Calm Your Nervous System: Simple Daily Practices for When You're Wired, Hangry, or Too Busy to Rest | Nadia Narain & Katia Narain Phillips
A tongue-in-cheek jaw release, a 30-second shake-off, and a two-finger trick that tells your body it's safe. Plus: why scrolling feels relaxing but isn't.
Nadia Narain and Katia Narain Phillips are the authors of the international bestsellers Self-Care for The Real World and Rituals for Every Day. Their most recent book, Glimmers: Tiny Moments to Transform Your Life, was published in January 2026.
In this episode we talk about:
- Why staying calm all the time isn't actually the goal
- The sneaky state that masquerades as rest
- How to find glimmers in even the most ordinary moments
- Why glimmers turn out to be contagious
- The odd little trick for releasing tension you didn't know you carried
- What animals know about stress that we've forgotten
- How your field of vision talks to your nervous system
- Why your chores might be a secret meditation practice
- What rushing does to even the best of intentions
- Why leaving dishes in the sink can be a sign of progress
- The overlooked basics behind so much everyday stress
- Why rest isn't one-size-fits-all
- What it means to reparent yourself
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