024: Overcoming the Storms of Life

Today we discuss ways to overcome the stress and trauma of life’s storms. The recent hurricane devastation has sparked our conversation to touch on the storms in our personal lives as well as the effects of natural disaster.

Our guest, Mark Waldman, talks about the power that traumatic experiences have over our brains and several different strategies for diffusing negative memories.

We Discuss:

• Natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes
• Overcoming the stress and trauma of life’s storms
• Tools to reduce anxiety and stress
• How we impact the environment with our thoughts
• Powerful negative experiences from traumatic memories and how they can become imprinted in our brains
• Your inner clock and how memories can be triggered
• Memory as a survival-oriented mechanism
• Strategies used to undo traumatic memories from the past
• 3 things you can do to diffuse negative memories
• The effects of the recent hurricanes in Florida
• The importance of communication and being prepared with a solid plan
• The emotional connection and bonding that happens after traumatic experiences
• Smart Money Segment with Steve Sexton from Sexton Advisory Group