Nervous System Regulation for Women in Their 40s

Nervous system regulation, behaviour change and women's health in your 40s: Behaviour Change Strategist Leila Foster joins Jasmin Dhillon and Amanda Lim on The Forties Formula to explore why lasting change is so hard, even when we genuinely want it.

Leila works at the intersection of behaviour change, wellness and nervous-system regulation, drawing on personal experience as a mother of three, a new mum and a business owner with her husband.

They explore why our brains return to familiar patterns, how chronic stress affects our ability to change, why expectations create resentment, and how to recognise when a trigger isn't actually about you.

Leila also opens up about divorce, blended family life, shared parenting and running a business with her husband. Jasmin and Amanda share their very different experiences with 9D Breathwork.

Finally, Leila shares her 40s formula: stop doing what you're told, make micro-adjustments, know your season, hold your paradox, ask for help, and never outsource your decisions.

Nervous system regulation, neuroplasticity, expectations & resentment, inherited trauma, Breathwork, blended families & divorce, sharing the parenting load, conflict resolution

Chapters:

00:00 Why knowing isn't enough to create change

02:17 Your nervous system on a normal Tuesday

04:01 "Is it about you?"

05:30 Expectations, stress and resentment

08:17 The biology of inherited patterns

11:08 Stress, the brain and old programming

15:03 Neuroplasticity and the six pillars of wellness

15:55 Is the problem the fish or the fish tank?

16:43 Breaking out of emotional spirals

21:35 What happens during 9D Breathwork

25:09 Why the same experience affects us differently

28:58 Divorce and building a blended family

35:05 Sharing the parenting load and running a business with your spouse

44:15 The calendar invite that can save a relationship

47:00 Leila's 40s Formula

About our guest Leila Foster is a Behaviour Change Strategist and Wellness Architect working at the intersection of behaviour change, wellness and nervous-system regulation. https://www.instagram.com/birthbossmama/

About your hosts Jasmin Dhillon, Integrated Health Strategist and Health Coach for women in their 40s. https://www.instagram.com/eat.with.jasmin/

Amanda Lim, Metabolic Health Coach focused on strength, confidence and long-term health. https://www.instagram.com/coachamanda/

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