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November 8, 2023 70 mins

In this conversation Jenny and Robert discuss:

  • What the optimal zone is and how it relates to our nervous system
  • What the defensive zone is and how it relates to our nervous system
  • How our triggers are amplified by past trauma, agitation from other events of the day, and chronic stress
  • How we can break the cycle of reflexive response when we are triggered and develop new patterns to become less triggered next time
  • The notion of optimal zone hygiene, and practices we can employ to stay in our optimal zone
  • Optimal zone first aid; i.e. things we can do in groups as preparation to better respond when someone is triggered
  • Healing, particularly with respect to intergenerational trauma
  • How this conversation fits into Robert's course at the Context Institute, Bright Future Now

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