yes absolutely i just wanted to to presence that distinction i want to teach this in a way if it's possible um that people can recognize in everyday life can you take us into the autonomic nervous system a little bit at a simple level what is happening inside us when the nervous system perceives

threat oh every single system in your body is having reactions so your skin might start flaring.

And this can be like flush, right? You see people get flush.

My stomach, because our gut gets shut off, because instead of being a calm, safe, relaxed place, we're suddenly in danger.

And for those of us that lived in danger, it's now survival danger, which is even a step farther.

So our skeletal system responds and gets hard, ready to fight.

Our muscular system contracts, gets prepared to fight or run.

Sharon, how does someone begin noticing the difference between structure that genuinely supports them and control that is being driven by fear?