Understanding yourself starts with understanding your nervous system.
A grounded, compassionate approach to making sense of your stress, your reactions, and your emotional world — without judgment or overwhelm.
Hi, I’m Pernille — Nervous System & Stress Coach
I help people who want to feel calmer, clearer, and more in control — even if they’ve been “doing the work” for years.
For most of my life, I had a strong, resilient mind.
I could push through anything… until my body said stop.
My nervous system collapsed long before my mindset could make sense of it.
Suddenly, the tools I’d relied on — discipline, logic, resilience — weren’t enough.
That experience reshaped my understanding of stress and led me to study the deeper science behind:
the autonomic nervous system
stress physiology
emotional regulation
why patterns repeat even when we know better
how safety and clarity shape our reactions
the interplay between body, mind, and environment
It became clear that stress isn’t just a “thought problem” or a “body problem.”
It’s a whole-person experience.
Today, I guide others toward the clarity, steadiness, and self-trust I once needed myself.
Training & Professional Background
Certified Life, Mind & Leadership Coach
Certified NLP Practitioner
Certified Polyvagal Play Zone Coach
Nervous system & stress physiology
Emotional regulation & behavioural patterning
Mind–body integration
Relational & communication coaching
Ongoing CPD in neuroscience-informed wellbeing
Lived experience:
Recovered from a full nervous system collapse and understand stress from both a personal and scientific lens.
Today, I help people understand what their system is reacting to,
why patterns repeat,
and how to rebuild emotional resilience from the inside out.
My approach blends:
nervous system education (polyvagal-informed)
emotional intelligence
belief + mindset awareness
values-aligned behaviour
relational patterns + co-regulation
embodied tools that work in daily life
sleep, lifestyle, and body-based foundations
It’s not therapy.
It’s not mindset-only coaching.
It’s a whole-person, mind–body approach designed to help you feel grounded, clear, and capable — from the inside out.
Why this approach works
Stress, overwhelm, shutdown, tension, emotional reactivity — these are not random.
They are shaped by your body, your thoughts, and your environment, all interacting at once.
When you understand what your system is responding to, everything begins to make sense.
You stop blaming yourself.
You start responding instead of reacting.
You feel more anchored and steady in your life.
Why stress feels so personal —
and why it affects the parts of life
that matter most
When my own nervous system started to collapse, the hardest part wasn’t the overwhelm itself.
It was the way it quietly seeped into everything around me — my sleep, my emotional steadiness, my relationships, and my sense of self.
Stress didn’t look like “stress.”
It looked like:
shutting down or getting fired up in moments that mattered
feeling tense or on edge without understanding why
waking through the night and struggling to fall back asleep
disconnecting from myself or the people I loved
being calm one moment and reactive the next
It was confusing, because I considered myself capable, resilient, and emotionally aware.
Yet my system was doing something completely different from what I thought I was doing.
What I eventually learned is that stress doesn’t begin in your mind.
It begins in your body.
Your nervous system reacts first — before your thoughts, before your reasoning, before your intentions.
Your emotions, decisions, communication, and relationships all follow that initial response.
Understanding this was the turning point in my own recovery.
And it’s now at the heart of the work I do today.
Because once you understand what your system is reacting to —
internally and externally —
your reactions start to make sense.
And when things make sense, they can finally begin to shift.
Who I support
I work with individuals who:
feel overwhelmed faster than they can think
repeat emotional or stress patterns despite “doing all the right things”
feel stuck between calm one moment and reactive the next
want to understand themselves at a deeper level
want daily tools that create real stability and long-term change
want to feel more grounded in relationships, work, and life
are craving clarity, emotional safety, and inner steadiness
Stress Patterns
Understand why reactions repeat and how to shift them.
Embodied Resilience
Create real flexibility in your nervous system, not just your mindset.
Emotional Stability
Tools and awareness to stay steadier under pressure.
Ways to work with me
1:1 Nervous System & Stress Coaching
A personalized blend of education, emotional mapping, guided practices, and practical integration. Typically, meetings are weekly or bi-weekly.
Online or in person.
50 mins | $220 | Get started
Want to know if this work is right for you?
Fill out the form with your question or book a clarity call.
I’m happy to guide you.
Start with clarity
Your system will thank you.
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