Soothe, Nahid de Belgeonne
Soothe, Nahid de Belgeonne
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Soothe
Restoring Your Nervous System from Stress, Anxiety, Burnout, and Trauma

Author: Nahid de Belgeonne

Narrator: Nahid de Belgeonne

Unabridged: 8 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 10/08/2024


Synopsis

In the age of anxiety, self-soothing and nervous system regulation helps us

Is it a struggle to relax, even while on vacation? Do you feel irritable constantly, like the slightest inconvenience might set you off? Do you have shallow breaths, trouble sleeping, and aches that won't go away?  If the answer to any or all of these questions is yes, your nervous system might be dysregulated. Soothe shows how to bring it back into balance—and experience a calmer, more resilient way to be.

Breaking down the fascinating workings of our nervous system and the brain-to-body connection, where emotions are stored, somatic practicioner Nahid de Belgeonne teaches you how to physically release stress by tapping into your senses, breath, and movement. Along the way, she introduces sustainable micro-practices and daily exercises for self-soothing, including how to: 
• Rewire your brain with micro-movements 
• Alter your emotions by modulating your breath
• Incorporate mood-enhancing foods into your diet 
• Co-regulate your nervous system with the people around you

Stress and anxiety are inevitable, but they don't have to throw us off balance. Soothe invites us into greater bodily awareness and peace.

About The Author

Nahid de Belgeonne, known as "the nervous system whisperer", is a somatic movement educator and breath and yoga practitioner with a passion for sharing the healing benefits of movement. She operates the London-based yoga and wellbeing brand Good Vibes and focuses on private clients with her somatic and restorative system called The Human Method. She has been featured in publications including Harpers Bazaar and Elle Magazine, among others.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Cassie on March 13, 2025

I found this book to be the most helpful book on stress and anxiety I’ve stumbled upon.......more

Goodreads review by Tressa on April 03, 2025

Like all self help books, I take some of what I read and I also leave some. I find a lot of self help books get caught in a circle. For example, this book assumed most people reading were folks who work a Monday-Friday 9-5, have high blood pressure, don’t worry too much about affording basic needs,......more

Goodreads review by Julie on January 07, 2025

The first few chapters were good intros to health psychology. There are no new ideas but it is concise with real world applications. The second half of the book struggled with being repetitive (only so much soft eye gaze and restful breathing you can suggest) and off topic (the connect chapter is es......more

Goodreads review by G on November 19, 2024

S good summary This is a good summary of ways and reasons to soothe your nervous system. If someone did these things it would really help. But the key is doing it and sticking to it. That's the hard part.......more

Goodreads review by Claire on April 04, 2025

This really could have benefitted from diagrams/illustrations. I liked the concepts but the physical practices were hard to understand/visualize when written in long numbered lists.......more