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We interrupt your regular programming to bring you - THE EGGSHELLS INTERVIEWS.

In these full interviews with our guests, expect excellent insights amid rambling chat, as together we explore how to disagree better! We're sharing our guest's words in context so that you can delve deeper into a conversation of your choice with an Eggshells' guest you love.

Arabella Gibbins’ special subject is breath and she gives us some fantastic exercises and insights in this interview. She explains fight, flight and freeze to us - she speaks about and advocates for breathwork in so many different forms, especially useful if you're a beginner - she talks about emotions, empathy and arguing with her family - basically, she’s incredibly generous with her time and words. This is an interview to listen to if you want to learn how to manage your emotions during disagreement, if you liked the fight/flight/freeze episodes, and also one to return to if you find Bella’s voice and general self to be as soothing as we do!

Bella is a voice coach, songwriter and, in her words, a lifelong learner. She teaches singing, she trained as an actor during which time she was introduced to a range of vocal approaches and practitioners, and so after a few years she decided to complete her MFA in Voice Studies. She then joined the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts as a voice tutor. She runs Voice, Breath & Wellbeing workshops around the UK (https://www.theeggshellspodcast.com/team-1/bella-gibbins).

REFERENCES:

• Polyvagal Theory, Stephen Porges: https://www.stephenporges.com/
• Emotional trigger definition: An emotional trigger is anything — including memories, experiences, or events — that sparks an intense emotional reaction, regardless of your current mood. Emotional triggers are frequently associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
• “The Body Keeps the Score” is a book by Bessel Van Der Kolk.
• Some examples of Breathwork that Bella mentions:

- Transformational - https://www.transformationalbreath.co.uk

- Holotropic - http://www.holotropic.com/holotropic-breathwork/about-holotropic-breathwork/

- Ecstatic - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNh3mMwKSfw (haven’t watched this one - let me know if you do!)

- Biodynamic https://www.biodynamicbreath.com

• https://ww2.onecommune.com - Very shiny website that promotes wellness. Various different courses available on there.
• https://www.wimhofmethod.com - Conscious breathwork
• Pranayama Definition - Balancing Life Force. An example is alternate nostril breathing - Yoga With Adriene has a good youtube video breaking this down - https://youtu.be/8VwufJrUhic
• Iyengar Yoga - The moment you want to come out of the pose is when you should stay in it: https://www.ekhartyoga.com/articles/practice/what-is-iyengar-yoga
• “Discomfort is growth” - Sanjay Gupta (Armchair Expert podcast episode that Lizzie mentions: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3tAiYCCP4MfzjvCqh7jDGN)
• Professionals whose work Bella mentions:

- Eric Franklin - Movement practitioner

- Peter Levine - Clinical Psychologist https://www.somaticexperiencing.com/about-peter

- Dan Siegal - https://drdansiegel.com - “Flipping your lid” clip on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0T_2NNoC68&t=124s

There are lots of diagrams explaining the “Hand model of the brain” on Google images.

- Gabor Maté - https://drgabormate.com

• TRE - Trauma prevention work https://traumaprevention.com
• “If in Doubt Breathe Out” book by Ron Morris & Linda Hutchison

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