If you've ever felt overwhelmed, exhausted, or unable to manage tasks that you think you should handle by now, this is for you. This episode delves into nervous system capacity—how much your system can handle before it leads to anxiety or burnout. Sheridan, a somatic trauma therapist and yoga therapist, explains the concept through practical advice and actionable strategies.

Key takeaways include:

1. understanding the impact of body-based sensations
2. the importance of co-regulation through social connections
3. recognizing the influence of societal factors on personal capacity.

00:00 Introduction to Nervous System Capacity

00:36 Signs You're at Capacity

01:37 Understanding Nervous System Capacity

01:52 About the Podcast and Training

02:46 Welcome to Sustainable Success

03:57 Personal Experiences and Insights

06:37 Defining Nervous System Capacity

15:45 Increasing Your Capacity

16:44 Body, Mind, and Soul Practices

21:21 Societal and Environmental Factors

23:42 Final Thoughts on Capacity

1. The 5-week Energy Management Program: Work Doesn’t Have to Cost All Your Energy
2. One-on-one somatic support for nervous-system-level patterns

1. What if you're not the problem? Full report. Access the full report here: https://sheridanruth.com/what-if-youre-not-the-problem/
2. Burnout Is Weird PDF: 7 real stories of people who stopped trying to “fix themselves” and found steadiness in unexpected ways. click here
3. Read Somatic Intelligence for Success: Nervous system alignment to prevent burnout and leave an impact. Purchase here.
4. Regulation Your Nervous System At Work: Learn to regulate with practices you'll actually use. No need for more time, space or privacy. Download here.
5. Try the Burnout Prevention AI ChatBot: Soma helps you shift out of spirals, self-doubt, and stress-based decision-making—so you can lead from your most grounded, self-aware state. Access here.

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In this episode, we explore why work can feel disproportionately exhausting — even when you enjoy it and are “doing everything right.”

You’ll hear about:

• Why end-of-day exhaustion isn’t always a motivation or discipline problem
• How constant adaptation to mismatched environments quietly drains nervous system capacity
• The difference between healthy effort and chronic over-exertion
• A simple nervous-system-based energy audit you can start today
• How to track energy drain through body sensations rather than stories or self-criticism
• What decision fatigue, overthinking, and post-work collapse are actually signalling
• When exhaustion points to deeper patterns like freeze, trauma history, or family roles
• Why some patterns don’t shift through insight alone — and what support can help
• How to redesign work without blowing up your life

Mentioned in this episode:

• The 5-week Energy Management Program: Work Doesn’t Have to Cost All Your Energy
• One-on-one somatic support for nervous-system-level patterns
• Developing interoception (your ability to sense and name internal body signals)

This is for people who:

• can focus deeply… sometimes too deeply
• struggle to stop once they’re “in it”
• feel physical resistance or distress when switching tasks
• suspect adhd, autism, or nervous system sensitivity
• are tired of productivity advice that ignores physiology

This episode is an excerpt from a recent teaching session many of my clients receive. If you're also like to receive in depth support that covers the topics of work, money, the nervous system and how to live in this crazy world as a sensitive human without burnout, you can click here to book a consultation call and learn about support.

I'll also have a new course "Work Doesn't Have To Cost All Your Energy" out soon for those of you who prefer structure and self-pacing. Stay turned.

In this episode

• Why your brain is never “off”: the default mode network (dmn) and task-focus network (they’re anti-correlated, so switching is real work for your system)
• The salience network as your internal switchboard: how stress load and sensory/emotional input make transitions feel abrupt or even threatening
• Using interoception as a bridge: noticing heart rate, breath, hunger, sensation to calm the switch instead of muscling through it
• 4 somatic practices to exit hyperfocus without fighting yourself or your loved ones :)

Access the full report here: https://sheridanruth.com/what-if-youre-not-the-problem/

“I’m ready for something else... but I don’t know what that is.”

If that’s you — start with a 90-minute Somatic Clarity Intensive. We’ll find your next step, the one your body can actually follow through on.

Or if you’re tired of circling between “almost-ready” and “total doubt,” the 6-month journey helps you rebuild energy, boundaries, and clarity — so you stop second-guessing and start leading from your center.

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7 real stories of people who stopped trying to “fix themselves” and found steadiness in unexpected ways.

click here

Connection is my love language! Let me know you exist and are listening along by sending me a ✨ on Instagram @_sheridanruth_ or LinkedIn

Nervous system alignment to prevent burnout and leave an impact.

Purchase here.

Learn to regulate with practices you'll actually use. No need for more time, space or privacy. Download here.

Soma helps you shift out of spirals, self-doubt, and stress-based decision-making—so you can lead from your most grounded, self-aware state. Access here.

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