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Brain-Body ResilienceBBR #209: Unapologetically You: Setting Intentions and Finding Your PathSend us a textToday we take a moment to acknowledge the overwhelming nature of global crises, and focus on what’s within our control, caring for ourselves and our communities, and showing up where we can make a difference.I'm also sharing my tradition to start the new year with a word that I use as an intention, a guide for the year.Unapologetic is my word for the year. It’s a commitment to showing up fully as myself—taking up space without apology, embracing who I am, and shedding the cultural conditioning that e...
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Unstandardized EnglishE116: Why Is Long Island (and also plane crashes)? with Sara LevineIn this episode, host Dr. JPB Gerald talks to his friend and fellow podcaster Sara Levine about her home, Long Island, which he hates. And also plane crashesPre-order Dr. Gerald's second book here!Here is the AI generated summary btw, lol: JPB Gerald and Unknown Speaker discussed the unexpected ways podcasts have helped them form meaningful connections with others. They shared personal experiences of meeting friends through podcasts and highlighted the unique opportunity podcasts provide for people to connect with others who share similar interests and experiences, even if they are geographically distant. Later...
2024-04-151h 01Brain-Body ResilienceBBR #126: All things breathing with Dr. Rachele BurriesciSend us a textToday I'm talking with Dr. Rachele Burriesci who is a cardiopulmonary expert. I am releasing this guest episode for April because we are just a week away from world breathing day on April 11th! (2023). You know I love a good world breathing day! Dr. Rachel talks about her experience teaching and treating through COVID and has some great exercises for you. We also get in to the power of breath, life expectations, and feeling like you've finally made it. Get in there and give it a...
2023-04-031h 07Brain-Body ResilienceBBR #104: Living in a Culture That Promotes Scarcity and FearSend us a textToday I wanted to talk about how the messages we receive about how we're never enough, never safe enough, never thin enough, pretty enough, smart enough, successful enough, popular enough, rich enough. Never having enough, never certain enough, never secure enough, never loved enough, don’t have enough, I’m not enough…. can't help but lead us into survival mode. It's no wonder the rates of stress related illnesses continue to rise. We hear a lot about scarcity mindset these days, but what is it and how does i...
2022-10-1022 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #103: Feeling powerless leads to distress.Send us a textToday we're talking about learned helplessness, that feeling of powerlessness you get when you feel like you're being forced into a situation you might not want... and the power you have to choose to practice your autonomy. In between the feeling of powerlessness and the realization of choice there might be anger and resentment covering up the root feeling of vulnerability, insecurity, fear, hurt, grief... etc. Sometimes those secondary defense emotions are more easily accessible and less uncomfortable but they're not helping us get passed the distress of feeling w...
2022-10-0327 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #102: Those insignificant things that create your lifeSend us a textlisten here, you get to decide what is a big deal to you, no one else gets to do that for you... and becoming more of who you want to be, expressing yourself in a way that allows you to stand a little bolder in the world is a big deal. It all starts with the small steps and so many times we can’t get to the big things without the small steps that build us up to get there. It’s about those brief moments … seemingly insignificant and if w...
2022-09-2611 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #101: Social Anxiety and Self-AcceptanceSend us a textToday we're exploring the discomfort we feel in social situations and how we linger a little too long with the discomfort of an awkward encounter after the fact. Social acceptance is important to us on a biological level, even for those of us who like to spend time alone and maybe don't love being around people all that much. From an evolutionary perspective we were more likely to survive in a group rather than alone and that survival coding still exists within us. But what about that...
2022-09-1913 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #100: How language changes everythingSend us a textToday's episode is about the power of language to shape our perspective on the world around us and how we choose to navigate within that. Language shapes our ideas of ourselves and how the world works. Each language with it's own cultural context and nuance creates a cognitive structure and representation of reality according to that language. Language can be expansive or restrictive, the words we choose matter. Words are assigned a meaning and then we shape around those meanings. The words we choose shape us, literally. T...
2022-09-1220 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #99: Suicide Prevention and Awareness 9-8-8Send us a textToday's episode is all about suicide awareness as we enter September, which is National Suicide Awareness Month here in the States and World Suicide Prevention Day is September 10th, 2022. This topic is one that we like to brush under the rug ... because it's painful, because it's uncomfortable, and because we do that with most mental health subjects. I'm here to talk about it because it's necessary, because millions of people are affected by suicide daily. It's uncomfortable and it is painful, especially for those of us who...
2022-09-0515 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #98: All the small thingsSend us a textToday's episode we're finding links between pieces of our lives that we may not think about often as being linked together. There are a lot of connections to be made between how we take care of our home and the space we live in, and our body... that we live in. Like deep cleaning in the cracks and corners that go unnoticed for months, the nervous system can also use some special attention in the way of a hygiene routine. When we push off the "small things"...
2022-08-2916 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #97: Yes this message is for you.Send us a textHello and good day to you my friend, today’s going to be a shortie, I’ve got a quick story and a quick reminder for you. We all need to give ourselves the reminders and pep talks, but there is some complexity, like with most things human there…Celebrating your wins is really hard if you can’t even acknowledge them.. when we’re so focused on the next thing or comparing to someone else… even when that someone is us from a different time. While we need to be...
