Welcome back to Building Your Best Brain!

In this episode, I'm sharing something brand new — a 6-level framework I developed to measure and improve stress regulation, based on neuroscience, behavior, and emotional awareness. 🧠

As a neuroscientist, yoga and meditation teacher, and someone who has personally navigated mental health challenges, I've spent years studying what it really means to regulate your stress. This scale bridges the science of the nervous system with the lived experience of emotion, showing you where you are, and how to gently move toward greater calm, clarity, and control.

Here's what we cover in this episode:

• The 6 levels of stress regulation — from reactive to resilient.

• The neuroscience behind each level and how it shows up in your thoughts, body, and behaviors.

• How to identify where you are on the scale in different areas of your life.

• A personal story of how I used this framework to shift from survival mode to self-trust.

• A simple practice to "reward" your brain for small wins and accelerate emotional rewiring.

Your homework: Pick one area of your life (work, relationships, health…) and notice what level you're currently in. Then, track your "wins" — moments where you regulate faster, react less, or recover with more grace. This tells your brain: this is the path to safety and success.

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