š When Your Nervous System Wonāt Come Down š
- Jul 2
- 2 min read

Thereās a point where the body forgets what safety feels like.
When the nervous system stays stuck in go-modeāvigilant, tense, breath shallowāit starts believing thatās just how life is.
And you? You start adapting⦠until your own overwhelm feels normal.
But hereās the truth:
You were never meant to live in a permanent state of survival.
Just like horses in a herd, your system is wired to respond and then release.
A jolt of fear? They run.
But once the danger passes? They shake. They breathe. They rest.
They come back to baseline.
Humans donāt do that so well.
We absorb. We hold. We carry tension like itās proof of our strength.
We smile when we want to cry.
We power through when we should pause.
We stay connected to what drains us and forget to reconnect to ourselves.
But hereās the medicine from the herd:
š“ Youāre allowed to shake it off.
š“ Youāre allowed to walk away from the fence line.
š“ Youāre allowed to rest, even if the world keeps galloping.
So if your heartās racing when youāre still,
If your jaw aches from clenching,
If your breath has forgotten how to be deepā
Thatās your body whispering: āPlease, donāt forget me.ā
Take the cue.
Lie in the grass.
Cry if you need to.
Breathe like the herd doesāfully, deeply, slowly.
And remember: your worth is not tied to how long you can endure.
Letās stop wearing burnout like a badge.
Letās start listening to the wisdom of the nervous systemāand the horsesāwho show us what it means to be free and still safe.
You donāt have to earn your rest.
You just have to remember youāre allowed to take it.
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Love, Light & Blessings,
Frannie and the BWH Herd
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