So Much Nervous System B.S....

Nervous system care has become a buzzword and most of what is circulating about it is wrong. Dr. Jay Wiles is a clinical health and performance psychologist who has spent his career measuring physiology in high performers, and this first episode is his case against the noise. The core argument: almost every technique being sold right now produces state change, not trait change. State change is real and useful. It is what gets you back down after someone cuts you off in traffic. But it is transient, and there is little evidence that repeating it changes the underlying system. Trait change is the adaptation that lasts, and it is different training. Also in this episode: why stress is inherently good rather than something to eliminate, what the baroreflex actually does, where the evidence for the popular techniques runs out, and a technique that costs nothing and lets you feel your own vagal brake working in real time. Chapters 00:00 Why this show exists 01:53 The money being spent on nervous system technology 02:40 There is no magic elixir 03:17 Ohm, and why Jay uses it 06:05 I might be wrong, and here is my take anyway 07:10 State change is not trait change 10:00 What psychophysiology actually studies 10:58 Stress is inherently good 13:17 The baroreflex, and why stability is the point 18:06 Where the evidence runs out 24:06 A free technique, using your carotid pulse 25:51 Respiratory sinus arrhythmia and finding your rate 30:02 Where to go next More at https://theresilientengine.com/media/episode-one/ DISCLOSURE Ohm, discussed at 03:17, is my own company. I built it, which is exactly why I talk about it here. Nobody paid for that segment.