In today's episode, I discuss the present and observable factors that explain why we respond or react to the stresses, threats, and challenges that this pandemic has brought into our lives:

• How “hedonic tone” affects (and controls) how we feel which affects our nervous system;
• The role of the amygdala (the “reptilian” brain) and how it uses our various senses to read the environment to establish the level of threat or safety to us;
• Why the effects of COVID-19 on society make it challenging to create prediction and response, and thus a feeling of safety and security (low hedonic tone);
• Why we are hard-wired for negativity as a survival mechanism;
• Why there is no such thing as a negative mood or mindset;
• Why good news and good feelings are short-lived and seem to do little to reduce “negativity,” and;
• How we can witness the world to more easily understand and create strategies to “accept things as they are.”

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In times of disruption, how do you make sense of the world?

I have created a short course called, “What’s Out of Your Control, Right Now?” to guide you through the process of understanding the two main aspects of control, i.e. what’s out of your control, and one’s reaction to what’s out of your control. By the end of this course, you will know what you are able to control, which will help you with your peace of mind and being better able to calmly respond instead of reacting.

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