Stop Chasing What You Don't Want, Why Mindset Work Alone Isn't Enough with Briana Bowley - #108

About this episode

Jordan Disanjh interviews Briana Bowley about the impact of the nervous system on personal and athletic performance.

Your nervous system might be the reason you're not where you want to be.In this episode, Jordan sits down with nervous system coach and mindset expert Briana Bowley for a raw, eye-opening conversation about the invisible forces that shape our lives and what we can actually do about them.Briana opens up about being heavily bullied in primary school, finding her way through competitive bodybuilding, escaping a toxic relationship, and battling body dysmorphia and how all of it led her to 15 years of deep work in nervous system regulation, poly vagal theory, and human behavior.Whether you're a high achiever who keeps talking yourself out of the next step, an athlete trying to get out of your own head, or someone who's just tired of feeling stuck this episode is for you.In this episode, we cover:How your fight, flight, and freeze responses are running more of your life than you thinkWhy focusing on what you don't want is keeping you exactly where you areThe real reason athletes underperform and it's not physicalHow to shrink the "tiger" when a goal feels impossibly bigWhy competitive energy isn't the problem, but fear underneath it isBuilding safety around money, business…

People in this episode

Host: Jordan Disanjh

Guest: Briana Bowley

Topics covered

• nervous system regulation
• mindset
• human behavior
• overcoming challenges
• athlete performance
• personal growth

Keywords

• nervous system
• mindset work
• body dysmorphia
• competitive bodybuilding
• polyvagal theory
• fight or flight
• personal development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Radiant Voices Media

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