Navigating Crisis

Vanessa shares her experience with a rare autoimmune condition triggered by a virus, describing it as her body engaging in "friendly fire." Despite the overwhelming fear and anxiety, she instinctively shifted into "producer mode," utilizing breathing techniques from her antenatal classes to ground herself. This innate response highlights the power of meditation and calm breathing in managing emotional upheaval during crises.

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- I have a question about the episode #368: Polyvagal Path: Healing Your Nervous System & Your Life with Dr. Stephen Porges and the clip Body Awareness Journey. Is it true that the nervous system needs a different input at the right time to change a reaction? 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?

Navigating Crisis

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