Body's Stress Response
The conversation highlights how our bodies can react to stressors, even in everyday situations like a child's tantrum. It's emphasized that the initial subtle shifts in our body's state can be hard to notice, leading to a heightened response. By becoming more aware of these changes, parents can better manage their reactions and remain calm, ultimately supporting their children during challenging moments.In this clip
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Related Questions
If the goal is to diminish the physiological response, would working to change the physiological response immediately after being triggered also diminish the response over time and therefore break the conditioning? For example, if a person had a traumatic experience with a spider and every time they see the spider or get activated by some trigger, they immediately use breathwork to calm the body, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear? Did I miss something in my understanding of the concepts discussed in episode #396: Permission to Grieve with J.S. Park and the clip Emotional Toll of Caregiving?
How can I practice staying calm and regulating myself during high-alert states as discussed in the episode Raising Good Humans: The 5 Key Principles of Parenting w/ Dr. Aliza Pressman | 298 | Kelly LeVeque and the clip Intentional Parenting, along with the insights from The Holistic Psychologist on How to Meet Your Self and the clip Nervous System Safety?
As it pertains to doing something hard in the morning and setting your body's stress threshold, is it more about a change that happens in the body or brain?