What is cortisol and why does it make me feel so stressed out? How can I stop feeling so angry, scared, or stressed out? Why do I feel dread at work? If you want to understand your survival brain and the stress hormone cortisol, take a listen. You'll also learn ways to develop awareness, develop new habits, and build new neuropathways that help to sustain and calm you.
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Amy
Dysautonomia
This is helpful because I have dysautonomia with surges of cortisol for no reason or I get stuck in fight or flight and sensory overwhelm. Thank you.
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Lauren
I was more aware of my thought process
It helped a lot to break down why I am feeling the way I am feeling, use gratitude to combat negativity
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Nat
Flow like a stream
I can change the outcome of my reactions and actions.
I may not seek control but i do seek peace
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Aoife
Neuro-Responses: Cortisol
I learned that, as the brain has evolved to survive, someone will submit to a more dominant person in a social situation if the risk of being harmed (either physically, mentally or socially) is too great, because ‘survival’ is more important than getting their point across.