Have you ever felt an emotion that seemed to last all day — long after the moment that triggered it had passed?

In this episode, Cameron shares the story of one of the worst presentations of his life — a packed room, a disaster on stage, and an embarrassment that followed him into the shower and stayed for days. It took years to understand why.

Harvard-trained neuroanatomist Jill Bolte Taylor documented something remarkable while studying her own stroke in real time: the physiological lifespan of an emotion is approximately 90 seconds. The chemicals flood your body, peak, and flush out. After that, if the feeling persists, it's because we're choosing — consciously or not — to keep retriggering it.

The reframe: the next time a feeling hits hard, ask yourself — am I still feeling this, or am I now feeding it?

Show Notes:
Taylor, J.B. (2008). My Stroke of Insight. Viking.
Related: Somatic Literacy