2022-08-2211 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #96: Sharing JoySend us a textToday we're talking about joy. How to recognize it, how to allow it, and how to choose it. We know joy is the best buffer to distress and today we're getting into how it helps us build community and expansion within ourselves. Get in there and give it a listen for more. Resources: Learn more about James-Olivia @inquisitive_humanYou can find more about Brain-Body Resilience and JPB:On the BBR WebsiteOn InstagramOn...
2022-08-1517 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #95: Cultish language and individual blame for systems failingSend us a textToday's episode we're talking about the language that is used in the wellness space to shift the blame for failing systems to you. I recently listened to a book called : Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism and it had interesting things to say about the language we use around wellness and fitness. This, along with the fact that we continue to ignore mental health and continue to pretend that it is different from overall health has created a shortage of access to mental health help or understanding of what that...
2022-08-0818 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #94: My top 5 tools when breathing feels too hardSend us a textToday I want to offer a few tangible tools that are a bit more specific. We talk a lot about suing the breath and the basics of movement, nutrition, time in nature, paying attention to your needs, and today I want to give you something to add on to these foundational basics. These are not magic hacks or shortcuts... because the basics, doing the small steps for the long run is always going to win. So, today I offer 5 more specific tools to use when you feel...
2022-08-0115 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #93: The link between anxiety and self-trustSend us a textThis episode is all about building self-trust as a tool to manage fear, anxiety, and overwhelm. I’ll say it a thousand times, action is the key to minimizing anxiety and overwhelm… you can’t talk yourself out of something that didn’t start in your head, it’s a sensation in your body, a mobilization of the stress response and then your frontal brain tries to make sense of the feelings and starts telling whatever story it can. Self-trust is a really hard thing to achieve when we aren’t aware of...
2022-07-2517 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR # 92: You're not the only oneSend us a textToday's episode is a reminder, I want everyone to know that you’re not alone, you’re not the only one with the worries and intrusive thoughts. You’re not the only one burnt out from stress and anxiety, the goal isn’t to get rid of these natural responses, it’s to have a better relationship with them, to navigate our physiology, to be intentional about our participation in life and how we choose to navigate in our days giving ourselves space to be, to create joy for no reason, to rest, t...
2022-07-1813 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #91: Shifting From FearSend us a textToday we're talking a bout shifting from fear, not trying to burry or ignore it, but to add more of what we do want. I look around the world I am navigating and see an abundance of anger and lack of compassion and I want to explore that a little here. Fear changes how we view the world, it can literally change our brain and make it harder for us to access compassion and empathy along with other higher level cognitive skills like rational judgement and decision making.
2022-07-1119 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #90: PTSD Awareness MonthSend us a textThis is episode number 90! I'm excited to dive into today's topic as it affects me personally and I know it affects a lot of other folks out there as well. Today's episode is dedicated to learning more and shining a light on PTSD. June was PTSD awareness month and I just learned that so let's grow our awareness here today. You may be surprised about some of the ways that PTSD can show up and that it's not reserved for veterans of war or survivors of severe abuse.
2022-07-0426 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #89: Current Events, Uncertainty, and Lack of ControlSend us a textToday's Episode highlights the rise and fall of people's rights, specifically we're talking about the progress made in the mid 90's to recognize that violence against women and children is in fact a crime and does in fact affect everything that person will face going forward. There is tremendous uncertainty, fear, rage, and lack of control in this moment as the decision was made to pull back 50 years of protection for bodily autonomy and privacy. How do we handle all of this chaos and very real threat? ...
2022-06-2710 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #88: Is it your lack of ability to handle the stress?Send us a textWhen we think about stress we often blame ourselves and our lack of ability to handle it as well as we used to or as well as we *should* or as we perceive someone else, and often disregard the factors that have us stressed, overwhelmed, in the first place. There are both external and internal factors to your stress. Which one can you manage and guide? The internal... but what you'll see is when you learn to pause and choose how you want to navigate the internal...
2022-06-2014 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR # 87: More love, more you, less stressSend us a textToday we're talking about more love, more of you, and less stress. When we fraction ourselves off and deny parts of ourselves this leads to stress on our system. when we are not allowing all of ourselves to exist that is a threat to who we are. The solution as I see it is allowing more of yourself to exist, more of what lights you up, more love, more of your light and your passions, the world needs you. We can not give what we do not...
2022-06-1311 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #86: The Perfect Morning Routine... or notSend us a textThis episode we're talking about creating routines morning or otherwise that serve you. There is no roadmap to this life and what serves someone else can only serve as a guide for you to create your own routine. There is no paint by numbers or formula to success, happiness, fulfillment or any of the other things we look to create our best life with. Our routines must serve us, and to do so we have to be intentional about creating them and aware of what they are. Your brain i...
2022-06-0613 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #85: I'm tired of being resilientSend us a textThis episode revisits my definition of resilience - To return to an original state As humans our original state of balance in your nervous system, which gives you the capacity for curiosity, joy, pleasure, empathy, compassion, trust in yourself and others.What it is not: a way to keep going in the same manner and pretending that shit is not burning down around you. It is not a hack to be more productiveIt is not for promoting any kind of ideas that you need to...
2022-05-3014 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #84: Inspired by youSend us a textThis episode is inspired by a couple of you out there who listen and work with me. I was called out on my shit for not taking my own advice. In this episode you'll hear that: Number one: no one has it all figured out, and if someone tries to tell you they do... run the other way! We're all just out here trying to figure it out, even when we know the things to help us navigate, and help others, we're still just trying to figure out each...
