Trauma Rewired: Hyper & Hypo Vigilance

Hyper & Hypo Vigilance

Dec 22, 2020

Elisabeth Kristof, the founder of Brain Based Wellness, returns this week and joins me as we unpack what hypo and hyper vigilance is, trauma response, and dealing with a dysregulated nervous system. I also share how working with Elisabeth has changed my life and my experience with having a threatened nervous system.

In this episode, I share:

[00:19] How working with Elisabeth changed my life for the better
[2:41] Elisabeth explains Hyper Vigilance
[4:06] How your job can make you feel threatened & stressed
[5:11] Elisabeth explains Hypo Vigilance
[7:20] Elisabeth explains Trauma response
[8:30] Our brains primary purpose is survival
[10:09] A dysregulated nervous system leads to disease
[12:01] Uncertainty is the most threatening thing for our brain
[14:47] Elisabeth & I talk about our experiences dealing with a threatened nervous system
[16:56] Applied neurology is training your nervous system to be more resilient
[19:35] Elisabeth explains the Vagus nerve
[21:41] Elisabeth talks about Polyvagal Theory
[22:32] Ventral Vagal State
[23:44] Your visual system & eye training
[28:16] Parasympathetic and Sympathetic nervous system
[29:37] Cell replication, DNA is damaged by trauma
[29:54] Healing racism
[33:24] The fear of sharing your shame
[36:12] Neuroscience is the science of hope