Your self-criticism isn't discipline. It is a High-Tone Sympathetic response. It is the result of a nervous system that learned that mistakes were a threat to your safety. You aren't "working hard"; you are effectively using adrenaline and cortisol as a survival fuel to get through the day. In this video, I’m showing you why your brain is stuck in Hyperarousal and providing a somatic nervous system practice to signal to your body that the threat is over. I walk you through a Jaw and Neck Release designed to provide the Proprioceptive Input your Ventral Vagal complex needs to stop the bracing response. About Still with Vera I am a Nervous System and Somatics Coach for high-achievers. I help you move from survival-based productivity to grounded authority. Regulate your system. Subscribe.