Episode 2: “What it means to be busy, But not truly moving.”

Описание: Power or Survival? Code Switching, Safety, and Reclaiming Yourself

Welcome to Episode 2 of the SMART Wellness Podcast.

This podcast exists for gifted, high achieving, and neurodiverse Black women who have succeeded on paper yet still feel disconnected, tired, or constrained inside their own bodies.

In this episode, Dr. Reba Peoples and Summer C. Esquerre explore the difference between operating from power versus survival. We unpack how code switching develops as a safety response, how it keeps the nervous system on high alert, and what it costs your body over time.

This is a conversation about awareness, agency, and choice.

You will learn:

How to recognize when you are code switching from fear versus intention

Why survival based performance keeps your body stuck in chronic stress

How fight, flight, freeze, and appease show up in professional spaces

What it feels like to shift from contorting to grounded presence

How identity recognition supports nervous system regulation

A practical reframe to help you move through high pressure spaces with clarity

This episode is for the woman who prepares before every interaction.

For the leader who monitors her tone, posture, and presence to stay safe.

For the professional who senses her body tighten before she even speaks.

You are not broken.

Your body adapted.

And you are allowed to choose something different.

Listen with curiosity.

Notice your body.

Take what supports your healing.

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This podcast is for educational purposes only. It does not replace medical or mental health care. Please work with a licensed professional for personalized support.