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STOP LYING TO YOURSELF ABOUT BALANCE: A Body Detox Guide for the Autumn Equinox & Beyond

Because Your Nervous System Can't Fix What Your Boundaries Won't Protect

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Dea Devidas
Sep 23, 2025
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STOP LYING TO YOURSELF ABOUT BALANCE: A Body Detox Guide for the Autumn Equinox & Beyond

(Because Your Nervous System Can’t Fix What Your Boundaries Won’t Protect)

Listen up, gorgeous disaster who definitely has a meditation app you haven’t opened in three months and a crystal collection that’s judging your life choices from the windowsill like a panel of disappointed gemstone elders.

We need to talk about the biggest spiritual pyramid scheme of our time: balance.

You know exactly what I’m talking about. That Instagram-perfect, palo santo-wielding, “I take adaptogenic mushroom shots and my aura matches my workout outfit” kind of balance that makes you feel like a cosmic failure because your spiritual practice consists of whispering “universe, please help” while stress-eating cookies and wondering if your houseplants are secretly disappointed in you (they are, but that’s beside the point).

Your body already knows what balance feels like. It’s the moment your exhale finally completes itself.…

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