02/27/2026
Storms in our lives have a way of revealing our default setting. What’s yours?
Mine surprised me this week…
For me ~ and like so many of us ~ it’s: “I’ve got it. I’m fine.”
We push through, problem-solve, handle it… and that old autopilot kicks in even when our bodies are clearly saying otherwise.
On our first day out after the storm, both gas stations in town were closed, so we headed down the mountain. The drive was eye-opening ~ lines & trees down everywhere, and a real view of the devastation beyond our little bubble.
And then, in just a few miles, we got to Murphys.
Sunny. Blue skies. No snow. No visible damage. It felt almost euphoric ~ like Dorothy stepping into the Emerald City after all the challenges she’d encountered.
Before we left, dear friends texted: “Do you need anything? Stop by.”
My first instinct was to say, “No, we’re good.” Too much to do… and I don’t want to be an inconvenience.
But when I actually paused and checked in, the truth was simple: a couple of loads of laundry would feel amazing. I’d started it the day the power went out, and after traveling the week before, clean essentials felt like luxury.
So we stopped by… and it wasn’t just a stop. It was a landing.
A warm home. A welcome of kindness and care. The Olympics on in the background. A beautiful late lunch made for us. Conversation. Calm. My nervous system softened in a way I didn’t even realize I needed.
I even got to sink into a massage chair for a 30-minute session… and honestly, it was a little symbol of my body saying, “Let me receive.”
Later, back in storm land, it hit me:
Often the “trouble” or “inconvenience” isn’t real.
It’s old programming that says… don’t ask… don’t need… don’t take up space.
Here’s the deal as I know it: receiving isn’t weakness.
It’s a practice of opening and letting love land.
And if your body tightens at the thought of asking for support… that’s your brain’s old programming trying to keep you safe. (I work with clients on this all the time.)
You don’t have to do it all alone.
You’re allowed to be supported.
You’re allowed to let kindness reach you.
Because one safe moment of receiving can teach the nervous system something new…
and start to rewire the brain that it’s safe now.
If this sounds familiar ~ the autopilot of “I’m fine” + “I have to do it all” ~ and you’re curious how to interrupt that loop, reach out and I’ll tell you about my 1:1 Zoom Neuro Recode sessions ~ a gentle, safe, modern, science-backed way to create more internal safety ~ less bracing, more alignment.
With love and alignment,
Maura