Episode 37: What is Emotional Shutdown and How to Recover from It

In this episode, we talk about emotional shutdown, the reasons you can go through this numbness and how you can recover from this. Resources: Dr. David Puder - https://psychiatrypodcast.com/david-puder-md Dr. Gabor Mate - https://drgabormate.com The Body Keeps the Score - https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748 Emotional Agility - https://www.amazon.com/Emotional-Agility-Unstuck-Embrace-Change/dp/1592409490 Posh Incredible Transformations - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/posh-incredible-transformations/id1377517663?mt=2 Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyrz1fZpMDHSfGm7t29ieOA/featured Website - Poshinc.com Email - [e-mail]   Episode Notes: * Intro - 0:00 * Announcements for Upcoming Podcasts - 0:31 * This Episode On Emotional Shutdown - 2:20 * The Reason People Get Scared - 3:04 * Sailing the Sea in Croatia - 3:26 * How This Episode Came About - 3:57 * Uncovering the Layers In This Episode - 6:05 * The Causes of Emotional Shutdown - 8:02 * What Emotional Shutdown Feels Like - 9:21 * Other Words for Emotional Shutdown - 9:50 * The Purpose That Emotional Shutdown Serves - 10:44 * Dr. David Puder and How to Deal With Emotional Shutdown - 11:24 * Emotional Shutdown is Like Emotional Lockdown - 13:54 * Dr. Gabor Mate and Navigating Yourself - 14:53 * This Adaptation Starting In Childhood - 15:35 * Resorting to an Adaptive Quality - 16:07 * Deciding to Change and Understanding It - 17:30 * What Other Issues May Be Present In That Moment? - 18:12 * The Body Keeps the Score - 18:50 * Other Moments of My Life I’ve Unpacked - 19:38 * Taking On the Patterns You Grow Up - 22:09 * Identify Your Own Feelings - 24:09 * Validating Your Children’s Feelings - 24:36 * What Do You Do About Emotional Shutdown? - 25:20 * Closing Notes - 26:48