Dr. Belisa Vranich is a clinical psychologist, a leading expert in mental health and fitness, and a breath work guru. She is also the founder of the breathing class, and the author of Breathe: The Simple, Revolutionary 14-Day Program to Improve your Mental and Physical Health.

In today's episode, we talk about:

The psychology of breathing (9:34)
The difference between chest breathing and belly breathing, and why it's important to breathe from your belly (12:15)
The three patterns of anxious breathing (14:50)
How breath can worsen your anxiety symptoms (16:11)
The role breath plays in physical wellness (18:22)
Why you should take your breathing IQ (22:39)
How to strengthen your breathing muscles (24:56)
The role breath plays in IBS (29:03)
Why you have to advocate for your own health (32:30)
The role breath plays in labor (34:43)
How to teach kiddos to breathe (37:29)
Why breathing helps you fall asleep and the importance of sleep hygiene (40:05)
How we are doing kegels wrong (44:37)

Today Dr. Belisa is bringing all her breath work knowledge to the show, so I won’t keep her all to myself any longer. Let’s dive into today’s episode with Dr. Belisa Vranich.

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