Nervous System Regulation for High Achievers: Why Rest Doesn’t Always Feel Restful

It’s Sunday morning.

And if you’re already feeling a little tension in your chest…

Thinking about everything you didn’t get to…

Trying to use today to “catch up” instead of actually resting…

That’s a sign.

A sign that your nervous system might still be in go-mode, even when your calendar says it’s time to slow down.

I see this all the time with my coaching clients.

They finally clear their schedules.

They want to rest.

But the rest never really lands.

Instead, the weekend gets filled with background stress.

A few canceled plans.

Maybe some scrolling or binging just to feel a little less overstimulated.

And let me be clear—there’s nothing wrong with that.

Sometimes that is what your body needs.

But when it becomes the default every week…

When rest never actually feels restorative…

It’s usually a sign that your nervous system has forgotten what safety feels like.

This is what we work on inside Success Beyond Success.

We create a new baseline.

One where rest actually restores you.

Where ease doesn’t feel unsafe.

Where your body knows how to settle again.

Where you can start your week feeling grounded, clear, and calm—not already behind.

This is nervous system regulation for high achievers.

It’s the work no one talks about when it comes to burnout recovery.

And it changes everything.

If this is what you’ve been craving, you can learn more here.

You don’t have to earn your rest.

Your body deserves to feel safe in stillness, too.

xo Ana

New Moon in Cancer Affirmations for Deep Emotional Healing and Renewal

Embracing the New Moon in Cancer: A Time for Emotional Renewal

There’s something sacred about Cancer season. It’s soft and nostalgic. It stirs the waters of our hearts, asking us to come home to ourselves.

And this June 25, the New Moon in Cancer arrives alongside the Buck Moon, a time traditionally tied to growth, emotional sensitivity, and nurturing transformation. This is a beautiful moment to reset. To soften. To allow yourself to receive the healing you’ve been putting off because “there’s no time.”

So many of my clients have been feeling tender lately. Raw.Not broken, just stretched.

They’re navigating family dynamics, redefining what safety means, and trying to hold it all together while their inner world whispers, “I need space to feel.”

If that’s you, this Cancer New Moon is a potent doorway. It’s not here to rush you into action. It’s here to guide you inward—with compassion.

What Makes This New Moon in Cancer So Powerful?

Cancer is the sign of the nurturer. It rules the home, ancestry, mother wounds, intuition, and the emotional body. Under this lunation, the Moon is in its home sign, meaning its energy is especially potent.

This particular Cancer New Moon aligns with Saturn in Aries, inviting a balance between emotional maturity and raw courage. It's about claiming your inner authority, not by pushing, but by tending to your roots.

And because it falls under the Buck Moon energy, which symbolizes a new phase of personal growth (think of how deer grow new antlers at this time), we’re being asked: What’s growing quietly inside of you that deserves more attention?

How to Work With This Moon: Breathe, Feel, Affirm

Whether you’re joining me for a breathwork ceremony, journaling by candlelight, or simply lying with your hand over your heart, take time to be with yourself.

Affirmations are a powerful way to rewire the subconscious. During the New Moon, your mind is more receptive to new beliefs, especially when paired with breathwork, meditation, or ritual.

Here are some New Moon in Cancer affirmations to support you.

🌙 New Moon in Cancer Affirmations (June 2025)

Breathe into each one slowly. Say them out loud. Write them down.

Let your nervous system absorb the truth of these words:

• I am safe to feel everything I need to feel.

• I trust my inner voice, even when it whispers.

• I release the past and welcome new emotional beginnings.

• I deserve a soft life—and I don’t have to earn it.

• I nurture my needs with love, not judgment.

• I am held. I am home.

• My emotions are sacred messengers, not obstacles.

• I allow rest to be part of my healing.

• I choose relationships that feel like safety.

• It is safe for me to receive.

• I lead with empathy, starting with myself.

If one of these landed deeply, stay with it. Let it become your anchor for this lunar cycle.

A Simple New Moon Ritual You Can Try

If you want to create a meaningful moment for yourself under this New Moon on June 25, here’s a gentle practice you can try:

You’ll need:

🕯️ A candle

📝 A journal

💧 A bowl of water (to represent the Cancer element)

Steps:

1. Light your candle and take 3 deep, conscious breaths.

2. Reflect: What does emotional safety feel like to me? Where am I craving it right now?

3. Write down one thing you’re ready to let go of (an old story, pattern, or fear) and one thing you’re ready to call in.

4. Read your chosen affirmation aloud while placing your fingers in the water, letting it symbolize your emotional flow and intention.

5. Close your eyes and breathe. Imagine the water carrying your desires into the Universe.

Ready to Go Deeper?

The New Moon in Cancer offers a beautiful opportunity to reconnect with your emotional self and to set intentions that foster inner peace and loving relationships. By embracing these affirmations and rituals, you align with the lunar energy and open the door to profound personal growth.

If you’re ready to explore this deeper with support, I invite you to join my upcoming virtual New Moon Circle, taking place on Monday, June 23. In this virtual event, we breathe, journal, and set intentions together. It's a sacred space to pause, reset, and reconnect to your truth.

🌙 Join the next New Moon Circle here →

Or explore how a private healing session can support you in integrating these shifts more deeply.

Remember, this New Moon isn’t about doing more.

It’s about remembering who you are beneath all the doing.

Let yourself soften.

Let yourself be nourished.

You don’t have to hold it all alone.

With love,

xo Ana

How Nervous System Regulation Helps Leaders Respond with Presence

There’s something sacred about Cancer season. It’s soft and nostalgic. It stirs the waters of our hearts, asking us to come home to ourselves.

The past couple of weeks asked for something different.

When fear moved through our communities, I felt it in my body: 
a tight chest, a lump in my throat, and a deep knowing that it was time to pause.

So I did.

I stepped away from content calendars and promotions.
And I opened space for breath, for regulation, for community care.

Because sometimes, the most powerful response isn’t to do more
but to be with what’s rising.

And I was reminded:
This work, this way of being, it’s not separate from how we lead.
It is the way.

In a world that feels anything but quiet,
staying connected to our own inner rhythm is an act of leadership.
Choosing presence over urgency.
Letting the heart guide, even when everything else demands a reaction.

Now, I’m slowly returning, not with a push, but with presence.

And I’ll be continuing to hold space.

If you’ve been navigating emotional intensity, uncertainty, or simply trying to stay regulated, I’m hosting another 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝟭𝟵 𝗮𝘁 𝟱𝗽𝗺 (𝗣𝗧).
A space to breathe, process, and reconnect to your nervous system. Register here.

We’re allowed to evolve.
We’re allowed to respond instead of react.
We’re allowed to lead from the inside out.

I’ll be sharing more soon.
But for now, I’d love to hear:

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆? 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁?