Ep 06: "Facing Fears and Shifting Gears": Don't React! Respond to Life Instead. But, What's the Difference?

Reacting Versus Responding: What is the difference? Reacting is a prehistoric instinct. Responding is a cultivated skill. How does it benefit us to retrain our brain to learn to pause to respond, and put our prefrontal cortex in charge."Facing Fears and Shifting Gears" is a podcast about mental health, neurodiversity, and changing our perspective when life brings us challenges, in order to heal and thrive!My name is Leslie Reyes, and I'm a mental health nurse, yoga teacher, motorcycle enthusiast, and the author of the indieBRAG award-winning Amazon best-seller, "The Zen of Learning to Ride a Motorcycle: How I Faced My Fears, Shifted Gears, and Found Healing from Anxiety, Codependency, and Depression." Thank you for joining me! Buy "The Zen of Learning to Ride a Motorcycle" here! https://www.amazon.com/Zen-Learning-Ride-Motorcycle-Codependency/dp/B09X49TBYN/Available on Audiobook at Audible: https://www.amazon.com/Zen-Learning-Ride-Motorcycle-Codependency/dp/B0BL2HBP56/About me: https://www.LeslieReyesAuthor.com