67: How to Listen to What Your Nervous System Is Trying to Tell You with Dr. Avigail Lev
Do you listen to your body?
You may think you do, but sometimes the answer isn’t what you think. That feeling of intense anxiety you’re getting? It doesn’t necessarily mean something is wrong with your health, it could just be your sympathetic nervous system sending you a message.
Our sympathetic nervous system sends us into action. It’s what motivates us and drives us. So when you feel that racing heart or nervous energy, it’s important to slow down, take a step back, and try to figure out what your body is trying to tell you. Is there something you need to do or some action you need to take? Could it be excitement, motivation, or anticipation?
In this episode of The Dr. Kinney Show, I sat down with Dr. Avigail Lev to talk more about our sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, listening to our bodies, and changing our relationship with our thoughts.
Dr. Avigail (Abby) Lev is a psychotherapist, author, mediator, international speaker, and executive coach in San Francisco, California. She is the director of the Bay Area CBT Center, a clinic that specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help individuals and couples break unhelpful patterns, develop healthier habits, and improve all areas of life.
She has co-authored three books on utilizing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to strengthen relationships and has presented her research at numerous conferences. Her work has been featured in Forbes, Huffington Post, Business Insider, Dr. Drew, Bloomberg news, Verywell Mind, MSN, Psych Central, KGO, Psychologists Off the Clock, Healing Powers Podcast, Dateable, and many more.
Make sure to tune in to learn more about your nervous system, why it is so important, tips for listening to your body, and improving your relationship with your thoughts.
Show notes available at www.drerinkinney.com/67
Resources Mentioned:
Check out Dr. Lev’s guided mindfulness meditations: https://bayareacbtcenter.com/resources/
Visit Dr. Lev’s website: https://bayareacbtcenter.com
Check out Dr. Lev’s books: https://www.amazon.com/Avigail-Lev-PsyD/e/B00D3VFFCG%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
Visit CBT Online: https://cbtonline.com/
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