Creative Self Care with Crystal McLain

Compassion Fatigue Isn't Just for Helpers: What Doomscrolling Is Doing to Your Nervous System

Compassion Fatigue Isn't Just for Helpers: What...

You're burned out from caring too much, for too long, without enough support. In this episode, Crystal McLain breaks down why compassion fatigue has moved beyond the helping professions and...

Compassion Fatigue Isn't Just for Helpers: What...

You're burned out from caring too much, for too long, without enough support. In this episode, Crystal McLain breaks down why compassion fatigue has moved beyond the helping professions and...

A Polite Body Is Not A Liberated Body. But A Creative One Is.

A Polite Body Is Not A Liberated Body. But A Cr...

You weren't taught to feel. You were taught to perform. Here's why creativity is the antidote to a dysregulated nervous system— and how to start reclaiming your body today.

A Polite Body Is Not A Liberated Body. But A Cr...

You weren't taught to feel. You were taught to perform. Here's why creativity is the antidote to a dysregulated nervous system— and how to start reclaiming your body today.

Meet Little Amy — The Ancient Part of Your Brain That's Been Keeping You Alive

Meet Little Amy — The Ancient Part of Your Brai...

Your amygdala — Little Amy — has been keeping humans alive for hundreds of thousands of years. Nervous system educator Crystal McLain explains why you can't calm down on command,...

Meet Little Amy — The Ancient Part of Your Brai...

Your amygdala — Little Amy — has been keeping humans alive for hundreds of thousands of years. Nervous system educator Crystal McLain explains why you can't calm down on command,...

What If Regulated Doesn't Feel Like What You Think?

What If Regulated Doesn't Feel Like What You Th...

You've tried the things. You still feel like garbage. But what if your self care is actually working — and you just don't recognize it because regulated doesn't feel like...

What If Regulated Doesn't Feel Like What You Th...

You've tried the things. You still feel like garbage. But what if your self care is actually working — and you just don't recognize it because regulated doesn't feel like...

You're Not Lazy. You're Frozen. Here's the Difference.

You're Not Lazy. You're Frozen. Here's the Diff...

You're exhausted in a way sleep doesn't fix. Foggy in a way coffee doesn't touch. You sit down to do something — anything — and just... can't. There's a name...

You're Not Lazy. You're Frozen. Here's the Diff...

You're exhausted in a way sleep doesn't fix. Foggy in a way coffee doesn't touch. You sit down to do something — anything — and just... can't. There's a name...

You're Allowed to Feel Alive Again

You're Allowed to Feel Alive Again

The other night someone in my workshop said: "I'm just so tired of everything feeling heavy. I want to feel alive again." That moment is why this work exists. If...

You're Allowed to Feel Alive Again

The other night someone in my workshop said: "I'm just so tired of everything feeling heavy. I want to feel alive again." That moment is why this work exists. If...