Discovering True Identity
Rich and Dave discuss how trauma can impact our sense of self and the importance of deconstructing and remembering who we truly are. They also explore the motivation behind working on "hack targets" and the benefits that come with focusing on one area of improvement.In this clip
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EPISODE #1024: Dave Asprey Shares All Things “Smarter Not Harder” – interviewed by Rich Diviney
Related Questions
In this context, Andrew talks about a process to erase fear and traumas, stating that first, you need to extinguish the fear or trauma by retelling the narrative. The whole point of that is to diminish the physiological response, right? If the goal is to diminish the physiological response, then if the person works to change their physiological response immediately after being triggered, would that over time also diminish the physiological response and therefore break the conditioning?
For example, if a person had a traumatic experience with a spider, but every time the person sees the spider or gets activated through some trigger and immediately uses breathwork to calm the body, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear? Did I miss something?
Is it fair to say that the brain can build on traumatic memories, preventing a person from taking actions that could allow them to heal themselves, as discussed in the episodes "Something Scary Happened The Other Day and I Wanted To Talk To You About It" | Mel Robbins Podcast and "478: Are you metabolizing your trauma?" | Functional medicine expert Will Cole, D.C.?