Why Does Your Body Pull Back From Change? 🌿 · Midlife Identity Reset Circle

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Why Does Your Body Pull Back From Change? 🌿

Have you ever wanted something to change for ages, and then the moment it actually starts your whole body pulls back?

Maybe the house is finally quieter and you've been longing for time that's just yours. And now that it's here, you find yourself filling it with tidying, errands, anything familiar. Grateful for the space, and not quite sure what to do with it yet.

That's your nervous system, it absolutely loves what's familiar. Your old habits feel safe to your body, even the ones that don't really fit the woman you're becoming, so when something new shows up, even something you've wanted for a long time, your body can treat it like a warning sign before your mind has even caught up.

What helps is asking yourself whether the change is actually risky or whether it's just new. If it's risky it needs a proper plan, but most of the time it's just new, and new only needs a smaller step and a bit of support.

I always think of it like walking on a misty morning, you can only see a few steps in front of you and you could stand there waiting for it to clear, but it usually only clears once you start walking. Each step shows you a bit more of the path, and that's how your brain starts to believe you can do this.

So this week I'm not asking you for anything big, just one small step you can try.

Your worksheet, My Comfort and Change Map, is attached to this post, so grab a coffee and give yourself about 20 minutes with it, it'll help you find that one step to try before Friday.

When something new comes up, how quickly does your body react, before you've even thought about it? Vote in the poll and then tell me in the comments what you notice first.

Nervous system first, identity next.

Instantly 🫀

After a moment 🫁

Only once I start overthinking it 🌀

I've never noticed 👀

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Why Does Your Body Pull Back From Change? 🌿