The Science of Stress, Safety, & Nervous System Regulation | Dr. David Rabin
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The episode explores the role of the nervous system in stress and recovery with Dr. David Rabin.
View This Week's Show Notes Start Your 7-Day Trial to Mobility Coach Join Our Free Weekly Newsletter: The Ambush What if the key to better sleep, recovery, focus, and lasting behavior change isn't another productivity hack – but feeling safe in your own body? In this episode, Kelly and Juliet Starrett sit down with psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and Apollo Neuroscience co-founder Dr. David Rabin to explore the hidden role the nervous system plays in stress, learning, trauma, performance, and recovery. Drawing on more than two decades of research, Dr. Rabin explains why modern life keeps us trapped in a state of chronic overstimulation – and how that affects sleep, resilience, chronic pain, emotional health, and our ability to learn. They also dive into the science of the vagus nerve, heart rate variability, fear extinction, human connection, and simple tools that help us feel safer, calmer, and more adaptable. What You'll Learn in This Episode Why feeling physiologically safe is the foundation for learning, healing, and peak performance How chronic stress affects sleep, recovery, immunity, and the body's ability to function The difference between top-down thinking and bottom-up…
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