Heart Rate Variability Podcast

In this episode, Hannah Brinkman joins Matt to discuss her research and clinical work with substance use and heart rate variability biofeedback. 

In this episode, Rabeea Maqsood joins Matt to discuss her research on Ultra-Short-Term Heart Rate Variability and Combat-Related Traumatic Injury. Learn more about Rabeea's work: https://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/rmaqsood

In this episode, Dr. Nate Ewigman returns to the podcast to discuss interoception with Matt. We learned about the connection between interoception, heart rate variability, and mental health.  Nate Ewigman: drnateewigman@gmail.com

In this episode, Matt interviews Parker McKasson and Hannah Hornberger on their research into heart rate variability and religiosity. 

In this episode, Lieven Van Linden joins Matt to discuss his work, book, and personal journey with heart rate variability.  Lieven loves to explore and experience all the internal and external boundaries of our human existence. His curiosity for human optimization and exploration has led him to run ultra distances in the deserts of Morocco and the jungles of Brazil. He covered snowy mountains wearing nothing but swimming shorts and dived into the ocean on nothing but a single breath.After completing an Executive MBA and spending 10 years in a corporate environment, Lieven founded his own company, Built For Endurance, aimed at helping leaders optimize their energy, health, and performance. In their programs, they use biometrical data (HRV) and immersive experiences to drive lasting behavioural change. https://www.linkedin.com/in/lieven-van-linden-7866035/

In this episode, Stephanie White nerds out with Matt about the differences between two popular heart rate variability biofeedback forms: coherence and resonance frequency breathing.  Web:        www.measurableresilience.com

In this episode, Sigrún Þóra Sveinsdóttir joins Matt to discuss her research on integrating Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback with Police in Iceland. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sigrunthora/ Email: sigrun@proency.com Instagram: dailypsychophysiology Twitter: https://x.com/sigrunthora

As we approach the 4th of July in the US and the peak of summer vacation, we thought it was a great time to revisit one of our most popular episodes on planning a healthy (and fun) HRV-friendly vacation.

Dr. Catherine Schweikert joins Matt to discuss her work with self-compassion, heart rate variability, and her book The Compassion Remedy. Catherine Wergin Schweikert, PhD, MPH, PA-CAuthor, researcher, and speaker Her expertise is in the psychophysiology of compassion and how this grounded, pragmatic,vitality producing quality helps to bring us back to are true nature and create health and peace. After 23 years of practicing medicine, she was inspired research how compassion, self-compassion, and fears of compassion effect heart health and long-term stress levels measuredwith cortisol in healthcare workers. During her PhD program she was able to attend Stanford’s Center for Compassion Altruism andResearch & Education (CCARE) program. During her time there she created programs that havehas delivered to major hospitals in the greater Sacramento Valley and collaborated withMETAHAB to deliver her knowledge to the Veteran’s Administration. She has also participatedin a post-traumatic growth conference at Sacramento State as the expert in strength-basedcompassionate embodiment in the post-traumatic growth experience. She continues as a guestlecturer at Sacramento State University in the Traumatology class.Using what she learned at CCARE and her research for her PhD dissertation Catherine wrote thebook The Compassion Remedy to bridge the gap between the science of compassion and thedaily incorporation of this quality. This book just one Forwards Indies National book of award inBronze. She continues to write and contribute to the Global Compassion Coalition on the Science ofCompassion. She is also a guild member of Compassion 2.0, a group of innovative thinkers and leaders in theworld of flourishing with compassionate integrity in business and beyond. Finally, she presented a TEDx talk on how compassion makes for the best connections. https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-wergin-schweikert-2512818/   http://catherineschweikert.com/

Greg Elliott and Matt discuss Greg's continued work and thoughts about HRV. Greg and Matt explore the connection between the physical and mental and how HRV provides a common language for healing, health, and performance.