Laura is the Lead Performance Instructor at Deep End Fitness in San Diego, a trauma therapist, and a strength coach. She is about to graduate with the Master’s portion of her Ph.D. next month (May 2024) and will continue for two more years to complete her Ph.D. She previously received her Juris Doctorate degree but opted to change career trajectories toward something more fulfilling and service-driven.
Laura specializes in Applied Behavioral Neuroscience through a Polyvagal Theory approach and currently leads training sessions on Nervous System Resilience and Regulation for First Responders and Military Personnel in the greater San Diego area.
She also probably squats more than you.
Laura's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauragordon__/
Deep End Fitness San Diego: https://www.instagram.com/deependsandiego/
Deep End Fitness: https://www.deependfitness.com/
Timestamps:
00:00:22 Intro to Laura Gordon
00:01:15 Athletic and Educational Background
00:03:12 Deep End Fitness
00:06:11 Universal Factors
00:07:31 Nervous System Regulation and Resilience
00:11:08 Leveling of Attitudes
00:14:19 What Workouts Look Like at Deep End Fitness
00:16:00 What Changes Mentally During Training
00:18:25 How People Understand Their Body
00:22:50 Body Prediction Error
00:28:30 Tuning Out The Negative
00:32:34 Polyvagal Theory
00:34:49 Avoiding Full Immobilization
00:39:50 Ventral Vagal and Dorsal Vagal Systems
00:43:09 Healthier Versions of Stress Coping
00:44:28 Individual Zone of Optimal Functioning
00:47:34 Controlled Stressors
00:49:40 Tools and Cues
00:53:49 High Level of Trust While Coaching
00:56:48 Behavior Model
00:59:00 Shifting the Course of Lives
01:00:46 Managing Burnout
01:03:33 Managing Your Recovery
01:08:57 CO2 Tolerance
01:11:32 Finding Connection and Community
01:14:43 Best and Worst Advice
01:16:58 Learn More about Laura
01:17:22 Outro
