EP 19 // Why Brain Retraining Feels Like a Roller Coaster: The 5 Emotional Stages No One Tells You About
Thu Feb 05 2026
If the brain retraining process has felt like an emotional roller coaster, this episode will help you finally make sense of why. In today’s conversation, Katie walks you through the emotional stages of change that almost everyone experiences while retraining their brain.
You’ll learn why that early hope often gives way to frustration, doubt, or despair… why those phases don’t mean you’re doing anything wrong… and how understanding where you are in the process can help your nervous system feel safer, steadier, and more resilient. This episode is designed to orient you (contextually and emotionally), so you can stop panicking about where you are and start trusting the process again.
What This Episode Covers:
The Emotional Cycle of Change and how it applies specifically to brain retraining
Why uninformed optimism is normal - and why it never lasts
The truth about the “descent” and the valley of despair (and why most people quit here)
How symptoms, flares, doubt, and resistance often signal progress, not failure
The difference between getting stuck vs. moving through hard phases
What informed optimism actually looks like in real healing
How safety, repetition, and support help you reach embodied change
Why long-term support matters - especially when motivation disappears
This episode is your reminder that nothing has gone wrong and you’re likely right where you’re supposed to be.
DIVE DEEPER // RESOURCES:
SUPPORT:
🤝 Currently brain retraining and looking for 1-1 support? Apply for private coaching and schedule a free 30 min consult with Katie HERE.*
(*For those who have already gone through a retraining program)
🗓 Join the group coaching waitlist HERE
FREE RESOURCES:
💫 Somatic Healing Tools FREE CHEAT SHEET
✨ Retrain Mold Sensitivity FREE GUIDE
🧠 New to brain retraining? Watch my FREE 30-minute training HERE
CONTACT:
📲 Follow on Instagram: @abodehealingco
🌐 Learn more at: abodehealingco.com
📩 Email me: hello@abodehealingco.com
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If the brain retraining process has felt like an emotional roller coaster, this episode will help you finally make sense of why. In today’s conversation, Katie walks you through the emotional stages of change that almost everyone experiences while retraining their brain. You’ll learn why that early hope often gives way to frustration, doubt, or despair… why those phases don’t mean you’re doing anything wrong… and how understanding where you are in the process can help your nervous system feel safer, steadier, and more resilient. This episode is designed to orient you (contextually and emotionally), so you can stop panicking about where you are and start trusting the process again. What This Episode Covers: The Emotional Cycle of Change and how it applies specifically to brain retraining Why uninformed optimism is normal - and why it never lasts The truth about the “descent” and the valley of despair (and why most people quit here) How symptoms, flares, doubt, and resistance often signal progress, not failure The difference between getting stuck vs. moving through hard phases What informed optimism actually looks like in real healing How safety, repetition, and support help you reach embodied change Why long-term support matters - especially when motivation disappears This episode is your reminder that nothing has gone wrong and you’re likely right where you’re supposed to be. DIVE DEEPER // RESOURCES: SUPPORT: 🤝 Currently brain retraining and looking for 1-1 support? Apply for private coaching and schedule a free 30 min consult with Katie HERE.* (*For those who have already gone through a retraining program) 🗓 Join the group coaching waitlist HERE FREE RESOURCES: 💫 Somatic Healing Tools FREE CHEAT SHEET ✨ Retrain Mold Sensitivity FREE GUIDE 🧠 New to brain retraining? Watch my FREE 30-minute training HERE CONTACT: 📲 Follow on Instagram: @abodehealingco 🌐 Learn more at: abodehealingco.com 📩 Email me: hello@abodehealingco.com