2022-05-2315 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #83: About ChoiceSend us a textThis week's episode was inspired by a couple of shit days I've had recently, I was sitting in my pity pool and having a whole time resisting what was actually happening because it's not what I wanted right then... I know I'm not alone here. When we let Inconvenience in our days derail us we can absolutely get back on track, and I don't mean any track that we *should be on, but the track that we're building for how we actually want to be feeling and navigating through the days.
2022-05-1611 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #82: ProcrastinationSend us a textToday we're talking about everyone's favorite topic: procrastination and how it causes you stress and anxiety and overwhelm. No, I'm not here to give you the best productivity hacks to conquer your procrastination... I'm here to share the reasons you procrastinate in the first place. There's nothing wrong with you, procrastination isn't a motivation or organizational problem to be solved, it's a tool you use to cope with the feelings you don't know how to address... so we need to build tools that serve us better. As...
2022-05-0914 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #81: My experience with diagnosisSend us a textImmediately after recording last weeks episode I had more thoughts on the death of the diagnosis. I still stand firm that my opinion aligns with a growing base of psychologists and researchers who see the diagnosis as an antiquated tools that isn’t as useful as we once believed it to be and it may even be detrimental in the way that it continues to stigmatize and further perpetuate the idea that some people have mental disorder or illness and others are “normal”I will say this again, If you’re...
2022-05-0214 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #80: Death to the diagnosisSend us a textToday we're talking about an article I read about diagnosis and the diagnostic criteria, right away I'll remind you I am not a clinician and this is not medical advice. But I do have opinions about our healthcare system or rather the lack of. I've got a lot of questions about diagnosis and in general the things we identify with and hold so tightly to. How are these things serving you? Have you considered that before? You are not your diagnosis, your trauma, or your...
2022-04-2519 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #79: Stories we make up about failureSend us a textThis episode we're getting into expectations of failure coupled with the stories we tell ourselves and the intentions we show up with. These things help us shape life and how we experience everything in it. What are the reasons you have for doing what you do? is it punishment or celebration? Have you ever asked a baby how they were productive today? These questions and more ... get in there and give it a listen! You can find more about Brain-Body...
2022-04-1813 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #78: Showing up for yourselfSend us a textToday we're talking about the difference between showing up for your responsibilities at work, home, school, etc... and showing up for yourself. A big part of adulting is learning to care for yourself, to learn the things we weren't taught in school or home growing up. In the end you are YOUR responsibility. That means learning to grow, heal, regulate, rest, and do all of the other things that require your energy and attention to live this life. Out of all of the things that need...
2022-04-1116 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR # 77: Getting curious when you start feeling judgySend us a textToday's episode we're gong to expand on an idea of connecting to the parts of ourselves that we avoid. Generally, connection to things that don't feel good... well, it doesn't feel good so we avoid it or put something in it's place. In the case of shame we've got judgement, the amount of judgement you hold is equal to the shame you hold within. If the answer is exploring and getting curious about our shame and judgement we have to get close to it, we have to...
2022-04-0410 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #76: Perspective and PossibilitySend us a textToday we're talking about leaving space for the unknown, for change, for possibility outside of what you think you know, who you think you are. If we can't allow for change we will never know anything outside of exactly what is right now...Remember, everything is made up at some point and trying to fit into someone else's idea of life is really stressful. This episode is a little like grandma's soup... there's a bit of everything in there. Give it a listen for more.
2022-03-2814 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #75: Too Much Too FastSend us a textToday's episode we're talking about creating new habits and doing too much too fast. So often we get excited about making changes when we're inspired to do so and we want to dive in head first and go all in. Go big or go home... etc. The thing here is that if we're stepping too far outside of what our current experience and patterns are we're going to face resistance from our brain and nervous system. The brain's number one job is survival and what is familiar...
2022-03-2111 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #74: When is it "Worth it"?Send us a textThis episode was inspired by a conversation that highlighted some points I would like to share here with you. Today we're getting into movement and exercise and how what metrics we measure how worth it movement was. Is it worth it if you feel better? Is it worth it if it's super intense, go big, go hard, all or nothing? This will depend on the day, who you are, how you're feeling, what your goals are. There are so many reasons for movement...
2022-03-1415 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #73: Get Out of Your Head and Into Your BodySend us a textIn this episode we're talking about movement, it's the most basic form of self-expression and how we navigate the world, our bodies are meant to move and yet we do so little of it.Movement is how we express ourselves, how we find courage, how we complete the stress cycle, how we bond with others and yet the majority of adults around the world but especially here in the states move as little as possible. Your body is the greatest tool you have to navigate the world both inside o...
2022-03-0721 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #72: The Work is WorkSend us a textToday we're talking about the work it takes to build your best life, but first we have to talk about the work it takes to get out of survival mode because we can't live our best lives in survival mode. Many of us are walking around in a constant state of threat, ready to boil over and melt down at any moment because we're carrying the weight of the whole world around. Part of doing the work is the practice of focusing our attention and energy on what...
