Heart Rate Variability Podcast

In this episode, Dr. Fred Shaffer returns to discuss the frequency domains of heart rate variability and what they tell us about the health of our nervous system and bodies.

In this episode, Dr. Inna Khazan joins Matt to discuss the relationship between skin conductance, sympathetic activation, stress, and heart rate variability (HRV). Get Inna's Book Biofeedback and Mindfulness in Everyday Life: Practical Solutions for Improving Your Health and Performance

Saša Harper joins Matt to discuss integrating heart rate variability into her work as an Attention Deficit Disorder Coach and someone working to thrive with ADHD herself. 

In this episode, Dr. Dave joins Matt to discuss his new book Heart Rate Variability (HRV) for Chiropractors: A Simple Guide to Understand and Using HRV in Practice.  

Bas Van Hooren joins Matt in this episode to discuss his innovative research using heart rate variability and other metrics to determine athletic readiness. In this discussion we examine the current state and future of HRV metrics across athletic and other types of performance. Bas Van Hooren is a sports science consultant, strength and conditioning specialist, and athlete. He started his PhD on injury prevention and performance enhancement in running-based sports in 2017 at Maastricht University. Bas has been involved as a sport science consultant for various professional organizations and has been active as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at the Dutch Olympic committee. As an athlete he has won several medals at the Dutch national championships, and he became Dutch National champion in 2017.   Bas combines his theoretical knowledge as a sports scientist/researcher with practical experiences from being an athlete and coach to translate complex theoretical concepts into useful and evidence-based practical applications. He has published over 50 journal articles on topics ranging from biomechanics to exercise physiology and has given multiple workshops on sport science-related topics for a variety of audiences throughout Europe.   Website: basvanhooren.com  

HRV nerds rejoice! A friend of the show, Dr. Fred Shaffer, returns to geek out about HRV time-domain measures. Fred and Matt take a deep dive into the nature of these metrics and what they tell us about nervous system functioning. Fredric Shaffer, PhD, BCB-HRV is a biological psychologist and professor of Psychology and former Department Chair at Truman State University, where he has taught since 1975 and has served as Director of Truman’s Center for Applied Psychophysiology since 1977. In 2008, he received the Walker and Doris Allen Fellowship for Faculty Excellence. In 2013, he received the Truman State University Outstanding Research Mentor of the Year award. Dr. Shaffer was the principal co-editor of Evidence-Based Practice in Biofeedback and Neurofeedback (3rd ed.) and authored 12 of its chapters. He was a co-editor with Donald Moss of Foundations of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback: A Book of Readings. He co-authored with Mark S. Schwartz a chapter on entering the field and assuring competence in Biofeedback: A Practitioner's Guide (4th ed.). He co-authored with Donald Moss, a chapter on biofeedback in the Textbook of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2nd ed.). He co-authored with Rollin McCraty and Christopher Zerr, the Frontiers in Psychology review article "A healthy heart is not a metronome: An integrative review of the heart's anatomy and heart rate variability." He co-authored with Jack Ginsberg, the Frontiers in Public Health review article “An Overview of heart rate variability (HRV) metrics and norms.” He is a contributing editor for the journal Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback. His current research focuses on techniques to increase heart rate variability. Dr. Shaffer is a BCIA Senior Diplomate in Biofeedback. Dr. Shaffer is the Past-Chair of the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance (BCIA), director of its Biofeedback and HRV Biofeedback Task Forces, and member of its Neurofeedback Task Force, and Treasurer for the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback (AAPB).  https://www.truman.edu/faculty-staff/fshaffer/

In this episode, Dr. David Eddie joins Matt to discuss his integration of Heart Rate Variability tracking and biofeedback into his therapy and substance use treatment work. We also discuss his innovative research into new ways for continuous HRV monitoring. 

In this episode, Inna, Matt, and Jeff look back to developments in HRV in 2023 and look forward to what we are excited about in 2024. 

In this episode, Dr. Donna Schuman joins Matt to discuss her research on using Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback to address post-traumatic stress disorder. Dr. Donna Schuman joined the UTA School of Social Work in 2020 after working as an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky College of Social Work for three years. She previously worked as a social worker for the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Army and has almost two decades of clinical behavioral health experience. Her research is focused on studying the biopsychosocial sequelae of trauma and the use of biofeedback and nontraditional trauma interventions for service members, Veterans, and first responders. She has conducted research with the Lexington Veterans Health Care System on the use of heart rate variability biofeedback to treat Veterans' PTSD symptoms. Dr. Schuman holds licensure in clinical social work and professional counseling and is certified as a Master Addiction Counselor. In addition, she also holds national certifications in biofeedback and neurofeedback.

In this episode, we publish a great episode of the Happy Brain Healthy Body Podcast. Four huge figures in HRV talk about an excellent resource for those interested in integrating HRV biofeedback into their practice. Today’s guides are editors of the upcoming book Evidence-Based Practice in Biofeedback and Neurofeedback, 4th Edition. These are some of the best-known names in the field of applied psychophysiology. They have each authored numerous books and articles, and are popular speakers and teachers. Inna Khazan is on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and in private practice. She is also the President Elect of AAPB. Fred Shaffer is professor of Psychology at Truman State University in Utah, the director of Truman’s Center for Applied Psychophysiology and is the current president of AAPB. Donald Moss is Professor and Dean of the College of Integrative Medicine and Health Sciences at Saybrook University. He is a past president of AAPB. Evidence-Based Practice is available to order through AAPB. Please rate us and leave reviews. It really helps get us to more listeners. This podcast is produced by the Northeast Region Biofeedback Society. NRBS is an organization for professionals, students, and everyone interested in neurofeedback, biofeedback, and whole body health. Learn more about Dr. Saul Rosenthal at advancedbehavioral.care. Contact us at healthybrain@nrbs.org. Subscribe here or wherever you get your podcasts. https://happy-brain-healthy-body.captivate.fm/listen If you enjoyed this podcast, join NRBS for our free webinars and continuing education series. https://nrbs.org/biofeedback-webinars/