Wellness With Bertina

02/10/2026

02/10/2026

There’s nothing wrong with the version of you that learned how to survive.

The hyper-vigilance.
The pushing.
The constant readiness for what might go wrong.

Those patterns weren’t failures — they were intelligence under pressure.

But survival is meant to be a season, not a permanent identity.

Grounded, self-led living begins when you stop asking,
“What’s wrong with me?”
and start asking,
“What was I responding to?”

When the body feels safe enough, it naturally releases what it no longer needs to carry.

You don’t force yourself out of survival.
You outgrow it through safety, compassion, and choice.

02/10/2026

Hi Sunshines, guess what?!

I’m so excited to share that I’ll be facilitating a workshop at The Foundry’s Pathways Festival this February ✨

This festival is all about creativity, connection, and exploring the winding paths that shape who we are — and I couldn’t imagine a more aligned space to share this work.

I’ll be offering Rooted Resilience™: The Pathway to Calm, Clarity & Confident Leadership, a neuroscience-informed experience focused on nervous system regulation, emotional intelligence, and leading yourself with compassion under pressure.

The entire festival is FREE, family-friendly, and filled with art, workshops, and performances designed to build community and spark growth.

If you’ve been craving grounding, clarity, or a gentler way to navigate stress — I’d love to see you there 🤍



Will I see you there?

02/09/2026

You weren’t meant to white-knuckle your way through life.

Survival taught you how to push.

Healing is teaching you how to listen.

The shift isn’t dramatic —

it’s quiet, embodied, and deeply powerful.

From proving

to pausing.

From performing

to presence.

You’re not becoming less driven.

You’re becoming more self-led.

And that’s what sustainable success feels like.

If you’ve been functioning… but not fully feeling like yourself,

this is your reminder that burnout isn’t a personal failure.

I created my Burnout Recovery Toolkit as a gentle starting place   — to help you regulate, rebuild emotional capacity & reconnect with yourself at your own pace.

It’s there when you’re ready 🤍

Link in bio.

💬 Comment SHIFT if this feels like your season

📌 Save this for the days you forget who you’re becoming

📤 Share with someone learning how to soften without losing their fire

I love you Sunshine ♥️

02/07/2026

Anxiety is often framed as something to fix, overcome, or hide. In reality, it’s a nervous system doing what it learned to do: protect.

When we remove shame from the conversation, we create space for real healing—not performative coping.

02/07/2026

Anxiety is not your failure.
It’s your body remembering how it learned to survive.

Long before words, your nervous system learned the language of safety.
Stay alert. Stay prepared. Stay ready.

And when life demanded more than rest,
your body adapted beautifully.

Not perfectly.
But intelligently.

Anxiety isn’t proof that something is wrong with you.
It’s proof that something once asked too much.

Healing doesn’t begin with forcing calm.
It begins with kindness.
With listening.
With teaching your body—slowly, gently—that it’s safe now.

You’re not behind.
You’re not broken.
You’re becoming fluent in a new language:
one where safety lives inside you.

🤍 Save this for the moments shame tries to speak louder than compassion
💬 Comment SAFE if this softened something in you
📤 Share with someone who needs this reminder today


🧠 Understanding anxiety:

02/07/2026

Anxiety is not your failure.
It’s your body remembering how it learned to survive.

Long before words, your nervous system learned the language of safety.
Stay alert. Stay prepared. Stay ready.

And when life demanded more than rest,
your body adapted beautifully.

Not perfectly.
But intelligently.

Anxiety isn’t proof that something is wrong with you.
It’s proof that something once asked too much.

Healing doesn’t begin with forcing calm.
It begins with kindness.
With listening.
With teaching your body—slowly, gently—that it’s safe now.

You’re not behind.
You’re not broken.
You’re becoming fluent in a new language:
one where safety lives inside you.

🤍 Save this for the moments shame tries to speak louder than compassion

Comment SAFE if this softened something in you
Share with someone who needs this reminder today


🧠 Understanding anxiety:

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02/07/2026

Anxiety isn’t a personal flaw or mindset failure.
It’s a biological response rooted in the nervous system.

When the brain perceives threat—real or imagined—it shifts into survival mode. Thinking narrows. The body prepares. This is protection, not pathology.

Healing starts when we stop fighting the body and start listening to it.

02/07/2026

Anxiety isn’t overthinking.
It’s your nervous system doing its job too well.

When your brain senses threat, it prioritizes survival over clarity.
That’s why you can’t logic your way out.
That’s why reassurance doesn’t always land.
That’s why your body feels on edge even when you’re “fine.”

Nothing is wrong with you.
Your system learned to stay alert to stay safe.

Burnout and chronic anxiety don’t come from weakness.
They come from a nervous system that hasn’t been taught how to power down.

Real healing doesn’t start with pushing harder.
It starts with regulation before reasoning.

If you’re ready to calm your body—not just manage your thoughts—
my Burnout Recovery Toolkit walks you through nervous-system–based tools you can use in real life, in real moments.

🤍 Save this for your next anxiety wave
🔗 Access the Burnout Recovery Toolkit to begin regulating, restoring, and reconnecting
💬 Comment CALM if this helped you feel understood

02/07/2026

Anxiety isn’t overthinking.
It’s your nervous system doing its job too well.

When your brain senses threat, it prioritizes survival over clarity.
That’s why you can’t logic your way out.
That’s why reassurance doesn’t always land.
That’s why your body feels on edge even when you’re “fine.”

Nothing is wrong with you.
Your system learned to stay alert to stay safe.

Burnout and chronic anxiety don’t come from weakness.
They come from a nervous system that hasn’t been taught how to power down.

Real healing doesn’t start with pushing harder.
It starts with regulation before reasoning.

If you’re ready to calm your body—not just manage your thoughts—
my Burnout Recovery Toolkit walks you through nervous-system–based tools you can use in real life, in real moments.

🤍 Save this for your next anxiety wave
🔗 Access the Burnout Recovery Toolkit to begin regulating, restoring, and reconnecting
💬 Comment CALM if this helped you feel understood

Watch, follow, and discover more trending content.

02/06/2026

You don’t need better words.
You need a calmer body.

So much of what we call “communication issues”
are actually nervous system conversations happening beneath the surface.

When anxiety is leading, words rush.
Explanations multiply.
Connection feels urgent.

But when the body feels safe,
language softens.
Truth lands without force.

You’re not here to prove your feelings.
You’re here to express them — gently, honestly, and without abandoning yourself.

This is what healing anxiety looks like.
Not silence.
Not perfection.
But regulated presence.

🤍 Save this for your next vulnerable conversation
💬 Comment CALM if you’re learning this new way of speaking
📤 Share with someone who communicates from the heart