What Chronic Stress Does to Your Brain

Chronic stress takes your brain's decision-maker offline, turns everything into a crisis, and fogs your memory. This week we get into what's actually happening in your head, and the trainable skill that reverses it.

Rebecca breaks down the difference between acute and chronic stress and what an always-on nervous system does to the prefrontal cortex (decisions), amygdala (reactivity) and hippocampus (memory). David shares how he fixed his road rage: not with breathing hacks in the car, but with journaling, meditation and getting honest about what was underneath. Plus: the carpenter-and-sawdust test for whether you're productive or just busy, and the "Mississippi technique" for putting a gap between stimulus and response.

Your challenge this week: when something pushes your buttons, count your Mississippis before you respond. Tell us how many you needed.

Dr Rebecca Chabot: https://drrebeccachabot.com | https://purewellnesstasmania.com

David Masterton: https://158lab.com.au