In this first official episode of Beyond the Coil, I’m sharing an empowering insight from a recent coaching session that explores how our minds cling to familiar beliefs, even when they no longer serve us. Many of us carry deep-rooted stories of self-doubt that feel safe simply because they’re familiar, reinforced by our survival instincts and life experiences.

Today, we’ll dig into why these thought patterns are so persistent and explore how recognizing and reframing them can create space for self-empowerment and growth. I’ll touch on the science of neuroplasticity and polyvagal theory, showing how our brains are wired to return to “safe” thoughts, even when they limit us.

Note: I recorded today’s episode as a voice memo into my phone, fully NOT expecting it to turn into a podcast episode (much less the inspiration for a new season!) You can expect future episodes to be more curated, with salient protocols, and of course, better quality audio. See the actual first episode as the example: Election Season Stress? How to Self-Regulate with Polyvagal Techniques

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As the election draws near, it’s easy to feel swept away. This episode offers essential tools for maintaining emotional balance in these turbulent times.

We dive into the basics of polyvagal theory and how our nervous system reacts to stress, especially under high-stakes circumstances. You’ll learn quick, accessible self-regulation protocols—shaking off freeze state, releasing fight-or-flight, and reinforcing a sense of safety. Inspired by Ruby Rose Fox’s techniques, these strategies are designed to help you recognize and manage your emotional states, giving you a calm edge amid the noise. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed or simply seeking steadiness, tune in to empower your emotional resilience this election season.

Note: Today’s episode was supposed to be 2nd in the season, but I bumped the release date up due to the election.

If you find my insights helpful, schedule a free discovery call with me today, and let’s explore the possibilities waiting for you.

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Track List:

* Don’t worry I’m writing “serious” songs now –

* I have a teacher in Brooklyn – and we pretend

* what we’re doing is consequential, collectively

* choosing to forget that we’ll both die one day,

* we’re not even sure when, (it could be tomorrow,)

* y ella continúa enviando un correo electrónico de nuestra Zoom programada

* and I send her payment through Venmo

* sometimes even the day before the lesson

* which I would like to think that if I died

* before the lesson at least she gets a little

* paper because she deserves way more

* than I can pay for her electing to

* forget with me that we’re both going to die

* one day.

* Anyway.

* I wrote and recorded my first full song on a dingy beige and floral sofa in a living room

* with bad lighting in East Dallas, 2019. I had just gotten a divorce, rented a house, and

* había mudado con mi hij@ de tres años el mes antes. En 2019, no tenía ningún idea

* that what I was writing and recording on my every-other-free-weekend was an EP that I

* would finish in my bedroom the week I’d get laid off from my dream job in Los Angeles, 2024.

* Bonus

I wrote this episode on a day I finally broke from getting the same only-ever-subtext message from the online wellness community.

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Johan Huizinga’s definition of “play” reminds me of Octavio Paz’s definition of “eroticism” – that it exists for the sake of itself. Which also sounds like something God allegedly said – “I am that I am.” This puts pleasure and play decidedly close to God in my factoring, though, it’s true, I’ve never been too good at maths.

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I had been waiting forever for an adaptation of an Octavia Butler work. So when I saw the ad for the Hulu show, I counted down the days. I prepped by reading the book in a couple days. Warning – this episode contains spoilers.

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I wrote this episode in response to Sarah Marshall’s essay Violent Delights about the serial killer media industrial complex in the magazine The Believer after Roxane Gay linked it in her Substack: Audacious Roundup.

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