Stress hijacks your thinking before a high-stakes meeting even begins. Here is what happens in your body. Plus 3 science-backed strategies to steady your nervous system.

If you’ve spent any time on social media lately (guilty!), you’ve probably come across talk about “healing” a “dysregulated” ...

When the nervous system detects pain or a potential threat in the pelvis, pelvic floor muscles may tighten. Initially, this ...

Diseases of the nervous system refer to disorders that affect any part of the central nervous system (brain, spinal cord or cranial nerves) or peripheral nervous system. Structural studies support the ...

It is hard to escape those moments in life when you are feeling incredibly nervous. Even if we plan ahead and rehearse, our body’s reaction to being nervous can flare up in very uncomfortable ...

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 ...

Shadow work, in the body or anywhere else, does not ask us to become calmer all the time. Instead, shadow asks us to become ...

No matter how many job interviews you’ve gone through, it’s perfectly normal to get nervous beforehand. You might be unable to sleep the night before or feel your stomach tying up in knots as the ...

A nervous breakdown describes when a person quickly loses their ability to function in daily life. It usually occurs because of extreme stress. It’s natural to worry sometimes, or occasionally feel ...

You know that feeling of being nervous? It's a physical thing. Maybe you feel a pit in your stomach, or your hands get clammy, or you start hearing your heart beating in your ears. I feel you. I used ...

Nervous poop is a common sign of your body's response to stress and anxiety. Stress hormones can cause abdominal cramping and diarrhea by affecting your digestive system. A sensitive enteric nervous ...