October Monthly Integration Call
You Don’t Have to Brace for the Next Moment
A Gentle Nervous System Guide to Overthinking, People-Pleasing, and Feeling on Edge
If your body often feels like it is preparing for what might happen next, even when the day is over, this October Integration Call is an invitation to understand that pattern with more curiosity and less pressure.
Join the October Integration CallYou may recognize bracing in everyday moments
Bracing can be subtle.
It may look like your jaw tightening before a difficult conversation.
Your shoulders lifting when you are trying to get something right.
Your belly gripping when you are waiting for someone’s reaction.
Your body staying “on” even after the day is finished.
Or lying in bed and realizing that part of you is still preparing for the next demand, the next problem, or the next moment.
Sometimes we know exactly what we are bracing for.
Sometimes we only notice that our body has been holding itself tightly for much longer than we realized.
This call is not about forcing the body to relax.
It is about beginning to notice bracing, understand why it may be there, and explore what your nervous system might need instead.
What We’ll Explore Together
During this 90-minute Integration Call, we’ll look at bracing through a nervous system lens and explore:
We’ll also spend time experiencing this together, with gentle nervous system practices and space to notice what is true for your own body.
You do not need to arrive already knowing why you brace or how to change it.
The invitation is simply to become a little more curious about what your body may have been trying to do for you.
Your Registration Also Includes My Mini-Book
Your Registration Also Includes My Mini-Book
When you register, you’ll receive a PDF copy of my mini-book:
I wrote this little book as another way to explore the experience of bracing and what can begin to change when we stop demanding that the body simply “let go.”
It really is a mini-book, so it is not a huge read.
If you have a chance to read it before our call, it may help you begin noticing your own bracing patterns and give you questions or reflections you would like to bring with you.
But you do not need to read it beforehand to participate.
The book is there as a companion to the call and something you can return to afterward as you continue noticing what bracing looks like in your own life.
Your PDF copy is included with your registration at no additional cost.
Choose the Call Time That Works for You
I’m offering this Integration Call twice so you have more flexibility in joining live.
Option One
Thursday, October 1, 2026
7:00–8:30 PM Atlantic
Canada & U.S.: 6:00 PM Eastern • 5:00 PM Central • 4:00 PM Mountain • 3:00 PM Pacific
UK: 11:00 PM
Sydney/Melbourne: Friday, October 2 at 8:00 AM
New Zealand: Friday, October 2 at 11:00 AM
Option Two
Saturday, October 3, 2026
1:00–2:30 PM Atlantic
Canada & U.S.: 12:00 PM Eastern • 11:00 AM Central • 10:00 AM Mountain • 9:00 AM Pacific
UK: 5:00 PM
Sydney/Melbourne: Sunday, October 4 at 3:00 AM
New Zealand: Sunday, October 4 at 5:00 AM
Your $27 USD registration includes the entire October Integration Call experience.
You do not need to choose one call when you register.
You are welcome to attend Thursday, Saturday, or both.
And if neither time works for you, you’ll receive the replay by email afterward.
Your Registration Includes
$27 USD
Already a member of the Better Sleep Community?
You do not need to register or pay.
The October Integration Call, your mini-book, and the replay are already included with your membership.
You Do Not Have to Make the Bracing Disappear
If bracing has been part of your nervous system’s way of getting you through life for a long time, it makes sense that it may not simply disappear because you tell yourself to relax.
That is not what I am asking of you here.
We can begin somewhere much gentler.
We can notice.
We can become curious about what the body may be preparing for.
We can learn the difference between a body that needs support, a body that needs a boundary, and a body that may simply need a little less effort in this moment.
And sometimes, instead of trying to let go of everything, we can ask:
Can I let go of just enough?
There may still be bracing here.
And I am here too.
If this feels like something your body has been trying to tell you, I’d love to have you join us.
Join Us
$27 USD
