Running Man Self Regulation Skills Project
Understanding Stress, Anxiety, and Decision-Making: Unveiling Your Paleo-Caveperson Wiring
Explore the fascinating interplay of stress, anxiety, and pain on our ability to think, choose, and act in modern life through the lens of our paleo-caveperson wiring and survival programming.
Discover why we sometimes exhibit socially inappropriate behaviors under stress and find it challenging to make sound decisions in tense situations.
Gain insights from psychology, neuropsychology, physiology, sociology, biology, and social dynamics, explained in everyday language without overwhelming scientific jargon.
Tell me what you would like to hear on the podcast and your feedback is appreciated: runningmangetskillsproject@gmail.com
Episodes
104 episodes
How to Hack the Default Mode Network and Enter Flow State, Neuroscience Explained
Ep 104. Unlock the Science of Flow State: The Truth About the Default Mode Network (DMN)What if the biggest thing standing in the way of your full potential… was your own brain? Meet the Default Mode Network (DMN) — a critical part of yo...
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Episode 104
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Unlocking Peak Performance: The Power of Neurotransmitters in Achieving Greatness
Ep 103. Neurotransmitters play a crucial role in shaping human actions and behaviors, particularly those we label as successful or skillful. Skill building inherently involves effort, and to sustain this effort, there must be a rewarding payoff...
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Episode 103
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The Crucible of Personal Growth: How Life’s Challenges Forge Your True Self
Ep 102. In today’s modern world, we’ve lost the essential rites of passage that once guided our transition into adulthood and defined our roles within tribes, families, and communities. Without these critical milestones, many people feel lost—l...
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Episode 102
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Survival, Safety, and Transformation: The Unseen Forces Shaping Your Life Story
Ep 101. The influence of environment—both our internal personal environment and the external world—significantly shapes and conditions who we become over a lifetime. Sometimes, this impact can be sudden, life-threatening, and even transformativ...
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Episode 101
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The Science of Procrastination: Unlocking Your Survival Instincts to Overcome Fear and Hesitation
Ep 100. In today's fast-paced world, we often find ourselves caught in cycles of procrastination, hesitation, and self-doubt, leading to unnecessary stress and limiting our success. Understanding our primal survival instincts – often referred t...
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Episode 100
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Unlock the Power of Attachment Styles & Survival Instincts: How They Shape Your Relationships
Ep 99. In today's fast-paced world, how we interact with our environment, the stressors we face, and our relationships—whether personal or professional—are deeply influenced by our attachment styles. This powerful psychological concept shapes t...
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Episode 99
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28:45
Break Free from Ancient Fears: Transform Your Life and Unlock Limitless Potential
Ep 98. Many of our deepest fears are biologically wired into us, embedded in our ancestral programming that stretches back to primordial times—before written history. These innate, visceral fears are primal and often pre-verbal, shaping the cho...
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Episode 98
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How Shame, Guilt, and the Need to Belong Impact Your Life and Identity
Ep 97. Humans, like all animals, have evolved to live in groups for safety, security, and the opportunity to thrive. Our deep-rooted need for belonging—whether to a family, tribe, city, or modern corporation—has been crucial for survival and ge...
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Episode 97
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Breaking the Positive Feedback Loop of Stress: How to Prevent Burnout and Find Balance
Ep 96. Every day, we navigate life within a set of personal boundaries. These limits shape our behavior across various settings—from home to school, work, and even casual encounters at the grocery store or one-on-one interactions. Social bounda...
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Episode 96
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Be the Compassionate Jedi: 5 Practical Tips for Transforming Your Life and the World Around You
Ep 95. In the wake of recent elections, we've witnessed the growing divide in society, with contrasting views and beliefs often fueling hostility—not only between political factions but also among neighbors and citizens around the globe. This p...
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Episode 95
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Why We’re Addicted to Emotionally Driven Decisions – And How to Break Free
Ep 94. In today’s world of constant social media immersion and emotionally charged commentary, we are bombarded daily with messages designed to shape our opinions, often based on emotions that are carefully crafted to market products to us. The...
