Why Your “Calm” Might Be Shutdown with Lori Montry

Send us Fan Mail We follow the clues behind fatigue, brain fog, cravings, irritability, and shutdown and trace them back to nervous system overload instead of personal failure. Lori Montry shows us how survival adaptations shape behavior and how a simple daily check-in can rebuild safety, capacity, and real choice.  • common nervous system distress signals such as sleep issues, low energy, brain fog, cravings, irritability and chronic symptoms  • Lori’s personal path from early adaptations to somatic healing work and nervous system education  • why trauma is not a contest and why “small” experiences still shape protective patterns  • shifting from controlling the nervous system to building a relationship with it  • the graduated cylinder 1–10 model for mapping regulation, activation and shutdown  • using thoughts, sensations, emotions and behaviors as data points for self-awareness  • how shutdown can mimic calm and why the body is the reliable compass  • why behavior change fails in survival mode and how to reduce time spent at 6+  • attuned self-care prompts like “What does this need?” and “What would feel good right now?”  Follow Lori and get her book!  https://www.lorimontry.com/ Take the free quiz  https://yourenottheproblem.com/quiz Are you ready to streamline your business and elevate your client experience? Right now you can get 30% off with my discount code: https://share.honeybook.com/shannastar You can try Pic Time for free with my code and get an extra free month when you upgrade to a paid plan: head to the notes and click the link to start your beautiful galleries today https://davistaphotography.pic-time.com/referral Support the show Keep Shining- Shanna Star