{"product_id":"the-map-the-plan-nervous-system-duo-1-free-book-of-your-choice","title":"The Map \u0026 the Plan: Nervous System Duo + 1 Free Book of Your Choice","description":"\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eYou can feel it happening. You just can't tell what it is yet.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eKeyed up for no reason. Or the opposite: flat, far away, going through the motions when you should feel something.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eMost advice skips straight to what to \u003cem\u003edo\u003c\/em\u003e: breathe, move, journal, rest. That's the part that keeps failing. You can't pick the right tool until you know what state you're in, and nobody taught you how to read that.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFirst the map, then the plan\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThese two books do two separate jobs, and each covers the part the other leaves out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnchored\u003c\/strong\u003e teaches you to recognize your state as it's happening: which nervous system response is running, what sets it off, and what moves you out of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeal Your Nervous System\u003c\/strong\u003e gives you the sequence for what to do next. It's five stages in order, and Dr. Passaler explains why the order matters. Many practices genuinely help, but \"without the right timing, these can be ineffective, inefficient, or even harmful.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eHer first stage is Awareness, which is exactly what Anchored trains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e1. Anchored — Deb Dana\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe map. Knowing which state you're in.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eForeword by Dr. Stephen Porges, who developed Polyvagal Theory. Deb Dana's book turns the theory into short practices, many small enough to use in the moment itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA few of them:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe vagal brake:\u003c\/strong\u003e a simple standing exercise that lets you feel it at work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIntentional sighing:\u003c\/strong\u003e the book's way to \"interrupt our state and find a momentary reset\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\"I'm so ___, I could ___\":\u003c\/strong\u003e a sentence that keeps the feeling and changes the next step\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGlimmers:\u003c\/strong\u003e small moments of safety your system tends to skip past, and how to start catching them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA five-question check-in\u003c\/strong\u003e for when you can't tell what you're feeling\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eStart here if you often can't name what's happening until it's over.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e2. Heal Your Nervous System — Dr. Linnea Passaler\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe plan. What to do, in what order.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFive stages, in sequence: \u003cstrong\u003eAwareness → Regulation → Restoration → Connection → Expansion.\u003c\/strong\u003e Each stage gets its own chapter. The book also covers the four pillars of nervous system health, the sensitive nervous system, and the tipping point where stress turns into dysregulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePassaler was a practising oral surgeon when her own health started unravelling: rosacea, gut pain that became IBS, high-functioning anxiety, burnout. She wrote the book for readers with a long list of symptoms that no single specialist has connected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eStart here if you already understand the theory and still don't know what to do on a hard evening.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePLUS: ONE FREE BOOK, YOUR PICK\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eChoose any single ebook in the store and it's yours free with the duo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow it works:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd the duo to your cart.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdd any single ebook you want.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt drops to $0.00 at checkout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/goodreadsnow.com\/collections\/ebooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eBrowse single ebooks \u003c\/a\u003e→\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne free book per duo. 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