Your sympathetic nervous system is one of the branches of your autonomic nervous system. It controls functions under unconscious control related to “fight or flight.” Your nervous system plays a ...

Each part of the nervous system uses internal checks and balances to regulate its activity, responding to various factors like mood, health status, and the external environment.¹ These regulatory ...

Try breathwork or mindfulness before reaching for a gadget.

You might have heard people talking about their nervous system being “overloaded” or “dysregulated” when they’re going through periods of heightened stress. Or perhaps you’ve been offered ways to ...

In a culture in which everything feels urgent, social media is filled with bad news, and our work days feel endless, something’s bound to give. Often, that thing is our nervous systems. In fact, if ...