Overcoming Overwhelm
Fake It ‘Till You Make It
Overcoming Overwhelm -‐ The Relaxation Challenge 1 Straight Shot Health
Quick Recap…
• Stress & Stressors
• Growth Mindset
• Manage Priorities
• 3 Brains & Behavior
• Relaxation Habit
• Language Triggers
6 Minutes Relaxation
Breathing
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Challenge 2
“Three Brains” Human
Focus But No Stamina
Mammal Feeling But No Direction
Lizard Automatic But No Conscience
Straight Shot Health Overcoming Overwhelm -‐ The Relaxation
Challenge 3
Fake It ‘Till You Make It
The Three Minds
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Challenge 4
Three Minds
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Challenge 5
Cognition Thinking
Conation Moving
Emotion Feeling
Cognitive ‘Thinking’ Change
• Think Happy Thoughts
• Think Rationally • HARD to do!
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Challenge 6
Conative ‘Moving’ Change
• Put On A Happy Face
• Walk In Like You Own
The Place
• Easy (er)To Do!
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Challenge 7
Move To Affect Mood High-‐Power Pose Low-‐Power Pose
Straight Shot Health
Carney DR, Cuddy AJ, Yap AJ. Power posing: brief nonverbal displays affect
neuroendocrine levels and risk tolerance. Psychol Sci. 2010;21(10):1363-‐8. 8
Move To Affect Mood
High-‐Power
• Increased Testosterone
• Decreased Cortisol
• Increased Risk Taking
• Other’s Viewed (+)
Low-‐Power
• Decreased
• Increased
• Decreased Risk
• Other’s Viewed (-‐)
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Challenge 9
Not Just Posing!
‘Smiling’
‘Head Shaking’
‘Walking’
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Challenge 10
Next Steps…
• Continue Breathing
– 9 Minutes
• Facebook Group
• Breathing Zone App
• Posture, Pose & Breath
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Challenge 11
Questions, Confused Or Overwhelmed?
LET ME KNOW!!!
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Challenge 12
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