Regulate Your Nervous System To Improve Your Physical And Emotional Well-being

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It makes sense that the body s reaction to the onslaught of perceived threats would have a detrimental effect on physical and mental well-being Perceived threats trigger the exact same physiological response as actual threats activating a fight flight or freeze reaction It s the constant stimulating of these stress responses that can lock some people and others not in a chronic state of stress not the actual events that people experience We all react differently some more intensely than others Once you begin the process of regulating your nervous system you ll notice a gradual change in your physical and emotional well-being You ll feel increasingly safe spacious and resilient You will have more capacity to metabolize stress and to give and receive love all without the constant presence of a false threat response It may sound too good to be true but time and again I ve seen people s lives completely change when they learn to do this work Rebecca A Ward is a marriage and family therapist and author of The Paper Tiger Syndrome How to Liberate Yourself from the Illusion of Fear She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article The body is the gateway to the Original Blueprint img class alignright size-medium wp-image-172431 src https www kevinmd com wp-content uploads Color-horiz-2-300×59 png alt width 300 height 59 This episode is sponsored by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine ACLM Chronic disease is a global emergency If you re interested in evidence-based lifestyle change to address the root causes of chronic disease and restore health rather than the less effective approach of merely managing symptoms it s time you heard about the American College of Lifestyle Medicine ACLM Experience ACLM s annual lifestyle medicine conference LM2022 while you earn CME CE and connect with leading lifestyle medicine experts Become an ACLM member before the conference and save up to 22 percent off registration Go to lifestylemedicine org membership to learn more Did you enjoy today s episode Rate and review the show so more audiences can find The Podcast by KevinMD Subscribe on your favorite podcast app to get notified when a new episode comes out Click here to earn 1 0 AMA PRA Category 1 CME for this episode Also available in Category 1 CME bundles Powered by CMEfy – a seamless way for busy clinician learners to discover Internet Point-of-Care Learning opportunities that reward AMA PRA Category 1 Credit s Learn more at about cmefy com cme-infoClick here to visit this podcast episode