How can you stay calm and make clear decisions when facing unexpected medical news? What happens to your brain in a health scare? And can you shift your mind from fear to clarity?

In today’s episode Luan speaks with Josie Thomson, a neuroscience expert, and award-winning mindset coach who’s faced cancer twice, to explore how you can calm your mind in a health crisis and advocate for yourself with confidence.

In this episode we talk about:

• The brain’s automatic response to a critical health moment —and how to take back control
• Why we default to fear (and how to move into calm clarity)
• The hand-on-heart technique to instantly reduce anxiety
• The way to ‘prime’ yourself and cultivate a sense of calm
• The inner critic vs. the wise advocate—which one are you listening to?
• Why self-awareness and self-trust are your greatest tools in a medical crisis

When you’re in fight-or-flight mode, it’s hard to process information or make clear decisions. This episode is packed with science-backed strategies to help you self-regulate, stay calm, and advocate for healthcare that’s right for you.

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CREDITS:

Host: Luan Lawrenson-Woods, Self-Health Advocate

Post-production: Paddy from Goosewing Sounds Ltd (UK)

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