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Managing nerves, anxiety, and burnout | Jonny Miller (Nervous System Mastery)

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Jan 28, 2024

Jonny Miller, founder of Nervous System Mastery, helps tech leaders tackle stress and burnout. He shares how focusing on the body over the mind can alleviate anxiety and the transformative power of breathwork. Jonny introduces the A.P.E. framework for emotional awareness and discusses 'emotional debt' and its impact on well-being. Listeners discover energizing breath techniques and the critical role of interoception in recognizing burnout signs. This episode offers practical tools to enhance resilience and emotional regulation.

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ANECDOTE

Jonny's Journey

Jonny Miller's journey into nervous system mastery began after his fiance's suicide.
This tragic event led him to explore breathwork, meditation, and the body's inner landscape.

INSIGHT

Bottom-Up Approach

Calming your body first is more effective than trying to calm your mind directly.
Changing your physiological state through breathwork impacts thoughts and feelings.

ADVICE

Breath as a Lever

Control your breath to control your state: longer exhales calm, longer inhales energize.
This functions like an up/down lever for your nervous system.

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