Are you living life or living in a constant state of survival without realizing it?
HRV expert and nervous system educator Salim Najjar helps unravel what’s happening beneath the surface. He opens up about how early childhood loss, Lebanese cultural conditioning, and years of nonstop striving wired him to live in a constant state of alertness. Through his story, he explains how the body holds onto unprocessed emotions, how ancestral trauma can shape our sense of safety, and why heart rate variability (HRV) is one of the most revealing signals of our internal world.
Salim also breaks down the science behind chronic stress and why it quietly fuels inflammation, burnout, and emotional reactivity. More importantly, he shares practical tools, from somatic awareness practices to reframing and intentionality, that helped him rebuild his own nervous system and step into what he calls “nervous system sovereignty.”
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What You’ll Learn
How the nervous system shifts between sympathetic and parasympathetic states
Why HRV is the most honest indicator of stress and internal health
How childhood and ancestral trauma imprint on the body
How somatic awareness helps release stored emotional patterns
The five pathways for HRV growth: sleep, hormetic stress, reframing, intentionality, community
How reframing experiences can instantly shift physiological stress
Why community and co-regulation are essential for nervous system resilience
⏱ Timestamps00:00 Intro
01:04 What Your Body Is Really Asking For
01:44 Growing Up as First-Generation Lebanese
03:42 Inside Lebanese Family Culture
06:20 How Healing Yourself Impacts Future Generations
10:45 Why We React the Way We Do
15:15 A Guided Somatic Awareness Practice
17:33 Understanding Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
19:13 Making Sense of Your HRV Score
23:26 Chronic Stress: The Hidden Source of Inflammation
29:00 What True Healing Can Look Like
35:56 Two Powerful Ways to Reduce Stress
40:29 How to Shift Into a Parasympathetic State
42:58 The Transformative Power of Reframing
45:54 The Intentionality Behind Your Actions
49:06 Why Community Is Essential for Well-Being
50:09 The Nervous System’s Deep Need for Safety
55:01 How HRV Helped Sarah Reclaim Her Health
01:12:01 A Gentle Reminder: Be Kinder to Yourself
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