Beyond Stress: training yourself to thrive in recovery

Atheists in Recovery

Welcome to today’s show!

WHAT WE’LL LEARN:

• How Liz’s deepest roots shaped her identity in the world which led her to write about stress and trauma. She says she is “exhibit A” of what she writes about
• How we as a society undermine resilience and how this shows up in addictions
• Liz’s definition of Trauma: “a condition when our survival brain perceives us to be powerless, helpless, and lacking control”
• What is the window of tolerance to stress arousal
• 3 ways we narrow our window over our lifetime
• The most important thing is that we can widen the window
• Why the habit of worrying has huge neurobiological costs
• Adina gets some answers on habit change and the all too familiar resistance
• How to build ourselves a ladder to help with re-regulating habit change
• What’s one thing you can do right now to widen the window-this is great!
• We can go in a virtuous cycle direction or a vicious cycle direction but it’s our choice
• What is Liz’s message to the AIR community (hint: it involves willpower)

RESOURCES MENTIONED

• Elizabeth-Stanley.com
• Mindfulness Based Mind Fitness Training Course Free to public servants. Just head to the FAQ’s section to find the link.
• Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)

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