Building Resilience
de Leah Davidson
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What Italy Taught Me: Seven Lessons from Leading a Retreat
What Italy Taught Me: Seven Lessons from Leading a Retreat
Sobre este podcast
Life can feel overwhelming, especially when you're dealing with anxiety, stress, a dysregulated nervous system, or constant overthinking.
But here's the good news: you're not alone, and relief is possible.
I'm Leah Davidson, a nervous system resilience coach and speech-language pathologist, and I'm here to help you navigate life's ups and downs by teaching you practical tools for nervous system regulation.
On this podcast, you'll learn how to manage anxiety, reduce stress, stop overthinking, and support a healthier, more regulated nervous system.
Together, we'll share inspiring stories, practical tips, and compassionate support to build resilience and create a life filled with purpose, joy, and connection.
Ready to befriend your nervous system and reclaim your peace? Let's get started!
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- What Italy Taught Me: Seven Lessons from Leading a Retreat · 17 min · Episodio 307Have you ever waited for the nerves to go away before saying yes to something new? In this episode of the Building Resilience Podcast, Leah Davidson shares seven lessons from…
- 3 Ways to Find Choice When Everything Feels Urgent · 21 min · Episodio 306Do you ever wake up with a to-do list already spinning in your head and feel like you have no real choices left? In this episode of the Building Resilience Podcast, Leah…
- When Your Family Changes · 25 min · Episodio 305In this episode of the Building Resilience Podcast, Leah Davidson explores what happens when family life shifts. A child moves out, a parent needs more help, someone marries, or…
- Where Rescuing Shows Up in Real Life · 26 min · Episodio 304Do you find yourself stepping in to fix things for the people you love, even when they could handle it themselves? In this episode of the Building Resilience Podcast, Leah…
- Stop Moving the Pebbles · 18 min · Episodio 303Do you ever step in to fix things for the people you love before they even ask? What if that help is quietly taking away the very moments they need to grow? In this episode of…
- Why Safety Can Feel Unsafe · 19 min · Episodio 302Have you ever finally let yourself rest and felt anxious instead of relaxed? Or been in a relationship that was genuinely good and still found yourself waiting for something to…
- When Kindness Feels Dangerous · 18 min · Episodio 301Have you ever tried to be kinder to yourself, and ended up feeling worse instead of better? In this episode of the Building Resilience Podcast, Leah Davidson unpacks…
- The Identities Midlife Women May Be Ready to Retire · 26 min · Episodio 300What if some of what you call your personality actually started as a way to stay safe, belong, or avoid conflict? In this special 300th episode of the Building Resilience…
- The Power of Doodling: 10 Ways It Supports Your Nervous System · 21 min · Episodio 299Have you ever caught yourself doodling in a meeting and felt a little embarrassed about it, like your brain was checking out? In this episode of the Building Resilience Podcast…
- 7 Ways Your Identity Shapes What You Do · 24 min · Episodio 298Have you ever set a new goal on Monday, new notebook, new routine, new version of you, only to find yourself back in old patterns three weeks later? In this episode of the…
- Being Needed vs. Being Valued · 16 min · Episodio 297Do you ever feel like the more people rely on you, the less anyone actually sees you? In this episode of the Building Resilience Podcast, Leah Davidson unpacks the subtle but…
- This Is Not a Dress Rehearsal · 21 min · Episodio 296What if the life you keep postponing is the one you were actually meant to be living? In this episode of the Building Resilience Podcast, Leah Davidson shares the simple…
- You Cannot Shame a Nervous System Into Safety. · 17 min · Episodio 295What if your inner critic isn’t just a thought—but a nervous system response? In this episode of the Building Resilience Podcast, Leah explores why self-criticism shows up in…
- The Truth About Safety · 20 min · Episodio 294Have you ever walked into a room and felt your body relax—or tense up—before anything even happened? In this episode of the Building Resilience Podcast, Leah explores what…
