In Rhythm: Soothe Your Nervous System

If you’ve been feeling a little overstimulated, scattered, or just tired of the hustle, fall has a quiet message for you: slow down, soften, and come home to yourself.

Here are 3 simple resets to help soothe your nervous system and bring your body back into balance:

1. Switch to Warm Mornings

Start your day with warmth — warm lemon water, a cozy wrap, soft socks. This cues your parasympathetic nervous system to soften out of alert mode.Try this: “Can I bring in 5% more warmth right now?”

Try this: “Can I bring in 5% more warmth right now?”

2. Walk the Edges

Take slow walks along natural edges — tree lines, rivers, fences. These “in-between” spaces help your body regulate and ground, especially when paired with silence or soft music.

Think: grounding without needing to do anything.

3. Light Something Instead of Scrolling

When the urge to scroll hits at night, light a candle instead. Let it be your cue to tune inward, not out. One flame = one permission to exhale.

Women 40+ are often carrying a double load — past resilience and present reinvention. These resets aren’t about fixing you. They’re about remembering how good calm feels in your body.

Nutrition Spotlight: Support Your Adrenals

Your adrenals play a big role in how you handle stress, energy, and mood—especially in midlife. When they’re overworked, you can feel wired, tired, or both. Nourishing them through food helps your body find balance again.

Try this: focus on steady, mineral-rich nourishment—think sea salt on your meals, avocado, leafy greens, and snacks that combine protein and complex carbs (like almonds with apple slices). These gentle choices remind your body it’s safe to slow down.

Movement Spotlight: Move to Regulate, Not Deplete

In midlife, your workouts should leave you feeling energized, not drained. Movement that calms your nervous system—like Pilates, gentle strength training, or slow flow yoga—helps regulate hormones, improve sleep, and support longevity far more than constant intensity.

Try this: finish your next workout with 5 minutes of slow, intentional stretching while focusing on deep, steady breaths. Notice how grounded you feel afterward.

Ritual Spotlight: Create Moments of Pause

Your nervous system thrives on signals of safety—and small pauses throughout the day can be just as powerful as big wellness habits. Building in intentional breaks helps your body shift from “go mode” to calm, restoring clarity and ease.

Try this: set a gentle reminder to pause every few hours—step outside, stretch, or take five slow breaths with one hand on your heart. These tiny resets add up to a calmer, more centered you.

On the topic of slowing down this fall, here are books, podcasts & products I’m loving lately:

• 🎧 Podcast Rec: The Tamsen Show
• 📖 Book Rec: How to Menopause by Tamsen Fadal
• 🌿Equi.life supplements: My favorite clean supplements
• ⚡️HigherDose: Rituals to empower your highest potential