Ever raise your prices—only to immediately second-guess yourself, avoid selling, or feel physically ill when someone asks what you charge? In this episode of The Regulated & Rich Photographer, Skye Edmonds breaks down what’s really happening when success starts to feel like a threat instead of a win.

You’ll learn how your nervous system responds to visibility, income growth, and expansion—and why it sometimes shuts you down even when you want more. From price increases that trigger a freeze response to feast/famine cycles driven by survival patterns, this episode will help you connect the dots between your business decisions and your biology.

Skye shares real-life examples, emotional truths, and the exact reason your nervous system is your true money maker. If you’ve been caught in the loop of raising rates and then shrinking back, this is your sign: it’s not a mindset issue—it’s a safety issue.

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In this raw and revealing episode of The Regulated & Rich Photographer, Skye pulls back the curtain on one of the most misunderstood forms of self-protection: functional freeze. It’s the quiet, polished version of shutdown that often hides in plain sight—beneath the to-do list, the over-editing, the launch delay, the inbox avoidance. It looks like procrastination, but it’s something deeper.

This episode isn’t here to call you out. It’s here to name what’s really happening inside your system when success starts to feel too heavy to hold—and why your nervous system might be saying no even when your mind says go.

Listen to my other podcast, PIVOT, for photographers interested in making more money without booking more sessions: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pivot-podcast-become-a-photography-coach-or-mentor/id1754021546

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You say you want more visibility, more bookings, more ease. But the moment momentum picks up… you vanish. Not because you don’t care. But because something deeper is running the show.

In this episode, we’re pulling back the curtain on a survival response most photographers don’t realize they’re stuck in—and why “procrastination” might actually be a brilliant (but costly) form of protection.

You’ll walk away understanding:
► Why you pull back right when things are working
► The surprising nervous system reason creativity goes offline
► How success can trigger the same response as stress (and what to do about it)

Whether you’re ghosting your Instagram, avoiding your inbox, or stuck mid-launch wondering if you’re cut out for this… you’re not broken. You’re not behind. And you’re definitely not alone.

→ Join The Regulated & Rich Photographer 30-Day Reset: https://regulated.lenstolaunch.com/ - includes live teaching, coaching and private telegram channel for community

→ I love your questions ----> DM me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skye_wohphoto/

→ Listen to my other podcast, Heiress - https://tinyurl.com/3juhamvj -- Faith-Driven Business, Wealth Stewardship & Identity Activation for Women Entrepreneurs Called to Build & Lead