How to Breathe Properly

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When we're all anxious, we start having very, very shallow breaths. And this can make us even more anxious because it cuts off the oxygen. People with an anxious attachment style from an early on learned how to breathe like their mother's nervous system was regulated. So if the mother was dysregulated and her breasts were shallow, the baby would take on the same breathing. That is fascinating. I think we all need to bring light to how we breathing.

100,000 people have streamed our anxious attachment episodes! To celebrate the one year mark, we bring you a magic moment, asking if an anxious attachment just a superpower to sniff out danger? In this magic moment, join Louise & Sarah Murphy, the ultimate biology of trauma expert, as she unravels the mysteries of why our anxious attachment style causes us so much grief.

The pair explore:

The origins of anxious attachment styles and their wild adventures in babyhood.
Neuroception: The super skill of scanning for danger that we're all born with.
How caregivers hold the keys to shaping our nervous system and why they should be crowned the rulers of neurobiology
The consequences of even the tiniest disruptions in caregiver responsiveness.
The rollercoaster of nervous system dysregulation: Overreacting and underreacting
The link between maternal stress levels during pregnancy and our stress hormone saga.
The concept of self-soothing

We also chat tips and tricks to help you start to understand how to unpick and unravel your anxious attachment style at the biological level.

Louise also shares her experience of how her ex reaching out to her after two years impacted her on a VERY interesting biochemical level.

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