"Computer Consciousness": Why You Can’t Override Your Biology with Matthew Cooke

Do you find yourself going full speed ahead all week, only to crash the moment Friday evening hits? Matthew Cooke is a nervous system expert who coaches senior leaders to find sustainable success by working with their physiology. Matthew is also the founder of Body-Based Breakthrough, a leading somatic coaching program designed to teach nervous system literacy. In this episode, Matthew shares his personal story of hitting burnout at 24, dives into how this age of "Computer Consciousness" is driving the mistaken belief that humans can run like machines, and shares how this damages our wellbeing and our performance – showing that we cannot override our biology without consequence.We explore why so many high-performers live in a state of "Functional Freeze," going through the motions of leadership while totally disconnected from their physical selves, and how the science of the "Window of Tolerance" can bring your nervous system back to a responsive state. Matthew argues that the future of work depends on "nervous system literacy," teaching us how to balance "directed attention" with necessary states of rest and creativity.You will leave this conversation with a practical understanding of how to read your body’s signals. Matthew also shares a simple, 10-second "Orientation" tool to help you reset immediately, which, trust us, really works!Find out more about Sarah and Matthew's Nervous System Summit ⁠here⁠: https://www.thorpe-scott.com/nervoussystem.You can connect with Sarah on: her website:  ⁠https://www.thorpe-scott.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-thorpe-scott-93a78a12 Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thorpe__scott/by subscribing to Sarah's ⁠Field Notes newsletter: https://sarahthorpescott.myflodesk.com/podcast-joinIf you’d like to revisit this conversation, you can check out the transcript: https://www.thorpe-scott.com/matthew-cooke-transcriptProduction support from ⁠Rethink Audio⁠ & Alice Giuditta.