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.

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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. Live Zoom Recording - Week Two

    2. The Polyvagal Theory Debate

    3. Lesson One: The Connection Between Stress and Health

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

    5. Lesson Three: Introducing the Freeze Response to Stress

    6. Lesson Four: Introducing the Fawn Response to Stress

    1. Live Zoom Recording - Week Three

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

    3. Lesson Two: What is Parts Work?

    4. Lesson Three: What Is Shadow Work?

    5. Lesson Four: Honouring and Validating Without Judgment

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

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

    1. Live Zoom Recording - Week Four

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

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

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

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

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

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

About this course

  • 72 lessons

Created by Anthia Koullouros

Naturopath

I've been practising as a Clinical Naturopath, Herbalist and Holistic Food, Health & Lifestyle Educator for over 30 years. From my clinic and apothecary, Apotheca by Anthia in Sydney, I consult with patients, prepare personalised herbal medicines, and create handcrafted organic teas and tisanes. Through Akademeia by Anthia, I share over three decades of clinical experience through trusted health education, recipes, webinars and seasonal programs. I'm also the author of I Am Food (I'm currently writing my 2nd book!), host of the This Is How We Heal podcast, writer of the How to Holistically Heal Substack, and a regular speaker on holistic health and wellbeing. Everything I create is inspired by one belief: that food, herbal medicine, nature and everyday lifestyle choices can create the conditions for lasting health.

Anthia Koullouros

Naturopath