#4: Understanding Dr. Dan Siegel's Hand Model for Regulating Stress

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#4: Understanding Dr. Dan Siegel's Hand Model for Regulating Stress

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When stress hits, your prefrontal cortex goes offline and your emotional brain takes over. That is why you react before you can think, why you reach for a drink or your phone or food before you even realize what you are doing. It is not a willpower failure. It is neuroscience. And understanding it changes everything about how you approach habit change.Kristin Horstman, certified Gray Area Drinking Coach and host of Sunsets Are the New Happy Hour, walks you through Dan Siegel's hand model of the brain, a simple visual that maps exactly what happens in your nervous system under stress. She explains why the limbic system cannot process language, why "calm down" never works, and how somatic tools like breathing and grounding actually build the neural pathways that give you choice.This episode is for anyone navigating gray area drinking, anxiety, burnout, or any habit quietly dimming their light and who is ready to stop relying on willpower and start healing through nervous system regulation.Chapters: (00:00) Introduction(01:03) The Hand Model of the Brain(03:35) Flipping Your Lid(04:35) The Space Between Stimulus and Response(05:32) A Real Life Example of Catching It(07:00) Why Knowing Is Not Enough(08:32) How to Practice the ModelKristin calls it "flipping your lid." Have you ever caught yourself in this state? Comment below with what happened next.If you're ready to feel better, think clearer, and brighten your life, you're in the right place. Subscribe for new episodes every week. As always, I'm rooting for you. 🌅WORK WITH KRISTIN• 1:1 Gray Area Drinking Coaching: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/gray-area-drinking-coaching • Private Health Coaching: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/health-coachingFREE RESOURCES• Brighten Your Life Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/865785648653696• 6 Tips To Brighten Your Life: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/6-tips-to-brighten-your-life • Resources for Loved Ones of Those Struggling with Substance Use Disorder: https://www.kristinhorstman.com/resourcesCONNECT WITH KRISTIN• Website: https://www.kristinhorstman.com • Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sunsetsarethenewhappyhour • Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachkristinhorstman • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CoachKristinHorstman • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-horstman-43001280AFFILIATES & DISCOUNT CODES • Zero Proof Experiences: https://zeroproofexperiences.com/?aff=4 • Bookshop.org storefront: https://bookshop.org/shop/kristinhorstman • ARMRA: https://tryarmra.novel.com/login?referralCode=de9ddb1e-9f9d-4c8a-ba43-21a30abb552e • Jolene Park NOURISH Coaching Program: https://healthydiscoveries.mykajabi.com/a/35865/ihLPoJPC • Jolene Park Ultimate Sober Bundle: https://checkout.grayareadrinkers.com/ultimate-sober-af-bundle/?affiliate=kristinhorstman • Loose Leaf Tea Market: https://looseleafteamarket.com?bg_ref=nwruvHn7oD Use code TEAKRISTIN10 for 10% off (no minimum, enter at checkout)Some links above are affiliate links. I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend things I genuinely love.

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