Charlotte Moore - Neurofocused Solutions

Charlotte Moore - Neurofocused Solutions I am a clinical neuroscientist specialising in trauma and stress neurobiology.

I educate people one-on-one about how trauma and stress impact the brain and give them neuroscience-based skills that promote recovery, resilience and prevention. Charlotte is a clinical and translational neuroscientist and is deeply passionate about teaching people neuroscience and how the brain responds to trauma and stress. She dedicates her time to translating neuroscientific research into models and doable plans that can be applied in workplaces and privately to help people understand, address and prevent trauma and stress without it being overwhelming.

Whilst I am away for my conference, please take a moment to think of how hard Herx has it.I don't doubt that he is missi...
01/12/2025

Whilst I am away for my conference, please take a moment to think of how hard Herx has it.

I don't doubt that he is missing being with our clients as much as I am.

Have a wonderful Tuesday everyone ๐Ÿซก
๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ’ช

Day 1 done and dusted!What a juicy day!I have been in my element ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜My brain ๐Ÿง   turned into a sponge ๐Ÿงฝ Absolutely phenome...
01/12/2025

Day 1 done and dusted!
What a juicy day!
I have been in my element ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜
My brain ๐Ÿง  turned into a sponge ๐Ÿงฝ

Absolutely phenomenal people doing PHENOMENAL work in their fields!

Industry experts presenting their work on therapeutic intervention for traumatic brain injuries to increase neuron regeneration and repair. ๐Ÿคฏ

So much to learn...

Let the fun begin ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿง 
30/11/2025

Let the fun begin ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿง 

It's unfair to your nervous system, if you enjoy the thrill of amping it up, but not have the awareness and/or skills to...
30/11/2025

It's unfair to your nervous system, if you enjoy the thrill of amping it up, but not have the awareness and/or skills to bring it back down.

Having all that adrenaline, cortisol, dopamine, glutamate, serotonin and endorphins bathing your brain can be exhilarating and addictive.
It's not surprising that we can want more and more and more.
The brain doesn't discriminate if the thrill comes from work or leisure, nervous system excitement is nervous system excitement.
It doesn't care if it is fuelled by anger, fear, excitement, anxiety or happiness, it just knows that it is elevated.

WARNING:
There's a payoff to this excessive intensity seeking behaviour.

Because our nervous systems aren't designed to be this high so regularly, some compensatory changes have to happen.

1. The receptors (locks) for these chemicals (keys) get told to reduce in numbers to protect the brain.
This means that the sensitivity level for these chemicals will decrease. Higher amounts of these chemicals will be needed to get the same "adrenaline high".
The cycle continues until structural changes occur in the brain.
This helps to "normalise" reactivity to uncertain stimulus.

2. These chemicals at high amounts, on a prolonged basis, are neurotoxic.
This causes brain cell death, particularly in parts of your brain that regulate the circuits of excitement, making it harder to quit the behaviors.

Learn to listen to your nervous system's voice as well as your thoughts of desire.

Sure, have your hits of pleasure and excitement, AND equally, actively do things that help calm your nervous system and come right down to "low" on a regular basis.
You can do this by INTENTIONALLY slowing the speed of your walking and talking, and by INTENTIONALLY changing your posture to reflect relaxation eg. softening shoulders, loosing your jaw, sitting with your hands in your lap.

This will keep your nervous system healthy and balanced so you can enjoy the benefits of both ends of your nervous system spectrum, as well as a healthy brain.

Happy brain training ๐Ÿง  ๐Ÿ’ช

๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ž
Clinical & Translational Neuroscientist | Neuroscience based intervention for trauma & stress | Neuroplasticity neurotherapy | Trauma & stress neuroeducation | Frontline stress & trauma training

"Understand your brain and behaviour with neuroscience"
~ Charlotte Moore

โœ…๏ธ If you would like a neuroscience and skills based approach to help you work through trauma, stress or conflict, please reach out to me or book a private in-person or virtual appointment.

โœ…๏ธ Please feel free to contact me via private message, whatsapp, phone call, or email to ask any questions or discuss how I can help you.

Learn more about my services:
๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ.๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ.๐š๐ฎ
Book a private in-person or virtual appointment with me:
๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ.๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ/๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ž_๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ž
Contact me:
๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ž@๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ
๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ•๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ–๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ’

Finally here in Hobart, Tasmania for the 43rd Australasian Neuroscience Society conference. What a beautiful part of the...
29/11/2025

Finally here in Hobart, Tasmania for the 43rd Australasian Neuroscience Society conference. What a beautiful part of the world!
This is my first time in this extraordinary part of Australia.

I'm looking forward to networking with others that work in my field of stress and trauma neurobiology.

