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How to Regulate Your Nervous System and Feel Better Fast with Liz Tenuto

Mar 23, 2026
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Liz Tenuto
Liz Tenuto, somatic movement expert and author of When the Body Speaks, teaches micro-movements to release stored stress and trauma. Short, practical techniques are explored for regulating the nervous system, improving sleep, and easing high-functioning burnout. She explains why tiny in-bed moves, hip-focused routines, and quick vagus-stimulating tricks can reset energy and reduce overwhelm.
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ADVICE

Move To Complete Your Stress Cycle

  • Use movement to complete your body's stress cycle: perceive stress, mobilize with fight/flight, then discharge via movement to finalize the response.
  • Modern stressors (emails) trigger mobilization without discharge, so add intentional movement to release buildup.
INSIGHT

Functional Freeze Hides In High Performers

  • Functional freeze describes high-performing women who function all day then crash at home due to long-term stress and energy conservation.
  • Gentle in-bed rocking and tiny movements can 'thaw' freeze, restoring energy and regulation.
ADVICE

Allow Crashes Then Add Tiny Movements

  • Give yourself permission to crash without shame if you're in functional freeze; it's a protective energy conservation response.
  • Then add tiny bed movements daily to slowly discharge stress and regain energy and capacity for decisions.
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