A short YouTube clip (by Robert Whitfield MD) emphasizing the gut–brain connection—particularly the vagus nerve—and the importance of learning to regulate the nervous system so people can remain calm despite persistent life stressors. The speaker stresses that external stressors often can’t be removed, but internal regulation can be developed to better tolerate them.
And then going back, I always take it also a step back to the nervous system and really that gut brain connection, the vagus nerve, and making sure that you can regulate your nervous system no matter what your stress level is. So people say to me all the time, but I can't control the stress. I have so much stress in my life. We can't change your life. We can't change the stress, but we can work on regulating you so that you can actually handle the stress and keep yourself calm within that space that you're in, no matter what's going on in your life. And that's my goal for people. We can't change what's going on, but we can regulate you within that.
