The cortisol awakening response is a natural physiological process where cortisol levels spike 30-45 minutes after waking to energize the body, but chronic emotional abuse can dysregulate the HPA axis, causing this response to either spike too high (creating anxiety) or barely fire (causing fatigue); morning light exposure within 30 minutes of waking helps reset the internal clock and optimize cortisol rhythm, while a simple 4-second inhale, hold, and 6-second exhale breathing technique can help calm the nervous system.
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If YOU Wake Up Exhausted & Unrested. This Is What Chronic Abuse Did To YOUR Body… & Nobody Told YOU
Added:Good morning, y'all. Come outside and make real quick. Okay. So, before you even opened your eyes this morning, your body was already running the show. Your cortisol naturally spikes about 30 to 45 minutes [music] after you wake up, and they call it the cortisol awakening response, [music] and it's supposed to happen. It's what gets you vertical.
But, here's the thing, sweetie. Getting outside into morning light, it [music] actually helps that whole rhythm work the way it's meant to. Sunlight on your skin [music] and in your eyes early in the day, it helps set your internal clock, which downstream [music] supports your sleep tonight and your energy right now. So, if [music] you woke up already bracing, already tired before your feet even hit the floor, that's not you being lazy, honey, okay?
That's a nervous system that's [music] been on high alert for a really long time. So, this morning, let's just do this one thing. I want you to face towards the light, okay? And I want you to breathe in for four, hold at the top, and breathe out for six. One time.
That's it. You don't have to earn calm, [snorts] sunshine. You're allowed to start the day soft. Go heal, sunshine.
Have a fabulous day ahead. Bye.
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