The Nervous System Knows: Learning to Listen to Stress

A self-paced, nine-part immersion into the physiology, psychology, and lived experience of the stress response. It is a deep dive into the four primary survival patterns—fight, flight, freeze, and fawn—and the subtle ways each one shapes our thoughts, behaviours, relationships, and health.

There comes a moment in every healing journey when the body begins to speak more clearly than the mind. A moment when symptoms, tension, overwhelm, or exhaustion can no longer be dismissed as “just stress.” A moment when we realise that the nervous system has been holding the story all along—quietly, faithfully, and often in ways we have not yet learned to interpret. This program is for that moment. Designed for those who have touched the surface and are now ready to go deeper, this series invites you to explore the layers beneath your reactions, understand the origins of your patterns, and cultivate a steadiness that can hold you in the midst of the world’s noise and uncertainty. Whether you are navigating chronic symptoms, burnout, emotional overwhelm, or simply seeking a more regulated, grounded way of moving through life, this program offers both knowledge and integration. This is not about fixing or forcing change. It is about learning to listen—gently, compassionately, and with the curiosity of someone reclaiming their internal compass. Your nervous system already knows the way. This program helps you hear it.

Special Edition: Join the Journey With Anthia. We commence on Monday, 11th May 2026.

Every Monday night from 7–8pm over 9 weeks, Anthia will host the weekly sessions for this program. You can enjoy it as a self-paced program or join the live sessions and community. The live Zoom links will be available under Events in the Staying Healthy Together Community Board. If you are a member of the Club, you have full access. Otherwise, you can purchase the program individually for $295, or join the Club for full access to all libraries, eBooks, and courses for $59 per month or $147 per quarter (save $30).

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  • Begin a holistic journey to heal stress at its root and restore balance.

  • Learn practical strategies to support your nervous system and enhance resilience.

  • Gain deep insight into how your mind and body responds to stress and build self-awareness.

Course Outline

    1. 9 Week Program Supported by Anthia

    2. Four Daily Touch Points to Support a Healthy Nervous System

    3. Top Foods That Nourish the Nervous System

    1. The Story of Me > The Story of Us > The Story of Now

    2. Reimagining Healing - My Healing Manifesto

    1. Live Zoom Recording - Week One

    2. Lesson One: Introducing the Nervous System

    3. Lesson Two: Introducing the Adrenals

    4. Lesson Three: Introducing the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis

    5. Lesson Four: Introducing the Gut Brain Axis

    6. Lesson Five: Introducing the Polyvagal Theory and the Vagus Nerve

    7. Lesson Six: What is Stress?

    8. Lesson Seven: Neuroception - How the Body Scans for Safety

    1. The Polyvagal Theory Debate

    2. Lesson One: The Connection Between Stress and Health

    3. Lesson Two: Introducing the Fight or Flight Response to Stress

    4. Lesson Three: Introducing the Freeze Response to Stress

    5. Lesson Four: Introducing the Fawn Response to Stress

    1. Lesson One: We Are Not One — Understanding Your Inner World

    2. Lesson Two: What is Parts Work?

    3. Lesson Three: What Is Shadow Work?

    4. Lesson Four: Honouring and Validating Without Judgment

    5. Lesson Five: Present Self — Coming Home to the Calm at the Centre

    6. Lesson Six: Tending What Needs Tending — Integration, Energy & Belonging

    1. Lesson One: What is the Fight or Flight Stress Response?

    2. Lesson Two: How An Overactive Fight or Flight Response Shows Up In The Body & Mind

    3. Lesson Three: The Conditions Associated with an Overactive Fight or Flight Response

    4. Lesson Four: What Triggers the Fight or Flight Response?

    5. Lesson Five: Feeling into Fight: Moving Toward Stress

    6. Lesson Six: Feeling into Flight: Moving Away from Stress

About this course

  • 60 lessons

About Your Guide

Anthia Koullouros Naturopath

I have been a practicing naturopath for nearly 30 years! It's hard for me to believe it too! I graduated as a naturopath, homoeopath, and herbalist at the end of 1994 and started consulting almost immediately. My Naturopathic Clinic, Apothecary, and Apotheca by Anthia Tea & Tisane Store is located in Paddington, Sydney Australia. This is where you will find me seeing patients, blending herbal tonics and creating teas & tisanes. Akademeia by Anthia, our online portal, is where you will find my Courses & Programs, based on 30 years of Naturopathic know how & clinical experience. My book I am Food - Eating Your Way To Health was published in 2014. A new edition of I am Food was launched in January 2023.