139. Align With Nature & Your Rhythms (ultradian, circadian, & infradian) [encore]
In this episode, we're working on our element of Resilience and exploring the third "Root of Resilience" known as aligning with nature. The Roots of Resilience were laid out in one of Dr. Emmons book, "The Chemistry of Calm." This root builds on our last one ("managing energy") by embracing the cycles and rhythms that are part of a much bigger system. This may seem "woo-woo," but.. well, it's not. Like all mammals and really every other living thing, we are influenced by cycles around us. A growing field of study known as chronobiology is bringing more scientific understanding to these cycles (for example: seasonal affective disorder and seasonal mood shifts). We'll talk more about this root and how increasing awareness of your connection with nature and adding some simple skills in response to this connection can support your mood, energy, and resilience in really powerful ways.
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Key moments:
00:00 Welcome to Joy Lab
00:46 Introducing the Roots of Resilience Series
01:46 Aligning with Nature: The Third Root of Resilience
02:03 Exploring Bio Rhythms: A Key to Mental Health
04:39 Diving Deep into Ultradian Rhythms
10:39 Circadian Rhythms: The Impact of Sleep on Mental Health
22:32 Infradian Rhythms: The Examples of Menstruation and Seasonal Affective Disorder
26:44 Wrapping Up: The Power of Aligning with Nature
On Jan 1st, 2025, the Joy Lab Podcast and Program moved from Natural Mental Health to the nonprofit Pathways North. You can find the Resilience Quiz and Resilience tools over at naturalmentalhealth.com.
Sources and Notes:
- Joy Lab Program: Take the next leap in your wellbeing journey with step-by-step practices to help you build and maintain the elements of joy in your life.
- Subscribe to our Newsletter: Join us over at Joylab.coach for exclusive emails, updates, and additional strategies.
- Check out our favorite resilience-boosting reads: Bookshop.org
- Joy Lab Podcast #13 (The Roots of Resilience) This episode is a broad overview of what we'll be talking about over the next 9 episodes. It's a really helpful summary!
- Chemistry of Calm (Dr. Emmons' book referenced in this series)
- The 20 Minute Break (book)
- Linnaeus' Flower Clock
- More on seasonal affective disorder and seasonal mood shifts from our blogs:
- How does the brain deal with cumulative stress? A review with focus on developmental stress, HPA axis function and hippocampal structure in humans
- Cumulative Stress and Health
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