80. An Introduction to Limbic Retraining for Chronic Stress with Lindsay Mitchell

Themes: Limbic System Retraining, Brain Retraining, Nervous System Regulation, Chronic Stress & Illness Is stress a trigger for your chronic pain? Or could it even be the main antagonizer of your physical symptoms? Lindsay explains the stress cycle, how stress hormones affect the body (even if you don't suffer from chronic illness), and how limbic system retraining can move you out of flight or fight into rest and digest. Show Notes: -What happens to the body when we are stressed; learning about the "trauma loop" or the cycle of stress -The limbic system, and what is responsible for in the body: learning memory, fear, regulating bodily functions, mood/ emotions, survival -The main agenda for our brains/bodies is to survive; how the survival response affects us -Perceived danger vs. real danger; why the stress response is the same towards both -The physiology of the stress cycle; the loop the starts with the autonomic nervous system and ends with the release of cortisol/stress hormones; how staying in this cycle leads to limbic system impairment; the body's physical indicators of this impairment -Lindsays recommended formula for healing: a team of practitioners to address your physical body, nervous system regulation through brain/limbic system retraining, and eventually trauma processing -Limbic system regulation helps us to stay dynamic in life and move through stress without staying stuck in it Resources: -Click here to schedule a one-on-one Q&A with Lindsay -Visit the Vital-Side Homepage here -Lindsay's Instagram: @myvitalside -Visit Lindsay's Website -Cait's Instagram: @caitrossco -Visit Cait's Website Join our community: bit.ly/rewirethepodcast Podcast disclaimer can be found by visiting: bit.ly/rewiredisclaimer