Nervous System Grounding After Divorce

Your mind might be ready to move on, but your body may still feel like it’s on high alert. We’re slowing down and doing something practical: a guided nervous system grounding exercise you can use anywhere, especially when divorce stress, co-parenting tension, or a sudden wave of anxiety pulls you out of yourself.

I walk you through a simple sequence that helps you orient to the present moment. This kind of somatic practice is small but powerful. When you stop spinning in the past and stop worrying about the future, you create space for emotional regulation, clearer thinking, and self-trust. If you’ve been trying to “figure it out” in your head and still don’t feel safe in your body, this is a gentle way back to now.

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Welcome And Who This Is For

Karin Nelson 0:00

Welcome to Becoming You Again, the podcast for divorcing and divorced women who want simple tools to help them feel safe in their own bodies again. I am your host, Karin Nelson. I'm a divorce coach who loves helping women reconnect with themselves through their nervous system, not just their thoughts. In today's episode, I am giving you a grounding exercise specifically for your nervous system. Let's get started. Welcome to Becoming You Again, the podcast where you learn to step into your power as a woman in this world, where you learn to reconnect to your wholeness, your integrity, and bring into alignment your brain, your body, and your intuition after divorce. This is the podcast where you learn to trust yourself again and move forward toward a life that you truly want. You are listening to Becoming You Again, and I am your host, Karin Nelson. Welcome back to the podcast.

Why The Present Moment Heals

Karin Nelson 0:56

In this episode, I'm going to be taking you through a grounding exercise to help you orient your nervous system to the here and now because that is where all healing happens, is in the present moment. This practice is going to be something simple that you can do anywhere you are, in any situation you find yourself, when you notice that your nervous system needs a little care and attention. So let's get started.

Grounding With A Neutral Object

Karin Nelson 1:23

I want you to start by simply looking around the space that you're in. Let your eyes land on something that feels comforting or possibly even neutral. Find something that evokes no feeling or emotion in any direction. Notice what it looks like. Notice the shape or the texture and describe it. Notice the color. Do this in your head, or if you're like me, I like to say it out loud. So I'll walk you through what I'm seeing. I see a lamp. The shade is long and circular, beige to brown. The texture looks linen, like a bit coarse but soft. And the lampstand is black and long and polished. And as you do this, as you notice your object, I want you to just notice your nervous system by taking a deep slow breath in. And a long slow breath out.

Grounding Through Nearby Sounds

Karin Nelson 2:40

Now I want you to let your attention shift to sound. Listen for one thing nearby. I hear the sound of my cat fountain. I can hear the water flowing over the edges of the fountain at a steady pace. I can hear my cat sleeping on his perch. The little soft snorts and hums of his breathing and dreaming. I just want you to notice something nearby and describe what you hear. Notice if there are any sounds even further away. And notice and name and describe without labeling it good or bad in either direction.

Feel Support Under Your Body

Karin Nelson 3:29

Now I want you to bring your awareness to where your body is supported. Feel the chair under you, or the ground beneath your feet. Let yourself feel supported by the chair and the ground. Feel held. Feel the support. What does that feel like? Notice it. Feel held up. Feel the steadiness of the foundation of where you are. I want you to notice and stay here for just a few breaths. And then notice if anything shifts in your body. Notice if anything shifts in your nervous system.

Notice Safety And What Shifts

Karin Nelson 4:16

Notice that when you know and believe and trust yourself that you are in the here and now and that you are safe enough in this moment, notice what changes. As you go through this exercise, I want you to recognize that when you're doing this practice, you are not spinning in the past, and you are not worrying about the future, and you are not ruminating about the thing that was said or what's to come. You are here and now in this moment and you are safe enough. This is a practice to help you orient and ground your nervous system.

Closing And Repeat As Needed

Karin Nelson 4:58

I hope you found it helpful. Come back to it as often as you need. Thank you so much for being here. I'll be back next week. Hi, friend.

Coaching Invitation And Next Steps

Karin Nelson 5:05

I'm so glad you're here and thanks for listening. I wanted to let you know that if you're wanting more, a way to make deeper, more lasting change, then working one-on-one with me as your coach may be exactly what you need. Together, we'll take everything you're learning in the podcast and implement it in your life with weekly coaching, real life practice, and practical guidance. To learn more about how to work with me one-on-one, go to Karin Nelson Coaching.com. That's www.karin, N-E-L-S-O-N coaching.com. Thanks for listening. If

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Karin Nelson 5:39

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