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Aug 11
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Why Your Nervous System is The Key To Yo...

Rebecca Hunter, MSW
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Tired of trying to think your way out of overthinking?

Let me show you what actually works—in less than 30 minutes.

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Ever wonder why you feel calm one minute and spiraling the next?

In this short episode, you'll learn how your nervous system impacts your mental health and why understanding its patterns is key to feeling more steady and self-aware.

You'll discover the three core states your nervous system moves through daily, what they feel like, and how they drive everything from burnout to disconnection to real presence.

Listen in to get familiar with the system that’s quietly shaping your emotional world and start responding instead of reacting.

Rebecca Hunter, MSW helps empathic high-achievers (like you) stop overthinking, overcome emotional overwhelm, and actually feel better...for real.

💥 Ready to feel calm and clear again?

Check out Back to Calm, my complete self-paced program that teaches the exact skills I’ve used with thousands of clients to reset their nervous system, rebuild self-trust, and finally feel present in life again.

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Take Out Therapy is a podcast for people who want to reduce anxiety, recover from burnout, and live more authentically.

Each episode explores topics like mindfulness, emotional intelligence, emotional resilience, and anxiety relief—and offers simple, practical tools for managing stress, overcoming overthinking, setting boundaries, and staying grounded.

Created especially for empathic high-achievers and sensitive professionals, this show helps you break free from people-pleasing, build real self-compassion, and create true work-life balance.

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