2022-02-2812 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #71: What's the Point?Send us a textWhat's the point in all the self-help and personal development things? What are we really trying to do? Are we trying to fix what we see to be wrong so we can be right? That's a real question for you to ponder, but until then maybe we explore setting a foundation with healing and getting curious about who we are to begin with and what we want. What do we want in life? To feel better? Life gets better when we feel better, when we t...
2022-02-2110 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #70: What is Nervous System Hygiene?Send us a textHello and good day! This episode I want to talk over what nervous system hygiene is and why it's so important. I reference it on the regular and we've never really taken a deep dive into what all of that means. The best place to start is with the reminder that you can not live your best life in survival mode. Next, you have the ability to interact with your nervous system and flip the switch. We can use nervous system hygiene to practice balancing between our sympathetic (fi...
2022-02-1414 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #69: Inaction Creates AnxietySend us a textThis episode is about taking action. Anxiety is the underestimation of your ability to face any given challenge, and the overestimation of that challenge. Taking the smallest step toward the thing that is overwhelming you or the thing you've created a story of fear around will alleviate a piece of that fear. When we take action we are proving to ourselves, to our brain and nervous system, that we can affect the experience we have. The more action we take, the more trust we build...
2022-02-0713 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #68: Make ALL the MistakesSend us a textToday we're talking about the fear of making a mistake. The thing is, if you're alive and you're a human you're making mistakes. We can't go through this life and learn anything new without making some mistakes. These are our opportunities to learn what we do want, how to navigate, how to adapt.If we don't let ourselves make mistakes we can't learn, we don't have the experience to learn from and your brain needs that reference point to know something is safe, that you won't die. B...
2022-01-3110 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #67: Letting Go of How it Used to BeSend us a textToday we're talking about resistance to what is again, but this time we're looking at some examples of "new normal", the moments that change us forever, and the things we just don't want to accept. So much of our stress comes from resisting what has already happened. Sometimes these things are just annoying and not life altering. Let's look at where we are holding on to what used to be and not allowing ourselves to live here in what actually exists, in the present moment where we have the...
2022-01-2411 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #66: Inspired by True EventsSend us a textToday's episode was inspired by an experience I had last week at my job where I found myself spending my energy and attention on someone else's worry. We've all done this and know what it's like to revisit our conversations and think "I should have said..." or "next time I'm going to say..."The thing with this is that we're not allowing the past, this thing that's already happened, to just be in the past. So, then we can't move on with our lives either! We're carrying...
2022-01-1714 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #65: Self-Care Is a Prevention ToolSend us a textToday's episode we're talking about wellness as an action rather than a state of being. It's easy to look at someone else and think, they're just fit or they're naturally calm, or whatever it is that we see that looks easy to them.... but that thing most likely took a lot of time and intentional effort. When we use self-care or pay attention to our body and mind only when there is a problem, like most of us do, we are showing up a little too late and trying to us...
2022-01-1010 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #64: Creating SpaceSend us a textToday's episode is the first one of the new year and I wanted to talk about creating space. There are so many messages around this time of year about new starts, new you, new diet, new workout, new habits etc... If we don't know where we're at and how we got here we don't have a starting point to work from, so I offer the idea of creating space, giving yourself that pause to assess, reflect, and set intention for the coming day, week, month, and year. Our power...
2022-01-0318 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #63: New Year... New You?Send us a textThis is the last episode of this year and we're looking at time and how we set our goals.As we approach the end of this year I am reminded of Einstein's view on time... that it's relative and depends totally on your perception. This means that what we can accomplish and how we react to the time we have is totally up to us! This is fantastic news because it means we get to choose to take action, how we take that action and when! So, do...
2021-12-2714 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #62: Resistance to What ISSend us a textToday's episode is inspired by some current events in my life. So many times we create stress by resisting what is, what has already happened that we don't like. We create ideas about the way something should be and have expectations based in this idea, then when we don’t experience the outcome that we had planned we resist and spend our energy fighting against this thing that already happened…. So we’re fighting the past. Whether we are feeling a way that we don’t want to feel, or had a...
2021-12-2012 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #61: It's Ok to Change Your mindSend us a textToday we're talking about the ability to change your mind and be flexible in this life that is full of constant change. The ability to change your mind and integrate new information to form different perspectives and opinions allows us to release the rigid standards and expectations that keep us overwhelmed and stressed out. Since our stress response is a biologically adaptive tool to help us learn and grow and change our mind with new experience and information, you'd think it might be easier... but we're humans and we...
2021-12-1313 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #60: Part 11 - The Habits That Create UsSend us a textThis my friends is part 11 of this 10 part mini series because 10 just wasn’t enough to cover everything we needed to just to touch on the fundamentals of the work I do with BBR.If you’ve missed any of those they’re full of fun science about how you work and how to navigate using the tools you have in you… we’re moving on today to look a the habits we create, how that affects everything from our daily patterns to our brain and stress response. Our habits crea...
2021-12-0618 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #59: Part 10 - All About MindsetSend us a textToday's Episode is part 10 in this mini series that was supposed to be 10 parts... but we're not done yet... so here we go. Today we're talking about mindset, I've touched a bit on this in earlier parts of this mini series but it is important enough to give a full episode to so here we go.I used to think the people who talked about mindset just didn't understand that some of us have real problems. Now I know that our mindset is the foundation for everything we experience...