With time and exposure, I am hoping to break the mold of what neurobiological resources are avaialble for frontline workers and their organisations.

Police, ambos and firies, there is so much more neuroeducation available to keep your brain safe from accumulative stress and trauma.

PLEASE get in touch with me directly if you're a frontliner and want neuroscience-based 1-1 help to work through and overcome ANY stress/trauma related ailment, face to face or online.

If you hold a position in your organisation where you can bring in an external training resource to learn about stress and trauma neurobiology, with the goal of prevention and management to overcome these ailments, please get in touch with me.

More than ever, we are in a prime position to learn about how to protect our brains when exposed to abnormal information through neuroscience.
No matter what state you live in or work in, please get in touch!

Happy brain training ๐Ÿง  ๐Ÿ’ช

๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ž
Clinical & Translational Neuroscientist | Neuroscience based intervention for trauma & stress | Neuroplasticity neurotherapy | Trauma & stress neuroeducation | Frontline stress & trauma training

"Understand your brain and behaviour with neuroscience"
~ Charlotte Moore

โœ…๏ธ If you would like a neuroscience and skills based approach to help you work through trauma, stress or conflict, please reach out to me or book a private in-person or virtual appointment.

โœ…๏ธ Please feel free to contact me via private message, whatsapp, phone call, or email to ask any questions or discuss how I can help you.

Learn more about my services:
๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ.๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ.๐š๐ฎ
Book a private in-person or virtual appointment with me:
๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ.๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ/๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ž_๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ž
Contact me:
๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ž@๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ
๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ•๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ–๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ’

Your gut is so much more honest and accurate than your thoughts!The saying "trust your gut" comes from listening to how ...
27/11/2025

Your gut is so much more honest and accurate than your thoughts!

The saying "trust your gut" comes from listening to how your nervous system has detected a threat and is sending signals to your body.
Fascinating stuff!

Unfortunately, most people only hear what their nervous system has to say when the threat is so strong and their body is viscerally screaming at them. By then, it can often be too late.

How can you tune in more to your nervous system and listen to its whispers of wisdom?

For those of you who have worked with me before and know my models, this is where you pay attention to your CUD. Notice in the moment what it is and then pay attention to any needle movement. Where does it move to?
When you have found that out, make a decision that advocates for your physical and social safety.

For those of you who haven't worked with me before, pay attention to your uncertainty level.
How uncertain do you feel in this moment about this situation or this person?
Your nervous system relies on uncertainty to gauge the threat level. If uncertainty is low, so is the threat. If uncertainty is medium, so is the threat. If uncertainty is high, so is the threat.

DETECT THE THREAT and MAKE A CHANGE THAT ADVOCATES FOR YOUR SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL SAFETY!

Trust your alarm system. It's there to help you stay safe and alive.

Don't let your thoughts of hope, justifications or unrealistic expectations override your alarm system!

If you let this happen, there will be "down the track" consequences.

Happy brain training ๐Ÿง  ๐Ÿ’ช

๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ž
Clinical & Translational Neuroscientist | Neuroscience based intervention for trauma & stress | Neuroplasticity neurotherapy | Trauma & stress neuroeducation | Frontline stress & trauma training

"Understand your brain and behaviour with neuroscience"
~ Charlotte Moore

โœ…๏ธ If you would like a neuroscience and skills based approach to help you work through trauma, stress or conflict, please reach out to me or book a private in-person or virtual appointment.

โœ…๏ธ Please feel free to contact me via private message, whatsapp, phone call, or email to ask any questions or discuss how I can help you.

Learn more about my services:
๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ.๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ.๐š๐ฎ
Book a private in-person or virtual appointment with me:
๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ.๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ/๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ž_๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ž
Contact me:
๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ž@๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ
๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ•๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ–๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ’

โ“๏ธWhen you have an idea, a hard day, an exciting moment, a moment of conflict or heated conversation with someone, do yo...
25/11/2025

โ“๏ธWhen you have an idea, a hard day, an exciting moment, a moment of conflict or heated conversation with someone, do you feel the need to share it immediately?

๐Ÿ›‘ STOP!

Before you go outward with your thoughts, pause for a moment and go inwards with them. ๐Ÿง 

๐Ÿ‘€ Notice what your thoughts are first.
Without judgement.
๐Ÿ‘€ Notice what emotions you feel first.
Without justification or opinion.
๐Ÿ‘€ Notice what you body is doing in response to your thoughts first.
Without analysis.

Just notice, don't analyse.

Pause for a moment to go inwards BEFORE you go outwards.

Pause for a moment to acknowledge your own thoughts, feelings and nervous system activity before you ask someone else acknowledge it.

Pause for a moment to notice you before you get bombarded with the opinions and projections of others.

