<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Move Well, Get Dirty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move Well, Get Dirty]]></description><link>https://www.movewellmindbody.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 03:47:43 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.movewellmindbody.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[What I Didn’t Expect to Learn]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m currently in a practicum working in a recovery setting. And I’ll be honest. I expected to learn about addiction. I didn’t expect to learn this much about the nervous system. What surprised me most is how quickly the body takes over. Not in a dramatic way. In small, everyday moments. People know what they “should” do. They’ve heard the strategies. They can explain it clearly. And still, in the moment, their system reacts first. It made something very clear to me: This isn’t just about...]]></description><link>https://www.movewellmindbody.com/post/what-i-didn-t-expect-to-learn</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d061d62a4608ae002072e0</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:58:31 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jaclyn Augustyn Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We all feel a little "off"]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Part We Don’t Talk About We talk a lot about mental health, burnout, and anxiety. But we don’t talk enough about the body. And the science is clear. When we disconnect from it, something shows up later.Stress that lingers.Anxiety that won’t settle.Burnout.Kids who struggle to focus or regulate. What the research shows Movement-based frameworks have been pointing to this for decades: LBMA (Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analysis)  Movement reflects patterns of expression and development BESS...]]></description><link>https://www.movewellmindbody.com/post/we-all-feel-a-little-off</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68dc59833b3a4a5a15959fbe</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 22:39:27 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jaclyn Augustyn Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“I just need to get my sh!t together.”]]></title><description><![CDATA[You know that moment when you say, “I just need to get my shit  together”*? Usually, it comes after another late night of scrolling,...]]></description><link>https://www.movewellmindbody.com/post/i-just-need-to-get-my-sh-t-together</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d2f735a30359f10dd43353</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 19:39:36 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jaclyn Augustyn Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frazzle Isn’t Failure. It’s Feedback.]]></title><description><![CDATA[By week three of the school year, the cracks start to show. The carpool is chaos, kids are sick, deadlines keep shifting, and one more unexpected “practice added to the schedule” feels like it could tip you over the edge. That frazzled state isn’t a weakness. It’s your nervous system doing its job: signaling overload. Frazzle as Feedback Think of it like a dashboard light in your car. When the “low fuel” light comes on, you don’t curse the car- you take it as information. You refuel. Frazzle...]]></description><link>https://www.movewellmindbody.com/post/frazzle-isn-t-failure-it-s-feedback</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68cf3e87c9b60ffcbec86f0b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2025 23:55:19 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jaclyn Augustyn Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back to School, Two Feet in]]></title><description><![CDATA[September has a funny way of feeling like January—new notebooks, new planners, new routines — and along with them, new stress. Whether you’re a student, a parent, or just someone who feels the ripple of “back-to-school energy,” your nervous system knows change is happening. And change? It’s exciting, but it’s also exhausting. Why the Fog Hits Early During transitions, your prefrontal cortex  (decision-making) gets overloaded.Schedules, deadlines, new patterns. That’s why you feel foggy before...]]></description><link>https://www.movewellmindbody.com/post/back-to-school-two-feet-in</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68a773058f974b7b3e11e9e3</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 19:27:41 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jaclyn Augustyn Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I’m Taking On a 12-Week Fitness Challenge (and It’s Not About Weight Loss)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Twelve weeks is a long time. Taking progress pictures and weighing yourself is a big deal. At least, it always was for me. As a young dancer, I lived under the constant pressure of appearance-based expectations. Those pressures led to self-harming behaviors that took years of deep work to unlearn. I hesitated when this challenge required progress photos—because for so long, my worth felt tied to what my body looked  like. And then it hit me: that’s exactly why I need to do this. We can’t just...]]></description><link>https://www.movewellmindbody.com/post/why-i-m-taking-on-a-12-week-fitness-challenge-and-it-s-not-about-weight-loss</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67c217e90c936e3523a5894a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 20:10:21 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jaclyn Augustyn Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Power of Subtraction ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Burnout Isn’t Just Doing Too Much It’s holding on to too much. In Phase 1, we focused on the neuroscience - how stress impacts the brain and keeps you in survival mode. But awareness isn’t enough. Now it’s time to act. Phase 2: The Power of Subtraction Most advice tells you to add more- more self-care, more routines, more systems. But recovery doesn’t come from adding. It comes from removing what’s weighing you down. This phase is about creating space- on purpose. Where to start Time wasters...]]></description><link>https://www.movewellmindbody.com/post/the-power-of-subtraction-why-less-is-more-in-burnout-recovery</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67b8d7652a47fe1fe6f499bf</guid><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2025 19:45:40 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jaclyn Augustyn Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plot TWIST?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We’ve all had that moment- everything is fine, and then something shifts. Your car won’t start. An email changes your plans. You get unexpected news. And just like that, your body reacts. Not because you chose it but because your nervous system did. What’s happening in your brain When something unexpected happens, your amygdala  (your brain’s alarm system) asks: Are we safe? If the answer is unclear, it activates your autonomic nervous system: Fight/Flight (sympathetic activation)  → heart...]]></description><link>https://www.movewellmindbody.com/post/plot-twist</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67b782637072c4656250392c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:29:38 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jaclyn Augustyn Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Burnout Blueprint: Small Shifts, Big Impact]]></title><description><![CDATA[Burnout doesn’t happen overnight. It creeps in—slowly, quietly—until one day, you wake up exhausted, unmotivated, and running on fumes. But here’s the good news: the way out of burnout doesn’t have to be overwhelming. In fact, simplifying  your approach might be the most powerful thing you can do. As I develop my Burnout Blueprint , I keep coming back to a few key principles: tracking what matters, subtracting what doesn’t, and integrating change in a way that feels natural—not like another...]]></description><link>https://www.movewellmindbody.com/post/the-burnout-blueprint-small-shifts-big-impact</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67b3b8228f99a6a16646baf6</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 22:29:32 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jaclyn Augustyn Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Neuroscience of Decluttering: A Gateway to Movement as Therapy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Picture this:  A 55-year-old woman contacts me for coaching. She’s feeling overwhelmed and frazzled, drawn to my teaching style but unsure of how to integrate both body and mind into a practice that feels right for her. We talked through options like “walk and talk” sessions or yoga, but neither felt like the right fit. She wasn’t comfortable going to the gym, and she wasn't drawn to more traditional forms of exercise. OK... So I put my creativity to work and we decided to start with...]]></description><link>https://www.movewellmindbody.com/post/the-neuroscience-of-decluttering-a-gateway-to-movement-as-therapy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67893ad4204ef538823a7a99</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 17:50:41 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jaclyn Augustyn Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rebuilding from Burnout Through Movement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Understanding the Neuroscience of Burnout: How Movement Can Heal the Brain Burnout isn’t just “being tired.” It’s a shift in how your brain and nervous system function under chronic stress. What’s happening in the brain? Chronic stress disrupts regulation Ongoing cortisol exposure weakens the prefrontal cortex  → harder to focus, decide, and regulate emotions The amygdala  becomes more reactive → increased anxiety and irritability The hippocampus  is impacted → brain fog, memory issues...]]></description><link>https://www.movewellmindbody.com/post/rebuilding-from-burnout-through-movement</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6787f3282dc8952d144d5ffd</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 17:41:48 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Jaclyn Augustyn Smith</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>