Episode Details

In today’s episode of the Wildly Wealthy Woman Podcast, tapping practitioner Jackie McDonald breaks down why current world events can feel so heavy in your body — even if you’re not directly affected or constantly watching the news.

Inspired by a powerful explanation from nervous system educator Tori Gordon, Jackie explores how the nervous system scans for safety, danger, and threat — and why headlines involving abuse of power, injustice, and lack of protection can activate collective fight-or-flight, shutdown, or emotional overwhelm.

This episode is especially for highly sensitive people, healers, coaches, and empaths who are feeling exhausted, anxious, numb, angry, or emotionally flooded — and don’t understand why.

Jackie shares:

• why trauma can be reactivated without a personal experience

• how nervous systems rely on external stabilizers like institutions and social trust

• what hypervigilance, cynicism, and collapse really mean

• a grounding EFT tapping moment to regulate your body

• and a powerful call for healers to stop hiding and start sharing their work

This is a compassionate, grounding conversation about regulation, purpose, leadership, and how to stay anchored — without bypassing what’s happening in the world.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

• How global and political events impact the nervous system (even subconsciously)

• Why your body might feel anxious, heavy, nauseous, angry, or numb lately

• What it means when old trauma is reactivated through collective events

• Why nervous systems don’t regulate in isolation

• The difference between staying informed and becoming emotionally flooded

• How EFT tapping can help regulate your nervous system during chaotic times

• Why healers and highly sensitive people feel world events more intensely

• The ethical responsibility healers carry during collective stress

• How to show up and help without burning out or overexposing yourself

Mentioned in This Episode

• Insights inspired by nervous system educator Tori Gordon

• EFT tapping as a tool for nervous system regulation

• Community, boundaries, and purpose-led leadership

👉 Jackie references a video by Tori Gordon you can watch it HERE

Resources & Next Steps

✨ Jackie will be sharing a live tapping session on Instagram as a free resource to help regulate your nervous system during intense times.
👉 Follow Jackie on Instagram and watch her stories for details.

✨ 21 Days of Tapping & Affirmations
Designed for high achievers with anxiety tendencies who want:

• more peace

• more presence

• more money without burning out

This round focuses on freedom, faith, and finances, so you can feel rich and relaxed, not just productive.

🗓 Starts March 9
🔗 Join here: https://jackie-mcdonald.mykajabi.com/offers/amDQFocw 

Key Topics 

• nervous system regulation

• EFT tapping for anxiety

• collective trauma and nervous system

• how news affects mental health

• empath nervous system