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The Luminous Body Podcast
Are you sick and tired of feeling sick and tired? This is your opportunity to learn about the immense power humans have to heal, and how you can unlock the secrets of the body and harness that energy to transform your life and elevate your vitality.
Welcome to the Luminous Body podcast with Dr Jaxson Wearing and Dr Hilary Conroy, who will be your expert guides in holistically transforming your health and restoring balance back to your body. As business owners, health professionals, and a married couple, their backgrounds give them a wealth of knowledge in both the chiropractic and kinesiology worlds, but also in living life authentically and unapologetically!
As society broadens its view of traditional medicine and embraces a more holistic approach to health care, they’ll help you navigate the wide range of information available, and shed light on the best practices for your journey. They’ll focus on the whole picture of what it means to be healthy: addressing the physical, emotional, and chemical symptoms that your body is showing you and then how to heal them, giving you your power back to make your own healthcare decisions based on what's best for you as an individual.
So subscribe now and join in every Monday for a new episode - they’ll be breaking down everything you need to know about the mind, body, and soul (alongside some incredible guests!), giving you all the answers and tools you need to embark on your own transformative journey.
Get ready to unlock your inner light and start healing from within!
The Luminous Body Podcast
Neuroscience Meets Emotions: Mastering The Window Of Tolerance
In this episode, we’re diving deep into the concept of the window of tolerance—a term coined by Dr. Dan Siegel that describes the optimal range of emotional and physiological arousal where you can function, learn, and grow. It’s that balanced state where you feel calm, focused, and capable of handling life’s ups and downs without tipping into overwhelm or shutdown.
But here’s the thing: no two people have the same window of tolerance. It’s shaped by your history, your body, and your experiences—both the good and the difficult. If you’ve dealt with chronic stress, trauma, or illness, your window of tolerance may be smaller, making it harder to stay regulated when life throws challenges your way.
One of the most powerful realizations we explore is that your nervous system often mistakes familiarity for safety. If you’ve lived in chaos or high-stress environments, your body might feel most “comfortable” in that state—even if it’s not actually helping you grow. Expanding your window of tolerance isn’t just about feeling better; it’s about retraining your body to recognize calm and balance as safe. We talk about why small, incremental changes are key—because just like building physical strength, you don’t start with a 100kg squat. It’s about introducing manageable shifts that your nervous system can integrate without triggering a stress response.
We also get into the importance of vagal tone—the strength and responsiveness of your vagus nerve, which is critical for nervous system regulation. We share practical tools to support this, like breathwork, somatic therapy, and co-regulation with safe, attuned people. The goal isn’t to avoid stress altogether—it’s to build the capacity to stay present and responsive when it happens. This conversation is about building trust with your body and nervous system, so you can move through life with more ease, flexibility, and resilience.
Tune in and learn how to stretch your window of tolerance in a way that feels supportive, not overwhelming.
Get ready to unlock your inner light and start healing from within!
And if you have any comments on the show, any questions you might want answered, or you just want to connect - reach out to us directly @hilary.conroy and @drjaxsonwearing
We’re here to help you understand the full power that breathwork can have on your physical and mental health - Jaxson is hosting our Creative Conscious Breathwork sessions, using a combination of energy work and sound healing practices to elevate your consciousness: https://www.luminousbody.co/events
Unsure of where to start on your own stress management path? We get it - with so much information out there, even dealing with stress starts to sound… well, stressful! We’ve created a FREE e-book for you that gives our best practical advice and actionable strategies to learn how to regulate your emotions and create a well-balanced and resilient mindset! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KfFguWPKblTAkKdrmgR66FDxlFnIHBeX/view?usp=drivesdk
If you’re ready to start your holistic health journey, we’d love to help you take that first step - feel free to contact us for any information or to book your appointment now: https://www.luminousbody.co/
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