In this episode, Mr. Rico interviews Thomas Safrin, a certified Consulting Hypnotist, Army Veteran and Police Officer with 25 years of service focuses primarily in identifying and overcoming anxiety and stress in the most dire of situations.

Thom has published a book –A Guide to Your Mind and is the owner and operator of a hypnotherapy practice in Savannah, Georgia – Hypnosis of Savannah.

We speak about the key differences between stress and anxiety, the neuroscience behind the fight or flight response and the techniques to master your subconscious fear impulses , as well as how he helps veterans, police, business professionals and athletes turn anxiety and stress and adapt it in an extraordinary skill that gives you advantage in any situation.

We look at the key differences between stress and anxiety, the neuroscience behind the fight or flight response and the techniques to master your subconscious fear impulses 

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00:00 - Podcast intro

02:34 - The many reasons to be anxious in 2020

04:07 - What causes anxiety? (Types of stress)

11:53 - How do we recognize our survival mechanism? And what should we do about it?

14:28 - A real life example of an anxious situation and how Thomas got out of it

19:50 - Breathing and mindfulness techniques that will help you take control of an anxious situation

29:48 - How do we know these techniques are working?

39:02 Outro

There are two types of stress:

• Eustress- The good kind; pushes you achieve things
• Distress- The bad kind;

The Box Breathing Technique Steps (Have a sticky note handy)

1. Start at one of the bottom corners of the square
2. Trace your finger upwards along the edge of the box as you inhale for 4 seconds
3. Trace your finger along to top of the square while holding your breath for 4 seconds
4. Trace downwards as you exhale for 4 seconds
5. Trace back to your starting point, holding your breath for 4 seconds
6. Exhale slowly and repeat steps 1-5 as many times as you need

Reach Out to Thomas if you'd like to learn more about his services:

info@thomassafrin.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomassafrin/