Healing Is My Hobby23 Feb

News Fasting, Humming & Letting Go: A Healing Lab Experiment

What if staying informed is actually dysregulating you?

And what if protecting your peace isn’t avoidance… but wisdom?

In this month’s Healing Lab, Jessica Colarco, LCSW, tests real-life nervous system practices to answer one question:

What actually helps us stay regulated in a dysregulated world?

Not perfectly. Not as a productivity hack.

But as an experiment.

This month’s lab included:

A 48-hour news fast
Intentional social media boundaries
Simple polyvagal practices (including surprisingly powerful humming)
A daily “What’s In My Control?” journaling ritual
A tender collective grief practice

Jessica shares what worked, what didn’t, what surprised her (hello, humming), and what she’s keeping moving forward.

You’ll hear:

Why the first 24 hours of a news fast are the hardest
How constant information overload keeps the nervous system on high alert
A simple explanation of the vagus nerve and how to activate your body’s calming system
The phrase that became this month’s anchor:

“I can care deeply and still protect my peace.”

How the full Serenity Prayer reframed control and surrender
Why naming grief can feel heavy — and relieving at the same time

This episode isn’t about disconnecting from the world.

It’s about learning how to engage without abandoning yourself.

Because healing isn’t about doing everything.

It’s about noticing what supports your nervous system — and letting go of what doesn’t.

✨ Try This

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No pressure. No perfection. Just gentle support.

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