Regulating Your Nervous System to Write & Publish By Julia Der Sluys

There’s something deeper than writer’s block.

It’s the tremble beneath your ribs when you go to share what’s real.

It’s the spike of cortisol when you even think about putting your story out there.

It’s not laziness. It’s not procrastination.

It’s your nervous system saying: ‘Visibility doesn’t feel safe right now.’

As a book publisher for heart-led, soul-driven visionaries, I’ve watched the most brilliant women freeze when it’s time to be seen. Not because they don’t have something powerful to say — but because their body is still protecting them from past pain: rejection, shame, trauma, ridicule.

The body remembers.

So how do we create the safety to write — and publish — our truth?

Here are 3 gentle practices I share with every soul I guide:

1. Anchor Before You Write

Before you put pen to page, take 30 seconds to anchor your body. Rub your hands together. Feel your seat. Say:

“I am safe to express. This is for me first, for others later.”

When your body knows it’s writing from presence — not pressure — it opens.

2. Separate the Creation from the Sharing

Create in a no-pressure portal. Your journal. A private doc. A voice note.

Don’t confuse “writing” with “publishing.” Let the sacred channel flow first — decide what to share later. This detangles creativity from fear.

3. Let Your Nervous System Lead the Launch

If you’re self-publishing, launching a book, or even just sharing your story online — make it rhythmic, not rushed. Your nervous system will tell you when it’s time. Trust that.

True embodiment is publishing with your body, not in spite of it.

You don’t need to be louder, faster, or braver. You just need to be safer.

And when your system feels that safety, your truth pours through like poetry.

You’re not just writing a book — you’re rewriting your biology. One word, one sentence at a time.

Connect with Julia about her publishing packages at: www.whitelightuniversal.com.au