- Building a Brain With More Options · 26 min · Episodio 293Have you ever wondered why two people with nearly identical brain scans can live completely different lives? One stays sharp and independent, while the other struggles to hold a…
- Regulating vs Building Capacity. · 24 min · Episodio 292What if your nervous system tools are helping you calm down, but not actually changing what you can handle? In this episode of the Building Resilience Podcast, Leah breaks down…
- Three Kinds of Discomfort · 23 min · Episodio 291What if discomfort isn’t always a sign that something is wrong? In this episode of the Building Resilience Podcast, Leah Davidson breaks down the three types of discomfort…
- Why You Can't Handle What You Used To · 25 min · Episodio 290Have you ever wondered why you can’t handle what you used to? The same responsibilities, conversations, busy days, and emotional demands that once felt manageable may now leave…
- The Missing Piece · 19 min · Episodio 289Have you read the books, taken the courses, gone to therapy, and done all the "right" work, yet still find yourself stuck in the same patterns and quietly wondering if maybe it's…
- Managing Your Energy · 16 min · Episodio 288Do you ever reach the end of the day feeling completely drained, with nothing left for the people and things that matter most? In this episode of the Building Resilience Podcast…
- Why You’re Always Running on Empty · 14 min · Episodio 287Do you ever feel like you have a thousand things to do, but somehow you get nothing done, not because you're lazy or disorganized, but because your body simply won't move…
- Nervous System Work and Your Kids: Where to Start. · 20 min · Episodio 286Do you ever look at your child in the middle of a meltdown and wonder: Is this because of me? Did they learn this from me? Did I somehow pass this on? In this episode of the…
- Why Your Nervous System Work Isn't Working (Part 2) · 20 min · Episodio 285Are you doing the nervous system work, reading the books, trying the tools, and showing up, but still feeling stuck? In this episode Leah Davidson continues part two of this…
- The Patterns That Block Nervous System Change · 16 min · Episodio 284Do you ever feel like you’re doing all the “right” things for your nervous system, but still feel stuck? You’re learning, practicing, listening, trying the tools, and showing…
- How to Move On After a Parenting Meltdown with Pam Howard · 18 min · Episodio 283Have you ever lost your temper with your child and felt that crushing wave of guilt hit you right after? Maybe you yelled, said something you didn't mean, or completely lost…
- Judicious Giving Up with Guest Dawn Friedman · 30 min · Episodio 282Have you ever held on to something long past the point it was serving you, because giving up felt like failure? This week on Building Resilience, Leah shares an episode from…
- Overcoming Avoidance: Choose Your Path to Success with Cynthia Coufal · 34 min · Episodio 281Do you ever find yourself (or your teen) avoiding things, not because they don’t matter, but because they feel uncomfortable? In this special collaborative episode for Mental…
- Clean Pain, Dirty Pain & Your Nervous System Part 2 · 18 min · Episodio 280Ever find yourself spiraling even when part of you knows it's not as bad as it feels? This episode breaks down the neuroscience behind why your nervous system stays stuck in…
- Clean Pain, Dirty Pain & Your Nervous System Part 1 · 22 min · Episodio 279Most of us aren't just dealing with the hard thing in front of us. We're dealing with the hard thing plus every story, prediction, and identity conclusion our brain has stacked…
- Understanding your Partner’s Nervous System (With Rhonda Farr) · 49 min · Episodio 278Have you ever looked at the woman you love and wondered, who is this person, and what happened to her? If your partner seems more exhausted, more reactive, or just unlike…
- Nervous System Regulation and Intimacy with Dr. Sonia Wright · 40 min · Episodio 277I was recently a guest on Dr. Sonia Wright's podcast, The Midlife Sex Coach for Women, and the conversation was so good I had to bring it here. Dr. Sonia is a board-certified…
- Why Healing Feels Backward · 25 min · Episodio 276Do you ever feel like your healing is going backwards… even when you’re doing everything “right”? In this episode of the Building Resilience Podcast, we explore a powerful…
- Stop Flying Alone · 18 min · Episodio 275Do you feel like you’ve been carrying everything on your own… for years? In this episode of the Building Resilience Podcast, I share a simple but powerful metaphor that…
