Sukie Baxter

Regulation is not the same as always being calm 🔥

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3 weeks ago | [YT] | 341

Sukie Baxter

Catch the class here: wholebodyrevolution.com/rewire-formula

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4 weeks ago | [YT] | 80

Sukie Baxter

Feel like answer to nervous system regulation is in the next course or program flashed at you by Instagram ads?
This is capitalism.

The whole premise of marketing inside of capitalism is that a person or company seeks to find your deficiencies, agitate them (literally, the sales formula is “problem, agitate, solve”), and then swoop in like a savior with the solution to your woefully lacking self.

That solution can be anything—a handbag, laundry detergent, kitty litter, zip lock bags, nervous system regulation hacks.

The formula is the same, every time.

Five years ago, nervous system regulation basically didn’t exist. Trust me, I tried to talk about it. People cocked their heads to the side like confused puppy dogs, giving me that “I’m trying to understand what you’re saying but you make no sense” look.

Now? People are cottoning on to the importance of nervous system regulation as a foundation for health and personal agency—and also as something they can sell.

And yes, I sell my expertise in this realm, too. That is an intentional choice I have made—to do work that matters and makes meaningful change in the world.

But there is a wide gap between the commodification of nervous system regulation and the work that I do, which is intentionally designed to bring you back to yourself.

You see, capitalism divorces you from yourself. It splits you from your internal compass. It tells you that you cannot be trusted to make decisions for yourself. It dictates that the answers must come from outside of you—the products that they are selling you. (Note that a “product” can also be a worldview or ideology—and there is a lot of this going around right now, too).

My work is aimed and bringing you back to yourself, rebuilding self trust one day at a time. This is anti-capitalism. Capitalism exploits and disempowers (all the while telling you that it is doing the opposite) whereas personal agency and self trust empower you.

Self trust is an act of resistance.

💘 Yes, I am a business owner whose profession is healing work trying to navigate a contentious relationship with late stage capitalism. I don’t have The Answer but self trust is definitely an integral piece. Want to know more about my work? I lay it all out in my free class—the complete formula for gently coming home to yourself, one day at a time. Check it out: wholebodyrevolution.com/rewire-formula

4 weeks ago | [YT] | 131

Sukie Baxter

Here’s what I would say about nervous system healing if I were talking to a friend.

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1 month ago | [YT] | 381

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I was supposed to be writing.

But instead...

I trimmed Shelby’s hooves because I noticed they were long.
I cleaned stalls and filled water buckets.
I took the truck to the dealership because it’s been acting up.
I deposited money in the bank for hay.
I talked fencing logistics with my father.
I stared at a blank screen.

And now it’s 5:31 p.m. and the whole day is gone.

I wanted to write something profound or insightful, but the thoughts wouldn’t come.

All I have is this tender longing: why is it so hard to do the things that matter most to us?

Maybe you’ve felt it, too. The days disappear, and it feels like nothing got done, even though so much did.And somehow, your hopes and dreams got lost in the middle of it.

But maybe that’s not actually true. Maybe feeding the horses, fixing the truck, and paying for hay is devotion in disguise.Maybe living your actual life is the work...

📌 Excerpt from this week's edition of my email newsletter, The Reboot. Subscribe to read the full article: wholebodyrevolution.com/reboot

1 month ago | [YT] | 167

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For lost souls who just want to feel okay again: I made a free class that illuminates the path home to yourself because you deserve to feel comfortable and whole--perhaps for the first time in your life.

Click here to register: wholebodyrevolution.com/rewire-formula

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1 month ago | [YT] | 296

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Endurance Ride #2! Here are 5 lessons I learned along the trail:

1. The saying goes: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” Absolutely true. I would have been lost—literally—without kind endurance friends who rode with me (or rather, let me ride with them) the whole way. Figuring out where to turn and which trail to take, fixing broken equipment, stopping to wait while removing debris from brushing boots…you *need* a community.

Huge thanks to Kelsey, Alyssa, Cortenay, and the other horse and rider teams who came and went along the trail, and to Sara Campbell for being a friendly face and holding my horse at the out check so that I could pee! Oh, and fixing my bridle with bailing twine (what can’t you fix with that stuff?) when I discovered just as we were leaving our vet hold that in fact it had broken. Lesson learned: ride with friends! Even if you get lost, it’ll be way more fun than cussing your way back to the trail by yourself 😁

2. Water is life. Another thanks is due to Sara Campbell for sharing her wisdom at the pre-ride clinic about hydration. I know I wouldn’t have drunk as much water as I did along the ride without her timely reminders, and even so it was not enough. I felt fine until I got off the horse, which is when I realized that despite my efforts, I was suffering from some mild heat exhaustion.

Nearly two gallons of water and a couple of hours later, the headache was gone and I felt mostly human again. Lesson learned: hydrate! More than you think you need to! (But don’t go overboard—even water is deadly in too large a quantity.)

