95: Survival Mode Affects Chronic Illness | Dr. Danielle Griffin on Somatics & Nervous System

Could your nervous system be keeping your body stuck in survival mode?

For people living with autoimmune disease, chronic illness, chronic pain, or burnout, stress isn't just emotional—it can have real physical effects throughout the body.

In this episode of Autoimmune Adventures, we sit down with Dr. Danielle Griffin, TEDx speaker, Doctor of Organizational Leadership, Certified Hypnotherapist, and somatic healing expert, to explore how chronic stress impacts the nervous system and why learning to regulate it may be an important part of supporting long-term health.

Together we discuss:

✔ What survival mode really looks like

✔ Hidden physical signs of unresolved stress

✔ The connection between stress, inflammation, and chronic illness

✔ How somatic practices help build body awareness

✔ What hypnotherapy actually is—and what it isn't

✔ Simple breathing exercises to help calm an overwhelmed nervous system

Whether you're navigating lupus, Hashimoto's, Sjögren's syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, or another chronic illness, this conversation offers practical insights to help you better understand the connection between your body and your nervous system.

💜 Remember:

You are worthy of joy.

Disease does not define your life.

You do.

👇 Tell us in the comments:

Have you ever realized your body was stuck in survival mode?

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