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Pet the Lizard by Rick Hanson, PhD (0)
I’ve always liked lizards. Growing up in the outskirts of Los Angeles, I played in the foothills near our home. Sometimes I’d catch a lizard and stroke its belly, so it would relax in my hands, seeming to feel at ease. In my early 20′s, I found a lizard one chilly morning in the mountains. [...]
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The Neuroscience of Resilience: Attunement
(Post 4/9 in a series) As we looked at in The Neuroscience of Resilience: Emotional Regulation, the key to staying resilient around stressful emotions is to stay regulated; not to allow our emotions to hijack us. We are continuing to look at the following questions: Can we build up our own resilience? How? What does [...]
The Neuroscience of Resilience: Emotional Regulation
(Post 3/9 in a series) As previously discussed in The Neuroscience of Resilience: Quelling the Fear Response, much has been learned about the the power of resilience. The last post in this series looked at the importance of being less reactive to stressful events when they occur. We are continuing to look at the following question: Can [...]
The Neuroscience of Resilience: Quelling the Fear Response
(Post 2/9 in a series) As previously discussed in The Neuroscience of Resilience: Nervous System Regulation, much has been learned about the the power of resilience in how it impacts vulnerability to stressors, regulatory processes, why some seem more resilient than others and how to foster resilience if it is lacking. For the purpose of this article [...]
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