Once you acknowledge yourself, then ask yourself "now, who has the capacity in this moment to support me?"

Happy brain training ๐Ÿง  ๐Ÿ’ช

๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ž
Clinical & Translational Neuroscientist | Neuroscience based intervention for trauma & stress | Neuroplasticity neurotherapy | Trauma & stress neuroeducation | Frontline stress & trauma training

"Understand your brain and behaviour with neuroscience"
~ Charlotte Moore

โœ…๏ธ If you would like a neuroscience and skills based approach to help you work through trauma, stress or conflict, please reach out to me or book a private in-person or virtual appointment.

โœ…๏ธ Please feel free to contact me via private message, whatsapp, phone call, or email to ask any questions or discuss how I can help you.

Learn more about my services:
๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ.๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ.๐š๐ฎ
Book a private in-person or virtual appointment with me:
๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ.๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ/๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ž_๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ž
Contact me:
๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ž@๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ
๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ•๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ–๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ’

It's FINALLY here!The 2025 annual Australasian Neuroscience Society conference.The latest and greatest of Australiasia's...
25/11/2025

It's FINALLY here!
The 2025 annual Australasian Neuroscience Society conference.

The latest and greatest of Australiasia's neuroscience research will be presented in Hobart, Tasmania, next week December 1-3.

I am ridiculously excited to see what this year brings us and to catch up with my fellow colleagues in their respective fields.

Incredible people doing incredible things in their fields! ๐Ÿค“๐Ÿง ๐Ÿ’ช

Herx and I hope you are having a brilliant weekend and you are giving your beautiful brain ๐Ÿง  some restorative time!Happy...
23/11/2025

Herx and I hope you are having a brilliant weekend and you are giving your beautiful brain ๐Ÿง  some restorative time!

Happy brain training ๐Ÿง  ๐Ÿ’ช

๐‚๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ž ๐Œ๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ž
Clinical & Translational Neuroscientist | Neuroscience based intervention for trauma & stress | Neuroplasticity neurotherapy | Trauma & stress neuroeducation | Frontline stress & trauma training

"Understand your brain and behaviour with neuroscience"
~ Charlotte Moore

โœ…๏ธ If you would like a neuroscience and skills based approach to help you work through trauma, stress or conflict, please reach out to me or book a private in-person or virtual appointment.

โœ…๏ธ Please feel free to contact me via private message, whatsapp, phone call, or email to ask any questions or discuss how I can help you.

Learn more about my services:
๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ.๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ.๐š๐ฎ
Book a private in-person or virtual appointment with me:
๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ.๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ/๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ž_๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ž
Contact me:
๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ž@๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ
๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ•๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ–๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ’

The unanswered questions we have about trauma is found in the biology of it. We must understand what our brain does when...
17/11/2025

The unanswered questions we have about trauma is found in the biology of it.
We must understand what our brain does when confronted with unfamiliar information and then how and when it packages this new information if we want to help our brain process it.
Not understanding this is no different to walking in an unfamiliar theme park with a blindfold on and being left to navigate our way through with no direction, guidance or safety.

Happy brain training ๐Ÿง  ๐Ÿ’ช

โ„‚๐•™๐•’๐•ฃ๐•๐• ๐•ฅ๐•ฅ๐•– ๐•„๐• ๐• ๐•ฃ๐•–
Clinical & Translational Neuroscientist | Neuroscience based intervention for trauma & stress | Neuroplasticity neurotherapy | Trauma & stress neuroeducation | Frontline stress & trauma training

"Understand your brain, body and behaviour through neuroscience"
~ Charlotte Moore

โœ…๏ธ If you would like neuroscience based help to work through trauma or stress, please reach out to me or book a private in-person or virtual appointment.

โœ…๏ธ I invite you to contact me via private message, whatsapp, phone call, or email to ask any questions or discuss how I can help you or your organisation.

Learn more about my services:
๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ.๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ.๐š๐ฎ
Book a private in-person or virtual appointment with me:
๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ.๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฒ.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ/๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ž_๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ž
Contact me:
๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐ญ๐ญ๐ž@๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ.๐œ๐จ๐ฆ
๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ’๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ•๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ–๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ’

Empathy: the ability to SHARE emotions in another individual.Compassion: the ability to RECOGNISE emotions in another in...
16/11/2025

Empathy: the ability to SHARE emotions in another individual.

Compassion: the ability to RECOGNISE emotions in another individual.

Sympathy: the ability to feel sadness when an individual experiences pain or hurt.

Empathy allows us to recognise, relate and share the non-verbal communication of people and animals.
๐Ÿ˜ Happy
๐Ÿ˜” Sad
๐Ÿ˜  Angry
๐Ÿ˜’ Frustrated
๐Ÿ™„ Unsure
๐Ÿ˜ฒ shocked

(This is also why "emojis" can help with context in written text)
When no words are shared, we can see what feelings are being expressed in someone else and mirror them in our microcues. This happens when we exercise empathy.