3. Go slow to go fast. This has been a constant truth across everything I’ve ever done and applies equally to endurance riding as it does to nervous system healing or just about anything else I’ve attempted in life. It’s amazing how when you slow down, pay attention, and honor the process, results actually come more quickly than if you struggle and strive.

Any time I’ve applied this principle, I’ve found it to be profound in its effectiveness. The endurance race was no exception. I was concerned that we would be over time due to the approximately 4,500 feet of elevation gain along this ride, but a slow and steady pace brought us in not only with plenty of time to spare, but also a healthy horse who vetted in beautifully. Lesson learned: slow and steady wins the race—or at least completes it.

4. Come with a plan, but be willing to change it. There are no such things as “always” or “never.” Context matters. Specifically, my horse did not appreciate her usual tasty treats while on the trail—nor did I. It turns out that “my horse always eats x” or “such and such a food always sits fine in my stomach” may not apply in certain contexts. Lesson learned: be flexible and adaptable. Circumstances may alter preferences. What works in one context may not work in another.

This is another core tenet of my nervous system work. I’m a big believer in not giving people prescriptive practices or exercises to do, but in quietly and consistently steering them back toward themselves time and again so that they can follow what their nervous system needs moment to moment rather than being constrained by an external framework or blueprint. Again, same/same for endurance riding. Do what works for you.

5. Anxiety is often just a sign that your body doesn’t know what comes next—and not necessarily that you are in imminent danger. The unknown is scary. This is true even if you are shifting into a better situation than your current circumstances—which is why people stay in toxic (or merely problematic) jobs, relationships, or living situations for years beyond the realization that it’s not working or healthy.

There’s an old adage about the certainty of misery being preferable to the misery of uncertainty. I definitely experienced the latter as the ride start approached, feeling sick to my stomach with nerves. There were a lot of unknowns. My saddle situation isn’t optimal right now so I had a bareback pad set up. My horse was being a bit of a firecracker the night before and I was nervous about the start, which tends to be a circus. I had a very shoddy saddle bag situation (see: saddle issues, above) and didn’t know how to get all the water and electrolytes needed for the horse and myself packed along the way.

Lots of challenges, lots of unknowns, and this was only my second ride so I don’t have a ton of experience to lean into. My tummy was topsy-turvy as I tacked up to go, and if I’d trusted the anxiety, I would have stayed in camp. But my fears were unfounded, the bareback pad worked great, my pony was a saint at the start, and the whole ride was an absolute delight. Lesson learned: don’t always believe the anxiety. Sometimes it’s just being a worry wart.

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1 month ago | [YT] | 83

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We are not here to anesthetize ourselves from the experience of life.

If you are anxious, if you are scared, you are not defective.
You are paying attention. You are noticing.

Grief and suffering saturate our world. You don’t have to look far to find them.

To feel anxious, nervous, afraid—to have a confusing mix of elation and soul-deep sorrow after reading about wild horses being restored to their native range…

And then, to fold yourself into a ball of grief after learning that two little best friends, just eight and nine years old, were swept away in a flood, their raucous giggles never to resound again—

That doesn’t make you broken. It makes you human.

And we could say that if you are not anxious, at least on some level, perhaps you are not paying attention.

That you are distracted and disconnected, your senses numbed and dulled by capitalist overconsumption and a life made too comfortable, buffered from the raw impermanence of nature...

📌 Excerpt from this week's edition of my email newsletter, The Reboot. Subscribe to read the full article: wholebodyrevolution.com/reboot

1 month ago | [YT] | 232

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So, how do you get connected to desire?

It has to start with regulation.

For years, I tried to solve my anxiety by achieving more. But those goals weren’t rooted in true desire—they were fear-fueled milestones I thought I had to reach to earn approval, status, respect, or security.

Funny thing: no matter how much I accomplished, I never felt successful. I was still the same ball of anxiety—just with more accolades under my belt.

The shift happened when I stumbled into somatic work and nervous system regulation.
For the first time in my life, I felt comfortable in my own skin.
I made decisions from a grounded, centered place—not from fear.

That shift changed my life.
And now it’s my life’s work to share it.

I put together a free class that simplifies everything I’ve learned about recalibrating your nervous system and rewiring your brain from anxiety—so you, too, can finally feel at home in your own skin.

And the best part?
No journaling.
No breathwork.
No affirmations.
No digging through childhood memories.

Just a simple, science-backed formula that works.

Click here to register:
👉 wholebodyrevolution.com/rewire-formula

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1 month ago | [YT] | 250

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You are allowed to not be a neat and tidy package.

You are allowed to evolve and become something new.

You are allowed to let go of old things that no longer interest you.

And just because it is still interesting to someone else doesn’t obligate you to stick with it.

You are allowed to drift from thing to thing.

You do not have to find your “purpose” (but you can be purposeful in all that you do).

You are allowed to be a complex human.

In fact, it is your obligation in this life to explore the complexity within you.

Why else would we be here?

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