Most of us know about the “fight or flight” response, the body’s built-in survival instinct. But that framework leaves out ...

Before Porges’ (2011) polyvagal theory became widely known, it was commonly thought that the autonomous nervous system has only two branches: the sympathetic system which manages in times of stress, ...

Fight or flight are not the only common responses to a traumatic event. I addressed this a bit in a column published on November 22, 2022 explaining that some authors describe “4 F’s”: fight, flight, ...

After a year that stretched you emotionally and mentally, healing doesn't mean erasing what happened. Here are seven ...

In his 2018 book Dying for a Paycheck, Stanford University Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer noted that “the person you report to at work is more important to your health than your family doctor.” More recent ...

Americans are dealing with a palpable sense of uncertainty about the economy. Most react to money fears in three ways: fight, flight, or freeze. Which are you? Identifying your reaction can help ...

Being under a lot of stress isn’t comfortable, and most of us look for a way to alleviate that stress as soon as we possibly ...

PHILADELPHIA - "Take a deep breath" is the mantra of every anxiety-reducing advice list ever written. And for good reason. There's increasing physiological evidence connecting breathing patterns with ...