Psychology and biomechanics of breathing with Dr. Belisa Vranich

A clinical psychologist and a leading expert in mental health and fitness, Dr. Belisa Vranich is the author of Breathe: The Simple, Revolutionary 14-Day Program to Improve your Mental and Physical Health and founder of the BREATHE certified program.Dr. Belisa is a regular guest on national television; e.g., CNN, Fox News, the Today Show, Good Morning America, and Inside Edition, and has been interviewed by Anderson Cooper, Matt Lauer, Meredith Vieira, Bill O’Reilly, and Nancy Grace. Dr. Oz has recognized her as one of the top US doctors in her field.Dr. Belisa has extensive experience working with first responders: firefighters, military and law enforcement for topics related to endurance, stress reduction, precision, pain reduction, and PTSD. A firm believer in the importance of giving back, she volunteers and supports numerous organizations related to veterans and animal rescue organizations in New York City and Los Angeles. Dr. Belisa is an outspoken advocate of organ donation and dedicated her first book to Liamslife.org.In addition, Dr. Belisa has been interviewed as an expert in numerous publications, including Crain’s magazine, GQ, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, Vogue, Time Magazine, and Cosmopolitan.During the episode, we dive deep into the psychology AND the biomechanics of breathing, how that applies to performance, information on her BREATHE class and new book Breathing for Warriors that will hit the shelves this March.Dr. Belisa explains a little of her background and even some past working experience, where the two have some good laughs about her days working as the Health and Sex editor for Men's Fitness (some content NSFW).Please listen and learn, and of course share the episode if you found any value. You can find Dr. Belisa on Instagram, LinkedIn, and at her website for her BREATHE course.References: Art of Breathe, Brian McKenzieDr. Stu McGill (spine health)Dr. Kelly Starrett (spine health and movement expert)Support the show