- Healing Isn't Calm, It's Capacity: 6 Laws That Move You From Surviving to Thriving. · 23 min · Episodio 274Do you ever feel like you’re doing all the “right” healing practices but still feel overwhelmed, stuck, or like your nervous system hasn’t caught up? In this episode of the…
- You're Not Broken, You're Brilliantly Wired: The 6 Survival Laws Your Body Already Follows. · 26 min · Episodio 273What if the anxiety, people pleasing, overthinking, or exhaustion you experience is not a sign that something is wrong with you? What if your nervous system is simply doing…
- Why Your Best Ideas Don’t Show Up at Your Desk · 22 min · Episodio 272What if the breakthrough you’re chasing isn’t hiding in your to-do list but in the space you refuse to take? In this episode of the Building Resilience Podcast, Leah Davidson…
- The Hidden Sense (Interoception) Part 2 · 29 min · Episodio 271Do you ever feel disconnected from your own body… like you’re living from the neck up? In Part 2 of this series on interoception, Leah moves from awareness to action. If Part 1…
- The Hidden Sense (Interoception) Part 1 · 15 min · Episodio 270Do you ever feel anxious, irritable, or emotionally overwhelmed and have no idea why? What if the problem isn’t your mindset but your connection to your body? In this episode of…
- Why Women Need Women (Especially in Midlife) · 26 min · Episodio 269Do you have friends you can disappear from for months and return to without guilt, explanation, or effort? The ones who don’t keep score, don’t require performance, and still…
- Why You Procrastinate (It's Not What You Think) · 26 min · Episodio 268Do you ever sit down to do something important and suddenly find yourself reorganising drawers, researching holidays, or staring at a blank screen while silently asking, “Why…
- Parenting Older Kids Without Over-Functioning · 18 min · Episodio 267What if the hardest season of parenting is not when your kids are little but when they are older? When your children become teens, young adults, or fully grown, the role you…
- What Little Kids Feel First: The Nervous System You Bring Into the Room · 19 min · Episodio 266Do you ever feel like you’re doing everything “right” as a parent, yet connection still feels harder than it should? You’re showing up, staying patient, trying your best… and…
- The Queenager Season: Midlife, Capacity, and the Nervous System · 25 min · Episodio 265Midlife is often framed as a crisis, but what if it’s not about everything falling apart? What if it’s about what simply becomes no longer tolerable? In this episode of the…
- 10 Nervous System Hacks That Actually Work… If Your System Is Ready · 16 min · Episodio 264Why context, capacity, and safety matter more than quick fixes. We are living in the age of nervous system hacks. Cold plunges, breathing tricks, humming, ice cubes, and viral…
- A 50/50 Year: Celebrating the Wins & Integrating the Learns” · 22 min · Episodio 263As the year comes to a close, not everything fits neatly into good or bad. Some years hold both expansion and exhaustion, clarity and confusion, joy and grief, all at the same…
- Why the Holidays Hit Your Nervous System Harder Than You Think · 12 min · Episodio 262The holidays often bring up reactions that feel bigger than the moment. Tension, irritability, overfunctioning, or the urge to withdraw can show up even when nothing is “wrong.”…
- Completing the Stress Cycle: The Daily Habit Most People Skip · 20 min · Episodio 261If you wake up tired, feel overwhelmed by small things or can’t shake tension even after the stressful moment has passed, your body may be stuck in an unfinished stress cycle…
- Why Affirmations Only Work Sometimes · 24 min · Episodio 260Have you ever repeated an affirmation like "I am calm" or "Everything is okay" and felt your body tense up even more? You are not alone. Affirmations sometimes fall flat because…
- When Mindset Isn’t Enough: Why Nervous System Education Changes Everything · 27 min · Episodio 259Do you ever wonder “Why am I still reacting like this when I know better?” You’ve read the books. You’ve reframed your thoughts. You’ve practiced gratitude, breathwork…
- Stop Forcing Regulation: The 3 Antidotes Your Nervous System Actually Responds To · 17 min · Episodio 258Do you ever feel like the harder you try to regulate, the more dysregulated you become? You breathe deeper, stretch longer, journal harder… yet your mind still races and your…
