The Healthy Brain Podcast How to Calm Your Brain and Regulate Your Nervous System
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Oct 3, 2025 Discover how the brain and nervous system communicate and the importance of regulating them for better health. Learn about the sympathetic and parasympathetic responses that shape our stress reactions. Explore effective techniques like breathing practices, movement, and tactile methods to promote relaxation. Uncover how neurotransmitters like serotonin aid in calming the brain, and understand the concept of neuroplasticity in adapting to stress. Tune in for insights on cultivating a supportive mindset and social connections to enhance well-being.
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Discomfort Is Nervous System Protection
- Feeling uncomfortable when making changes is normal because the nervous system protects you.
- Heather Kolwich explains discomfort often prompts quitting, not lack of motivation.
Program Includes Meditation And Yoga
- Heather Kolwich includes meditations, breathwork, and weekly yoga in her coaching program.
- She created these modules because many clients lacked nervous-system regulation tools.
Two-Part Nervous System Framework
- The nervous system splits into central (brain/spinal cord) and peripheral components.
- Knowing basic structure helps choose the right calming tools, says Heather Kolwich.