# Episode 151 - Your Body Was Never Meant to Hold This

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Podcast: [The Ex-Good Girl Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ex-good-girl-podcast-6037423)
Published: 2026-02-11T20:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Over the last few weeks, the constant exposure to human suffering, injustice, and horrifying information has felt like an avalanche. If you’ve been taking this in through social media and the news like I have, you might notice yourself swinging between obsessing and shutting down, or believing that if you look away or take a break, it means you don’t care. In this episode, I share what helped me understand what was actually happening in my nervous system and why feeling overwhelmed doesn’t mean you’re broken. It means your body was never meant to hold all of this. Here’s what I cover: An Instagram post that helped me understand how the overwhelm we’re living through impacts the body How flooding ourselves with horrific information without containment destabilizes our nervous systems Why empathy and good girl conditioning can turn caring into self-sacrifice Three things to pay attention to so we can stay connected to the truth without losing ourselves What it looks like to give yourself permission to decide what level of engagement is right for you Find Sara here: https://sarafisk.coach https://pages.sarafisk.coach/difficultconversations https://www.instagram.com/sarafiskcoach/ https://www.facebook.com/SaraFiskCoaching/ https://www.tiktok.com/@sarafiskcoach https://www.youtube.com/@sarafiskcoaching1333 What happens inside the free Stop People Pleasing Facebook Community ? Our goal is to provide help and guidance on your journey to eliminate people pleasing and perfectionism from your life. We heal best in a safe community where we can grow and learn together and celebrate and encourage each other. This group is for posting questions about or experiences with material learned in The Ex-Good Girl podcast, Sara Fisk Coaching social media posts or the free webinars and trai…

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