Regulate your nervous system to improve your physical and emotional well-being

<p>"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.</p> <p>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."</p> <p><a href="https://www.irisinstitute.com/about-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow external noreferrer" data-wpel-link= "external">Rebecca A. Ward</a> is a marriage and family therapist and author of <a href="https://amzn.to/3n1wxH3" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow external noreferrer" data-wpel-link="external">The Paper Tiger Syndrome: How to Liberate Yourself from the Illusion of Fear</a>.</p> <p>She shares her story and discusses her KevinMD article, "<a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/2022/06/the-body-is-the-gateway-to-the-original-blueprint.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The body is the gateway to the Original Blueprint</a>."</p> <p><em><a href= "https://lifestylemedicine.org//membership"><img class= "alignright size-medium wp-image-172431" src= "https://www.kevinmd.com/wp-content/uploads/Color-horiz-2-300x59.png" alt="" width="300" height="59" /></a>This episode is sponsored by the <a href="https://lifestylemedicine.org//membership" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">American College of Lifestyle Medicine</a> (ACLM). </em>