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The Regulated Life

The Regulated Life

Hosted by: Erica Carter-Folk

Nervous system science meets raw, soulful truth. For adults ready to feel safe in their own skin. Welcome to The Regulated Life, hosted by transformational coach Erica Carter-Folk. This isn't your average self-help...

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Episode 44: RAW Regulation | Co-Regulation: Why the Best Thing You Can Do Tonight Is Stop Trying

EPISODE SUMMARY We're closing the week with the most quietly powerful tool in the entire suite โ€” co-regulation. In today's Raw Regulation mini-episode, we break down the neuroscience of what happens when two nervous...
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Episode 43: RAW Regulation | The 5-Minute Buffer Zone: The Most Important Transition of Your Day

ย  EPISODE SUMMARY Most people walk in the door from work still in the meeting they left forty-five minutes ago. Today's Raw Regulation mini-episode is about the Buffer Zone โ€” a deliberate five-minute transition ritual...
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Episode 42: RAW Regulation | Why What You Carry In Your Face Is Blocking Your Intimacy

EPISODE SUMMARY Are your teeth touching right now? They probably shouldn't be. In today's Raw Regulation mini-episode, we're going deep on one of the most undertalked pieces of nervous system anatomy โ€” the jaw-pelvis...
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Episode 41: RAW Regulation | The 30-Second Cortisol Brake You Already Own

ย  EPISODE SUMMARY This Raw Regulation mini-episode is your Tuesday reset. In under seven minutes, you'll learn the neuroscience behind the physiological sigh โ€” the fastest, most accessible tool your body already has...
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Episode 39: Regulated Life Deep Dive |The Biology of the Brake: Why Your Body Says No When Your Brain Won't Quit

ย  The Regulated Life | Season 1 Episode 39 EPISODE SUMMARY You love your partner. You want to feel connected. But when the moment comes, your body just... closes. And instead of desire, you feel guilt. This week's...
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Episode 38 - RAW Regulation | The Spiral Reset Audio: Your 5-Minute Somatic First Aid Kit

All week we've been building the toolkit โ€” the Voo Sound, the Butterfly Hug, the 5-4-3-2-1 Sensory Reset. Today Erica weaves them all together in a live demo of the Spiral Reset Audio โ€” the free five-minute guided...
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Episode 37: RAW Regulation | The 5-4-3-2-1 Sensory Reset: Tell Your Immune System the Predator is Gone

Your immune system is waiting for one signal โ€” and it doesn't require a partner, a prescription, or a resolved argument to receive it. In today's episode, Erica teaches the 5-4-3-2-1 Sensory Reset โ€” a grounding...
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Episode 36: RAW Regulation | The Butterfly Hug: Interrupt the Spiral Before It Speaks

ย What if you could interrupt a Spiral โ€” mid-argument, mid-anxiety, mid-that-3am-loop-in-your-own-head โ€” in about 15 seconds? No partner needed. No equipment. Just your own two hands. Today Erica teaches the Butterfly...
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Episode 35: RAW Regulation | The Voo Sound: Your Vagus Nerve's Reset Button

ย  There's a reset button built into your body. It doesn't require a partner, a prescription, or even a lot of time. It takes about 60 seconds, it works whether you're mid-spiral or just winding down from a hard day,...
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Episode 34: Why 'I'm Fine' is Killing Your Immune System

ย  What if your most important health intervention isn't in a bottle โ€” it's in the nervous system quality of your closest relationships? In this episode, Erica unpacks the biology behind why chronic relational stress โ€”...
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Episode 33: RAW Regulation | How to Use the Spiral Reset in Real Time

You've made it to Friday โ€” and today I want to make sure the free tool I created for you actually gets used. The Spiral Reset Audio is a free 5-minute guided breathwork and somatic anchoring experience designed...
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Episode 32: RAW Regulation | The Space Protocol

This one is for both of you. When the Bunker needs space and the Seeker can't tolerate the silence โ€” the loop explodes. Not because either of you is wrong. Because the space had no container. No agreement. No...
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