Sleeping Too Much? The Nervous System Reason Behind Oversleeping (Dorsal Shutdown & Sleep)

Описание: In this video, I want to talk about something we don’t hear about very often.

Most conversations about sleep focus on people who can’t sleep — difficulty falling asleep or staying asleep.

But there’s another experience that many people have:

Sleeping too much.

Sometimes the nervous system moves into what’s called a dorsal state — a low-energy state where we may feel tired, withdrawn, heavy, or shut down. In this state, sleep can become a way the nervous system tries to cope.

Using a simple nervous system ladder model, I explain:

• The three main nervous system pathways
• Why some people struggle with insomnia (sympathetic activation)
• Why others may find themselves sleeping excessively (dorsal shutdown)
• The difference between supportive dorsal (rest, sleep, meditation) and survival dorsal (shutdown, numbness, withdrawal)
• Why sleep challenges are often connected to nervous system regulation

Sleep is often not the problem itself — it’s a signal from the nervous system about what state your body is in.

Understanding this can bring a lot more compassion and clarity to your sleep experience.

If you’d like to practice tools that support your nervous system and sleep, you’re welcome to join us for the Monthly Integration Call.

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On Saturday March 7th at 1 PM Atlantic, we’ll be gathering for a 2-hour Monthly Integration Call where we’ll explore the 3 components to better sleep — emotions, mindset, and behaviors — and create your own personalized tapping scripts to support your sleep.

You’ll receive simple worksheets and guidance so you can learn how to tap through what’s showing up for you and build tools you can return to anytime sleep feels difficult.

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