When Survival Mode Becomes Your Default & How To Break The Cycle

In this episode, we explore what happens when survival mode stops being a temporary response and becomes your everyday normal.

Taniel shares her personal story of living in constant “go mode,” how her body forgot what calm felt like, and the small, gentle shifts that helped her rebuild safety, peace, and presence from the inside out.

This isn’t about doing more — it’s about doing less, on purpose. If you’ve been holding it all together for everyone else and feel like you’ve lost touch with yourself, this episode will remind you that you’re not broken — you’re healing.

 

What You’ll Hear:

• The hidden ways survival mode shows up in daily life
• Why your body stays “on” even when you want peace
• What it really means to re-teach your nervous system safety
• Small, realistic ways to start feeling calm again
• How healing often looks slower, softer, and more real than you expect

 

This episode is especially for you if:

• You’re constantly “on,” even when exhausted
• Rest feels uncomfortable or unearned
• You’re ready to feel calm, safe, and in control again

 

Free Resource: Join the waitlist for my 5-Minute Calming Hypnosis Audio — designed to help your body remember what safety feels like again: tanielstrydom.com/5-min-calming-reset-audio

 

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