Can prayer regulate your nervous system—and if you still feel anxious after praying, does that mean your faith is weak? In this episode of Faith-Filled Healing, Sarah Phillipe sits down with nervous system and emotional dysregulation expert Dr. Roseann Capanna-Hodge to explore the relationship between prayer, anxiety, chronic stress, and nervous system regulation.
You’ll learn what happens when the body becomes stuck in fight-or-flight, how dysregulation affects attention, emotions, relationships, and our felt experience of faith, and why spiritual peace and physiological calm are not always the same thing. You can genuinely trust God and experience the peace of the Holy Spirit while your nervous system is still learning how to recover from stress.
Dr. Roseann explains how prayer and practical regulation tools can work together, why a dysregulated brain may struggle to concentrate or take in reassurance, and how repeated Christ-centered practices such as prayer, Scripture, worship, rest, breathwork, and journaling can help teach the body to recognize safety over time.
You’ll also hear a simple regulation practice you can use when you feel anxious, overwhelmed, or stuck in survival mode.
This conversation will help you stop interpreting nervous system dysregulation as a spiritual failure and begin caring for your body as an act of faithful stewardship.
Learn more about Dr. Roseann and her book The Dysregulated Kid: The Parenting Playbook for Helping Your Child Find Calm: drroseann.com/dysregulatedkid
And don't forget to check out her podcast, Dysregulated Kids: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dysregulated-kids-science-backed-parenting-help-for/id1661843985
Take the free Toxic Load Assessment + Masterclass: sarahphillipe.com/resources/toxic-load-assessment
Companion Blog: https://sarahphillipe.com/library/healing-journey-faith-nervous-system-regulation
