Is your home keeping you stressed? How your personality type & Nervous System shape your space
Have you ever walked into your home and felt like you were receiving a warm hug or did it feel like just another place where you couldn't truly settle?
When we talk about Feng Shui, the conversation often revolves around wealth corners, furniture placement, and manifestation. But what I truly care about is the “body-led" home.
How does your space actually feel in your physical body?
The answer often lies in the intersection of your personality type and your nervous system. By understanding whether you lean toward a Type A or Type B personality, you can stop decorating and start regulating.
Understanding the two energies: Type A vs. type B
Most of us have heard these terms, but through a nervous system lens, they take on a whole new meaning.
The type A profile: The sympathetic state
Type A personalities are typically driven, productive, and always on the move. In terms of the nervous system, this energy is often linked to the sympathetic mode, the "fight or flight" state. There is a sense of urgency, pressure, and a tightness around getting things done.
The type B profile: The parasympathetic state
Type B personalities are more relaxed, easygoing, and "go with the flow." This is linked to the parasympathetic mode, the rest and digest state. This energy is slower, more receptive, and deeply trusting.
The in-between - the high-achiever flow profiles
Like many of us, you might be a blend. You might hold yourself to high standards and love productivity (type A), but also value rituals, intuition, and alignment over hustle (type B).
How your personality shows up in your home.
Your home is constantly talking to your nervous system. It is either reinforcing your stress patterns or helping you regulate them.
The type A home: Visual overload
A type A home often prioritises productivity over peace. It might look like:
Visual noise: Lots of items out on show like to do lists or what is often called “organised chaos.”
Hard edges: Structured, practical furniture that feels efficient and practical but not soothing.
The "always on" vibe: Rooms designed for doing, which tell the body to stay alert and switched on.
The type B home: Stagnant softness
A Type B home often prioritises comfort to the point of avoidance. It might look like:
Undefined spaces: Rooms that lack clarity or boundaries.
Clutter sprawl: Softness that has turned into mess, encouraging stagnation.
The avoidance vibe: A space that is cozy but doesn’t provide the structure needed to move forward.
The Feng Shui fix: Regulating your space
Feng Shui isn't about making a home "perfect"; it’s about making it a partner in your nervous system regulation.
If you lean type A: You need cues of safety
Your body doesn’t need more stimulation; it needs permission to switch off.
The cure: Clear your line of sight. Incorporate warmer lighting, rounded furniture (to soften those hard edges), and dedicated rest zones with comforting textures.
The goal: A home that says, you don't have to be 'on' right now.
If you lean type B: You need gentle structure
Your body doesn’t need more free-flow; it needs clarity to help you take action.
The cure: Define your areas. Use clear surfaces, intentional routines (like a designated morning coffee spot), and a bit more order to give the energy direction.
The goal: A home that says, you are supported to move forward.
Your home as a partner, not a project
I encourage you to look past the wealth corner for a moment and ask yourself: What state does my home put my body in?
Does it keep you in urgency mode?
Does it keep you in avoidance?
Or does it help you feel safe, supported, and able to move forward?
Your home doesn’t need to match your personality, but it does need to support it.
When your nervous system feels safe in your space, life begins to flow differently.
