When Depression is in Your Bed℠
When Depression is in Your Bed℠
Trish Sanders, LCSW
#64 The Conscious Crash: How Doing the Work Changes the Struggle
27 minutes Posted Apr 15, 2026 at 4:00 am.
Welcome And A Vulnerable Share
The Conscious Crash Explained
Triggers: Parenting Stress And April
Dark Thoughts Without Imminent Risk
Not Making It Worse
Old Coping Habits With Awareness
Conflict With Ben And Repair
Empathize With State Not Story
Small Steps Back To Connection
Core Takeaways And One-Step Invitation
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What happens when you have the awareness, the tools, and the language, and still find yourself crashing into dysregulation? In this episode, I share a deeply personal experience I came to describe as a conscious crash, a moment where I could see my nervous system becoming overwhelmed in real time, but couldn’t stop the descent. This experience was layered, a painful moment with my son that activated guilt and heartbreak, stress around falling behind in my work, and a familiar seasonal pattern...