2021-11-2926 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #58: Part 9 - Unmet ExpectationsSend us a textToday we're talking about expectations in part 9 of this mini series. Expectations of ourselves, of others, of situations, and perceived expectations from others. There are a lot of layers in human complexity that contribute to unmet expectations being a major contributor to stress and anxiety.Our perception of the world and how we navigate life are influenced by our expectations also called prior beliefs. These guide the decisions we make and how we make them, they help to shape our lives. Let's talk about how we form ex...
2021-11-2220 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #57: Part 8 - Nutrition and StressSend us a textToday's episode is part 8 in this mini series about the tools we have to manage stress and we're talking about nutrition. Food is information for your body to rebuild and repair and manage the stress of life, what we eat is giving specific instructions to our systems on how to work. Along with being the building blocks that make us food is also something we have a relationship with depending on how we have been socialized around food. What does it mean culturally, or within your family? ...
2021-11-1524 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #56: Part 7 - ResilienceSend us a textToday's episode builds on the first 6 parts of this mini series where we have covered all things stress along with the brain, body, and breath as tools, now we're looking at resilience. The definition of resilience is for something to return to it's original state. When I think about the original state of human beings we are naturally confident and curious and persistent when we are first learning to walk and talk and navigate life. Somewhere along the way we learn to doubt ourselves and limit our belief in...
2021-11-0827 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #55: Part 6 - Stress and Your BodySend us a textToday we're taking what we've already discussed in the first 5 parts of this mini series and putting it all together in the container that holds us together, that's right... your body. Your body is the key to managing your stress, it's what holds your stress and processes your stress... it is one of the most powerful tools you have. Your body is constantly in communication with your brain through your endocrine, immune and nervous systems and we know that no system works alone and your stress response system is...
2021-11-0120 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #54: Part 5 - Your Breath and StressSend us a textToday we're talking breath again, you can refer back to episode 48 for more on this amazing tool and piece of the puzzle between brain/body and health. The way we breathe is directly connected to our health and overall wellness. The breath is an immediate connection to the autonomic nervous system and access to switch our state of being which affects how we feel, how we think and how we experience this life. HOW we breathe is the key and understanding how this function works is key to knowing h...
2021-10-2521 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #53: Part 4 - Your Brain and StressSend us a textIn today's episode we're talking your brain and stress, it all starts in the brain. The brain has 2 very important jobs that come before all else: #1 survival and #2 efficiency. Because of this your brain makes habits and patterns out of everything including how you move, how you think, how you breathe, how you react, and decisions you make. Unless we're paying attention and being really intentional about what is in front of us in each moment and how we want to navigate that, which is much harder than you m...
2021-10-1826 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #52: Part 3 Stress Mini Series - The UpsideSend us a textToday we're talking about stress mindset and how to build resilience to our stressors. It might surprise you to know that just the way you think about stress can change the physiological affect it has. We've been told over and over again that stress is harmful, this isn't wrong but it's not the whole story. We need stress, there is no such thing as a stress free life. If we step back and look at how we view the daily events in our lives we can look at...
2021-10-1124 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #51: Part 2 - The Stress ResponseSend us a textThis episode is part two in a 10 part series. Today we're getting into the stress response. What is it... What it does... and how that affects you! I'm getting a little nerdy in this one telling you all about the HPA axis, nerochemicals, hormones, and your nervous system so get in there and give it a listen. Let's get science-y! You can find more about Brain-Body Resilience and JPB:On the BBR WebsiteOn InstagramOn FacebookSupport the show
2021-10-0419 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #50: Part 1 - Tell Me More About StressSend us a textToday's episode is the first in this 10 part mini series. We're talking all about stress... from definitions to busting a few myths. We dive into a few relevant types of stress and which ones we need to pay attention to. Not all stress is created equal and not all stress affects us in the same way. One of the foundations of what I practice in Brain-Body resilience that informs the information I share is the fact that we can only begin to manage or control something that w...
2021-09-2718 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #49: Introducing a Mini SeriesSend us a textToday's episode is a quick introduction to an upcoming 10 part mini series. There are a few main buckets I work from with the Brain-Body Resilience method and I reference these tools that we create in these areas often. I want to give an in-depth look at what these tools are and how we can begin to cultivate and use them in a more beneficial way. In the coming weeks we'll be talking about these 10 topics in relation to how these areas are woven into your stress and management of...
2021-09-2014 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #48: Why I'm Obsessed with BreathingSend us a textToday's episode is all about why I'm obsessed with breathing. It's what keeps us alive to start with, so there's that. I realized it’s been a while since I’ve talked about the tools we use… Breathwork is my anchor, it’s my go to with myself and when I work with clients. It’s the most direct line of communication we have to our autonomic nervous system and directly impacts our health (both physical and mental), and state of being. The best part is that we can affect chang...
2021-09-1319 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #47: Creating Space to Dig DeeperSend us a textToday's episode we're talking about how to use the BBR tools to create some space. Using your brain, body, and your breath to connect the two you can cultivate the tools you need to clear out a little bit of the overwhelm and stress to look into deeper layers. Until we can clear a little bit of space and calm the existing anxiety and chaos that is consuming our attention and focus we can't get to the root source of the stress. ... and if we're never addressing the...
