Jordan Reyes

Mental Health & Nervous-System Lead

Writes about anxiety, nervous-system regulation, sleep, ADHD, burnout, and the quiet work of coming home to your body.

About Jordan

Jordan spent nine years inside corporate learning and development, designing training programs for Fortune 500 teams. In 2022, a textbook burnout (fatigue that slept didn't fix, a nervous system stuck in sympathetic overdrive, anxiety that made meetings feel like threats) forced a full stop. Recovery took eighteen months of slow, unglamorous work: somatic practices, pacing, therapy, and a growing fascination with why the body holds on to stress long after the mind has moved on.

That fascination became a second career. Jordan now writes full-time on the topics most wellness content gets wrong: the mechanics of nervous-system regulation, the difference between calming down and actually feeling safe, and the small daily practices that rebuild capacity over months, not minutes. The goal is always the same: take the research out of clinical journals and turn it into something a tired person can actually do at 10pm on a Tuesday.

Jordan is a pen name. The writer uses a pseudonym to protect the privacy of family members who appear in some of the lived-experience passages. Editorial standards, sourcing, and accountability are the same as for any GrabGuides contributor: claims are cited, clinical statements are reviewed against primary literature, and nothing on this site is a substitute for care from a qualified professional.

Credentials & Experience

  • Certified Somatic Experiencing Practitioner, Level 1 (SEP-1)
  • 4 years writing for wellness publishers
  • 9 years prior experience in corporate learning & development
  • Trauma-informed editorial training (2024)

Topics Jordan Covers

Anxiety and panic recovery, polyvagal-informed regulation techniques, sleep and revenge bedtime procrastination, ADHD daily routines and executive-function support, burnout recovery, digital overwhelm, mindfulness for beginners, and self-care that actually fits into a busy life.

Contact

Editorial questions, corrections, or story ideas: email orders@grabguides.com with "Attn: Jordan" in the subject line.