Training Your Brain & Body to Thrive During Stress with Dr. Elizabeth A Stanley – REPLAY (196)

by | Jan 24, 2023 | Episodes, Guest Interviews, Mindfulness, Trauma | 0 comments

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Elizabeth A. Stanley, Ph.D., is an associate professor of security studies at Georgetown University and the creator of Mindfulness-Based Mind Fitness Training (MMFT)®, taught to thousands in civilian and military high-stress environments. In 2019, Dr. Stanley published “Widen the Window: Training your Brain and Body to Thrive During Stress and Recovering from Trauma” – a highly praised resource known for providing tools to heal and thrive. We are replaying this discussion we shared with Dr. Stanley in early 2022 as a reminder of the power of expanding our windows of tolerance and building resiliency.

 

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“Widen the Window: Training Your Brain and Body to Thrive During Stress and Recover from Trauma” – Purchase

“Mindfulness-Based Mind-Fit Training” – Online Courses

“Optimizing the Caveman Within Us” – Dr. Elizabeth A. Stanley's TedTalk

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