Understanding your nervous system — because knowing yourself changes everything
Your nervous system is constantly reading your environment and deciding whether you're safe. It drives three different states — and each one is like a different creature taking the controls. None of them are character flaws. None of them are "wrong". They're your body doing exactly what it evolved to do. The more you understand them, the more choice you have.
🦅 The Eagle — In Flow🐺 The Wolf — On Guard🦈 The Deep — Shutdown
Right now — which creature is running things? 👇
This worksheet is yours. There are no right or wrong answers — only honest ones. You don't have to share it with anyone if you don't want to.
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📡 Which signals do you recognise?
Tap any states you recognise in yourself. You might recognise all three — most people do.
Are there other images or metaphors that describe how you feel in any of these states?
🎨 Represent your flow state
When you're in your Eagle — present, calm, connected — what image, creature, colour or symbol captures that feeling? Draw it, sketch it, or write it.
Colour:
Size:
What name or label would you give this state?
😌 What does your flow state feel like?
When you're in the Eagle — what do you notice? Select any words that resonate, add your own.
Your own words for this state
Where do you feel it in your body?
Head & mind
Chest & heart
Gut
Arms & hands
Legs & feet
🔍 Your personal patterns
Start to map out what moves you between states. This is your data — it's not about judging any of it.
What tends to activate my Wolf
What tends to trigger my Deep (shutdown)
What brings me back to my Eagle
What I want people around me to know
💭 Something to sit with
Finish these sentences honestly.
The state I spend most time in is probably...
Something I've noticed about my nervous system that I didn't know before is...
One thing I could try when I notice my Wolf or Deep is...
🦅 That took honesty.
Understanding your nervous system is real self-knowledge — and it takes guts to look at it clearly. None of these states define you. They're signals, not sentences. You have more agency than you think.