Brain Health Insights
Daniel emphasizes the importance of brain health as a foundation for overall well-being, advocating for an integrative approach that includes diet, exercise, and mindfulness techniques. Jillian shares her experiences with traditional psychiatry, highlighting the reliance on medication without addressing underlying issues. Their conversation challenges conventional methods and promotes a more holistic view of mental health treatment.In this clip
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I have a question about this episode The Surprising Role of Natural Supplements & Nutrition For Mental Health | Mind Pump 2071 and this clip Healing Through EMDR. For example, if a person had a traumatic experience with a spider, but every time they see the spider or get activated through some trigger, and immediately after uses breathwork to calm the body, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear? Did I miss something?
If the goal is to diminish the physiological response, then if a 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 and every time they see the spider or get triggered, they immediately use breathwork to calm the body, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear? Did I miss something?
I have a question about the episode Stanford Psychiatrist Reveals How Cognitive Therapy Can Cure Your Depression and Anxiety and the clip Perception and Reality. I also have a question about the episode "Restructure your BRAIN using your THOUGHTS | Dr. Caroline Leaf - MP Podcast #113" and the segment "Calming the Amygdala," where Andrew talks about a process to erase fear and traumas by retelling the narrative to diminish the physiological response. If the goal is to diminish the physiological response, then if a 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 and every time they see the spider or get triggered, they immediately use breathwork to calm the body, would that work like retelling a narrative to extinguish the fear? Did I miss something?