2021-09-0613 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #46: Recognizing GrowthSend us a textToday's episode I'm sharing my last couple of weeks with you and how I've witnessed my growth and my old patterns creeping up. There's been a lot of travel, visiting family and friends and it's been totally outside of my usual routine. I hadn't been using my tools of breathwork, journaling, meditating and creating space to buffer the stress and I can feel it. Being able to recognize my growth through various experiences of change in behavior and how certain things affected me as well as seeing some old...
2021-08-3017 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #45: Changing Your BrainSend us a textToday's episode we're talking about changing your brain. Yes, it's possible and you're actually doing it all the time. I heard someone on social media say that you can't change your brain and aside from that they have fantastic content, very insightful and useful but it reminded me that I'm here to share these bits of knowledge that aren't as common.You can't manage or control something you don't understand even a little. The brain has always had a certain mystery about it, mostly because there is st...
2021-08-2311 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #44: What is Identity?Send us a textToday's episode is based on this post I shared on Instagram and wanted to expand a bit here where I have more space and time to talk about all the things...What do you identify yourself with? What shapes our identities? Is an identity something that changes? These are questions we explore here today. Our actions shape our habits and those shape how we see ourselves and how the world sees us. Our identity is based on the things that we do and we...
2021-08-1612 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #43: Your Mind/Body ConnectionSend us a textHello there, Today's episode we're talking the mind/body connection or the brain/body connection. There are debates about using brain and mind interchangeably and I see validity in those arguments but for the purpose of today's episode I think it's going to be ok if we use both terms. So, we're talking about how your internal environment is created by your thoughts, how they affect the body and your overall health, that means both mental and physical. We're also getting into why there is so much...
2021-08-0918 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #42: It Doesn't Have to Be ComplicatedSend us a textIt doesn't have to be complicated... but that's how we like it. We have a tendency to overlook the basic, fundamentals for more complicated approaches to solve our problems. Bigger is not better, more is not better, more complicated is not better... what works is better. The more complicated something is the more moving pieces you're dealing with and that leaves the door open for all kinds of uncertainty which is the worst thing for your brain and nervous system. Keep things simple and lower the barrier of...
2021-08-0309 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #41: You Know You've Made It When...Send us a textI had a moment of stress that reminded me of how far I've come and that this journey to self-development and learning to create the person and life that feels good. I had a bit of stress pop up for me and I saw an immediate reaction that I haven't seen in a long time. I walk you through how I turned this moment into an opportunity to celebrate my growth and use the tools I've cultivated and practiced instead of choosing a shame spiral. The key am learning...
2021-07-2611 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #40: Why Do You Have More Passion For Your Past Than Your Future?Send us a textHello and welcome. Today I'm addressing a question that I heard that really stuck with me and I think it's worth a little investigation. This question is, "Why do you have more passion for your past than your future?" Bam. That question hit me hard when I heard it and I've been thinking about it for a couple weeks and it keeps popping into my head as I work with clients. If you're focused on things that have already happened you're wasting energy that you could be s...
2021-07-1911 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #39: Just Keep GoingSend us a textToday's episode I'm sharing something that's a bit vulnerable for me. I occasionally have seizures, I never know when they will show up, how long they will stay or what to expect. This past weekend I had a seizure that was scary and I share that experience with you and what I gained from it. When you don't know what to do, do what you know how, control the controllable. That's you, the way you respond, what you choose to focus your energy and attention on.
2021-07-1215 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #38: Day of IndependenceSend us a textToday's episode is inspired by this Mark Twain quote "Independence is loyalty to one's best self and principles, and this is often disloyalty to the general idols and fetishes" I did this post on Instagram about it and wanted to expand my thoughts here were I have more space to roam. "loyalty to one's best self" stood out to me, so I spend a little time getting curious about what that takes. What considerations do you have to make? What commitments do you have to have? Are there things...
2021-07-0508 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #37: Seeking StressSend us a textHello friends! Today's episode is all about why seeking out small bursts of stress to help ourselves adapt to different stressors is useful in facing the real life stressors that show up challenging us and making us uncomfortable. Practice in all things is how we get better... the same applies to stress. The more you practice the response you want to have under stress you are training your system to automatically respond in this way later on.Your stress response is a biologically adaptive tool for you to use...
2021-06-2810 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #36: How are you investing in yourself?Send us a textToday we're talking about investing in yourself. That means your time, your energy, and your money. This can be incredibly uncomfortable when we've made a habit of ignoring and neglecting ourselves. This came up for me and I started to think about how we make the shift to investing in ourselves, our wellbeing, into creating the person we want to be and living a life we actually enjoy. This idea of putting yourself first as a woman and investing in yourself to create the version of yourself and your l...
2021-06-2117 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #35: Training In The Off SeasonSend us a textLet's talk a little bit about training in the off season, or practicing for the big day. If you've ever played sports, competed or performed in anything you know that there is a period where you're practicing over and over again for the big day so you know you'll be ready when you need to be. The thing is, when we're talking about managing stress and building resilience, every day is the big day. You face stressors every single day. To make the change from reactive to proactive you've got to p...
2021-06-1411 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #34: Decide How You Want to FeelSend us a textToday's episode is inspired by some recent conversations and a grumpy morning. Deciding how you want your day to go from the moment you wake up will help you steer in that direction. If you're leaving everything up in the air and waiting to see what happens you're probably not going to get what you want. Because of the whole survival thing your brain is constantly looking for threat which leads to an automatic negative bias. If you're not intentional about adding something else to focus on that's where y...
