Feel First, Think Second
The conversation emphasizes the importance of feeling before thinking, particularly in athletic performance and therapeutic practices. Helen discusses how activating movement can help individuals with Parkinson's overcome emotional and physiological barriers, allowing them to mobilize effectively. This approach contrasts traditional cognitive methods, highlighting a more holistic view of decision-making and emotional regulation.In this clip
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Use Neuroscience to Retrain Your Brain and Make Better Life Choices. With Dr. Helen McKibben
Related Questions
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?
If the goal is to diminish the physiological response, would working to change that response immediately after being triggered also break the conditioning over time?