How Our Perspective Influences Everything (Dr. Carly Hunt)

Don’t you just hate it when you don’t get a decent sleep? It seemingly throws off everything and ruins the day before it even gets started. And yes, the data appears to back that up. Sleep loss has been shown to increase inflammatory markers throughout the body. But wait a minute. What if there’s another layer to the discussion (and the data analysis)? What if a positive approach to life, something called trait positive affect (or PA) in the literature changes the equation? What if the way we look at that loss of sleep (and other things in life). Could our mental state buffer the proinflammatory effects of various forms of stress?Welcome to the latest episode of the Health, Wellness & Performance Catalyst. Today’s guest is Dr. Carly Hunt. Dr. Hunt is a licensed psychologist, has a PhD in Counseling Psychology and a Masters in Kinesiology and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Biobehavior pain research at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She is the founder of Present Mind Consulting and we discovered her when our son Joshua, who’s currently in med school with a special interest in sleep medicine, came across her research on the influence of affect on sleep loss. You can follow Dr. Hunt on the web: www.presentmindconsulting.com, via facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drcarlyhunt, twitter: https://twitter.com/dr_carlyhunt or connect with her via email: [email protected] for weekly tips, tricks and turbo boosts to enhance your life? Sign up for the CATALYST 5 here, a brief weekly bullet point list of 5 ideas, concepts or boosts Dr. Cooper has discovered to improve your personal and professional life!For more information about the Catalyst Community, earning your health & wellness coaching certification, the annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium and much more, please see https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ or reach out to us [email protected] If you'd like to share the Be A Catalyst! message in your world with a cool hoodie, t-shirt, water bottle stickers and more (100% of ALL profits go to charity), please visit https://teespring.com/stores/be-a-catalyst If you are a current or future health & wellness coach, please check out our Health & Wellness Coaching Forum Group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/278207545599218.  This is an awesome group if you are looking for encouragement, ideas, resources and more. Finally, if you enjoy the Catalyst Podcast, you might also enjoy the YouTube Coaching Channel, which provides a full library of freely available videos covering health, wellness & performance: https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannelInfo re earning your health & wellness coaching certification, annual Rocky Mountain Coaching Retreat & Symposium & more via https://www.catalystcoachinginstitute.com/ Best-in-class coaching for Employers, EAPs & wellness providers https://catalystcoaching360.com/Tap into the home of the (freely available) Not Done Yet! articles on unlocking life's 2nd half here.YouTube Coaching Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachingChannelContact us: [email protected]: @Catalyst2ThriveWebsite: CatalystCoaching360.comIf you are a current or future health & wellness coach, please check out our Health & Wellness Coaching Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/278207545599218.  This is a wonderful group if you are looking for encouragement, ideas, resources and more.