2021-06-0712 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #33: Why Do You Feel Bad About It?Send us a textHello! This episode was inspired by my recent experience not feeling well and questioning myself about my need to rest. The majority of us have a hard time letting ourselves just be still and present without DOING something without feeling bad about it. We have learned to tie our value to our productivity so if we're not producing we're not as valuable or deserving... right? WRONG 100% false. This is a narrative we need to challenge every single day. Rest does not need to be earned, it is...
2021-05-3117 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #32: CommunitySend us a textToday I'm talking about the importance of community. We all need a sense of community support and belonging to contribute to our overall mental and personal health. Communities come in various sizes and are made up of any number of shared experiences, beliefs, practices, actions, or a given location. As we go through life our community memberships will change. Some communities, like the ones that are linked to our core identities will likely be long lasting community memberships. There are other communities that we will join and...
2021-05-2415 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #31: Own Your StorySend us a textToday's episode is inspired by my journey to accept and own my story up until now. We've all got a story to tell from a life full of ups and downs and all of the experiences that have shaped us over the chapters and seasons that have delivered us to this point. I've been a little embarrassed about parts of my story, mainly that I don't remember pieces and I'm still learning to identify other pieces. Through the help of a friend I realized that THIS is part of my story...
2021-05-1718 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #30: Mother's DaySend us a textToday's episode is about Mother's Day. I'm recording on Mother's Day here in the U.S. This is a complicated day for many of us. There are so many reasons we can and do have complicated feelings about this holiday. I share my thoughts on this day and my appreciation for all the beautiful women I've had the fortune to receive a little mothering from. To all of you who have a hard time with this day for whatever your reasons are I see you and I love you...
2021-05-1007 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #29: The Power of ConsistencySend us a textIn this episode I share my recent lessons learned about consistent small steps adding up and being more beneficial than trying to do a thing in one giant leap. Thankful for the reminder. I share a beautiful idea I learned from the fantastic Wini Linguvic about approaching new habit building as an experiment to mitigate the pressure and judgement that can arise when we're trying to shift directions into a new habit or practice in our lives... because that shit is hard, it takes time, and you will have days that...
2021-05-0315 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #28: Create a Life You Don't Want to Escape FromSend us a textHello! Today we're talking about this saying I've seen floating around "Create a life you don't want to escape from" I heard someone call bullshit on this and it made me think a little bit more about what this means to me. This is absolutely my goal, to create a life that I enjoy living. That doesn't mean I'm going to love it all the time or not feel all the human feels which includes the whole spectrum and part of that feels real shitty... What this...
2021-04-2612 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #27: Live Your Life on PurposeSend us a textThoughts for this episode came to me over a pile of chocolate crumbs, the end result of this was a delicious dessert and this episode. Today we're talking about how often we live on purpose. How often we plan our day and take action to prioritize the things that are important. If we're just throw it all out there and see what happens it is likely not going to be what we had in mind. On the other hand if we live with intention and do things on purpose we have...
2021-04-1910 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #26: Just Because You Can Doesn't Mean You Need ToSend us a textIn this episode we're talking about the fact that just because you have a surplus of energy you don't need to spend it, just because you have extra time doesn't mean you need to fill it. It is not only ok, but sometimes crucial that we build a buffer, like an energy savings account. If we're always running ourselves down to empty we aren't leaving room for the inevitable life happenings that will come along and require our time and energy. It is ok and I will say encouraged (by me, a...
2021-04-1211 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #25: All About Those Little ThingsSend us a textHello there! Today we're talking about how little things add up big time. When we're looking to make changes we'll actually have to make some changes to the way we're thinking and living. I know, it's a wild idea when we're told all the time that there are magic pills and overnight successes and such. I'm here to tell you that doesn't exist. It's about the consistent small steps that add up. Real changes take time and they happen slowly with consistent effort. It's one of those things that...
2021-04-0511 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #24: Have the Courage to Keep Showing UpSend us a textHello friends! Today's episode is inspired by my earlier Instagram post which I linked below. I've been thinking about showing up and starting over and beginning again and what that takes. It takes courage and a reason strong enough to keep you going along with the belief that what you do can make a difference. You're probably not going to have one big aha moment where you feel a sweeping change, that's not how things happen. There will be a point where you look back and realize h...
2021-03-2915 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #23: It doesn't have to be like thisSend us a textToday's episode was inspired by a friend who reminded me of the big picture of my work when they said "I don't have to keep living like this" with the realization that there is a choice we can all make to learn new tools and ways of being in this world and interacting with it and with ourselves. This was something I learned and my big aha moment. It is my mission now to tell as many people as possible that you don't have to continue living stressed, overwhelmed, anxious, dreading...
2021-03-2213 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #22: Challenge Yourself to Get Out of Your HeadSend us a textToday we're doing a little reflection on my mindset over the years and how my adventures hiking this past weekend prompted some awareness around the idea of challenging myself. You may have heard me talking about how beneficial it is to challenge yourself to help build resilience and achieve the goals you might have set out to accomplish. I am a big fan of challenging one's self. This weekend I found that it's a good practice to evaluate the areas we choose to accept challenge and get curious around...
