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The Six Figure Author Experiment PodcastUSA Bestselling Authors Lee Savino and Russell Nohelty conduct experiments and talk to experts about how to build a six figure career. Author: Six Figure Author Experiment
USA Bestselling Authors Lee Savino and Russell Nohelty conduct experiments and talk to experts about how to build a six figure career. www.sixfigureauthorexperiment.com Language: en Genres: Arts, Books, Education, Self-Improvement Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Episode 45 - Bodywork, Burnout, and the Lie of Anxiety
Sunday, 25 January, 2026
* Listen on Spotify* Listen on Apple* Listen on Youtube* Listen on PocketcastsIn this deeply honest and wide-ranging episode of The Six Figure Author Experiment, Lee and Russell dive into the often-overlooked connection between bodywork, burnout, creativity, and financial success. Drawing from neuroscience, somatic tracking, chronic illness research, and lived experience, they explore why mindset work alone often fails — and how unregulated nervous systems keep authors stuck in cycles of exhaustion, anxiety, and self-criticism. This episode reframes success through the lens of safety, regulation, and joy, offering practical tools for healing, creativity, and sustainable growth in 2026 and beyond.Topics Covered:* Why writer’s block and income plateaus often originate in the body, not the mind* The mind-body connection: psychosomatic symptoms, TMS, and neuroplastic pain* Burnout as a survival response, not a personal failure* How hustle culture disconnects creators from their bodies* Why affirmations alone don’t work without somatic safety* Somatic tracking and checking in with the body throughout the day* The role of chronic stress in shutting down creativity and desire* Trauma responses and internal “protector parts” formed in childhood* How negative self-talk operates below conscious awareness* Why your nervous system doesn’t understand language — only sensation* Rest vs. productivity: redefining what “success” feels like* Neutral thinking and releasing judgment as a path to peace* Parasympathetic vs. sympathetic nervous systems explained simply* Why anxiety is not a signal of danger — and when it actually matters* Fight, flight, freeze, fawn, and people-pleasing as stress responses* The myth of boredom and anxiety as opposites* How animals regulate stress — and what humans forgot* Breathwork basics: resonant breathing, 4–7–8 breathing, and why box breathing isn’t enough* Why most adults don’t breathe properly (and how to fix it gently)* Pain reprocessing therapy, Curable, JournalSpeak, and brain retraining* Yoga, stretching, movement, and ancient regulation practices across cultures* Religion, ritual, and community as nervous system regulation tools* Why creativity and marketing require safety, play, and embodiment* The danger of perfectionism and the value of “good enough” action* Closing stress cycles instead of suppressing emotion* Why emotions naturally last 90 seconds — and what keeps them looping* Radical acceptance of self, others, and life events* Why most things actually work out for most people* The “dog on the nail” metaphor and choosing relief sooner* How fear-driven busyness blocks inspiration* Why rest creates better ideas faster than grinding* Cutting spinning plates instead of sustaining exhaustion* Doing fewer things better as the true path to scaling* Reverse time-blocking: designing work around life, not the opposite* Why regulation is the foundation for creativity, income, and joy* Choosing softness, safety, and pleasure as a radical success strategy* Teaching the next generation emotional regulation as a superpower* Redefining “paradise” as presence, peace, and creative flow This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.sixfigureauthorexperiment.com
