Why You Can't Switch Off | And How to Teach Your Brain to Relax Again
If you can't remember the last time you properly switched off, this one's for you.
Relaxation isn't collapsing on the sofa with the telly on. It isn't a glass of wine to take the edge off. Real relaxation is something your body actually does a shift in the nervous system from alert to calm, from doing to recovering. And for a lot of us, that ability has quietly faded.
In this episode, Gary Johannes explains what's really going on when you can't relax: the two systems running your inner state, why your alarm gets stuck on, and why the harder you try to force calm, the more it slips away…
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