2021-03-1512 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #21: ExpectationsSend us a textIn this episode I tell you all about how the word should has no place or use and then use the word over and over and over. My lesson in this, context matters! What are expectations?! Why do they often lead to frustration? How can we minimize the frustration and make expectations work for us? The formula expectation - observation = frustration tells us that AWARENESS is key! Unless we're aware of what is currently going on and what we have to work with we might be making expectations that w...
2021-03-0816 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #20: Curiosity Killed the CatSend us a textToday we're talking about that super weird saying and the intention behind it to deter curiosity as a practice in life. I am here to poo poo all over that idea and tell you to get as curious as you possibly can about everything especially in regards to yourself. Get curious about your thoughts, behaviors, feelings, beliefs and how you choose to live your life. Use curiosity as a tool to allow you to step back and investigate yourself and your life and maybe even use this tool of curiosity in p...
2021-03-0111 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #19: What It Means to be ToughSend us a textToday I'm thinking about my brother as I record this. I can't help but think about and wonder what it was that made him feel like he couldn't ask for help. I feel strongly that several contributors include shame and negative mental health stigmas, toxic masculinity, and our perverted culture around emotion. We both learned early that you have to be tough to survive this life sometimes, but what it means to be tough is presented very differently for boys and men. I share some of my thoughts on this and...
2021-02-2207 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #18: Go Love YourselfSend us a textToday (the day I'm recording) is Valentine's Day! There are movies, and songs, and poems, and a whole industry around this day. I'm going to tell you up front I don't LOVE Valentine's Day. I'm no love hater, I love love. Love is what makes the world go 'round. For real. Love is the most powerful tool you have. My beef with Valentine's Day is that I do not believe that true expressions of love, particularly self-love are promoted or facilitated by this day. Self-love is something that...
2021-02-1515 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #17: Unmet ExpectationsSend us a textToday's episode is a reflection on my birthday, expectations, time and my evolving relationship with these things.I reflect on how my relationship with myself is changing as time moves forward. I explore my relationship with time and my expectations there. I've come to the understanding that I don't have time to waste on unnecessary stress and worry. There is no time for inaction or being afraid to express myself and live life on my terms. My birthday brought a sense of clarity to the relationship I have with s...
2021-02-0813 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #16: ChallengesSend us a textHello friends! Today's episode we are talking about challenges. How to give yourself challenges so that when life brings them your way you have more practice, strength, and resilience built up to face whatever life throws at you.From cold showers to ultra marathons to sitting still in silence with yourself. It's up to you to find the thing that challenges you the way you need it to in that moment in that day. That old saying "if it doesn't challenge you, it doesn't change you" is very true...
2021-02-0116 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #15: It's All Part of the Human ExperienceSend us a textToday we're talking about the idea that many of us have at one point or another that we are fundamentally broken or damaged by the experiences we've had in life and trauma we've survived. I'm here to tell you that you're not alone and your reactions and responses aren't very different from many other people. Human beings have patterns around how our psychology and physiology respond to things. I truly believe that the more we understand how we work as human beings the less we have to carry the...
2021-01-2517 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #14: The brain and the bodySend us a textThis episode we explore more of my love for the brain-body connection with a little bit of history on world views regarding the interaction between body and brain. I also give you some really cool tid-bits about brain maps and phantom limb pain. I also get into more of my journey to heal my own relationship between my brain and body and the relationship I have with my body today. I touch on anti-diet and anti-aesthetic culture that I see growing and how finding a way to balance all...
2021-01-1817 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #13: Were is This Coming From?Send us a textToday's episode is a bit of a vulnerable trip down memory lane. It starts with a reaction I had to a request my husband made for some alone time, which none of us have had in the last 10 months with on and off lock downs and business shut downs. I take a step back to realize that my reaction isn't to his request but to my memories of being without a safe place to be in other parts of my life. Here is the post I mentioned...
2021-01-1115 minBrain-Body ResilienceBBR #12: Embracing it allSend us a textWelcome to the first episode of this new year! Today I'm talking about my word and intention for the year, embrace. I get into what that means to me and my history with embracing all that life is. One thing leads to another and I am reminded of a question a friend asked me years ago that I'm still trying to answer in a different way. We talk about our need for community and social support and the barriers some of us create to authentic connections that...
2021-01-0414 min
JPBJPB - Crashing DownJPB:
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2020-03-3003 min
JPBFroogle - Vultures ft. Anuka (JPB Remix)Download for free: www.bit.ly/hh002-download
[HH002] Froogle - Vultures (ft. Anuka) (JPB Remix)
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2015-09-1004 min
JPBJPB - Levitate (ft. Joe Erickson)Listen on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/1EpbOh7
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••• Lyrics •••
take my hand,
and we’ll go away to different place,
float on air,
and we’ll hide away, i’ll be your escape.
look up,
and feel the shifting winds,
tossing us around again,
h...
2015-08-1303 min
JPBHellberg - The Girl ft. Cozi Zuehlsdorff (JPB Remix)// Edit: Contest ended
I'm stoked to enter this Monstercat Remix Contest and it's opportunity to win such awesome prizes. I tried my best to deliver a remix that fits into Monstercat's quality standards and combine my signature sounds to show what a JPB track is made of! Thank you Hellberg, Splice & Monstercat for giving us an opportunity to give this beautiful Track our own spin. Hope you guys enjoy my Remix.
2015-05-1703 min