Podcast 250: How to Regulate Your Nervous System with Dr. Jay Wiles

Dr. Jay Wiles is a clinical health psychologist, currently working as the Health Behavior Coordinator at WJB Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia, SC and the Greenville Outpatient VA Clinic. He also has his own podcast titled, Mindhacker’s Radio.

On this week’s episode, WHOOP VP of Performance Science, Principal Scientist, Kristen Holmes is joined by Dr. Jay Wiles. Dr. Jay is a clinical health psychologist, currently working as the Health Behavior Coordinator at WJB Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia, SC and the Greenville Outpatient VA Clinic. He also shares his insight and tips on his podcast titled, Mindhacker’s Radio.

Kristen and Jay will discuss how mental health impacts the autonomic nervous system, how stress influences HRV, behaviors enabling the balance of the nervous system, the relationship perspective, self-regulation techniques, and Jay’s hormesis research.

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EPISODE CHAPTERS:

• 6:08 - Mental health impacting the autonomic nervous system
• 11:50 - How stress influences HRV
• 18:00 - Behaviors enabling the balance of the nervous system
• 24:45 - The relationship perspective
• 29:23 - Controlling your own nervous system
• 35:24 - Self-regulation techniques
• 44:18 - Residence frequency breathing
• 46:52 - The power of mitochondria 
• 52:04 - Hormesis research

Research Links:

Dr. Jay's Website