Ep 41 — Surprising Ripple Effect of Stress Regulation

Ep 41 — Surprising Ripple Effect of Stress Regulation

From Building Your Best Brain by Sylvie Lahaie

June 3, 2026 · 43 min

About this episode

This episode explores the surprising ways stress regulation impacts not only individuals but also those around them through social interactions and nervous system co-regulation.

Welcome back to the Building Your Best Brain podcast! This week's episode is the final installment (for now) of our Inside-Out Brain series, where we've been exploring the science behind how our internal brain activity influences the people and world around us. We're ending on one of my favorite topics: the stress response. In this episode, we dive into how your stress response impacts not only you, but also the people around you in ways you may not expect. We explore how stress can spread through social interactions, how our nervous systems influence one another, and why learning to regulate your stress may be one of the most powerful ways to support the well-being of those around you. In this episode, we cover: How regulating your stress can help regulate the people around you What the stress response actually is Micro-expressions and how stress shows up on our faces Physiological synchrony and nervous system co-regulation Why your internal state influences your relationships more than you may realize Leave a comment, question, or curiosity below. Asking questions and reflecting on what you've learned is one of the best ways to deepen understanding and create lasting change. If…

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Host: Sylvie Lahaie

Topics covered

  • stress regulation
  • nervous system
  • social interactions
  • well-being
  • internal brain activity

Keywords

  • stress response
  • physiological synchrony
  • micro-expressions
  • nervous system co-regulation
  • relationships

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