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Episode 94
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The Power of Stress: From Mob Mentality to Resilient Success
Ep 93. Understanding Stress: From Eustress to Distress and BeyondStress is an inevitable part of life, but not all stress is created equal. In this episode, we dive deep into the two major types of stress: eustress (positive stress) and ...
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Episode 93
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The Secret to Mastering Stress: Fitness, Survival, and Thriving in Modern Life
Ep 92. How Stress Affects Your Body and Mind: Mastering Stress with Fitness Training. Stress is a constant factor in modern life, much like it was for our ancient ancestors. Whether we were paleo hunter-gatherers or navigating toda...
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Episode 92
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Overcoming Rejection: The Power of Embracing Your True Identity
ep 91. Social interaction, with its challenges and complexities, is shaped by deep-rooted influences that play a crucial role in defining who we become as individuals. From the foundational stages of parenting, to navigating the school system, ...
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Episode 91
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How Embracing Death Can Help You Live Fully: Unlocking the Power of Mortality
Ep 90. Embracing Mortality: How the Awareness of Death Can Empower Your LifeThe concept of death is often considered a morbid preoccupation by many, yet it holds profound wisdom for those seeking to unlock their full potential. Death ser...
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Episode 90
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The Power of Words: How Your Narratives Influence Your Happiness and Well-Being"
Ep 89. What drives human behavior to survive and thrive is our innate need for basic sustenance—breathing, drinking, and eating—actions that fuel life. These essential actions trigger the release of pleasure chemicals, including dopamine, which...
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Episode 89
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24:47
Unlock Your Mind's Potential: The Mind-Body Connection and Personal Transformation
Ep 88. The forces that shape human behavior and identity are deeply rooted in our biological and psychological makeup. Our physical biology, mental capacity, and social environment all play pivotal roles in defining who we are. However, one of ...
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Episode 88
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29:32
Mastering Self-Regulation: How Breathing and Posture Shape Your Stress Response
Ep 87. How Our Reactions to Stress and Environment are Shaped by Self-Regulation: Mastering Emotional Control, Breathing, and PostureOur responses to external situations, environments, and relationships are deeply influenced by our physi...
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Episode 87
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23:29
Free Your Breath, Free Your Life: A Guide to Stress Relief and Well-Being
Ep 86. Unlock the Power of Your Breath: A Journey to Stress Relief and Emotional FreedomBreath is our ever-present companion, influencing how we experience joy, fear, terror, and bliss. The way we breathe is an adaptive response shaped b...
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Episode 86
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From Panic to Peace: Transforming Your Response to Stress
Ep 85. In today’s fast-paced world, stress and sudden surprises can activate our sympathetic nervous system, triggering a fight-or-flight response. But what happens when we hold our breath in fear instead of exhaling? This often leads to anxiet...
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Episode 85
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26:18
Transforming Your Response: The Role of Memory in Daily Adaptation
Ep 84. How Memory Shapes Our Adaptability to Life’s ChallengesMemory plays a crucial role in how we adapt to our environment. The malleable nature of memory significantly influences our beliefs about the world around us, as well as o...
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Episode 84
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Unlock Your Potential: The Transformative Power of Lucid Dreaming
Ep 83. Unlocking the Power of Dreams: Enhancing Skills and Self-UnderstandingDreams play a crucial role in our lives, often seen as a way to solve problems and consolidate memories. However, there's much more beneath the surface o...
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Episode 83
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Secret Language of the Body: Embracing Mind-Body Awareness for Healing and Compassion
Ep 82. The concept of the mind-body connection has evolved into a more nuanced understanding: mind-body awareness. This perspective indicates that rather than viewing the mind and body as separate entities, we recognize their intricate relation...
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Episode 82
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How Experiences Shape Learning: The Role of Observational Learning in Our Development
Ep 81 Have you ever asked your children, "Where did you learn that?" or found yourself reflecting on your own upbringing when someone asks you the same? These common questions highlight the profound impact of observational learning on our...
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Episode 81
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Mastering New Skills: How Dopamine Drives Your Learning Journey
Ep 80 Behaviors and skills either caught like a contagion or taught. Learning new skills and behaviors is an exciting journey, often driven by observing and imitating others. This process of skill acquisition is not only thrilling but also fuel...
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Episode 80
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