Heart Rate Variability Podcast

In this episode. Dr. Judith Andersen and Matt Bennett discuss how she integrated heart rate variability and HRV Biofeedback into her work with police officers and the development of the International Performance, Resilience, and Efficiency Program.

In this episode, Dr. Brendan Parsons joins Matt Bennet to discuss his integration of HRV Biofeedback into Neuroscience. 

In this episode, Dr. Fredrick Shaffer and Matt Bennett discuss heart rate variability biofeedback, mindfulness, and interoception.

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Bio: Fredric Bruce Shaffer, PhD, BCB, BCB-HRV, is a professor of psychology at Truman State University and an adjunct faculty member at Saybrook University. He earned his PhD and MS in Psychology from Oklahoma State University and a BA in Psychology and Political Science from Claremont Men’s College. Dr. Shaffer is a BCIA Senior Fellow in Biofeedback and holds certification in HRV Biofeedback. He has served as President, Treasurer, and Program Chair of AAPB, as well as Treasurer, Chair, and Board Member of BCIA. Additionally, he co-edits "Evidence-Based Practice in Biofeedback and Neurofeedback". Dr. Shaffer has been honored as a Distinguished Scientist and an Honorary Fellow by AAPB and received the Outstanding Research Mentor award from Truman State University. He has taught a range of courses including Clinical Psychology, Crisis Intervention, Experimental Psychology, HRV Biofeedback, and Physiological Psychology. Dr. Shaffer has presented extensively on HRV biofeedback and neuroscience at professional conferences and webinars. He can be contacted at [email protected] or 660-349-9522.

In this episode, David Lowenfels joins Matt Bennett to discuss the baroreflex and heart rate variability in depth. 

- David’s Baroreflex Sketch https://imgur.com/Jrb2Anj
- Supplementary images: https://imgur.com/a/ZLoB8FB
- Video of David demonstrating cardiovagal and neurovascular resonance frequencies with Pranawave software: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRS5-rBw-0w
- Vaschillo et al. (2002) on Baroreflex Resonance Loops: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/11368894
- Atasoy et al. (2016) on Brain Connectome Harmonics: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10340
- Mather & Thayer (2018) "How heart rate variability affects emotion regulation brain networks": https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.cobeha.2017.12.017

In this episode, Dr. Patrick Steffen joins Matt Bennett to discuss his new book: Integrating Psychotherapy and Psychophysiology

Order your copy: Integrating Psychotherapy and Psychophysiology: Theory, Assessment, and Practice

Website:https://fhssfaculty.byu.edu/directory/patrick-steffen

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About Dr. Steffen
Dr. Steffen received his PhD in Clinical Health Psychology from the University of Miami and was
a post-doctoral fellow in cardiovascular behavioral medicine at Duke University Medical Center.
He is currently a Professor of Psychology at Brigham Young University where he has served as
the Director of Clinical Training and as an Alcuin Fellow in the Honors Program. He is a Fellow of
the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback and is a past president of that
organization. He is board certified in biofeedback and teaches an accredited course that leads
to board certification in biofeedback. He serves as Associate Editor for the journal Applied
Psychophysiology and Biofeedback and has served on the editorial boards for the Annals of
Behavioral Medicine, Journal of Behavioral Medicine, Frontiers in Psychology, and Cultural
Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. His research interests are in health psychology and
behavioral medicine, biofeedback and psychotherapy, and the impact of culture and spirituality
on health.

In this episode, Dr. Sarah Gray joins Matt Bennett to discuss how HRV informs and supports her work as a psychologist.

Website:http://www.integrativepsychology.com

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Bio for Sarah Gray, Psy.D.
Dr. Sarah Gray is an Instructor of Psychology of Harvard Medical School, and
a Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Director of Behavioral Sleep Medicine
Training in the Behavioral Medicine Program at Massachusetts General
Hospital. She previously worked for close to a decade as a Clinical Health
Psychologist I the FRP pain program and the Director of Outpatient
Rehabilitation Psychology with the Department of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts.
She is the Founder and Director of Integrative Psychology, PC, a private
practice in Arlington, Massachusetts where she leads a team of talented
clinicians and provides innovative and evidence-based therapy, consulting,
and presentations.
Dr. Gray studied psychology as an undergraduate at Sarah Lawrence College
in New York, and Oxford University in Oxford, England. She earned her
doctorate in clinical psychology at the Massachusetts School of Professional
Psychology (MSPP; now William James College), as well as completing
MSPP’s specialized concentration in health psychology.
Dr. Gray’s clinical training included providing psychotherapy, outreach, and
stress-management groups for the health and counseling service centers at
Massachusetts College of Art and Design and the University of Southern
Maine. She received specialized training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
(CBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) while training at Harvard
Medical School-affiliated Massachusetts Mental Health Center Partial and
Intensive Outpatient hospital programs. She also completed behavioral
medicine3 internships, including training towards certification in biofeedback
and clinical hypnosis, at Boston Behavioral Medicine in Brookline, MA, and
the Health Psychology Center in Portland, Maine. Her post-doctoral fellowship
was completed at the University of Rhode Island Counseling Center where
she provided psychotherapy, facilitated groups, provided crisis interventions,
and performed psychological assessments.

Dr. Gray’s current clinical and research interests involve health psychology
and behavioral medicine, chronic pain interventions, mindfulness for brain
injuries, evidence-based integrative and complementary alternative medicine
(CAM) approaches to wellness, stress-management interventions, such as
mindfulness, biofeedback, neurofeedback, and clinical and gut-directed
hypnosis, EMDR, CBT for Insomnia, and subjects related to creativity and art
therapy, and the role of nutrition in mental health.

Dr. Richard Gevirtz joins Matt to discuss interoception research and how it impacts our nervous system and mental health.

Dr. Richard Gevirtz is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology for the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University in San Diego. He has been in involved in research and clinical work in applied psychophysiology and biofeedback for the last 30 years and served as the president of the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 2006-2007. His primary research interests are in understanding the physiological and psychological mediators involved in disorders such as chronic muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and gastrointestinal pain. In this vein, he has studied applications of heart rate variability biofeedback for anxiety, pain, gastrointestinal, cardiac rehabilitation, and other disorders. He is the author of many journal articles and chapters on these topics. He also maintains a part time clinical practice treating patients with anxiety and stress related disorders. https://www.alliant.edu/faculty/richard-gevirtz

In this episode, Hannah Brinkman joins Matt to discuss her research and clinical work with substance use and heart rate variability biofeedback. 

In this episode, Rabeea Maqsood joins Matt to discuss her research on Ultra-Short-Term Heart Rate Variability and Combat-Related Traumatic Injury.

Learn more about Rabeea's work: https://staffprofiles.bournemouth.ac.uk/display/rmaqsood

In this episode, Dr. Nate Ewigman returns to the podcast to discuss interoception with Matt. We learned about the connection between interoception, heart rate variability, and mental health. 

Nate Ewigman: [email protected]