Self-Care: Managing Our Nervous System Ad Free Version

In this Ad Free episode, Dr. Megan Anna Neff explains how summer can push the Autistic nervous system beyond its window of tolerance and why self-care is essential for protecting capacity, clarity, and well-being. She breaks down the autonomic nervous system with practical cues for recognizing hyperarousal, hypo-arousal, shutdown, and the freeze response, and offers concrete, personal tells to monitor stress, from breathing changes to rumination and pacing. Framed as both a physical and neurological experience, the conversation explores authentic validation, sensory support, and selective information intake as radical acts of self-preservation and resilience.