06/14/2026
There is a special kind of rage that happens when you are already activated and someone tells you to breathe. Especially if you’re someone who lives in your head.
You can understand trauma patterns, attachment wounds, family systems, addiction cycles, resentment, power dynamics, and every possible reason your body is reacting.
Then someone says, “Can you take a breath?” and some part of you wants to leave the room. Because it feels too basic. Too small. Almost insulting. But sometimes the thing we dismiss as too simple is the exact thing our nervous system needs.
This episode is about why smart, insightful people fight the simple things that help them: breathing, pausing, naming the emotion, walking away, sleeping, eating, letting someone be wrong, and refusing to turn every misunderstanding into a courtroom.
Listen here:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/doing-the-work-a-naples-integrated-recovery-podcast/id1863685481?i=1000772633158