Being Human with Steve Cuss
Being Human with Steve Cuss
Christianity Today
Anxiety, the Nervous System, and Your Window of Tolerance: A Conversation with Lisa Cuss & Clarissa Moll
37 minutes Posted Dec 1, 2025 at 10:00 am.
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In this episode of Being Human, Lisa Cuss explores how anxiety and stress push us outside our God-given window of tolerance. With monthly co-host Clarissa Moll, Lisa unpacks how the nervous system reacts to overwhelm, the difference between hyperarousal and hypoarousal, and practical tools for grounding, breath prayers, embodied faith, and reconnecting with God’s presence. This conversation on emotional health, trauma, and Christian spiritual formation can help you stay rooted in God’s presence, reduce reactivity, and remain human-sized in stressful situations.
Episode Resources:
Learn about Dr. Daniel Siegel’s work
Learn more about the Window of Tolerance 
How to recognize Hyper arousal and Hypo arousal 
30 30 Grounding Techniques to Quiet Distressing Thoughts
Book recommendations on the Apostle Paul and His work as community Builder
Read John
Mark
More From Clarissa Moll:
Clarissa Moll’s The Bulletin podcast
Explore Clarissa Moll’s website
Read Clarissa Moll’s substack
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Join Steve at an upcoming intensive: 
Capable Life Intensives
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