102: How Our Brains React In Crisis
Because of this global pandemic, our entire lives are registering on our brains—with red lights twirling around and sirens blasting—ERROR! As a result, our bodies have quickly amped up and our normal everyday functioning—emotionally, spiritually, psychologically, and physically—is off-kilter.
In Episode 102, Daniel and Christina discuss how our brains react in crisis and 5 ways we can hit the reset button to bring back calm into our lives.
In This Episode, You Will Hear About:
- What happens when our brains are in crisis.
- 5 areas where we need to hit the reset button.
- What learned helplessness is and why it’s important.
Resources Mentioned During the Episode:
- Simple Ways To Have More Fun During This Pandemic
- Our family favorite board games:
- Sleeping Queens – A Royally Rousing Card Game
- Gonuts For Donuts – A tray of tempting treats awaits your bid in this freshly baked card game.
- Sushi Go – Pass the sushi! In this fast-playing card game, the goal is to grab the best combination of sushi dishes
- Outfoxed! A cooperative Whodunit Game
- Forbidden Desert – players take on the roles of brave adventurers who must throw caution to the wind and survive
- Why We Need To Teach Our Kids To Fail
- 5 Keys To Help You Make Decisions
- What To Do When Life Doesn’t Go As Planned
- Daniel’s message about practicing solicitude and simplicity
- Hear more about how our brains react in crisis from Dr Henry Cloud’s webinar
Quotes and Tweets:
- Humans are incredibly resilient if our brains are working properly. @drhenrycloud
- Ruthlessly eliminate hurry. @DallasAWillard
- There’s a reason your decision making, planning, and ability to emotionally regulate might feel off-kilter at the moment. @imbetweenshow
- 5 areas where we need to hit the reset button: connectedness, structure, control, mental space, and spiritual practices. @imbetweenshow
- Because of this global pandemic, our entire lives are registering on our brains as an error. As a result, our bodies have quickly amped up and our normal everyday functioning—emotionally, spiritually, psychologically, and physically—is off-kilter. @imbetweenshow
- In order to reset our system, it’s important for us to take a step back and to “take our every thought captive to obey Christ” (2 Cor 10:5 CSB) @imbetweenshow
- “Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take up my yoke and learn from me, because I am lowly and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30
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