Nervous System and Change
Discover how priming the nervous system can help you make changes and control your body, even during times of stress and anxiety. Dr. Caitlin explains the importance of down regulating the fight or flight response and provides tools for runners to feel in control.In this clip
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Related Questions
Is it true that the nervous system needs a different input at the right time to change a reaction, such as calming the body with breathwork when encountering a trigger for a fear or phobia, as discussed in the episode #353: How to Optimize Your Life with Neuroscience Professor & Elite Performance Coach and the clip Mindset and Control? Would this approach provide a different input to the nervous system so that over time it stops being activated by the original trigger? Is this how Pavlov's dogs experiment is used as a tool for changing the nervous system's responses, as discussed in the episode How Do We Let Go of Childhood Trauma? | Liz Arch on Women of Impact and the clip Embracing Fear?
Is it true that the nervous system needs a different input at the right time to change a reaction, such as calming the body with breathwork when encountering a trigger for a fear or phobia, as discussed in the episode #273: Overcoming Challenges and Birthing a New You with Christine Hassler and the clip Navigating Triggers? For example, if a person has a fear or phobia and their body becomes reactive when they encounter a trigger, would a solution be to try to calm the body with breathwork at that moment? Would this approach provide a different input to the nervous system so that over time it stops being activated by the original trigger? Is this how Pavlov's dogs experiment is used as a tool for changing the nervous system's responses?
Is it true that the nervous system needs a different input at the right time to change a reaction, as discussed in episode #273: Overcoming Challenges and Birthing a New You with Christine Hassler and the clip Navigating Triggers? For example, if a person has a fear or phobia and their body becomes reactive when they encounter a trigger, would a solution be to try to calm the body with breathwork at that moment? Would this approach provide a different input to the nervous system so that over time it stops being activated by the original trigger? Is this how Pavlov's dogs experiment is used as a tool for changing the nervous system's responses?