Empathy allows us to bond with those around us in a powerful way.
When we recognise someone's non-verbal communication, they feel acknowledged.
โš ๏ธ THIS is the strongest social primal need every social animal is seeking from others, to feel emotionally acknowledged.

๐Ÿšซ Empathy is not about finding a solution for the feeling.
๐Ÿšซ Empathy is not about listening to the words, context or story of that individual.
๐Ÿšซ Empathy is not about fixing anything.

โœ…๏ธ Empathy is about sharing an unspoken language and giving a safe space to express it.
โœ…๏ธ Empathy is about simply acknowledging the emotion/s without feeling the need to justify or defend them.
โœ…๏ธ Empathy is about connecting on the rawest level with fellow humans and animals in a language we all innately and universally have... emotions.
โœ…๏ธ Empathy is about hearing, feeling and mirroring.

As well as being an effective bonding tool, empathy helps to increase self awareness and emotional regulation in those who practice it.

Empathy is an incredibly powerful skill, that when practised regularly and intentionally, will significantly enhance every relationship of every kind!

Happy brain training ๐Ÿง  ๐Ÿ’ช

โ„‚๐•™๐•’๐•ฃ๐•๐• ๐•ฅ๐•ฅ๐•– ๐•„๐• ๐• ๐•ฃ๐•–
Clinical & Translational Neuroscientist | Neuroscience based intervention for trauma & stress | Neuroplasticity neurotherapy | Trauma & stress neuroeducation | Frontline stress & trauma training

"Understand your brain, body and behaviour through neuroscience"
~ Charlotte Moore

โœ…๏ธ If you would like neuroscience based help to work through trauma or stress, please reach out to me or book a private in-person or virtual appointment.

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๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿ˜ก Anger seems to be an undertone for a lot of people nowadays. ๐Ÿคฌ๐ŸคฌAngry, frustrated, annoyed, enraged.๐Ÿง  Here's what's go...
06/11/2025

๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿ˜ก Anger seems to be an undertone for a lot of people nowadays. ๐Ÿคฌ๐Ÿคฌ

Angry, frustrated, annoyed, enraged.

๐Ÿง  Here's what's going on neurobiologically in the brain when these sorts of emotions hum in the background on a day to day basis...

The deep area of the brain where emotions are created (amygdala) is getting a brilliant workout ๐Ÿ’ช With that workout comes, you guessed it, strength. The more you use it, the stronger it gets, the more likely the daily fuel will be anger.

Next, the part of the brain that manages the downregulation โฌ‡๏ธ of the amygdala (hippocampus) gets flooded with prolonged high cortisol and gets damaged. This stops it from doing it's job properly: lowering the intensity of the emotion.

Let's head upstairs to the part of the brain that manages emotional regulation, the prefrontal cortex (PFC). This stops getting the exercise it needs. It stops going to the gym.
It starts to do the bare minimum each day and boy does that show up in behaviour!!

๐Ÿ˜ก When people feel angry, frustrated, annoyed, enraged, in today's world, EVERYONE knows about it.
It gets put on social media, it gets projected on to other people, it gets projected onto animals, it has an impact on everything and everyone in the environment. It is very obvious when someone feels these emotions. Most PFC's are so busy justifying the behaviour that it completely misses the emotion that ignited it in the first place!

What is also obvious, is how that repetive behaviour is evidence that the amygdala is getting a workout and the PFC is laying in bed doing sweet FA to help with emotional regulation.

A brain that sits with these emotions humming in the background most days is super important information.
These emotions on constant repeat lead to:
โš ๏ธ communication imbalance between the amygdala and the PFC
โš ๏ธ an overactivated amygdala
โš ๏ธ a hypofunctioning PFC

How can this be changed?

We start by retraining those brain regions to communicate properly and over time rebalance their workload.

1๏ธโƒฃ Noticing what emotion you feel as a single word answer (eg. Angry). **DO NOT turn it into a sentence, eg "because..."**
2๏ธโƒฃ Find where you feel it in your body and say the emotion 3x out loud.
3๏ธโƒฃ Breathe out the emotion and release it
(Repeat the process if necessary)

What does this do?
โœ…๏ธ When the type of emotion is noticed, it activates the PFC and strengthens the neural pathways between the two areas.
โœ…๏ธ The recognition of the emotion helps the hippocampus to turn down the intensity of emotion.
โœ…๏ธ Helps the PFC to get it's but in the gym and work out for a change and causes the amygdala to chill out onto he couch for a bit.

Try these tips regularly and see what changes.
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