{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5feb4060803000789a554e29/6a9ec79f0c727006153d06f8?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Power of Doodling: 10 Ways It Supports Your Nervous System","description":"<p>Have you ever caught yourself doodling in a meeting and felt a little embarrassed about it, like your brain was checking out?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode of the Building Resilience Podcast, Leah Davidson makes the case for doodling as a legitimate nervous system tool, not a distraction, but a body-based practice backed by real science. She breaks down the \"10 Ps\" of doodling, showing how something as simple as a pen moving across paper can lower cortisol, boost dopamine, and shift your body from stress back into safety.</p><p><br></p><p>You'll learn why your nervous system needs bottom-up, non-verbal tools alongside talk-based healing, and how doodling builds focus, emotional release, presence, and playfulness without requiring any artistic skill at all.</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Doodling is a body-based practice that brings you into the present moment and regulates your nervous system in real time.</li><li>It activates cognitive centers that support memory, focus, and comprehension, even when it looks like \"checking out.\"</li><li>Doodling offers a wordless outlet for emotion, letting stuck feelings move through the body instead of staying trapped.</li><li>Regulation is a skill, not a trait, consistent doodling reinforces neural pathways tied to calm and clarity.</li><li>Play and imperfection in doodling help release perfectionism and chronic hypervigilance.</li><li>Doodling can act as a bridge between the emotional brain and the thinking brain after a stress response.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>LINKS AND RESOURCES:</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>The Art of Regulation: Doodle Your Nervous System Bundle (Physical journal, worldwide shipping, bonus content and bonus workshop): </strong><a href=\"https://www.skool.com/doodle-your-nervous-system-5944/about\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://www.skool.com/doodle-your-nervous-system-5944/about</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Advanced Training in Nervous System Resilience : </strong><a href=\"https://leahdavidsonlifecoaching.com/coach-training-join\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>https://leahdavidsonlifecoaching.com/coach-training-join</strong></a><strong> </strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>COMMUNITY</strong></p><p><strong>MIDLIFE NERVOUS SYSTEM REWIRE COMMUNITY 👑</strong>: A low pressure, fun community for “Queenagers” to regulate, not fix, their midlife nervous systems.</p><p><strong>Join here: </strong><a href=\"https://www.skool.com/midlife-nervous-system-rewire/about?ref=06e003b61b8148ebbafd3a067f3cc2e1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.skool.com/midlife-nervous-system-rewire/about?ref=06e003b61b8148ebbafd3a067f3cc2e1</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>MENTAL HEALTH STATIONERY - RESILIENT BRILLIANCE PRODUCTS:</strong></p><p><strong>1) RESILIENCE JOURNAL: </strong>A guided journal for emotional well-being and nervous system care</p><p><a href=\"https://a.co/d/7DpuyVj\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;<strong>Amazon US</strong></a><strong> </strong>-<a href=\"https://a.co/d/7DpuyVj\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://a.co/d/7DpuyVj</a></p><p><br></p><p>2) <strong>MY SAFE SPACE : AFFIRMATION AND JOURNAL PROMPT SET</strong></p><p><strong>Amazon US - </strong><a href=\"https://a.co/d/2mANQs4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://a.co/d/2mANQs4</a></p><p><br></p><p>3) <strong>WORRY TIME PAD :&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>Amazon US </strong><a href=\"http://bit.ly/3QSvyv1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://bit.ly/3QSvyv1</a></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>LET'S STAY CONNECTED</strong></p><p><strong>Subscribe to Midlife Recalibrated here:</strong> <a href=\"https://substack.com/@midliferecalibrated\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://substack.com/@midliferecalibrated</a></p><p><strong>INSTAGRAM:</strong><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/leahdavidsonlifecoaching/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://www.instagram.com/leahdavidsonlifecoaching/</a></p><p><strong>FACEBOOK:</strong><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/leahdavidsonlifecoaching\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> </strong>https://www.facebook.com/leahdavidsonlifecoaching</a></p><p><strong>WEBSITE:</strong> <a href=\"http://wwww.leahdavidsonlifecoaching.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">wwww.leahdavidsonlifecoaching.com</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":" Leah Davidson"}