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Wired + Tired at 3AM: Your Body Is Doing Math Problems and Backflips

You fall asleep like a sweet angel. Then somewhere between 2–4AM, your eyes pop open like the emergency alarm went off…

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Dang Shen Chinese Chicken Herbal Soup

In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dang Shen is often described as a gentle Qi tonic (sweet, neutral) traditionally used to support low energy patterns—fatigue, weakness, low appetite, and “I’m tired but I must keep going” energy, classically tied to Spleen + Lung Qi support.

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When the goalpost is moves again

Skullcap is my go-to for that exact moment when the deal shifts again and my nervous system decides, “Rest is a trap.” She’s the herb that helps your brain un-clench when you’re stuck in high alert—watchful, wired, bracing for the next email like it’s a jump scare.

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I’ve Been Sipping Horsetail All Season... and My Body Has Thoughts

I have been in a committed seasonal situationship with Horsetail (Equisetum arvense) and I need you to know the truth: this plant is giving “old money… but make it mineral.” Like—subtle at first. Then one day you look down at your hands and realize…

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Soft Monk Era: 10 Rituals to Stay Sane When the World Is Loud

How do slow-living monks not lose their minds while the world spins on turbo mode? They structure their days like a soft ritual: meditation, work, rest, repeat. Inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings, here’s a sassed-up version for our modern, overstimulated nervous systems:

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Unbothered & Anointed

A lot of our unhappiness comes from trying to satisfy every loud thought, every urgent feeling, every random request. Babe—that’s not leadership, that’s self-abandonment.
The key: focus on what matters deeply. The rest? Let it line up behind you.

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3 Signs It’s Dysregulation—Not Defiance

Sometimes your “defiant” child isn’t a tiny rebel CEO… she’s a fried little nervous system in a too-big world. Because in this house, we don’t call nervous systems “disrespectful.” We call them sacred, sensitive receivers learning how to live in their own skin.

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Temperament Swap: Two Minutes, New Medicine

Intentional role/strategy switch: you (or a child) borrow the strengths and regulation tools of a different temperament for a few minutes to balance the moment—without changing who you are.

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Drip in Regulated Energy

Morning energy isn’t about caffeine—it’s about claiming sovereignty before the world claims your nervous system. This ritual is for the woman who wants to glow from groundedness, not adrenaline. For the mystic leader who leads with intuition instead of overload.

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Homeschool, Spa, TeaGina HudsonHerbs
Smoke, Sip, Soak, or Slather On?

Tea blesses the belly. Tinctures whisper in measured drops. Baths melt armor into velvet. Topicals kiss the edges. Smoke—while risky—can shift mood fast and ceremonial. If inhalation’s your lane, steam or dry-herb vapor is the gentlest path.

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