine → adrenaline → glucose surge; fine in moderation, not an energy strategy

  • Breathing reset: double inhale, longer exhale with a sigh to flip PNS on (use in meetings, traffic, 3 a.m.)

  • Sense-grounding: notice sights/sounds/smells/touch; anchor with a favorite aroma to return to calm

  • Tech boundaries: no phone before breakfast; keep it out of bedroom/bathroom/mealtimes

  • Wind-down journaling: note what you learned, one win, a yes that serves you, and what you’re grateful for (primes sleep)

  • Laugh daily: you can’t laugh and be stressed at the same time—use comedy as an easy PNS switch

  • Make it stick: pick 2–3 tactics, post sticky notes, repeat—neurons that fire together, wire together.

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