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The Autonomic Homeostasis Activation Podcast
The Autonomic Homeostasis Activation (AHA) Podcast explores the autonomic nervous system, interoception, homeostasis, nervous system regulation, and the neuroscience of stress, healing, and wellbeing.
Hosted by Tom Pals and Ruth Lorensson, each episode combines neuroscience, living systems thinking, and practical insight to help listeners better understand how the brain and body work together to support resilience, recovery, and thriving.
Through conversations on stress, trauma, emotional wellbeing, cognition, and whole-person health, Tom and Ruth unpack the science behind Autonomic Homeostasis Activation™ and the brain's innate capacity to facilitate healing and restore regulation.
Whether you're interested in nervous system health, trauma recovery, emotional resilience, or the mind-body connection, this podcast offers evidence-informed conversations and practical tools to help you flourish in body, mind, and spirit.
The Autonomic Homeostasis Activation Podcast
The Secure and Insecure Pathways of the Brain
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In this episode Ruth & Tom explore the neuroscience behind the secure and insecure pathways of the brain.
When we feel safe and secure, the brain's secure pathway is activated, and the parasympathetic nervous system takes over. This system helps us relax, slow down our heart rate, and decrease blood pressure, allowing our body to rest and recover. When we feel calm and relaxed, we can think more clearly and make better decisions.
On the other hand, when we sense or perceive a threat or feel insecure, the insecure pathway of the brain is activated, and the sympathetic nervous system takes over. This triggers the fight or flight response, which prepares our body to either confront the threat or flee from it.
Autonomic Healing Activation intervenes in this predictable brain trajectory - empowering people to stop the inevitable pathway of the insecure and seemingly rational perceptions.
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