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Self Study Lab
by Micah Freeman, Ego Strength Coaching
The Self-Study Lab Podcast walks you through the human operating system — the psychological, emotional, and nervous-system foundations that help life make more sense, but that most of us were never taught.
Episodes
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Ep. 7: Same World, Different Hardware: Why People Experience Reality Differently
Most of us move through the world assuming our senses are giving us an accurate readout of reality. And if someone else is having a different experience of the same moment, one of us must be off. In this episode, I make the case that that assumption is wrong — and that a lot of unnecessary...
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Ep. 6: You Can’t Change What You Can’t See: How to Recognize Your Emotional Patterns
In this episode, I make the case that self-awareness is the foundation for any meaningful change. This episode explores why so much of your behavior is driven outside of conscious awareness, how conditioning and nervous system patterns shape your reactions, and why learning to observe yourself is...
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Ep. 5: Freeze and Fawn: People-Pleasing, Shutdown, and Hidden Stress Responses
In this episode, I translate nervous system theory into everyday experience. This episode explores freeze and fawn as nervous system states, how they shape behavior outside of conscious choice, and why recognizing state is essential for reducing shame and reclaiming agency. In this episode, I…
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Ep. 4: Fight and Flight: Why You Get Reactive, Defensive, or Overproductive
In this episode, I translate nervous system theory into everyday experience. This episode explores fight and flight as nervous system states, how they shape perception before conscious thought, and why understanding state is essential for compassion and change. In this episode, I talk about…
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Ep. 3: It’s Not a Flaw, It’s a State: How Your Nervous System Shapes Thoughts and Emotions
In this episode, I translate last week’s big-picture context into everyday experience. Why can the same situation feel manageable one day — and completely overwhelming the next? Why do we sometimes react in ways we don’t recognize or like? This episode explores how your nervous system state…
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Ep. 2: You’re Not Broken: Why Modern Life Overloads Your Nervous System
In this episode, I zoom out and offer some context for why being human feels so hard right now. Before we get into tools, habits, or deeper self-study, I think it helps to understand the environment the human nervous system actually evolved for — and how different it is from the one we’re living…
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Ep. 1: Why Insight Isn’t Enough: The Psychology of Lasting Change
In this first episode, I share the story behind the Lab — where it began, why I created it, and the gap I kept seeing after thousands of hours sitting with clients. If you’ve ever felt like: you “should” know yourself better by now, you understand your patterns but can’t seem to change them,...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Self-Study Lab Podcast walks you through the human operating system — the psychological, emotional, and nervous-system foundations that help life make more sense, but that most of us were never taught.
HOSTED BY
Micah Freeman, Ego Strength Coaching
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The Self-Study Lab Podcast walks you through the human operating system — the psychological, emotional, and nervous-system foundations that help life make more sense, but that most of us were never taught.
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Who hosts Self Study Lab?
Self Study Lab is created and hosted by Micah Freeman, Ego Strength Coaching.
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