73. On Edge - Why Things Feel So Heavy Right Now (Chronic Stress, Anxiety & Nervous System Overload)

When the World Feels Unsafe: Systemic Heartbreak, Fear, and Nervous System Overload

If you’ve been feeling anxious, angry, numb, or emotionally drained — and you can’t point to one thing in your personal life that explains it — you’re not imagining things.

In this episode of Bounce Back, Black Woman, we talk about systemic heartbreak — the kind of emotional weight that comes from living in a world marked by violence, political chaos, injustice, and constant uncertainty.

This is real talk, not a debate. Not a rant — but not neutral either.

We explore how repeated exposure to fear and threat impacts our nervous systems, why so many Black women feel chronically “on alert,” and why dysregulation right now is not a personal failure — it’s a biological response to prolonged unsafety.

This conversation is about naming what’s happening, validating your lived experience, and shifting the focus from fixing the world to protecting your nervous system.

In this episode, we explore:

• Why so many of us feel emotionally on edge right now
• How current events and systemic injustice affect the nervous system
• The difference between personal healing and collective trauma
• Moving from resolution to regulation in chaotic times

A grounding reminder:

You are not broken. You are responding to a world that often feels unsafe.

The work right now isn’t carrying everything — it’s learning how to stay regulated, rooted, and present inside it.

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