Soul to Self The Inner Compass

Self-Sabotage or Self-Protection? The Nervous System’s Hidden Logic

September 5, 2025·16 min
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Send us Fan Mail Self-Sabotage or Self-Protection? The Nervous System’s Hidden Logic We’re told all the time that procrastination, avoidance, or playing small is “self-sabotage.” But what if those behaviours aren’t sabotage at all? What if they’re your nervous system doing exactly what it’s designed to do - keeping you safe? In this episode of Soul to Self: The Inner Compass, Victoria unpacks the deeper roots of so-called “self-sabotage” through the lens of nervous system regulation, trauma p...

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