Christy Bass Adams
Our autonomic nervous system is made of two parts: the sympathetic and parasympathetic. The sympathetic is known as our fight-or-flight system. This part is activated when we are in dangerous or stressful situations. Both traumatic events and staying too busy cause us to stay in the sympathetic. Both good stress and bad stress cause the same response in our bodies. On the other hand, there is the parasympathetic, also known as the rest and restore system. This part is activated when we are in calm, safe, everyday moments of life. This is where we rest, drop our walls, engage in transparent, authentic relationships with our safe people, and our bodies start to heal.