The Becoming You Project
What if becoming yourself was the most important work you’ll ever do? What if your healing could ripple outward – transforming not just your life, but the world around you, too?
The Becoming You Project is an invitation to explore what it truly means to live with purpose – to create a life rich with meaning and embodied balance, in both your inner and outer worlds.
Hosted by Jess Callahan – entrepreneur, purpose alchemist, and post-grad student of transpersonal psychology – this podcast explores what it means to live awake and in alignment with your soul’s purpose.
Rooted in one core belief:
True transformation happens when the body feels safe, the mind is clear, and the soul is awake.
It lives in the recognition that purpose isn’t a job title or a destination – it’s the journey of becoming who you really are. And that journey asks us to face our shadows — the personal patterns we’ve inherited and the cultural stories we’ve absorbed – so we can begin to remember what’s real and reclaim our wholeness.
Through intimate conversations and solo musings, Jess blends astrology, somatic awareness and nervous system regulation, intuitive reconnection, and soul-level work through past life regression to help you return to your natural energetic rhythm and remember your purpose from the inside out.
Each episode invites you to explore your own becoming – to reconnect with yourself, release what no longer serves you, and rediscover the truth that’s always been within.
Because when you do your inner work – when you live your truth with awareness and courage – your healing creates ripples that extend far beyond you.
The Becoming You Project
The Truth About Dysregulation: Why You Feel Stuck and Numb (02)
Why does change feel so hard – even when we know something needs to shift? Whether you’re trying to leave a job that drains you, manifest a new chapter, repair a relationship, or finally prioritize you, the process of change often feels impossible. In this solo episode of The Becoming You Project, Jess unpacks the real reason change feels so overwhelming – and it has everything to do with your nervous system.
We’ll explore how chronic stress, burnout, emotional labor, and societal conditioning keep us stuck in a dysregulated state that makes growth feel unsafe. Jess shares insights from her own healing journey with fibromyalgia and nervous system dysfunction, and offers gentle, powerful tools to help you move from survival mode into regulation, clarity, and forward momentum.
What you’ll learn in this episode:
- Why your nervous system resists change (even when you want it)
- An overview of dysregulated states including fight, flight, freeze, and fawn
- Signs you may be in nervous system dysregulation or functional freeze
- How emotional and physical symptoms (like fatigue, irritability, disconnection, and indecision) are actually signals from your body
- The hidden connection between chronic stress and loss of creativity, motivation, and joy
- Why regulating your nervous system is the missing link in creating real, lasting change
- Simple, accessible tools to re-regulate and get grounded – starting today
If you've ever wondered why you're doing all the right things but nothing is shifting… this episode is for you.
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